Tommy Fradenburg

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Cal Raleigh has gotten pretty good at this hitting baseballs thing. The 28-year-old catcher hit another three home runs in two games against the Chicago Cubs to reach 30 in just 74 games so far in 2025. Not only does he lead all MLB players in home runs, he's also become the first switch-hitter to reach the 30 bomb milestone before the All-Star break and the fastest player to that mark since Barry Bonds and Luis Gonzalez in 2001. Which brings us to today's quiz.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Tommy Fradenburg

Happy 46th birthday to five-time NFL Pro Bowler, three-time All-Pro, 2006 NFL MVP and 2017 Hall-of-Fame inductee LaDainian Tomlinson! Tomlinson played 11 seasons in the NFL, earning his reputation during his nine years with the then-San Diego Chargers. L.T. led the league in rushing yards twice and rushing touchdowns three times as a Charger and was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2006 (also his MVP year). Which brings us to today’s quiz.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Tommy Fradenburg

Slammin’ Sammy Sosa has returned to Wrigley Field. After a 21-year rift following his exit from the team in 2004, one of the most beloved players in Chicago Cubs history is finally back on good terms with the team he rose to fame with. Sosa will always be remembered for his historic 1998 home run chase with Mark McGwire as the pair chased (and eventually broke) Roger Maris’ record of 61 dingers in a single season.

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The Pacers handling the Oklahoma City Thunder to force an NBA Finals Game 7 was far from predictable -- but there were some signs from Pascal Siakam in the pregame huddle. After a closely contested first quarter, Siakam translated that energy to the court by delivering two crippling buckets at the end of the second to cap off a 36-17 quarter and take a stranglehold on the game.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Tommy Fradenburg

Despite putting up their least productive seasons as a combination in 2024-25, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce still played their part in getting the Kansas City Chiefs back to the Super Bowl. But with Super Bowl LIX ending with a lopsided victory for the Philadelphia Eagles and Kelce turning 36 early in the 2025 season, the future Hall-of-Fame tight end says he judges his season by one standard now. "I'm only interested in Super Bowl rings," he said at Chiefs minicamp.