by Miguel Mike Medina
Photo Credit: CBS Sports
The power rankings in College Baseball are looking fascinating so far through five weeks. Arkansas remains No. 1 in the rankings. The Razorbacks swept Missouri to move to 17-2 on the year. Behind Arkansas is Oregon State, which is a really good team. Vanderbilt is sitting at No. 3, Clemson at No. 4, and reigning defending champs LSU at No. 5. LSU is looking vulnerable right now. Their offense is inconsistent. It’s a long season. Therefore, they still have a chance to turn it around. The Miami Hurricanes are not in the Top 25 rankings, but they won another season series this weekend, and it came against the North Carolina Tar Heels, who are at No. 20 in the rankings.
The waiting is over. Blake Snell found a new home. Just in time before the regular season. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner agreed to a two-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants. Snell is one of seven pitchers who have won the Cy Young Award in both the American League and National League, taking home the trophy in 2023 after going 14-9 with an MLB-best 2.25 ERA for San Diego. He received 28 of 30 first-place votes.
Defensive end Chase Young has signed a one-year, fully guaranteed $13 million deal with the New Orleans Saints. Young was part of the 49ers team that went to the Super Bowl last season. We are not sure if Young will thrive with the Saints because they don’t look like Super Bowl contenders. If he can succeed individually, then great, but with his caliber of play, he should be with a contending Super Bowl team.
After 15 seasons playing in the NHL, Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement. The 35-year-old played 584 of his 1,037 NHL games as a forward with the Flyers (2011-19). His 203 goals in eight seasons are 14th in team history.
Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kuliko has been suspended for two games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Sheary on Saturday.
Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves rallied back to take a 114-104 win over the Jazz on Monday night. However, the biggest highlight of this game is when Anthony Edwards put John Collins on the poster. It’s one of the best dunks of the season.
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