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GMA Network
09-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Marist Marikina U10 to represent PH in Cal Ripken World Baseball Series
The Marist Marikina U10 Baseball Team will represent the Philippines in the Cal Ripken World Series in Indiana, USA from August 7 to 17, 2025. The tournament, named after legendary baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr., gathers the top 10-and-under teams from around the globe to compete for the title. "It's quite a big tournament, so we'll be up against a lot of strong and skilled teams. But of course, you can see how capable our young athletes are. We train three to four times a week, rain or shine," head coach Jayson Santiago said in a statement. On top of achieving the title, Santiago said the team hopes to gain experience as well. 'The goal is for the team to gain experience—learn from playing internationally—and hopefully, apply those lessons back here in the Philippines so our players can continue to improve. We want to do our part in elevating the sport of baseball in the country." The Marist team is among the 28 teams which will compete in the tournament, along with squads from the United States, Japan, Korea, and other countries. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Men's College World Series 2025: 10 future MLB draftees who stood out this week in Omaha
The Men's College World Series final, a scintillating, best-of-three showdown between Coastal Carolina and LSU, gets rolling on Saturday. I just got back from a four-day stretch in Omaha, where I saw seven games featuring seven different teams. Here are my thoughts on some of the most impressive draft prospects I got eyes on. 1. Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State When Cal Ripken is the physical comparison for a shortstop, you know you're dealing with something unique. Arquette is long and lean, kind of like Alec Bohm or a shorter James Wood, except the Oregon State shortstop moves like a gazelle. It's an even taller version of young Carlos Correa, but the defensive fluidity that Arquette showcases despite his 6-foot-5 string-bean-ness is remarkable. One evaluator compared it to how Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama had a late teen growth spurt, so he knows how to handle the basketball. Advertisement Arquette made one play in the CWS that was simply beautiful. Some people think he'll have to move to third, but I'm bullish about him sticking at the game's most important infield spot. At the dish, Arquette turned in a magnificent junior season, hitting 19 long balls to go with a .354 average and a 1.115 OPS. There are legitimate concerns about his chase rate and how his long levers might make it harder for him to catch up with pro-level velocity, but the offensive ceiling here is impressive, as Arquette showcased with this absolute laser beam against Louisville on Tuesday. Most evaluators have Arquette pegged as the top college bat on the board. He won't get past the top 10 picks. 2. Gage Wood, SP, Arkansas Wood's final start as a college pitcher was potentially the single greatest outing in college baseball history: A 19-strikeout no-hitter in a College World Series elimination game. That performance captured headlines, but Wood, on the injured list from Feb. 23 until April 18, was already shooting up draft boards. Advertisement He's undersized but incredibly physical, and his fastball has the potential to be downright special. During the no-hitter, Wood's fastball sat between 95 and 97 mph with plus carry from a low release point. The best version of that type of heater is Spencer Strider. Some evaluators think Wood, given his smaller stature and lack of a reliable third pitch, will eventually move to the bullpen. But if he can stick as a starter, there's something Strider-y about his effective two-pitch mix. Wood, a country kid from the Arkansas backwoods, also proved himself to be a supreme competitor in Omaha. He'll get taken in the first round. Aiva Arquette, Gage Wood, Kade Anderson and Jacob Morrison left a lasting impression with their performances in Omaha. (Joseph Raines/Yahoo Sports) (Joseph Raines/Yahoo Sports) 3. Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina Bodine has been the leader and best player on a Coastal Carolina team that has won 26 games in a row and is now just two wins away from a national championship. As a pitch-receiver, the New Jersey high school product is about as advanced as a college catcher can be. He has a sophisticated understanding of pitch framing and the physical ability to steal strikes in all parts of the zone. Bodine also gets plaudits for his laser arm and leadership qualities. Defensively, this is what a future Gold Glove catcher looks like. Advertisement Offensively, it's a weirder assortment of tools. Bodine, a switch-hitter, launched only five home runs this season, despite playing in Coastal Carolina's historically offense-friendly park. Yet the overall slash line of .326/.459/.473 was still awesome, particularly for a catcher. That's because Bodine has plus, maybe even plus-plus, contact ability and feel to hit. One evaluator I spoke with had Bodine ranked as the No. 1 college position player in the class. Altogether, it's a fascinating, unusual profile, but Bodine is a surefire first-round pick who shouldn't get past the Phillies at No. 26. 4. Wehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas Aloy was one of the season's more remarkable stories. He, alongside his brother Kuhio, propelled the Razorbacks to Omaha while turning Fayetteville, Arkansas, into an unlikely outpost of Hawaiian culture. Along the way, Wehiwa cracked 21 homers and won SEC player of the year. And while he showed well offensively in Omaha — this backside blast was particularly sweet — I'm actually lower on Aloy now than before I saw him live. The raw juice, particularly to the opposite field, is awesome, but there's a lot of whiff and chase here for a player that I think is probably a third baseman instead of a shortstop. Aloy has a strong, only-gonna-get-strong upper half. And while that enables his light-tower power, it also makes him a top-heavy defender at shortstop. That said, I think he has a chance to be pretty good at the hot corner, considering his rocket arm. If he stays at shortstop, the ceiling is Willy Adames with a worse glove: high power, low average, lots of strikeouts and elite makeup that helps everything play up. 5. Kade Anderson, SP, LSU Unfortunately, Anderson had already thrown by the time I touched down in Nebraska, but the video of his 7-inning, 7-strikeout, 1-run performance against Arkansas tells the story: The southpaw is widely regarded as the top college arm in this class. He has four pitches — fastball, slider, curveball, changeup — that grade out at average or above. The standouts are the fastball, which is comfortably in the mid-90s, and the wipeout slider. Scouts also love Anderson's fluidity and athleticism. The ceiling here is a touch lower than some of the other first-round arms in this class, such as high schooler Seth Hernandez or Tennessee lefty Liam Doyle, but Anderson looks like a guaranteed big-league starter. Another fantastic outing in the CWS finals — he's set to start Game 1 on Saturday — could push him all the way up to the No. 1 pick. 6. Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona Summerhill's Wildcats were eliminated by the time I arrived in Omaha, so I didn't get to see him play, but scouts like his combo of athleticism, hit tool and power projection. He didn't hit for much juice this season, but evaluators generally think Summerhill's 6-foot-3 frame will grow into more power. He's another likely first-rounder. 7. Zack Root, SP, Arkansas Root was up to 99 mph in the super regional against Tennessee, but the southpaw typically sits in the mid-90s. He's got a long, loopy, high-70s breaker in the Kershaw style (not that good, of course), but his most important pitch is a rapidly improving changeup that allows him to get opposite-handed hitters out. Expect his name to be called anywhere between the comp rounds and the third round. 8. Charles Davalan, OF, Arkansas Built kind of like Corbin Carroll, Davalan's profile is somewhere on the scale between Sal Frelick and Jarren Duran. Unfortunately, you probably know his name because he dropped the line drive that allowed LSU to come back and reach the finals. But this guy is a grinder, an old-school scout favorite, with a fiery engine and impressive physicality for somebody his size (5-foot-9). His early pull-side blast in the super regional against Tennessee's Liam Doyle was the type of in-box move that makes you believe in a player. Advertisement It's also worth noting that Davalan, who transferred to Arkansas after a year at Florida Gulf Coast, is originally from the Montreal area and thus hasn't been facing high-level arms for that long. I'm pretty in on this dude and think he'll carve out a nice big-league career as an undersized corner outfielder with some punch. 9. Jacob Morrison, SP, Coastal Carolina You might've missed Morrison's dominant MCWS start, considering he took the mound mere minutes after the Rafael Devers trade rocked the baseball world. But the very large Coastal righty was brilliant against Oregon State, tossing 7 2/3 innings with no walks, seven strikeouts and just one earned run. Advertisement At a marionette-y, herky-jerky 6-foot-8, Morrison reminds me a bit, from a movement standpoint, of Baltimore's Felix Bautista. The fastball isn't nearly that special, but Morrison is a sensational competitor who should make the most of his stuff. He was one of college baseball's best arms this year — 2.08 ERA in 104 innings — and he's rising up draft boards based on his MCWS showing. He'll start Game 2 of the championship series and should be drafted in the first three rounds. 10. Jared Jones, 1B, LSU Since a horrible 0-for-5 with five strikeouts in Game 1 of the MCWS, Jones has been a force. He has clobbered two homers so far in the tournament, and he walked off Arkansas with an RBI laser in that dramatic semifinal game. But as a pro prospect, I'm out on Jones. Known lovingly as 'Bear' because of his enormous, 6-foot-4, 245-pound frame, Jones has been able to physically overwhelm opposing pitchers during his college career. Unfortunately, pro ball is flush with these types of players, and I'm not exactly sure what Jones' separator is. I don't love his adaptability in the box, and I think he's a butcher at first. Maybe he turns into Pete Alonso — another clunky, hulking SEC slugger — but I'd let another team take that risk. A few quick thoughts on two future draftees Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA The current favorite to go first overall next year, Cholowsky turned down millions as a high schooler in the 2023 draft to attend UCLA. And he has been a superstar since the second he stepped foot on campus. The son of a pro scout, Cholowky is very mature for his age, as a player and as a leader. He's a stupendous defender at short, with a glove that comfortably rates as plus. Keep an eye on this guy. Dax Whitney, SP, Oregon State Whitney also turned down a bunch of money (in the 2024 Draft) to play college ball. The Idaho high school product has a very deceptive windup with a special, high-ride fastball and a big, overhand curve. He's a potential 1-1 guy for the 2027 MLB Draft.
Washington Post
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Jim Harbaugh gives advice after foul ball misses his brother and Cal Ripken Jr. at O's game
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had some advice after a foul ball just missed his brother, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, and Cal Ripken Jr. at a Baltimore Orioles game. John Harbaugh ducked down and Ripken leaned away as the ball fouled off behind home plate by Detroit's Wenceel Pérez bounced between Harbaugh and Ripken before traveling a few rows up on Wednesday night at Camden Yards.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
After Alex Ovechkin breaks NHL goals mark, which other sports record are breakable and which ones aren't?
With Alexander Ovechkin surpassing Wayne Gretzky's goals record, it gives us a chance to consider some of the most hallowed records in sports history. Cal Ripken's consecutive games streak, Tom Brady's career yardage streak, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career scoring record — sorry, that's LeBron James' scoring record now. See? Nothing lasts forever. Well, almost nothing. Certain records are untouchable, thanks to the way sports have shifted in the decades — or century — since they were set. Others are potentially breakable in this era for the same reason — the way that athletes, and strategy, have improved over the decades. So we've divided these records into three categories: Absolutely unbreakable, probably unbreakable, and definitely breakable. So which of sports' most hallowed records will one day fall, and which will stand long after everyone now playing has retired? Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb as Major League Baseball's all-time hit king in 1985. He'd go on to add another 64 hits to establish the record at 4,256 hits. (Getty Images) (Jacqueline Duvoisin via Getty Images) Absolutely Unbreakable These are the records that will stand the test of time thanks to the talents of those who set them, combined with the changing eras of sports. (Note: We've left out certain records here that are obviously out of reach — think Cy Young's 511 wins, or John Wooden's 10 championships in 12 years, or Richard Petty's 200 NASCAR Cup Series victories — simply because the level of competition is so much greater.) The greatest obstacle to record-breakers isn't talent, it's longevity — the incentives, for both athletes and teams, to craft multiple-decade-long careers are diminishing. Advertisement Baseball: Pete Rose's 4,256 career hits Freddie Freeman is the active leader in hits, with 2,270 as of April 6. Freeman averages 181 hits a year, meaning he'll need to play at that level until his late 40s to catch Rose, who had 172 hits in his age-41 season and played until he was 45. Not only do you have to hit, but you have to hit for a long time. Based on longevity alone, Rose is untouchable as no active player is within even 1,000 of the number of games he played. Baseball: Cal Ripken's 2,632 consecutive games played If Matt Olson, baseball's current active consecutive-games-played leader, played every single game from now through the 2036 season, he still wouldn't pass Ripken. No player is going to play every game, day in and day out, for more than 16 years in a row without rest, without injury, without being released or retiring. This might be the most impressive record of them all. Advertisement Women's tennis: Margaret Court's 24 (pre-Open) and Serena Williams' 23 Grand Slam victories Court and Williams were titans in their eras, and there's little chance any current player has for catching either. The active leader is Iga Świątek, who already has five major victories at age 23. But four of those came at the French Open, and she's had very little success at either Wimbledon or the Australian Open. Anyone who can challenge the leaders will need to be successful at all four venues — and have the longevity to post victories for years on end. Golf: Jack Nicklaus (18) and Patty Berg (15)'s major victories The problem that all challengers to Nicklaus and Berg face is that the talent pool across golf is simply too deep to allow any one player to establish dominance necessary to challenge them. Brooks Koepka, for instance, leads all active men — Phil Mickelson notwithstanding — with five majors, and there's no chance he'll be able to outrun the field for another 14 majors. Advertisement NFL: Jerry Rice's 22,895 career receiving yards Think about what Jerry Rice combined: inborn talent, durability and two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. The closest active player — now that Julio Jones is retired — is DeAndre Hopkins, who sits nearly 10,000 yards behind Rice at 12,965. Hopkins averages 1,238 yards a season, meaning he'd need to play another eight years, until he's 41, to catch Rice. All due respect to Mr. Hopkins and other seasoned receivers, but there's no way a 41-year-old is competing with 23-year-old cornerbacks in the modern NFL, ever again. NHL: Wayne Gretzky's 2,857 career points Sure, Ovechkin claimed Gretzky's goals-scored mark, but Gretzky's overall points record — goals + assists — is untouchable. How great was Gretzky? He would still be the all-time points leader even if he never scored a single goal in his career. The active points leaders are Sidney Crosby (1,678) and Ovechkin (1,616). Crosby averages 102 points over an 82-game season, meaning he would need to add another 12 years to his 20-year career to catch Gretzky. We're confident in saying that won't happen. Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking Hank Aaron's record in 2007. He'd finish his career with 762 home runs. (Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Robert Beck via Getty Images) Probably Unbreakable A lot has to go right for a long time for these records to fall. We're not saying it's impossible, but — to one degree or another — it's close to that. Advertisement Baseball: Barry Bonds' 762 career home runs Two active players are in the conversation here: Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. After his age-32 season, Bonds stood at 374 home runs. Judge, who already has six dingers this season, was at 315. After his age-29 season, Bonds had 259; Ohtani had 225. So they are in the ballpark, so to speak. The caveat, of course, is that Bonds (for some reason) got better as the years went on. He hit 40 in a season once in his 20s, then seven times in his 30s. Can Judge and/or Ohtani level up similarly? That's the question. NFL: Tom Brady's seven Super Bowl titles You know who's in line for this one: Patrick Mahomes, although he's already let two chances get past him. Mahomes already has three Lombardi trophies, and could/should get several more. Will he capture enough to match Brady? There's a whole lot that's out of his control, but as we've seen over the last half-decade, whatever's within Mahomes' control tends to go his way. The big question: Can Kansas City keep a team together alongside him? Advertisement NFL: Emmitt Smith's 18,355 career rushing yards Here's a record of pure durability that might just be broken due to a combination of stronger athlete and 17-game (18 soon enough) NFL schedule. Derrick Henry is your current active leader at 11,423 yards; he averages 1,428 yards in a 17-game season. Smith played for 15 years; Henry has played for nine, and he would get within range of Smith in five years, assuming he stays healthy and continues producing. There are always 'ifs' when you're relying on NFL players to stay upright for long periods of time, but this is a record that's within modern players' reach. NASCAR: The seven Cup championships of Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson NASCAR's current playoff format allows for enough randomness that a driver can win the title without necessarily being the year's best driver. Joey Logano currently has three titles at age 34, which is more than Earnhardt and one fewer than Petty at that age. If Logano wins the right handful of races at the right time, he can add a few more to that total. Advertisement NBA: LeBron James' 42,000-plus career points Technically, LeBron James sets a new record every time he scores. But as for anyone who could catch him — the best bet might be Luka Dončić. James' teammate trails him by nearly 30,000 points, but Dončić has — amazingly enough — posted the NBA's third-leading career scoring average, behind only Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. He would need around 15 years at a high level to catch James, but assuming he stays reasonably healthy — which is not a sure bet — Dončić could make things interesting.. Baseball: Barry Bonds' 73 home runs in a single season The top six single-season home run marks come from the Steroid Era, via Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. But the current-era players are starting to put up numbers, too — 53 from Pete Alonso, 54 from Matt Olson and Shohei Ohtani, 58 and 62 from Aaron Judge. It seems possible, if not necessarily likely, that one of today's sluggers will have a season for the ages. Advertisement Men's tennis: Novak Djokovic's 24 Grand Slams Djokovic probably ought to have 50 Grand Slams, but he had the misfortune of playing in an era with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. His loss is the future's gain — specifically Carlos Alcaraz, who already has four Grand Slams at the young age of 21. The usual caveats apply, but if Alcaraz can sustain his level of play — and if Djokovic doesn't add too many more to his total — the record is within reach. At just 27, Max Verstappen has time to catch and pass Lewis Hamilton for most wins in the history of F1 racing (Mario Renzi - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images) (Mario Renzi - Formula 1 via Getty Images) Definitely Breakable These are the all-time records that will fall, sooner or later. There aren't many of them left. Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton's 105 wins Max Verstappen has 64 wins, 54 of which came in the last four years. F1 is a sport of runs, and while Red Bull may face headwinds in the coming years, Verstappen still appears on a trajectory that will have him passing Hamilton in the relatively near future. He may not win 15 races, as in 2022, or 19, as in 2023, but another 43 victories should be within reach … as long as Verstappen remains interested in the chase. Advertisement NFL: Tom Brady's 89,214 career passing yards The more the NFL fixates on offense and the passing game, the more likely that career marks like Brady's will fall. Aaron Rodgers is the active leader at 62,952 yards, but it's unlikely he'll take enough snaps over the rest of his career to catch Brady. Mahomes now stands at 32,352, and would need to play at a high level into his early 40s to catch Brady — a huge ask but not an impossible one. Add in the possibility of an 18th game soon, and the task becomes that much more attainable.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sports records: Which ones are breakable and which ones aren't?
Alex Ovechkin celebrates scoring his 895th career goal during the second period against the New York Islanders to become the NHL all-time goals leader. (Photo by) (Sarah Stier via Getty Images) With Alexander Ovechkin surpassing Wayne Gretzky's goals record, it gives us a chance to consider some of the most hallowed records in sports history. Cal Ripken's consecutive games streak, Tom Brady's career yardage streak, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career scoring record — sorry, that's LeBron James' scoring record now. See? Nothing lasts forever. Advertisement Well, almost nothing. Certain records are untouchable, thanks to the way sports have shifted in the decades — or century — since they were set. Others are potentially breakable in this era for the same reason — the way that athletes, and strategy, have improved over the decades. So we've divided these records into three categories: Absolutely unbreakable, probably unbreakable, and definitely breakable. So which of sports' most hallowed records will one day fall, and which will stand long after everyone now playing has retired? Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb as Major League Baseball's all-time hit king in 1985. He'd go on to add another 64 hits to establish the record at 4,256 hits. (Getty Images) (Jacqueline Duvoisin via Getty Images) Absolutely Unbreakable These are the records that will stand the test of time thanks to the talents of those who set them, combined with the changing eras of sports. (Note: We've left out certain records here that are obviously out of reach — think Cy Young's 511 wins, or John Wooden's 10 championships in 12 years, or Richard Petty's 200 NASCAR Cup Series victories — simply because the level of competition is so much greater.) The greatest obstacle to record-breakers isn't talent, it's longevity — the incentives, for both athletes and teams, to craft multiple-decade-long careers are diminishing. Advertisement Baseball: Pete Rose's 4,256 career hits Freddie Freeman is the active leader in hits, with 2,270 as of April 3. Freeman averages 181 hits a year, meaning he'll need to play at that level until his late 40s to catch Rose, who had 172 hits in his Age 41 season and played until he was 45. Not only do you have to hit, but you have to hit for a long time. Based on longevity alone, Rose is untouchable as no active player is within even 1,000 of the number of games he played. Baseball: Cal Ripken's 2,632 consecutive games played If Matt Olson, baseball's current active consecutive-games-played leader, played every single game from now through the 2036 season, he still wouldn't pass Ripken. No player is going to play every game, day in and day out, for more than 16 years in a row without rest, without injury, without being released or retiring. This might be the most impressive record of them all. Advertisement Women's tennis: Margaret Court's 24 (pre-Open) and Serena Williams' 23 Grand Slam victories Court and Williams were titans in their eras, and there's little chance any current player has for catching either. The active leader is Iga Świątek, who already has five major victories at age 23. But four of those came at the French Open, and she's had very little success at either Wimbledon or the Australian Open. Anyone who can challenge the leaders will need to be successful at all four venues — and have the longevity to post victories for years on end. Golf: Jack Nicklaus (18) and Patty Berg (15)'s major victories The problem that all challengers to Nicklaus and Berg face is that the talent pool across golf is simply too deep to allow any one player to establish dominance necessary to challenge them. Brooks Koepka, for instance, leads all active men — Phil Mickelson notwithstanding — with five majors, and there's no chance he'll be able to outrun the field for another 14 majors. Advertisement NFL: Jerry Rice's 22,895 career receiving yards Think about what Jerry Rice combined: inborn talent, durability and two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. The closest active player — assuming Julio Jones is retired — is DeAndre Hopkins, who sits nearly 10,000 yards behind Rice at 12,965. Hopkins averages 1,238 yards a season, meaning he'd need to play another eight years, until he's 41, to catch Rice. All due respect to Mr. Hopkins and other seasoned receivers, but there's no way a 41-year-old is competing with 23-year-old cornerbacks in the modern NFL, ever again. NHL: Wayne Gretzky's 2,857 career points Sure, Ovechkin claimed Gretzky's goals-scored mark, but Gretzky's overall points record — goals + assists — is untouchable. How great was Gretzky? He would still be the all-time points leader even if he never scored a single goal in his career. The active points leaders are Sidney Crosby (1,678) and Ovechkin (1,616). Crosby averages 102 points over an 82-game season, meaning he would need to add another 12 years to his 20-year career to catch Gretzky. We're confident in saying that won't happen. Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, breaking Hank Aaron's record in 2007. He'd finish his career with 762 home runs. (Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Robert Beck via Getty Images) Probably Unbreakable A lot has to go right for a long time for these records to fall. We're not saying it's impossible, but — to one degree or another — it's close to that. Advertisement Baseball: Barry Bonds' 762 career home runs Two active players are in the conversation here: Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. After his Age 32 season, Bonds stood at 374 home runs. Judge, who already has five dingers this season, was at 315. After his Age 29 season, Bonds had 259; Ohtani had 225. So they are in the ballpark, so to speak. The caveat, of course, is that Bonds (for some reason) got better as the years went on. He hit 40 in a season once in his 20s, then seven times in his 30s. Can Judge and/or Ohtani level up similarly? That's the question. NFL: Tom Brady's seven Super Bowl titles You know who's in line for this one: Patrick Mahomes, although he's already let two chances get past him. Mahomes already has three Lombardi trophies, and could/should get several more. Will he capture enough to match Brady? There's a whole lot that's out of his control, but as we've seen over the last half-decade, whatever's within Mahomes' control tends to go his way. The big question: Can Kansas City keep a team together alongside him? Advertisement NFL: Emmitt Smith's 18,355 career rushing yards Here's a record of pure durability that might just be broken due to a combination of stronger athlete and 17-game (18 soon enough) NFL schedule. Derrick Henry is your current active leader at 11,423 yards; he averages 1,428 yards in a 17-game season. Smith played for 15 years; Henry has played for nine, and he would get within range of Smith in five years, assuming he stays healthy and continues producing. There are always 'ifs' when you're relying on NFL players to stay upright for long periods of time, but this is a record that's within modern players' reach. NASCAR: The seven Cup championships of Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson NASCAR's current playoff format allows for enough randomness that a driver can win the title without necessarily being the year's best driver. Joey Logano currently has three titles at age 34, which is more than Earnhardt and one fewer than Petty. If Logano wins the right handful of races at the right time, he can add a few more to that total. Advertisement NBA: LeBron James' 42,000-plus career points Technically, LeBron James sets a new record every time he scores. But as for anyone who could catch him — the best bet might be Luka Dončić. James' teammate trails him by nearly 30,000 points, but Dončić has — amazingly enough — posted the NBA's third-leading career scoring average, behind only Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. He would need around 15 years at a high level to catch James, but assuming he stays reasonably healthy — which is not a sure bet — Dončić could make things interesting.. Baseball: Barry Bonds' 73 home runs in a single season The top six single-season home run marks come from the Steroid Era, via Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. But the current-era players are starting to put up numbers, too — 53 from Pete Alonso, 54 from Matt Olson and Shohei Ohtani, 58 and 62 from Aaron Judge. It seems possible, if not necessarily likely, that one of today's sluggers will have a season for the ages. Advertisement Men's tennis: Novak Djokovic's 24 Grand Slams Djokovic probably ought to have 50 Grand Slams, but he had the misfortune of playing in an era with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. His loss is the future's gain — specifically Carlos Alcaraz, who already has four Grand Slams at the young age of 21. The usual caveats apply, but if Alcaraz can sustain his level of play — and if Djokovic doesn't add too many more to his total — the record is within reach. At just 27, Max Verstappen has time to catch and pass Lewis Hamilton for most wins in the history of F1 racing (Mario Renzi - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images) (Mario Renzi - Formula 1 via Getty Images) Definitely Breakable These are the all-time records that will fall, sooner or later. There aren't many of them left. Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton's 105 wins Max Verstappen has 63 wins, 53 of which came in the last four years. F1 is a sport of runs, and while Red Bull may face headwinds in the coming years, Verstappen still appears on a trajectory that will have him passing Hamilton in the relatively near future. He may not win 15 races, as in 2022, or 19, as in 2023, but another 43 victories should be within reach … as long as Verstappen remains interested in the chase. Advertisement NFL: Tom Brady's 89,214 career passing yards The more the NFL fixates on offense and the passing game, the more likely that career marks like Brady's will fall. Aaron Rodgers is the active leader at 62,952 yards, but it's unlikely he'll take enough snaps over the rest of his career to catch Brady. Mahomes now stands at 32,352, and would need to play at a high level into his early 40s to catch Brady — a huge ask but not an impossible one. Add in the possibility of an 18th game soon, and the task becomes that much more attainable.
