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Yahoo
3 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Blue Jays reportedly promote No. 1 prospect Trey Yesavage to Triple-A, possibly eyeing major-league call-up
Major League Baseball's trade deadline passed 10 days ago, but the Toronto Blue Jays could still make an impact addition to their pitching staff, thanks to their minor-league system. The Blue Jays are promoting pitcher Troy Yesavage to Triple-A, which puts him in line for a call-up when the minor-league season ends or perhaps sooner than that, depending on his performance. Yesavage, 22, is ranked as Toronto's No. 1 minor-league prospect by and No. 2 by The Athletic. He was the team's 2024 first-round pick (No. 20 overall) out of East Carolina. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Progressing from low Single-A through Double-A so far this season, the right-hander has a 3.01 ERA in 18 starts with 134 strikeouts over 80 2/3 innings (an average of 15 Ks per 9). Yesavage's workload could be a concern as he pitches through his first professional season. The most innings he's thrown were the 93 1/3 innings he pitched last year for East Carolina. However, the Blue Jays apparently had an innings limit in mind when keeping him out of game action for approximately three weeks around the All-Star break, according to The Athletic. Also, though Yesavage has started 18 games this season, he wouldn't necessarily fill that role with the Blue Jays. Toronto manager John Schneider could use him as an opener, pitching one or two innings to start a game or pitch him in relief. The team possibly tipped that off as a consideration when Yesavage came out of the bullpen to pitch five innings last week. The Blue Jays may not need Yesavage as a starting pitcher either, with a rotation stocked with Jose Berrios, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, Eric Lauer and Max Scherzer. Toronto also acquired 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians at the MLB trade deadline and he could be available late in the season as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Additionally, Alex Manoah is working his way back from reconstructive surgery as another possible reinforcement. With a 4.28 ERA, Toronto's pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB. The starters are 22nd with a 4.43 ERA and the bullpen's 4.06 ERA ranks 18th. So there is room for improvement. The Blue Jays' offense is largely responsible for their success with 583 runs scored so far this season, giving them a +44 run differential (with 539 runs allowed). The Blue Jays go into Monday's MLB slate at 69-50, leading the Boston Red Sox by four games in the AL East and a 6.5-game lead over the third-place New York Yankees.
USA Today
11 hours ago
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- USA Today
Intra-state rivalry: Here's how to buy East Carolina vs. NC State football tickets
College football is almost back, and with it, some of the top rivalries. It's one of the things that makes the NCAA so fun to watch. The rivalries are kicking off early with East Carolina vs. NC State. The Wolfpack didn't have a great 2024-25 bid, finishing in 10th place in the ACC. East Carolina performed slightly better, coming in fifth in the AAC. But they ended up facing each other in the Military Bowl, where the Pirates came out on top. We'll get to see the rematch at the start of the season. A lot of eyes could be on this matchup as a brawl broke out in the last minute of the Military Bowl. Tensions will be high. NC State's quarterback CJ Bailey is returning, along with a second-year running back and most of their wide receivers. East Carolina has a good mix of players returning after an already competitive 2024 season in the AAC. NC State vs. East Carolina tickets NC State Wolfpack vs. East Carolina Pirates tickets NC State will host East Carolina at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, NC on Thursday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. ET. Tickets are available now, starting at $170, to watch these two teams kick off the 2025-26 season. Shop East Carolina vs. NC State tickets Kick off the 2025-26 college football season with tickets to see East Carolina football hosted by the NC State Wolfpack. Shop East Carolina vs. NC State tickets NC State vs. East Carolina football game information
Fox Sports
21 hours ago
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- Fox Sports
2025 East Carolina Football Predictions: Pirates Ranked 100th in RJ Young's Ultimate 136
College Football 2025 East Carolina Football Predictions: Pirates Ranked 100th in RJ Young's Ultimate 136 Updated Aug. 10, 2025 9:17 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit link This isn't your average college football ranking. My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it's my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list: Who do I think is good? Why do I think they're good? What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations? Here is a look at where East Carolina lands in my Ultimate 136. East Carolina ranking: 100 Last year's ranking: 114 Top player: WR Anthony Smith: Was one of six players in the AAC to record 700+ yards receiving and catch 6+ TDs. [East Carolina's 2025 schedule] RJ's take: It ain't that Blake Harrell won four games in a row as interim head coach at ECU last season. It's that he won them all by three touchdowns. That yielded an 8-5 record, and that's getting it done in Greenville. Now, bump Katin Houser from 2,000 yards passing to 3,000, get those touchdowns thrown up from 18 closer to 25 and cut those interceptions from 11 down to five. I bet you get damn close to eight again. Though games against North Carolina State, BYU and at Tulane are gonna test you. ADVERTISEMENT [Check out RJ Young's Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here] East Carolina Win Total Odds: Over 6.5 (+118) Under 6.5 (-144) Have an issue with my rankings? Think your alma mater is too low, or your school's rival is too high? Get at me on X, @RJ_Young , and I'll select my favorite tweets and respond to them in a future article. RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience College Football East Carolina Pirates share
USA Today
18-07-2025
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- USA Today
2025 East Carolina football tickets, game schedule, viewing options
On Aug. 28, the East Carolina Pirates will begin their 2025 college football schedule versus North Carolina State. See below for more information. Are you hoping to attend a game this year? Keep reading for ticketing information for every East Carolina matchup. Check out: US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA Today sports Buy East Carolina tickets on StubHub How to buy tickets for East Carolina's next game East Carolina tickets & 2025 schedule Buy East Carolina vs. North Carolina State tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Campbell tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. BYU tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Army tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Tulane tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Tulsa tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Temple tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Charlotte tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Memphis tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. UTSA tickets on StubHub Buy East Carolina vs. Florida Atlantic tickets on StubHub
Dominion Post
05-07-2025
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- Dominion Post
Javon Small will take first steps into NBA at Salt Lake City Summer League
MORGANTOWN — The last time Javon Small was on a basketball court that mattered, he ended up criticizing himself for not being more assertive with his offensive game. That was nearly four months ago now during the Big 12 tournament, where his final game for WVU was a 67-60 upset loss against Colorado. 'I've got to be more aggressive throughout the whole game,' Small said that day. 'They had me running around, and then I'm just a natural playmaker, in my opinion, so I just thought I could make the right play. 'I started dishing the ball off, but, yeah, I just got to be more aggressive.' Small will walk into the Jon M. Huntsman Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, another college arena — the University of Utah's — but with more on the line. He's a professional now, one fighting and clawing just to prove he belongs at the NBA level after getting drafted 48th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies last month. His first opportunity comes in the Salt Lake City Summer League, where Small and his summer league teammates will play Oklahoma City. Memphis is also scheduled to play Philadelphia and Utah before the team travels to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, where every team will be represented. Fighting for respect, that's a basketball story Small has already lived numerous times over, well before he enrolled at WVU in 2024. A native of South Bend, Ind., where football is king, Small literally grew up with a basketball in his hands or somewhere close by. 'We introduced him to basketball at about 2 or 3, because he had an older brother that played,' Small's mother, Jovanna Wright, told South Bend television station WNDU. 'But when he started sleeping with that basketball, taking that basketball every single place we went, dribbling it wherever we went, I knew that he was serious.' Small's freshman year at Riley High School in South Bend didn't produce a lot of playing time, so Wright moved the family to Indianapolis. She moved him again, this time to Compass Prep in Chandler, Ariz., for his senior season, which fell during the COVID-19 pandemic. 'You've got to do what you've got to do when you've got children, right?' Wright said. 'By any means necessary, and I wanted Javon to be able to experience college life with no debt.' Small's fight to get noticed by the basketball world began in those days, but it was a struggle. Indiana State offered him the opportunity to return close to home. There were other offers from Ball State and Kent State. Virginia Tech was his only offer from a Power Conference School coming out of high school. Small decided East Carolina was his best option, likely seeing an opportunity for playing time, because the Pirates had gone 19-31 in the two seasons before Small arrived on campus. He came off the bench and played just two minutes in his first college game. The rest, as they say, is history. Small went from averaging two points a game as a college freshman to 15.8 per game as a sophomore at East Carolina. He rolled the dice and ended up at Oklahoma State for a season. Small became an instant leader for the Cowboys, but on a team that finished tied for last in the Big 12. OSU head coach Mike Boynton was fired at the end of that season, Small put his name in the transfer portal again, and he wound up with the Mountaineers for a season. There is no wrong way to describe that season in Morgantown. It brought a historic road win against Kansas, where Small and a depleted Mountaineers' roster that had been ravaged by injuries went into Allen FieldHouse and pulled off a 62-61 shocker. Small finished with a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. There was another upset over No. 3 Gonzaga, an overtime win in which Small put himself on the college basketball map with 31 points in 42 minutes. There were just as many shocking losses, too, like the one against last-place Colorado in the Big 12 tournament or a 28-point gut punch against rival Pitt. When you added it all up, Small still put together one of the finest individual seasons ever for a WVU point guard: 18.6 points, 5.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game. Small will take his first NBA steps today amongst so many others in the same situation. Armando Bacot played in the national championship game at North Carolina, is the Tar Heels' all-time leading rebounder and a former All-American. He went undrafted in 2024. Ace Baldwin was a former Atlantic 10 Player of the Year at Virginia Commonwealth. Among the Grizzlies' 19-man summer league roster is a host of players who were once stars in college, but are now scratching and clawing for their own shot at the NBA life. Just like Small. It is not an easy path that lies ahead for the 6-foot-1 guard. He will not be coddled like Memphis' 2025 first-round pick, Cedric Coward, who is also on the summer roster. Small will sign a two-way contract, which ties him to both the Grizzlies and the team's G League team, the Memphis Hustle, for one season. He'll attend training camp in September and will likely spend the majority of his first season shifting between the Grizzlies and the Hustle. After that, it becomes an unknown. It's a situation Small has faced before. '(The Grizzlies) are getting a competitor, a hard worker and somebody who is going to bring positive energy every single day. They are just going to get a dog,' Small said. July 5: vs. Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)July 7: vs. Utah, 9 p.m. (NBA TV) July 8: vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
