Sports by Kaila Renay

Coming off a short rest Justin Verlander didn’t quite get the outing he was hoping for tonight. The Rays were able to capitalize early on from his mistakes, scoring three runs in the first to come out with a 4-1 win to tie the series against the Astros. Verlander who is a notable pitcher holds the MLB record for 8 career ALDS wins. However, he threw only 3 2/3 innings in tonights’ game allowing all four runs, two of them homers, leading to his first ALDS loss. Things looked great for Ryan Yarbrough and the Rays five other pitchers as they held the Astros to no runs up until the 8th, a solo homer by Robinson Chirinos. 2018 A.L CY Young Award winner Blake Snell came in the 9th with runners in the corners and only one out. Striking out one and getting the third out by a groundout to second, he was able to grab the save. This forced a game 5 as the two head back to Houston to play on Thursday.  Game 5 Matchup:   Tyler Glasnow vs Gerrit Cole  Glasnow...

Hi everyone, it’s been a while… I swear, we have to stop meeting like this, I promise I’ll try to get better.  So this blog is going to be a little different from my usual. I was sitting around at home and in the mood to write but wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted to cover.  So as everyone does these days when they are looking for input, I took to my Instagram story for some ideas.  A very good friend who is studying to be an athletic trainer said I should write about  “ The Importance of Athletic Training” I have always had major respect for her career choice, and know one day she will be a damn good athletic trainer.  So instantly I thought “ Yes! I love that”  And here’s my reason why…. Athletic Trainers have the most underrated job in sports. There’s a high chance that when you’re thinking about sports, athletic trainers never really come to mind.   But in retrospect, their job is very important! It was brought to my attention that a...

Baseball fans know there is nothing better than October Baseball. As baseball season comes to an end, we all anticipate the big moment... The World Series. As we get ready for Game 1. Here are a few facts about your 2018 World Series matchup.  Boston Red Sox had a great season all year long and were the first team to reach 100 wins since doing so in 1946. They accomplished this under first-year manager Alex Cora. Cora became the first manager to reach 100 wins in his first year since San Francisco Giant’s manager Felipe Alou in 2003.  Could the team’s success come from Cora’s postgame ritual? Well if you weren’t aware, Cora made it a point to post a picture on his office wall of the team after every win. As he finished the regular season with 108 pictures, he continued his tradition adding another seven to the wall during the postseason. Interestingly enough as the Red Sox beat out the Houston Astros for the American League Championship title, Cora made MLB ...

Hey Guys!  It’s definitely been a while since my last post. Guess you can say I got caught up with life. Too busy to sit down and write. Also having writer's block, and not knowing what to write played a part. But here I am, I’m back! I've decided to do a little blog on where I've been and what I've been up to for the past couple of months. So if you didn’t know I got the opportunity to work for the Cincinnati Reds during spring training. This required me to pack up and move to Arizona. It was the best decision I made and I certainly made the most of my two and a half months there. The position I took on for the Reds was baseball operations. Where I basically did a little bit of everything. From directing tours, creating pitching charts, to making sure the coaches all had copies of the lineup for the day. When it was a slow day in the office, I was able to go out back and watch the guys hit BP. On games days I was able to take the golf cart up to the st...

The Los Angeles Kings record their second loss in a row, after a three-game win streak. Losing 7-3 tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes. Their chances at a playoff spot dwindle down. Currently, the Kings are three points away from a wildcard spot. How they got in this position is unknown as they were looking good battling the Las Vegas Golden Knights for the number one spot in the West Division. However, they did a complete 180 from where they were. Goals aren’t being saved from Jonathan Quick’s end who suffered an injury just before the All-Star break. His injury caused him to be a no-show for the All-Star game, giving him some time to rest. Darcy Kuemper got the start for the following game and has been doing quite the job being the starting goalie for the Kings. In fact, it was Kuemper who was put in tonight after Quick was pulled. As Kuemper picks up the slack of Quick and makes great saves, the losing ultimately has to fault to the lack of scoring. Another factor that ...

To many people’s surprise, the Eagles were able to pull off a Super Bowl where the Patriots didn’t win. (sorry Pats fans, you guys still have 5 rings) The Eagles who hadn’t seen a championship title since 1960 did it all through back up QB Nick Foles.  Foles who was drafted third round by the Eagles in 2012 was cut last season by Kanas City Chiefs. He was then picked up this year again by the Eagles. He was given a chance to shine when QB Carson Wentz went out with an ACL tear. Foles did just that with an incredible game against the Minnesota Vikings that led him and his team to become Super Bowl contenders. He then showed that he was not only worthy of being there, but he was indeed worthy of securing a title. While the Eagles held on to the lead for much of the game, there was always a thought that the Patriots would come back with one of their crazy comebacks. Especially in the 4th with Gronk’s 4 yd touchdown pass, where they were able to grab their first lead of the game...

Well, I was half right with my predictions for Super Bowl, I guess I’ll take the 1 for 2 ratio! I honestly was in disbelief with the Jaguars and Patriots game. The Pats were down, Gronk was out doing concussion protocol. With the Jags being up 20-10 in the fourth, I was like “Wow Bortles is really doing this damn thing!!” I also couldn’t believe that this might be the first Super Bowl not starring the Patriots. Well, one thing is for sure NEVER EVER doubt New England. With only 2:48 remaining Brady connected with Amendola for a 4-yard touchdown pass.They are just that good, that they literally pull these comeback wins from thin air. As this victory marks Brady’s 54th comeback win and their 10th Super Bowl. So hey I was right the Patriots would be named AFC champions yet AGAIN!  As for the Vikings and Eagles game, I was really rooting for the Vikings. It might be because as a Rams fan I wanted former QB Case Keenum to do something great with this opportunity. I had predicted th...