Welcome to another edition of our famous ‘Daily Sports Rundown’. As always, the bears and I are super happy that you all are here. Now yesterday was a huge day in sports, ranging from Mike Tomlin stepping down, Arenado being traded to the Diamondbacks and Anthony Davis set to have hand surgery, and then announced that he wouldn’t. Yeah, it was a crazy one, and if you missed some of it. Don’t worry, we have your guys back. Sit back, grab your coffee and enjoy.
CARDINALS SEND ARENADO TO ARIZONA FOR CASH AND PROSPECT
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced a trade yesterday that was completed with the St.Louis Cardinals. The D-backs sent over cash considerations and RHP Jack Martinez to the Cardinals. The Diamondbacks received 10x Gold Glover, Nolan Arenado in return. The Cardinals also agreed to send over 31m to the Diamondbacks to help cover the 42m remaining on Arenado’s contract.
The Diamondbacks had been mentioned around the Alex Bregman sweepstakes before he ended up signing with the Chicago Cubs. Now, the Arizona Diamondbacks have a great bridge at third base for Jordan Lawlar. Let’s not forget the fact that Geraldo Perdomo will have another veteran to learn the left side of the field from. All in all, i don’t see much downside for the Diamondbacks in this deal. The Dbacks will be paying only 11m for the next 2 seasons for a 10x Gold Glover.
Arenado’s bat definitely isn’t what it once was, but his glove is still just as good. Last season, Arenado finished the season with a .982 fielding percentage in 102 games played. Which was his best season in his career, with a minimum 100 games played. Overall, it’s a solid trade by both sides. The Cardinals would’ve had to eat some of his contract regardless where they traded him, and with the rebuild imminent. It was time for the Arenado era in St.Louis to end, and to start in Arizona.
MIKE TOMLIN STEPS DOWN FROM STEELERS HC ROLE
NOTE TO THE READER: This is a summarized version of our longer breakdown of Tomlin stepping away. If you wanna see our full breakdown, read our latest article here!
For just the fifth time since 1969, the Pittsburgh Steelers are entering an offseason in search of a new head coach. Mike Tomlin announced he is stepping down after 19 seasons, closing one of the most stable coaching tenures in NFL history.
The timing was not unexpected. Tomlin signed a four-year extension in 2023 that included a team option the Steelers needed to decide on by March 1. That decision would have either kept Tomlin in Pittsburgh through 2027 or made 2026 his final season. Instead, Tomlin chose to step away, sparing the organization a difficult call and signaling that a larger reset may be coming.
Tomlin is expected to take at least one year away from coaching and transition into television, with multiple offers already on the table from ESPN/ABC, CBS, and FOX. League sources believe this situation could mirror Sean Payton’s exit from New Orleans, where a year away eventually led to a trade and return to the sidelines.
When Tomlin does return, his résumé will speak for itself. Across 19 seasons as the Steelers’ head coach, Tomlin never posted a losing season and compiled a .628 winning percentage. He led Pittsburgh to two AFC championships and won a Super Bowl in his second season at just 36 years old. He also guided the Steelers to the playoffs in 13 of his 19 seasons.
While Tomlin’s consistency became his calling card, recent postseason struggles defined the final stretch of his tenure. The Steelers have suffered five wild-card exits in the past six seasons, keeping the team locked into mid-first-round draft territory. Ownership repeatedly faced the same dilemma: overpay to move up in the draft or continue running it back and hoping for better results.
Now, Pittsburgh appears ready to wipe the slate clean. The Steelers enter the 2026 offseason with roughly $65.4 million in cap space and 13 draft picks in the upcoming draft. They also have flexibility to create more room, including the possibility of moving longtime defensive anchor Cameron Heyward, though that remains unlikely given his status as a franchise cornerstone.
With the quarterback position wide open, Pittsburgh’s next head coach could define the franchise’s direction. Defensive-minded candidates like Brian Flores make sense, but offensive coaches such as Klint Kubiak could appeal if the Steelers prioritize developing a rookie quarterback.
After nearly two decades of stability, the Steelers are finally stepping into uncertainty. Whether it leads to a rebuild or a rapid reset, one thing is clear: Pittsburgh will be one of the most fascinating teams to watch this offseason.
MLB UNION SAYS LEAGUE IS FORCING A SALARY CAP
Major League Baseball and the players’ union are getting into that familiar money talk again as they look ahead to negotiating a new labor deal before the current one expires at the end of 2026. The big tension? Owners led by Commissioner Rob Manfred have been floating the idea of some version of a salary cap to rein in runaway spending and try to make payrolls more balanced across teams. Baseball is the only major U.S. sport without a real cap, and that fact keeps creeping into talks.
Manfred’s approach has been a little indirect, he’ll talk about “competitive balance” and the need to address how big and small markets spend money, sometimes hinting at a cap but never outright saying “here’s the proposal.” To the players, that feels like trying to ease them into accepting something they’ve flatly said no to for decades.
On the union side, MLBPA leaders are downright skeptical (and kinda annoyed). They argue that a salary cap would limit player earnings, undercut competitive fairness, and benefit owners’ profits more than the players themselves, pointing to past negotiations and even historic labor fights where a cap was a major sticking point.
It’s a tense but also familiar situation, owners want more cost certainty and a system that looks more like the NFL/NBA/NHL, and players want to protect how they currently make money and avoid the mistakes of past work stoppages. With the collective bargaining agreement due to expire soon, this back-and-forth could shape baseball’s economic future and might even lead to a lockout if neither side budges enough.
ANTHONY DAVIS NOT TO REQUIRE SURGERY
There has been a lot of talk about Anthony Davis’s hand injury after he went down in a game against the Utah Jazz. Early reports said he suffered ligament damage in his left hand and might need surgery, which could have cost him months and probably ended his season with the Mavericks. That raised questions about his trade value and whether Dallas would try to move him before the February 5 deadline.
But things got messy with conflicting information. The most recent update from team sources and league insiders suggests Davis will not require surgery right now. Instead, he is expected to be out for about six weeks while the injury heals and then be reevaluated by doctors. That timeline means he will miss the trade deadline and possibly not play again this regular season, but it gives him a chance to return later if everything heals well.
To add to the confusion, Davis himself took to social media to call earlier surgery reports “lies,” which has made it harder to know exactly what is true and what is just speculation. The Mavericks have not given a detailed official timeline yet, and they are still weighing his recovery and possible trade scenarios.
This injury is just another chapter in Davis’s rocky time with Dallas. He has dealt with plenty of injuries since joining the Mavericks in a big trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Lakers, and this latest setback leaves the team in a tough position as they try to balance the present with future plans.
VIKINGS WR JORDAN ADDISON ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING
Jordan Addison, the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver, was arrested early Monday morning in Tampa, Florida and charged with misdemeanor trespassing at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Police records show he was taken into custody around 3:46 a.m. and then released later that afternoon after posting a $500 bond.
As of now the exact details of what happened before the arrest haven’t been made public and local authorities haven’t shared much more about the situation.
This isn’t the first time Addison has had some off-field legal trouble since the Vikings picked him in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. In 2024 he was arrested near Los Angeles after police found him asleep in his car, which later resulted in probation and a three-game NFL suspension. Before that he was cited for driving 140 mph in Minnesota.
The arrest story broke just before the Vikings’ end-of-season press conferences, and both head coach Kevin O’Connell and GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said they had only recently learned about it and didn’t want to speculate on the team’s response yet.
Addison’s legal team says they are looking into the situation and are confident he will be cleared after a full investigation.
This latest incident could factor into the Vikings’ offseason choices, especially with decisions coming up about his contract and whether they pick up his fifth-year option.
JACK DOOHAN DROPPED FROM ALPINE F1 TEAM
Jack Doohan and the Alpine F1 team have officially gone their separate ways with the Australian no longer part of the squad for the 2026 season. Alpine confirmed they reached a mutual understanding with Doohan so he can look for new opportunities elsewhere instead of staying on as a reserve driver.
Doohan’s ride with Alpine was kind of wild and short. He came up through the team’s academy and made his F1 debut at the end of 2024 before getting a full-time seat for the 2025 season. But he only lasted six races before being replaced by Franco Colapinto, and then shifted into a reserve and test role for the rest of the year.
Alpine didn’t really have a great 2025 overall either, finishing last in the constructors’ championship with just 22 points scored by teammate Pierre Gasly. The switch from Doohan to Colapinto didn’t lead to big results on the track, but the team has now locked in its lineup around Gasly and Colapinto for 2026.
Doohan hasn’t said what his next move will be, though he has been seen testing a car for the Super Formula series in Japan, which could be a possible path forward. That series is known for being fast and competitive and it might be a good spot for him to rebuild momentum.
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