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The San Diego Padres needed a win like Wednesday afternoon’s. As the Padres bludgeoned the San Francisco Giants, 7-1, to salvage the series finale, they finally put together an offense that matched what it looks like on paper. The club (after only recording nine extra-base hits going into Wednesday’s contest) had five XBH, including four […]
I love some of the new songs that are coming out in tribute to our new squad. It must give the players a huge lift and a boost of self-belief, and when sitting in the North East Corner, I’m in the unenviable position of having to listen to the away fans spouting off — yet […]
I have loved many wingers at Sunderland AFC. I used to play on the right wing at school and beyond. As I got older, and knew that I couldn’t manage the turn of speed that any good winger needs, I still couldn’t help myself hugging the touchline. So a good winger has always caught my […]
Three important fixtures are in the near future for the Lads, as the results of these games will more than likely define our European dreams. There has been an awful lot of discourse around our chances of securing a European spot since we secured safety and it has never been so prominent than in these […]
Game Summary Another Friday night, another tough loss. This week’s episode featured outstanding starting pitching from the hologram himself, Eduardo Rodriguez, as well as some incredible defense. Unfortunately, the offense didn’t come along for the ride and is now riding a streak of 3 runs scored in 27 innings since that 3-run go-ahead bomb off […]
The 2-4 record at the end of the first week of the 2026 season reflected less than good execution on multiple levels for the San Diego Padres. The starters had one excellent performance from Randy Vasquez (six innings pitched, no runs and eight strikeouts) and an acceptable one from Michael King but Nick Pivetta, Walker […]
The Utah Jazz’s eight-man skeleton crew space walked to another important loss, falling to Houston 106-140 on Friday night. It’s the latest stage in the team’s moon shoot to mediocrity, losing 12 out of the last 13 games, as it navigates a tricky trajectory between competing and not winning. With a Kings loss tonight, the […]
There’s always a little drama in Philadelphia. The Sixers on Friday overcame a slow start to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-103 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The win, their eighth victory in their last 11 games, improved their record to 43-34. They sit in the sixth seed and final guaranteed playoff spot with five games remaining. […]
Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami Long story short: this is the best player available and the Kansas City Chiefs sniped Ohio State safety Caleb Downs from me at at No. 9 in the BGN community mock draft. Honestly, I was surprised to see Mauigoa still on the board at No. 10. Given Joe Burrow’s injury history […]
Jon Arnold of Getting CONCACAFed helps us preview the Tigres series.
In a game dominated by the two starting pitchers, it was Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson who stepped to the plate with the score 0-0 in the ninth inning and answered the bell to give the Braves their third consecutive win and improve their record on the young season to 6-2. The Braves have now […]
The Dallas Mavericks played the Orlando Magic on Friday night, losing 138-127. Dallas kept things close for most of the first half, but fell behind big in the third quarter and couldn’t recover from there despite a big game from Cooper Flagg. 51: Cooper Flagg’s point total Flagg was in peak form Friday night, making […]
Entering the final stretch of the 2025-2026 season, there was never a question whether the Rockets should win against a young, inexperienced, and oft injured Utah Jazz. The question was, can the Rockets get up big and be able to rest their key players in the 4th quarter, rather than let yet another inferior team […]
A bad start for the Wolf Pack ended up being the difference maker in the rivalry matchup.
Nashville Sounds 7, Charlotte Knights 6The Knights have fallen off since their bold start to the season. Unlike their Chicago counterparts on Friday, Charlotte lost control early. Pitching was not on the club’s side, but in reality it rarely ever is. Duncan Davitt came out for his second start, and put the Knights behind the […]
2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer season standings: Tyrese Maxey – 22.5VJ Edgecombe – 12Joel Embiid – 10.5Paul George – 8Justin Edwards – 4Kelly Oubre Jr. – 4Quentin Grimes – 3Jared McCain :’( – 3Dominick Barlow – 2Andre Drummond – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 2Adem Bona – 1Cam Payne – 1Jabari Walker – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster […]
Maybe the joke’s on me. Before the season even started, as baseball experts and national publications kept insisting that Lance McCullers Jr. would be part of the Houston Astros’ starting rotation, I wasn’t buying it. Not even a little. I questioned it constantly. I doubted it openly. And realistically, I believed there was no chance McCullers would […]
The Utah Jazz and the Houston Rockets played in what was clearly an end-of-season game for two teams going in different directions this offseason. Houston won easily, 140-106. Houston is a talented but imperfect team that was able to out-talent the Jazz, who are playing a rotation of developmental players, rookies, and 10-day contract players. […]
The NCAA transfer portal doesn’t open until next week, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been busy. For the fourth time since a disappointing 19-13 season ended last month, the Virginia Tech Hokies saw a fourth player reveal his intention to enter the portal. On Friday, junior guard Jaden Schutt became the latest Hokie expected […]
We were supposed to have our final two affiliates take the field tonight, but South Bend was rained out. I no longer post anything on Twitter/X. I still go over there because the affiliates are there, but I don’t post any new content. You can find me posting some stuff at Bluesky at @joshftimmers.bsky.social. I’m […]
The Dallas Mavericks fell again at home on Friday night, losing to the Orlando Magic 138-127. Wendell Carter Jr. led a balanced Magic scoring attack with 28. Cooper Flagg put up 51 points in defeat for Dallas, becoming the first teenager to ever score over 50 in an NBA game. The opening period in Dallas […]
Atlético de Madrid (4th, 57pts) vs FC Barcelona (1st, 73pts) Competition/Round: 2025-26 La Liga, Matchday 30 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Raphinha, Andreas Christensen, Frenkie de Jong (out) Atlético Outs & Doubts: Rodrigo Mendoza, Johnny Cardoso, Pablo Barrios, Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill (out) Barcelona Form Guide: WDWWW Atlético Form Guide: WWWLL Date/Time: Saturday, April 4, […]
In the midst of the Bucks’ Friday night contest against the Celtics, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the NBA is investigating the team for “their handling of the player participating policy and potential inconsistent statements regarding the health of Giannis Antetokounmpo.” Shams added that the Bucks and Giannis have given conflicting accounts of his health. […]
No, we’re not gonna make it… The New York Islanders made the Eastern Conference playoff race that much more interesting by losing their third straight regulation game to the Philadelphia Flyers, allowing the visitors to pull into a four-way tie of teams with 88 points. The Islanders were outshot 12-2 and outscored 2-0 in the […]
There are a lot of different types of must-win games. Playoff games. Rivalries. Tie-breakers. Ring nights. Banner nights. Revenge games. But then there’s a must-win in the sense that your opponent is 25-51 on the season, actively tanking, and comprised of guys who may not even be in the league next year. Tonight was the […]
After hitting a single in the top of the first inning and then running from first to third, Juan Soto was removed from the Mets’ game in San Francisco before the team took the field in the bottom of the inning. SNY showed the replay of Soto running the bases, and the 27-year-old outfielder grimaced […]