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The NCAA appears to be closing in on a significant change to college basketball’s postseason. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, the NCAA is in the final stages of expanding both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams, with a target start date of the 2026-27 season. A formal decision could be announced […]
Houston Texans News Way Too Early Houston Texans 53 Man Roster Projection, Version 2.0 (Houston Press) Nick Caserio Hints Texans Almost Made Another Draft Trade (Yahoo! Sports) Giants closing in on ex-Texans $2 million starter, Dexter Lawrence replacement (Sporting News) Texans UDFAs With the Best Chance to Make Week 1 Roster (Sports Illustrated) NFL News […]
The Michael Jordan/LeBron James GOAT debate is heating up again, thanks largely to King James, who had a few things to say about it. They’re very different players, as James rightly notes, but we’re in the Jordan camp for several reasons. First, as Muggsy Bogues pointed out, consider their weaknesses. For James, it’s free-throw shooting, […]
The Charlotte Hornets are in the early days of probably their most important offseasons in recent history. They’ve finally shown some signs of life, so now we get to see general manager Jeff Peterson take on a new challenge. We’ve seen that he’s very adept at acquiring assets. In the process, the team took a […]
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Did 49ers reach to draft De’Zhaun Stribling? Here’s one NFL GM’s blunt assessment (paywall)“The 49ers made Stribling one of 16 prospects who received a “gold-helmet” designation, which reflects qualities such as leadership, unselfishness, toughness and work ethic. The 49ers saw those traits displayed in his ferocious run blocking — they viewed him as the draft’s best […]
Raphinha, Bernal and Christensen carry out part of session with squad – FC BarcelonaHansi Flick’s squad returned to work on Wednesday with just one focus: winning away at Osasuna on Saturday in La Liga. It will not be easy for the Blaugranes in El Sadar but the week began with a boost as Raphinha, Marc […]
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Jasson Domínguez took a pitch off his left elbow Wednesday afternoon and left the game shortly after. X-rays taken at the stadium were inconclusive so the Yankees are sending Jasson for a CT scan. For his part, he doesn’t sound too concerned, publicly at least. When asked, Domínguez commented, “As of […]
Per Paul Joyce, Liverpool FC goalkeeper Alisson Becker is receptive to a long-term move to Juventus. However, the Brazilian custodian wants to be respectful of Liverpool and will leave the decision in the club’s hands if a formal transfer offer is submitted by the Turin club. The club had previously triggered an extension in March, […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Juraj Slafkovský is too nice on the ice and the Tampa Bay Lightning are using that to their advantage. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Given what we’ve seen so far in the Stanley Cup playoffs, should the Canadiens have bought during the trade deadline? [ Journal de Montreal ]
The Canadiens are exploring options for a Game 6 outdoor watch party after safety concerns led to the removal of barricades. [ CBC ]
Veterans will have to help keep emotions...
Saudi Arabia interest in Barcelona star Raphinha is nothing new but is making headlines in Spain again as we head towards the summer transfer window. According to Mundo Deportivo, “several clubs” are keeping tabs on the Brazilian and are ”prepared to present him with a significant offer” to move to the Middle East after the […]
LOS ANGELES — Entering Game 5, the Lakers were still comfortably in the driver’s seat against the Rockets. Now, the car is slowing down, making a funny sound and the hazard lights are on. Houston took Game 5 in Crypto.com Arena and, suddenly, a matchup that was one game away from a sweep is just […]
Former PSG midfielder Javier Pastore talked to the press and shared his thoughts on Franco Mastantuono, who has had a rough debut season for Los Blancos. “He’s an 18-year-old kid; man, I wish I’d made it to Madrid at that age. He’s a really talented young guy, and we gotta give him time. He’s gotta […]
Third Fewest Hmm
“You have to kill them.” This was JJ Redick’s response when asked about the challenges of closing out a team in a playoff series. His team experienced it firsthand when the Houston Rockets staved off elimination in Game 4. Then, with a chance to deliver the death blow in front of their home crowd, the […]
Portal season is well underway, and that means lots of player movement. We’ll do our best to keep up with it here. Lots of activity as the portal entry closed Tuesday night. Check below for updates. By the way, there’s not really any place to put this right now, but at Louisiana State, former NC […]
It’s a quick turnaround for Arsenal, who get Fulham at home on Saturday, having played Atletico Madrid to a draw on Wednesday night. Eberechi Eze and Riccardo Calafiori came off the injured list and returned to the squad in the midweek score draw. Now we’ll see if Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber will do the […]
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The Rockets are coming home to Houston. Not to start their off season, but to play Game 6 of their first round series with the Lakers. The series is now 3-2 in favor of the Lakers, and of course it’s easy to see a world where they Rockets would be ahead 3-2. They aren’t, of […]
Allow me to contradict myself from something I said earlier in this series, but what an underwhelming crowd that was for a closeout game. In the opening two games, the Lakers faithful were awesome and had a huge hand in the purple and gold jumping out to an early lead in the series. But on […]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program represented itself quite well in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Irish had 6 players selected over the 3 day and 7 round event. The major highlights for Notre Dame from this past draft was running back Jeremiyah Love being selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the #3 pick, […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back for a huge Game 5 win and a 3-2 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. Let’s go over today’s losers. LOSER – The First Half I can’t blame anyone for feeling antsy in the first half. To be honest, if you weren’t starting to worry about a full-blown panic attack, […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Jack Grealish says his recovery from the operation he had on his season-ending foot injury is going extremely well and that his surgeon is delighted with the progress. [BBC] David Moyes insisted he remained positive about Tyler Dibling and Merlin Rohl despite both players having struggled for minutes in […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers survived a thriller against the Toronto Raptors, largely thanks to Dennis Schroder. Schroder, we all owe you an apology. You might have just saved the season. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 19 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers This […]
All 10 FBS conferences released their 2026 football schedules prior to the end of March. However, one of those conference schedules required a significant revision. Conference USA and Sun Belt both included Louisiana Tech on their initial schedules which were released within 24 hours of each other in mid-March. But only one conference can claim […]
Duke and UConn had an epic Elite Eight matchup in March that UConn won on a brilliant last-second shot by Braylon Mullin. Duke was playing with two starters coming off the bench due to foot injuries, and Cameron Boozer playing with a fractured orbital socket. But the Huskies showed a lot of heart and earned […]