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2025 player review: Michael Mercado

There used to be (and apparently still is) a saying across baseball: Never trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. For years, the Rays would seem to win every trade they made, turning heretofore unheralded prospects into productive major leaguers. (Who would eventually be traded away because the Rays are cheap.) However, the Phillies have shown […]

From The Good Phight | about 1 month ago | 3 reads

UConn men’s soccer places six on All-Big East Teams

On Wednesday, the Big East Conference announced the six major award winners for men’s soccer, as well as the All-Big East Teams. While the UConn Huskies did not capture any of the major awards, they placed six players on the All-Big East teams. Sabri Hanni was the only Husky named to the All-Big East First […]

From The UConn Blog | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Villanova Finds History in 94-60 Win Against Sacred Heart

The Pioneers got out to a 17-13 lead against the Wildcats in the first 8 minutes of the game, but Villanova (2-1) proceeded to finish the half on a 39-9 run en route to a 34-point victory. The engine behind the blowout win was the three-point line, which had eluded the ‘Cats to start the […]

From VU Hoops | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Game Preview: Knicks vs. Magic, Nov. 12, 2025

New York, Cleveland, and Orlando. Those three teams, in varying orders, were who many thought would be at the top of the Eastern Conference come playoff time. About 12% into the regular season, New York, which enters tonight second in the conference, has held up their end of the bargain. Cleveland, who has dealt with […]

From Posting and Toasting | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Quick bites: Sharks beat Minnesota in OT … again

Not all of the wins for the San Jose Sharks this season are going to be pretty, and the 2-1 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild last night certainly counts as one of the ugly ones. The Wild absolutely dominated the Sharks for most of the game and it was only by sheer luck and strong goaltending by Yaroslav Askarov that the Sharks were capable of competing in the last 10 minutes of the third period. Looking at Natural Stat Trick’s game flow chart in all situations, you can see that the Wild...

From Fear The Fin | about 1 month ago | 3 reads

3 keys to beat Missouri and how to watch

MIZZOU Arena 7:00 PM SEC/ESPN+ Missouri Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 2-0KenPom Rank: 64 Missouri TigersRecord: 3-0KenPom Rank: 37 The Gophers step up their competition tonight, taking on a tough team from the SEC. The Missouri Tigers hold a KenPom ranking of 37th, which is very good. Nationally, that would put them right around a 6 or […]

From The Daily Gopher | about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Steelers activate QB Will Howard

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a big move on Tuesday, signing free agent cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. to their practice squad. When Samuel will make his Steelers’ debut is unknown, but considering how quickly Kyle Dugger has stepped in and been productive, Samuel could take the field as early as Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals. […]

From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Eagles activate Jakorian Bennett, place Jaire Alexander on retired list

The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced two roster moves on Wednesday morning. Here’s an overview: Let’s sort through this news on a player-by-player basis. JAKORIAN BENNETT Bennett previously suffered a pectoral injury that landed him on injured reserve after the Eagles’ Week 3 win. The team then opened his 21-day practice window to return from IR […]

From Bleeding Green Nation | about 1 month ago | 1 read

Mavericks State Media Transmission: You peasants are welcome — we await your ceaseless adulation

Trotsky. Ceaușescu. Khrushchev. Sadat. Gorbachev. Hussein. Gaddafi. And now, Harrison. Figureheads come and figureheads go, am I right, comrades? But the Great Eagle, immutable, clean and bright, continues to soar overhead. We here at the Great Adelsonian Politburo, and in particular those of us in the upper echelon of the Mavericks State Media Apparatus, wish […]

From Mavs Moneyball | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Ashton Jeanty has nose for end zone

Las Vegas Raiders rookie running back Ashton Jeanty may not be having the overall strong rookie season he was expected to have when he was the No. 6 overall draft pick. The Boise State hasn’t averaged four yards a carry in seven of the 2-7 Raiders’ nine games this season. He is averaging 3.8 yards […]

From Silver And Black Pride | about 1 month ago | 1 read

Lions mailbag: How will Detroit handle the Eagles’ trenches?

On Sunday night, the Detroit Lions have one of their biggest games remaining on the schedule. A trip to the East Coast to face off against the NFC-leading Philadelphia Eagles awaits. If the Eagles win, they’ll have commanding control of the conference, especially with head-to-head wins over the Rams, Buccaneers, Packers (and Lions). If Detroit […]

From Pride Of Detroit | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Jaguars TE Brenton Strange’s 21-day practice window opened

Additional help may be on the way for the Jacksonville Jaguars, as the team has officially announced the opening of tight end Brenton Strange’s 21-day practice window to return from the Injured Reserve list. On Monday, Jaguars head coach Liam Coen indicated that this expected move would occur, stating, “We’re obviously hopeful [Strange could play […]

From Big Cat Country | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! Bruce Bochy is grateful for his time in Texas but is happy to be returning to a role in San Francisco. Most of the sports talk this morning is about the departure of Nico Harrison and the mess his successor will be inheriting. Kevin Sherrington pens a breakup postmortem and notes that there […]

From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Antwan Raymond Named Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week After Dominant Performance Against Maryland

Antwan Raymond was named the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week after his 240-yard rushing performance against Maryland last Saturday. In the Scarlet Knights’ 35-20 win over the Terrapins, Raymond ran the ball 41 times for 240 yards and one touchdown while averaging 5.9 yards per carry. The Doak Walker Award is presented […]

From On the Banks | about 1 month ago | 0 reads