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Ranking the Top 10 Sports Cinderellas of All Time

The Indiana Hoosiers entered the 2025 college football season with a level of expectation unseen across their decades of futility. But even after they finished 11-2 in their first year under head coach Curt Cignetti in 2024, a national championship run still felt out of reach. After all, they entered the season as +10000 to win the title, well behind preseason favorite Ohio State (+450).

Daily Slop – 3 Nov 25 – Commanders appear rudderless after 3rd straight blowout loss and another injury for Jayden Daniels

Commanders links Articles ESPN Jayden Daniels dislocated elbow in Commanders’ loss Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a dislocated left elbow during the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, sources told ESPN. He is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday to confirm the diagnosis and help determine a recovery […]

Weekly Cupcakes – Necas re-signs for 8 years

The Colorado Avalanche re-signed Martin Necas for 8 years with a $92 million contract extension. [ Sportsnet ] Taylor and Cale Makar were the first set of brothers to dress for the Avalanche/Nordique franchise in the same game since Peter and Anton Stastny in 1986. [ Sports Illustrated ] The Colorado Avalanche have been frequently losing in overtime this season. [ Yahoo Sports ] In case you missed it, and you were unable to buy the Quebec Nordiques throw back, you can sign u...

Monday BP: How to help Bay Area community food banks

Good morning, baseball fans! Today, we’re stepping away from the game for a bit to discuss something serious. I know, I know. The worst on a Monday morning. But we have people in need of help, and I feel like it is our duty as humans to try to help those in our local communities […]

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Windy City Honors: Chicago Bears Week 9 Superlatives

The Chicago Bears fought for all 60 minutes, and in the end, they came out victorious against the Cincinnati Bengals, overcoming a huge Bengals’ fourth-quarter comeback. After this 47-42 win, the Bears’ advance to 5-3 on the season. This high-scoring game was equally exciting and messy, leaving fans on the tip of their toes. We […]

Looking at past Chaim Bloom offseasons

The offseason has officially begun, although one could argue it really begins on November 6, because that’s when teams can officially sign free agents. Right now there’s a five day period designed for teams to have a chance to sign their impending free agents. For example, the Kansas City Royals signed Michael Wacha to a […]

Monday Morning Bag Skate 11-3-25

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks have progressed to learning next-level details of Jeff Blashill’s defensive system ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks rookies Greene, Dach working on growing offensively ( Sun-Times ) RECAPS: Oilers 3, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic ) For Blackhawks youngsters, life on the road is good (and, sigh, clean) fun ( The Athletic ) RECAPS: Jets 6, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH...

2025 Red Sox in Review: Nate Eaton good in the neighborhood

While the Red Sox were running over the entire American League on their way to their fourth World Series of the century, Nate Eaton was being drafted by the Kansas City Royals. Taken in the 21st round, Eaton would spend six years with the organization and put up a .201/.266/.283 line in parts of two […]

Morning Skate: Turnaround

Welcome to a new week, folks! Apologies for the lack of official recap on Saturday, but those 1 PM games can be tricky to cover. By now, you’re well aware that the Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes by a 2-1 score on Saturday, extending their mini winning streak to three games. While none of us […]

Orioles season review: Ramón Laureano

Not many things went right with the 2025 Orioles season. One recurring problem was a lineup where a large chunk of the roster underperformed their expectations and almost nobody exceeded them. There were scattered exceptions. Ramón Laureano, signed as a righty-batting fourth outfielder, is one guy who managed to beat the expectations this year. The […]

What will Thijs de Ridder bring for UVA basketball this season?

Although the Virginia Cavaliers are suiting up for basketball season with an almost entirely new roster, the transfer portal means most players are not new to college sports. The most unique player circumstance, however, is “freshman” Thijs De Ridder.  De Ridder comes with unmatched experience The 22-year old Belgium forward is coming off several years […]

CUSA Power Rankings after conclusion of Weekday CUSA

Weekday CUSA, thank you. You kept us occupied on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in October, when we were starved for 7-day-a-week football marathons. You provided thrilling overtime finishes, clutch field goal makes and clutch field goal misses, fun promotions like Vice Night and Dollar Dog Night, and showcased excellent individual talents like Cam Cook and […]

Offensively Offensive: A Big 12 Preview

We’re Back Baby!! The season starts on Monday, and the boys are fired up! Sean, Nate, and Tom join for the second episode of the year to preview everything about the Big 12.  The guys go in order of the Media Preseason Poll from top to bottom. Each person had a number of teams to […]

Miami Dolphins trade Jaelan Phillips to Philadelphia Eagles

Early Monday morning, it was announced by multiple media outlets that the Miami Dolphins are trading EDGE rusher Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles for a third round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The move comes just days after the Dolphins and long-time general manager Chris Grier decided to mutually part ways, with reports […]

The Optimist: First came Love, then came Moehrig

Most of yesterday’s upset win over the Green Bay Packers felt like a fun, but ultimately inconsequential romp on a windy day. The Carolina Panthers and their fans were just happy to be in the conversation with an opponent that was, and still largely is, considered to be the class of the NFC. Nursing a […]