For most of the Minnesota Wild's existence, they've been what broadcaster Jeff Marek would often call "a donut."
Why? "No center."
It's not the sweetest way to put it, perhaps, but it's an accurate assessment of why the Wild tend to get burned to a krisp or kreme'd in the playoffs. Once th...
Arguably the most concerning development of the Ravens 2025 season has been the below average play of their offensive line. In 2024, the Ravens sported practically the same starting five across the line as they have this year — with the exception of Andrew Vorhees, who has stepped in for now Jacksonville Jaguars Patrick Mekari […]
Here is a look at how the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2023 draft class fared in a 33-16 home loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 11 and what it means looking ahead to Sunday’s home game against the Cleveland Browns. Tyree Wilson: The No. 7 overall draft pick played 43 percent of the snaps (he […]
Roughly one month after landing a massive recruit in the 2026 class, Jake Diebler and the Ohio State coaching staff have decided to keep the good times rolling right into 2027. Earlier today, four-star guard LJ Smith from Lincolnton, North Carolina, announced his commitment to Ohio State. Smith is listed as the No. 35 player […]
It’s unbelievably frustrating to be writing another piece about the New Jersey Devils’ goaltending, but after this past Tuesday’s game against Tampa Bay, it’s the prominent topic at the front of my mind. This is the second season now of the Devils running a Jacob Markstrom/Jake Allen tandem after bringing Allen back just before he […]
No pitcher on the roster appeared in more games for the Dodgers in 2025 than Anthony Banda, perhaps not the hero this team deserved, but the one it needed to get through a grind of a regular season filled with underwhelming performances, some disappointment, and a great need for innings-eaters. Part of a roster that […]
The Ohio State men’s basketball team won both of their games last week, starting the season 4-0 for the first time since the 2020-21 season. Those two wins didn’t come particularly easy, however, as they trailed Appalachian State for the first 18 minutes of their game last Tuesday, and needed a last-second basket to beat […]
After a poor start, the Tampa Bay Lightning have returned to their usual selves. Taking care of a wounded New Jersey Devils team on Tuesday, the Bolts have won nine of their last twelve hockey games. That places them flirting with a playoff spot again, a 10-7-2 record, and back to where one would expect. …
Last summer, Liverpool sold Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen in a £35M deal, with the talented 22-year-old making the switch to the Bundesliga after seeing his opportunities drop off with the Reds following the departure of manager Jürgen Klopp and the arrival of new boss Arne Slot. It was a deal that raised eyebrows at […]
Free agent projections are out, and so it is that time again — time for the annual “should the Rangers sign This Player” polls. Today, we are looking at first baseman Pete Alonso. Alonso is a 31 year old (as of next month) righthanded hitting first baseman who has spent his entire career with the […]
The New Orleans Saints finally won their first road game of the season and look to win back to back games for the first time this season. Now they get that chance, followings last week’s bye, against none other than their arch-rivals, the hated Atlanta Falcons. Last week, the Falcons lost their top receiver for this game, […]
The Buffalo Bills are part of the NFL’s featured schedule for Week 12, on the road to face the Houston Texans for Thursday Night Football. So what might a national audience expect to find in terms of officiating? Well, you may want to plan accordingly because this crew brings with it the potential for a […]
Welcome to the fourth installment of this series introducing everyone to the class of 2027 prospects UW has offered. Today, we are looking at the TE position. As a reminder, prospects can fall into four tiers: Committed: Just as the name implies, these are prospects that have already committed to other schools and the staff […]
The UNC field hockey team defeated eighth-ranked Duke this past weekend to return to the Final Four for the program’s 29th time. This is UNC’s third win over the Blue Devils in 16 days, with two of them coming in overtime. The Heels beat Duke 2-1 in overtime during their regular season matchup just over […]
At one point in 2023, it looked like signing Trea Turner to an eleven-year deal worth $300 million was going to be a major disaster for the Phillies. If 2023 was rock bottom, 2025 was the complete opposite. While other players on the roster like Schwarber and Sanchez succeeded loudly and publicly, Turner quietly had […]
We have hit the point in the 2025 Air Force season where we will see the character of this team tested the most. After another competitive loss last week to UConn, the Falcons are 3-7 (2-4 MW) with Bowl hopes dashed, the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy again eluding them and their star quarterback now shelfed for the […]
There have been rumors flying around this fall about the Red Sox plans for 2026. They range from trading for a #2 to pair with Garrett Crochet, to signing Pete Alonso, to building a “super ‘pen.” With the seemingly ageless Aroldis Chapman and the incredibly talented Garrett Whitlock back in the fold in the ‘pen’s […]
The Carolina Panthers swept the FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Week award this past week. Young also won NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Young set a Panthers franchise record with 448 passing yards in a win over the Falcons on Sunday. He had 396 yards in regulation, and then a single pass […]
Syracuse men’s basketball barely escaped the Monmouth Hawks with a 78-73 victory on Tuesday at the JMA Wireless Dome, but the Orange win was in near-constant danger, threatened by a volley of missed free throws. Struggles at the charity stripe were constant throughout the contest, but they were particularly glaring in the final minutes of […]
Here is a shocker: White Sox general manager Chris Getz has a solid offseason plan. I never thought I would see the day. I was stunned reading Getz, during last week’s GM meetings, outlining the positions he would like to address before Opening Day. Getz is going to focus on adding starting pitching, some bullpen […]
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back in the studio tonight with a number of guests joining us to talk about a sport that only seems to get mentioned when the Olympics roll around every four years. Despite the successes of the national and provincial teams, sledge hockey or parahockey never quite gets the spotlight that stand-up hockey does, so our hosts thought it was time to get everyone up to speed about what's happening in Manitoba a...
Oregon volleyball played a close match last night against the USC Trojans, but ultimately made too many errors that resulted in a four-set loss, 33-31,26-28, 26-28, 19-25. In the early part of the first set, the Ducks had to peck away at the USC lead to tie the set up at 21, and then the […]
There’s a decent argument that Nico Hoerner was the MVP of the 2025 Chicago Cubs. The 28-year-old second baseman put up a career-best .297/.345/.394/109 wRC+ slash line and 4.8 WAR, a career-low 7.6% strikeout rate, stole 29 bases, scored 89 runs, drove in 61, and played some of the best defense of any player in baseball. He was also among the most clutch hitters in baseball, constantly coming through when the Cubs needed him.
Like many other Cubs, Hoerner is under contract through 2026, ...
The big Barcelona news over the summer was which winger they would sign to provide backup for Raphinha and Lamine Yamal. Joan Laporta and Deco were correct in assessing this as a serious area of need. Lamine and Raphinha have both been sidelined for stretches of time in the early going of the season, and […]
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