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We’re either headed home, or headed to the Sweet 16. Rick Pitino’s Red Storm is what’s standing in the way of moving on. The game tips off at 4:15pm Jayhawk Time on CBS. At John’s is currently a 3.5 point favorite. Rock Chalk!
Braves Franchise History 2013 – The Braves sign pitcher Gavin Floyd. 2017 – The Braves acquire first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, shortstop Charlie Culberson and pitchers Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy in exchange for outfielder Matt Kemp. MLB History 1926 – Judge Landis is given a new seven-year term as commissioner with a raise to $65,000. […]
On a cold winter’s night, under the magical lights of Goodison Park, we witnessed what had looked like an unlikely 3-2 comeback that paid homage to some of the truly great and memorable comebacks with that same scoreline. OK, it was nothing like the same importance of course as that Palace victory or the Wimbledon […]
Normally, a week of upsets leads to significant changes, but this isn’t a normal division. The team with the best division record is in last place, and the team in the lead just blew one of the most embarrassing games in recent memory. No one wants to win the South, but someone has to. Here’s […]
Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic writes the Royals are still pursuing an outfielder. [$] Even after signing free agent Lane Thomas and trading for Isaac Collins, the Kansas City Royals are open to adding another outfielder – most notably Jarren Duran, if the Boston Red Sox lower their asking price. The Royals are under the […]
On Monday, Unrivaled held its media day, and the vibes were generally upbeat. Sure, the WNBA and WNBPA are still battling things out for a new collective bargaining agreement, and it still feels as though both sides are very far apart. However, sometimes all you need is to focus on hoops and get away from […]
With the offseason in full swing, the only prospects currently playing baseball are doing so outside the mainland U.S. where the weather is warm. The Yankees currently have five players participating in Winter Ball, including a few who spent time with the big-league club in 2025 and at least one who should compete for a […]
The Los Angeles Rams can beat anyone in the NFL, but I think they can lose to anyone too, so as great as their season has been (and it has been great to this point), there is still ample work to do before we can crown the Rams as the best team of the 2025 […]
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. Come join us at the Second City Hockey watch party on Tuesday night! BLACKHAWKS Connor Bedard injury update articles ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic ) ( Fels ) Blackhawks prospect Vaclav Nestrasil blowing away his own expectations at UMass ( Sun-Times ) Five players the Blackhawks could lean on in Connor Bedard’s absence ( The Athletic ) RECAPS: Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 0 ( SCH ) ( Sun...
Last week amidst a flurry of Winter Meetings rumors, ESPN’s Jorge Castillo reported this: The Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies are among the teams interested in signing utility man Willi Castro, sources told ESPN. Castro, 28, was an All-Star in 2024 after a strong first half with the Minnesota Twins, but he regressed […]
The Buffalo Bills entered Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots in need of a win to keep their slim hopes of an AFC East Division title alive. After 24 minutes of play, Buffalo trailed 21-0. Things did not look good. A Bills touchdown stabilized things a bit, but the Patriots answered with a field […]
The Detroit Lions’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams certainly made a dent in their opportunity to make the playoffs. By some estimations, a win would have put the Lions’ odds well over 60% to make the playoffs—despite the fact that they would be still be in the eighth seed after Week 15. Now those […]
So! What do you – longtime Missouri fan – know about the football team at the University of Virginia? It’s ok if you don’t know much. Despite playing the sport since 1888 the Cavaliers of Virginia have typically not made a massive national impact with their football. In fact, most of their coaches with winning […]
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, part one of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! Unfortunately, the Panthers once again played rubber band football with the season by losing a huge divisional matchup against the Saints on Sunday. This continued with the theme of the season, as the Panthers manage to steal games they […]
Luke Weaver is the latest name floating around in the blogosphere. Michael King is said to have reduced his potential landing spots to three AL East cities. The sources are credible but nothing is definite yet. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page […]
The Buffalo Sabres made headlines on Monday as they've let go GM Kevyn Adams. It's been nothing but disappointing season after disappointing season, and ownership, and more importantly their fan base, had seen enough. The Sabres announced Adams was out and Jarmo Kekalainen, who joined the franchise as a senior adviser in May, was promoted as Adams' replacement. He assumes the position on a full-time basis. Expect to see him get to work soon after the holiday roster freeze. There's going to be ...
In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Louisville goes to Tennessee, Florida State visits Dayton, Clemson welcomes the hated Gamecocks, FIU buses over to Miami, Marist jets down to Georgia Tech and East Tennessee drops in on the Heels. The highlight here is obviously #11 Louisville visiting the #20 Vols. Tennessee hasn’t been great so far, but it’s […]
BYU Basketball’s home stand continues Tuesday night as the Pacific Tigers, an old WCC foe, visits the Marriott Center. BYU Basketball is 9-1 on the season and most recently played on Saturday in Provo, defeating UC Riverside by a final score of 100-53. Pacific is 8-3 on the year, including a 2-3 record on the […]
The 49ers have problems at the wide receiver position again with Ricky Pearsall dealing with an ankle injury and an aggravation of the knee problem that has seen him miss much of the season. Yet Pearsall’s potential absence appears unlikely to create an opportunity for rookie wideout Jordan Watkins. Fourth-round pick Watkins has dealt with […]
They found a way to...win?
Alabama and Oklahoma have only played a couple of games since last playing each other, with the Sooners having bested the Tide by 2 points in a low-scoring slugfest on November 15th. Now, they’re matched up yet again in the first round of the College Football Playoffs, with the winner getting the privilege of taking […]
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso spoke ahead of the Copa del Rey tie with Talavera de la Reina from Valdebebas on Tuesday, and addressed his start in the job and said that, “the Xabi who arrived in June is not the same as the one now. Essentially, yes. But I’ve learned things, I’ve had to […]
The Cleveland Browns head into Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season with questions around HC Kevin Stefanski’s future (as well as GM Andrew Berry’s), DE Myles Garrett in hot pursuit of the single-season sack record, slotted into the fourth overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft order, and questions surrounding QB Shedeur Sanders. Our […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The stage has been set for the Illini’s matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers in this year’s Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl, but up until this weekend, uncertainties remained. Questions had been hovering across message boards and social media alike over who would be suiting up and who would be sitting out for […]
With the end of the NFL regular season approach fast, the cream of teams is starting to rise to the top. The New England Patriots, owners of an 11-3 record and the second playoff seed in the AFC, were thought to be among the best teams in football so far this season. However, their 35-31 […]
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