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The New England Patriots already know their 2026 opponents, and have done so since the end of the regular season in January. What they do not know yet, however, is when they will play all of them. With the NFL Draft in the rear view mirror and the calendar having turned to May, that mystery […]
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Austin Reaves’ career season will ultimately go unrewarded. As a result of his calf strain, which has had him out since Christmas Day and cost him three games before that, Reaves can now not meet the 65-game minimum, making him ineligible for any awards or All-NBA consideration. The NBA’s 65-game minimum for award eligibility is […]
The Minnesota Wild are expressing interest in hard-nosed, two-way New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck. Last summer, I wrote about Trocheck being a good fit for the Wild. Now it looks like general manager Bill Guerin wants to trade for him. Let's face it, the Wild aren't getting a fr...
If you haven’t had a good groan recently, prepare yourselves. On Wednesday, Baxter Holmes of ESPN published an extensive post on the Buss family and the drama surrounding them. The piece has many details about the recent sale and the crumbling relationship between the siblings. Included in that were questions from the Buss family, namely […]
Zion Grady arrived in Columbus without much fanfare, but by the end of his true freshman season, it was clear Ohio State’s defensive staff saw something bigger coming. In a year defined by transition and long-term planning along the defensive front, Grady quietly positioned himself as a foundational piece for what comes next. His presence […]
The Buffalo Bills fired Sean McDermott because the team had hit the “proverbial playoff wall” according to owner Terry Pegula. Pegula and general manager Brandon Beane met with the media Wednesday morning, and the owner shared how he came to his decision. Terry Pegula decided to fire Sean McDermott in the Denver locker room “My […]
Both of them need to make like the Atlanta Thrashers and go away.
As we bask in the warm afterglow of that huge Seattle Seahawks Divisional Round win, we must ask ourselves: is John Schneider the most underrated figure in the history of the Seahawks organization? Let’s take a look at an executive who has stood the test of time in a league with tons of eyeballs and […]
Alright, we’re done the top four. Gage Wood – 87Dante Nori – 36Aroon Escobar – 34Francisco Renteria – 23Gabriel Rincones – 21Matthew Fisher – 1 Now comes a mad scramble. Not that I’ll say drafting Gage Wood in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft was a surprise, but it sure wasn’t what I […]
The longer conference season goes on, the more important it becomes to hold one’s home court. It is very hard to win on the road in the ACC, which is made even more true by the home records of some of the top teams — seven teams have no more than one loss at home, […]
While Kevin Stefanski has been hired and is busy building his staff, the Falcons general manager search has been a much quieter affair. We’ve all been waiting to see when they’ll interview candidates like Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham, who interviewed for the president of football job that was inevitably going to Matt Ryan, […]
It’s another late night at the JMA Dome as the Syracuse Orange (12-6, 3-2) look to bounce back from the weekend when the Virginia Tech Hokies (14-5, 3-3) visit. The Hokies are 2-3 in their last 5 games and this sets up as a big game for two programs hoping to get back on the […]
Welcome to another postseason review post. Way back in August, this post looked at some of the main factors that could qualify the 2025 football season as a success for the Mountain West Conference. Now that the season has concluded, it’s time to revisit those factors to see whether or not the MW had a successful season. […]
Remember the 2018 season? It was an entire calendar year that served as the coming-out party for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and put the entire NFL on notice that a changing of the guard was imminent— the old being the New England Patriots, the new being the Chiefs, led by head coach Andy […]
Milwaukee native Mitch Voit attended Whitefish Bay High School in the eponymous Whitefish Bay, a suburb of Milwaukee. Hoping to one day follow in the footsteps of alumnus Craig Counsell, Voit put on a show in his senior season, hitting .581/.632/.892 with 10 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs, 33 stolen bases in 34 attempts, […]
A must win game at home against a 7-12 overall and 2-5 in conference Cincinnati Bearcats? You bet. Iowa State is currently in the midst of a five game skid, the longest since the 2015-16 season where the Cyclones finished 13-17 and 5-13 in conference play. This has been in large part due to the […]
Northwestern fencing went a perfect 4-0 on Sunday at the Tufts Invitational, claiming victories against host Tufts, Wellesley, Brown and No. 12 Cornell to win the overall competition title. The win was the Wildcats’ second Tufts Invitational title in program history. The Wildcats began their series of northeastern school conquests by handily defeating Wellesley. They […]
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Atlanta Falcons have submitted a general manager interview request for San Francisco 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams, who was a finalist for the Jacksonville and Miami general manager searches. The Falcons recently hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. Atlanta also requested Texans assistant general […]
The Huskies are back on the road to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday evening. It will be the fourth game in the last five in which the Dawgs will face a team ranked in the top 15 in the country. Nebraska is up to #7 in the latest polls after starting an incomprehensible (for […]
Nothing doing. The Brooklyn Nets returned home to face a revitalized Phoenix Suns team on Monday night. Brooklyn battled, but the Suns were too much to handle. The L was their second in a row and dropped the Nets to 2-9 in January. The opponent tonight… boy I don’t know. The New York Knicks walked […]
The great folks over at Baseball America released their top 100 list today. There are three Nationals on the list, with two more that are probably close calls. The three top 100 guys are Eli Willits, Jarlin Susana and Harry Ford. Willits is the highest ranked National at 31st. Susana checks in at 68th, while […]
The Buffalo Bills season ended in familiar fashion this past weekend — losing to the Denver Broncos in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs. As a result, the team fired longtime head coach Sean McDermott, leaving an opening for a new head-man-in-charge in Western New York. While the team has begun the search for […]
It wasn’t even a conversation until the program showed promising signs with two Big Ten wins. Improvements are small, but encouraging, right? In my preseason preview, I envisioned the Wildcats would finish with five to six conference victories. After a brutal road stretch with tough losses, Northwestern (8-11, 2-6 B1G) regrouped with consecutive wins over […]
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Everyone and their mother knows that the Chargers’ biggest need this offseason is reinforcements along the interior offensive line. However, there are still plenty of draft analysts that believe the Bolts could stand to upgrade the interior of their defensive line. To be quite honest, I’m not entirely sure where this pressing need seems to […]