Villanova found itself in a nine-point hole on its home floor to Marquette and once again, needed someone to play hero in the end. The Wildcats made just one field goal in a stretch that lasted close to nine minutes and this allowed Marquette to open a 66-57 lead. Over the final six minutes of […]
From VU Hoops | 13 days ago | 2 reads
Late this evening, ESPN’s Jess Rogers broke the news that the Colorado Rockies signed Jose Quintana: The 37-year-old lefty spent 2025 with the Milwaukee Brewers on a one-year, $4.25 million contract. In 131 2/3 innings, Quintana logged 24 starts and finished with a 3.96 ERA. According to Baseball Savant, Quintana has a five-pitch arsenal: sinker […]
From Purple Row | 13 days ago | 4 reads
Takeaways from the Coachella Valley Invitational matches, including how we think NYCFC can cope with early-season injuries in the midfield and still without a natural option to start at center-forward.
From Hudson River Blue | 13 days ago | 1 read
New York Post | Cooper Albers: For the second straight year, the Yankees have been called out by the team that eliminated them in October — or at least, a member of that team. While attempting to complete the All-AL-East career, Isiah Kiner-Falefa revealed that the Blue Jays were hoping the Yankees beat out the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 13 days ago | 2 reads
Tuesday made for a busy day for the Atlanta Braves, as pitchers and catchers reported to the spring training facility in North Port, Florida. There were several storylines from the day, and in 2025 fashion, not all of them were great. Most notably, it was announced that starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach has some inflammation in […]
From Talking Chop | 13 days ago | 1 read
Georgia freshman Deniz Dilek was up 6-0, 2-0, then down 5-0 and 6-3 in the third set tiebreaker of the deciding match of this year's ITA Women's Division I Team Indoor Championships. A whole lot happened in between, but Dilek simply would not concede defeat, with the result a 4-3 victory for defending champion Georgia over a formidable Ohio State team.When Georgia took the courts this evening at
From ZooTennis | 13 days ago | 0 reads
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Missing two of its stars in the frontcourt, Illinois needed everyone on the court to do what they do well — with just a little bit more effort. “It was six dudes,” said head coach Brad Underwood. “We had one ball handler tonight.” The Illini came up just short, dropping a 92-90 […]
From The Champaign Room | 13 days ago | 1 read
The Seattle Seahawks started their regular season by losing to the San Francisco 49ers, ended their regular season by winning the NFC West and top seed over the 49ers in Santa Clara, started their postseason by vanquishing the 49ers at Lumen Field, and ending it with a Super Bowl triumph over the New England Patriots… […]
From Field Gulls | 13 days ago | 0 reads
PROVO — That’s a stinger. Iowa State drops a road test at BYU 83-69. Following a five game win streak, this was a tough game to have nearly everyone have a rough night, exasperated by a great shooting night for the Cougars. Iowa State moves to 7-6 in the conference and 19-6 overall while BYU improves […]
From Wide Right & Natty Lite | 13 days ago | 1 read
It finally happened! The Miami Hurricanes have earned the signature win for Jai Lucas and the school’s NCAA Tournament hopes. For the first time since January 18, 2022, UM defeated North Carolina on their home floor and has improved to 19-5 overall. The Canes needed to get a win, as they were 0-4 against top […]
From State of The U | 13 days ago | 1 read
The Dallas Mavericks (19-34) rolled their tank into Mortgage Matchup Center on Tuesday and offered little to no resistance against the Phoenix Suns (34-22) in a fart-and-fall-down 120-111 loss, the team’s eighth in a row. Naji Marshall scored 11 of his team-high 31 points in the fourth quarter in the fakest comeback attempt the NBA […]
From Mavs Moneyball | 13 days ago | 2 reads
The Virginia Tech Hokies (16-8, 5-6) are back on the road Wednesday for a critical ACC game against the No. 20 Clemson Tigers (20-4, 10-1). Virginia Tech badly needs a win after losing two in a row and three of its last four. While the competition has been stiff, with losses against Louisville, Duke and […]
From Gobbler Country | 13 days ago | 2 reads
Sounders are now estimated to be worth $915 million, up more than 10% from last year.
From Sounder At Heart | 13 days ago | 2 reads
How much grace do you want to extend to Marquette men’s basketball on a night when they had a chance to shoot for overtime on the road against a team that is the unofficial #30 team in the country in the AP poll? This has been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad season for […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 13 days ago | 0 reads
Tommy Marques has been talking about life at Barcelona after making his first-team debut on Saturday against Real Mallorca. The midfielder was a late substitute and became the ninth academy graduate to debut under Hansi Flick at Barcelona. Marques says knowing the coach is willing to trust in youth is a huge motivation, while he […]
From Barca Blaugranes | 13 days ago | 1 read
Today, the Colorado Rockies announced that they had signed Tomoyuki Sugano to a one year, $5.1 million contract. (Evan Lang has an overview here.) Later in the day, Jon Heyman shared more details of the signing: All of this raises an interesting question: What number will Sugano wear as a Rockie? Traditionally, he has worn […]
From Purple Row | 13 days ago | 3 reads
On this week’s episode of Rays Your Voice, we discuss the signing of right-handed pitcher Nick Martinez, who seemingly will round out the Rays rotation, at least to start the year. Darby and I break down what he brings to the pitching staff, and how his signing alters the roles of other pitchers like Steven […]
From DRaysBay | 13 days ago | 0 reads
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From Sounder At Heart | 13 days ago | 1 read
The Pacers (14-40) brought a conference-worst record into Madison Square Garden tonight. They average 110 points per game, practically the worst in the league. Their hosts, the New York Knicks (34*-20), had won nine of their last ten and were climbing up the power rankings again. Games don’t get more lopsided than this. Still, somehow, […]
From Posting and Toasting | 13 days ago | 1 read
Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa was ‘very satisfied’ with Castilla player David Jimenez’s performance at right-back in the team’s 2-0 win over Valencia on the weekend, according to a report from AS. It is said that the coach was already aware of the player’s potential, but the Spanish youngster somehow exceeded it in the […]
From Managing Madrid | 13 days ago | 0 reads
After the Los Angeles Clippers traded away James Harden at the NBA trade deadline, the luster of a Rockets versus Clippers matchup in Toyota Center make gave dulled a bit. Especially since the Clippers biggest return in that trade, Darius Garland would not be playing either. However, for a Rockets team that needs to gain […]
From The Dream Shake | 13 days ago | 1 read
According to ESPN’s Aaron Schatz, he projects the Indianapolis Colts to re-sign free agent safety Nick Cross, who just completed his second season with the franchise as a full-time starting safety: Big prediction for the offseason: The Colts will give a big extension to 25-year-old safety Nick Cross. He did well in my coverage DVOA metric and […]
From Stampede Blue | 13 days ago | 2 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers played their second overtime game in three days and found themselves on the other side of the result, beating the No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini 92-90. It’s a huge victory for the Badgers, who secured their second Quad 1 victory on the season and earned their second top-10 win on the road. […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 13 days ago | 1 read
Longtime Ravens safety and special teams ace Anthony ‘Co-Cap’ Levine Sr. has been named the team’s next special teams coordinator. Levine, 38, spent a decade in Baltimore as a core special teams contributor with an occasional role as a box safety. He retired after the 2021 season with 3,120 career special teams snaps and stayed […]
From Baltimore Beatdown | 13 days ago | 1 read
Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop in tonight. Let us hold the door for you. There’s no cover charge. Let us take your coat for you. There are still a few tables available. Bring […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 13 days ago | 1 read