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UPDATE: Beating the tanking Nets just got easier for the Lakers. Luka Dončić and Rui Hachimura were originally listed as questionable to play, but have now been upgraded to available. Luka will now get one game closer to the 65-game threshold he must reach to be eligible for the end-of-season awards. Hachimura has missed the […]
The Cleveland Browns opened as 7.5-point underdogs on the road against the Chicago Bears ahead of their Week 15 match-up, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under on the game is 40.5. The Browns (3-10) are coming off of a 31-29 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Special teams performed poorly again, but the defense joined the […]
A day after a shootout thriller in Toronto, the Montreal Canadiens were right back in action, this time against the St. Louis Blues at the Bell Centre. With two-straight shootout wins on the books, they had a chance to stretch their win streak to three, but came up short with a disappointing 4-3 loss in front of their home crowd. Earlier in the day we found out that Samuel Montembeault would miss the game due to illness. With how inconsistent the Habs were defensively, one could easily wo...
1914 The White Sox purchased future Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins from Connie Mack and the Philadelphia A’s. The price was incredible by on 1914 standards: $50,000 went to Mack, $15,000 went to Collins as a signing bonus, and then Collins was tendered a five-year, guaranteed deal worth $75,000! AL president Ban Johnson (before there was a commissioner, […]
After a heartbreaking loss to Penn State, Rutgers football began what will be one of its most turbulent off-seasons in recent memory this week, while the men’s basketball team was crushed in its most recent games. From the start of Big Ten play for both basketball programs to Women’s Swim and Diving’s tournament in Minnesota, […]
Penn State will head into the Pinstripe Bowl as a slight underdog against Clemson, according to FanDuel. The Tigers are a 2.5-point favorite over the Nittany Lions when the teams meet in New York on December 27. It took Penn State until the last week to get their sixth win and gain bowl eligibility. Following […]
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It only took one week for Saint Mary’s to move back into the top spot of the men’s Other Top 25. Each of the top seven teams from last week are in the top seven once again with some shifting. The Gaels, who were No. 2 last week, are 9-1 this season with their lone […]
Game Twenty Nine: Tampa Bay Lightning (16-10-2) at Toronto Maple Leafs (13-11-4) Time: 7:30 PM EST Location: Scotiabank Arena, The Big Smoke TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, NHL Network, Amazone Prime (in Canada), TVAS, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -120 Know the Opponents: Pension Plan Puppets When the schedule wizards threw together their matrix, they probably thought that this would make for a pretty nice match-up. Little did they know that it would be a bat...
The Los Angeles Rams needed a get-right game heading into Week 14 following a loss to the Carolina Panthers. That’s exactly what they got, beating the Arizona Cardinals 45-17. Whenever the Rams have needed to get back on track, the Cardinals have played that role well. Matthew Stafford was back to his MVP self while […]
Another Sunday and another loss for the Las Vegas Raiders, dropping their 11th division game in a row and fourth consecutive contest to the Denver Broncos. But let’s check in and see how Week 14 fared for a few old friends: Keisean Nixon, Josh Jacobs and Jakobi Meyers. Keisean Nixon Nixon has gone from being […]
The backup goalkeeper made 5 appearances this season, allowing just 0.71 goals per 90 minutes while comping a record of 3W-0D-2L.
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza would be a perfect fit for the Miami Dolphins, but they won't have a chance to draft him.
Fran Brown signed the best Syracuse Orange recruiting class since the rankings services began. The 2026 class ranked 27th by ESPN, 29th by Rivals and 31st by 247. With the signatures fresh, and a bit of time before the transfer portal officially opens, here are some thoughts from the TNIAAM team. Which player(s) are you […]
The Green Bay Packers are fortunate that, despite a great rushing performance from his team throughout the entire second half, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson decided instead to put Sunday’s game in Caleb Williams’ hands on the critical fourth-and-one. Now, Green Bay has two weeks to make sure that doesn’t happen to them again […]
At his end of the season press conference back in October, Tigers president of baseball operations, Scott Harris, spent a lot of time talking about his players. Certainly the collapse of offensive production for several players, most notably star left fielder Riley Greene, played a major role as the club staggered through September, barely hanging […]
The Atlanta Falcons are keeping ugly company these days. With their ninth loss of the season, our favorite team is now: This is a terrible era by any standard, and if it’s not quite up there with the longest and most depressing historic stretches in NFL history, there’s still time for the Falcons to get […]
The winter meetings have started, and rumors are flying around everywhere. The Pirates are getting perhaps the biggest pop from rumors that they’ve offered a four-year deal to Kyle Schwarber. How much money was in the four-year offer? Well, Dan Szymborski has one idea: The actual rumors have the Pirates offering him something north of […]
Maybe it was the football team winning the ACC Championship or just that the Lady Hokies were having a tough day, but the Lady Blue Devils came to Cassell on the first weekend in December and defeated the Hokies pretty soundly. The reality of sports with long seasons is that you are going to take […]
The college football regular season has wrapped up, and this is the last week of the MWCConnection Football Rankings for 2025. Let us know what you think and feel free to drop your own rankings in the comments section. 1) Boise State (+1) The Broncos pulled it off again. Despite an inconsistent season and dropping […]
Next up, in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back starting pitching by remembering season with J.T. Ginn. How was he acquired? The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Ginn with the 30th overall selection of the 2018 MLB draft but chose to honor his commitment to Mississippi State instead of signing with the Dodgers. […]
Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
On July 30, 2024, Gerrit Cole was scratched from his start in Philadelphia due to “general body fatigue.” Without many options to overcome this, the Yankees turned to one of their top pitching prospects in the minors, promoting Will Warren to make his major league debut. Warren would make six total appearances in 2024 as […]
There is a new No, 1 in the women’s Other Top 25 for the first time this season. Princeton has moved pasted Richmond for the top spot. The Tigers are 9-1 this season with the lone loss coming to then-No. 9 Maryland back on Nov. 16. Five of their nine wins have come over teams […]
The diminutive shortstop played Gold Glove-caliber defense as a surprising starter for the Braves, but his offensive production was the worst in baseball, making it only a one-year escapade with Atlanta for the 27-year-old. How acquired The Braves traded for Allen on November 11, 2024, sending minor league pitcher Jared Johnson to the Athletics. At […]
The last few months of the Giannis Antetokounmpo saga in Milwaukee have played out like a girl picking a flower, wondering whether her crush loves her or not. It’s been the worst-kept secret in the NBA. One of the best players in basketball has been the victim of poor roster construction around him for the […]