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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!
Greetings! Let’s do this again! Through all the ups, downs, blowout wins and gut-wrenching losses, your Washington State Cougars are headed to the postseason for the 10th time in 11 seasons. The even crazier part? The only season in which WSU didn’t make a bowl featured a No. 1 over all NFL Draft pick and […]
The Knicks head to Boston riding a four-game streak, while the Celts continue to scrap without Jayson Tatum thanks to Jaylen Brown’s scoring and Payton Pritchard’s occasional hot hand. Boston fires up huge shot volumes, but New York arrives with the stronger rebounding, a steadier offense, and better two-way balance. As long as this doesn’t […]
1. The Chicago Bears (9-3) and New England Patriots (11-2) are the two best teams in their respective conferences. Just like we figured before the season, right? Two teams led by second-year quarterbacks with new head coaches, at that. In the weirdest year of NFL football we’ve seen in a while, it’s perfect to see […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs last faced the Grizzlies two weeks ago, where the […]
Now that Will Stein has arrived in Lexington, he’s hard at work assembling his first official coaching staff of Kentucky football. It appears the first hire has been made. According to Mike Craven of Texas Football, Kentucky is hiring UT San Antonio offensive coordinator Justin Burke as the program’s next offensive coordinator. Burke will replace […]
In the final regular season rankings of the 2025 college football season, the College Football Playoff placed Georgia Tech 22nd, moving up one spot after losing to #3 Georgia last weekend. Tech is essentially guaranteed to be ranked going into their bowl game (which will be announced on Sunday) as they do not play another […]
How Acquired Kade was the 307th pick I the 2025 MLB Draft and was signed for $2,500.What Were Expectations?Due to a lengthy injury history, there were absolutely no expectations for Kade upon signing for the Braves. After pitching in 17 games his freshman year at Alabama, the next two years for Kade were tough as […]
I hope everybody’s staying warm (if you’re somewhere where the temperature is dipping and the weather is ugly outside) and having a good evening tonight. Enjoy the open thread, y’all. Here’s a random clip:
What a win for Manchester City! A truly tale of two halves as the team was at one point up 5-1, then let Fulham get the jump on them for most of the second half. The win means City cement itself near the top of the table and live to fight fully for the title. […]
The College Football Playoff committee released another batch of rankings ahead of conference championship week. As expected, Texas A&M fell four spots in the rankings to 7th after its 27-17 loss to Texas in Austin to finish out the regular season. The Aggies finished the regular season at 11-1. As expected, the Aggies are a […]
The Wednesday college basketball schedule includes eight games featuring a CAA team in play. Among those games is the Furman Paladins taking on the Elon Phoenix. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference. How to Bet on CAA Games Best CAA Spread Bet Today: Elon vs. Furman The data strongly suggests betting on Elon in this one. The model favors them while DraftKings has Furman favored and the difference between the two is 4.5 points. ...
There are four games on the college basketball schedule on Wednesday that feature Horizon League teams, and we have best bets recomendations. That includes the Wright State Raiders versus the Youngstown State Penguins. How to Bet on Horizon League Games Best Horizon League Spread Bet Today: Youngstown State vs. Wright State While DraftKings has Youngstown State winning by 3.5, the model has Wright State taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (6.1 ...
After a UCF win moved BYU to 11-1, BYU remained at 11 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday ahead of conference championship weekend. BYU is one spot ahead of Miami and a spot behind 10-2 Notre Dame. BYU is one of five Big 12 teams ranked along with Texas Tech (4), Utah (15), […]
UConn women’s basketball smoked the USF Bulls, 85-51, in a wire-to-wire victory in Tampa on Tuesday. Sarah Strong notched her fourth double-double of the season with a team-high 14 points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists. Blanca Quiñonez put up 13 points, hitting 3-4 shots from deep, while Azzi Fudd and Ashlynn Shade […]
Another notable starting pitcher is off the board, and although it’s not another guy at the top of the market, it *IS* another Toronto Blue Jays signing. I guess coming within a foot of winning the World Series makes you extra hungry. Cody Ponce is coming back from Asia, and he’s doubled the record for pitchers coming back to MLB straight from Korea: Right-hander Cody Ponce and the Toronto Blue Jays are finalizing a three-year, $30 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESP...
Kansas, once again without Darryn Peterson, hosts the Connecticut Huskies, ranked 5th in the AP poll. The game starts at 8pm Jayhawk Time, and will be broadcast on ESPN. UConn opened as a 1.5 point favorite, but once it was confirmed that Peterson is out, the line moved to Connecticut -2.5. The Jayhawks will have […]
The Blue Jays have signed Cody Ponce who pitched in the KBO last year. Cody went 17-1 with a 1.89 ERA and was the KBO’s MVP. He’s a RHP, 31 years old. He adds to a deep starting rotation, unless they see him as a reliever. He played for the Pirates in 2020 and 2021. […]
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone praised Raphinha before Tuesday’s clash with Barcelona and had some more kind words for the Brazilian after the game. Raphinha equalised for Barcelona and put in another brilliant performance for Hansi Flick’s side. Simeone made it clear exactly how highly he rates the Brazilian afterwards. “Raphinha is an incredible player. […]
Indiana (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Minnesota (4-4, 0-0 Big Ten) on Wednesday evening at Williams Arena, otherwise known as The Barn, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hoosiers are coming off of their third 100-point outing of the season in a 100-56 victory over Bethune-Cookman that followed their lone premier non-conference matchup […]
Signing Day is here once again. Below is each verbal commit listed under their respective team. Listed for each team are the numbers for confirmed signings. Signings were confirmed primarily through direct conversations with players (I personally spoke with around 200 players), although some were confirmed through their tweets or else other sources. The identity […]
With news that Tyson Foerster won’t be available for quite a while, the Philadelphia Flyers called up forward Carl Grundstrom from Lehigh Valley Tuesday evening. Transaction: We have recalled forward Carl Grundstrom from the @LVPhantoms (AHL). pic.twitter.com/kVoFMfpslj — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) December 2, 2025 Grundstrom, who just turned 28 on Monday, has one game under his belt this season as a Flyer. He played 10:17 in a 3-2 overtime loss to Ottawa back on Nov. 6. ...
The North Texas Mean Green are still in the Eric Morris era, until the team’s historic 2025 run finally concludes. North Texas awaits an American Conference Championship Game and potential College Football Playoff appearance, but first, the program set its sights to next year. Neal Brown was named the head coach of the Mean Green […]
One of my favorite things about the first year of following the Ben Johnson experience has been that he does not mince words. And when it comes to players, the Chicago Bears head coach is straight and to-the-point while not going overboard. It is a tough balance to strike, but one the first-year coach is handling well. However, his commentary about Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and the passing game raised some eyebrows: From Monday ( transcription via Pro Football Talk ): “We go...
Game Details When: Tuesday, December 2, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange basketball team is back in action, hosting the 13th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers in the ACC/SEC Challenge from the JMA Wireless Dome. Syracuse (4-3) is set to play its fourth straight quadrant one opponent in Tennessee (7-1). The Vols represent the last of the quadrant one variety in the non-conference schedule. […]