Unless I am wrong, the Ty Simpson pick and how the Los Angeles Rams came to select him will be talked about throughout the 2026 season and beyond. But in 2026, every game will have the chance to show Simpson on your television screen, every talking head will be able to say that the Rams […]
Claimed off waivers from San Jose, parked in the press box, and never given a real chance. How do you even grade that?
Now that long-time Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar is retired, you’d love to pick his brain. Anze, remember all those first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers? How did it feel when your penalty kill was absolutely helpless against their power play? If nothing else, the future first ballot Hall of Famer and this…
The Houston Rockets are on the verge of being eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers, with Kevin Durant's true colors showing.
For many years I’ve been doing previews of both Missouri’s football team and its opponents heading into a given season. And one of the more notable stats that I cite is “returning production”. As usual, my guidance stems from our dearly beloved blogfather Bill C. and his five factors that contribute to his SP+ rating […]
The Tigers are somewhat intimidating, I’ll admit. They come into this series sixth in wRC+, but second (above the Braves) in xwOBA. Their rotation is fourth in fWAR, and the Braves will not see their one starter that’s been bad so far (Jack Flaherty). Those two things suggest something considerably weighty for the Braves to […]
Following a 4-8 season in 2024, expectations for Arizona football were low and nearly every team facing the Wildcats last season had the game marked down as a win. Having to “save face” in his first season put head coach Brent Brennan behind the eight ball. How did he respond? By rolling up his sleeves […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Kansas City Chiefs fans. You can see all of the recent survey results here. And be sure to check out FanDuel Sportsbook, the official sportsbook partner of SB Nation. Chiefs fans give their grades Most […]
Moisés Ballesteros has become a fine MLB hitter at age 22. Monday night, he hit his first career grand slam. Moisés Ballesteros is still very much a work in progress as a catcher. Monday night in his first start behind the plate this year, he got an ABS challenge wrong in the third inning, let […]
In Today’s Links: a look at the draft from the perspective of our division rivals, still available free agents, our Seattle Seahawks gather at the VMAC for workouts, a further look at our squad’s draft picks, a look at the depth chart, and more! Hope your Monday was okay. Today should be better. Thanks for […]
Barcelona have reportedly come up with two potential alternatives to Julian Alvarez as the race for the Argentina international hots up ahead of the summer window. Diego Simeone has claimed that Barca, PSG and Arsenal are all keen on Alvarez, with the forward being tipped to leave Atletico in the summer. According to Cadena SER, […]
After Friday night’s record-setting win over the Red Sox, Birdland should have been feeling good about the O’s winning their first AL East series of the season. After all, Baltimore went into the weekend with ace Trevor Rogers taking the ball Saturday and former top-5 Cy Young finisher Kyle Bradish pitching the series finale. Perfect […]
How are we feeling, Steelers Nation? The 2026 NFL Draft has come and gone. In many ways, the draft was a massive success. The city of Pittsburgh broke the NFL Draft attendance record — previously set by Detroit in 2024 — with a whopping 805,000 people in attendance over the weekend. The Steelers made 10 […]
Finn Keating is a self-described hustler. He’s the type of person who always needs to be busy. His classes at Providence College and relationships with his friends are valuable and fulfilling, but he’s eager for more. Keating has long known himself to dive deep into side projects to fill his time and his endless energy. […]
The Los Angeles Sparks have gone all-in on winning now. The two biggest moves they’ve made this offseason—trading away Rickea Jackson for Ariel Atkins and bringing back Nneka Ogwumike—signal their winning intentions. These actions have done two things. First, they’ve made the Sparks significantly older, adding nine-year vet Atkins and 15-year player Ogwumike, and secondly, […]
During the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected defensive tackle Christen Miller from Georgia to strengthen the trenches and reinforce its run defense. Here’s what you should know about his collegiate career as he competes for a starting position this offseason. Miller began his collegiate career at Georgia as […]
The Phillies are slowly trudging to the end of a brutal April that has seen them own the worst record in baseball here on April 28th. They’re already 10.5 games back of the division entering play yesterday and seven games back in the Wild Card. They aren’t dead yet, but they need to turn things […]
The Syracuse women’s basketball team added to their 2026-27 roster with the commitment of forward Destiny Robinson, a 6’0” player from New York State Champion St. Mary’s Prep. Robinson has been on Syracuse’s radar for a while now and will be the 2nd high school player in the 2026 class, joining Madison Howard. Robinson was […]
The big event of the offseason, the 2026 NFL Draft, has come and gone. The Dallas Cowboys, along with the rest of the league, are hopeful the players they added via the draft and those that went undrafted will be able to come in and upgrade their rosters. As far as the Cowboys are concerned, […]
The New England Patriots added nine players to their roster during the NFL Draft, which ran from April 23 to 25. New England spent significant draft capital on both sides of the ball as the team gears up for a potential return to the Super Bowl next season. The Patriots targeted prospects throughout the draft […]
First and foremost, I don’t plug our own work very often in this section, but if you’re looking for information on where the Mountain West and Pac-12 draft prospects have landed in the NFL, Mike has you covered. Pac-12, Mountain West investing in success, ‘need to have hope’ that College Football Playoff access awaits Jon […]
Nebraska had another great weekend with both baseball and softball wins and a spring volleyball win over Northern Colorado. And of course the NFL Draft was on and Emmett Johnson went in the 5th round. I don’t know about you, but I expected him to go higher. What did you think? Nebraska Johansson, Cohen take […]
As the calendar flips into another playoffless May this week for the Red Wings, we don’t have any breaking news, or much on the immediate horizon, for that matter. But we do have plenty to talk about stemming from the Red Wings’ locker cleanout media availabilities, as well as the first round of the NHL playoffs.
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East Carolina @ NC State | Tue, Apr 28 @ 6:00pm | ACCNX | Stats It’s only been two weeks since NC State and East Carolina last faced off, a game that resulted in a one-sided Wolfpack win, but the direction of the two teams since that game has been dramatically different. The Pirates exited […]