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The San Diego Padres needed a win like Wednesday afternoon’s. As the Padres bludgeoned the San Francisco Giants, 7-1, to salvage the series finale, they finally put together an offense that matched what it looks like on paper. The club (after only recording nine extra-base hits going into Wednesday’s contest) had five XBH, including four […]
To the surprise of many in baseball, Luis Severino left New York, where he’d pitched for both the Yankees and Mets, and signed a three-year, $67 million deal with the Athletics before the 2025 season. It wasn’t long before Severino complained about the conditions at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento. And it’s no wonder — […]
To those in the FCS know, it’s no secret that Illinois State faces a herculean task this weekend. After soundly beating Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond last Saturday, the Redbirds are again sent on the road for the second round of the playoffs. This time their travels take them to the hardest place and situation to […]
The Portland Trail Blazers head into the Motor City for their first look at the surging Detroit Pistons. The Blazers team is banged up and battling. With five players sitting and a host of others nursing bumps and bruises, Portland is fresh off a solid victory over Cleveland, giving the team a 1-1 record on […]
Offensive Summary Oregon has continued to have a very balanced offense with strong yards per play numbers in both the run and pass games. Unlike recent seasons however, in two of the six quadrants hythloday and I track this offense is only average. Though very efficient in the run game the Ducks have not been […]
The Las Vegas Raiders have been a struggling franchise most of their time in Las Vegas. There has been one player who has been consistent throughout the Vegas era, and that is defensive Maxx Crosby. Crosby is regarded as a top-five defensive end in the league. He has 50.6 sacks since 2020 and is the […]
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). […]
Cincinnati Bengals (4-8) Fresh off their most convincing victory of the season, a 32-14 trouncing over the Ravens on Thanksgiving, the Bengals will look to sustain momentum this coming Sunday. It won’t come any easier, as they’ll have to take on an eight-win Buffalo Bills squad who need a win for playoff hopes and positioning. […]
Fans across the conference will be divided, and the circumstances that led to Boise State and UNLV making the championship game have others feeling salty. Let’s take a look at this week’s championship game and who you should be pulling for. UNLV @ Boise State (Friday 6:00 pm MT) TV: Fox The game many of […]
It’s that time of the offseason once again, as the Winter Meetings are set to get underway this Sunday down in Orlando, Florida. If you believe the current headlines, this should be an “active” Winter Meetings and hopefully we’ll be seeing Atlanta Braves President/General Manager Alex Anthopoulos getting in on the action as well. The […]
It’s early signing day and we’re going to introduce you to the new members of the 2026 Syracuse Orange. Up next is… Name: Kordae Houston Position: Defensive line Height: 6’ 2” (listed in other spots as 6’1” and 6’4”) Weight: 285 lbs. Hometown: Dallas, TX High School: South Oak Cliff What’d recruiting sites say?: Three-stars on ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals How’d […]
The Orioles traded Andrew Kittredge to the Cubs at the trade deadline last July. Baltimore received a 17-year-old shortstop prospect, and Chicago gained a veteran reliever with a club option for 2026. The Cubs could have kept Kittredge around for the upcoming season, but Baltimore wanted him back. The Orioles reacquired the 35-year-old by sending […]
Happy Friday everyone! As we head into the weekend prior to the Winter Meetings, we’ve got everything you need to know for the day. In Mariners news… Around the league…
Good morning Dawg fans and happy Friday! It was a very busy National Signing Day for the Huskies as they finished with the 13th best recruiting class in the country! Let’s get to the Dots! Football Dots That’s all for today, so thank you for making Dots a part of your morning and as always, […]
Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: Check out the Chargers’ injury report from Wednesday (Chargers.com) Here’s why Omarion Hampton and Kimani Vidal are excited to team up down the stretch (Chargers.com) Could the Chargers be forced to play both Herbert and Lance given the former’s […]
The Cleveland Browns will host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in a game that is not exactly primetime material. Tennessee enters the game riding a seven-game losing streak, which has them in the running for the No. 1 overall selection in the NFL Draft for a second consecutive year. Cleveland is right behind them, having […]
#1 – Assists percentage through the roof The Celtics are dead last in assist percentage this season, with an assist on only 56.5% of their baskets. This is directly linked to Boston’s huge tendency to lean on isolation, especially with Jaylen Brown. Last night, as the Celtics’ go-to guy was resting, the team needed to […]
The Boston Celtics dominated the Washington Wizards in the nation’s capital, with their revamped defensive approach playing a pivotal role in the victory. Before the season, coach Joe Mazzulla talked about playing to the strengths of his new roster. On offense that meant welcoming the idea of taking fewer threes as the Celtics lost some […]
The Toronto Raptors will be hosting the Charlotte Hornets for their third of four games this season in the midst of a homestand. In the last few weeks, they’ve already faced the Hornets twice, splitting the first two games with each team winning at home. Charlotte’s record is 6-16, proving how up and (mostly) down […]
The 2025 bowl matchups are slowly materializing, and the third one to be finalized features a pair of 9-3 teams. The South Florida Bulls (9-3, 6-2 American) will play the Old Dominion Monarchs (9-3, 6-2 Sun Belt) in the 2025 StaffDNA Cure Bowl. The Cure Bowl kicks off from Orlando on Dec. 17, with both […]
It’s no question that when Illinois plays a team it should beat, the Illini lay down the hammer. But when it’s a difficult game…. well, we know how it usually ends. The stats back that up: But the Illini are 0-2 this season away from Champaign, which includes losses to No. 11 Alabama (United Center) […]
Fresh off their 27-9 victory over Michigan last week, Ohio State will be playing in their first Big Ten Championship Game since 2020, as they’ll square off with Indiana on Saturday night in Indianapolis. The battle between the Buckeyes and Hoosiers for the conference crown will be the 64th matchup all-time between the top two […]
With three rotation holes to fill, the San Diego Padres have no doubt been monitoring the dollars that have been given out to starting pitchers to this point in free agency. The contracts imply that addressing the pitching needs through free agency may not be attainable for San Diego from a monetary standpoint. Thomas Conroy […]
The Milwaukee Bucks are having a roller coaster season that has seen some real lows but also incredible highs. They will look to start a winning streak against the Philadelphia 76ers, who defeated the Bucks on November 20th, 123-114. Where We’re At Good luck understanding the Milwaukee Bucks. In the last preview, I said the […]
Georgia’s defense is one of the better ones in the country – let’s get that out of the way first. They’re not putting up absurdly high tackle for loss numbers like Oklahoma or ridiculous stuff rates like Auburn, nor do they have the lockdown secondary metrics like Alabama. But they’re very good in pretty much […]
Pennsylvania State, easily one of the top two or three openings, stands at the alter like a bride whose cake has been left out in the rain. Groom didn’t show. She looked over at best man, whom she’d been zoomin’ with, asked “How about you?” at which point he booked for the parking lot, tossing […]