Last season you could write an opus teasing the opening of the SEC Conference play. In the long history of college basketball, and the SEC in particular, no conference had ever been so good. At the top, and the middle, and even the bottom of the league, everyone was quality. Oklahoma finished 6-12 in the […]
Amanda Serrano will defend her pair of featherweight world titles and Holly Holm will look to win her first boxing title in over a decade tonight in separate bouts from Puerto Rico. Serrano will be putting her WBA and WBO belts on the line against Reina Tellez, while Holm is challenging WBA lightweight titlist Stephanie […]
The first weekend of the new year is here, and the wind down from the holidays continues as we await some movement from the Yankees. With Tatsuya Imai off the board, the pitching market might start moving which could free them up to swipe a low-level starter or something similar, but we’re mainly just waiting […]
The Laval Rocket capped off their 2025 calendar year with a three-game winning streak to sit atop the AHL’s North Division. Awaiting them in the new year was the Utica Comets, a team sitting last in the division, but one that the Rocket have often stumbled against while on a hot streak. Despite a 7-1-0 record against the Comets last year, the Rocket could not afford to take Utica lightly as they looked to continue their winning ways.
With the team playing well, the Rocket kept their lineu...
The Cleveland Cavaliers knew that Jaylon Tyson would be important to their future. They selected him 20th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft, knowing that they would only have so many chances to improve this roster on the margins as their financial situation would only grow tighter moving forward. It was important that they hit […]
It turns out signing Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami was the exception, and not a permanent change of the unwritten rule stating that the Chicago White Sox never win free-agent sweepstakes. General manager Chris Getz reportedly tried to sign another Japanese free agent, but this time he came up short. There was some brief excitement that […]
On the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ (11-5, 3-0 WCC) way to handling the last-place Seattle U Redhawks (4-10, 0-3 WCC) on the road, 85-59, coach Lisa Fortier reached a personal milestone. She recorded her 300th career victory in 379 opportunities with the Zags, the fastest coach to do so in program history. Redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker […]
We talk about this on ACC Roundup today but it’s such a striking, strange if not shocking end to that game that it deserves more attention. The Irish were up 71-68 with 9.9 to play. Cal brought the ball in and Dai Dai Ames took it up court. Logan Imes was pressuring him but appeared […]
Jaylen Brown never got the chance to be a number one option in the NBA. When he was drafted by Boston, he was playing behind Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford. Just one year later, Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, and Jayson Tatum joined the team, and all it took was one amazing playoff run from Jayson […]
Despite all the transfer business that Liverpool did this summer, one move alluded The Reds: the attempted transfer of Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace at a cut-rate fee with just a year left to go on his contract. That failed move seems to have had worse reprocussions for Liverpool than initially anticipated, especially after the […]
49ers vs. Seahawks: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions (paywall)“Kawakami: 49ers 23, Seahawks 20. In contrast to the 49ers’ last few games, field position and field goals should be enormous in this game. Nobody’s likely to put up 400 yards. There won’t be 10 huge plays; maybe just two or three. And presuming George Kittle is back, […]
Final session before the derby – FC BarcelonaBarça finished off their preparations on Friday at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper for Saturday’s Catalan derby against Espanyol, kick off 9pm CET. This season Barcelona’s city rivals are having an excellent campaign in La Liga sitting in fifth place in the table on 33 points, 13 behind […]
The Miami Dolphins season will come to an end tomorrow after they take on the New England Patriots. It’s been an interesting season with plenty of ups and downs. RB De’Von Achane has had a phenomenal season while QB Tua Tagovailoa regressed and ended up being benched for a seventh round rookie. Speaking of the […]
It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats begin Big 12 Conference play with a visit to the Utah Utes. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Utah game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Utah? Arizona-Utah will be shown on Peacock. James Westling (play-by-play) and Matt Muehlebach […]
Good morning, now that the holidays are behind us, I can’t wait for the winter to be over. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 20-16 and have the night off. They play again tomorrow at 2 pm against the Detroit Pistons. Today’s Game of the Day This is a Western Conference showdown worth tuning into. Most of […]
After finishing each of the last two seasons with 4-13 records, the New England Patriots managed to win 13 games in 2025 and might not be done either. In their regular season finale on Sunday, after all, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel will play host to a Miami Dolphins squad that has been […]
After a second-half defensive collapse against the San Diego Toreros in the Jenny Craig Pavilion to end 2025, the No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (15-1, 3-0 WCC) started 2026 lacking spirit and connectiveness with one another against a terrific Seattle U Redhawks team (12-4, 1-2 WCC) led by the bright fifth-year coach Chris Victor. The seventh […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Joe Veleno says Martin St-Louis’s fitness level is a source of intimidation for the Canadiens’ opponents. [ TVA Sports ]
What a Team USA B team with Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield would look like. [ The Athletic ]
Mike Matheson took part in Montreal’s optional skate in Raleigh yesterday, an indication that he may be good to go today. [ La Presse ]
With the Canadiens set to play a Colorado Avalanche team wearing their Nordiques alternate je...
At NBA Stats, there’s a tab that registers players’ “hustle” numbers. A lot of it is what you’d expect: deflections, recovered loose balls, and drawn charges. The dirty work. The stuff of Tommy Points. The first column, however, is not necessarily about “hustle.” It’s screen assists. Screen assists are a complimentary stat for sure, but […]
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are Duke’s Mayo Bowl Champs! Led by a career night from senior QB Robby Ashford, the Deacs took down the Mississippi State Bulldogs 43-29 to claim one of the most coveted rewards in all of college football—4.5 gallons of mayonnaise. This game started off fast. The Bulldogs won the coin […]
Duke hosted Boston College on Thursday and it was a blowout, with Duke winning 100-49. After a tough start to the season, the Blue Devils have now won five straight, none of them at all close. Duke forced 20 turnovers and Boston College hit just 4-21 of their three point attempts (19%) and 21-59 overall […]
HELLO AND WELCOME TO 2026! It’s the first Saturday of the year, and since we’re past the majority of the college football playoffs/bowl games, there is A TON of college basketball on national television today! I’m counting 37 games in total, split 36 for the men and one for the women. The one women’s game […]
The games are coming thick and fast for Sunderland, and on Sunday we head to a new stadium to take on Tottenham Hotspur. What can we expect from Thomas Frank’s team? Gav sat down for a chat with Ricky Sacks, the host of Last Word On Spurs, to find out more. On today’s show: All […]
LOS ANGELES — There are a handful of players more important to LA’s success this season than Jake LaRavia. But on Friday night, he took center stage for the Lakers. With Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura currently sidelined with calf issues, LaRavia stepped into the starting lineup and delivered 21 points and nine rebounds in LA’s […]
The San Antonio Spurs are entering a strange stretch of their season to start the new year. After defeating the Indiana Pacers, 123-113 in Indianapolis, they’ll travel back to San Antonio for a matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers on the second game of a back-to-back. It’s the first of three series of back-to-back games […]