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(24-15) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (15-24) Norfolk Tides 4 Box Score It was a rude return to the Stripers for starting pitcher Carlos Carassco who was greeted with a three run home run in the first inning, along with an RBI single in the second for a grand total of four runs – which is more […]
The 2025 college football bowl schedule includes seven games involving a Big Ten team. Among those contests is the Iowa Hawkeyes against the Vanderbilt Commodores in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Big Ten Bowl Games Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Northwestern Wildcats Time: 1 p.m. ET Date: Friday, Dec. 26 Spread: Northwestern (-10.5) Total: 43.5 Moneyline: Wildcats -426, Chippewas +330 Prediction: Northwestern 27, Central Michigan 17 New Mexico Lobos vs. Minnesota Golden Gophe...
The Washington Commanders are hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day. This game doesn’t mean anything for the playoffs with both teams already eliminated. The Cowboys were knocked out of contention last week when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Commanders to clinch the NFC East. Washington is down to their third-string QB in Josh Johnson, […]
More discussion for the Cowboys and Commanders game. This is an open thread for game chat.
The Tulane Green Wave (5-7) will visit the UTSA Roadrunners (5-6) after losing three straight road games. UTSA vs. Tulane NCAA Game Info Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Time: 2 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: San Antonio, Texas Venue: UTSA Convocation Center Last Game For Each Team UTSA took a loss by a final score of 70-65 versus Columbia in their last outing. The squad was led by Ereauna Hardaway’s 17 points, six rebounds, seven assists and two steals and Cheyenne Rowe’s 15 poi...
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The Cleveland Browns (3-12) host a streaking Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) squad on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Huntington Bank Field. The Steelers have won three straight games. The Steelers are compiling 24.3 points per game on offense, which ranks them 11th in the NFL. On the defensive side of the ball, they rank 17th, giving up 23.3 points per game. The Browns rank third-worst in total yards per game on offense (266.3), but at least they’ve been playing well on the defensive side of the bal...
The Las Vegas Raiders promoted guard Atonio Mafi to their 53-man roster from the practice squad this week. Let’s take a closer look at Mafi: Size: 6-3, 330 pounds. NFL experience: The New England Patriots drafted him in the fifth round in 2023. He was waived in 2024. The Indianapolis Colts signed him and he […]
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the occasion and happiness to all on this day. The NBA has a big slate of games but, as is typical, the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t on the Christmas Day schedule this year. They play on Friday night versus the Los Angeles Clippers. You can bet Blazer’s Edge will […]
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 and Thunder are playing for the third time in […]
The Chicago Bears didn’t allow a single sack against the Green Bay Packers, which is the third time this year they have kept Caleb Williams from being sacked. So, with nothing to do this week on Sackwatch, I had to find something else to do, and I landed on a breakdown of the fourth-down touchdown […]
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, well, aside from missing baseball. But even that is creeping even closer. As we kill the time between now, Cubs Convention, pitchers and catchers reporting and Spring Training let’s celebrate the Cubs BCB style with a look back at 12 outstanding moments from the Cubs 2025 season […]
Good afternoon and Merry Christmas, Bears fans. My gift to you this year was an 11-win team that has already qualified for the playoffs that led by a head coach and quarterback tandem that is easy to rally around. I hope it is what you wanted. Even though Chicago’s football team has already clinched its first posseason appearance since 2020, there is still much to play for in these final two games. So let’s explore the Bears’ playoff scenarios entering Week 17. Chicago Bears Pla...
Merry Christmas Gooners! Arsenal FC are top of the table in both the Premier League and the Champions League right now. So indeed Season’s Greetings to Arsenal and their supporters, as the 2025-26 campaign has been very good to them so far. Will the holidays continue to be merry and bright when Arsenal hosts Brighton […] The post Arsenal Predicted Starting XI, Match Preview vs Brighton appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Coming off of their dominant 34-20 victory over the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos, Jaguar fans were in the midst of celebrating the team’s first playoff birth since 2022, when the unwelcome Christmas news dropped that another injury had befallen the Jacksonville roster. Lewis exited Sunday’s game late in the fourth quarter after having his […]
The Washington Commanders are hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day. This game doesn’t mean anything for the playoffs with both teams already eliminated. The Cowboys were knocked out of contention last week when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Commanders to clinch the NFC East. Washington is down to their third-string QB in Josh Johnson, […]
Anfield Awaits Fireworks as Liverpool vs Wolves in EPL Clash Liverpool vs Wolves Prediction The English Premier League The post Liverpool vs Wolves Prediction, Betting Tips & Match Preview appeared first on Soccer Scoop .
Arsenal have picked up a couple new injuries during this festive period. The EFL Cup quarterfinal extra time win over Crystal Palace came with a price, as forward Gabriel Martinelli had to be subbed off, with an unspecified injury. It is a knock of some sort, and he’s a 50/50 proposition for Saturday against Brighton […] The post Arsenal Team News vs Brighton: Gabriel Martinelli, Piero Hincapie appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Forget the presents, the NFC North is serving up a high-stakes Lions vs Vikings collision with playoff survival on the line. Detroit (8-7) heads into U.S. Bank Stadium to face Minnesota (7-8) on Christmas Day, where the holiday cheer will be in short supply for two rivals currently falling well short of pre-season expectations. For Detroit, their mission is simple: win out and hope for a lot of help to keep their postseason dreams alive. Meanwhile, the already eliminated Vikings, with...
Happy holidays—and a Merry Christmas—to all who celebrate. The NFL invites you to start your celebration with some NFL action today. As we have done in past seasons, our staff will be making weekly predictions for every game on the NFL schedule. Each of the Pride of Detroit staff will pick the moneyline (winner of […]
Week 17 of NFL action gets started this afternoon, with a trio of games that once held a lot of playoff intrigue. The reality is that football fans could be in for a long day of play featuring plenty of also-rans. First up it’s the Dallas Cowboys against the Washington Commanders. For many, this could […]
Our Week 17 picks for the 2025 NFL season are in! Bleeding Green Nation staff members are here to predict the winners of every game on the schedule. We’ll tally the results along the way and see who comes out on top at the end of the season. Feel free to post your own predictions […]
I have a confession: I’m a casual fan. No, not of the Celtics, silly. I think 20 years of coverage qualifies me for “die-hard” status, but that’s just me. No, I’m a casual fan of the Bruins, Red Sox, and Patriots. It has been decades since I watched a Bruins game all the way through. […]
Welcome to Oilersnation’s top 10 stories of the year, where we count down the most-read stories you, the reader, clicked on in 2025. This story dates back to early September, over a year after Dylan Holloway signed his offer sheet to leave the Edmonton Oilers and join the St. Louis Blues. With what had been…
On Dec. 22, 2022, Bret Bielema received a Christmas present from Starkville, Mississippi: Ole Miss Quarterback Luke Altmyer transferring to the Illinois Fighting Illini. With three years of eligibility remaining, it would give Bielema and the Illini some much-needed time and the option of stability under center. The first year did not go entirely as […]