It’s easy to focus on the negatives following Ohio State’s 13-10 loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game. Even with the setback, the Buckeyes still posted a 12-1 record so far this season and are the two seed in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State is a top contender to win the national […]
Ouch. The Montreal Canadiens looked like they were taking the dog for a walk early on against the New York Rangers. Ahead 3-0 and cruising…and then bad stuff happened. Before you knew, the Rangers were only down one at the intermission. The Habs restored the lead to 4-2 but then gagged that away, as well,…
If a divisional game is a four-point matchup, then back-to-back, home-and-home divisional games are worth eight points in the standings. This is certainly true when looking at the Metropolitan Division right now. All eight Metro teams were in action last night, and all but Columbus secured at least one point in the standings. The shootout […]
The Cubs decided to go old-school in 2005 and 2006. From 1993-2004 they had put names on the back of home uniforms. Names had been on the back of Cubs road uniforms since 1982. But in 2005 management decided to go back to the pre-1993 look and take the names off. What they did not […]
Most other weeks, Carolina’s ho-hum performance against USC Upstate might raise a few questions, but I think fans should give them a pass on this one. Take it from someone who was in that situation not too long ago, exam week games are often a bit of a slog. No matter how good of a […]
The San Diego Padres have been part of various trade rumors since the MLB Winter Meetings. There has not been nearly as much conversation or coverage about their free-agent targets, if there are any. San Diego has three spots to fill in the rotation after Dylan Cease and Michael King reached free agency and Yu […]
Courtesy of UNM Athletics New Mexico Lobos vs. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in the PIT Mountain West Connection – Game PreviewBy Roger A. Holien The New Mexico Lobos close out their non-conference schedule Sunday afternoon when they host Florida Gulf Coast at The Pit. Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m. local time, with the game […]
The Husker women are looking to keep pace with the men and win their 11th game of the season. Early in her tenure, Amy Williams was a defense-first coach but it has been easy to see a change in philosophy in the two or three recent seasons toward more offensive production and pace. Her penchant […]
Barcelona’s next game is against Guadalajara in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday in a match which is likely to see Hansi Flick rotate his side and offer minutes to fringe players. The Barcelona boss also has a big decision about who to play in goal. Marc-Andre ter Stegen is fit again after surgery and […]
With last Thursday night’s loss at the Detroit Lions, the Dallas Cowboys are 0-2-1 against the NFC North this season, and have their final opportunity to get a win against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. The best division in football from a year ago has given the Cowboys a lot of trouble in 2025 […]
Welcome to Saints Gameday! Today: Carolina Panthers (7-6) at New Orleans Saints (3-10) The Saints face the Panthers at home in the Caesars Superdome today in Week 15. The season hasn’t been what we hoped for, but a win at home over a division rival will certainly make things brighter for Saints fans. Here are your […]
The start of the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season has not been kind to the ACC. The conference has seen two teams that began the season ranked in the top 10 tumble all the way out of the top 25. In the latest AP Top 25 poll, every ACC that is still ranked is ranked […]
Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson is “likely to return to practice this week,” according to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport. RapSheet adds that Johnson has “eyes on facing the Commanders or Bills.” Johnson returning sooner than later from the Lisfranc injury that’s caused him to miss at least four games would […]
In case you missed the early morning news, the Arizona Diamondbacks have pulled off the rare “trade away your player and re-sign him in the offseason” move with Merrill Kelly.
Let’s start there today.
When the Diamondbacks traded Kelly to the Rangers this July, they landed Kohl Drake (#6 prospect in the D-Backs system), Mitch Bratt (#9), and David Hagaman (#15), a tidy sum for a 36-year-old rental starter. And now they get him back, albeit at a very substantial $20M per year for tw...
The Cleveland Browns head into Week 15’s action with the fourth overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft order, as well as the Jacksonville Jaguars selection late in the first round. After Week 14’s loss to the Tennessee Titans, all possibilities are available to the Browns, especially with their difficult finishing schedule. Besides their own […]
Manchester United will be looking to achieve something on Monday that they have not done since May 20, 2023: beat Bournemouth. Since claiming a third-straight win vs. Bournemouth, United would lose 3-0 at Old Trafford before drawing 2-2 at the Vitality Stadium, followed by another humiliating 3-0 defeat at home. Their next meeting would come […]
The Knicks punched their ticket to the NBA Cup title game on Saturday night, coming out on top in a back-and-forth affair with the Orlando Magic in Las Vegas. Not only did that game improve the team’s real record to 18-7 and allow them to play for the questionably important NBA Cup on Tuesday against […]
Prior to the win against the Florida Panthers earlier in the week, there was a special conversation between friends that aired ESPN. Erik Johnson, now an analyst with the network, visited Colorado Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog at his home for a one-on-one interview. The two covered a variety of topics including the Captain’s near three-year […]
Reports: Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks agree to 2-year, $40M deal https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47302930/reports-merrill-kelly-diamondbacks-agree-2-year-40m-deal Arizona Diamondbacks, Merrill Kelly on verge of reunion https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2025/12/14/merrill-kelly-contract-diamondbacks/87762366007/ James will have Merrill Kelly’s review on January 3rd. Ketel Marte to play in World Baseball Classic for Dominican Republic https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizon...
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links … NFL Week 15 predictions, fantasy sleepers, QB notes, bets – ESPNSolak: Don’t be surprised if … The Eagles’ offense looks totally fixed. The outcome in Los Angeles was terrible, but Philly tried a lot of good things — things Eagles fans have been asking for […]
Atlético de Madrid were not rolling all on cylinders when Valencia came to town for a Saturday afternoon showdown at the Metropolitano. But thanks to the efforts of two long-serving record-holders, a fatigued Atlético emerged victorious from a tougher-than-expected test against the relegation-threatened visitors. Koke and Antoine Griezmann scored either side of a Lucas Beltrán […]
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With Shedeur Sanders being named the starter for the remainder of the regular season, fans and analysts are wondering what would have happened if the Cleveland Browns had chosen to start Sanders earlier in the season. To be blunt, not much would have changed, but everyone is just assuming based on their expectations for the […]
Sheary scrutiny, Miller upheaval, a looming “reset,” and fresh questions about Braden Schneider—this week’s NHL media circuit had plenty to say about the Rangers.
The Vancouver Canucks made a couple more moves on Sunday, however, both of them were internal transactions. The Canucks announced they've placed Elias Pettersson on injured reserve, and they've also activated Marco Rossi ahead of their game against the New Jersey Devils. Pettersson hits the shelve thanks to an upper-body injury. General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that F Elias Pettersson has been placed on IR (retroactive to Dec. 5) and F Marco Rossi has been activated from IR. &mdas...