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Ah screw it, bring on the Celtics. The Sixers out battled the Orlando Magic 109-97 in the first round of the Eastern Conference Play-In tournament Wednesday night. They have now earned the seventh seed in the East and will take on Boston in the first round of the playoffs, beginning Sunday afternoon. Tyrese Maxey led […]
The demand for centers around the NHL continues to reach a boiling point, with injuries and other situations leaving many teams in the lurch. Second-line centers are very hard to come by, but that's what seemingly everyone's looking for. One name that's been on the rumor mill once again lately is the Boston Bruins ' Casey Mittelstadt. Insider Frank Seravalli wondered about the demand for him. The player was a healthy scratch over the weekend, and now is playing on the wing. The Col...
On Monday night the Seattle Seahawks dispatched the Houston Texans 27-19 in a game that did not feel anywhere near as close as the final score. With that victory in the books, and Seattle in a three-way logjam atop the NFC West, it appeared likely that the team would coast into the bye week with […]
As starting quarterback Geno Smith said after the Las Vegas Raiders’ recent loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Raiders need to do some “soul searching” during the Week 8 bye. The defeat in Kansas City highlighted how far off the roster is from being competitive and means Las Vegas will head into November at […]
Boston College heads to #19 Louisville (5-1, 2-1) for this week’s drubbing. The Cardinals are heavy favorites of more than three touchdowns over the struggling Eagles. Under head coach Jeff Brohm, Louisville aims to continue their strong start to the season, fresh off a major upset over Miami on the road. The team’s only loss […]
We’ve made it to the bye week and are nearing the halfway point of the 2025 NFL season. Hopefully, you’re doing better than the 2-5 Las Vegas Raiders in our Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition, as the Week 8-10 range is typically when the contenders start to separate themselves from the pretenders! Pick’em Competition […]
Implementing a new starter to a roster is always a challenge. That’s a very important role and that person typically plays a lot with your most important players. So it’s no surprise that in DeAndre Ayton’s first regular season start with the Lakers, things didn’t go as smoothly as possible. Not only did the Lakers […]
The mood in Baltimore was decidedly dour on Monday when Lamar Jackson missed the Ravens’ first practice of the week. Reports since have indicated that he may not play in Week 8 as the team hoped. But a ray of hope emerged on Wednesday when the two-time MVP made his (albeit limited) return to practice. […]
The Washington Commanders have reportedly made a decision on QB Jayden Daniels’ game status after he left last week’s Cowboys game with a hamstring injury. He’ll miss his third game of the season, and Marcus Mariota will start his first game vs Patrick Mahomes. Daniels had an MRI on Monday, and head coach Dan Quinn […]
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan fought through the joys and perils of fatherhood to sit down to talk about Notre Dame Football. We’re low on show notes this week, but mostly we fight about… Plus the OFD/Earned 5-Star Top 20 and our weekly game picks. Our beautiful baby boy Greg takes us out. Please RATE and […]
Sharktopus FC wins their protest of loss to Bellevue Athletic.
The New England Patriots turned the page to the Cleveland Browns without two rookies. Outside linebacker Elijah Ponder and safety Craig Woodson did not participate in Wednesday’s practice due to knee and ankle injuries, respectively. Here’s the first injury report leading up to Sunday’s 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Gillette Stadium. DID NOT PARTICIPATE Patriots […]
The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers have issued their final injury reports with injury designations ahead of their Thursday night matchup at SoFi stadium in LA. Here they are: Minnesota Vikings Changes from yesterday in bold. The Vikings are only doing walk-through practices this week, so these reports are an estimate of their participation […]
As the Chicago Bears prepare for the seventh game of the season against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, both teams have released their first official injury report for week eight. Five Bears were listed as DNP (did not practice): RB Roschon Johnson (back), TE Cole Kmet (back), WR DJ Moore (hip), DB Tyrique Stevenson (shoulder), […]
Per Howard Megdal at The IX Basketball, the Toronto Tempo will be hiring Sandy Brondello as their first head coach. Last week, I theorized on here about the fit of Brondello as the Tempo’s head coach, and it’s a great fit. The Toronto Tempo have been vocal about their desire for their head coach to […]
The Buffalo Bills are struggling to field a dominant passing game, which is an uncomfortable thing to say about a unit led by quarterback Josh Allen. It’s also true, and something needs to change. Short of making a ground-shaking trade or finding a diamond-in-the-rough midseason free agent, it means that offensive coordinator Joe Brady must […]
Much has been made about Issac Howard in the early stages of this season, and it’s easy to see why. At 21 years old, he’s the youngest player on the team, and the youngest lineup regular since Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg in 2022-23, when they were the same age. The expectations for Howard in…
Let’s just start with this: The New Orleans Pelicans are a cursed franchise that is seemingly incapable of having anything good happen to it. Every year in the Zion Williamson era, either he himself has gotten hurt or they’ve been so hurt around him to where nothing else matters. Of course, option number three in […]
Despite football dominating local and national headlines, basketball season is right around the corner. It’s looking to be an enticing and eventful year in the ACC – and below we have all 18 of our teams categorized into our early season outlook and predictions. Tier One – The Clear Cut, National Champion Contenders Louisville – […]
Marc-Andre ter Stegen is now looking likely to leave Barcelona in the January transfer window after previously being determined to stay. The goalkeeper has lost his place as an automatic starter following the arrival of Joan Garcia and has also been sidelined after undergoing back surgery. Ter Stegen is expected back before the end of […]
A high-tempo beginning to the match saw Chelsea quickly establish control and begin to threaten the Ajax goal at every opportunity. Despite the well rotated lineup, the Blues were producing effective patterns of play and exciting endeavor down both wings. And then Ajax decided to press the self-destruct button. Their captain was sent off on […]
Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus (Bellingham). A big win to prepare for the Clásico… This is our initial quick reaction. Coming up: Player ratings, press conferences and another podcast. There remained nerves around the Bernabéu with more pressure than ever before on Xabi Alonso to secure a landmark win only days before the Clásico. The coach fielded a […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chargers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Heading into Week 8, we want to know how you’re feeling after watching the team so […]
During the Chicago Bulls’ Media Day, Matas Buzelis made his individual goal for the 2025-26 season very clear: “I want to win Most Improved Player this year. That’s what I’m striving for.” The forward has oozed confidence since well before he heard his name called on draft night in June of 2024. As far as he’s concerned, there isn’t a mountain he can’t climb, including the summit that is one of the NBA’s most prestigious awards. To his credit, all Buzelis has done is back up his conf...
Frankfurt 1 – 5 Liverpool Frankfurt: Kristensen 26’Reds: Ekitike 35’, Van Dijk 39’, Konate 45’, Gakpo 66’, Szoboszlai 70’ Pre-Match First Half Liverpool haven’t started terribly? Isak created two decent chances in the opening 10 minutes, which is more than he’s shown so far in Red. Well, never mind. Liverpool are forced to make an early […]
The Calgary Flames are off to a dreadful start to the season, currently riding a six-game losing streak and sit 1-6-0 overall, tied for dead last in the NHL. Coming off a surprisingly good 2024-25 campaign, the team will now have to consider a fire sale of some big names if this continues. Insider David Pagnotta , speaking on the DFO Rundown on Wednesday, suggested four 'big fish' players in particular who rival teams will try to reel in. (GM) Craig Conroy is going to have a decisi...