A standard high school football offensive playbook is usually somewhere between a dozen and a hundred pages long (based on how serious the school takes the game). Throughout those pages, many have options on each such as route trees, shifts, motions, run/play action decisions and more. If each variation had its own page, they’d number […]
Last week, we debuted a new weekly offseason feature for Pride of Detroit: Office Hours! Each week, for a couple of hours, our Pride of Detroit staff will hang out in the comment section and answer as many questions as we can. If you’re wondering what that looks like, you can go back to last […]
I’ll preface this by saying I was not at this year’s Cubs Convention. BCB’s Sara Sanchez was, though, and wrote up this informative article earlier this week about how overcrowded the event was, and it seems clear to me that this event is far too large for a venue like the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, […]
In true Chris Getz fashion, the White Sox are once again in a position that warrants more questions than answers. On a cold and random late January night, the Sox dealt Luis Robert Jr. to the Mets for prospects Luisangel Acuña and Truman Pauley. This trade is anything but straightforward, so let’s dive into it. […]
Hello folks! It’s been a busy few days in the baseball world. Let’s recap all of the latest happenings as you get your day started. In Mariners news… Around the league…
With the Panthers offseason underway and free agency just a couple months away, let’s take a look at some of the areas on the roster that Dan Morgan and Brandt Tillis have to address this offseason. Instead of looking at the entire roster, we are going to break the list down by position group. For […]
For the third time in four games, the Milwaukee Bucks were blown out by a Western Conference team, losing 122-102 to the defending NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Things have tumbled quickly for the Bucks; after winning five of their last seven games, they’ve now dropped four of five. Read our full summary of […]
The 2025 season is over, and the Chicago Bears exceeded most expectations. They won the NFC North, finished the season with an 11-6 record, and beat their rival in their first playoff win in 15 years. By all major accounts, Ben Johnson’s first season was a serious success. After a heartbreaking loss to an elite […]
Morning everyone! Recently we’ve been hearing more and more whispers about the A’s looking to add some more certainty to the lineup. First we got the news that the front office was kicking the tires on a potential Miguel Andujar reunion, followed by a scuttled trade for future Hall of Famer Nolan Arenado. After being […]
When discussion about a Freddy Peralta trade came up during the offseason, there was one consistent message sent with any rumor: If the Brewers decide to trade Peralta, they were not just looking at prospects. They wanted MLB-ready talent that would be under team control for several years. In their trade with the Mets for […]
Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: Six offensive targets the Chargers should watch at this year’s Shrine Bowl (Chargers Wire) Tyreek Hill and two other Dolphins who could follow Mike McDaniel to the Chargers (Bolt Beat) Former Chargers HC Anthony Lynn may finally be getting […]
Christian McCaffrey and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan have received recognition for their contributions to a remarkable 2025 season for San Francisco, with both named as finalists for awards that will be announced at the NFL Honors ceremony during Super Bowl week. McCaffrey is a finalist in three categories, with the 49ers’ do-it-all running back […]
The IWLCA released the preseason top 25 poll for the 2026 women’s lacrosse season on Monday, and when paired with the Big East preseason poll on Wednesday, there’s no surprise that Marquette is nowhere in sight. It’s hard to be in the national top 25 when you’re #5 in your own conference…. although it seems […]
Day two of the 2026 Astros Caravan is set to visit central Houston and Austin on Thursday, Jan. 22. The Astros Caravan gives fans the opportunity to connect with players, alumni and broadcasters at various locations as the club approaches the start of Spring Training camp. Popular Astros mascot Orbit and the Shooting Stars will also take part in the caravan. The fan […]
With the Philadelphia Flyers in a precarious spot as January comes to a close, it’s time to take a step back and consider exactly where they are in the rebuild and when they truly think that this team will be competitive enough to be taken seriously.
Since taking over the Flyers in 2023, general manager Danny Briere and president of hockey operations Keith Jones have leaned heavily on one familiar phrase: “the players will decide how we move ahead in the future.”
Over that time...
Football seasons are so odd. They hold a character all their own, complete with lingering blasts from the past, a solid middle ground, and an unanticipated, perhaps even premature evolution. These ingredients remain the perfect recipe for ever-expanding ratings. 2025 Continue reading The NFL and the burden of expectation →
Despite missing the playoffs for the eighth-straight season, the Atlanta Falcons received some welcome news on Thursday. Star running back Bijan Robinson was officially named a finalist for the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award, while defenders James Pearce Jr. and Xavier Watts were both named finalists for the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the […]
In recent memory, the Indiana Hoosiers’ name on the calendar means an uphill climb for No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Buckeyes lost five of seven against head coach Teri Moren’s side, and one of them required a record 24-point comeback in the 2023 Big Ten Tournament. […]
The San Diego Padres and catcher Luis Campusano may be in the final weeks and months of their relationship. It also could be extended into the season if Campusano can put together a solid showing in Spring Training that earns him a spot on the Padres’ roster. Freddy Fermin will handle the catching duties as […]
The Mets had an incredibly active 24-hour period, trading for Luis Robert Jr, Freddy Peralta, and Tobias Myers in exchange for Luisangel Acuña, Truman Pauley, Jett Williams, and Brandon Sproat. Just a week ago, fans were discussing how the team was having a terrible offseason, but the additions of Bo Bichette and this trio of […]
While the New Orleans Saints 2025 season may be over, quarterback Tyler Shough efforts on the field are not going unnoticed as the rookie has just received another honor being named a finalist for Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. Shough is nominated alongside Giants QB Jaxson Dart, Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka, […]
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The San Francisco 49ers will need a new defensive coordinator for the fifth straight season after Robert Saleh took a head coaching job with the Tennessee Titans earlier this week. Looking back, the 49ers had DeMeco Ryans as their coordinator in 2022 before he left for a head coaching job with the Houston Texans. They […]
Update (12:50 p.m.): Penn State has reportedly scheduled FCS Maine in Delaware’s place. Penn State and Delaware will no longer meet in the 2027 non-conference slate in 2027. The game had been scheduled for week two, with the Blue Hens set to visit Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions have not immediately filled the opening, and […]
The Indiana Hoosiers are national champions of college football. Indiana, the No. 1-seed in this past College Football Playoff, outlasted No. 10-seed Miami in a 27-21 victory in the National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, winning its first national title in program history. The folks over at […]