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Player Grades: Lakers vs. Thunder

In the playoffs, rotations shrink, but perhaps Lakers head coach JJ Redick will have to open his up a bit. The Lakers had only eight players who logged at least 10 minutes and with so many subpar performances, someone else needed to be called upon. The Thunder had 10 players play more than 10 minutes […]

Fleur-de-Links, October 31: Could the Saints asking price for former first round selection SCARE teams away?

Thursday’s Saints vs. Rams injury report A petrifying list of injuries that hopefully can have fewer names by Sunday Report: Saints seeking high price in trade talks for starting offensive lineman After a chilling start to the season, moving on from one of the team’s starters makes sense. Bills-Saints Trade Speculation For Star WR Heating […]

Benchmarking Da Bears: Week 8

The Bears found themselves in unfamiliar territory as they rode the wave of a 4-game winning streak entering a matchup with the struggling Baltimore Ravens this past week. Despite the contrast in team records and the absence of Lamar Jackson, Baltimore was still viewed as the betting favorite in this game. On one hand, this […]

Husker Wrestling: #2 Nebraska Starts 25-26 Season at Navy Classic on Sunday

The season is finally here. Nebraska starts its 2025-26 season on Sunday when it travels to Annapolis, Md. to compete in the Navy Classic for the fourth year in a row. The past three seasons, Nebraska has won the team title. This season, the #2-ranked Huskers are the heavy favorites to win another team title […]

Will Derek Shelton get the first year boost of recent Twins skippers?

The Minnesota Twins announced Derek Shelton as manager yesterday. So, it’s a good time to look at the last four MN baseball skippers and see how they fared in Year 1. Surprisingly, the results have been almost exclusively positive in my lifetime (1985+)… Tom Kelly Ron Gardenhire Paul Molitor Rocco Baldelli The four newest Twins […]

Game Preview: Knicks at Bulls, Oct. 31, 2025

The New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls will get their NBA Cup campaigns underway today, and I’m not sure if these two teams could be coming into Friday night’s opener on more opposing trajectories. The Knicks, who entered the season as one of two teams expected to make the finals out of the Eastern […]

Friday BP: World Series Game 6

Good morning, baseball fans! The 2025 World Series continues between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, with the series moving back to Toronto for Game 6. The Blue Jays have taken the series lead, 3-2, which is just phenomenal news. I’m not usually one to root against a Game 7, but in […]

Kansas City Royals news: Denny Matthews is getting married!

I know this isn’t the usual type of thing we start with, but it’s for a good cause: Denny Matthews is getting married! Matthews and three “best men” – his brothers Doug, Steve and Mike – will be in Royals jerseys with their names and favorite numbers on the back. Amy and her three best […]

Looking back on Yankees World Series games on Halloween

The spookiest day of the year is here, and baseball is still ongoing. The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from taking home their third World Series title and their first since the 1993 season, when they won back-to-back championships after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in a six-game series. With Game 6 between the […]

Tigers re-sign catcher Tomás Nido on a minor league deal

We don’t necessarily put up a post for minor league signings, but this one probably has a little more relevance than most. The Tigers and veteran backstop Tomás Nido have agreed on a new minor league deal for the 2026 season. Nido’s defensive abilities and experience make him a pretty good third option, both to […]

Friday Morning Bag Skate 10-31-25

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Jets 6, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic ) Musings on Madison, Episode 193 — Great Expectations ( SCH ) A 10-game check-up ( Fels ) Articles on Toews facing the Hawks for the first time ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic ) So far, so good for Blackhawks after 10 games: “We just believe in one another” ( Sun-Times ) How did Connor Bedard find h...