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Packers rookie CB Brandon Cisse scouting report

After Green Bay Packers fans waited patiently on Thursday of the 2026 NFL Draft, they were gifted with a cornerback with the 52nd overall pick, as general manager Brian Gutekunst selected Brandon Cisse out of South Carolina. The move is one Packers fans had been clamoring for, hoping for an opportunity to bolster the secondary […]

How to make sure Viola Nation shows up in your Google search

As many of you are likely aware, Google searches are … different these days. The good news is Google is offering a solution for folks who like to get their news from specific sources. If you want to help Viola Nation — while also streamlining all your Google searches — there is now a way. […]

NBA

NL Wild Card Series: Game 3 Thread

NL Wild Card Series: Game 3 Thread The Cubs fell behind the Padres 3-0 in Game 2 and could not overcome the dominant Padres bullpen, which put up 5.1 innings of one-hit pitching. That evened the series at 1-1 and forces a deciding game three.   The Cubs will send Jameson Taillon out to start things on the mound. Taillon had a solid 2025 with a stronger first half and some uneveness in the second half. He pitched 6.0 against St. Louis in his last start, striking out eight, walking two, ...

GW7 FPL Differential Picks: Four Under-the-Radar Options

Differentials are the lifeblood of climbing Fantasy Premier League ranks. In a week where many managers will flock to familiar names, here are four players sitting under 10% ownership who could tilt Gameweek 7 in your favour. Nick Woltemade – Newcastle’s Tall Target Price: £7.1m | Ownership: 4.1% | Fixture: Nottingham Forest (H) Nick Woltemade […]

Podcast: 2025 NRL Grand Final Preview

In this episode we have a look back at a great weekend of preliminatry final action, we talk a little about the end of the Penrith Panthers run of Grand Final wins in a row, then we preview the Grand Final between the Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos! Other topics we discuss, the Dally... The post Podcast: 2025 NRL Grand Final Preview appeared first on League Freak - Covering The NRL, Super League And Rugby League World Wide - LeagueFreak.com .

Miami Hurricanes’ Biggest Tests Still Ahead in 2025

Source The Miami Hurricanes are strutting into midseason with confidence, but anyone who follows ACC football knows the real gauntlet hasn’t even started. The early wins are nice, sure, but the stretch that matters, the one that will define Miami’s Continue reading Miami Hurricanes’ Biggest Tests Still Ahead in 2025 →

Lucky or Unlucky : 2025

I like to do this annually - figuring where the team got lucky and unlucky and seeing how that factored into this season and what might be read into 2026, given return to forms are often seen for people way under or over performing.   LUCKY  Prospects can surprise but Daylen Lile hitting well enough to win player of the month of September and setting himself up for a starting role in 2026 was well above and beyond expectations.  It was way more likely that Amed Rosario was ...

MLB

ALWC 2: Yankees 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox - 002 001 000 - 3  6  0 Yankees - 200 010 01x - 4 10  1 If Thursday's Game 3 ends up being as evenly-matched as the first two games, fans of both teams will be completely exhausted. Game 2 was packed with no less tension, elation, anxiety, relief, and terror as Tuesday's opener.  Boston manager Alex Cora stayed with starter Brayan Bello for only 28 pitches and ended up using six bullpen arms. The Yankees slipped home a run against Garrett Whitlock in the eighth and ...

The Good, Bad and Ugly of WSU’s win over Colorado State

Hello there! I recognize that this weekly rant is a bit late, so to the four of you reading, I apologize for my tardiness. The reason behind this column’s latency is hopefully a good one, as I spent the weekend in Colorado, visiting a longtime friend from my college days in Iowa, and watching the […]

2025 Arizona Fall League Preview / Primer

2025 Arizona Fall League Preview / Primer 10/1 UPDATE :  C Logan Poteet has been added to the Mesa Solar Sox Taxi Squad.  9/10 UPDATE : RHP Koen Moreno has been added to the Mesa Solar Sox roster as the Cubs 5th pitcher, and RHP Thomas Mangus has replaced LHP Christopher Gordon on the MSS roster. Also, Nick Lovullo (South Bend manager) has been assigned to the Solar Sox as the team's bench coach.  ORIGINAL POST 9/4 :  ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE (AFL) :  The Arizona Fall Le...

Asking @grok: "On A Scale Of 0-10 How Ass Are The Yankees"

And the perfect reply: 2008 ALDS - Beat Angels 3-2 in G4 to win series 3-1 2013 ALDS - Beat Rays 3-1 in G4 to win series 3-1 2013 ALCS - Beat Tigers 5-2 in G6 to win series 4-2 2013 WS - Beat Cardinals 6-1 in G6 to win series 4-2 2018 ALDS - Beat Yankees 4-3 in G4 to win series 3-1 2018 ALCS - Beat Astros 4-1 in G5 to win series 4-1 2018 WS - Beat Dodgers 5-1 in G5 to win series 4-1 2021 ALWC - Beat Yankees 6-2 to win "series" 1-0 * 2021 ALDS - Beat Rays 6-5 in G4 to win series 3-1 * : ...

2025 NL Wild Card Series: Game 2 Thread

2025 NL Wild Card Series: Game 2 Thread With the Cubs down 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Craig Counsell pulled Matthew Boyd from game one of the NL Wild Card Series. Boyd had only thrown 58 pitches and allowed a single run, but the Cubs had escaped situations with runners on third with some good fortune and good defense. A pair of defensive saves by Dansby Swanson kept the Cubs trailing by just one run. The top of the Padres lineup came around and Counsell called in Daniel Palencia. He allow...

A Hornets media day summary

The Charlotte Hornets, along with most of the rest of the NBA, held their media day on Monday. General manager Jeff Peterson, head coach Charles Lee, and a few of the players took the stage to answer questions from the media. Jeff Peterson Peterson opened his press conference with a few unprompted remarks, starting with […] The post A Hornets media day summary first appeared on At The Hive .

Schadenfreude 365 (A Continuing Series)

UPDATED: Another Boone Blew It  Lament, Running on Judge's Rag Arm, & 2 Pics Yankees Staring At Unsettling Red Sox Reality With Season On Brink Mike Vaccaro, Post In an eyeblink, they are toe-tips-to-the-brink. In an eyeblink, the Yankees are looking at the potential of a postseason run that could be over after about 27 hours or so. In an eyeblink, the stubborn goblins that haunted them all season — bullpen, clutch hitting, second-guessable decisions — threaten to reduce this whole New Yo...