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Rising Raiders rookie turning heads in 2026 OTAs

The Las Vegas Raiders didn’t need any reminders heading into the 2026 offseason that their roster has significant holes to fill. Coming off the NFL’s worst record a season ago, the pressure to add impact talent was real, and it came from every direction. But buried on the third day of April’s draft, Las Vegas […] The post Rising Raiders rookie turning heads in 2026 OTAs appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Sustainable? Nope. But the Wild Power Play Is For Real

It's hard to emphasize just how weird this feels to type: The Minnesota Wild have the best power play in the NHL. If that's ever been true before, it's never been for long. Since the Wild's inception in 2000-01, their power play percentage has been 18.0%, 24th of 32 teams. (I refuse to split up...

LCS game thread and open chat

It’s a two-game day! First up are the Dodgers and Brewers coming to you from Los Angeles. The Dodgers lead the series 2-0 after winning both games in Milwaukee. That’s not the way to get to your first World Series since 1982, Brewers. The nightcap will be the Mariners and Blue Jays in game four […]

Postseason Game Discussion, #16

The road domination continued with the Blue Jays demolition of the Mariners in Seattle, meaning away teams are 5-0 in the Championship Series so far. Hopefully, that will continue – at least, in the National League, where we need the Brewers to wake up and smell the coffee sewage in Dodger Stadium tonight, as we […]

MMBets: Heat culture will be on full display in Miami

The Heat are a world away from the team that made the NBA Finals just three seasons ago. Their 2025 was defined by disappointment and reality, as they came to terms with the fact that Jimmy Butler no longer was the engine that could drive them to playoff success. Last year was the first season […]

Public Skate: Bruins vs. Golden Knights

A 10 PM Eastern start?! In this economy?! Yes, it’ll be the Bruins vs. the Golden Knights, far, far past my bedtime as the B’s begin a three-game trip through the western United States. While we’ve all been impressed by the Bruins’ spirited start to the season, including the fight back-ability (just go with it, […]

Poll: Will Anthony Volpe Be The Yankees’ Shortstop In 2026?

All things considered, it was a solid year for the Yankees even if it didn’t live up to the perennial World-Series-or-bust expectations of their fans. Despite Gerrit Cole not throwing a single pitch for the team this year and Juan Soto signing elsewhere last winter, they managed to win 94 games thanks to a few…

LCS Thursday game thread

Today, the championship series for both the AL and the NL continue as four teams continue the fight for a World Series appearance. The Dodgers will look to continue their sweep of the Brewers to return to the World Series yet again, and the Blue Jays look to even the series tonight against the Mariners […]

OpenThread: NLCS Game Three

The Dodgers are up 2-0 and have Tyler Glasnow starting. He hasn’t given up a run, in 7.2 innings with 10 strikeouts. Someone name Misiorowski starts for the Brewers Lineups: Today’s Lineups BREWERS DODGERS Jackson Chourio – RF Shohei Ohtani – DH Brice Turang – 2B Mookie Betts – SS William Contreras – C Will […]

2025 Vanderbilt Football Mailbag #7: Answers to Your Questions

Letters… we get letters… we get stacks and stacks of letters… Question from Ofermod: How much of the poor performance was due to just not being truly ready/comfortable with a high-visiblity game in a high-pressure environment with high expectations, and how much of it was actual issues that need to be adddressed? And does this […]

Coaching Notes: Varitek, Ramirez, Molina

Jason Varitek has filled various roles for the Red Sox since he hung up his catching gear after the 2011 season. For the past five years, he has held a full-time role on Boston’s coaching staff. Initially, the team’s game planning coordinator, he later added catching coach to his duties. When the Red Sox hired…

LCS Thursday games discussion thread

We have a pair of LCS games today. The early game has the Dodgers hosting the Brewers at 5:08 p.m. Central. The Dodgers are up 2-0 in the series. The game is on TBS. The later game features the Jays at Seattle. Toronto is down 2-1. It is at 7:33 p.m. Central on FS1. Talk […]

BYU Enemy Scouting Report: Utah Utes

Game location: LaVell Edwards Stadium/Provo, UT Game time/channel: Saturday, October 18, 5:00pm PT/8:00pm ET (FOX) Spread: -3.5 (Utah) Matchup History: 59-33-4 (Utah) BYU has not faced any opponent in their history more than the Utes. In 96 official matchups, the Utes own the edge. You would need hours, not just a few minutes in the […]

Turki Alalshikh lies, puts Benavidez vs Yarde on PPV

Earlier this year, Turki Alalshikh vowed that all Riyadh Season and The Ring shows after Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte would be “free to DAZN subscribers,” starting with David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde on November 22nd. Turns out he just straight-up lied, as DAZN has officially listed the event as a $59.99 US/£24.99 UK PPV. […]

“Better than I expected,” says Jordi Fernández of Macao trip

Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Jordi Fernández spoke with reporters over Zoom on Thursday afternoon, as his well-traveled team hasn’t had quite enough rest since returning from Macau to hold an official practice just yet. “You guys were not as aggressive on Zoom, by the way. Okay, it’s like you’re a little shy,” joked Fernández after […]

The 2025-26 BartTorvik.com Preseason Women’s Basketball Rankings Are Here!

You know what’s cool as hell? BartTorvik.com has debuted preseason projections for women’s college basketball! If I’m running behind on this, then I apologize, but these were definitely not up when I wrote the rundown of Marquette’s starters for the 2025-26 season, which published on Wednesday morning. They are here now on Thursday afternoon, so […]

Breaking: Brady Tkachuk Has Hand Surgery; Return Timeline Revealed

The mystery surrounding just how long the Ottawa Senators will be without Brady Tkachuk has been solved. The team has revealed that their captain and spiritual leader had hand surgery today, and will be missing from the lineup for six to eight weeks. An update on Brady Tkachuk: pic.twitter.com/uA905TyPAn — Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 16, 2025 That timeline would keep him out for about 20-to-25 games and have him back late November or the first half of December.  The hand inju...

Buffalo Bills Week 7 rooting interests

Well, that makes two tough weekends in a row with games reminiscent of the Drought Era rather that part of the Josh Allen Experience. It would appear that maybe, indeed, the sky is falling. At least this week. Bills Mafia needs this bye week as much as the Buffalo Bills themselves do. A weekend to […]