Sosa and Palmeiro free as birds, and other stories. Happy Birthday to Xavier Nady!* On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Today […]
Entering the third quarter, it was anybody’s game between No. 3 UCLA and No. 11 North Carolina. However, the Bruins were able to go outscore the Tar Heels 43-28 the rest of the way to earn a 78-60 win, open the season 4-0 and give UNC their first loss of the season. Lauren Betts has […]
Yesterday the Spurs and Frost held their annual “Reality Fair,” a full day of financial education programming for local high school juniors and seniors. This program gives students a chance to spend the as either a Frost banker or Spurs employee. Students learn budgeting skills such as mortgages and utilities. Spurs guard Jordan McLaughlin joined […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. MLB’s hot stove has yet to start cooking. There have been no major trades or free agent signings of note in the less than two weeks since the World Series ended. This week’s just-concluded GM meetings in Las Vegas failed to produce any kind of news, but since The Baltimore Banner’s […]
Cowboys move forward, ‘carrying on light’ of Marshawn Kneeland – Todd Archer, ESPN For Marshawn. Last week, the Cowboys held a virtual team meeting while on their bye, then on Monday, they came together as a group for the first time. On Tuesday night, a candlelight vigil was held for Kneeland’s family, friends and those inside the […]
Who: Nashville Predators (5-9-4, 14 points, 8th place Central Division) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (9-5-3, 21 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) Where: Avicii Arena, Stockholm Sweden (NHL Global Series) When: 2:00 p.m. eastern (8:00pm local time start) How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Fanduel Sports Network South, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens […]
Maryland football has entered the fourth quarter of its year with dimming hopes of sending the 2025 season to overtime. The Terps need two wins across their final three games for bowl eligibility, something they’ve only done once in the Big Ten — in 2023. Winning the fourth quarter in-game has also been a struggle […]
This week’s post is an abbreviated version of the exercise in breaking down our various levels of knowledge or lack thereof. The word count reduction, which takes value from your subscription, is thanks to yours truly traveling and [gestures at everything happening]. Saturday night is significant for a little ol’ something called the college football […]
We usually reserve this article for just hockey, football, and basketball. But since the women’s soccer team is in the NCAA Tournament now, we will include them. We have a lot of games coming up to keep you from ever having to wait long for a Spartan game. Friday, November 14 Women’s Soccer: Michigan State […]
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets took on the first place New England Patriots on the road last night. The results were predictable. A superior Patriots team cruised to victory against an outgunned Jets team. The Jets fought hard and kept the game reasonably close, but after the Patriots took a 14 […]
The Miami Hurricanes got a really good one in the transfer portal in former Auburn Tiger Keionte Scott. The Canes’ starting nickel corner has been as good as any nickel corner in the nation this season. According to Pro Football Focus, a company that specializes is grading football performances at the CFB and NFL levels, […]
The #2 Nebraska wrestling team is headed to Tulsa this weekend to compete in the inaugural National Duals Invitational sponsored by Paycom on Saturday and Sunday. The field will include 16 of the best teams in the country in a dual tournament format — the only team that declined their invitation was #1 Penn State. […]
Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to the week 12 edition of our weekly recurring Where We Be, What We Be Drinking column, where we have a peek at what the OTE “writers” will be doing this gameday. We are contractually obligated to not watch the games. MNWildcat: Hometown in the SE suburbs, but for the birthday […]
Well folks, as the Ottawa Board of Tourism’s slogan goes, “Ottawa: Where All Good Things Come to an End.” I think I’m making that up, but maybe not. The Bruins’ trouble in Kanata continued last night, with their winning streak ending via a 5-3 loss to the Senators. True to form for nearly all of […]
It's no secret that the Minnesota Wild are not having the best first month of the season. They might have recently started to get out of a season-destroying skid with earning nine of the 12 points available to them in the last six games, but that still leaves them at NHL .500 and out of the playoff...
The Lions head to Michigan State to try to get their first conference win of the season. How does the staff see this one playing out? Chris The team has been playing hard the last few weeks, if nothing else. If they continue to play like they did against Indiana (and the first half against […]
Last week, my bold prediction was considered “mild” by some, and it came up six points short. The Detroit Lions offense was explosive and scored 44 points against the Washington Commanders, but couldn’t hit the big 50 like I thought they could. This week, I am shifting my focus from the offense to the defense. […]
Maryland men’s basketball’s first game against higher-end competition didn’t go so well. The Terps looked outmatched at home against Georgetown, recording a 70-60 loss that felt more lopsided than that at times. Now Maryland hits the road for the first time this season. It heads to Milwaukee to take on another Big East opponent in […]
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé has left France’s training camp with an injury on his right ankle, one which will force him to miss Les Bleus’ next match against Azerbaijan. While the injury doesn’t appear to be serious, Mbappé will undergo some tests which will determine whether or not he will need to spend some […]
Those hoping to see Maryland women’s basketball challenged in its fourth game of the year against Towson left Xfinity Center disappointed Thursday night. The Terps dominated a clearly overmatched Tigers team, winning 88-70. In the process, Maryland cemented its record at 4-0 heading into one of the biggest challenges in its nonconference slate against a […]
A slow start has rival clubs checking on the Buffalo Sabres ’ franchise scorer. Multiple reports say two teams, the Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks , placed calls about Tage Thompson’s availability. GM Kevyn Adams has told interested clubs the same thing: Thompson is not available at this time . Buffalo’s preference is to ride out injuries and illness, elevate some of their young talent in the system, and try to avoid panic trades while they attempt to stabilize the ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins return to game action this weekend with two games in Sweden against the Nashville Predators. Before they play let us take a look at some stunning numbers that have stood out from their first 17 games of the 2025-26 NHL regular season. Suddenly elite goaltending Nothing changes a team’s short-term outlook — […]
We know that your life is busy, but that doesn’t mean you want to miss any news about your favorite team. So, we are rounding up all of the most important news, analysis, and commentary from LGHL and the rest of the Buckeye beat. For your Earholes… Land-Grant Podcast Network rolls out exciting new lineup […]
Game notes Setting the scene Three years ago, this would have been an American Conference vs. Pac-12 matchup, but in 2025, these are two Big 12 teams enjoying tremendous bounce-back seasons. Cincinnati (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) and Arizona (6-3, 3-3 Big 12) will meet on the gridiron for the first time in their histories, with […]
Well, well, well. It’s Friday — and that means you’ve made it through another week. And the result of that is being just about halfway done with the November international break. You go another week, and then calcio is back. Maybe not in the same way that Fabio Capello said, but it is back rather […]