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A new report claims the Portland Trail Blazers have “serious interest” in a Jaylen Brown trade. However, can they make […]
Nick Smith Jr. stepping up for the Lakers against the Blazers had all the makings of a feel-good Hollywood movie. The shorthanded Lakers relied on their two-way guy to play 27 minutes on the road and he delivered, scoring 25 points in the road win. To add even more drama, Smith Jr. was not feeling […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cavaliers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We’re two weeks into the 2025-26 NBA regular season. Let’s take a moment to check in […]
I wrote an article in 2023 that I knew would be received mostly poorly. I did it anyway because I thought the thesis was interesting and worth talking about. At the time, the comments were not all rosy. Here are some examples: So what was that article? Well, I proposed that the Jets should consider […]
No. 5 TCU fell to BYU in penalty kicks during the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Monday. The Horned Frogs outshot the Cougars by a 23-9 margin, but let up multiple goals for the first time in a month and lost 4-3 in penalties. BYU created the first chance of the game […]
The first set of College Football Playoff rankings are out and what do you know… the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are ranked #10 — just like in the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. All of the talk and all of the parsing what win or what loss means more, and the committee did […]
In what was bound to happen, Harrison Bader parlayed his best season in a while into his opting out his end of a mutual option and will head into free agency once again. This was going to happen, so it should be no surprise. He had a very good season and will be in demand. […]
CFP Rankings Georgia Update Georgia survived yet another game, coming from behind to defeat Florida 24-20 in the Cocktail Party. The Dawgs came in at #5 in the initial College Football Playoff Rankings ahead of their trip to Starkville to take on Mississippi State. CFP Playoff Odds Our friends at FanDuel have listed their odds […]
After a quick back-to-back on Halloween Weekend, the Colorado Avalanche are back home tonight to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. This past back-to-back, the Avs secured a total of three out of four points, winning against the Vegas Golden Knights and losing in overtime against the San Jose Sharks. This will be the first […]
The Dallas Mavericks (2-5) will host the New Orleans Pelicans (0-6) Wednesday night in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks are trying to claw their way to a .500 record, while the Pelicans just want a win, any win, anyway they can get it. Dallas is coming off a loss to the Houston […]
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the No. 1 team in the country in the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll, SP+, FPI, FanDuel Sportsbook (as well as every other book), and every other legitimate college football ranking system or poll out there. However, leading into Tuesday night’s first College Football Playoff rankings announcement of the season, […]
Offense moves away from Smith When the game gets tough, when Purdue really needs a basket, Braden Smith will be there, dribbling up above the key, waiting for a big man to set a screen and send the nation’s best pick and roll attack into motion. But for the start of this game, and throughout, […]
Royals fans already knew Salvy was returning next year, but the team ensured he’ll stay beyond that. The club announced a new two-year deal for the captain, keeping Salvador Perez in a Royals uniform through 2027. Terms have not been disclosed, but MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers reports it is $25 million over two years. The […]
The College Football Playoff committee released their first top 25 rankings of the 2025 season on Tuesday night. and 8-0 Texas A&M debuted with their highest ranking ever, at No. 3. This matches A&M’s current ranking in the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Ags are currently at -6000 odds to […]
Purdue started this game with bad news as it was announced that Trey Kaufman-Renn was out with a hip/back issue. It’s never fun to have an All-American miss a game. But hey, no matter. Purdue had Jack Benter step into the starting lineup and he handled it all with no problem. If you’re going to […]
The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night and IU football is No. 2. The initial top 12: 1. Ohio State; 2. Indiana; 3. Texas A&M; 4. Alabama; 5. Georgia; 6. Ole Miss; 7. BYU; 8. Texas Tech; ... The post IU football is No. 2 in the first College Football Playoff rankings appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The College Football Playoff’s selection committee unveiled the first set of rankings for the 2025 season during a live show on ESPN Tuesday night. Indiana, ranked No. 2 in both the AP and Coaches’ top-25 polls, debuted at No. 2. Indiana holds wins over fellow ranked teams No. 9 Oregon and No. 20 Iowa. The […]
Even though Penn State’s season has gone off the rails compared to preseason expectations, the show must go on – and this year, there’s a lot to double take at in college football. Some things, though, remain the same; last year’s national champ, Ohio State, is unsurprisingly #1 in the first rankings. This week’s PSU […]
The Atlanta Braves held their press conference introducing new skipper Walt Weiss earlier today, providing details around the new manager’s hiring. Here’s round-up of some of the notable points made during the press conference as well as the subsequent media rounds that took place after its conclusion. Among the highlights: Weiss will become the franchise’s […]
The Inaugural College Football Playoff rankings debuted Tuesday and BYU checked in at #7 and is the highest rated Big 12 team. BYU is one of three Big 12 teams ranked along with Texas Tech (8) and Utah (13). All three teams are ranked higher in the CFP rankings than they are in the AP […]
It’s the first week of November. College football’s regular season is 2/3 of the way through. And the Louisville Cardinals are squarely in the College Football Playoff mix. U of L checked in at No. 15 in the first CFP rankings, which were released Tuesday night on ESPN. The Cardinals are the second highest-ranked team […]
at Washington Wizards (1-6) at Boston Celtics (3-5) Wednesday, November 5, 2025 7:30 PM ET Regular Season Game #9 Home Game #5 TV: NBCSB, MNMT2, NBA-LP Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 106.7 The Fan, Sirius XM TD Garden The Celtics host the Washington Wizards for the first of 3 meetings between these two teams this season. They will meet again in Washington on December 4 and they will play the 3rd and final game in Boston on March 14. The Celtics won the series 4-0 last season winning a...
On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee released the first installment of its rankings for the 2025 season. After starting the year as one of the top teams in the country, Miami has fallen off hard, lost multiple games they shouldn’t have by being sloppy and ineffective. What once looked like a top-of-the-rankings […]
Update: Well, it looks like Trent Noah is ok after that first-half scare! However, Noah did not play in the second half, hopefully for precautionary reasons. After the game, Mark Pope said Noah was “good to go,” so it seems like he’s not in danger of a prolonged absence. ————- It took all of one […]
UConn women’s basketball held on to beat the No. 20 Louisville Cardinals 79-66 in the Armed Forces Classic at the US Naval Academy on Tuesday. The Huskies led 25-9 at the end of the first quarter but were out-scored 57-54 the rest of the way. They led by as many as 25 in the fourth […]
Name: Southern University and A&M College “And A&M College”? What? Hang on, we’ll get to it. Founded: Chartered in 1880 by the Louisiana State Assembly and opened their doors for the first time in New Orleans in March 1881. I continue to be fascinated by these spring dates for the first day of classes back in the day. […]