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Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the perfect response to Jimmie Johnson’s supposedly drunk Le Mans interview: “What a legend”

Jimmie Johnson found himself at the center of a lighthearted social media moment during the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, prompting a hilarious reaction from Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2 Up, 2 Down: Mukiele Gets Us Going As Sunderland Beat Wolves!

Calum Mills says… Nordi, Nordi, Nordi! What a player. A centre back playing at right back, popping up on the left wing and scoring. He’s class and is always exciting to watch! “Big Bad Dan Ballard” I’m confident that when he got home last night, Jorgen Strand Larsen fell out of his pocket. Another rock […]

Matchday Musings: Sunderland See Off Wolves — Onwards And Upwards!

If each of Sunderland’s league games thus far has featured a slightly different dynamic, with the Lads regularly showcasing their capacity to adapt, adjust and emerge with something to show for their efforts, Saturday’s visit of Wolves was very much a game to file under “One we simply have to find a way to win […]

MLS

On This Day (19th October 1912): Late Goals Spark Unexpected Run

Although it was arguably Sunderland’s best ever season, 1912-13 actually saw the Lads making one of the worst starts imaginable. Without a win in their first seven games, a strong performance against Middlesbrough in match eight proved to be the catalyst, and from that point on Robert Kyle’s team gathered the momentum that took them […]

Talking Points: Another Three Points For Reggie’s Magic Mackems

Mukiele Shines Robin Roefs may have something to say about it, but for me, Nordi Mukiele has a real shout to be the true steal of the season. Arriving at the club for just €12m, he represents what real, top-level quality is. His European experience indicated that we may have been onto a winner from […]

NHL

Canes Remain Undefeated, Beat Kings in Overtime

The Carolina Hurricanes found another way to win Saturday evening, moving the team to 5-0-0 on the season and remaining as the only undefeated team in the National Hockey League. The Canes started on time Saturday night in Los Angeles, and for the first half of the game, it seemed as though Carolina would run […]

Five Takeaways from Mizzou’s 23-17 2OT win at Auburn

Goodness gracious great balls of fire. Can’t even begin to describe the feeling(s) of that one. Let’s just get to the takeaways. 1. Is Jordan-Hare haunted? If you watched the TV coverage of this game, you’ll probably be sick of that word considering the crew used it a few dozen times in the final quarter […]

Penguins/Sharks Recap: Pens shutout San Jose in 3-0 win

Pregame There’s minimal changes for the Penguins compared to the norm this season; Ben Kindel gets back into the lineup at the expense of Philip Tomasino and Tristan Jarry rotates back in the cage. The hometown Sharks are going with this lineup: First period The first period is definitely something that happened. Free flowing, end […]

Takeaways: Atlético grind out another home victory against Osasuna

Atlético Madrid returned from the international break to host Osasuna, with the opportunity to ease themselves into a tricky month of fixtures to come. As we all know though, ease is a word that is rarely associated with Atleti. It was a fairly straightforward game on paper. The visitors were winless away from home so […]

Recap: MacKinnon terrorizes Bruins in 4-1 win

After successful eastern road trip, the Colorado Avalanche looked to keep the momentum going against the Boston Bruins in a match back home at Ball Arena. The power play continued to sputter but that didn’t matter as Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals en route to a pretty routine 4-1 win. The Game Perhaps as punishment […]

Yankees news: Mr. October tips his cap to Shohei

NJ.com | Adam Zagoria: In case you were in a coma Friday night or decided to do an ayahuasca retreat or were for some other reason not watching the Dodgers game, Shohei Ohtani went nuts. Three montstrous home runs and 10 strikeouts over six innings. It’s inarguably on the short list for the greatest single-game […]

Georgia Tech’s defense grows up in win at Duke.

Georgia Tech left Durham, NC 7-0 after a hard-fought 27-18 win over Duke. Duke was favored, and ESPN Metrics had the Blue Devils with a greater than 60% chance of winning. QB Haynes King was his usual tough-as-nails self, guiding Georgia Tech on 4th quarter scoring drives to take control of the game. He’s the … Continue reading »

Blue Jays Notes: Springer, Bichette, Bullpen

The Blue Jays are staring down elimination as they head back to Toronto following a tough loss to the Mariners in Game 5 of the ALCS yesterday. Manager John Schneider spoke to reporters this evening about the health status of a couple of key players, as well as the club’s pitching plans headed into the…

Chivas easily defeat Mazatlan to get fourth straight victory

Chivas dominated Mazatlan in route to a 2-0 victory that increases their winning streak to four games. Chivas was the superior team from the start against a Mazatlan side that rarely threatened, as they continue to climb up the Liga MX standings. Chivas will have to travel for their mid week match against Queretaro while […]

MLS

Quick Thoughts: TCU 42, Baylor 36

Clash of QB Kings Baylor Quarterback Sawyer Robertson entered the game vs. TCU as the nation’s leading passer, averaging 343 yards per game with 19 touchdowns and just four interceptions. The TCU defense put him in a torture chamber in Amon G. Carter Stadium, allowing Robertson to complete just 48% of passes while intercepting him […]

Victory/Late Shift Open Thread: Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em

Alabama hosted Tennessee in this week’s difficult assignment from the brutal SEC grind, and emerged victorious by a score of 37-20. Unlike some other outings this season, Alabama started fast in this one and mostly controlled the action throughout the first half. Tennessee got the ball first and went three-and-out, then Ty Simpson capped off […]