David Jiricek probably would have liked to have drawn in for the Minnesota Wild’s home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 11. Instead, the Wild stuck him in the press box four booths down from Don Waddell, the general manager who traded him after 53 games.
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El Clasico is extra special because it comes but twice a year; usually. Sometimes we get three, or even four Clasicos in a season, as FC Barcelona and Real Madrid sometimes clash in tournaments, in addition to the two guaranteed meetings in La Liga every term. We had four in the last campaign, with Barcelona […]
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I figured Bo Bichette was going to be on the roster. Ty France was a surprise, but I guess they want him as a pitch hitter against the Dodgers left-hander pitchers. Joey Loperfido and Yariel Rodriguez. Rodriguez has had a tough time of it lately, giving up three earned and two home runs in one […]
The Hawkeyes fought for the full four quarters a week ago and emerged victorious over Penn State to move to 5-2 on the year and 3-1 in Big Ten play. While they won the game outright, they notably did not cover while hitting the over. This week, Iowa opened as a pretty big favorite against […]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are slowly, but surely, moving up the rankings as they work toward a college football playoff berth. The boys are off this week and are at home eating cheeseburgers, but there’s an entire college football world that plays this weekend. It’s playoff football every week for the Irish moving forward, […]
The San Francisco 49ers are coming off their most impressive win of the 2025 season with a 20-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons to move to 5-2. While the 49ers enter Week 8 three games over .500, don’t let the 2-4 record of the Houston Texans fool you into thinking Sunday in Houston could be […]
It feels like more than a formality that the Ohio State Buckeyes are going to be in the College Football Playoff this December. If the Playoff still only had four teams, I would feel just as confident in saying that this Buckeye team would be one of four teams playing for a national championship. It’s […]
I kinda like that Vanderbilt is good at football. I don’t really like it when Mizzou has to play them. But the story is otherwise very cool. From the overlooked quarterback who now headlines nearly every college football story, to the revival of Jerry Kill, to the fact that Vanderbilt is bowl eligible after 7 […]
The New Orleans Saints head into a crucial NFC South clash against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season dealing with several key injuries, including multiple season-ending losses, which have significant implications for fantasy football managers. The Wednesday injury report provided some clarity, but managers must monitor updates on key […]
Naithan George and Ibrahim Souare played together for Canyon International Academy, then spent two seasons at Georgia Tech, and are now teammates once again for the Syracuse Orange. Neither of them can even really remember what it felt like to be on a basketball team without the other. “That’s my brother, man,” George said on […]
Sitting in sole possession of last place in the Mountain West, Nevada will host one of its longtime rivals for possibly the last time in a bit. Boise State will be heading to a new conference next year, and they’ll be plenty of festivities before this game. Boise State (5-2, 3-0) @ Nevada (1-6, 0-3) […]
UNC faces Virginia at home in an ACC tilt Saturday, with kick-off set for noon. Let’s look inside the numbers for these two programs this year and see if we find a plausible path to victory for our Tar Heels. 2025 Season So Far: Edge Virginia The Cal loss moved UNC up from 101st to […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey team returns home for their second of three consecutive weekends of rivalry series when they host the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs at 3M Arena at Mariucci this weekend. Minnesota sees the Bulldogs filling the sandwich between their series at North Dakota last weekend, and the Big Ten opening series at Wisconsin […]
The Royals Rundown Podcast returns with another high-energy, sharp-witted breakdown of baseball’s biggest storylines! Hosts Jeremy “Hokius” Greco and Jacob Milham kick off with a look ahead to the World Series, diving deep into key matchups and players to watch—yes, Shohei Ohtani gets a shoutout. The duo dissects the drama from ALCS Game Seven, calling […]
Kansas finally returns to the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium, as it is once again the Jayhawks’ turn to host the annual Sunflower Showdown. Kansas is still 65-52-5 all-time vs K-State, but the only number I care about right now is 17; the Purple Cats have won 16 in a row in this series. I […]
The Colts’ offense isn’t just the NFL’s best — it’s on a historic pace, averaging more points per drive than any team since 2000. While the additions of Tyler Warren and a fully healthy Jonathan Taylor have made a huge difference, the biggest reason for the Colts’ offensive success has been Daniel Jones and his […]
“You’re not dreaming,” went a tweet that the Phillies put out on March 22, 2022. “Nick Castellanos is a Phillie”. All dreams give way to reality eventually, but the awakening isn’t always so harsh. Over four seasons with the Phillies, Nick Castellanos has provided some sterling moments but nothing resembling the transformative excellence that was […]
In my preview for this game, I wrote about why I thought this would be a tough game. The Seattle Seahawks managed to make it tough for themselves against the Houston Texans, but for other reasons. A strip-sack in the end zone, three turnovers, and still struggling in the running game. The defense kept us […]
The Minnesota Vikings visited the Los Angeles Chargers. Much like last year, it did not go well for the Vikings. It was an embarrassing performance and numerous questionable decisions before and during the game. I’d would say I’m at a loss for words, but obviously you’re reading them so I’m not. Let’s jump in. Kevin […]
The Dallas Cowboys are looking to get over. 500 for the first time this season when they face the Denver Broncos. However, it appears one of their top defensive players may not be on the field. Brian Schottenheimer had this to say about Trevon Diggs practicing and playing. Per Jon Machota of The Athletic, team […]
Date 10/26 || Time 7:00 || Venue Food City Center || Video ESPN2 Next up for Duke is the second and final exhibition game, this time a trip to Knoxville to play the Tennessee Volunteers, where Rick Barnes has done something pretty unusual. We’ve written before about how difficult it is for older coaches to […]
The Steelers will look to get back on the winning track this Sunday night when they host the Green Bay Packers. Ahead of the game, drop your questions for this week’s mailbag in the comment section, and return tomorrow for the weekly mailbag. Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest […]
The USWNT looked uncharacteristically weak and disorganized in a tough 2-1 loss against Portugal on Thursday in Pennsylvania. It was the team’s third loss of the year, and their first ever loss to Portugal. The team struggled to maintain possession and get shots on net. Although they went up early in the first minute of […]
This week’s highlights include a pair of big rivalry games as Minnesota goes to Iowa for the Floyd of Rosedale and Michigan State hosts Michigan. I supposed Purdue-Rutgers could also be considered a rivalry game, as both teams are definitely rivals this year with “winning Big Ten games”. I am also curious to see if […]
BRENTFORD VS. LIVERPOOL | Saturday, October 24th |Premier League | Brentford Community Stadium8PM BST/3PM EST Liverpool face both Caoimhín Kelleher, Sepp Van den Berg, and Jordan Henderson on Saturday, with Henderson’s long, direct balls a specific threat against a Liverpool side who have looked shaky in defensive transition thus far this season. The Cherries come […]