It’s less than a week until Turkey Day. Why don’t they have a Phanatic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day Parade? It seems like a huge oversight. Onto the links. Phillies news The Phillies signed outfielder Bryan De La Cruz, who played a few games for the Braves last season, to a minor league contract. The […]
From The Good Phight | 25 days ago | 1 read
We covered this a little bit last week, but I wanted to give you an update on an interesting phenomenon that I’ve found: The Green Bay Packers’ rushing game basically plays up to their opponent’s season-long averages. This is all to say, we might have the most meh run game in the league, even though […]
From Acme Packing Company | 25 days ago | 0 reads
The season is winding down and turkeys everywhere are in witness protection! Welcome to the week 13 edition of our weekly recurring Where We Be, What We Be Drinking column, where we learn what the OTE “writers” will be doing this gameday. Please note that we are contractually obligated to not watch the games. RMB: […]
From Off Tackle Empire | 25 days ago | 0 reads
Mats Zuccarello’s future with the Minnesota Wild is officially in wait-and-see mode. The 38-year-old winger, still riding shotgun with close friend Kirill Kaprizov on the top line, admits he hasn’t decided whether he’ll play beyond this season, the final year of his two-year, $8.25 million deal. After core muscle surgery wiped out training camp and the first 15 games, he wants to use the rest of the year as a personal measuring stick to determine if he still feels good enough to pl...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 25 days ago | 2 reads
The Lions are back home for Senior Day against Nebraska in a mid-November “White Out.” How does the staff see this one playing out? Chris Penn State plays its final home game of the season against Nebraska, needing a win to try to get back to .500 on the season and strive for bowl eligibility. […]
From Black Shoe Diaries | 25 days ago | 0 reads
Game notes Setting the scene Last time the East Carolina Pirates won a conference title, they were members of Conference USA in 2009. They’re currently in year 12 of American Conference membership, and this is the closest they’ve come to capturing that elusive conference championship, sitting at 5-1 in league play in November. But beware […]
From Underdog Dynasty | 25 days ago | 0 reads
We have, once more, gotten to the end of the work week. It’s Friday, my friends — and that means it’s time to celebrate because you’re just one day (or a few short hours) away from the weekend officially beginning. So why wait around with any more preamble? Let’s get to the links. Italy’s road […]
From Black & White & Read All Over | 25 days ago | 0 reads
One week after the New England Patriots took care of business on Thursday Night Football, the Buffalo Bills failed to do the same. The team of head coach Sean McDermott suffered a 23-19 defeat at the hands of the Houston Texans, dropping to 7-4 on the season. For New England, this is welcome news. The […]
From Pats Pulpit | 25 days ago | 2 reads
Maryland women’s basketball was shorthanded against Bethune-Cookman in the Xfinity Center on Thursday, but it didn’t matter. Maryland opened the game on a 20-0 run and the Wildcats never got closer than within 14 points the rest of the way. The Terps eventually won, 95-49, staying undefeated heading into a Sunday contest against a scrappy […]
From Testudo Times | 25 days ago | 0 reads
Artemi Panarin sits at the center of the 2026 UFA drama, and it might not end with him walking straight to July 1. With the New York Rangers unwilling to keep his $11.6 million cap hit rolling into his late 30s and Panarin reportedly uninterested in a pay cut, the door is wide open for a blockbuster. If the Rangers slip in the standings before the March 6 trade deadline, they’re expected to at least explore asking him to waive his no-move clause. That’s where Sportsnet insider Nick...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 25 days ago | 1 read
On Land-Grant’s “In Conversation” podcast, we talk to people in and around Ohio State athletics, and the sporting world at large, to bring you a different insight and perspective to the teams, athletes, and university that you love. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with the Ohio […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 25 days ago | 0 reads
Throughout training camp, Green Bay Packers rookie second-round pick Anthony Belton had practiced exclusively at the tackle positions, in a backup role, for the Packers. To me, that was somewhat understandable, since Travis Glover was placed on the injured reserve early on and Kadeem Telfort, who was a roster bubble player to begin with, would […]
From Acme Packing Company | 25 days ago | 1 read
The latest Is the Kansas City Chiefs’ dynasty of dominance over? | SB Nation Are we witnessing the end of the Chiefs dynasty? RJ: This is like the bad guys in scary movies. I am not going to believe it is over for the Chiefs until it is officially over for the Chiefs. We have […]
From Arrowhead Pride | 25 days ago | 3 reads
By Nino Mrcoki Maryland men’s basketball officially put pen to paper with the four members of its 2026 recruiting class — one ranked No. 3 nationally by 247Sports. The quartet was headlined by five-star wing Baba Oladotun, out of James Hubert Blake High School in Rockville, Maryland. Oladotun, a 6-foot-10 Silver Spring native, is the […]
From Testudo Times | 25 days ago | 0 reads
The Kentucky Wildcats have struggled to start this season as they have flopped in games against Louisville and Michigan State. Leaving many in the BBN and around the college basketball world asking: What in the world is wrong with this roster at the moment? It is a fair question. Especially with the talent accumulated alongside […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 25 days ago | 0 reads
Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope is keeping a positive outlook on the future, even after the Wildcats signed zero recruits during the early national signing period for the class of 2026. It’s an unusual and concerning position for a program long known for landing at least one top-tier high school talent early in the […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 25 days ago | 0 reads
Josh McDaniels is one of the most accomplished coordinators in pro football history, and as knowledgable an offensive coach as any in the NFL today. On Thursday, the 49-year-old shared some of his wisdom. Meeting with reporters in the Gillette Stadium media workroom, McDaniels spoke about the art of play-calling and the challenges a coordinator […]
From Pats Pulpit | 25 days ago | 0 reads
After an instant classic with no. 3 UConn last week, BYU Basketball is back in action on Friday afternoon in Salt Lake City against the no. 23 Wisconsin Badgers. The BYU Cougars are 3-1 on the season after falling just short in Boston against the UConn Huskies on Saturday. The final score of that top-1o […]
From Vanquish The Foe | 25 days ago | 0 reads
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is now 78 years old, which means he’s seen a lot of basketball, and he played against a lot of great players in his day. In this video, he lists his five favorite players: These are very different men, but they all have some things in common. First, they played the game the […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 25 days ago | 0 reads
This in-form Washington Spirit are feeling confident about facing Gotham FC the NWSL Championship Final — especially if Rosemonde Kouassi and Gift Monday continue to link up in attack.
From Hudson River Blue | 25 days ago | 0 reads
The Leafs are still holding themselves back.
From Pension Plan Puppets | 25 days ago | 0 reads
The Miami Dolphins signed tight end Greg Dulcich just ahead of the regular season. Now, he's playing himself onto the 2026 roster.
From Phin Phanatic | 25 days ago | 7 reads
The LSU Tigers face a tough Western Kentucky side in the final home game of the season on Saturday. Can LSU get a win and close out the season with a W? From third down efficacy, player props, team defense/offense numbers, team totals and more, we will have a little bit of everything as we […]
From And The Valley Shook | 25 days ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) and the Chicago Bears (7-3) clash this week in the Windy City. Ahead of the big matchup between division leaders, I chatted with Bill Zimmerman, the deputy manager of SB Nation’s Bears website Windy City Gridiron, the figure out what the Steelers can expect from the Bears in Week 12. You […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 25 days ago | 1 read
WE WANT YOU! Would you like to show your Chicago Bears spirit to the world? I’m starting a feature where Windy City Gridiron readers can share pictures of themselves and their families and friends in Bears attire. Simply email a picture to me at the following address: denmasterken at aol dot com. The pictures need to be […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 25 days ago | 0 reads