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Between the Power 4 conferences and mid-majors, women’s college basketball boasts two strictly different dimensions. Inspired mid-majors may play David to a Power 4 Goliath every now and again, but competition between the two is often aspirational at best. However, somewhere in-between these two dimensions is a ripple. A black hole. A fracture in the […]
Last night’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur was maybe not a truly fitting result for Newcastle United. The Magpies outshot Spurs 19-8, putting seven on goal to Tottenham’s two. However, the outcome is the outcome, and that is that. Newly promoted Burnley FC are the next opponent, and that provides a wonderful opportunity for a […] The post Newcastle United Predicted Starting XI vs Burnley FC appeared first on The Sports Bank .
I love a uniform. I want to analyze it, pick it apart and give my otherwise non-expert opinion on what my teams are wearing in all sports, so it should come as no surprise that I do the same thing for Mizzou Gym leotards. But I wanted to do more than just see them close […]
After a restful Thanksgiving weekend following the desert jaunt in Las Vegas last week for the Players Era Festival, the 12th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide return home for night two of the SEC-ACC Challenge tonight for a familiar battle with the Clemson Tigers. Why we have to play them again in this challenge when the ACC […]
But first, a word from our sponsors… Shakin’ the Southland is proud to announce that we’re partnering with Section 103 apparel this basketball season. Section 103 was founded in Atlanta in 2021 by a Georgia Tech grad. Since its inception, Section 103 has focused on providing exceptional quality at a reasonable price. Today, they’re adding […]
In the midst of a career season, Seattle Seahawks star linebacker Ernest Jones has continued to fly under the radar of national attention. However, his performance against the Minnesota Vikings was one nobody could ignore, and earned him the honors of NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Thanks to a couple of gifts from Vikings’ […]
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you all have been waiting for. Now that the 2025 football season has come to an end for Michigan State, it is with great excitement (and a little bit of relief) that I present to you: the first edition of our Spartan Basketball Film Room. Admittedly, my experience with the […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball guard JJ Starling was back to his former self in crunch time on Tuesday night. In a heated showdown with the 13th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, Starling connected on two clutch jumpshots in the closing minutes, helping secure Syracuse’s first win over a ranked opponent in nearly two years. Starling finished with […]
Following yesterday’s news that heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk was targeting an unexpected fight against Deontay Wilder going forward, the WBC has paved way for this to take place with the organization formally granting him permission to make a voluntary title defense against Wilder after bumping him up into their top 10 in the division. “Deontay […]
Are you still buzzing after last night’s win over Florida? It’s happening across Duke Nation after one of the most exciting games in recent Cameron history. And let’s give Florida props: that’s a really good team. Thomas Haugh looks like an absolute pro. Interesting significa here: Haugh is 22, four years older than Cooper Flagg. […]
Azzi Fudd is leading the No. 1 team in the country in points, hitting over half of her 3-point attempts for undefeated UConn. The post Dubbed the ‘nation’s best player,’ Azzi Fudd is draining 3s and undefeated appeared first on Outsports .
UConn men’s basketball made history Tuesday night, as the Huskies beat No. 21 Kansas on the road for the program’s first-ever victory over the Jayhawks. Despite a raucous Phog Allen Fieldhouse crowd, UConn trailed by as much as eight points before taking the lead in the second and securing the win. Here are some key […]
Last Time Out Iowa State left a final great impression in the Players’ Era, defeating Syracuse 95-64 (the same Syracuse team that just beat Tennessee). The Cyclones outscored Syracuse 60-30 in the second half, after leading by just one point at halftime. Iowa State shot 59% from the field, 45% from 3PT, and committed just […]
Summary: Despite only being 6’ tall, Davis plays like he is 6’5. He has an alpha dog mentality thinking every jump ball is his and everyone else is simply in his way. He is an impressive athlete who is also one of the best in the state of Louisiana at the triple jump. High School: […]
Number eight ranked TCU Women’s Basketball moved to 8-0 this past Friday with a comfortable 82-61 win over UAB in the final game of the Cancun Challenge. The Frogs bounced back from a slower offensive performance in their last outing with a great offensive game against the Blazers. The Frogs have continued to roll in […]
With signing day today, this week’s Peak Perspective will take on a recruiting theme. When I started doing recruitment-related posts in February of 2018, I had the thought that reviewing them in a few years would be a fun exercise. Today, we continue to carry out that thought. This post will review our projections from […]
It might be a little bit much to give someone player of the game based mainly on two plays, but they were quite important ones. Derek Dixon did not lead North Carolina in any of the typical box score stats in Tuesday’s 67-64 win over Kentucky. The reason we’re giving him the nod is that […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y — In the wake of an 0-3 showing in the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas last week, the Syracuse Orange basketball team was metaphorically sick. After suffering losses to Houston, Kansas and Iowa State the Orange returned home and licked its wounds. Syracuse felt like it could’ve won two of those games. […]
The Oregon Ducks played host to the #24 USC Trojans on Tuesday night, looking to bounce back from a recent 0-3 skid during the Players Era Tournament. This one was a back-and-forth bout right from the opening tip, with the Ducks jumping out to an early 17-10 lead with about 12:30 left in the half, […]
Yale is not one of the Top 25 teams in college basketball. An obvious sentiment? Not if the NCAA’s early NET Rankings are to believed, which have the Bulldogs rated No. 25 in the country. Kidding aside, the early NET rankings have historically been quirky, as I’ve written about before. This year’s edition has a […]
Josiah Anyansi Position: Edge RusherHeight: 6’3”Weight: 250 Hometown: Murrieta, CA 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8633 Power 5 Scholarship Offers: Arizona, Boston College, Cal, Georgia Tech, Kansas, and Utah TDG Commitment Profile Spring Enrollee: Yes Scouting Report Anyansi recorded 45 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles last season. He is […]
Liverpool managed to just maybe start to dig their way out of the hole inconsistency and poor results has put them in this season with Sunday’s 2-0 victory over a struggling West Ham, but captain Virgil van Dijk knows that won’t matter much in isolation. One good result doesn’t salvage a season that has seen […]
Even though the 2025 NFL season just started, it’s never too early to look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nate Kingz was shot out of a cannon in the first half of Syracuse’s win over No. 13 Tennessee. The senior guard was unleashed for a season-high 19 points, all in the first half. But he and his head coach were much more pleased with his defensive performance. Kingz drew the assignment […]
What up, TOC Nation? We have two more questions for you this week, and I think the opinions on these are going to be a bit more impassioned than the fluff piece we put out over Thanksgiving. We have a new football coach and we have already seen the whole spectrum of reactions from you. […]