The best way to project 2026 success is by looking at the remains of the 2025 team and figuring out how much production returns on the offensive and defensive sides. The gentleman who created both Rock M Nation and the SP+ metric system, Bill Connelly, has a measurement called “returning production”, a metric that attempts […]
Each NFL team is allowed a maximum of 90 players under contract on its offseason roster. The Dallas Cowboys just signed OL DJ Wingfield as an undrafted free agent, bringing them to exactly 90 players under contract on their roster right now – assuming Malachi Lawrence eventually signs his rookie contract. But even though they’ve […]
A combination of day games and morning news gave me a brief, impromptu break, but I’m back. Before this season started, I thought the Braves might need to operate more like their 2019-2021 lot in life (nothing is guaranteed) than their 2022-2025, “Our roster is good enough to do whatever” framework. The Braves have done […]
Though the Mets have not been bitten nearly as severely by the injury bug on the pitching side of things, they have struggled to find answers outside of the top 3 in their rotation. Clay Holmes has dazzled and Freddy Peralta and Nolan McLean have been mostly solid, but all of Kodai Senga, David Peterson, […]
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook is the NFL’s reigning rushing champ, and we’ve hardly spent any time this offseason on his future in Joe Brady’s offense as one of the league’s most efficient ground-game workhorses. Frankly, there’s essentially been no conversation on Buffalo’s running back room over the past few months, and it’s the […]
Last Saturday, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid expressed caution when speaking to the point that quarterback Patrick Mahomes is on track to return to the field in some capacity for organized-team activities (OTAs) in roughly three weeks. That caution is likely felt by all at the top of the organization, but not the […]
Michael Conforto has been an afterthought for most of this Cubs season. The team didn’t sign him until late February. He got some playing time early on because of the injury to Seiya Suzuki, but since Suzuki’s return April 10, Conforto has played in just 10 games, starting just four of those. He didn’t play […]
Good morning. MLB dot com’s Benjamin Rosenberg writes that the Texas Rangers are getting it done in relief without having a lot of strikeouts or flamethrowers. Matt Snyder writes that with Tarik Skubal out, the AL Cy Young race is wide open with Jacob deGrom among the new favorites. And, the DMN notes that former […]
Performance in the NFL Draft is not always defined by the players a team picks. Sometimes it’s defined by the player they passed up on. Not to bring up a painful example, but Eric Ebron turned out to be an okay player for the Detroit Lions. But when the next three players drafted after Ebron […]
It was a bit of a surprise when the Phillies promoted Felix Reyes to the majors on April 18th. It was a major surprise when he batted cleanup in his first ever MLB game. It was downright shocking that he took Chris Sale deep in his first at bat. However, everything that’s happened since is […]
We’re back today to get you caught up on the latest from Syracuse’s Olympic Sports as the spring sports calendar ramps up. Rowing: The #9 Orange women were off this weekend as they train for the ACC Championships to begin on May 15th. The #12 Syracuse men are off until the Eastern Sprints in Worcester […]
The Orioles went into New York this past Friday trying to prove they were better than their middling record. Instead, they walked away on the wrong end of a four-game sweep, looking more like a team trying to avoid a last-place finish than one contending for a playoff spot. Each of the four losses in […]
The New Orleans Saints didn’t have the best record, but saw their team grow quite a bit in Year 1 under head coach Kellen Moore. While the offense saw sparks behind rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, the defense also saw improvements throughout the year in both the run and the pass game under defensive coordinator Brandon […]
With apologies to Shohei Ohtani and the faithful attending tonight’s contest at Daikin Park, the more significant season barometer will actually be registered approximately 23 miles southwest this evening when the Space Cowboys take the field against the Albuquerque Isotopes at Constellation Field. The likes of Josh Hader, Nate Pearson, & Tatsuya Imai are each […]
Moving on to the Gopher defense. This unit is also returning a lot of production, but probably has more question marks than the offense. A year ago the Gopher defense finished in the middle of the pack of the Big Ten, allowing 23 points per game and they were 11th in yards allowed. Their SP+ […]
Everyone has a moment where nostalgia takes over, and a series of events over the past few days reminded me of the magic of the radio. It started on Saturday. If you are a Carolina Hurricanes fan, you’re aware that the Stanley Cup Playoffs have moved to national broadcasts only, and while the NHL has […]
We are into the first week week of May and there is so much going on. Obviously today is Cinco de Mayo, but it’s also National Teacher’s Day and National Hoagie Day among others. Yesterday was National Firefighter’s Day and tomorrow is the start of National Nurses Week. Now don’t forget Mother’s Day on Sunday. […]
EJ Colson Named as Miners’ QB1 There will be no quarterback drama entering the summer for the UTEP Miners. EJ Colson, the transfer from Incarnate Word, is QB1 in El Paso. Colson is well traveled, having played at UCF prior to ICW and now El Paso. Pokes Insider: Tight ends spring review Ryan Thorburn of […]
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It is my understanding that the rookie numbers for the Los Angeles Rams incoming class have been announced. It’s exciting for the team, it’s exciting for the players and the fans and it’s good old-fashioned fun. Who doesn’t love a good jersey and a good number to go with it? It should be fun to […]
Alabama is currently a slight underdog to Georgia when the Bulldogs come to Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 10. There is not a point spread posted by BetMGM, but the sports book has Georgia as a -135 favorite on the money line to Alabama at +115. Alabama has been an underdog to Georgia in the teams’ […]
After the news broke about the Duke-Amazon deal to stream three games, and then the Big Ten’s reaction, we started looking for interesting responses. The smartest, most informed post we saw about it was from North Carolina IP attorney David McKenzie, who is also a Duke grad. His post on Twitter was pretty remarkable, because […]
The Azeez Al-Shaair contract demonstrated one thing. There is still money available for players that perform at a high level. Include Will Anderson in that conversation and there are a lot of Texans on the defensive side of the football that have been paid very well for being arguably the best defense in the NFL […]
Elliotte Friedman made a bold prediction on the 32 Thoughts podcast this week.
"I have two predictions about the Minnesota Wild and their players," Friedman said. "Prediction number one: Quinn Hughes signs a three-year extension. It's just my prediction. Three years. He goes three years."
Friedman made the prediction it in the immediate aftermath of Minnesota eliminating the Dallas Stars in six games, a series in which Hughes was as good as any defenseman in the playoffs, scoring two goals...
Meet the Mets The Mets scored four runs on four hits on May the 4th in a 4-2 victory over the Rockies at Coors Field. Carson Benge hit a home run to lead off the sixth inning and made another sparkling defensive play to spark the victory. Choose Your Recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, Daily News, […]