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How Much Beef Is Enough for Nebraska?

Nebraska came into the portal window knowing exactly what the problem was — and it wasn’t subtle. If Matt Rhule’s vision is built on “fourth-quarter grinders” and hard-nosed Big Ten football, the last three games of the season were a public contradiction. The Huskers were mauled at the line of scrimmage on both sides of […]

How Spalletti transformed Juventus’ defensive fortunes

It has been just four months since Juventus kicked off September by conceding seven goals over the span of two games against Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund, followed by back-to-back 1-1 draws with Hellas Verona and Atalanta and a 2-2 stalemate at Villarreal. Juve then played to a scoreless draw with AC Milan and lost […]

MASN is finally trying to deliver real spring training coverage

A headline from this website in February of each of the past three years: They were nothing if not consistent. Along with revealing a sad, single-digit number of spring games to be broadcast, they also waited until pretty much the last minute to do it. The pattern has finally been broken in 2026, with the […]

Good Morning San Diego: Padres open international signing period with multiple additions; Dodgers land Kyle Tucker

The 2026 international signing period opened Thursday and the San Diego Padres wasted little time, signing three players from Baseball America’s top-100 prospects list according to Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The top signee for San Diego is Cuban shortstop Joniel Hernandez. Reports have stated Hernandez, who is just 16 years old, projects […]

Flyers flirting with disaster by rushing the Christian Dvorak extension

When the Philadelphia Flyers announced they had signed Christian Dvorak to a five-year extension, questions surfaced immediately. Why commit to that amount of term? Can Dvorak realistically sustain this level of play? What does the deal mean for the center prospects in the organization? Yet one question stands out, particularly in light of recent developments. Why now? Dvorak, who will turn 30 in a few weeks, is in the midst of the most productive season of his ten-year career. After sign...

In The Lab: A Look at Astros Offensive Efficiency

In one of my last pieces, we discussed the concept of correlations. There are never any perfect correlations in statistics. So, while secondary average and real offensive value explains a lot, it does not explain everything. We are looking at what impacts run scoring and we need to look at factors outside of those two. […]

Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers have landed a top 10 international prospect for the fourth time in five years with the signing of Elian Rosario. Evan Grant writes that Rosario isn’t the typical type of prospect the Rangers like to go after in international free agency. Jeff Wilson takes a look at 5 prospects in […]

Report: Jaguars part ways with Secondary Coach Ron Milus

According to a report from NFL insider Josina Anderson, the Jacksonville Jaguars will have an opening in their coaching ranks this offseason after parting ways with Secondary Coach Ron Milus. Milus, NFL defensive back/secondary coach with 20-plus years of experience for the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants, Saint Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, Los […]

Boston College Men’s Basketball: Syracuse Preview

Who: Syracuse Orange (12-5, 3-1 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (7-10, 0-4 ACC) Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA When: Saturday, January 17, 2025 Tip-Off Time: 2:00 pm/et How to Watch: ACCN Boston College returns to Conte Forum on Saturday afternoon searching for traction as it hosts Syracuse in an ACC matchup that tests both resolve and execution. The Eagles […]

L.A. Rams News: Are they road warriors?

The Los Angeles Rams are favored on the road (for now) for the second week in a row in the playoffs, and that’s fairly remarkable. According to the information I’ll share below, it would be historic if the Rams can win their second away game in the playoffs while being favored by four or more […]

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Miami Dolphins set to interview Chris Shula

The Miami Dolphins will conduct a virtual interview with Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula on Friday. The move would make him the sixth candidate to interview with the team, though only former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has had an in-person interview. Under NFL rules, coaches under contract with a team may […]