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Lightning Morning News: 2026-27 Salary Cap set at $104 million

With league revenues continuing to operate at a healthy clip, the NHL let their franchises know what their cap for next season is going to look like. As has been speculated for some time, the 2026-27 upper limit will be at $104 million, an increase of $8.5 million over the current ceiling. That also means that the salary cap floor is going up from $70.6 million to $76.9 million. The @NHL and @NHLPA announced that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2026-27 League Year, pursuant t...

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Lasses Spotlight: “The Thorny Issue Of Sunderland’s Home Attendances”

The growth of women’s football in England has been one of the most significant sporting stories of the past decade. From the Lionesses’ triumphs to the rapid expansion of the Women’s Super League and the WSL2, the game has moved from the margins to the centre of the national sporting conversation. Yet this growth hasn’t […]

January Calm: Sunderland’s Squad Already Elite

It’s the January transfer window, traditionally a time of angst for long-suffering Sunderland supporters. In recent years we have been scrabbling around to fill gaps in the squad – the elusive “proven striker”, a battle-hardened centre-half to help with a defensive injury crisis, or a midfield maestro to replace a stricken Corry Evans. This season […]

View From The Away End: Brentford Blues

Every once in a while, even at our highest point arguably for decades, Sunderland AFC love to administer a well-timed punch in the gut just to keep everyone on our toes, and Wednesday night’s trip to Brentford was a textbook example. Just as the post-Christmas cobwebs were almost blown off, the fixture list threw up […]

Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. Jazz

Coming off a tight win Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks took on the Utah Jazz looking for continued success, but lost a 116-114 contest in Salt Lake City similar to their last matchup with the Jazz when they allowed a big run to let one get away. Let’s get to the grades! Cooper Flagg: A […]

Historic season for Ole Miss ends in heartbreak

Miami used an enormous time of possession advantage and one timely scramble to dash Ole Miss’ hopes of playing for a national title in a 31-27 loss in the Fiesta Bowl. The Hurricanes (13-2) had the ball for 41:22, which is the ultimate kryptonite for Ole Miss’ up-tempo offense. The Rebels (13-2) defense made it […]

Three in a Row – Hurricanes 5, Ducks 2

After a slow first period, the Carolina Hurricanes sharpened up their game and went on the defeat the Anaheim Ducks, 5-2 on Thursday night at the Lenovo Center. It was the third straight win for Carolina while the Ducks have now lost eight in a row. The home team got off to a bit of […]

OPEN THREAD | January 9, 2026

The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, Ezek Ix and yours truly, Valyrian Steel. Unconvincing but we’ve got another El […]

Calum McFarlane joins Liam Rosenior’s coaching staff

Liam Rosenior’s coaching staff has been confirmed by Chelsea, and among those joining the new head coach is now-former U21 head coach Calum McFarlane, who had acted as interim head coach over the last two games, following the departure of Enzo Maresca. Chelsea got just one point out of those two games, but McFarlane proved […]

Three Stars: Miami vs Ole Miss

The Fiesta Bowl curse has been lifted! The Miami Hurricanes beat the Ole Miss Rebels tonight in the 2026 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, 31-27. The Canes will now return home to play for the 2026 National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium. It’s great to be a Miami Hurricane! I am fired up! Not sure how I […]

Packers vs. Bears Round DFS Picks, Prices and Preview

The NFC Wild Card matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, slated for 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 10 at Soldier Field, will feature exciting DFS options on both sides. Packers vs. Bears Game Info When: Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET Where: Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois TV info: Amazon Prime Video Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions apply) Live Stream: Watch this game on Prime Video Packers DFS Projections Salary values from Draf...

Sharks trade Furlong, Ellis to Blackhawks for Brossoit and Nolan Allan

The San Jose Sharks made an interesting trade today , potentially clearing the way for a larger deal in the near future. The team moved two defensemen, Jake Furlong and Ryan Ellis, along with a 2028 fourth-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for goaltender Laurent Brossoit, defenseman Nolan Allan and a 2028 seventh-round pick. (Small brag because I suggested a Furlong trade last week .) The picks are so far in the future, they’re inconsequential at this point for either team, so we’ll focus o...

Yankees news: Bombers avoid arbitration with all eligible players

MLB Trade Rumors | Darragh McDonald: Thursday was the deadline for teams and players eligible for arbitration to come to terms on deals and avoid the arbitration process. The Yankees had several players—including Jazz Chisholm Jr., David Bednar, and more—up for possible deals. They ended up coming to terms with everyone on their list. Here […]

All aTwitter: 9-Jan-26 – Has Mike McDaniel jumped to the top of the list as potential Kliff Kingsbury replacement?

The goal of All aTwitter is to give readers a detailed or quirky look, through the unique lens of Twitter, at the Commanders, the NFL, and sports in general, along with a smattering of other things. Click here for Washington Commanders Beat Writers Twitter Feed Click here for NFL News, Rumors & Reports Twitter Feed […]

Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers game preview

Basketball is a super complicated game. Analytics have taken the sports from “put ball in hoop and stop other team from putting ball in hoop” to “leverage help defense around the nail to prevent penetration and kickouts to below-the-break threes.” There are a variety of strategies still to this day. The Houston Rockets utilize a […]