Welcome to the first full week of 2026. Posting windows for Japanese talent are closing, so we’re seeing the final results of those moves. The hot stove is also getting hot again, so we’re going to see things pick up pace with the trade and free agent markets, which is something we look forward to […]
It took until the New Year, but we finally have our first real smoke emanating from the previously dormant Yankees hot stove. On Sunday, multiple outlets reported that the Yankees and Marlins were engaged in serious talks surrounding starting pitcher Edward Cabrera. It’s far from the first time that the Yankees have had rumored interest […]
The 2026 Unrivaled season tips off with a double double-header. On Monday, Jan. 5, the second season of the 3×3 league begins with Mist BC taking on newcomer Hive BC at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Vinyl BC meeting Laces BC at 2:15 p.m. ET. The opening set of games will be broadcast on truTV. […]
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RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Golden Knights 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Analyzing Blackhawks’ slowly improving team stats from first half of 2025-26 season ( Sun-Times )
Surging Blackhawks hope Bedard, Nazar return to a reinvented, more versatile team ( The Athletic )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Capitals 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Teravainen excited to fulfill Olympic d...
No. 1-seed Indiana football moved to 1-0 in the College Football Playoff with a 38-3 win over No. 9-seed Alabama in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day in Pasadena, California. This has, of course, inspired some choice apparel. Perhaps a new take on the Hollywood sign, keeping the “H” but changing it to “Hoosiers,”? […]
Anne Rogers writes about the new contract for manager Matt Quatraro. Quatraro and his coaching staff have implemented plenty of changes up and down the organization since he arrived in Kansas City, with a large emphasis on analytics. But Quatraro, with a steady personality that doesn’t often get too worked up, earns praise from players […]
The Cardinals are in a very familiar place as of late, a place the Cardinals were in all of last offseason, which is a holding pattern of sorts. The holding pattern being caused by potential trades that will probably happen but haven’t yet. The Cardinals are in a more advantageous position now though, basically waiting […]
Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 1-2 Grade I might have one of the higher initial grades of Chris Johnson in the 2026 Draft cycle. Currently CB6 on my board and #38 on my initial Big Board, Chris Johnson has a big opportunity to rise even higher at the Senior Bowl in […]
We’re in the midst of Hall of Fame season. The public announcement that tells us whether any of the players on the current ballot join those currently in Cooperstown is coming on January 20, and Ryan Thibodaux and friends’ ballot tracker is going strong, at 123 ballots as I write. I do not have a […]
The post-holiday doldrums are still in full swing as we enter the first full week of 2026. The Rockies did plenty prior to midnight last Thursday. The coaching staff and front office are all but full as we await formal announcements of both by the end of January. However, it’s been a few quiet weeks […]
With the transfer portal open, and with a new head coach, the Iowa State to Penn State diaspora is in full swing. Penn State has accepted the transfers of 15 former Cyclones, all of whom followed their head coach Matt Campbell to his new digs, turning Penn State into Iowa State East. This does appear […]
The Cleveland Browns made things very interesting both for the future of HC Kevin Stefanski and for the 2026 NFL draft order with two straight victories to end the season. The expectation is that Stefanski and the Browns will part ways, potentially early Monday morning, but that is not certain, and the future in Cleveland/Berea […]
Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad scored unassisted goals and Daniil Tarasov made a game-saving stop on Nathan MacKinnon late in the third period to propel the Florida Panthers to an impressive 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Amerant Bank Arena.
Clad in their 1938 Miami Clippers-inspired Winter Classic uniforms, the Cats survived some early pressure and opened the scoring 6:27 into the tilt when a determined Bennett stole the puck from Sam Malinski, drove to the net and doggedly worked ...
Ballard & Steichen staying? Cignetti busy adding transfers! IU beats UW 90-80!
What. A. Tournament. How we got here Relegation Game: Germany finally gets going in a rout of Denmark See ya in a couple of years, Denmark. Quarterfinal Matchup 1: Sweden strikes Latvia down in 6-3 slugfest I still believe in you, Latvia. Quarterfinal Matchup 2: Czechia cruises to easy 6-2 Victory over Switzerland I think […]
1925 The French love baseball! Well, at least that was the impression that the French Baseball Federation gave during the White Sox vs. New York Giants tour of Europe, giving silver medals to Charles Comiskey, John McGraw and Hughie Jennings in appreciation. The tour, however, was a failure, with meager attendance leaving the traveling show […]
Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Ohio State Buckeyes (-2.5) vs. […]
Keeping you up-to-date with all the latest pro hockey news in Manitoba.
We don’t yet know when each of the Rams’ 2026 games will be, but we do know which teams they’ll play at home and on the road. The Rams will obviously face the rest of the NFC West — the Cardinals, 49ers and Seahawks — in home and away matchups next season. They’ve also got […]
As the Detroit Lions shift into the 2026 offseason, they have 48 players who finished the season on the roster—on either the 53-man roster, practice squad, or injured reserve—who are not currently under contract with the organization. Let’s take a look at the four different groups those players can fall into, as well as which […]
If the Jacksonville Jaguars had a first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, it would be the 27th overall selection. But the Jags traded that pick to the Cleveland Browns to be able to move up to No. 2 and select one of the most dynamic athletes available, Colorado’s two-way superstar Travis Hunter, in the […]
It’ll be a few months before we have the times and dates for the Chargers’ 2026 schedule, but we do know for sure which teams the Chargers will face next season, as well as which of those games will be at home and which will be on the road. In addition to the usual home/away […]
The Kansas City Chiefs closed their regular season with a 14–12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon. Unlike previous years, the finale was neither a tune-up nor a strategic rest stop ahead of a playoff run. Instead, it marked the final chapter of a nightmare season that ended with a disappointing 6–11 […]
The Baltimore Ravens’ 2025 season ended in the most horrifying, devastating fashion: a missed 44-yard field goal by rookie kicker Tyler Loop. The Ravens entered Week 18 needing a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the AFC North and make the postseason. Despite barely resembling a playoff team for much of the season, they […]
After enjoying a long holiday break from the podcast Ryan and I have returned to talk about the last two games for the Boilermakers which were two victories including Kent State and at Wisconsin. As part of those two games Purdue saw one of their own make history when point guard extraordinaire Braden Smith set […]