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The San Diego Padres needed a win like Wednesday afternoon’s. As the Padres bludgeoned the San Francisco Giants, 7-1, to salvage the series finale, they finally put together an offense that matched what it looks like on paper. The club (after only recording nine extra-base hits going into Wednesday’s contest) had five XBH, including four […]
Well, here’s something fun. Marquette has a pivotal Big East match to play. Not just in the standings because it’s still a little bit early in Big East play and the Golden Eagles haven’t finished their first pass through the league yet, but in big picture/NCAA tournament ways, too. Through matches played on this past […]
Hello, good evening and welcome to week seven of the NFL season. Tonight, we have a matchup for Thursday Night Football that people are calling “the most thrilling matchup of Thursday Night Football taking place on October 16, 2025 between 7:15 p.m. CDT and roughly 10:00 p.m. CDT.” It’s a weirdly specific hype line but […]
Fa la la la la, la la La Crosse. Tis the season for Exhibit 10 deals, and La Cross native and Wisconsin Badgers standout Johnny Davis is the next one to come across the wire. You can tell because, while writing this piece, Jeremiah Tilmon was signed to the same deal. I remember Davis’ rights […]
Week seven of the NFL season kicks off with its usual Thursday Night Football game. This evening’s game features an AFC North showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the hosting Cincinnati Bengals. The 4-1 Steelers come into this week on a three-game win streak, including last week’s victory over another division rival, the Cleveland Browns, […]
We’re still in the midst of football season, but basketball is getting ready to fire things up as well. Tonight at 7pm CT, they face Florida State at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham. This matchup will be especially fun for Tide forward Taylor Bol Bowen, who transferred from FSU to Alabama in the offseason. The game […]
For the first time in conference play, Vanderbilt performed up to their standard against an outmatched opponent. The scoreless draw with LSU, loss at Texas, and 1-0 win over Auburn were all chances to stamp out opponents decisively, but the Commodores were 1-1-1 in those matches. The standard was met against Missouri with a pair […]
The Diamondbacks' pitching staff was battered by injuries, leading to a deadline sell-off of most of their impending free agents. Arizona played surprisingly well in the second half to remain in the Wild Card picture. They came up a little short of a postseason berth, and they're now faced with the task of rebuilding the…
Top Rank has officially announced their previously revealed November 15th show in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, headlined by Rafael “Divino” Espinoza’s WBO title defense against Arnold Khegai. The press release is heavy on quotes but entirely bereft of broadcast details. Top Rank remains in the market for a partner after parting ways with ESPN earlier […]
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded, edited, and is ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the Oilers’ two-game win streak, trade rumours, most hated opponents, and much more. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of Real Life with some Oilers talk…
Marquette has played half their eight match Big East schedule for the year. They have four losses and just one goal scored in those four matches. The two division winners make it to the Big East tournament. The next two best point totals after that join them. That means that Marquette and their zero points […]
Hey TOC Nation, hope you had a chance to read Mike’s Preview on this weekend’s opponent earlier today. Now, we get some insight from an Indiana writer. Let’s see what L.C. Norton from The Crimson Quarry has to share about the #3 team in the nation. 1. Indiana is in uncharted waters for its football […]
Major League Baseball has officially approved the substitution of Joey Loperfido for Anthony Santander on the Blue Jays’ playoff roster. Manager John Schneider told reporters (including Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet) this evening that Santander was dealing with back stiffness. His season is over. Teams set their postseason rosters at the beginning of each series. They can only…
We’ll get our first chance to watch Kevin Young’s new squad this Saturday when BYU travels to Lincoln to play Nebraska in the first of two exhibition games. Exhibition games do not count against a teams total record and is essentially a preseason game. This game tips off at 11am MT/12pm CT Saturday on B1G+. […]
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The Hawks conclude their brief preseason slate with their second game against the Rockets. Please join in the comments below as you follow along. Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA Start Time: 7:30 EST PM TV: ESPN 2 Radio: Sports Radio 92.9 the Game (WZGC-FM) Streaming: Watch ESPN (out of market), Fubo […]
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodges/Toronto Blue Jays Seattle Mariners – A LCS Game thread for October 16, 2025
The Spurs are doing some housekeeping before the season starts. On Thursday, they picked up the third-year team option on Stephon Castle’s contract and the fourth-year team option on Victor Wembanyama’s contract, securing the services of two of their best players for the 2026-27 season. In the recent past, San Antonio faced some tough decisions […]
It's hard to emphasize just how weird this feels to type: The Minnesota Wild have the best power play in the NHL. If that's ever been true before, it's never been for long. Since the Wild's inception in 2000-01, their power play percentage has been 18.0%, 24th of 32 teams. (I refuse to split up...
It’s a two-game day! First up are the Dodgers and Brewers coming to you from Los Angeles. The Dodgers lead the series 2-0 after winning both games in Milwaukee. That’s not the way to get to your first World Series since 1982, Brewers. The nightcap will be the Mariners and Blue Jays in game four […]
The road domination continued with the Blue Jays demolition of the Mariners in Seattle, meaning away teams are 5-0 in the Championship Series so far. Hopefully, that will continue – at least, in the National League, where we need the Brewers to wake up and smell the coffee sewage in Dodger Stadium tonight, as we […]
The Heat are a world away from the team that made the NBA Finals just three seasons ago. Their 2025 was defined by disappointment and reality, as they came to terms with the fact that Jimmy Butler no longer was the engine that could drive them to playoff success. Last year was the first season […]
It’s a quick trip to middle America for the Colorado Avalanche for a showdown with the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are in search of their first victory on home ice during this 2025-26 campaign. The Avalanche, on the other hand, have gotten off to a blazing start this season, collecting at least a point in […]
A 10 PM Eastern start?! In this economy?! Yes, it’ll be the Bruins vs. the Golden Knights, far, far past my bedtime as the B’s begin a three-game trip through the western United States. While we’ve all been impressed by the Bruins’ spirited start to the season, including the fight back-ability (just go with it, […]
All things considered, it was a solid year for the Yankees even if it didn’t live up to the perennial World-Series-or-bust expectations of their fans. Despite Gerrit Cole not throwing a single pitch for the team this year and Juan Soto signing elsewhere last winter, they managed to win 94 games thanks to a few…