Poor Fred VanVleet. He was one of the key catalysts of the culture change for the Houston Rockets, alongside head coach Ime Udoka and the traded away Dillon Brooks. The Rockets finally looked poised to pay off all of the hard work they’ve put in and actually be title contenders, and VanVleet goes down with […]
Good win to close out the preseason. Next time they take the court, it will be for real against the 76ers. Raptors fans are funny. They trashed their own team way more than they did the Celtics. Poor Scottie Barnes. He really got a lot of hate from the fans. And, they sent a lot of love toward the Celtics, especially Pritchard and White. I do think the Celtics are going to be fun to watch this season. My favorites are in bold. What ar...
Texas A&M hits the road for the first time in SEC play this Saturday, traveling to Fayetteville for the first time in over a decade to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. As the Ags look to stay undefeated on the season, we reached out to Jacob Davis of Hogs on SI to get some insight on […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes begin a brand new season with a brand new coach and overhauled roster for the first time since 2011. Before we jump into the quotes & highlights from yesterday’s media day, let’s take a look at the new threads Iowa will be sporting this season. The Hawkeyes keep the same lettering style […]
With just under a week until the Bucks tip off their 2025–26 campaign in Milwaukee and their preseason concluded, the front office has begun the process of paring down their standard roster to 15 players (note that two-way players, like the recently-signed Alex Antetokounmpo, aren’t included in this). As Jack discussed earlier this morning, there […]
I’ve been a Pokemon fan for just as long as I’ve been a Red Sox fan. With the release of Pokemon Legends Z-A for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 today, I thought it could be fun to match up Red Sox players with their Pokémon counterparts and put a team together. Note that […]
Long discussed as a fun “what if” scenario in bars and around water coolers throughout the Kansas City metro area, the idea of a Kansas City Royals downtown stadium is slowly becoming a reality. Over the last few years, there’s been so much information doled out piecemeal as an immense amount of work gets done […]
San Diego is still reeling from the surprise retirement announcement of Mike Shildt as the Padres manager. The organization stated the search for a new skipper will begin immediately. But it should start and end with the hiring of Bruce Bochy. His experience and proven track record make him the ideal choice for a team […]
Dwight Powell, backup center and by far the longest tenured Dallas Maverick, has become quite the culture and chemistry guy for this team going into his 12th season in Dallas. Last May, then Maverick Spencer Dinwiddie, who went to the Charlotte Hornets this summer, called Powell a “standout voice in the locker room” through adversity. […]
We’ve got a special guest to help us preview the Syracuse-Pittsburgh game. Obnoxiously Pitt Girl is a Pitt alumna and member of the Sickos Committee and she agreed to answer our questions about a rivalry that has had its fair share of Sickos moments. TNIAAM: After the losses to West Virginia and Louisville, did it surprise fans to […]
This is a column to check in on the rest of the football world, but since it’s 2025 in America I will beat you over the head with The Agenda, which in case you’ve forgotten is “Big Ten Superiority Unless It’s Funny.” THE AGENDA MVP: Northwestern Wildcats I struggled with this because there were several […]
Heading into the 2025-2026 off-season, could you name how many players the Rays will have reach free agency? There’s a couple “trick question” type answers in there, as Brandon Lowe (age-31) has a $11.5M club option with a $500K buyout, and Closer/MLBPA player rep Pete Fairbanks (32) has a $7M club option with a $1M […]
Multiple outlets report that the IBF has ordered Liam Paro to face Paddy Donovan in a welterweight final eliminator, with Donovan calling it the result of a successful appeal on the part of manager Keith Sullivan. Donovan (14-2, 11 KO) has dropped two straight to now-reigning titlist Lewis Crocker, but if anyone deserves some slack […]
When UTEP traveled across the entire state of Texas for a Wednesday night showdown against Sam Houston, the Miners traveled with a heavier load than usual. UTEP logged a pickaxe and rocks along with it to Shell Energy Stadium in downtown Houston, in order to debut a new tradition of smashing rocks after touchdowns and […]
It’s official. Egor Demin will be healthy enough to take the court Friday in Toronto vs. the Raptors. Jordi Fernandez told beat writers that not only is the 6’9” Russian point guard healthy enough but he expects Demin to “play some minutes.” “So he’s been practicing based on the program that we’ve had for him. […]
NC State needs two wins in its last five games to reach bowl eligibility and earn a trip to some third-tier ACC bowl destination, which at this point feels like the best-case scenario for this season. I’m going to assume that’s the ceiling. It sure would have been nice if State didn’t completely fall flat […]
On Wednesday, Anthony Edwards and longtime friend Nick Maddox hosted the first annual Believe That Awards. Maddox explained at the start of the show that this award show would not be a typical award show; instead, it would be presented in a barber shop or living room style. The show had a wide-ranging set of […]
The secret is out! Jobe Bellingham may not be happy with his start to life at Borussia Dortmund. Despite signficant effort from his family, agency, and the media to prevent it, somehow, this morsel of information has wiggled its way out into the mainstream. Who could even believe it. So what’s the deal? Well, There’s […]
Barring a major trade this offseason, the 2026 season will mark the fifth regular season in which Spencer Steer has appeared in a Cincinnati Reds uniform. That’s right, when the Reds front office once again began to blow up the roster back in 2022, it was the deal shipping out Tyler Mahle that brought in […]
Joel Eriksson Ek is back to full health and has resumed his role as a key player for the Minnesota Wild, especially on the power play. He’s averaging 19:55 time on ice per game (TOI/G) through the Wild’s 4 regular season games, has scored a power play goal, and has 3 assists.
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It’s been a busy week in the world of college football. To kick off Colorado’s bye week, Ryland Scholes and Jack Barsch of Ralphie Report hopped on the mic to make sense of the shifting landscape of the sport, starting with the happenings last Saturday. The guys start out by breaking down Colorado’s win over […]
The Cubs had a solid season in 2025 but it came to an end on Saturday when they dropped Gave Five of the Division Series to the Brewers. That turns the focus to the offseason and some upcoming decisions. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer held an end-of-season press conference yesterday but largely avoided tipping…
Let’s talk 2026 Texas Rangers payroll. We don’t know how much the Rangers payroll is going to be in 2026. It appears likely that it will be less than it was in 2025, since part of the reason given for Bruce Bochy’s decision not to return as manager in 2026 was the team’s “financial uncertainty” […]
First Half Record: 34-31 (1/4, Florida State League East Division) Second Half Record: 43-22 (1/4 Florida State League East Division) The St. Lucie Mets were the worst team in all of Minor League Baseball in 2023 with a 44-84 total record and were the second worst team in 2024, with a 45-84 total record. The […]
The Carolina Panthers hit the road feeling their oats after back to back home wins and three wins in four contests. They’ve averaged 29 points per game in those three wins, and the offense has looked rather potent. However, all three of the wins have come at home. Road games have been an entirely different […]