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Arizona baseball: Sophomore pitcher Smith Bailey shut down for remainder of season with shoulder injury

Arizona’s cursed season has added one more injury-caused expletive. Coach Chip Hale announced Tuesday night that sophomore pitcher Smith Bailey is done for the remainder of the season The right-hander is dealing with “soft tissue stuff” in his throwing shoulder that caused him to leave his last start Saturday at Kansas after two innings, making […]

MLB

Nick Schmaltz Provided Mammoth List of Trade Teams He Would Approve

The Utah Mammoth got a huge extension done on Wednesday, signing young star center Logan Cooley to an eight-year, $80 million deal. But there's another key Mammoth player, top line forward Nick Schmaltz, who is also due for an extension, as he plays out the final year of his deal. But his future in Salt Lake doesn't look quite so secure.  In fact, insider David Pagnotta reported on the DFO Rundown on Wednesday that Schmaltz was nearly traded this past summer. They had (extension) talks in...

NHL

Where We Are Wednesday: Week Nine

There are numerous adjectives that could describe Northwestern’s visit to Memorial Stadium in Nebraska. Disappointing is probably the first that comes to mind for many, sobering might be the word of choice for some. Realistically, the best descriptor is probably frustrating.  It feels like this script has played out on numerous occasions already this season. […]

Melvin Jerusalem edges out Siyakholwa Kuse to retain minimumweight title

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s legendary “Thrilla in Manila” rubber match with Joe Frazier, Manny Pacquiao Promotions teamed up with the IBA to stage an unofficial sequel event earlier today, which saw multiple Filipino A-sides push through adversity to emerge victorious. The featured attraction saw WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem (25-3, 12 […]

Fantasy Football TE Rankings Week 9: Best Starts at Tight End

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football TE rankings and projections for Week 9. “After eight weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football TE rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football TE Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR TE rankings !  # Player FF Pts 1 Tucker Kraft 13.3 2 Trey McBride 13.3 3...

Big Ten Power Rankings, Week Nine

A decent amount of bye weeks and a larger amount of expected results means that there is not much in terms of major moves in this week’s iteration of the power rankings, and that ought to be expected the later we get into the season. Most teams have played eight games now, and there’s a […]

Boston College Men’s Basketball: Meet the Sophomores

Name: Fred Payne Position: Guard Year: Redshirt sophomore Number: 5 Height: 6’1” Hometown: Grambling, LA Last Season: Payne suffered a season-ending knee injury early on in his freshman year. He made a successful comeback last year, earning significant rotation minutes in the backcourt. In my opinion, by the end of the season he deserved to […]

Fantasy Football WR Rankings Week 9: Best Starts at Wide Receiver

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football WR rankings and projections for Week 9. “After eight weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football WR rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football WR Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR WR rankings !  # Player FF Pts 1 Ja’Marr Chase 19.9 2 Jaxon Smith-Njigba...

Fantasy Football RB Rankings Week 9: Best Starts at Running Back

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football RB rankings and projections for Week 9. “After eight weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football RB rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR RB rankings !  # Player FF Pts 1 Christian McCaffrey 21.3 2 Jonathan Tay...

THE AGENDA Week 9: Big Ten Football vs. The World

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: Michigan Wolverines By defeating the fearsome Michigan State Spartans, Michigan […]

Swansea City v Manchester City: Gut Feelings

Manchester City head to Wales in an attempt to secure a place in the League Cup quarter final as they take on Swansea at the Swansea.com Stadium. City will field many changes from the team that lost at Aston Villa on Sunday, but the Blues will still be favourites to progress to the last eight. […]

MLS

Mike Vrabel addresses Patriots’ Kyle Dugger, Keion White trades

The New England Patriots made a pair of deals a week before the NFL trade deadline, shipping out defenders Keion White and Kyle Dugger.  According to head coach Mike Vrabel, making both trades Tuesday night came down to timing. “I think that with just the timing of everything and where we’re at as a team, […]

Fantasy Football QB Rankings Week 9: Best Starts at Quarterback

Fantasy Football  Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football QB rankings and projections for Week 9. “After eight full weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football QB rankings are reflecting that.” 2025 Fantasy Football QB Rankings *As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of  4for4’s Fantasy Football QB rankings ! # Player FF Pts 1 Lamar Jackson 21.9 2 Patrick Mahomes 20.7 3 Justi...

Neemias Queta reveals biggest surprise of becoming Celtics starter

Neemias Queta didn’t appear in front of the media often during preseason, sitting out the opener, scoring only four points with five turnovers in Toronto before Chris Boucher starter over him the win over the Cavs. Joe Mazzulla never fully committed to the prohibitive starter actually becoming one and Brad Stevens simply gave Queta a […]

Are the Sixers… too good?

The 2024-25 Sixers didn’t win their fourth game of the season until after Thanksgiving. The 2025-26 Sixers won their fourth game of the season before Halloween. Yours truly left them for dead Tuesday when they were down 13 points with less than five minutes remaining against the Washington Wizards. They were on the second night […]

New Orleans Saints 2025 trade rumors tracker

The 2025 NFL trade deadline is right around the corner as teams have one last opportunity to make some moves to strengthen their rosters by Tuesday, November 4 at 3 p.m. CT. and the New Orleans Saints have been the subject of several rumors and headlines as names like Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Pete Werner […]

Boston Celtics Daily Links 10/29/25

Globe Game 5: Cavaliers at Celtics preview, injury report, notes Celtics preach patience as transition period gives new players a chance to earn trust CelticsBlog Jayson Tatum opens up about community work, rehab journey in first interview since Celtics opener The Celtics’ young wings are ready to soar Jaylen Brown upgraded to probable before Celtics-Cavs […]

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Celtics Daily Links 10/29/25

Globe Game 5: Cavaliers at Celtics preview, injury report, notes Celtics preach patience as transition period gives new players a chance to earn trust CelticsBlog Jayson Tatum opens up about community work, rehab journey in first interview since Celtics opener The Celtics’ young wings are ready to soar Jaylen Brown upgraded to probable before Celtics-Cavs Sam Hauser is making his presence felt on defense Early season results: Celtics Reacts Survey ESPN NBA Power Rankings: How all...