Despite expectations of the playoffs and (at least according to general manager Nico Harrison) title contention, the Dallas Mavericks rocketed out of the gate to a 2-3 record. Led by putrid offense, mediocre defense, and a small litany of injuries, the Mavericks have looked bad! As a result, we took a poll before the Pacers […]
Will the real Dallas Cowboys please stand up? After yet another loss, this time a 44-24 drubbing on the road to the Broncos, it’s becoming exceedingly more difficult to pin down this team. There’s a few reasons for that, but the biggest factor that sticks out is the home/away splits. When playing in Dallas, the […]
The latest The Best NFL Bets for Week 9 | The Ringer Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills (+2) The market has really fallen in love with the Chiefs: They are now power rated as the clear best team in the NFL following their 28-7 win on Monday Night Football against the Commanders. Given Buffalo’s general defensive issues and […]
How to Football: Adam Henderson Morning Slate Penn State vs. #1 Ohio State, 11:00 A.M., FOX #9 Vanderbilt vs. #20 Texas, 11:00 A.M., ABC #10 Miami vs. SMU, 11:00 A.M.,, ESPN Afternoon Slate #16 Louisville vs. Virginia Tech, 2:00 P.M., The CW #2 Indiana vs. Maryland, 2:30 P.M., CBS # 5 Georgia vs. Florida, 2:30 […]
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Only five Mountain West bowl teams? In a confusing result, fans are down on the Mountain West’s ability to get more than five bowl teams, with nearly half choosing that number. The conference already has four teams that have qualified, and with a month […]
Ha-seong Kim has a player-only option at 16 million dollars for 2026. Everything right now suggests that he will opt out and search for a new contract. In 2025, Kim picked up 0.3 WAR through 191 PAs. He had a .234/.304/.345 line with a 82 wRC+ overall. However, most of that was injury-riddled. In 98 […]
The Los Angeles Rams return from their bye week tied with the Seahawks atop the NFC West at 5-2. For the Rams to retain their hold on the division crown, they must maintain their hot start to the season and not fall victim to trap games—like the one on Sunday against the Saints. So, will […]
The Blue Jays had multiple chances to take their first World Series since 1993 last night, but could not get the job done. Addison Barger will be the face of it thanks to his game ending baserunning blunder, but they had a few chances to put up runs and didn’t. Now, they get Shohei Ohtani […]
The Syracuse Orange swoon continues as the Orange put on a terrifying offensive performance on Friday night. Many of you think it’s rock bottom which is wild when watched the Robinson/Shafer years…but hopefully after sleeping you realize just how wrong that it is. Anyway, here’s three takeaways from that frightening show. Sickos Behavior It truly […]
Yoane Wissa is nearing a return for Newcastle United, but The Athletic’s Chris Waugh reports that the club is taking a cautious approach given his lack of preparation time and recent injury. In response to a fan question in his Tuesday mailbag, Waugh wrote that “Wissa is due to return over the next two to […]
Despite being the better team, UNC fans braced for the worst when the North Carolina Tar Heels went into the half down four. After the break, though, the Tar Heels focused on what went right in the first half to dominate the second stanza. This Carolina team, under the unrelenting focus of the national microscope, […]
The UCF Knights (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) are back from the bye week and in Waco, Texas for the first time to play the Baylor Bears (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon. ET and the game is on ESPNU. Our live coverage begins just before kickoff. 💻 LIVE GAME THREAD […]
Since the last update, the Bakersfield Condors have dropped three out of four games. Now sitting at a 3-3-1 record through seven games (only one of the losses has been by more than a goal), they sit in fifth place in the Pacific Division. So far, the main issue leading to losses is the defensive…
Preview Real Madrid face RCD Espanyol on matchday 8 of Liga F. Las Blancas travel to Barcelona for the first match back from the October international break. Real Madrid finished the month of October in second place, tied with third-placed Real Sociedad with 17 points. With 5 out of 5 wins in October, 3 of […]
Manchester City return to Premier League action as they welcome Bournemouth to the Etihad Stadium. The Blues have played three consecutive games on the road, faring well with wins against Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League and Swansea City in the Carabao Cup but losing disappointingly last weekend to Aston Villa in the league. Their […]
After a particularly disappointing result against Liverpool it was important for Paul Tait’s Everton Under-21s to come back on Friday evening with a good performance against a top side like Chelsea and they didn’t disappoint. The Toffees welcomed back Reece Welch for his first start of the season at any level and captained by Elijah […]
Duke and Texas open the season on Tuesday, meeting in Charlotte. As noted in our preview, the Longhorns are dealing with some injuries: big men Lassina Traore and Matas Vokietaitis both have foot injuries. For Vokietaitis, it’s an ankle sprain and for Traore, it’s a mid-foot sprain. Texas has to be particularly careful with Traore […]
Interview with the Enemy: Los Angeles Rams A perspective from the other side One Trade That Makes Sense for Every Team Before 2025 NFL Deadline The Saints may be the perfect trade partner with many teams. Isaiah Stalbird’s ‘effortless speed’ caught the Saints eye and earned him a defensive role One of the young bright […]
The San Francisco 49ers have been busy this week, acquiring Keion White in a trade with the New England Patriots and also bringing back a familiar face in Clelin Ferrell. Are they done? Who knows. They still have time before the November 5 NFL trading deadline to get a couple more bodies or maybe make […]
Meet the Mets The Mets will need to consider a variety of relief options as they once again look to remake their bullpen this offseason. Could Framber Valdez be a target for the Mets in free agency this winter? Around the National League The Phillies will need to make a decision on their catching situation […]
The SEC is front and center today when it comes to ranked matchups, which one might expect since the league has nine of the top 2o including five of the top 10. The highlights: No. 9 Vanderbilt @ No. 20 Texas (11am, ABC) Arch Manning cleared concussion protocol and will start against the Commodores according to head coach Steve […]
It’s week ten of the college football season and the Hawkeyes are on their second and final bye week of the year as they prepare for a date with #6 Oregon next week. While the Hawkeyes are off this weekend, there’s still plenty of football to watch, including some games with implications for Iowa. In […]
The Duke Chronicle has two interesting articles up now, with one looking at where Duke recruits have come from in recent years and the other about Darren Harris, his connection to Duke and his transformation from last season. The recruiting article is called Mapping The Brotherhood: The geographies of Duke’s freshman classes and it’s more […]
The Dodgers won a nail-biter of a Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, which forced a winner-take-all Game 7 on Saturday against the Blue Jays in Toronto. Shohei Ohtani is expected to start on the mound. Here are some World Series news and notes to start your weekend. Mookie Betts was moved down […]
The Bulls won AGAIN . That’s 5-0 to start the season. Are they just, like, a good basketball team? Should I be paying more attention to them?
If the Dodgers go on to win this World Series, that 9th inning from Game Six is going to haunt Blue Jays fans forever. Two freak plays – flukes, mistakes, whatever you want to call them – turned what could’ve been a suddenly tie game into a loss. One, not the Blue Jays fault and couldn’t have been avoided. One that certainly could have. Both worki...