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The Portland Trail Blazers have been through a whirlwind first week of their 2025-26 season. They lost a narrow, fast-paced game to the heavily-favored Minnesota Timberwolves. The won in a blowout against the mildly-favored Golden State Warriors. Oh, and they replaced an entire head coach after a gambling scandal as big as anything that has […]
The San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans meet on Sunday in Houston, and there is no shortage of familiar faces and history. Azeez Al-Shaair will do battle against his former team, but the defensive matchup of Robert Saleh and DeMeco Ryans is at the forefront. Most remember Ryans and Saleh’s time together on the 49ers’ […]
On Sunday, October 26, 2025, the Houston Texans (2-4) are favored by just 1.5 points against the San Francisco 49ers (5-2). Texans vs. 49ers Game Info When: Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET Where: NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas TV info: FOX Texans vs. 49ers Odds Favorite Total Houston Moneyline San Francisco Moneyline BetMGM Texans (-2) 42 -130 +110 DraftKings Texans (-1.5) 42.5 -125 +105 FanDuel Texans (-1.5) 41.5 ...
The late great Joaquin Andujar, he of the 39 starts for Oakland and epic World Series meltdown with St. Louis, once famously said his favorite word to describe baseball was “You never know”. Youneverknow is indeed a terrific word and probably nothing better characterizes baseball. This was in evidence, as Exhibit Umpteenthousand003, in game 1 […]
Going into the game against the New Jersey Devils Friday night, it was clear the San Jose Sharks would need to play almost perfectly to secure a second win in as many nights. The Devils have won 6 games in a row going in, and the Sharks had only just won their first game less than 24 hours earlier against the New York Rangers in what was a fireworks show of a hockey game. In what has been the Sharks’ strategy with rookies on back-to-back nights to ease them into the NHL, the team sat Michael M...
Dan Quinn spoke to the media after practice and named the team captains for this week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. The theme for the captains this week was “Intentional. Consistent. Tough. Opportunity. Delivering.” He named WR Luke McCaffrey on offense, Javon Kinlaw on defense, and Jacob Martin on special […]
More than usual, I really want the Eagles to smash the Giants on Sunday. Losing to New York on Thursday Night Football in the Meadowlands two weeks ago, coupled with the Phillies getting eliminated from the postseason in humiliating fashion the same evening, made for one of the worst sports nights of my life. The […]
Michael Penix Jr. was hoping to play this week, and even optimistic that he might, despite suffering a bone bruise in the course of being beat up by the 49ers pass rush last weekend. Unfortunately for the young quarterback, it looks like he’s going to miss at least one week of action. Per ESPN’s Falcons […]
For all the wrong reasons, the Portland Trail Blazers have been at the center of the NBA universe over the last 48 hours. So what did that epicenter at 1 N Center Court Street look like Friday night as the Blazers hosted the Golden State Warriors about two days after Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups […]
I am back to give you another mailbag as we prepare for this Sunday. The San Francisco 49ers will be taking on the Houston Texans in what should be an interesting game. Interesting because Houston has a good defense.Houston’s offense makes me wonder if the 49ers finally get that one interception that has escaped their […]
With the World Series upon us, we thought we’d spend some time looking at iconic moments from past series. In this case, let’s look at the legendary play from the 1954 World Series. Mays, who played for the Giants in New York and then San Francisco and a brief stint with the New York Mets […]
49ers QB Brock Purdy, WR Ricky Pearsall out again for Week 8 game vs. Texans“Center Jake Brendel, and defensive ends Bryce Huff and Yetur Gross-Matos also have been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Texans due to hamstring injuries. Center Matt Hennessy is scheduled to make his first start as a member of the […]
The Portland Trail Blazers played the first game of their Tiago Splitter era with effort, resolve, and verve on Friday evening. They hosted the veteran Golden State Warriors, led by former MVP and future Hall-of-Famer Steph Curry. Curry was everything advertised, scoring 35 points on 7-14 shooting from beyond the arc. And it didn’t matter […]
ter a scandal-wracked Thursday the Portland Trail Blazers will take the floor tonight against the Golden State Warriors. This will be the first game with Interim Head Coach Tiago Splitter at the helm. It’ll be interesting to see if the Blazers can keep up their furious pace—and constant substitution patterns—from their opening-night tilt versus the […]
They can’t all be hanging in The Louvre. Sometimes you have to find a way to to grind them out and the Devils did just that, taking down the Sharks 3-1 tonight on the strength of 2 PP goals from Dougie and a heavy dose of shot suppression. The word this season has been maturity, […]
The L.A. Rams suffered a loss to the 49ers in Week 5 and had an underwhelming showing against the Ravens in Week 6, so fan confidence dipped below 60% in the last two weeks. However, after beating the pants off of the Jaguars in London the fans are back: In this week’s SB Nation Reacts […]
After a scandal-wracked Thursday the Portland Trail Blazers will take the floor tonight against the Golden State Warriors. This will be the first game with Interim Head Coach Tiago Splitter at the helm. It’ll be interesting to see if the Blazers can keep up their furious pace—and constant substitution patterns—from their opening-night tilt versus the […]
The Houston Texans are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Seahawks in Seattle and will look to bounce back at home against the 49ers. Offensive coordinator Nick Caley has been under heavy fire through the first half of the season for his scheme and several questionable coaching decisions on a weekly basis. The Texans’ […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (6-1-0) versus the San Jose Sharks (1-4-2). The Time: 7:00 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Jackson wrote the preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, […]
As expected, the San Francisco 49ers officially ruled Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall out. Here is the list of players who won’t suit up against the Houston Texans in Week 8: QB Brock Purdy (toe)WR Ricky Pearsall (knee)C Jake Brendel (hamstring)DE Yetur Gross-Matos (knee, hamstring)DE Bryce Huff (hamstring) The last time the 49ers had a road […]
The road trip will not get easier for the San Jose Sharks, as the team heads to New Jersey for the second half of the back-to-backs. The Sharks will face the red hot New Jersey Devils tonight, a team that’s 6-1-0 for the season. New Jersey is at the top of the Metropolitan Division and hasn’t lost since the first game of the season, a 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Since then, the Devils have rolled through the Lightning, Blue Jackets, Panthers, Oilers, Maple Leafs and Wild, outscoring t...
The 49ers have the chance to move to 6-2 this week when they visit the Houston Texans, who may be in desperation mode after a dismal start to their season. Houston had aspirations of another playoff run after progressing to the Divisional Round last season. But instead the Texans have slumped to 2-4 through their […]
Yes folks, it is, once again, that time of year. The time to come together as a community, share thoughts, debate ideas, and ultimately crowdsource the list of the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization. It figures to be a very fun year for the CPL. The Giants had one of their […]
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh used the word “opportunity” 12 times at the podium Thursday. This is a team that’s needed several players at multiple positions to be the “next man up.” The latest star player to go down with a season-ending injury was Fred Warner at linebacker. After praising the franchise cornerstones […]
If the Atlanta Falcons hope to rebound in Week 8 with a win over the Miami Dolphins, they will need to recommit to their run game, the foundation of their offense. Atlanta was too pass-heavy in its loss to the San Francisco 49ers, which was reflected in an unbalanced stat line: 42 called passes to […]