Were it not for an Achilles tear at the end of July, 32-year-old righty reliever Trent Thornton might not have been available in free agency at all, much less available on a minor league deal. He’d had a slow start to the season in the Mariners’ bullpen to be sure, but he’d been dominating since mid-June, and he had been a really good reliever in 2023 and 2024 (3.13 ERA (18% better than league average), 3.70 FIP (7% better), 24.6% K, 6.0% BB, 6.6% barrel, 34.6% hard hit).
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After another slate of exciting playoff games (except 49ers vs. Seahawks), more draft positions have been solidified. Here is the new first-round draft order. Updated 2026 NFL Draft order What the Saints can do at #8 I have been focusing on defensive prospects recently, but let’s get back to the offense. The Saints need to […]
The San Francisco 49ers season is over after their disappointing loss to the Seattle Seahawks over the weekend in the NFC Divisional Round. For the players, it ends quite a memorable season as the team fought through adversity with a strong late-season push to make the playoffs and ultimately win 13 games. Head coach Kyle […]
The Los Angeles Rams pulled off a huge 20-17 overtime win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. L.A. is set for an epic Round III matchup against the Seahawks in Seattle next week, but they had better play A LOT better if they hope to advance to the Super Bowl. Ahead of the Rams’ first […]
Championship weekend is upon us! The Seattle Seahawks will host the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos will host the New England Patriots. All four teams have had relatively recent success, but three of the four with different QBs. There are a few Viking ties on the teams and a few people we like […]
The Seattle Seahawk should’ve won by way more than 10 points in their Week 18 win over the San Francisco 49ers. I’d say they made up for it in the Divisional Round, winning 41-6 and sending the Niners into the offseason. It’s not only the worst loss of the Kyle Shanahan era, it’s the second-worst […]
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The San Francisco 49ers suffered a tough 41-6 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, ending their season prematurely in the NFC Divisional Round as they couldn’t get anything going on either side of the ball. It was a game that the 49ers needed a fast start in, and that just didn’t happen. San Francisco […]
In Today’s Links: several thoughts and previews of this Sunday’s match-up between our Seattle Seahawks and their Los Angeles Rams, the trades that helped our squad get to this point, news and numbers of note from last Saturday’s huge win against the 49ers, a look at the 4th down stops by the Dark Side Defense […]
The NFL Divisional Round has come to a close, and we are down to four teams in the playoffs. Check out the NFL playoff bracket for the AFC and NFC Championship Games.
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AFC Playoff Bracket
In the AFC, it’s a matchup of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds as the Broncos host the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. Take a look at the bracket and how we got to this point.
NFC Playoff Bracket
In the NFC, we have the No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks...
Did you watch the NFL playoff games this weekend? If so, you got to see turnovers of every kind. The Broncos and Bills combined for six of them while the Seahawks-49ers game featured three. The Texans and Patriots said ‘hold my beer’ as they totalled eight TOs. As I type this, there has already been […]
Good morning Gang Green Nation! This past weekend Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks advanced to the NFC conference championship game against the Los Angeles Rams next weekend. Darnold now stands a game away from advancing to his first Super Bowl. If it happens this would also be the first time a starting quarterback from […]
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (22-14-11, 55 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) @ Seattle Kraken (21-17-9, 51 points, 3rd place Pacific Division) When: 5:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and KONG, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Today starts another three-in-four stretch; the Pens will be in Calgary on Wednesday night, followed by a […]
49ers’ 2026 NFL Draft position finalized after Rams beat Bears in playoffs“Following Sunday night’s Divisional Round playoff game—when the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Chicago Bears—the 49ers officially secured the 27th overall pick in the first round.” 49ers’ improbable season ends with defiance, pride despite thumping from Seahawks (paywall)“Nobody thought we’d be here, let alone […]
The Seattle Seahawks dominated the San Francisco 49ers 41-6 in the NFC Divisional Round, moving to the NFC Championship Game. They will host the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday for the third and final time. Updated 2026 NFC Playoff bracket The Seahawks took care of business, and they await the winner of the Chicago Bears […]
Anybody still need a minute? Talk about an emotional rollercoaster from the end of regulation, through overtime, and after the final kick by Harrison Mevis. The Los Angeles Rams prevailed over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field 20-17 and are advancing to the NFC Championship Game to face the Seattle Seahawks for the right to […]
One of the oldest NFL cliches is “defense wins championships”. That held true for the Los Angeles Rams as they stifled the Chicago Bears on the road en route to a 20-17 victory. LA advances to the NFC Championship game where they’ll travel to face the Seattle Seahawks next week. The Rams forced three interceptions […]
There were some great games over the NFL’s divisional playoff weekend and now we know the matchups for this weekend’s conference championship round. We are down to the final four teams, and they are the best team’s in the league. The NFC Championship will feature the Seattle Seahawks hosting the Los Angeles Rams. This will […]
With their loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the San Francisco 49ers look toward the 2026 NFL offseason as a reset to get healthy but also restock their talent. The 2026 NFL Draft order is rounding into form, with the 49ers and Buffalo Bills tied at 12-5 and both losing in the Divisional Round. Let’s take […]
The Seattle Seahawks’ NFC Championship Game opponent is set. In the final game of NFL Divisional Round weekend, the Chicago Bears’ magical season came to a crushing end against the Los Angeles Rams. Despite Caleb Williams’ absolutely absurd game-tying touchdown pass to Cole Kmet on 4th down in the closing stages of regulation, the Rams […]
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Chicago Bears 20-17 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs to advance to the NFC Championship to face the Seattle Seahawks. A close game throughout, safety Kam Curl intercepted Caleb Williams in overtime to setup Harrison Mevis for a game-winning kick, seconds after a toe-tapping sideline catch by Davante […]
The Seattle Seahawks will be hosting the NFC Championship Game next Sunday after soundly defeating the San Francisco 49ers. As for who they’ll face next? We’ve still yet to figure that one out. It’ll be a bitterly cold and snowy and blustery day in Chicago when the Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams. On […]
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is coming to Nashville on Monday to interview for the Tennessee Titans head coaching job. They were scheduled to have a virtual interview with him tonight. With the 49ers losing to the Seattle Seahawks last night, Saleh is free to come for an interview in-person. Adam Schefter says […]
Monday will feature an expected tight NHL outing between the Pittsburgh Penguins (22-14-11, -116 on the moneyline to win) and the Seattle Kraken (21-17-9, -104 moneyline odds) at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Tune in to ESPN+ to watch the Penguins and the Kraken take the ice.
Penguins vs. Kraken Game Info & Odds
When: Monday, January 19, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
Live Stream: Fubo
Live Stream: ESPN+
Where: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington
Favorite: Penguins (-116) ...
Thirteen seconds to victory. The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers played out the remaining 59:47, out of sportsmanship, and also because Fox had sold a boatload of ads. But the Niners would never reach seven points and the Seahawks would never look back. The objects in the rear view mirror would only get smaller […]