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Uproar continues to grow over Multnomah County hiring a negotiator in the Portland Trail Blazers arena renovation fight who has a curious resume: Chair Jessica Vega Pederson disclosed Thursday that she had tapped former Trail Blazers executive Chris Oxley to represent the county as it worked with Portland officials on a framework aimed at keeping […]
The Winter Meetings have arrived and they’re being held on home turf with decision makers from all 30 teams meeting up in Orlando for several day long baseball fest in which numerous trades and free agents are discussed that can signifcantly impact a franchise. It was at the Winter Meetings in 1999 when the Tampa […]
The Winter Meetings are currently underway in Orlando. Yesterday, we hilariously saw Jeff Kent elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Era Committee, a development that may bode very well for Dustin Pedroia (seriously, go compare their stats side-by-side). Tomorrow the draft lottery takes center stage, while the Rule 5 Draft is on […]
There is a ton of talk surrounding the St. Louis Blues as changes are imminent and the team won't look the same come summertime. Players like Jordan Binnington, Brayden Schenn, Jordan Kyrou, Justin Faulk, and Oskar Sundqvist have all been in trade rumors, but another name, plus some others who haven't really been talked about could enter the conversations this season as well. David Pagnotta said, "I think they'll listen on guys like Pavel Buchnevich and others too that have a little bit of no-...
I went to gander at the most recent Lounge post and wouldn’t you know it… there are 900 comments. So thank you for hanging out. Someone email me if it gets to 500 or so, I’ll make a new one. I know the comments sort of break at that volume. Here we are, six days […]
Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: Derwin James has an interesting solution to the Eagles’ tush push (Charger Report) Five final thoughts ahead of Monday Night Football (Chargers.com) Check out on the Chargers’ final injury report for Week 14 (Chargers.com) How the game against the […]
“I come to praise Caesar not to bury him.” — William Shakespeare Bill James once said that numbers take on the property of language. I make my living as a school teacher. To be more specific, I support special education students in English classrooms. These two worlds are intersecting this week when it comes to […]
It all started when the Texans were 0-3. They had lost three close games and the offense seemingly couldn’t do anything right. Ten games later and the Texans are sitting at 8-5. They have the best scoring defense in the NFL and the offense still hasn’t been great, but they have been good enough to […]
One I’ve written plenty about how the MAAC was the most competitive league in college basketball last season during conference play in terms of volume of close games. I wrote an entire story on late-game heroics in the conference during my first season on the beat for Mid-Major Madness. But this weekend felt different than […]
#1 – Queta generated 19 points through screens Neemias Queta might be the best screener in the NBA at the moment. At least, looking at this chart, he is the player with the most points via screen assists relative to his playing time. Last night, he helped the Celtics score 19 points with his screens, […]
Yes, the Green Bay Packers are 9-3-1, and yes, they just took the lead in the NFC North division with a big home win over the Chicago Bears. Yes, they currently hold the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs. Even with those caveats, it was still a bit surprising to see the Packers installed as […]
One week ago, the Blackhawks came back from a three-goal deficit to blow the doors off the Anaheim Ducks in Chicago. The game was chippy. The two teams were chirping each other the entire 60 minutes. And the Blackhawks let them know what the final score was as they left the ice. One week later, Joel Quenneville may have dusted off his Michael Jordan “and I took that personally” meme collection and got his team ready to play. The Blackhawks didn’t get off the bus, and the Ducks didn’t take...
Atop many Christmas lists in Mississippi is undoubtedly tickets to see Ole Miss and Tulane in the historic first round College Football Playoffs coming up on December 20. Santa may need to grab the credit card this year as the secondary market is already ticking up considerably in the first 24 hours since the CFP […]
The Washington Commanders were blanked by the Minnesota Vikings 31-0. Their 31-point shutout loss is by far their worst loss of the season, and it comes at a time when Washington exuded so much optimism after a close loss to the then 9-2 Denver Broncos. Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel looked electric at times, Zach […]
The odds that this chain of events actually plays out are extremely long. But it’s something I’ve been thinking about, and considered it fun enough – and at least plausible enough – to share. We know that Kyle Tucker’s free agency is not likely to touch upon the Chicago Cubs directly, outside of the post-second-round draft pick they’ll add when he signs elsewhere. The Cubs were never going to commit $300+ million to Tucker, and there have been no public indications that his market is so s...
I’ve never played the sport of football at a high level. I’ve never really played the sport of football at what you’d consider a medium level. Like a lot of folks, I’ve spent a lot of time watching football over the course of my life and would like to think that I’ve learned a few […]
Ryan Nembhard, the undrafted two-way point guard out of Gonzaga who has darted up the Dallas Mavericks’ depth chart all the way to the role of starting point guard, is the feel-good story of the Mavs’ 2025-26 season, no doubt. From draft night in June, when he watched all 30 teams, most of them twice, […]
Look, we all know Saturday night didn’t go the way we wanted to, but sometimes you have to give credit where credit is due. Indiana is really good, and Curt Cignetti is on an absolute heater. Who would have thought we would have said that Ohio State left the door open for Indiana in the […]
Thomas and Badwater join up to discuss recent men’s and women’s hoops, Oregon ice hockey, and the Ducks’ path in the college football playoff.
We’re back this week with another edition of Photos of the Week! On Thursday, women’s basketball took a thrilling 68-67 victory over California as part of the ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge. Men’s basketball fell to kansas 80-60 in a Border Showdown rematch in Kansas City. Before tipoff on Thursday, head coach Kellie Harper was recognized for […]
Monday, December 8 WBB: UCLA recap – BWFootball: Analysis – EC Tuesday, December 9 Football: 2025 regular season defensive statistical review – THEditorial – KF Wednesday, December 10 Hockey: UW, Canlan classic, Waldorf recaps – DCUFootball: 2026 Offensive skill player recruits – DCU Thursday, December 11 WVB: Oregon’s freshmen of the year – BWFootball: 2026 […]
Owners, general managers and front office personnel from all 30 MLB teams reported to Orlando, Fla. for the MLB Winter Meetings, which will be in full swing today. It has become commonplace to see some of the big-name free agents agree to new contracts or teams lineup on a trade that shuffles their respective lineups […]
The Nats don't have a lot of good pitchers. Gore yes. Brad Lord probably and... uhhh Cavalli likely, Beeter looks good... uhhh Henry? Anyway Ferrer was a young lefty (and MAN they do NOT have a lot of lefties) with good fancy stats that I also liked. But they sent him away to Seattle for a catcher, Harry Ford. So first what does this signal? Rebuild... probably Ferrer is only 25 with plenty of team control. Given the Nats lack of LH relief he's the type of guy you...
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Officiating disaster aside, a strong pushback, big performances, and a 4-1-2 stretch raise the question: maybe this team actually has something?
Despite the St. Louis Blues scoring a little more, they are still having a rough go in net, more so with Jordan Binnington. At this point in his contract and where the Blues are, he has the potential to be traded this season. According to Chris Johnston, "Jordan Binnington's name is at least a little in the rumor mill. I think it's more just the fact that it's not going well in St. Louis, there's not a ton of goaltenders out there available for trade, he's one year (from UFA)." The Blues are 1...