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SEC Breakout Players: Revisiting 2026 preseason prognostications, part 4
To wrap up the series, Joe Healy looks back at his preseason picks for breakout players at Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
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Canes beat Syracuse 38-10
It wasn’t pretty for the first 27 minutes of game time, but the Miami Hurricanes finally woke up and put it to their 2024 nemesis in emphatic fashion, flexing with a 38-10 win over the Syracuse Orange on Saturday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium. Carson Beck was 18/24 passing for 247 yards and a score. […]
Rutgers Beats Maryland 35-20 Behind Raymond’s 240 Yard Performance
Rutgers kept their bowl hopes a reality by beating Maryland 35-20 on Saturday. Besides an ugly first quarter that consisted of surrendering a 73-yard touchdown on a quarterback keeper and an improbable interception that occurred on the Scarlet Knights’ first drive, Rutgers largely controlled the game. On their first drive in the second quarter, the […]
BYU Guard, UC Riverside Transfer Nate Pickens out for Season after Surgery
BYU’s backcourt depth took a hit as the school announced that UC Riverside transfer Nate Pickens will miss the season after undergoing surgery earlier this week. One source told me that Nate had surgery on his ankle after experiencing pain in his ankle during practice a couple weeks ago. The same source told me that […]
Porter Martone outduels Gavin McKenna, Spartans sweep Penn State
The top-ranked Michigan State Spartans got their first taste of Big Ten play this season, hosting the No. 3 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions over the weekend. The main storyline in this matchup was Porter Martone facing off against Gavin McKenna, and the Flyers’ 2025 sixth overall pick came out on top over the course of the series. Series recap In their first home in about a month, the Spartans delivered a thrilling overtime victory to open up the series. What began as a defensive bat...
The Lakers are noticing Luka Dončić stepping up on defense this season
While there were a lot of unfair criticisms lobbied his way, one of the more fair — and persistent — critiques of Luka Dončić has been his defense. Throughout his career, Luka’s defense has come under fire time and time again. While there is no expectation of him being a top defender given his offensive […]
Overrated or Overcame? The Ravens Game Preview
Vikings’ McCarthy scrutinized: Progress or fluke in Lions upset? In this episode of Two Old Bloggers on Vikings 1st & SKOL, hosts Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano dive deep into J.J. McCarthy’s performance against the Detroit Lions, questioning if his clutch plays truly signal growth or if the win masks ongoing issues. Could McCarthy be […]
Penguins/Devils Highlights: Pittsburgh falls in a shootout
The Penguins lost 2-1 via the shootout to the New Jersey Devils. Check out the highlights of the game and add your thoughts about what you saw in the game.
Three Stars: Miami vs Syracuse
The Miami Hurricanes convincingly beat the Syracuse Orange today at Hard Rock Stadium, 38-10. It was a sluggish first half until a couple of touchdowns by the home team late in the second quarter provided some cushion. The Canes played a much more complete second half. For the game, Miami forced three turnovers and had […]
It’s time for Basketball: Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs played their best game of the season last night, […]
Kansas State MBB: Game 2 vs Bellarmine
After a rough go of exhibition play, your Kansas State Wildcats opened the 2025 regular season with a big dud….before turning things on in the second half to beat UNC Greensboro 93-64 back on Tuesday night to start the season 1-0. The Wildcats showed they are capable of losing to anyone, but also that they […]
HIGLIGHTS: Texas A&M 38, Missouri 17
Your FIGHTIN TEXAS AGGIES go on the road (again) and get a 3TD plus win (again) against a team called the tigers (again). It wasn’t always the most fun thing in the world to watch, but there’s a lot of joyless competent murderball about this team. Let’s break it down by the phases of the […]
POSTGAME THOUGHTS: Aggies stay perfect with 38-17 win over Mizzou
In a game where many thought the Aggies might slip up and find their first loss of the season, Texas A&M controlled things throughout and overall, just looked like the better team for four quarters in a 38-17 win over the Missouri Tigers on Saturday in Columbia. I’ll be clear on this, I was not […]
Iowa State Wins at TCU
Phone the neighbors, wake the kids, the streak is dead! Your Iowa State Cyclones stormed back from a 17-6 4th quarter deficit to win a game for the first time since September 27th, becoming bowl eligible along the way, escaping Fort Worth with a 20-17 win. F0r much of the game, this looked exactly like […]
Arizona football rallies late to beat Kansas on Homecoming, clinch a bowl bid
Last month, in losing back-to-back games by one score, it seemed like every break went against Arizona. On Saturday, the pendulum finally swung the Wildcats’ way. Quincy Craig’s 24-yard run with 39 seconds left gave Arizona a 24-20 win over Kansas on Saturday afternoon, clinching bowl eligibility for the second time in three years but […]
Offseason open thread: November 8
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Sixers-Raptors: First Half Thread
Game Details When: Saturday, November 8, 7:30 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA Watch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers
US Teams Reach Sunday's Junior BJK Cup and Davis Cup Finals; Blanch and Krueger Meet for Knoxville Challenger Title; Exsted Wins Third Pro Doubles Title; Tien Claims First ATP Title
The domination of the top seeded teams from the United States in the ITF Junior Billie Jean King Cup and Junior Davis Cup Finals continued today in Santiago Chile, with the girls beating No. 4 seed Czech Republic 2-0 and the boys defeating No. 8 seed Turkey 3-0 to reach the championship match for the second year in a row.Neither team has dropped a point in their five victories this week, and the
Panthers at Sharks game 16: Lines, game thread and how to watch
The San Jose Sharks need to have short memories once again because it’s back to business tonight against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Florida Panthers. It will be another tough test for the Sharks. The Panthers were in San Jose last night, resting and watching the Sharks go toe-to-toe with the Winnipeg Jets, which means there will be no surprises. Worse yet, the Sharks aren’t going to get much in the way of reinforcements. Postgame yesterday, I saw William Eklund walking aroun...
UConn 37, Duke 34: Five Critical Plays
Duke traveled to East Hartford with an opportunity to secure bowl eligibility but came up short against a talented UConn squad 37-34 in a seesaw affair. Duke turned the ball over three times while UConn committed zero turnovers. Quarterback Darian Mensah threw two first half interceptions and fumbled with 28 seconds remaining in the game […]
Texas A&M Aggies run over the Mizzou Tigers in rout to victory
Death by a thousand cuts. That’s what the 38-17 loss to #3 Texas A&M felt like. Fans left Faurot Field defeated as their College Football Playoff hopes drifted into the abyss. It was a game filled with stinging moments and gut punches. “Yeah, I mean, it got off to a really slow start,” said Head […]
Five Takeaways from Mizzou’s 38-17 loss to Texas A&M
Mizzou’s sterling first half defensive performance wasn’t enough to hold off the Texas A&M Aggies, who broke through in the second half and left the offensively-challenged Tigers in the dust. Here are your five takeaways from Mizzou’s third loss of the year. 1. Knowing what to expect Call it boundless optimism — is that allowed […]
Syracuse football: Orange drop sixth-straight, lose 38-10 versus No. 18 Miami
MIAMI GARDENS, FL — The Syracuse Orange (3-7, 1-6) are leaving Hard Rock Stadium with another loss added to their record and an offense that remains stagnant after falling 38-10 versus the No. 18 Miami Hurricanes (7-2, 3-2). Syracuse held the ’Canes scoreless for over a quarter and half, but the Orange’s offense was shut […]
Football: Oregon vs Iowa Recap
When we last saw the Ducks in action on the football field they had dispatched the Badgers of Wisconsin in a bit of a clunky showing. With two weeks to digest that somewhat puzzling performance and a very worthy opponent awaiting them coming off a bye there was tons of anticipation for Saturday’s road test […]
Talk Trail Blazers vs. Miami Heat Here!
The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat will face each other this evening in the kick-off to Portland’s first extended road trip of the season. Here’s the info you need about the game and how to watch: Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) vs. Miami Heat (5-4) – Saturday, November 8 – 5:00pm Pacific How to watch via […]
OPEN THREAD | NOV 9TH, 2025
Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. TODAY IS D-DAY It’s game time!
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