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Multnomah county chair hires Blazers negotiator who heads pro-arena lobbying group, sees no conflict of interest

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 2025-26 Amazin’ Avenue Offseason Plan Contest (AAOP)

It’s that time of year again! The offseason is upon us, and as is tradition here at Amazin’ Avenue, we turn to our community to do something that’s always a lot of fun: the Amazin’ Avenue Offseason Plan Contest—commonly referred to as the AAOP. If you’re unfamiliar, here’s our finalist post from last season’s contest, just so […]

Chicago Bears still striving for ‘best,’ but they’re clearly ‘good’ — and getting ‘better’

If you still had doubts about whether Ben Johnson could bring the juice to the Chicago Bears, yesterday should’ve laid them to rest. Because whatever you think of his team through nine games this season, one thing is clear: they’re all-in. His signature breakdown with his players after the game was all the confirmation needed. […]

Browns loss to the Jets was one for the history books

The Cleveland Browns may not win very often, but that does not mean they don’t play some memorable games on Sundays. Even if they are too often for the wrong reasons. Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets, who entered the game with just one win, had traded away their two best defensive players earlier […]

2025 Hustle Belt MAC Football Power Rankings: Week 11

Hello everyone and welcome back! Welcome to a Monday afternoon edition of the Hustle Belt MAC Football Power Rankings! With the weeknight season now fully in swing for all 13 members, intrigue surrounds the conference on the national level. A number of results turned the MAC title race on its head, with no more undefeated […]

UConn men’s basketball rises to No. 3 in AP Top 25

UConn men’s basketball climbed up one spot to No. 3 in this week’s AP Top 25 after taking care of business in its first two games of the season. The 2-0 Huskies received three first-place votes, good enough for the third-most in the country. No. 2 Purdue received the most first-place votes this week with […]

WATCH: This Darnell Wright Block Was My Favorite Play From Week 10

The heroics of quarterback Caleb Williams are top of mind after the Chicago Bears’ Week 10 win against the New York Giants. Contributions from cornerback Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr., wide receiver Rome Odunze, and others stand out for different reasons. But my favorite play from Sunday’s win was delivered by right tackle Darnell Wright. BEARS WIN AGAIN!  Game Recap  |  Instant Grades  |  Game Balls  |  Nightcap Come for the Caleb Williams throw and th...

Purdue Basketball: #8 Alabama – Basic Information

Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Type of School: Public Mascot: Big Al (The Elephant) 2024-’25 Season: 28-9 (13-5 in SEC play) 2024 – ‘25 NCAA Tournament: #2 Seed – Lost to Duke in Regional Final Head Coach – Nate Oats Seasons at Alabama: 7 Alabama Record: 147-63 Career Record: 243-106 Regular Season Conference Championships: 4 (Buffalo 2, Alabama 2) Conference Tournament Championships: 5 […]

Blazers Stay at Middle of Pack in NBA.com’s Power Rankings

After soaring ahead eight spots last week, the Portland Trail Blazers remained earthbound in the latest batch of power rankings from NBA.com’s John Schuhmann. The Blazers went 1-2 during the week, bringing their overall record to 5-4 and prompting Schuhmann to keep them at No. 14 in the rankings. Portland’s lone win of the week […]

NBA

Lions sign rookie EDGE Ahmed Hassanein to practice squad

On Monday afternoon, the Detroit Lions announced that they have signed rookie edge rusher Ahmed Hassanein to their practice squad. Hassanein was selected by the Lions in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and he immediately captured fans’ attention with his “I’ll die for you, coach” mentality on the football field. While still […]

Eagles roster news: Nolan Smith officially activated from injured reserve

The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced two roster moves ahead of their Week 10 road game against the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. Here’s an overview: Let’s sort through this news (and non-news) on a player-by-player basis. NOLAN SMITH The Eagles opened Smith’s 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve on November 4. […]

Clemson Basketball Preview: Morehead State

Game 3 for Brad Brownell’s Exciting New Squad When: Tuesday, Nov 11 – 7:00pmWhere: Littlejohn ColiseumTV: ACCNX It will be a bit before we truly know what this 2025-2026 Clemson men’s basketball squad can accomplish, but for a team with an almost entirely new roster, the engine has been humming relatively well to this point. […]

Three things we learned – Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool

Manchester City were too good for Liverpool, as a Jeremy Doku inspired performance moved the Blues up to second place in the Premier League table. After missing a penalty inside the first 15 minutes, Erling Haaland made amends with a looping header from a fine Matheus Nunes cross to give City the lead. Liverpool then […]

MLS

Falcons snap counts from an overseas loss to the Colts

Will the snap counts illuminate this week, or only deepen our confusion and frustration? Let’s find out! Offense Michael Penix Jr.: 63 Jake Matthews: 63 Kyle Hinton: 63 Ryan Neuzil: 63 Elijah Wilkinson: 63 Drake London: 62 Chris Lindstrom: 62 Kyle Pitts: 58 Darnell Mooney: 57 Bijan Robinson: 54 David Sills: 31 Charlie Woerner: 25 […]

Browns GM Andrew Berry should feel safer than HC Kevin Stefanski

It’s a topic of discussion amongst the people in Cleveland, dating back to last season. If the opportunity presented itself, would the Cleveland Browns fire both general manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski? Probably not. If anything, it’s the latter who is most in trouble. It’s possible, maybe even likely, that Berry will […]