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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 […]
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. Well, when your best player fouls out, along with two other […]
Hiya, folks! By not-so-popular demand, we’re starting TwinkieTown Movie Night! Cue up the movie at 7:30, watch and make comments! Yes, last week, I proposed 7:00. But one good soul suggested 7:30, and nobody disagreed, so 7:30 it is. Don’t worry, I’ll give you things to watch in the meantime. 1950’s The Jackie Robinson Story […]
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said earlier this week that the Packers would open up a kicking competition between Brandon McManus and Lucas Havrisik, but special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia apparently never got the memo. LaFleur, who boasted that he didn’t talk to kickers a few weeks ago, may have spoken out of […]
After former Head Coach Chauncey Billups was suspended by the NBA in late October for gambling-related charges, the Portland Trail Blazers named assistant coach Tiago Splitter as Acting Head Coach. Since then Splitter has accumulated a 5-3 record with wins against the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder to his team’s credit. Now one writer, […]
Cal Raleigh’s historic 2025 season has earned its most unsurprising honor. The Mariners backstop won the American League Silver Slugger award for the catcher position. Raleigh’s possible MVP season was assured this title a full month before the season’s conclusion, but the confirmation officially enters Raleigh into fresh tiers of Mariners history. He becomes the […]
For the first time ever, the Kansas Jayhawks are in the Dean Smith Center to face off against the North Carolina Tar Heels. This is a moment that should’ve happened way before now, but regardless, we are finally seeing these two Blue Bloods face off in what will be a critical non-conference game for both […]
The big prize in terms of individual awards is obviously Tarik Skubal’s high likelihood of a repeat AL Cy Young award, but the Tigers have been collecting some hardware otherwise as well. Dillon Dingler took home his first Gold Glove award, and on Friday evening, star outfielder Riley Greene captured his first Silver Slugger award […]
You could barely count on one hand how many times the Miami Heat have waived — and subsequently brought back — Dru Smith since the 27-year-old guard entered the NBA as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Multiple injuries to his meniscus, ACL and achilles have prematurely ended multiple of his seasons. But Smith has […] The post Why Dru Smith’s start to season should not go unnoticed appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
We’ve had the NBA Cup now for a few seasons, and it’s not a secret that drumming up excitement for it has been… difficult. Now, public NBA Cup truther and SB Nation NBA manager Harrison Faigen has been preaching about the NBA Cup since the LA Lakers won the first edition, and I never understood […]
Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs November 7, 2025 Location: Frost Bank Arena – San Antonio, Texas TV: Amazon Prime Online: Rockets App Gametime: 630pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Spurs: Jordan McLaughlin, Stephon Castle, Harrison Barnes, Devin Vassell, Victor Wembenyama
Bobby Witt Jr. continues to fill his award shelf. The young star won his second consecutive Silver Slugger Award at the shortstop position after leading the American League in hits (184) and doubles (47). He was also seventh in batting average (.295), ninth in slugging percentage (.501), eighth in OPS (.852), sixth in runs scored […]
The Philadelphia Flyers announced they’ve recalled forward Carl Grundstrom from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Transaction: We have recalled forward Carl Grundstrom from the @LVPhantoms (AHL). pic.twitter.com/STpv07GmVL — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 7, 2025 Grundstrom, 27, was acquired by the Flyers in the deal that sent Ryan Ellis and his contract off to San Jose. Grundstrom has yet to see any action with Philadelphia, but he’ll at least be an option to get into the...
The New England Patriots have taken advantage of what is on paper among the weakest schedules in football so far this season, but they will be facing one of their toughest tests this week. On Sunday, the 7-2 team of head coach Mike Vrabel will travel to Tampa Bay to square off against the 6-2 […]
The Green Bay Packers’ receiver room is an absolute mess going into their game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Beyond Jayden Reed (collarbone) being on injured reserve, first-round rookie receiver Matthew Golden (hip), who dropped out against the Carolina Panthers, went from a limited participant on Thursday’s practice to a complete non-participant in Friday’s practice with […]
Portland Trail Blazers fans voted Deni Avdija as the next likely team member to win NBA Player of the Week. Choosing between Avdija, Toumani Camara, and Shaedon Sharpe, fans said overwhelmingly that Avdija was at the front of the line. 82% of voters selected the forward. Camara came in second with 10% of the vote. […]
The final injury report of Week 10 has dropped for the Chargers and it looks like they’ll have their starting right guard back in Mekhi Becton (knee) who was a full participant Friday and came completely off the report. Offensive tackle Bobby Hart (knee/ankle) is the lone player ruled out for the Chargers after he […]
Throughout the year, Matt Tamanini and Jami Jurich will be getting into all things Ohio State and college football on “No Fall Weddings.” Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio On the new episode of Land-Grant Podtcast Network’s “No Fall Weddings,” Jami Jurich and Matt Tamanini discuss […]
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The Hawks look to make amends from opening night in a rematch with the Toronto Raptors. Please join in the comments below as you follow along. Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA Start Time: 7:30 PM EDT TV: FanDuel Sports Network Southeast (FDSNSE) Radio: Sports Radio 92.9 the Game […]
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Can the Brooklyn Nets put together a winning streak after their first win of the season two nights ago in Indiana where they beat the Pacers. It’s the opening round of the NBA’s Emirates Cup play/ KEY INFO Who: Detroit Pistons (6-2) at Brooklyn Nets (1-7) When: 7:30 PM ET Watch: YES Network, Gothem Sports App THE GAME […]
From Nets PR: Bad news for the Brooklyn Nets and Cam Thomas. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to aggregate… Thomas, 24, has been averaging 21.4 points a game for the Nets, making him the second leading scorer on a team that’s already offensively challenged. Thomas exited the game at the 6:25 mark of the first […]
Thursday was an interesting one surrounding the Kentucky Wildcats football program, as we all learned that quarterback Zach Calzada thought Garrett should be getting his money right. If you haven’t seen it yet, the Incarnate Word transfer QB had a video go viral of him flaunting his money and taunting a guy named Garrett. After […]
The Hawkeyes have what is undoubtedly their biggest game of the year on Saturday, and likely the biggest they’ve had at home in several years as they play host to the #9 Oregon Ducks. With this weekend’s matchup against Oregon prefacing a trip out west to the #19 USC Trojans, there are potentially massive implications. […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0) hit the court against the Alcorn State Braves (0-2) on November 8, 2025. In its most recent game, Minnesota beat Gardner-Webb on Monday, 87-60. Cade Tyson scored a team-high 30 points (and added two assists and three boards). In its most recent game, Alcorn State fell to South Alabama on Thursday, 76-70. Its high scorer was Shane Lancaster with 25 points. When is Minnesota vs. Alcorn State and when does it start? This game between the Golden Gophers and...