The 2024-25 NCAA freshman class impressed, but now, another year into their collegiate careers, it’s time for them to take the next step and take their teams to a higher level. Many of these now-sophomores are set to be the best player and key voice for their Power 4 programs. Can they step up and […]
From Swish Appeal | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Regardless of how long Christian McCaffrey plays for the 49ers, he is already secured his place in franchise folklore with everything he has achieved since arriving from the Carolina Panthers. McCaffrey wrote another stunning page in the story of his 49ers career on Sunday night, putting a slow start running the football in 2025 behind […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
That’s four wins in a row for our Chicago Bears, and four wins in games that had moments where previous Bears teams would have likely crumbled. Let’s examine all the times past teams would have found a way to Bear it up. Week 3: Chicago was up 14 to 3 after the first quarter against […]
From Windy City Gridiron | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
While Syracuse fans are dealing with another season hampered by injury to the starting quarterback, another ACC school was in unchartered territory over the weekend. The Clemson Tigers found themselves on the short end of a 35-24 decision against the SMU Mustangs, but what was notable was that it’s the first time in over a […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Monday night at Lumen Field the Seattle Seahawks upended the Houston Texans to move to 5-2 on the season heading into the bye, with the next game on the schedule being a Sunday Night Football matchup against the Washington Commanders. During the victory over the Texans, the Seahawks once again used the same five starting […]
From Field Gulls | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Back in December of 2022, the Chicago Cubs signed free agent shortstop Dansby Swanson to a seven-year, $177 million contract. If you recall back to that winter, Swanson was the fourth of the four big free agent shortstops (Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts) to sign his deal and got the smallest guarantee of the bunch. And although the Cubs have made the playoffs just one time since signing Swanson to that near-franchise-record deal, it does generally feel like it’s been a success. Bu...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
On Sunday, Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons set a career-high with three sacks in the Packers’ 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Unsurprisingly, that dominant performance has earned attention from the NFL as a whole; on Wednesday, the league announced that Parsons has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for week […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
It’s hard to imagine a time of Auburn basketball without Bruce Pearl on the sidelines. A time when they were a destitute and moribund program lost to the deep confines of play in games in the SEC Tournament. Auburns history as a program is a little all over the map. The Charles Barkley years were […]
From Rock M Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Miami Dolphins have completely collapsed this season, falling to a 1-6 record to start the year and looking like a team out of sync and without answers. The on-field play has been tough to watch, the play calling has been questionable at best, and the results have been embarrassing. The Dolphins are nearing rock […]
From The Phinsider | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi has been looking ahead to El Clasico after Tuesday’s 6-1 win over Olympiacos in the Champions League. The Catalans head to the Santiago Bernabeu next and Cubarsi has been asked how Barcelona can take away three points from their bitter rivals. “Continue with our philosophy. Last year went well. Now the […]
From Barca Blaugranes | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
We are back for another week discussing bowl teams. Our team at Mountain West Connection will be releasing our bowl projections each week. This week’s round of projections can be seen below and will likely change as the season progresses. Read our projections below and leave your own in the comments. Mike Los Angeles Bowl: […]
From Mountain West Connection | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
If you’re like me, you still can’t believe it. The regular season that will see Larry O’B come back home is finally here. Here’s what we’ve heard of late around and about the New York Knicks as we anxiously wait for tip-off later today. Mike Brown On long-term development and staying patient: “The good thing […]
From Posting and Toasting | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Phillies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s starting to look as though a lot of the offseason is going to be what […]
From The Good Phight | about 2 months ago | 1 read
In another typical non-Saturday game, Nebraska seemed to be off on its clock. I understand the “tradition” of the Day after Thanksgiving game against Iowa, but can we stop playing on Thursday’s and Friday’s? Nebraska is 5-7 on non-Saturday games since 2020. Yes, I’m including all games against Iowa, as they are not on a […]
From Corn Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
This morning, Major League Baseball announced the finalists for the 2025 Silver Slugger Award, given to the 10 best hitters in each league by position (one player at each infield position, three outfielders, one DH, and one utility player). For the second year in a row, San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, who posted […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
With the new Champions League format, every win matters. There are only eight teams that are guaranteed to make it into the Round of 16 without needing to go through a playoff. Dortmund have a very tough schedule with games against Manchester City, Villarreal, and Tottenham still to come. Getting three points in a tough […]
From Fear The Wall | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
It appears as if the fears of the U.S. Government shutdown keeping the women’s basketball season-opener between Louisville and Connecticut from taking place in Germany are about to be realized. “I feel pretty confident that we’re not going to Germany,” Walz said on Wednesday. “I’m 100 percent confident that we’re going to play the game. […]
From Card Chronicle | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Dallas Cowboys are on the road this week and will visit the Denver Broncos. Amazingly, the Cowboys have not beaten the Broncos since their last season of serious note, 1995, when the franchise last reached an NFC Championship Game and Super Bowl as they won it all that year. All told the Cowboys have […]
From Blogging The Boys | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Kentucky Wildcats checked in at No. 9 overall in the first AP Top 25 Poll. Now, the first edition of the Coaches Poll is out, and the Cats checked in at No. 9 yet again. This means Kentucky will be a consensus top-10 team to start Year 2 of the Mark Pope era after […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Panthers News Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton is expected to start in Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills after Bryce Young suffered a high ankle sprain in Sunday’s victory over the New York Jets. Young twisted his right ankle while taking a sack late in the third quarter of the Panthers’ 13-6 win at MetLife […]
From Gridiron Experts | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The long wait is over! The Portland Trail Blazers begin one of the more anticipated seasons in recent memory with a tilt against the Northwest Division foe Minnesota Timberwolves. After a second straight Western Conference Finals appearance, the Timberwolves start the 2025-26 season hungry to improve on their recent success. Anything less than the NBA […]
From Blazer's Edge | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Before looking for a featured image for this writeup, I hadn’t realized Cotton Nash was also a professional basketball player. He only played two seasons, but perhaps that height advantage gives him an edge in Out of the Park as well. (…nah.) Regardless of what it was, Nash’s home run and Scott Stahoviak’s 3-4 game […]
From Twinkie Town | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Welcome to Week 8: the pivotal turning point of the 2025 fantasy football season. We’ve officially reached the halfway mark, that crucial juncture where the playoff picture begins to crystallize and championship-caliber rosters emerge from the pack. This is where gut-check time meets game theory, where every lineup decision you make echoes through the second […]
From Gridiron Experts | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Welcome back to the Arrowhead Pride Mailbag! Each week, watch for your opportunity to submit your Kansas City Chiefs questions in The Feed, which is found on AP’s home page. After blanking an opponent for the first time since the 2015 postseason with Sunday’s 31-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, let’s see what is […]
From Arrowhead Pride | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
A lot of ball game left—an entire half-season. That won’t prevent us from tracking the conference playoff standings to see how fickle they can be throughout the year. It’s a three-team race in the NFC West with the San Francisco 49ers leading the charge. Let’s take a look at where the Niners sit in the […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads