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It’s been a long road to get here. It started in a warm September within the Wake Competition Center and Lenovo Center ice, it’s gone through preseason games, 82 regular season games, a three week break for the Olympics that saw each color of medal come back to the area, a quiet trade deadline, injuries, […]
January probably seems a little early to be talking about baseball, but just like basketball season started before the football season was officially over, we’re now only a month out from the Diamond Heels opening their season. The First Pitch Banquet to preview the season has wrapped up and the two big outlets for college […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The D-backs have made some moves this off-season – notably the signing of free-agents Merrill […]
Despite leading 21-3 in the first half, the Green Bay Packers fell victim to an epic Chicago Bears comeback and were bounced from the wild card round, 31-27. This is great news for the Dallas Cowboys, as the Packers’ loss secured them the 20th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft courtesy of the Micah […]
For the first time in nearly two months, the UConn men’s basketball team came in at No. 3 in the AP Poll. The 16-1 Huskies are coming off of a 2-0 week as they continue to dominate in Big East play, knocking off Providence in a classic overtime game on the road and DePaul at […]
AUDIO: VIDEO: On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss, in real time, Xabi Alonso’s departure from Real Madrid: Enjoy the raw Churros, Campeones! Co-host and chief editor of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, along with Diego Lorijn — Barca TV, VIVA La Liga TV host, delve […]
The Chicago Bulls’ best player, point guard Josh Giddey , had been in the midst of a fringe All-Star season (fine, fine, maybe a fringe All-Star injury replacement season). But he’s also been out of commission for the last two weeks with a hamstring strain. With Chicago set to square off against lottery teams three times in the next six days, the team could certainly use as many healthy bodies as it can get to notch easy wins. According to Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic , Giddey has be...
Addison Barger was added to the Jays’ 40-man in November 2022 to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He’s 26 and, in two seasons, he’s played 204 games for the Blue Jays, with a .229/.286/.422 line and 28 home runs. In 2025, he split time between third and right field, playing 91 games at […]
In a matter of hours, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play their biggest home game in nearly a decade, hosting the Houston Texans in the final game of wild card weekend. The Steelers won three of their final four games, including a Game of the Year candidate over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 18 to clinch […]
The Philadelphia Flyers at times have had a great power play. We can’t recall exactly when given how badly things have gone the last few years. But there was a time (seasons even) when the Flyers could have a man advantage, make smart passes or plays, and eventually see the puck find its way in the net. It happened more than once a week, sometimes more than once a game. Since the start of the 2023-24 season, Philadelphia have scored two or more power play goals in one game on 13 occasions...
The Baltimore Ravens completed an interview with Kliff Kingsbury for their head coaching vacancy on Monday, per the team. Kingsbury, 46, began his coaching career in college, spending four seasons in multiple roles at Houston before moving to Texas A&M as the offensive coordinator. After one season, he became the head coach at Texas Tech […]
Marshall defensive tackle Sid Kaba has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He recorded 18 total tackles, three tackles for loss, and .5 sacks this season. He becomes the second Thundering Herd defensive lineman to sign with the Gophers this offseason, joining Naquan Crowder. Kaba has two years of eligibility remaining. It’s clear the defensive tackle […]
The Penguins made a signing on Monday, extending the contract of center Blake Lizotte for three seasons. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Blake Lizotte to a three-year contract extension, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. Lizotte is signed through the 2028-29 season and […]
The Miami Dolphins are in the midst of a head coaching search as other teams are still fighting for their playoff lives during the NFL’s Wildcard Weekend. After hiring former Packers vice-president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan to replace former Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, he and his team of scouts will have plenty of […]
In a week culminated by a matchup between the league’s best on national TV, the Horizon League once again put forth a week of entertaining basketball. Unfortunately, it wasn’t until the final few minutes of the Oakland-Wright State tilt that the game became competitive, but the rest of the league’s absence made up for it. […]
The coaching staff has added some more experience ahead of the 2026 season.
After this weekend’s action everyone in the conference has played at least five of their 20 Big Ten games, so we’re starting to get som separation in what is a bloated league. only two teams are at the top with undefeated league records. One is not a surprise, in preseason No. 1 Purdue. We live […]
This is J.P. Crawford’s last 40 in 40. Crawford is the longest tenured Mariner. He came to Seattle at the start of the retool way back in December 2018. Félix was still a Mariner. Seager was still a Mariner. Colt Emerson was 14. Crawford was a “glove first” shortstop in his first few seasons. That […]
Elon running back T.J. Thomas has committed to transferring to Minnesota. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Thomas saw the field as soon as he set foot on campus at Elon, rushing for a combined 972 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 5.4 yards per carry in two seasons with the Phoenix. He also returned […]
It’s just over a month until the start of the 2026 season, and Arizona will begin that campaign the way the last one ended: nationally ranked. The Wildcats check in at No. 24 in the preseason poll from D1Baseball, a few spots behind the No. 21 ranking they began 2025 with. They ended last season […]
The Mavericks are back home after a three-game road trip to face the Brooklyn Nets for a second time this season. Their first matchup was exactly one month ago, where Dallas won 119-111. This time around, the Mavericks will be without Anthony Davis and possibly P.J. Washington, while the Nets will not have first-round pick […]
Penn State has landed a specialist in its latest addition from the transfer portal. Former Mississippi State punter Nathan Tiyce will be joining the Nittany Lions for its first season under new head coach Matt Campbell. Tiyce is coming off his freshman season with the Bulldogs, and will have three years of eligibility remaining. The […]
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NC State Snapshot After face planting against Virginia, back-to-back road wins look pretty good. Except for the Clemson game, KenPom has the Wolfpack favored in each game for the rest of January. The Wolfpack needs to end January on a winning streak to boost the profile going into a very difficult February. Seven wins in […]
Manchester City travel to St James’s Park to face Newcastle United in the first leg of the Carabao Cup final. The Blues haven’t been in great form of late but after a staggering 10-1 victory over Exeter City in their most recent game in the third round of the FA Cup, will be full of […]
If any of those Packers fans who had their feelings hurt by Ben Johnson treating the Bears/Packers rivalry like an actual rivalry on Saturday night, well, they’re certainly going to be upset with him again today! During his media availability today, Ben Johnson doubled down on his dislike of the Green Bay Packers – who, if anyone has forgotten, make up half of the NFL’s oldest rivalry along with the Bears. Here’s the clip . Ben Johnson on his message in the locker room of "Fuc...