The Chicago Bulls’ 3-0 start to the 2025-26 season has earned them some long-awaited respect.
Numerous sites released their first batch of power rankings this week, and all were forced to move the Bulls up the ladder. ESPN, The Athletic, Yahoo Sports, and NBA dot com each placed Chicago at least five spots higher than they had the team in their preseason rankings. This included a massive leap by ESPN, which ranked Chicago as the NBA’s 13th-best team after entering the year with them 24th ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The first Chicago Bears injury report of Week 9 is OUT, and it fills me with mixed emotion. There is some good news to start the week. It would be a welcome sight if that carries over through the rest of the week and into Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. But there is also some concerning news. It feels too early to call it bad news, but there are some names on the Bears injury report that we’ll keep an eye on throughout the week.
Chicago Bears Injury Report — October 29, 2025...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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As the New England Patriots took the field last Sunday, they did so without star defensive tackle Christian Barmore for the entire first quarter. After the game, head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed the decision to sit Barmore, suggesting it was made for disciplinary reasons. Speaking for the first time since on Wednesday, Barmore was asked […]
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Fantasy Football Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football Defense rankings and projections for Week 9.
“After eight weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football Defense rankings are reflecting that.”
2025 Fantasy Football Defense Rankings
*As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of 4for4’s Fantasy Football Defense rankings !
# Team FF Pts 1 Colts 8.6 2 Patriots 7.5 3 Chi...
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Recent months have seen eye-popping donations reshape major universities, like the $300 million gift from alumnus David Booth to the University of Kansas this summer. Now, the University of Kentucky is joining that list in a big way. Billionaire philanthropist Tom Golisano, founder of Paychex, announced a total donation of $253 million to six different […]
From A Sea Of Blue
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The Utah Mammoth got a huge extension done on Wednesday, signing young star center Logan Cooley to an eight-year, $80 million deal. But there's another key Mammoth player, top line forward Nick Schmaltz, who is also due for an extension, as he plays out the final year of his deal. But his future in Salt Lake doesn't look quite so secure. In fact, insider David Pagnotta reported on the DFO Rundown on Wednesday that Schmaltz was nearly traded this past summer. They had (extension) talks in...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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There are numerous adjectives that could describe Northwestern’s visit to Memorial Stadium in Nebraska. Disappointing is probably the first that comes to mind for many, sobering might be the word of choice for some. Realistically, the best descriptor is probably frustrating. It feels like this script has played out on numerous occasions already this season. […]
From Inside NU
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“What is going on?” — Announcer Kevin Harlan at 4:18 left in the 3rd quarter of Miami’s win over the Atlanta Falcons Fair question. Let’s see if we can figure it out. Mild improvements beget mild excitement I’m sure some will balk at the term ‘mild’ for a 34-10 drubbing by a previously 1 win […]
From The Phinsider
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s legendary “Thrilla in Manila” rubber match with Joe Frazier, Manny Pacquiao Promotions teamed up with the IBA to stage an unofficial sequel event earlier today, which saw multiple Filipino A-sides push through adversity to emerge victorious. The featured attraction saw WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem (25-3, 12 […]
From Bad Left Hook
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Fantasy Football Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football TE rankings and projections for Week 9.
“After eight weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football TE rankings are reflecting that.”
2025 Fantasy Football TE Rankings
*As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of 4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR TE rankings !
# Player FF Pts 1 Tucker Kraft 13.3 2 Trey McBride 13.3 3...
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Although the 49ers lost in Houston, the optimism around the team is growing following a trade for Keion White to help the defensive line, with more moves likely to be in the works. White, in tandem with the signing of Clelin Ferrell to the practice squad and another defensive lineman with Bryce Huff, and Yetur […]
From Niners Nation
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A decent amount of bye weeks and a larger amount of expected results means that there is not much in terms of major moves in this week’s iteration of the power rankings, and that ought to be expected the later we get into the season. Most teams have played eight games now, and there’s a […]
From Inside NU
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The rhythm of Ohio State’s offense this fall has felt less like chaos and more like composition — a carefully layered, perfectly timed symphony with Julian Sayin as its conductor. At just 20 years old, Sayin has turned what could have been a volatile quarterback transition into the most seamless offensive identity the Buckeyes have […]
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Name: Fred Payne Position: Guard Year: Redshirt sophomore Number: 5 Height: 6’1” Hometown: Grambling, LA Last Season: Payne suffered a season-ending knee injury early on in his freshman year. He made a successful comeback last year, earning significant rotation minutes in the backcourt. In my opinion, by the end of the season he deserved to […]
From BC Interruption
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The coaches had their say several weeks ago. Now, the media that covers the Big 12 has had a say. For Arizona women’s basketball, the opinions line up with the Wildcats landing 14th among 16 teams in the poll released by the conference on Thursday afternoon. The poll opened several weeks ago, so many may […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm
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Fantasy Football Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football WR rankings and projections for Week 9.
“After eight weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football WR rankings are reflecting that.”
2025 Fantasy Football WR Rankings
*As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of 4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR WR rankings !
# Player FF Pts 1 Ja’Marr Chase 19.9 2 Jaxon Smith-Njigba...
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It might be time for Andrew Thomas to be our shootout specialist.
From Sounder At Heart
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The unlikely World Series star removes a photo showing support for Megan Rapinoe and Colin Kaepernick. But the photo is now back.
The post Dodgers pitcher Will Klein appears to delete and then undelete photo of himself in a ‘Rapinoe-Kaepernick 2020’ T-shirt appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports
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Fantasy Football Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football RB rankings and projections for Week 9.
“After eight weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football RB rankings are reflecting that.”
2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
*As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of 4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR RB rankings !
# Player FF Pts 1 Christian McCaffrey 21.3 2 Jonathan Tay...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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This is a column to check in on the rest of the football world, but since it’s 2025 in America I will beat you over the head with The Agenda, which in case you’ve forgotten is “Big Ten Superiority Unless It’s Funny.” THE AGENDA MVP: Michigan Wolverines By defeating the fearsome Michigan State Spartans, Michigan […]
From Off Tackle Empire
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Manchester City head to Wales in an attempt to secure a place in the League Cup quarter final as they take on Swansea at the Swansea.com Stadium. City will field many changes from the team that lost at Aston Villa on Sunday, but the Blues will still be favourites to progress to the last eight. […]
From Bitter and Blue
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The New England Patriots made a pair of deals a week before the NFL trade deadline, shipping out defenders Keion White and Kyle Dugger. According to head coach Mike Vrabel, making both trades Tuesday night came down to timing. “I think that with just the timing of everything and where we’re at as a team, […]
From Pats Pulpit
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Fantasy Football Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football QB rankings and projections for Week 9.
“After eight full weeks of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football QB rankings are reflecting that.”
2025 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
*As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of 4for4’s Fantasy Football QB rankings !
# Player FF Pts 1 Lamar Jackson 21.9 2 Patrick Mahomes 20.7 3 Justi...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Neemias Queta didn’t appear in front of the media often during preseason, sitting out the opener, scoring only four points with five turnovers in Toronto before Chris Boucher starter over him the win over the Cavs. Joe Mazzulla never fully committed to the prohibitive starter actually becoming one and Brad Stevens simply gave Queta a […]
From CelticsBlog
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The 2024-25 Sixers didn’t win their fourth game of the season until after Thanksgiving. The 2025-26 Sixers won their fourth game of the season before Halloween. Yours truly left them for dead Tuesday when they were down 13 points with less than five minutes remaining against the Washington Wizards. They were on the second night […]
From Liberty Ballers
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