Happy Friday. We have an earlier start time today, 6:00 Eastern. The Brewers and Dodgers start at 8:30 Eastern. One of the talking heads on TV this morning, said, that “Momentum is a real thing in playoff baseball.” I’m thinking ‘didn’t the Mariners win the first two games of the series in a very convincing […]
From Bluebird Banter | 4 months ago | 3 reads
If you asked me six months ago what I thought the Red Sox lineup would look like by season’s end, my answer would have been shockingly wrong. Going though each section of the diamond, here’s where my general thought process stood in April: If you stack all this up, I was probably thinking of a […]
From Over the Monster | 4 months ago | 6 reads
Racing Louisville FC has reinstated goalkeeper Katie Lund and midfielder Maddie Pokorny from the season-ending injury (SEI) list. Both players will be eligible for selection for the upcoming away match against Gotham FC on Sunday. Both Lund and Pokorny were placed on the SEI list on May 7, each sustaining a hip labrum injury that […]
From All For XI | 4 months ago | 2 reads
After taking care of business in a pair of overtime thrillers against then No. 8 Florida State and Louisville, the Virginia Cavaliers went into last weekend’s bye with a 5-1 record (3-0 ACC), a recalibrated set of expectations, and in need of some well-deserved rest. Now, Tony Elliott and company will kick off the second […]
From Streaking The Lawn | 4 months ago | 1 read
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-3-3, 3-2-2 ACC) dropped their second ACC game of the season last night, falling to defeat against the Clemson Tigers (6-4-5, 3-3-2 ACC) at Historic Riggs Field. For the Deacs, this result makes it 3 games without a win after their emotional victory against #9 Duke in Durham a few […]
From Blogger So Dear | 4 months ago | 1 read
Ranking baseball's closer situations for the 2025 season. The post Top 100 Closers for Fantasy Baseball 2026 appeared first on Pitcher List .
From RotoFeed | 4 months ago | 1 read
It’s time for another weekly Edmonton Oilers European prospect update. Albin Sundin continues to show offensive flashes and now has his second goal of the campaign. Heading over to Russia, Nikita Yevseyev picked up a nifty power-play assist, and Maxim Beryozkin still can’t buy a goal. Still, the chances are coming, and I think he…
From In the Pressbox | 4 months ago | 2 reads
We all look forward to the end of season press conference that is given by the people in charge. Dave Dombrowski and Rob Thomson usually give relatively honest answers when questioned by reporters, a refreshing change from other executives that dance around questions and give generic, boring answers. After letting it sit for a day, […]
From The Good Phight | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Bit of background: I used to work with technology and media companies at a corporate level. One thing stood out in all those interactions between engineering, accounting, news rooms, product development, tech support, sales, and all the other entities that had to work together for the product in the field to be successful: Effective leaders […]
From Tar Heel Blog | 4 months ago | 1 read
—Spread check: Miami by 12.5. —The CJ’s Alexis Cubit writes that continuity is the biggest key to a Cardinal upset on Friday night. —College Football News predicts a 31-20 Miami win. —The latest CC Podcast episode is here. —ESPN’s Dan Murphy has a good story on Miller Moss trying to putt his time at USC […]
From Card Chronicle | 4 months ago | 1 read
We’re back from the international break with a nice schedule of soccer matches though it is impacted a bit by injury. Availability could also be impacted by the turnaround from yet another international break but that shouldn’t impact our first match of the weekend: Friday Union Berlin v Borussia Monchengladbach – 2:30p on ESPN Select: […]
From Stars and Stripes FC | 4 months ago | 1 read
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca met the media today, and he provided a ton of updates on the squad’s injury/fitness situation. Some of it is not so good, and we’ll start with the bad news first, in Cole Palmer. Maresca had said, prior to this past international break that Cole Palmer would return to action once […] The post Chelsea Injury Updates: Cole Palmer, Reece James, Enzo Fernandez, Benoit Badiashile appeared first on The Sports Bank .
From The Bank | 4 months ago | 1 read
Things have been tough out there on the football field for the Purdue Boilermakers as they’ve dropped four straight games including their most recent loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a game that they had in hand for the majority of the game. Northwestern meanwhile is coming off their best win of the season […]
From Hammer and Rails | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Indiana football is getting involved with the recruitment of Matt Sieg, a 4-star safety in the class of 2026 out of Fort Cherry High School in McDonald, Pennsylvania, who is currently committed to Penn State, per Tom Loy, a national recruiting analyst at 247Sports. While Sieg, an in-state prospect in Pennsylvania, remains committed to Penn […]
From The Crimson Quarry | 4 months ago | 0 reads
When the WNBA season ended, there were 5 head coaching vacancies — Portland and Toronto as new expansion teams, in addition to the Seattle Storm, New York Liberty and Dallas Wings. With Portland announcing its choice of Alex Sarama from the Cleveland Cavaliers, the other franchises are on the clock. Per reporting from The Athletic’s […]
From Raptors HQ | 4 months ago | 2 reads
The day is June 23, 2022 as millions of NBA fans tuned into that years draft. For Rockets fans, everyone had their guy, whether that be Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, or Jabari Smith Jr. I was a Paolo fan, and the general consensus was that Houston would be able to draft him at pick three, […]
From The Dream Shake | 4 months ago | 2 reads
This week we are joined by Chris Shepherd of our Colts sister site, Stampede Blue, to help us preview this week’s matchup against Indianapolis. Despite the lack of (any) preseason hype revolving around the team in Indy due to their quarterback situation, it has somehow ended up being one of their biggest strengths. Daniel Jones […]
From Bolts From The Blue | 4 months ago | 2 reads
I had a whole thing prepped on 2006, but then I teased the idea of Gold(en) nicknames in our Obligatory Predictions Competition, so it’s time to just pay that off instead. Maybe next week I’ll have my life together. As a reminder, the question on the floor: I would like you to name, for me […]
From Off Tackle Empire | 4 months ago | 2 reads
Former James Madison and NFL quarterback Ben DiNucci, currently working in broadcasting with CBS Sports, heaped praise on Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti, who coached him when the two were still with the Dukes. “He’s come a long way from calling me a slappy first day of winter workouts in 2019 at JMU,” DiNucci […]
From The Crimson Quarry | 4 months ago | 0 reads
Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller is under contract through 2026. It’s been suggested by some that he is fairly safe in his job but a report today from Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic casts at least a bit of doubt on that. The report notes that an extension is possible…
From RotoFeed | 4 months ago | 4 reads
It’s the Buffalo Bills bye week, and we have been complaining about some crappy play over the last two weeks. It’s time for a much brighter topic and one sure to get y’all going over the weekend. Let’s have the Jim Kelly and Josh Allen conversation. Has Josh Allen passed Jim Kelly as the best […]
From Buffalo Rumblings | 4 months ago | 3 reads
The 2026 Olympic orientation camp was in August for Team USA, and there were some players left off that certain fanbases weren't happy about. It isn't easy to be one of the players representing your country at the Olympics, especially in a big hockey country like the United States. But with the expanded roster, more players are added to the mix, including three that Frank Seravalli revealed. Among the players listed on the preliminary roster submission were Lane Hutson, Thatcher Demko, and Bro...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 4 months ago | 0 reads
Indiana is one of several programs involved with the recruitment of Amir Brown, a 4-star running back out of Rolesville High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, who was previously committed to Bill Belichick and North Carolina, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. As stated above, Brown is rated as a 4-star by Rivals/On3, ranking in as […]
From The Crimson Quarry | 4 months ago | 0 reads
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From Blog a Bull | 4 months ago | 2 reads
“Every time he goes to a different team, it seems like he learns more about the league and more about himself” – Nate Burleson on Baker Mayfield When I think about Baker Mayfield, I inevitably think of Colin Cowherd. Those Continue reading MVP Candidate Baker Mayfield Still Putting People in Their Place →
From Sports Chump | 4 months ago | 5 reads