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The Cubs came back home and got right back into a groove. When last we saw this team, they’d swept all seven games on a seven-game homestand. For those not keeping track at home, they also won the home game before that back on April 12. So this is now nine straight wins at Wrigley […]
And then there were five, a veritable “Who’s he?” of this year’s Diamondbacks – both on and off the field. Here’s a little about each of them, and a poll [browser and ad-blocker depending, perhaps!] Results will be tallied at some point on Friday, with the result announced on Saturday for those too lazy to […]
Earlier this month I sat down with fellow Rock M volleyball enthusiasts Colin Simmons and Matthew Gustafson along with KCOU Service to Seven host Jeffrey Calhoun to discuss the 2025 Mizzou volleyball season. The team fell just short of the NCAA Tournament due to several key losses in the final month of the season. With […]
Bruce Bochy’s job with the team pays off immediately. Shayna Rubin has posted news that the San Francisco Giants “are close” to signing starter Tyler Mahle to a 1-year deal. [Update: Mark Feinsand confirms it’s a done deal.] When healthy, the righty was Bochy’s second-best starter in 2025 when they were both Rangers. Unfortunately, Mahle […]
Well, it’s safe to say that this game isn’t the headline news for either team or fanbase right now, as both programs are facing big changes that are dominating attention and storylines. For Nebraska, that’s probably just as well, because honestly, I don’t see this one going particularly well for the Huskers. The Bigger Storylines […]
After months and months of speculation, only made stronger by exceptional play by the 19-year-old, Team Canada’s brain trust made it official this morning by naming young Sharks’ center Macklin Celebrini to the Olympic roster. Celebrini will join the best of the best on the world stage in Milan in February, and he could very well play a top-six role for Team Canada; he’s had that good a season with the Sharks. For Team Canada General Manager Doug Armstrong, picking Celebrini was a process that...
We are down to the final week of the NFL regular season. Several players have been put on the shelf for injuries and are allready done for the 2025 season, but a few others will play huge games in early 2026 with their playoff lives on the future. The Ravens and Steelers will meet to […]
While Daniele De Rossi’s recent return to the Stadio Olimpico sparked memories of his legendary playing career—the thunderous goals, bone-jarring tackles, and primeval celebrations—recency bias forced many of us to remember this ignominious exit as Roma’s manager in the fall of 2024. Beginning that season with three points from four matches wasn’t ideal. Still, things […]
Helen Carroll and Kelly Burnette married one another in Palo Alto, a fitting next step for these two women in love. Yes, Love Wins. The post No. 3 of 2025: At 73, this lesbian sports icon finally got to marry the love of her life appeared first on Outsports .
The transfer portal opens on Friday, January 2nd and we’ll have a full rundown of players to know, including a spreadsheet I’m linking right here. But before we do deeper dives into those guys, I wanted to start us off with some Iowa State names to know. I’d anticipate around 15 Iowa State players — […]
Arsenal have two new injury concerns to contend with as 2025 turns to 2026. Both midfielder Declan Rice and defender Riccardo Calafiori are basically 50/50 propositions for the first match of ’26, a trip to AFC Bournemouth. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta spoke on both Rice (knee inflammation) and Calafiori (unspecified knock) yesterday. Arsenal FC at […] The post Arsenal Team News at Bournemouth: Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori appeared first on The Sports Bank .
The Syracuse Orange (9-4) men’s basketball team closes out 2025 when they host the Clemson Tigers (10-3). The action starts at 2:00 in the JMA Dome and will be televised on ESPN2. Before the game, catch up on some recent posts: Sam’s in-depth look at the Orange offense Dom’s game preview with Shakin the Southland […]
Liam Coen is the only first-time head coach in NFL history to win 12 or more games after taking over a team that had four or fewer wins the previous season. Jacksonville has won seven straight games with the league’s best point differential in that span (+119). They’re a win against the 3-13 Titans away […]
2025 has been a hectic year for the Knicks. It started in January with the rapid decline of what looked like one of the best starting lineups in the league. And as the team stumbled through much of February and March, it looked like one with little hope. But a memorable playoff run that included […]
Patrick Dorgu’s first-half performance and goal were the major takeaways from last week’s game against Newcastle. It wasn’t a major turning point in the season, but we saw a player who has struggled to make a significant impact in the final third look like a useful contributor in attack for once. This had little to […]
Background Blaze Alexander was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 2018 draft with the 339th overall pick, out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Blaze’s biggest setback in his minor league career was the pandemic, but he’d work his way up through the Diamondbacks farm system and reach AAA by 2022. He’d then spend the […]
Riley Leonard will start for Colts; Philip Rivers will advise, says Steichen!
With ECAC Hockey set to resume play this week, refresh your memory of where the conference stands with TIG's November and December recap.
According to Chris Waugh of The Athletic, Eddie Howe is approaching the January transfer window with a clear but restrained priority based around refreshing, not reshaping, the squad, and only if the right opportunity emerges in the market. Waugh reported that Howe’s focus is on “injecting some freshness into a squad and team which are […]
The missed layups were the problem on Monday night against St. John’s, but there’s an argument to be made that Marquette women’s basketball had a lot bigger problems than that against the Red Storm. As I was starting to put together this preview, I couldn’t help but notice that the game against the Red Storm […]
photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Cold Shooting, Missed Opportunities Doom Lobos in 62–53 Loss at Boise State New Mexico’s seven-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night as offensive struggles and Boise State’s physical defense handed the Lobos their first Mountain West road loss of the season at ExtraMile Arena. BOISE, Idaho — New […]
Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar writes about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Atlanta Falcons rookie safety Xavier Watts, who was ignored by the NFL until the third round of the 2025 draft. The Falcons couldn’t believe […]
Happy (almost) new year! I hope your 2025 was better than the Colorado Rockies’ season… Entering a new year, it’s always fun to look back at everything that happened at Purple Row. Today, you can re-read our 10 most-read articles from 2025. Tomorrow, we’ll present our staff favorites. The articles below are posted counting down […]
San Diego native Melanie Barcenas has signed a new one-year contract to stay with San Diego Wave FC through the 2026 season. “Being able to play for San Diego means a lot to me,” said Barcenas. “This city is where I grew up and where I first fell in love with the game. I have […]
Pedigree can only take a program so far in college sports, and Tiger Style is facing one of its most challenging stretches under head coach Brian Smith. Dating back to the 2024-25 regular season, where Mizzou finished 5-10, Smith has faced a more treacherous path than ever since taking charge of the program in 1998. […]
Usually in the early part of the week, one post that gets published here at Tar Heel Blog is our weekly rundown of the AP Top 25 rankings. With football now into bowl season — and UNC not particularly relevant in 2025 — and basketball season in full swing, we usually take a look at […]