KIND OF a big day for the Chicago Bears. They have to do it against their biggest rival, without two of their top offensive skill players, and with the division potentially on the line. The nerves are building. If you want to watch with friends, come to the BN Watch Party tonight for the game at Lottie’s !
The final, official luxury tax payroll figures for 2025 are out, and the Chicago Cubs were 11th … in a year they were really trying to win:
The final CBT payrolls with the Dodg...
The Winnipeg Jets didn’t come into this season expecting to be having deadline conversations this early, but the reality is starting to settle in. A team that entered the year trying to extend a competitive window now looks stuck in neutral, and that’s turning a few veteran contracts into talking points around the league. Two names, in particular, are beginning to surface in quiet trade chatter: Gustav Nyquist and Jonathan Toews . Neither was signed with the intention of being moved, but...
Are we having fun living and dying by lightly-sourced rumors about the Alex Bregman negotiations? No? Well, too bad, that’s all we got. What else are you going to do, watch football? Ugh, how awful. According to the latest reports, Bregman’s market is now more robust than it was last year and he is seeking […]
Indiana opened as the betting favorite over Alabama in the 2026 Rose Bowl Game, which doubles as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal, with FanDuel Sportsbook giving it a 6.5-point edge. The over/under is set at 48.5 points. The No. 1-seed Hoosiers are set to face off against the No. 9-seed Crimson Tide after the latter […]
The Anaheim Ducks have taken another big stride this season and are real contenders in the Western Conference. They have been holding down or battling for the division lead in the Pacific and are good enough to finish in the top three at the end of the season. The Ducks are deep and have talent, but they have some veterans they can swap out for better and younger talent, pending UFAs, and a ton of money and assets to upgrade. That is likely what they intend to do this season to last them years...
We’re two days away from Washington State’s 10th bowl game since 2013, but the questions remains: Who’s going to play in this thing? That’s the state of college football these days, with the transfer portal becoming almost a college sports currency. We’ve been a victim of the portal many times more than we’ve been a […]
Manchester City welcome West Ham United to the Etihad Stadium as the Blues look or their final three points before the Christmas period begins. City made it through to the League Cup Final on Wednesday evening with a 2-0 victory over Brentford and will face Newcastle United in a two-legged affair, and will take on […]
Before you hit the holiday break and travel to see friends and family, we’ve got one more game for the Clemson Tigers (9-3) this weekend against the Cincinnati Bearcats (6-4). The contest will be held in Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena, about 40 minutes from the Clemson campus, for. Expect a heavy population of orange […]
The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced two roster moves ahead of their Week 16 game against the Washington Commanders. Here’s an overview: Note: teams can temporarily promote practice squad players up to three times each in the regular season and an unlimited number of times in the postseason. Let’s sort through this news on a player-by-player […]
The 49ers have voided Brandon Aiyuk’s guaranteed money. A decision made after he stopped coming to the facility, communicating with the team, and long after the team had already lost several contributors in 2025 free agency. By the time all of that happened, the 49ers weren’t just losing players — they were losing margin for […]
What can the Miami Dolphins expect from new quarterback Quinn Ewers in the final three games? The outlook is rosier than many might expect.
The latest Travis Kelce pushes back on retirement talk, wants to focus on Chiefs’ remaining games | The Athletic “I think I’d rather just keep the focus of the media and everything on this team right now,” Kelce said. “All the conversations that I have with the team and everything moving forward will be with […]
The Braves bench in recent years has been rather lean. A pre-trade William Contreras and a somewhat resurgent Ramon Laureano are the best of recent memory. But most of the other bench options. are remember by the way that swung their plastic swords rather than the lumber. Your bench doesn’t really matter as much if […]
The four-win New Orleans Saints will host the three-win New York Jets for their final game at the Caesar’s Superdome this season. The Saints are coming off a second consecutive win for the first time this season and will be looking to make it three in a row as they try to end the season […]
No. 11 Iowa vs. No. 1 UConn is the marquee matchup of the second Women’s Champions Classic, tipping off at Barclays Center on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 1:30 p.m. ET (FOX). UConn, the undefeated defending champs, is THE team to beat in the country. Iowa, however, isn’t exactly a pushover. But can the Hawkeyes actually […]
With still three games to go in the 2025 season, and still not technically eliminated from playoff contention, the Dallas Cowboys still need to paly out the season. But their scouting department is focusing on the 20026 draft.. The Cowboys are set up nicely to compete in 2026. With most of their major players under […]
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick did not hold back on his criticism of the decision to leave Raphinha out of the recently announced FIFA The Best World XI. Two Barça players did make the final cut as Lamine Yamal and Pedri were included in the XI, but the absence of Raphinha was notable despite the Brazilian’s […]
Kevin Garnett is officially back at the Minnesota Timberwolves table. It’s only right that our writing staff return for a roundtable of their own. Now is as good a time as any to gather around to tell tales of the most iconic player in franchise history. What did we miss about KG? What are we […]
As the offseason ticks along, more and more free agent dominos begin to fall. With the new year around the corner, the Yankees likely still have some moving to do, particularly when it comes to filling the early season voids in the rotation. Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón are both expected to begin the 2026 […]
With plenty of talk about the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and others, there's really only one other team that seems to have come genuinely close in the Quinn Hughes Sweepstakes. According to insider Elliotte Friedman , that team is the Carolina Hurricanes . "I think Carolina. That’s the team," Friedman told the crew on NHL Network Radio this week. "I know there's a lot of talk about New Jersey and other things. But I really do think Carolina was in there pretty good. I h...
It’s amazing to think that Carolina has been playing in this neutral court event now since 2014. In all that time you got used to a regular rhythm where CBS looked to basically start the transition from college football to college basketball with a marquee event that featured four historic programs. However, in the age […]
In Today’s Links: how dangerous of a team are the 2025 Seattle Seahawks, what the squad did to finally beat Matthew Stafford’s Rams, explaining Coach Macdonald’s decision to go for 2, the ‘Hawks are showing their character, Sam Darnold and his improved demeanor, how Josh Jones’ performance yesterday may have impacted Charles Cross’ future, 3-In […]
The Toronto Raptors aim to start a three-game winning streak as the Boston Celtics aim to stop a two-game skid as the third and fourth seeds in the Eastern Conference match up in Toronto this Saturday night. Having lost the most recent contest to the C’s, Toronto will be looking to even the season series […]
Newcastle United expect Will Osula to return to action in early January, according to a report from the Daily Mail’s Craig Hope. Hope reported that Osula will have the protective boot removed from his injured ankle these days, a key step in his recovery. If there are no setbacks, the striker is projected to be […]
While there may still be some changes on the fringe, the Phillies’ bullpen is going to be a bit different looking than when we last saw them. Gone are arms like David Robertson and Jordan Romano and Matt Strahm. Now, we have Brad Keller and Jonathan Bowlan. Factor in that they have a Rule 5 […]