Heading into the weekend with a handful of Dodgers stories, news, and notes. Jay Jaffe dug into the data on the Dodgers’ recent title run in various forms at FanGraphs, and concluded “this Dodgers dynasty can stand with the best of the expansion era.” Bradley Woodrum, who was the coordinator of baseball information services in […]
Up until the SMU loss last Saturday, Miami remained optimistic about their postseason aspirations. However, with hopes dwindling, expectations are now tempered and Miami is approaching the point of the season where the focus shifts to who will be featured on the 2026 roster (and must be kept out of the transfer portal) and who […]
Wake up, everyone. It’s Ohio State game day! Buckeye Nation is no stranger to games played in West Lafayette. Despite Ohio State entering this game as more than a four-touchdown favorite, there seems to be some bad juju whenever the Scarlet and Grey play football inside Ross-Ade Stadium, where the Buckeyes have lost five of […]
Week 1o has the Los Angeles Rams (6-2) traveling to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara Ca. for a Sunday November 9 matchup with their arch nemesis, the San Francisco 49ers (6-3). Kickoff is scheduled for 1:25 PST. L.A. is looking not only to tighten its grip on the top spot in the NFC West, but […]
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We cover the coverage like PCA covers center field. This is all so theatre of the absurd, because we know all of the free agents will sign with the Dodgers for jewelry. I’ve heard that the Dodgers made an offer to 2027, seeking to buy the whole season, should there be one, and also optioned […]
Good morning, baseball fans! It was announced earlier this week that former San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy will be returning to the organization in an advisory capacity. Bochy was the Giants’ manager from 2007 to 2019, before announcing his retirement. But baseball was not out of his system yet, so he eventually returned to […]
Coming off a huge home win over their bitter rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills (6-2) are trying to avoid a letdown when the team travels to South Beach for a 1 p.m. EST Week 10 showdown vs. the Miami Dolphins. Josh Allen has traditionally owned the Dolphins since entering the league as […]
1.) 1977, Bears Vs. Vikings: The original flu game; Walter Payton breaks single game rushing record in win Yes, before Michael Jordan dropped 38 points against the Utah Jazz in game 5 of the 1997 NBA finals, Walter Payton had his own flu game. In week 10 of the 1977 NFL season, the 4-5 Chicago […]
Canal Street Chronicles: Saints vs. Panthers Bold Predictions Hopefully, some of these predictions can come true. This 44-Year Streak Should End With Saints’ Tyler Shough Rattler failed to do it, but will the rookie succeed? Devaughn Vele leads three players to watch against the Panthers A big game is needed from the WR; if not, […]
Back in August, I did a quick look at the Cardinals minor league system here, done after the 2025 trade deadline. That article attempted to capture all the new players the Cardinals had just brought in via trading and drafting and what impact they would have on prospect depth. It was a before-after comparison using […]
Hansi Flick has made a plea to the Spanish national team regarding the fitness of Lamine Yamal after the Barcelona teenager was called up by La Roja for their November matches. Yamal has struggled with a groin issue all season but seems to be doing better as of late, and his performance against Club Brugge […]
Game 9: vs. IOWA STATE CYCLONES NOV. 8 | AMON G. CARTER STADIUM | FORT WORTH, TX | 2:30 PM TV: FOXStreaming: FOX Sports App / / Foxsports.comTalent: Connor Onion, Mark HelfrichRadio: KZPS 92.5 FM, TuneIn, Varsity App, Riff Ram AppTalent: Brian Estridge, Marshall Newhouse, Elvis GallegosSpanish Radio: KWRD 100.7 FMTalent: Miguel Cruz, Roberto Ramirez GAME NOTES […]
It’s been quite a busy 48 hours, and a generally chaotic week, for the Rockies! In addition to hiring a PBO, they also made some roster moves that got lost in the shuffle. First, they made a trio of subtractions in the form of Orlando Arcia, Kyle Farmer and Thairo Estrada. Then, they made a […]
Meet the Mets Lorinda de Roulet, daughter of Mets original owner Joan Whitney Payson and the first woman to oversee day-to-day operations of a major league team when she chaired the Mets board of directors in the 1970s, died on Oct. 26, according to club historian Jay Horwitz. She was 95 years old. The Athletic’s […]
Braves Franchise History 1961 – Warren Spahn finishes second in Cy Young Award voting to Whitey Ford, who led the league in wins and innings pitched. 1983 – Braves outfielder Dale Murphy wins his second straight MVP Award after hitting .302 with 36 home runs, 121 RBI and 30 stolen bases. Murphy joins Ernie Banks, […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — With Illinois sitting firm at 6-3, bowl eligible for the second year in a row and controlling their own destiny for the remainder of the 2025 season, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema can not help but preparing for the future. During the second bye week of the season, Bielema has pushed the […]
BYU Basketball has its home opener on Saturday night against the Holy Cross Crusaders. The Cougars began the season in Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena against the Villanova Wildcats on Monday, coming out victorious by a final score of 71-66. Holy Cross, out of the Patriot League, opened their season on Monday, as well. They […]
Cleveland Browns’ Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta just announced that he will be leaving his role with the Browns to join the Colorado Rockies in the MLB. DePodesta had a previous career in baseball, so this move wasn’t entirely surprising; however, it does raise some questions about whether Cleveland plans to make any changes within […]
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell Tanner Houck didn’t look like the ace he was in 2024, struggling tremendously in every start he made in 2025 before eventually finding the root of his mechanical issues: a flexor tear that required Tommy John surgery. The Good I want to be diplomatic in that I cannot imagine the […]
Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts surveys, brought to you by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook, asking Detroit Lions fans three questions: Nothing sours a fan base more than a loss to a division rival. As we’ve seen following each of the Lions’ three losses this season, confidence in the team has dropped […]
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso faced the media ahead of the La Liga visit to take on Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, and addressed a range of topics, such as the psychological importance of this fixture after defeat at Anfield. “Every game is the most important one, that’s our mentality,” Alonso insisted. “In La Liga, we […]
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The Kansas football team has apparently not seen the memo that it’s basketball season, and will travel to Arizona (where to be fair, it’s also basketball season) to take on the Wildcats. The Jayhawks need one more win in their final three games to clinch a trip to someplace really really cool, like, um, Shreveport. […]
After a week to rest and regroup, the Hawkeyes are back in action today boasting a fresh college football playoff ranking of #20 in the nation. They play host to the #9 Oregon Ducks in a game with massive implications for both teams. The Ducks come into the day also off a bye and 7-1 […]