The 2025 MLB playoffs began without a clear favorite. Jeff Passan’s postseason preview opened with the line, “The Los Angeles Dodgers were supposed to break baseball. Instead they just broke.” Eighteen days later, Dave Roberts accepted the Warren C. Giles Trophy for clinching the NLCS and said, “Let’s get four more wins and really ruin […]
It seems impossible that the Detroit Tigers would actually do it. A team that is a true World Series contender should never consider such a thing. Despite it lacking all common sense and defies instincts of self preservation, there apparently is a chance that the best pitcher in baseball, the soon-to-be 29-year-old left-handed flame-thrower Tarik […]
With the 2025 Major League Baseball season coming to a close, award season is nigh and on Thursday two Cardinals were named finalists for the Silver Slugger. There is a 66 percent chance a Card takes home some hardware for their efforts this season as Alec Burleson and Brendan Donovan were named two of the […]
Wow, it’s crazy that we had another bye week so soon. I mean there was definitely not a game last week, so another bye week must be what that was. These Huskers are going to be refreshed and motivated when the Wildcats come to Memorial Stadium on Saturday. #1 PROTECTING THE QUARTERBACK It’s pretty hard […]
Four Big 12 teams begin the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season ranked in the top 25: No. 14 Iowa State, No. 16 Baylor, No. 17 TCU and No. 22 Oklahoma State. It is a bit curious that the conference’s defending regular-season and tournament champs, TCU, is not the highest-ranked Big 12 team, even though they […]
The Dallas Mavericks kicked off their 2025-26 campaign against the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday at the American Airlines Center, a thrashing by Victor Wembanyama and Co. Now that the ball is rolling it got us looking ahead to the rest of the calendar for our annual tradition. Every season there is, inevitably, a handful of […]
Real Madrid were back at Valdebebas on Friday with their full focus now set on Sunday’s highly anticipated El Clásico against Barcelona — the first of the season and one of the biggest tests yet for Xabi Alonso’s side. The session brought encouraging news for Madrid supporters, as Dani Ceballos and Dean Huijsen both trained […]
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Former Real Madrid forward Julio Baptista has shared his thoughts on the upcoming Clásico in an interview with Marca, offering perspective from someone who not only played in these games but also left a lasting mark — particularly with his unforgettable winner at the Camp Nou in 2007. When asked whether the most difficult part […]
The oldest rivalry in the south will add another matchup to its history this Saturday as the Virginia Cavaliers (6-1, 3-0 ACC) head down Route 29 South to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-4, 0-2 ACC). When the ball kicks off at noon, it will mark the start of the 130th matchup between […]
Lamine Yamal has reportedly riled Dani Carvajal and the Real Madrid dressing room ahead of El Clasico with his comments about Los Blancos. Barcelona’s teenager joked “they steal, they complain” when chatting about Sunday’s opponents and his comments have not gone unnoticed in the Madrid dressing room. A report from Mundo Deportivo claims that Madrid […]
The Wisconsin Badgers take on the No. 6 Oregon Ducks this Saturday night in Eugene. Last season, the Badgers fought tooth and nail with the Ducks at Camp Randall Stadium. Despite holding a 10-6 halftime lead over the No. 1-ranked Ducks, the Badgers fell 16-13 on a field goal by Atticus Sappington, and a late […]
With El Clasico approaching this weekend, Spanish journalist Anton Meana of Cadena SER on the El Larguero radio program weighed in on the significance of the match for Real Madrid’s manager Xabi Alonso. “The one who has the most at stake in this match is Xabi Alonso. I think he has a lot at stake […]
Former Barcelona legend Andrés Iniesta has attempted to cool the rising tension ahead of Sunday’s El Clásico, calling it “the biggest game there is” and urging everyone to focus on the football rather than the noise surrounding it. Speaking at the second International Congress on Health Communication at Vall d’Hebron Hospital alongside basketball star Ricky […]
The Los Angeles Rams have had the week off as they prepare for the meat of their schedule over the second half of the season. Given how well the Rams have been playing, it wouldn’t have hurt for the bye week to come later in the season. However, this will be a good time to […]
After a thrilling win (or crushing defeat for Mariners fans), the Toronto Blue Jays earned the right to meet the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 World Series. The Blue Jays will make their first appearance in the World Series since 1993, when they won 4-2 over the Phillies. For those counting at home, it’s […]
Who is he? Senior; forward; 6-foot-7; from Glenview, Illinois. 2024-25 Stats 33 games, 33 starts, 37.6 minutes per game, 20.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals, 47.1% FG, 33.3% 3PT, 72.8% FT 2024-25 Review Martinelli started the season as one of the strongest players on Northwestern’s squad. He ended up finishing as arguably the […]
Brennan Othmann is back with the big club, but it remains to be seen whether this is his real shot or just a short-term insurance call-up.
During the 2024-25 regular season, the Boston Celtics had the Knicks’ number. They swept all four matchups by an average score of 125-109 and set an NBA record with 29 threes in their opening-night blowout. When they clashed in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the script flipped. The Knicks stunned the defending champs in six games, […]
Manchester City will be hoping to end a run of successive defeats to Aston Villa as they travel to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon. The Blues lost 1-0 in December 2023 to end a run of eight matches unbeaten in Birmingham, then followed that up almost a year later with a 2-1 defeat. Up until […]
I think we remember eras by players. Unless a coach is at a spot for a long period of time, you tend to associate them with the players who embodied their achievements and/or failures. Who doesn’t tie Ed Orgeron and Joe Burrow at the hip? Even despite everything that came after. I think that, when […]
The Utah Jazz were one of the biggest surprises in the NBA’s opening slate of games, trouncing the Clippers by 21 points in an ultra efficient win on Wednesday night. The Jazz got a little bit of help from everyone. Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler and Brice Sensabaugh all scored 20-plus points, while point guards Keyonte […]
As Purdue heads to Lexington today to play Kentucky in an exhibition, we are just one Daniel Jacobsen away from its season opener against Evansville on November 4th. Twelve days and Purdue will try to live up to its #1 billing, and that starts with the most reworked part of its rotation from last year’s […]
The 2025 World Series kicks off tonight, pairing the reigning champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, against the surprise AL-winners, the Toronto Blue Jays (the only team that makes the “World” Series remotely international). It should be an exciting showdown of generational talent, and a chance to see Clayton Kershaw’s final major league appearances (his inclusion […]
Schedule: The NC State basketball media team has another quality series, Light It Red, taking the fans inside Dail to see how a championship team is built. This week they are taking it on the road. Light It Red – Episode 2