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Ranking the new offerings at Chase Field

Every spring brings the smell of grass, the sunshine at Salt River Fields, the eternal hope that only Spring Training can provide. It also inevitably brings a litany of new food offerings at Chase Field. Some are basic ballpark fare. A beer cheese hotdog, for example. Some are much needed offerings to appeal to a […]

Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! The Rangers traded for Jake Burger last year in the hopes to improve on their weak 2024 offense, but things didn’t exactly work out as planned. Burger is aiming to turn things around in 2025 after undergoing wrist surgery. We also have a podcast that asks if the Mariners were the perfect team […]

Chargers Daily Links: Chargers-Vikings predictions thread

Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: Five final thoughts ahead of Chargers-Vikings (Chargers.com) Check out the final Chargers injury report of Week Eight (Chargers.com) What does a path look like for the Chargers to beat the Vikings? (Chargers Wire) Kimani Vidal is a must-start in […]

Special Group Think: Nick Caley stages of suck

I thought I could put away the stages of suck after two wins, but the pile of excrement the Texans left on the field brought it back. I have been asking about four different people in my stages of suck, but there is way too much to say and I wanted to give the masthead […]

Virgil van Dijk Rallies Liverpool: “I Wanted to Say Some Things”

It will need a few more games to really say whether Wednesday night’s dominant 5-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt was a sign that this heavily overhauled Liverpool side have found their feet two months into the 2025-26 season or whether it was a one-off obliteration in the midst of an increasingly difficult run for the […]

Chauncey Billups arrested for illegal gambling

Colorado Buffaloes legend Chauncey Billups was arrested Thursday morning in connection with a federal investigation into illegal gambling. NBC News reported that the arrest of Billups is related to a federal investigation into illegal gambling, with suspected connections to organized crime. Tom Winter reported that Billups alleged crimes were not related to games he coached. […]

Billups, Rozier arrested for gambling, per reports

Chauncey Billups, basketball Hall of Famer and current coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Terry Rozier, member of the Miami Heat, have each been arrested this morning by the feds on charges relating to illegal gambling, per multiple reports. Remarkably, the arrests are related to separate investigations — Billups is charged in connection with […]

Good Morning San Diego: Padres named as finalists for awards

Manny Machado, Jake Cronenworth named 2025 Silver Slugger Award finalists (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) Machado (3B), Cronenworth (UTIL) named Silver Slugger finalists (Padres.com) One eye-catching prospect stat from each farm system (Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo – Padres.com) Padres’ Manny Machado, Jake Cronenworth named NL Silver Slugger finalists (Jeff Sanders – U-T) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6735473/2025/10/22/hagen-smith-anderson-brito-arizona-fall-league-pitchers/ (Keith Law – The...

Pre-Snap Reads 10/23: Things the Seahawks need to work on

In Today’s Links: Jaxon Smith-Njigba and fated penalties, numbers of not from JSN’s 2025 break-out season, more reflection on the Seattle Seahawks’ win against the Texans on Monday, injury news and such from Coach Macdonald’s press conference yesterday, Anthony Bradford laments, Field Gull’ers Bryce Coutts and Michael Thompson breakdown the 2025 ‘Hawks season (so far) […]

The Daily Mauling: 10/23/25

Kansas Jayhawks News Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa aren’t feeding into the media hype about the two of them Lance Leipold claims he understands the stakes on Saturday Bill Self had some thoughts about G league players being NCAA eligible Travis Goff provided an update on KU’s various athletic programs Links! Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups […]

Alabama Football 2025 vs. South Carolina: Previewing the Gamecocks Defense

While the Gamecock offense has been a slowly descending Hindenburg of a unit, their defense has continued to put out respectable numbers and performances this season, even if they aren’t quite the top-ten unit they were a year ago. Clayton White returns for his 5th straight season as the defensive coordinator, so at this point, […]

How to Watch Illinois at Washington: Game Time, TV Channel, Online Streaming and Odds

How to Watch No. 23 Illinois at Washington Game Time: 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday TV Channel: BTN Online Streaming: FoxSports.com Odds: ILL +4.5, O/U 54.5 Quick Hits: Illinois Fighting Illini (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) Head Coach: Bret Bielema (5th season, 33-24 overall) Last Game: 34-16 loss to Ohio State Gameday Reading: Washington Huskies (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) Head coach: Jedd […]

How do Cardinals handle 2026 rotation?

A couple months ago, I talked about the Cardinals somewhat odd pitching depth situation. The pitchers who were supposed to be solid MLB depth for the 2026 season (if not in the rotation) got hurt. Tekoah Roby, Cooper Hjerpe, Tink Hence and Sem Robberse without injuries were supposed to all be pitchers you were relatively […]

Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups Arrested in Part of FBI Sports Betting, Gambling Investigations

NBA guard Terry Rozier and head coach Chauncey Billups were arrested on Thursday morning as part of investigations by the FBI dealing with sports betting and gambling. A press conference will be held at 10 am by the Eastern District of New York and FBI Director Kash Patel. Get a $500 bonus with promo DUNK on BN Fantasy! Rozier, Billups Arrested Thursday Morning (Billups was arrested on Thursday morning in Portland. Photo: Soobum Im-Imagn Images) Terry Rozier was arrested Th...

Jumbo Package: Can Alabama avoid a letdown at South Carolina?

Happy Thursday, everyone. The injury report has no surprises for Alabama this week. Alabama Initial Availability Report: Wednesday, Oct. 22 Qua Russaw, LB — OutJah-Marien Latham, LB — OutCayden Jones, LB — OutJeremiah Beaman, DL — Out South Carolina Initial Availability Report: Wednesday, Oct. 22 Cason Henry, OL — OutJatavius Shivers, OL — QuestionableMonkell Goodwine, […]

A look at where IU basketball is projected to finish in the Big Ten for the 2025-26 season

We’re less than two weeks from the start of the 2025-26 college basketball season and IU basketball will tip off a new era under Darian DeVries. The Hoosiers will wrap up exhibition play on Sunday afternoon against Baylor at Gainbridge ... The post A look at where IU basketball is projected to finish in the Big Ten for the 2025-26 season appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

NIL is increasing competition (just like we said)

Your Benevolent Despot is not above being smug. When the transfer portal opened its gaping maw onto college football and the earliest stirrings of NIL started to creep over the transom, a lot of people were bemoaning what they perceived as an impetus for the bluebloods to scoop up all the talent. At the time, […]