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Keep the foot on the gas: Lightning at Oilers game preview

Game Sixty-Eight: Tampa Bay Lightning (42-21-4) at Edmonton Oilers (34-27-4) Time: 10:00 PM EST Location: Rogers Place, Where Roman Hamrlik was traded to save money TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, CBC, SN, TVAS2, CITY, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -142 Know the Opponents: Oilers Nation Sometimes it’s not who you play, but when you play them. If there was ever a time to take on a team that features the best player in hockey, it’s now. The Edmonton Oile...

Fiorentina’s forwards are a Pioli problem

As you’ve probably noticed if you hang out around these parts, Fiorentina has yet to win in Serie A this year and sits in 17th place in 3 points, just leading Hellas Verona on goal difference to avoid the drop zone after 6 games. That’s the worst start in league play since 1976 and the […]

Looking in at Concacaf World Cup qualifying

We have completed the October international window, and World Cup qualifying has hit high gear. In Concacaf, with four matches completed and two remaining for each of the 12 teams left, things are very close for those coveted spots in the 2026 World Cup. With the United States, Canada, and Mexico co-hosting the World Cup, […]

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West By Pod — A WVU Football Podcast: UCF Preview & Big 12 Chaos

Listen to this episode and more on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and all major platforms. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @smokingmusket and @West_By_Pod to stay updated on future episodes and exciting content. If you’re interested in sponsoring West By Pod, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We appreciate your support! Powered by RedCircle  Subscribe Now!  Spotify  Apple Podcasts  Amazon Music  RSS You can follow […]

Celtics sign training camp standout to two-way deal

TORONTO — Ron Harper Jr. has become somewhat of a fixture of Boston Celtics training camp. Now, he’s officially getting a contract with the Celtics, too. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Wednesday that the former Rutgers standout is signing a two-way contract with the Celtics as he begins his fourth NBA season. Harper Jr. has […]

ACC Power Rankings—Week 8, 2025

The bye-heavy week of the schedule is over, and the quiet week is giving way to a defining one across the conference. Nearly every ACC team either rested or reset, but Week 8 will draw sharper lines between contenders and chaos. Here’s how all 17 programs stack up heading into a pivotal stretch. 17. North […]

GDB 4.0: Oilers Winning With Defence (5:30 PM MT, SN360)

Just as many expected. The Edmonton Oilers are winning early on this season on the strength of good defensive play and sound goaltending. Through the first week of the season, the Oilers lead the NHL with a 1.33 GAA (goals against average), while ranking 25th in goals per game at 2.67. The Oilers have three…

Week 7 Big Ten Power Poll: Crazy Real Estate

This week’s Power Poll topic came about in honor of what has effectively become James Franklin Week here at OTE. In our Slack, I mentioned that if I were James Franklin, I’d take my $50 million and flit off to a castle in Italy, never to be seen or heard from again. This lack of […]

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Starting XI vs Aston Villa

During the FIFA window, Muhammad Kudus put on a display for Ghana. He can really ball, and we all saw his elite skill set during the October internationals. Kudus is certainly in the “cannot be dropped” from the first team category right now. Picking him up from West Ham United this summer was a very […] The post Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Starting XI vs Aston Villa appeared first on The Sports Bank .

NWSL Power Rankings (Matchday 24): Trinity Rodman leaves match early due to injury, KC Current make even more history, San Diego Wave and Orlando Pride earn massive wins

With the playoffs quickly approaching, every result down the stretch will be magnified and be crucial for the NWSL playoff picture. From matchday 24, KC Current made another big statement and the remaining playoff picture gets even murkier after San Diego Wave and Orlando Pride pick up much-needed wins. And the Washington Spirit’s superstar left […]

Unadulterated Signs of Impending Authoritarianism, or A Day at the Movies

Many moons ago, I lived overseas underneath a military dictatorship.  Rights were repressed and freedom of speech was halted.  The media was controlled and many of the nation’s people lived in fear, remembering all too keenly the coup that had Continue reading Unadulterated Signs of Impending Authoritarianism, or A Day at the Movies →

More On Last Night’s Game

That was far more pleasant than the first couple of games of this series. The story of the first two games was that, though the Jays didn’t strikeout much, they weren’t hitting the ball hard. Yesterday there were a lot of hard hit balls by the Jays: 14 balls hit at over 100 mph. It […]

Off-Season Thought Experiment: Should the Houston Astros consider a reunion with Kyle Tucker? 

To say that the Astros’ 2025 outfield situation was chaotic would be an understatement. Between injury, position switching, matchup issues and outright ineffectiveness, the Astros used the following players in the outfield: Jose Altuve, Cam Smith, Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers, Mauricio Dubon, Yordan Alvarez, Cooper Hummel, Jesus Sanchez, Taylor Trammell, Zach Dezenzo, Zach Cole, Kennedy […]

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The Shotgun/Throwdown (10/16/25): WVU women’s soccer looks to keep unbeaten streak alive at Kansas

Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments. SUNFLOWER SHOWDOWN The WVU women’s soccer team hits the road tonight to […]

Three things we learned from USMNT’s October window

The United States Men’s National Team have completed their October window, drawing 1-1 against Ecuador on October 10th and beating Australia 2-1 on Tuesday night. The USMNT looked better across the window against two teams that have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, and Mauricio Pochettino will look to take a lot of positives […]

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Rockets 2025-2026 NBA player previews: Fred VanVleet

Poor Fred VanVleet. He was one of the key catalysts of the culture change for the Houston Rockets, alongside head coach Ime Udoka and the traded away Dillon Brooks. The Rockets finally looked poised to pay off all of the hard work they’ve put in and actually be title contenders, and VanVleet goes down with […]

Comments from the Other Side - Raptors 10/15/25

Good win to close out the preseason.  Next time they take the court, it will be for real against the 76ers.  Raptors fans are funny.  They trashed their own team way more than they did the Celtics.  Poor Scottie Barnes.  He really got a lot of hate from the fans.  And,  they sent a lot of love toward the Celtics, especially Pritchard and White.  I do think the Celtics are going to be fun to watch this season.  My favorites are in bold.  What ar...

Know Thine Enemy: Arkansas Razorbacks

Texas A&M hits the road for the first time in SEC play this Saturday, traveling to Fayetteville for the first time in over a decade to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. As the Ags look to stay undefeated on the season, we reached out to Jacob Davis of Hogs on SI to get some insight on […]