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Friday's FTB: 4,528.7 candidates for Maple Leafs head coach

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Clowney conumdrum: does he break out this season?

Noah Clowney remains one of the youngest players in the NBA. Just turning 21 this summer, Clowney is younger than half the players taken in the 2025 NBA Draft. He also bulked up significantly this summer, his body only enhancing his potential, potential first seen when he burst on the scene at the end of […]

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Bears Rewind: A Familiar Name to Ben Johnson, a Classic Shutout in Cincinnati

Current Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson played football at the University of North Carolina as a walk-on quarterback under offensive coordinator John Shoop, who also happened to be the Bears’ play-caller in 2001. Shoop, serving as offensive coordinator under then-head coach Dick Jauron when Chicago visited Cincinnati on Oct. 21, 2001, played a formative role in Johnson’s coaching development. Johnson has credited Shoop as one of his biggest mentors, and it seems fitting that we revis...

Nebraska Women’s Basketball Season Preview

The Husker women are coming off two straight NCAA tournament appearances. The expectations are that the team should be able to again make the Big Dance and hopefully grab at least one, if not two, wins. The team has a lot of transition, but that churn doesn’t feel like a problem. Amy Williams seems to […]

B1G Saturday Open Thread

All Saints here. Good morning. Time to make the donuts. Need to know what to watch? Try Don’t Watch This; Watch That. Want answers to all your pressing Big Ten questions? We’ve got you with our Midweek Mailbag: Is the Indiana Experience Replicable? Oh, and don’t forget to make your picks on the Obligatory Predictions […]

#8 Georgia Tech @ NC State Game Thread/Where To Watch

For 9-0, the #8 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head up to Raleigh, North Carolina for what hopefully will not be their final trip to the state. NC State has sold out Carter-Finley Stadium for their homecoming game. Tech brings back some of their injured players from last week but still are without Ahmari Harvey. TV: ESPN2 […]

The Phillies should spend how much?!?!

The other day, we asked you a question about the team’s payroll. It’s a target that is constantly shifting for unknown reasons, but Dave Dombrowski has gone on record as saying he gave something to John Middleton and it was approved. What that number was, we won’t know, but here is what you think that […]

Hansi Flick says Barcelona were ‘surprised’ by Pedri’s injury

For the first time in the Hansi Flick Era Barcelona will have to manage something they’ve unfortunately had to deal with plenty of times before: a lengthy injury absence for midfield superstar Pedri. The Wizard, who had played 72 of 73 games under Flick before suffering a hamstring tear after the loss in El Clasico, […]

College Football Week 10 Open Thread

Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to the Canal Street Chronicles College Football open thread! This is where we congregate to discuss and dissect each and every one of today’s games on the NCAA Division 1-A (FBS) football schedule. Let’s have some fun and enjoy some stress-free football as we watch the future stars of the NFL […]

Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Early scoreboard edition

This is a real good photo of the iconic Wrigley Field scoreboard in its early years. That scoreboard was completed in late 1937 and, as we learned in this 2020 sleuthing article, the clock on top was added sometime in mid-1941. So that’s the time frame we’re looking at. The scoreboard matchups are as follows. […]

Week 10 Predictions: Trojans at Huskers

Mike: Prepare for an overload of the Rolling Stones on Saturday night. Jarek: I want to hear “Back in Black” as the Blackshirts come out and the place to go nuts like it was against Colorado last year. Penn State (+19.5) at Ohio State Mike: This isn’t the game that Fox planned to inflict Big […]

How to Watch: Oklahoma State at Kansas

It’s Homecoming weekend in Lawrence, where the meek Jayhawks will take a swing at the lowly Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Big 12’s pillowfight of the week. Kansas is 30-41-3 all-time vs Oklahoma State. The Numbers Oklahoma State: 1-7, 0-5 B12 Kansas: 4-4, 2-3 B12 Line: KU -24.5 O/U: 55.5  How to Watch Saturday, Nov […]

Big East What To Watch: Week 1

WE’RE BACK! WE’RE BACK! College basketball is BACK, baby! Well, okay, you’re seeing this for the first time on Saturday, November 1st, and we won’t actually get basketball until Monday. BUT CLOSE ENOUGH! There’s nothing but previews and positive thoughts for the season right now, so let’s jump right into the first Big East What […]

Knicks Bulletin: ‘I ain’t telling you nothing’

The Knicks don’t seem to know how to win away from MSG to save their collective life. New York is 2-0 at home and 0-3 on the road. How ‘bout them trips!? Here’s some transcribed soundbites for your enjoyment (or not) as the NBA takes over Mexico City for Día de Muertos. Mike Brown On […]

2026 NHL Mock Draft: November Update

We’re now almost one full month into the NHL season, and the standings are… not what we expected when the season began. Some young teams are exceeding expectations and some older teams (cough, Calgary, cough) are a hot mess. So it’s a good time to take another run at a 2026 NHL Mock Draft! As we get further into the season, my mock drafts will get into more detailed analysis. But we now have regular season stats to consider from players all over the world whose names could be called in th...

BTB draft radar: Week 10 college football preview

Every week here at Blogging the Boys we spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide. (For teams previously covered in other weeks, we move down […]

College football players to watch- NCAA Week 10

Another college football slate is on the horizon for us fans. Committees are beginning to whittle down lists of potential award winners and are sorting out bowl matchup possibilities. We’re one week closer to some players taking the next step in their football careers, and these are the guys I will be watching closely this […]