When the Los Angeles Rams needed cornerback help last offseason, they wisely avoided signing free agent Jaire Alexander. Following his odd saga with the Eagles after being acquired from Baltimore, the Rams proved correct to avoid the former All-Pro. Green Bay released Alexander in June 2025 after back-to-back injury-riddled campaigns. At the time, he seemed […]
Friday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: White Sox lineup: It’s an all-Martin day! Riley Martin will start for the Cubs. The Cubs are having another bullpen game. The list of other Cubs pitchers scheduled today was not available at posting time. Davis Martin will start for the White Sox. Other White Sox pitchers scheduled […]
The days leading up to the NCAA Tournament can be just as big for WNBA Draft prospects as the tournament itself. By mid-March, most WNBA veterans have typically already signed in free agency, leaving precious few roster spots for incoming rookies and narrowing down who might get drafted to where. But this is, of course, […]
Introduction This short article continues my effort to articulate some of the observations I made during my visit to Spring Training, 2026. Short Topic of the Day I will start out with showing my bias. I’m a fan of the system. Although I’m an old guy, I tend to like new technology. I’m not a […]
Welcome to our drawing board, where our resident cartoonist, Finn (@Finn_Madridista), will sling out some dope and exclusive art for you — usually on the back of a big moment that’s captured our attention in the Real Madrid world. Here’s Finn’s latest drawing, and if you ever want to look back at Finn’s previous (and amazing) work, […]
No. 4 Northwestern dropped its second game of the season Thursday, falling to No. 14 Syracuse 9-6 at Ryan Fieldhouse. The Wildcats opened with the night’s first goal but were outperformed the rest of the way. NU showed flashes of life — pulling within one in the second quarter before the game fell out of […]
The Miami Dolphins are signing WR Jalen Tolbert to a one-year deal in free agency. Tolbert was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft, and has spent the last four seasons with the team. In that time, he’s totaled 91 catches for 1,093 yards and ten touchdowns. Tolbert […]
We caught up with the new Tacoma Defiance assistant.
In a sense, spring warm up is just ending now and something like the actual competition for the final roster spots ramping up over the final two weeks of Grapefruit League action. The first weeks are mainly just stretching out into game shape and getting rhythm and timing going, both at the plate and on […]
After a loss to Houston in the Big 12 Quarterfinals, BYU’s season is over and the Cougs now await their NCAA Tournament path on Selection Sunday. I consider BYU’s Big 12 Tournament successful — they picked up two Quad 2 wins, showed well versus Houston, figured out an identity with Diomande and Mboup as key […]
Fanduel has released its over/ under win total odds for the 2026 college football season, with Rutgers’ over under line being listed at 4.5, which means that the odds heavily favor the Scarlet Knights missing a bowl game for the second straight year. The golden number of wins for any Power Four team trying to […]
The Seattle Seahawks’ cornerback room has been a hot topic in the early stages of free agency, especially following Riq Woolen’s signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. That room got a little thinner on Thursday, though, with the release of depth cornerback Tyler Hall. The Wyoming graduate spent the latter half of 2025 with the Seahawks […]
The Philadelphia Flyers didn't make a move to upgrade their goaltending at the trade deadline. But that doesn't mean they won't be looking to do that this offseason. Certainly, they're more than happy with the performance of Dan Vladar as the starter this season, but the continued shaky performance of the backups has led the team to consider how they'll move forward in the crease for next season. Daily Faceoff's Anthony Di Marco , and Kevin Kurz of The Athletic have both writ...
We’re moving right along in this little series. We set up what this series is about and we kicked it off in earnest last week by building out the 1st & 10 section. Today, we’re building out the 2nd & Long section (where “long” is defined as 7+ yards). In 2025, the Packers averaged 9.1 […]
In this week’s reacts poll, we asked our readers how would you grade the Saints first week of free agency? With 61% of the votes, the majority said that they would give the Saints an A. In the free agency race, the Saints came out the gate hot, signing RB Travis Etienne Jr, OL David […]
—NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 16. —NET Rankings Update (women’s): No. 11. —Episodes one and two of the Pat Kelsey/Louisville basketball documentary are now available. You can watch the first episode here. —Last Sunday’s Louisville-Duke matchup is the most-watched ACC Tournament championship game on record. —Pretty much every mock NCAA Tournament bracket on the internet […]
Elche manager Eder Sarabia spoke to the media ahead of his team’s trip to the Santiago Bernabéu, where they will face Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday night. Despite the challenge of playing one of the league’s strongest sides away from home, Sarabia struck an optimistic tone and insisted his team will travel to […]
Northwestern had very little margin for error Thursday night, and against a bigger, deeper Purdue team, that margin disappeared quickly. Playing its third game in three days, Northwestern looked worn down from the start in an 81-68 loss to the Boilermakers in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The Wildcats were already facing a difficult turnaround, but the challenge became even steeper with Arrinten Page out due to illness and Tre Singleton limited after injuring his wrist the night before...
Trying to jump into the mind of Terry Francona might actually be a little easier than those of many Major League Baseball managers. To be clear, that’s no knock on the intellect of the future Hall of Famer – rather, it’s an admission that the man speaks pretty openly about what it is he would […]
The goal this offseason for the San Francisco 49ers was to add speed and guys who can separate to the receiver room. The first step was adding a big-bodied outside receiver, Mike Evans, who described himself as the final piece for the 49ers and their Super Bowl chances. Ricky Pearsall and Evans form a very […]
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are currently scheduled to play 20 American football games next year from Sept. 5 through Nov. 28. Twenty. This won’t be the case when schedules are finalized, but Louisiana Tech finds itself in a heated custody battle between the Conference USA and Sun Belt. The Bulldogs have belonged to the CUSA […]
Pep Guardiola addressed the media ahead of Manchester City’s upcoming Premier League clash with West Ham, but much of the discussion inevitably turned to City’s recent Champions League encounter with Real Madrid. The City manager admitted that expectations are not particularly high for a comeback in the second leg, acknowledging the difficult position his side […]
When Cleveland Browns GM Andrew Berry talks about the NFL’s salary cap, it sounds much different than how fans and media have covered it for decades. While the general thought has been that the salary cap is finite, Berry has talked about the flexibility of the cap as just an accounting tool. The continued hike […]
This week, we asked Jacksonville Jaguars fans to grade the team’s moves (or lack thereof) in the initial wave of 2026 NFL free agency. At the time the survey was posted, the Jags hadn’t yet signed RB Chris Rodriguez Jr., but they had re-signed CB Montaric Brown, OLB Dennis Gardeck, and TE Quintin Morris while […]
The New Orleans Saints have re-signed offensive lineman Dillon Radunz to a two-year deal. Radunz, 27, signed with the Saints during the 2025 offseason. The former second-round pick played in 15 games with New Orleans, starting in 10. Radunz’s 2025 season with the Saints was up-and-down, and he logged a poor 48.5 overall grade from […]