For the first time in a decade, the Maple Leafs are playing out a stretch run with no playoff implications. While they haven’t been mathematically eliminated quite yet, the Leafs have been a dead team skating since the week after the Olympic break, when they vowed to make a late playoff push and then immediately face-planted to the tune of eight straight losses. It’s over. This team stinks. Hello darkness my old friend, and all that. But that’s the twist this time, because it’s been ten years ...
It’s that time of year again, free agency is upon us. NFL teams can begin to negotiate with free agents starting on Monday at 11 a.m. CT and players can officially be signed by a new team on Wednesday, March 11 at 3 pm CT, which marks the start of the new league year. Canal […]
Coco Gauff edged Belinda Bencic in a tight three-set battle at the Miami Open, overcoming a points deficit to book her place in the semifinals.
As we inch closer towards putting together our Player Reviews (I wait until the NCAA tournament is over for the most accurate stat rankings!), there’s still some unpacking of what happened in the 2025-26 Marquette men’s basketball season. In today’s case, we’re going to look at some things that we thought were pretty established ideas […]
The NHL playoff race is reaching it’s peak this year, no where more than in the competitive and tight Eastern Conference. While the West is something of a pillow fight in the Pacific and a turtle race in general (Nashville is on a statistical pace for 89 points and currently holding a playoff spot), the […]
Good morning and happy Opening Day! Except… is it actually Opening Day? There is a regular season baseball game today. But there’s only one of them. And it’s at night. And it’s on Netflix. And it’s an interleague game featuring a team that didn’t even make the postseason last year. And it seems to be […]
LAWRENCE, Mass. — Jordan Walsh knew that his Celtics team was going to be just fine. In the offseason, when many in the media and the public predicted the Celtics would end up a lottery team, Walsh could only laugh. “As soon as I started hearing people talking about losing and tanking and all that […]
A walk-off game winner for Iowa State Sunday afternoon saw Iowa State earn a three-game sweep over the Houston Cougars in Big 12 play. The win Sunday, evened the Cyclones Big 12 record at 3-3. Iowa State improved to 19-10 overall. Iowa State has won four games in a row. The Cyclones are home again […]
Last week we took a look at the improved catching group compared to 2025. With the roster set, it’s a good time to zoom out and evaluate the offense as a whole. The position player group consists of: On paper, this group looks noticeably different from last year’s offense, and the early data from spring […]
Ohio State held two Spring practices before Spring Break last week, and resumed this Tuesday with 13 more practices that culminate in the Spring Game on April 18. The season opener is still over five months away, but expectations are still sky high as the Buckeyes look to get back to the top of the […]
(There’s about six minutes of intro before the poem begins… but come on, it’s Jeremy Irons.) Hit the FirstThe Standings “Just the club for a Park!” the Purseman criedWhile addressing his team as heir,Dismissing the lot who could possibly chideWith successes eventually rare. “Just the club for a Park! I repeat it once;Only once should […]
Though Colorado Avalanche fans tried to forget everything about the 7-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins last week (and a big win last night helps ease that memory), one positive was the Erik Johnson experience between the benches. The former Avalanche defenseman is flourishing in his new television career which seems to be a natural […]
Indiana men’s basketball’s first season under Darian DeVries came to an end when the Hoosiers didn’t receive a bid for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers finished 18-14 overall and 9-11 in Big Ten play, with a late collapse ending their March Madness hopes. We’ll be recapping and analyzing DeVries’ first season in a few […]
Indiana men’s basketball’s first season under Darian DeVries came to an end when the Hoosiers didn’t receive a bid for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers finished 18-14 overall and 9-11 in Big Ten play, with a late collapse ending their March Madness hopes. We’ll be recapping and analyzing DeVries’ first season in a few […]
Adrian Morejon has proven himself to be one of if not the best left handed reliever in MLB. He might be the closer on a lot of other teams, but for the San Diego Padres and their immense amount of bullpen depth and talent, Morejon is the setup man. Kevin Acee of the San Diego […]
Has ESPN’s Field Yates been reading Baltimore Beatdown? In his mock draft on Tuesday, he projected two of our top 16 players to be drafted by the Ravens with their first two picks. Round 1, Pick. No 14: Spencer Fano (OL, Utah) In the first round, the Ravens snagged Utah offensive lineman Spencer Fano, the […]
Free agency seems like a dull and distant memory, and the NFL Draft is lightyears away. The offseason must be essentially over, right? Wrong! But you know this. You know there’s still a lot of work for the Packers to do, and there’s a good chance they’re gaming out moves right now. Here’s a pretty […]
Matchday 2 in NWSL was insane and here are our top moments: A miracle in Goose Hollow Portland Thorns opened its season against rival, Seattle Reign. What started as a party looked like a doomed night after the hosts went down to 9 players. However, the team scored two goals in the first half through […]
Who would you consider the best at each individual skill in the NBA? Is Luka Doncic the best pure scorer? Is Nikola Jokic or Tyrese Haliburton the best pure playmaker? Is Stephen Curry the best shooter? Is Victor Wembanyama the best defender? When healthy, does Kyrie Irving have the best handles? But notice how all […]
On this week’s episode of Rays Your Voice, we are joined by Elijah Flewellen for our 2026 Season Preview! We discuss the latest injury news and how they impact the Opening Day roster. We also discuss the opportunities available for young players Chandler Simpson and Carson Williams, who will look to prove themselves as viable […]
For the first time since 1999, the Iowa men’s basketball team is in the Sweet Sixteen. Despite entering the NCAA Tournament having lost seven of its last ten games, the Hawkeyes managed to upset both #8 seed Clemon and #1 seed Florida, the defending national champion. The architect of these victories was first-year head coach […]
I was watching Rich Eisen’s little overreaction segment during his show yesterday, and Chris Brockman pondered the idea that it would NOT be an overreaction to say the Los Angeles Rams “are gonna do something crazy during the NFL Draft”. Eisen pushed back on this idea basically saying the Rams could do something “crazy” in […]
If we are being honest, RB Nick Chubb is among just a handful of players that almost no one connected to the Cleveland Browns can be logical about, and that is okay. A big part of sports is the emotion that goes into it. Whether it is fans in the stands, those who read anything […]
We are less than one month until the 2026 NFL Draft takes place in Pittsburgh as prospects hope to have their name called that weekend. And as fate would have it, the next lineage of future ProCanes exhibited their talents in Coral Gables at their Pro Day on Monday. While the coverage was hard to find on […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. . .because you have. . .but the National Football League’s biggest off-season event could be coming to the Twin Cities in the very near future. According to the Minnesota Vikings’ official website, Minnesota Sports and Events has announced that it has officially submitted a bid to host […]