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Women’s Club World Cup: dates confirmed for January 2028

Originally expected for 2026, FIFA has confirmed the first edition of the Women’s Club World Cup will take place in January 2028. Due to stakeholders’ opinions about more time needed to get this tournament right, it was pushed to January 5-30, 2028. This means the 16-team tournament will take place in an Olympic year and […]

From All For XI | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Cubs position player pitchers: John Baker

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is going to look very familiar, as it just ran last month as part of my “walkoff heroes” series. I’m running it again because, well, John Baker was one of the Cubs position player pitchers in the divisional play era, and he does have a singular distinction: In that era, of […]

From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Closing the book on the Jarred Kelenic/Edwin Díaz trade

Just over seven years ago, the Mets and the Mariners pulled off a blockbuster trade during the 2018 Winter Meetings. New York sent first-round picks Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn, alongside outfielder Jay Bruce, relief pitchers Anthony Swarzak and Gerson Bautista to Seattle in exchange for second baseman Robinson Canó and closer Edwin Díaz. At […]

From Amazin' Avenue | 3 days ago | 1 read

Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-3) vs Longwood Lancers (6-6)

Time: 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,977 capacity TV: ACC Network Extra Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -22.5 Over/Under: 161.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 42 | NET: 48 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 314 | NET: […]

From Blogger So Dear | 3 days ago | 0 reads

CONFIRMED lineups: Talavera vs Real Madrid, 2025 Copa del Rey

Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Talavera in the Copa del Rey’s Round of 32. Real Madrid predicted XI: Lunin, Jimenez, Huijsen, Carreras, Fran Garcia, Ceballos, Güler, Mastantuono, Endrick, Mbappé, Gonzalo. Mbappé shockingly features in the starting lineup against a Segunda División B team. While he missed last week’s […]

From Managing Madrid | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Report: Fenway Sports agrees to sell Penguins to Hoffmann family

It’s been a slow trickle of news and development in the story about the potential sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Last out there was that the Hoffmann family’s exclusive window had expired, but it appears they and Fenway Sports kept grinding to reach a deal and reportedly now have one. FSG bought the Penguins from […]

From PensBurgh | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Protect Your Noggin

If there's one concern that every hockey player, hockey parent, and hockey coach has, it's the safety of the game when it comes to players remaining healthy and in the line-up. One of the biggest injuries that keeps players on the sideline are concussions, and it's a scary injury because of how serious it can be since we can't see the severity of the injury outside of symptoms. It's also scary when one knows that concussions can get worse if a players rushes back, and there can be long-term ef...

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From In the Pressbox | 3 days ago | 0 reads

2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 21

As voting winnows, it is likely that smaller margins will determine winners, which in turn will extend voting times longer. With roughly six weeks left in our voting period we still aim to get to at least 40 ballots, but that is hard to guarantee at the moment. After a good sampling of voters, Jake […]

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From South Side Sox | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Thanks to its veterans, Northwestern has found its winning ways again

Nick Martinelli has seen some massive games in his time at Northwestern. Whether it’s the pair of Purdue upsets, the breakout game against Maryland his sophomore year or the game-winner against USC last season, Martinelli knows what it takes to win big games. By comparison, Northwestern’s 86-70 victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday night had very […]

From Inside NU | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Caleb Williams Steps Into the Moment as Bears-Packers Rivalry Heats Up Again

With the playoffs within reach and the Green Bay Packers rolling into Soldier Field for a primetime showdown, Caleb Williams sounds like a quarterback settling into both the stage and the stakes. The Bears have evolved around him since the bye week , their identity sharpening, their run game humming, the details of Ben Johnson’s offense crystallizing. And Williams, for all the outside noise, sees the same evolution unfolding within himself. “I would say us getting our run game going ...

From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Toronto Marlies stay focused during fire alarm delays, record much-needed home win against Cleveland

“He’s stepped up for sure. We needed him [to be good], and he had a great performance again tonight.” – Cedric Paré on Vyacheslav Peksa “We didn’t come out with much energy. We were kind of flat, for whatever reason. I thought we played 40 really good minutes, for the most part. [Peksa] kept us […] The post Toronto Marlies stay focused during fire alarm delays, record much-needed home win against Cleveland appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

From Maple Leafs Hotstove | 3 days ago | 1 read

Rutgers Running Back Antwan Raymond Wins the 2025 Cornish Trophy

Rutgers running back Antwan Raymond has won the Jon Cornish Trophy and will be honored as the top player from Canada across college football. Raymond, a sophomore at Rutgers and a native of Montreal, Quebec, finished the season with 244 carries for 1,241 yards, 13 rushing touchdowns, and two receiving touchdowns. He was named one […]

From On the Banks | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Canucks' Original Ask From Devils For Quinn Hughes Revealed

The New Jersey Devils came close, but no cigar, in the Quinn Hughes sweepstakes. Now we're learning more about what went down, and how much the Devils were in the game.  New Jersey was Hughes' first choice, as he has professed a desire to play with his brothers Luke & Jack, who are both with the Devils. But the Vancouver Canucks ' first choice of a return from New Jersey was quickly turned down.  Insider Greg Wyshynski of ESPN reports that Vancouver first asked for top-line center&nb...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 3 days ago | 0 reads

Rumour Mongering: Bournemouth Want to Use Liverpool to up Semenyo Price

Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth’s 25-year-old London-born Ghanaian international, is certainly no stranger to the land of rumour mongering, with the winger regularly linked with Liverpool since the year started and those links only intensifying as Liverpool—and forward Mohamed Salah–have struggled this season. Liverpool are hardly alone in that respect, though, with Semenyo also regularly linked with […]

From The Liverpool Offside | 3 days ago | 1 read