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Jordyn Huitema scored a brace, including the go-ahead goal with four minutes left in regulation, as the Chicago Stars stunned the Utah Royals, 3-2 at Northwestern's Martin Stadium in Evanston, Illinois.
The season is finally here. Nebraska starts its 2025-26 season on Sunday when it travels to Annapolis, Md. to compete in the Navy Classic for the fourth year in a row. The past three seasons, Nebraska has won the team title. This season, the #2-ranked Huskers are the heavy favorites to win another team title […]
The Minnesota Twins announced Derek Shelton as manager yesterday. So, it’s a good time to look at the last four MN baseball skippers and see how they fared in Year 1. Surprisingly, the results have been almost exclusively positive in my lifetime (1985+)… Tom Kelly Ron Gardenhire Paul Molitor Rocco Baldelli The four newest Twins […]
Meet the Mets Danny Abriano considers whether or not the Mets should try to sign Ranger Suárez, who’s spent his entire career with the Phillies thus far, in free agency. David Lennon writes that the Mets should give real consideration to a reunion with soon-to-be free agent Chris Bassitt, who has excelled as a shutdown […]
The New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls will get their NBA Cup campaigns underway today, and I’m not sure if these two teams could be coming into Friday night’s opener on more opposing trajectories. The Knicks, who entered the season as one of two teams expected to make the finals out of the Eastern […]
The World Series has returned to Canada, and the Blue Jays are hoping that tonight will be the end of a drought that has lasted over thirty years. Things seemed somewhat lost for the Jays for a brief period, but they have turned things around, winning the last two games, and are now within one […]
Good morning, baseball fans! The 2025 World Series continues between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, with the series moving back to Toronto for Game 6. The Blue Jays have taken the series lead, 3-2, which is just phenomenal news. I’m not usually one to root against a Game 7, but in […]
I know this isn’t the usual type of thing we start with, but it’s for a good cause: Denny Matthews is getting married! Matthews and three “best men” – his brothers Doug, Steve and Mike – will be in Royals jerseys with their names and favorite numbers on the back. Amy and her three best […]
The spookiest day of the year is here, and baseball is still ongoing. The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from taking home their third World Series title and their first since the 1993 season, when they won back-to-back championships after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in a six-game series. With Game 6 between the […]
We have hit the final third of the regular season, as Buffalo (4-4, 3-1 MAC) travels to Bowling Green (3-5, 1-3 MAC) for a Saturday afternoon matchup before the start of November MACtion. The last time these two teams faced one another was back in 2023, when the Bulls hosted the Falcons on a wet […]
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! After a rough outing against the Bills, things have not been so fun in Panthers-land. But you all still came out with all your questions, let’s dive right into some answers!! JakeNCVA: Is the Panthers’ success rate on plays […]
We don’t necessarily put up a post for minor league signings, but this one probably has a little more relevance than most. The Tigers and veteran backstop Tomás Nido have agreed on a new minor league deal for the 2026 season. Nido’s defensive abilities and experience make him a pretty good third option, both to […]
The Miami Hurricanes (6-1) are finally leaving the state of Florida in the 2025 season to face the SMU Mustangs (5-3) on Saturday, November 1st at noon on ESPN. The Hurricanes have a 70% win expectancy over SMU per ESPN and are double-digit favorites (be afraid) on the road over the Mustangs. The Doppler Per […]
There’s only one player from the 2025 Orioles who’s still competing for a World Series title and his name is Seranthony Domínguez. Of the players trade away in the 2025 fire sale, the former O’s closer is the one who’s found the most success while netting the Orioles an interesting prospect in return. The flame-throwing […]
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While Halloween is a great day for horror movies and haunted houses, there isn’t much that’s scarier than how the Rockies have operated for the last few seasons. It’s been 18 years since Rockies fans celebrated Rocktober — nearly two decades since we were able to cheer the Rockies on to the World Series in […]
Everything is set up for Lauren Betts to have a monster year for UCLA. The coaches and media voted Betts the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. Both also placed her on the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, and did so unanimously. No other Big Ten player made the All-Big Ten Team by both the […]
Braves History 1960 – The San Francisco Giants acquire veteran shortstop Alvin Dark from the Milwaukee Braves and then sign Dark to a two-year contract as team manager. The Giants send infielder Andre Rodgers to the Braves as compensation for Dark. 2021 – Houston remains alive in the World Series with a 9 – 5 […]
Where We Be and What We Be Drinking is BAACCCKKKK!!!!! And unlike Texas, we’re back for realz. Your overworked “writers” needed the newb to pick up the slack and I am here for it. So, welcome back to our weekly recurring (cough cough) Where We Be, What We Be Drinking column, where we pull back […]
The days get shorter and the weather gets colder, and pumpkins adorn the stoops of houses. A familiar dread creeps into the heart as I anxiously await the return of a horrific menace. But I’m not worried about zombies, witches, or any other fictional beasties. It’s a very real horror that quickens my pulse and […]
Just in time for Halloween, The Athletic’s One scary statistic from each NHL team early in the 2025-26 season ($) is sure to terrify. Here’s what writer James Mirtle had to say about the Florida Panthers: 1.89 goals per 60 at five-on-five Incredibly, the Panthers are scoring more goals than just two teams at even strength right now, a huge reason they’ve started the season 5-5-1. Some of that is bad luck — their shooting percentage is unsustainably low — but they also clearly miss Al...
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If you haven’t been paying attention, Matt Wakins, aka DataMizzou, has been publishing player previews on YouTube and RockM.plus now for the last month. Each preview is fully available to the general public, and not just for subscribers. The videos range in length from about 15 minutes to 30 minutes, and they’re chalk full of […]
In a wild Halloween Eve game from Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night, the Detroit Red Wings (8-3-0) snatch victory from the gaping jaws of defeat with a 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings (5-3-4). After a scoreless first period, the Kings jumped on the board first when Alex Laferriere scored a shorthanded goal with 7:21 remaining in the second period. Wings answered just 43 seconds later with 6:38 left, while on the same power play advantage, when Alex DeBrincat fired home a...
It’s game week of course here at Hammer and Rails with the Boilermakers heading to Ann Arbor this weekend to take on the Wolverines in a night game. What could possibly go wrong? Well, I sent some questions over to Nick Durand from Maize ‘N Brew and he was nice enough to answer them for […]