Ahead of Thursday’s game in Washington, head coach Craig Berube discussed shifting Easton Cowan onto the second line, whether Matthew Knies deserves a spot on Team USA for the Olympics, the message to Matias Maccelli amid the string of healthy scratches, and the challenge against the Capitals. What kind of effort are you expecting from […]
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Tokyo travelogue: Street scenes in Shinjuku
Tokyo travelogue: Sunday at the Imperial Palace grounds, Ueno Park and Akihabara
Japan travelogue: A day trip to Kyoto
Japan travelogue: Hakone and Mt. Fuji
Tokyo travelogue: Tea ceremony and Tokyo Tower
A Tokyo travelogue, and Tuesday at the Tokyo Dome
A few thoughts about traveling to Japan to see the Cubs play
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
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The Vancouver Canucks , despite winning both games since trading Quinn Hughes and seemingly kicking off their retool/rebuild, are still at the bottom of the standings and very much should be looking to trade more players this season. While a number of names have been mentioned, a more likely and easier to move forward that the Canucks could part with is Drew O'Connor. David Pagnotta said, "Drew O'Connor has another year left on his contract with some no-trade protection. He's a player I believ...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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We’re back! Rough week, but we go on. Welcome to the five highest-IQ plays of the week! Sure, we love the high-flying dunks and the deep, off-the-dribble step-back threes, but this is a place for the under-the-radar plays that might not get the credit they deserve. The plays that get the basketball sickos and nerds […]
From CelticsBlog
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The Wisconsin Badgers were embarrassed on the road last week in a 90-60 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, marking the worst loss of the Greg Gard era. While Wisconsin was ice-cold from three, what was even more appalling was the lack of effort defensively, which Gard was not happy about after the game. Speaking to […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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After a fast start with Sonny Gray being traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox, the trade market has slowed to a crawl. There are, however, two changes to the potential trade market that could affect what the St. Louis Cardinals do with Brendan Donovan. As I shared a few days […]
From Viva El Birdos
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Before we get into it, everyone take a deep breath in, and a deep breath out. Three games, that’s all we have to get through before this miserable Las Vegas Raiders season is finally over. Then, it’s the offseason where we can build up hope again (and, hopefully, not get let down, again). On that […]
From Silver And Black Pride
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San Francisco 49ers rookie linebacker Nick Martin remains in the concussion protocol. Defensive tackle Jordan Elliott won’t practice on Thursday with a knee injury, while left guard Spencer Burford (knee/ankle) will also sit out of practice. Burford not practicing explains the pair of tryouts the Niners recently had at offensive line. If he can’t go, […]
From Niners Nation
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If Russia were eligible to play in the 2026 Olympics, Vasily Podkolzin would have a strong case to make the team. Among Russian players, he is tied with Alex Ovechkin and Kirill Kaprizov for the second most five-on-five goals with nine, with Ivan Barbashev (10) just ahead. Podkolzin is +11 at five-on-five (29-18), and he’s…
From In the Pressbox
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The Cowboys aren’t mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, but they effectively are. It’s even probable that they’ll be officially eliminated before they take the field for their next game. That means the rest of the season is going to consist of evaluations for the players and coaches. It may seem weird to say given the […]
From Blogging The Boys
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Try as I might, I cannot remember one game in which Carlos Hernandez pitched for the Phillies. In fact, searching for his picture in the database for this piece, I had to get real specific about what I was looking for. 2025 stats (w/ Phillies): 25 G, 25 2/3 IP, 18.7 K%, 10.6 BB%, 0.83 […]
From The Good Phight
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Manchester United Women are through to the next round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, drawing Atletico Madrid in the playoff round of the tournament. The Reds already took down Atletico earlier in the group phase, taking all three points home after holding on with just 10 players after a red card. It came as […]
From The Busby Babe
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The Philadelphia Flyers and defenseman Egor Zamula have seemed to come to a fork in the road. The team this afternoon put the blueliner on waivers.
Transaction: We have placed defenseman Egor Zamula on waivers. — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) December 18, 2025
Zamula played 13 games this season for the Flyers with just one assist over that time. It was a steep drop not in terms of production but in terms of appearances. The defenseman, as previously reported, played two cons...
From Broad Street Hockey
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Dan Rafael reports that Erika Cruz, slated to rematch Amanda Serrano on January 3rd, has been pulled from the fight after turning in an “atypical VADA test result for clenbuterol.” Rafael emphasizes that the result is an “adverse finding” rather than an outright failure, “meaning it needs more analysis,” but Serrano will instead face undefeated […]
From Bad Left Hook
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We got some insight into the Federal Way native from someone who has covered him closely.
From Sounder At Heart
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The 2026 World Baseball Classic is shaping up to be another outstanding tournament, and this time around Team USA may have the pitching to go all the way. On Thursday, it was announced that Detroit Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal will be a member of Team USA for the first time. That gives manager Mark DeRosa […]
From Bless You Boys
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Tyson Foerster is now going to be out for a whole lot of time and his season is most likely over. What was an injury that was originally expected to keep the Philadelphia Flyers winger off the ice for a few months, has now been extended to a miserable five-month timeline and that runs right up until this team is probably no longer playing hockey (unless there is a deep playoff run for some reason).
With that news, does this affect anything the Flyers were planning to do this season? How w...
From Broad Street Hockey
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MLB RUMORS — We touched on this in the latest episode of The BN Cubs Podcast (out this afternoon), but I’ll reiterate it here: The Arizona Diamondbacks are being increasingly lumped into the Alex Bregman sweepstakes of late, with Ken Rosenthal even reporting that “a scenario exists in which the Arizona Diamondbacks would both sign free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman and keep second baseman Ketel Marte.”
Pretty big/juicy addition to our slate of MLB Rumors, right? Eh, maybe … let’s talk ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The final Chicago Bears injury report of the week is out. Unfortunately, so are two of quarterback Caleb Williams’ top pass-catching targets.
Wide receivers Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III have already been ruled OUT for Saturday’s game against the Green Bay Packers. This is a bummer for obvious reasons. Odunze has missed the last two games due to a foot injury. Meanwhile, Burden will sit this one out because of an ankle issue. Burden, a rookie from Mizzou, has gained the trust of his q...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The Chicago Cubs today announced at least some of the lineup for the 10th anniversary reunion of the 2016 World Series team, which will be heading up the Cubs Convention next month.
As you can see, it’s a truly loaded collection of nostalgia:
Albert Almora Jr.? The tag-up! Trevor Cahill? The swing man! Chris Coghlan? Underrated! Carl Edwards Jr.? The Stringbean Slinger! Dexter Fowler? The lead-off homer! Justin Grimm? The fireman! Jason Hammel? Given him potato chips and he rock...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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A rival role player turned Laker is a tale as old as time. Whether it was Metta World Peace, Matt Barnes or Rajon Rondo, Lakers fans have had to clench their teeth and bear it with new signings throughout the years. A particularly bitter recent pill would have seen Bruce Brown join the Lakers immediately […]
From Silver Screen and Roll
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Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced on Wednesday that the Qatar Investment Authority has acquired a larger stake of ownership within Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), the conglomerate that owns the Washington Wizards, Mystics and Capitals. In a statement, Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi, CEO of QIA said the following: Since QIA first invested in MSE in 2023, […]
From Bullets Forever
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Dennis Gates, David “Dickey” Nutt and Mike Kelly returned to Harpo’s for Tiger Talk to recap the week and look ahead to the Braggin’ Rights game against the University of Illinois. Here’s what the duo had to say: Dennis Gates On Jacob Crews: You see him do a better job defensively. You see a guy […]
From Rock M Nation
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It's close but no cigar for the former college swimmer Riley Gaines, yet a familiar position for the anti-trans crusader.
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From Outsports
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What: Charlotte Hornets (8-18) (5-8 home) vs Atlanta Hawks (15-12) (10-6 away) When: 7:00pm Eastern Where: Spectrum Center; Charlotte, NC How to watch: FanDuel Sports Network, NBA League Pass Outfitting: Hornets–City (yellow/orange), Hawks–Statement (black) Game Lines: Hornets +5.5, Hornets money line +170, O/U 238.5 Injuries:Hornets: LaMelo Ball-probable (ankle), Collin Sexton-out (quad), Tre Mann-out (knee), Pat […]
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From At The Hive
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