Arsenal have two new injury concerns to contend with as 2025 turns to 2026. Both midfielder Declan Rice and defender Riccardo Calafiori are basically 50/50 propositions for the first match of ’26, a trip to AFC Bournemouth. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta spoke on both Rice (knee inflammation) and Calafiori (unspecified knock) yesterday. Arsenal FC at […]
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The Syracuse Orange (9-4) men’s basketball team closes out 2025 when they host the Clemson Tigers (10-3). The action starts at 2:00 in the JMA Dome and will be televised on ESPN2. Before the game, catch up on some recent posts: Sam’s in-depth look at the Orange offense Dom’s game preview with Shakin the Southland […]
Liam Coen is the only first-time head coach in NFL history to win 12 or more games after taking over a team that had four or fewer wins the previous season. Jacksonville has won seven straight games with the league’s best point differential in that span (+119). They’re a win against the 3-13 Titans away […]
2025 has been a hectic year for the Knicks. It started in January with the rapid decline of what looked like one of the best starting lineups in the league. And as the team stumbled through much of February and March, it looked like one with little hope. But a memorable playoff run that included […]
Patrick Dorgu’s first-half performance and goal were the major takeaways from last week’s game against Newcastle. It wasn’t a major turning point in the season, but we saw a player who has struggled to make a significant impact in the final third look like a useful contributor in attack for once. This had little to […]
Background Blaze Alexander was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 2018 draft with the 339th overall pick, out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Blaze’s biggest setback in his minor league career was the pandemic, but he’d work his way up through the Diamondbacks farm system and reach AAA by 2022. He’d then spend the […]
Riley Leonard will start for Colts; Philip Rivers will advise, says Steichen!
The Huskies return from the holidays with a slate of Big East mids.
With ECAC Hockey set to resume play this week, refresh your memory of where the conference stands with TIG's November and December recap.
According to Chris Waugh of The Athletic, Eddie Howe is approaching the January transfer window with a clear but restrained priority based around refreshing, not reshaping, the squad, and only if the right opportunity emerges in the market. Waugh reported that Howe’s focus is on “injecting some freshness into a squad and team which are […]
The missed layups were the problem on Monday night against St. John’s, but there’s an argument to be made that Marquette women’s basketball had a lot bigger problems than that against the Red Storm. As I was starting to put together this preview, I couldn’t help but notice that the game against the Red Storm […]
photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Cold Shooting, Missed Opportunities Doom Lobos in 62–53 Loss at Boise State New Mexico’s seven-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night as offensive struggles and Boise State’s physical defense handed the Lobos their first Mountain West road loss of the season at ExtraMile Arena. BOISE, Idaho — New […]
Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar writes about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Atlanta Falcons rookie safety Xavier Watts, who was ignored by the NFL until the third round of the 2025 draft. The Falcons couldn’t believe […]
Happy (almost) new year! I hope your 2025 was better than the Colorado Rockies’ season… Entering a new year, it’s always fun to look back at everything that happened at Purple Row. Today, you can re-read our 10 most-read articles from 2025. Tomorrow, we’ll present our staff favorites. The articles below are posted counting down […]
San Diego native Melanie Barcenas has signed a new one-year contract to stay with San Diego Wave FC through the 2026 season. “Being able to play for San Diego means a lot to me,” said Barcenas. “This city is where I grew up and where I first fell in love with the game. I have […]
Pedigree can only take a program so far in college sports, and Tiger Style is facing one of its most challenging stretches under head coach Brian Smith. Dating back to the 2024-25 regular season, where Mizzou finished 5-10, Smith has faced a more treacherous path than ever since taking charge of the program in 1998. […]
Usually in the early part of the week, one post that gets published here at Tar Heel Blog is our weekly rundown of the AP Top 25 rankings. With football now into bowl season — and UNC not particularly relevant in 2025 — and basketball season in full swing, we usually take a look at […]
Now that the season is all but over with one meaningless game left to play, the attention is now on the offseason (at least for me). I hope the team can come out of this game injury free and I hope they play it safe with any starter that is already banged up like Brian […]
The final 11:57 of Northwestern’s Tuesday matchup against Howard displayed everything fans have hoped for out of Wildcat basketball. Right up to that point, the ‘Cats were clinging to a 44-42 lead, unable to shake a scrappy Bison team that continued to make their presence felt defensively and on the boards. In the first half, […]
Northwestern’s expectations for the 2026 offseason changed drastically with the hiring of Chip Kelly as its offensive coordinator early Tuesday morning. The “offensive reset” that ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg promised after Saturday’s bowl game victory is here. Reinvention may be a better word. Out goes Zach Lujan. Best of luck, thank you for your service, goodbye. […]
Italian international defender Lucia Di Guglielmo has signed a three year contract with the Washington Spirit, the club announced on Wednesday. The Spirit paid a transfer fee to AS Roma, Di Guglielmo’s previous club. “Joining the Washington Spirit family is a great opportunity and a great responsibility,” said Di Guglielmo. “I bring with me determination, […]
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The boos started up again in the 75th minute. Manchester United were being held to a 1-1 draw by a Wolves side on pace to shatter Derby’s County’s record of futility in the Premier League. At that point, United had managed 11 shots for a paltry 0.58 xG. Whatever Ruben Amorim’s Plan A had been […]
In the past few days, more Boston College football players have headed into the transfer portal. After what was just a few losses with Dylan Lonergan, Bam Crouch, and some other depth players on defense, it now seems like the trickle has turned into a steady stream of departures. In just the past few days, […]
It’s been an interesting road for the Alabama Crimson Tide, who started the season with a surprise loss to the Florida State Seminoles before rattling off eight straight wins. That included consecutive victories over Georgia, Vanderbilt, Missouri, and Tennessee, who were all top-16 teams at the time. But after that, the team saw some bumps […]