Looking to build off a turnaround that saw them finish last season with a 52-30 record and a 2nd place finish in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets went all-in this summer by acquiring Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns. Adding the 4-time scoring champ has shown early promise, as a Houston team that was […]
Gonzaga women’s basketball tips off its campaign with a tough road test against the North Dakota State Bison in Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. PT. At first glance of the Zags, don’t be alarmed by all the different countenances on the 2025-26 roster. It will be a brand new group […]
It happened. It finally happened. A historically slumping Fiorentina finally took some accountability and started firing those responsible. Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots recorded this in the smoldering rubble of the Lecce game, before Stefano Pioli had been officially relieved of duty, but the writing was already on the wall, so we discussed his and […]
Game notes Setting the scene UCF is hosting its ninth-annual Space Game, and there’s no opponent more fitting for it than Houston. UCF was founded as Florida Technological University in the 1960s with a mission of supporting the United States space exploration program, developing engineers and scientists for the nearby Kennedy Space Center — the […]
On Thursday’s episode of The Zach Lowe Show, the titular host and guest Howard Beck briefly touched on the Brooklyn Nets, who picked up their first win of the season the previous night against the Indiana Pacers. After Beck raised an eyebrow at the state of veteran leadership on the team, Lowe cringed at the […]
Arne Slot allowed himself a light-hearted dig at Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher in the aftermath of his side’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid. A moment that offered a glimpse into both the mood inside the dressing room and the growing confidence around his team. The Dutchman, typically measured during media duties, showed a more playful […]
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Washington heads to Camp Randall on Saturday for the Battle of UWs. Both the Huskies and the Badgers come into the game off of byes, but the Huskies have the clear momentum advantage after a decisive win over Illinois in two weeks ago. Wisconsin on the other hand is looking for their first conference win. […]
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado won his third Silver Slugger Award Thursday, making him the only Padres player to do so for the 2025 season. Jake Cronenworth was also nominated for the award as the National League Utility Player, but that went to Alec Burleson of the St. Louis Cardinals. Machado had a […]
Cubs 2025 Rule 5 Draft & Minor League Free-Agent Watch List
11/6 UPDATE : 26 Cubs MLB Rule 9 minor league 6YFA have been declared free-agents (pitchers Yency Almonte, Tom Cosgrove, Brad Deppermann, Austin Gomber, Chris Kachmar, Caleb Kilian, Zach Pop, A. J. Puckett, Tommy Romero, Joe Ross, Antonio Santos, and Mitchell Tyranski, catchers Pablo Aliendo, Ethan Hearn, Caleb Knight, Miguel Pabon, and Carlos Perez, infielders Reivaj Garcia, Corey Joyce, Nicky Lopez, Dixon Machado, Rafael Mo...
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton remain hopeful that Iliman Ndiaye will be back in action tomorrow against Fulham. [Liverpool World] Hear from Marco Silva on the latest Fulham team news. [BBC] Tony Hibbert has his say on David Moyes’ return to the club. [EFC] Congrats to life-long Evertonian Issy Hobson on signing her […]
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats, fresh off an impressive season-opening victory over defending champion Florida in Las Vegas, open their home schedule against the Utah Tech Trailblazers. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Utah Tech game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Utah Tech? Arizona-Florida […]
I’ll admit it. I underestimated these Portland Trail Blazers. Sure, I expected improvement and tenacious defense, but I didn’t expect… this. Not so early in the season at least. John Gonzalez of CBS Sports is right there with me, listing the Portland Trail Blazers in a list of six teams who appear to have been […]
On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff committee unveiled its initial rankings. Their iteration of a top 25 was notably devoid of any American Conference representation, and the South Florida Bulls — which dabbled in the AP Poll throughout the year — clearly took exception to their snub. Twelve days fresh off their first conference […]
Washington has announced that women’s soccer goalkeeper Mia Hamant has died following a battle with Stage Four kidney cancer. She was 21. Below is the official release by the athletic program: The University of Washington Athletics Department is heartbroken to share the news of the passing of women’s soccer student-athlete Mia Hamant (Corte Madera, Calif.), following her […]
After a wild and crazy first period, (no pun intended), both teams settled down and the Carolina Hurricanes ended up with a 4-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at the Lenovo Center. The win improved their record to 9-4-0. The first period had a little bit of everything except for outstanding […]
The Baltimore Ravens will visit the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday for the 8th meeting of the two teams. Both teams will be playing their 2nd game with the QB1 back in action. The Ravens easily cruised against the Miami Dolphins 28-6 on Thursday Night Football. The Vikings had a tougher task going on the road […]
Is this the year Arsenal end their wait of over twenty years for a league title?! We caught up with The Athletic’s Arsenal reporter (and huge Gunners fan!), Amy Lawrence to talk to us about that and all things Arsenal! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to you don’t […]
The signing of Connor Wickham three years earlier had seemed like a huge coup by Steve Bruce. The young Ipswich striker was the talk of football at the time, and at just 18 had the physicality and seeming the ability to really make an impact in the game. Fast foward three years, however, and things […]
Currently top of the table, Arsenal have had a brilliant start to this season and look like prime contenders for the title. What would you say are the key differences from previous seasons? The obvious one would be personnel. Arsenal have brought in players who have elevated our existing style of play and crucially offered […]
Since KLD and Speakman have taken the reins at Sunderland, fans and commentators have fixated on the term ‘model’. In the years since their ownership commenced, we have strategically invested in young prospects that we have taken time to develop. One clear message I received from the interview on Monday night is that this way […]
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Beating Arkansas Pine-Bluff and Denver isn’t going to turn any heads, but the 2-0 Washington Huskies look the part of a team that can make noise this season. 1-0 The first of those victories came Monday against UAPB when the Huskies blasted their southern foe 94-50. The Golden Lions had zero answers on either side […]
Remember when Thursday night games were awful? Now you do. The Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos turned back the clock and proceeded to put together one of, if not, the worst NFL games of the season in a game that rudely reminded us of the early days of Thursday night slates. The Broncos are […]
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There has been a long running social media campaign to get the classic ‘STATE’ uniforms back, and maybe even make them permanent. Thanks to Coach Wade’s social media guy, Reed Vial, who organizes the ‘Basketball 365’ committee and has been the target of many, many X posts like the one above, the old school uniforms […]