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Not all of the wins for the San Jose Sharks this season are going to be pretty, and the 2-1 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild last night certainly counts as one of the ugly ones. The Wild absolutely dominated the Sharks for most of the game and it was only by sheer luck and strong goaltending by Yaroslav Askarov that the Sharks were capable of competing in the last 10 minutes of the third period. Looking at Natural Stat Trick’s game flow chart in all situations, you can see that the Wild...
The shot, a three-pointer from the right wing, looked like nine of the first 10 VJ Edgecombe attempted Tuesday night. Which is to say, it appeared to have no shot at all. “It hit back rim,” the Sixers’ rookie said. “I was like, ‘Ahhh.’” Then the ball bounced high in the air. “I was like, ‘OK, maybe […]
Only two games left. This nightmare of a season will be over soon! Unfortunately, BC’s last home game will feature another ranked opponent in the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets. Be prepared for another bloodbath. Frankly, there’s not much more to be said about this disaster of a season. Who knows who will start at QB? At […]
Editor’s Note 1: This post contains a veritable shit-ton of spoilers. If you haven’t seen Justified, STOP NOW, go watch all 6 seasons, and then come back. It’s rewatchably excellent. -RMB Editor’s Note 2: Larry31 wrote this power poll. Not me. All I did was assemble it in our editor. SBNation has been kind enough […]
The Wisconsin Badgers earned their third win of the season with an 86-55 victory over the Ball State Cardinals. Just like the Northern Illinois game, the Badgers got out to a quick start. Wisconsin jumped out to a big 27-6 start, and it appeared Ball State was going to be run out of the Kohl […]
It was an awkward situation for Dallas Cowboys fans on Monday night as the Philadelphia Eagles won and many of us were quite pleased about that. To be clear, this was the case because the Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers. While some Cowboys fans are likely holding out to hope that Dallas can still […]
MIZZOU Arena 7:00 PM SEC/ESPN+ Missouri Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 2-0KenPom Rank: 64 Missouri TigersRecord: 3-0KenPom Rank: 37 The Gophers step up their competition tonight, taking on a tough team from the SEC. The Missouri Tigers hold a KenPom ranking of 37th, which is very good. Nationally, that would put them right around a 6 or […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a big move on Tuesday, signing free agent cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. to their practice squad. When Samuel will make his Steelers’ debut is unknown, but considering how quickly Kyle Dugger has stepped in and been productive, Samuel could take the field as early as Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals. […]
The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced two roster moves on Wednesday morning. Here’s an overview: Let’s sort through this news on a player-by-player basis. JAKORIAN BENNETT Bennett previously suffered a pectoral injury that landed him on injured reserve after the Eagles’ Week 3 win. The team then opened his 21-day practice window to return from IR […]
Trotsky. Ceaușescu. Khrushchev. Sadat. Gorbachev. Hussein. Gaddafi. And now, Harrison. Figureheads come and figureheads go, am I right, comrades? But the Great Eagle, immutable, clean and bright, continues to soar overhead. We here at the Great Adelsonian Politburo, and in particular those of us in the upper echelon of the Mavericks State Media Apparatus, wish […]
Las Vegas Raiders rookie running back Ashton Jeanty may not be having the overall strong rookie season he was expected to have when he was the No. 6 overall draft pick. The Boise State hasn’t averaged four yards a carry in seven of the 2-7 Raiders’ nine games this season. He is averaging 3.8 yards […]
On Sunday night, the Detroit Lions have one of their biggest games remaining on the schedule. A trip to the East Coast to face off against the NFC-leading Philadelphia Eagles awaits. If the Eagles win, they’ll have commanding control of the conference, especially with head-to-head wins over the Rams, Buccaneers, Packers (and Lions). If Detroit […]
Additional help may be on the way for the Jacksonville Jaguars, as the team has officially announced the opening of tight end Brenton Strange’s 21-day practice window to return from the Injured Reserve list. On Monday, Jaguars head coach Liam Coen indicated that this expected move would occur, stating, “We’re obviously hopeful [Strange could play […]
Morning, all! Bruce Bochy is grateful for his time in Texas but is happy to be returning to a role in San Francisco. Most of the sports talk this morning is about the departure of Nico Harrison and the mess his successor will be inheriting. Kevin Sherrington pens a breakup postmortem and notes that there […]
Antwan Raymond was named the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week after his 240-yard rushing performance against Maryland last Saturday. In the Scarlet Knights’ 35-20 win over the Terrapins, Raymond ran the ball 41 times for 240 yards and one touchdown while averaging 5.9 yards per carry. The Doak Walker Award is presented […]
There seem to be two schools of thought with the Philadelphia Flyers right now: either fight like hell to stay in the fight, or sort out the major issues, finish where you may, and continue to collect assets so the rebuild isn’t done in half measures. The Flyers’ record of 8-5-2 is smack dab in…
The Dolphins got a major lift from their breakthrough win against the Bills. Here are some predictions as to whether that momentum will continue.
The Royals enter this offseason looking to upgrade an outfield that produced the fewest runs in baseball last year. One intriguing trade target who could help change that is Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran, whose name has surfaced frequently in trade rumors this winter. Jarren Duran is a 29-year-old from California who debuted in 2021. […]
In an article yesterday by Jeff Passan of ESPN, he mentions MacKenzie Gore as a possible trade target for the Milwaukee Brewers, who, after winning a league-best 97 games last year and getting bounced in the NLCS, will be looking to make some additions to keep themselves in the hunt entering 2026. The Brewers avoid […]
Even though the 2025 NFL season just started, it’s never too early to look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the […]
The Good: Tyler Shough and the defense New Orleans Saints rookie QB Tyler Shough finished his second career start with 282 yards on 19/27 passing and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. Shough found Chris Olave for a 62-yard touchdown early in the second quarter to give the Saints a 10-7 lead. Shough would late ice […]
We’re into November and while the current Orange don’t have a lot to play for, let’s look back at the former Orange on NFL rosters: Arizona Cardinals: Garrett Williams Williams made six tackles in the loss to Seattle. Atlanta Falcons: Matthew Bergeron Bergeron missed the game in Germany due to injury. He’s listed as week-to-week. […]
After a weekend of results that shake up the Mountain West championship race once again, we move on to Week 11 for the Mountain West and the rest of college football. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. Since we cover the […]
The Seattle Seahawks rookies combined for 233 snaps in Week 10 against the Arizona Cardinals. That was the most so far this season, even with Tory Horton not playing. This includes snaps from some players not listed in this article such as Ricky White III (6) and Connor O’Toole (3). All data used in this […]