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The Yankees might’ve just replaced Anthony Volpe for good

George Lombard Jr. went 1-for-2 with a homer and a walk in his first Yankees game, then handled shortstop like he belonged there.

Saints Rookie Impact Report: Week 12

Let’s start the breakdown for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons! OT Kelvin Banks Banks, once again, had a great game, which seems like more of an expectation rather than a hope. This week against the Falcons, it is going to be a challenge that the rookie must step up to. The Saints could be […]

Newcastle PIF’s Stance on Eddie Howe’s Security Revealed on Thursday

Craig Hope has reported in the Daily Mail’s Newcastle Confidential that Eddie Howe is not under pressure at Newcastle United, even with the club sitting 14th in the Premier League and coming off consecutive defeats. Answering a reader question about Howe’s job security, Hope wrote: “No, and nor should he be.” Hope added that Howe […]

Predicting The Michigan State @ Iowa Score

Happy Friday, TOC. Just two more weeks of our season as we are officially not going bowling, though most of us already knew that would be the case. The final true road game of 2025 takes the Spartans to Iowa City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Here is what the TOC writers are predicting […]

UNC vs Duke: What Do the Numbers Portend?

Last week, I got the game half right. The offense did enough to put up 18 points except for two special teams failures on field goal attempts. Given how poorly Belichick and Lombardi assembled this offense, and against Wake’s defense (a national top 20 unit), that was about as much as one could hope for. […]

Dodgers 2025 season review: Tyler Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow once again dealt with injuries and was limited to 18 starts in the regular season, but he showed the Dodgers how effective he can be when healthy in the postseason. Glasnow was selected to his first All-Star game in his first season with the Dodgers last year, but right elbow tendinitis forced him […]

2025 Player Review: Kody Clemens

When the Phillies acquired Gregory Soto in exchange for Matt Vierling and Nick Maton before the 2023 season, Kody Clemens was considered an afterthought. The infielder best known as “Yeah that is Roger’s kid” had only played in 56 career MLB games to that point despite turning 27 years old in 2023. But over the […]

LaMelo Ball reportedly “open” to trade away from Hornets

According to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports, multiple league sources say that LaMelo Ball is getting frustrated by the Charlotte Hornets and is open to the idea of being traded elsewhere. The report also says the Hornets would be open to moving LaMelo, as they’re also frustrated with him. The wording of this is important. […] The post LaMelo Ball reportedly “open” to trade away from Hornets first appeared on At The Hive .

Detroit Lions auction to support cancer treatment, research is LIVE!

Today, our Movember charity event—which is supporting the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, and has already raised over $11,000—takes its next step. Our Detroit Lions merch auction is LIVE! 100% of the proceeds go to support the UM Rogel Cancer Center, which both focuses on treatment and cancer research and is one of the […]

Hansi Flick says Lamine Yamal has ‘ups and downs’ with recovery from injury but hopes Barcelona star can play against Athletic

After missing Spain’s matches in the November international break due to treatment for his ongoing pubalgia issue, it appears as though Lamine Yamal will take part in Barcelona’s return to Camp Nou on Saturday’s La Liga match against Athletic Club. Hansi Flick spoke at a press conference on Friday and was asked about the status […]

ZiPS forecasts Detroit Tigers’ roster ahead of the 2026 season

Blink and you’ll miss it. Only two free agents have signed 10-figure contracts this winter, yet we’re already in projections season. Dan Syzmborski, he of the ZiPS projections, has continued his annual tradition of releasing team-by-team projections with FanGraphs. There’s lots of great info here for those interested, including age-specific player comparisons, 20th and 80th […]

Poll: Should the Rangers sign Kenley Jansen?

Free agent projections are out, and so it is that time again — time for the annual “should the Rangers sign This Player” polls. Today, we are looking at reliever Kenley Jansen. The 38 year old Jansen Jansen just wrapped up his 16th major league season, spending 2025 as the closer for the Anaheim Angels. […]

Tchouameni rejoins Real Madrid group in training

Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has recovered from his injury and completed Friday’s training session with the rest of the squad, meaning that he will be available when Los Blancos visit Elche this Sunday in the first game after the FIFA break. The French midfielder suffered a hamstring injury during Real Madrid’s match against Liverpool […]

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We’ll learn a lot about the 2026 Reds with today’s Gavin Lux decision

The deadline to tender contracts to all players in their pre-arbitration and arbitration years is this Friday evening, and it gives a perennial glimpse into how teams operate their budgets at the margins. Almost by definition, pre-arb and arb players aren’t truly ‘expensive’ just yet. They are either gaining enough service time to finally get […]

Minnesota Football vs. Northwestern: Staff Predictions

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-4) make their final road trip of the regular season, paying a visit to the Windy City to take on the Northwestern Wildcats (5-5) at 11 a.m. CST on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Wrigley Field. This Week’s Thoughts: GopherNation: I was going to go with a low-scoring, ugly game, but I’m […]

Eagles opposing player to stop, Week 12 edition

The Dallas Cowboys have the No. 3 offense in the NFL, averaging 378.7 yards per game from scrimmage. The Cowboys lead the NFL in passing, averaging 258.7 yards a game. At the hub of that attack is Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott. He is No. 6 in the NFL in passing, throwing for 2,587 yards and […]

HOW TO WATCH: Samford at Texas A&M

The No. 3 Aggies play their home finale as they honor their seniors against the Samford Bulldogs. Here’s how you can tune in. HOW TO WATCH: No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies (10-0, 7-0) vs Samford (1-10, 1-7) 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 Kyle Field (College Station, TX) BTHOsamford!

Bears Earning National Respect, TNF Thoughts, Week 12 Linebacker Conundrum, and Other Bears Bullets

It is so much easier to look forward to weekends when the Bears are close to the playoffs than they are the first pick up the upcoming NFL Draft. Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson has made it clear that respect is earned, not given. And while there are still people who aren’t buying Chicago’s 7-3 start, it is notable that some notable national voices are taking notice of what the Bears are doing. For instance, take ESPN’s Adam Schefter and this snippet from his recent podcast episode: ...