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Weatherford Capital, an investment firm that is part of the new Tampa Bay Rays ownership group, is partnering with Red Bird Capital — which is invested in several sports enterprises, including the Boston Red Sox — are prepared to make a $2 billion investment in collegiate athletic departments. According to reporting by Sportico, the two […]
The 2025 regular season is in the books, and an interim coaching staff will see the Lions through their December 27th showdown with Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl. New head coach Matt Campbell is on the scene, and is working on putting together his coaching staff, and building the Penn State roster in his vision. […]
What was always expected is now confirmed: quarterback Malik Washington agreed to a deal that will return him to Maryland football in 2026, the team announced Saturday. ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the news. The specifics of Washington’s deal are not public. The star recruit started immediately for the Terps this season, and was one […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute For the past few weeks, Chicago Bears’ fans have been crying out to see more from Luther Burden III. The rookie receiver and former Mizzou star has been mostly kept on a tight leash by Chicago coach Ben Johnson, though not without letting spurts of action. However, Burden’s opportunity to […]
It had been 84 days since the New England Patriots last lost a football game. They hoped to extend that streak another week on Sunday — and clinch an AFC East title in the process. The Buffalo Bills, however, had other plans, scoring touchdowns on five straight possessions to come from behind and leave a […]
Coming off a victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United will play against AFC Bournemouth, who just drew with Chelsea FC, on Monday. For our prediction on this matchup, keep reading. Manchester United vs. AFC Bournemouth Prediction & Odds Manchester United Moneyline: -125 AFC Bournemouth Moneyline: +301 Draw Moneyline: +305 Predicted Score: Manchester United 2, Bournemouth 1 Manchester United vs. AFC Bournemouth Stat Rankings Manchester United (Rank) ...
Good morning, Bulldog Nation! Here’s hoping you enjoyed a fantastic weekend in which your coach didn’t appear for an arraignment and your Athletic Director isn’t trying to explain why this sort of thing keeps happening on his watch. Sadly University of Georgia athletics has t been completely immune from crime and punishment news as word […]
The Ohio State Buckeyes finished the regular season 12-0 and wound up suffering their first loss of the season to Indiana in the Big Ten Championship. With a few weeks off for Ohio State, I thought I’d provide some recent news and updates surrounding the program in general. Here are 5 things to know about […]
Virginia Tech coach James Franklin remains busy assembling his coaching staff before the transfer portal opens on January 2. Late last week, it was revealed that Franklin intended to keep wide receivers coach Fontel Mines and offensive line coach Matt Moore on staff. Mines and Moore would join Brent Pry (defensive coordinator), Ty Howle (offensive […]
The Wisconsin Badgers wore black for a reason on Sunday: they went to a Texas Funeral. The No. 3 Badgers upset the No. 1 Texas Longhorns 3-1 on Sunday, sending them to the Final Four against the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats in an impressive win. Wisconsin, facing the team that swept them earlier in the […]
Former Illinois football head coach Mike White died Sunday at age 89, according to the program. White coached the Illini from 1980-87, leading them to a 47-41-3 record. He led Illinois to three bowl games, including the 1984 Rose Bowl. The Illini won the Big Ten title in 1983, becoming the only team ever to […]
Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. Word From Author: A Collection of Letters (Prelude) […]
Sunday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions was always going to be an offensive shootout. Both teams are within the top five of the NFL in terms of scoring production. The Rams were able to withstand a fiery first half from Detroit and trailed by seven after two quarters. The defense tightened […]
The Minnesota Vikings are officially eliminated from the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t play spoiler or will be an easy out for the remainder of the season. J.J. McCarthy is coming off a solid game where Minnesota won 31-0, and McCarthy threw three touchdowns. Justin Jefferson hasn’t been involved much at all, […]
The Green Bay Packers had injuries pile up throughout their loss to the Denver Broncos, including but not limited to receiver Christian Watson, right tackle Zach Tom, defensive end Micah Parsons, linebacker Quay Walker and safety Evan Williams, all of whom are starters on the team. The two most concerning injuries seemed to be to […]
The 7-7 Carolina Panthers, with today’s loss to the New Orleans Saints, are tied again with the 7-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Technically, they are second in the NFC South. They have multiple paths to the NFC South title from here and are still, very barely, in control of their own destiny. NFC South Apparently, nobody […]
The New England Patriots were two quarters away from securing the AFC East championship against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. However, despite taking a 24-7 lead into the locker room at the half, they failed to finish the deal and in the end were beaten 35-31 by the five-time reigning division champions. The loss did […]
Even with the Bears rivalry with the Packers being what it is, I hate seeing injuries like the one star pass rusher Micah Parson appears to have suffered in Green Bay’s game against the Denver Broncos. ESPN’s Adam Schefter has a report on what is believed to be an ACL tear for Micah Parsons: The initial belief is that Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons suffered a torn ACL today, as @ProFootballTalk reported. There will be further testing to see if that is the case. pic.twitter.com/YmL...
Syracuse sports writer Sam Blum used his final column for The Daily Orange to come out publicly as gay. He wrote about finding acceptance from people in his life yet still searching for acceptance from himself. The post Pride Pioneer: When gay Syracuse sportswriter came out ‘everyone accepted me. Except me.’ appeared first on Outsports .
THE SKINNY Height/Weight: 6-foot-6, 220 poundsHometown/High School: St. Charles, IL (St. Charles North H.S.)Ranking: ★★★ (0.8244 247Sports — No. 5 punter overall)Notable Offers: Iowa State HIGHLIGHTS OUTLOOK Lucas Tenbrock committed to Iowa State over the summer as a punter, and now he’ll head to Happy Valley with Matt Campbell. Tenbrock has the look of the […]
Even with all the opt-outs, transfers, lack of credibility, and arguably integrity to the college football post-season the games must go on. They still will be in the record books and for some coaches and programs, they are more important than others. Which three ACC football coaches need a bowl win the most? This is … Continue reading »
Even with all the opt-outs, transfers, lack of credibility, and arguably integrity to the college football post-season the games must go on. They still will be in the record books and for some coaches and programs, they are more important than others. Which three ACC football coaches need a bowl win the most? This is … Continue reading »
Hope you all are having a great weekend. I know I have been, basking in the glow of the Miami Hurricanes’ first playoff appearance in program history. The Canes’ playoff genesis begins next weekend against the Texas A&M Aggies, and it should be an exciting weekend of football for Miami fans. I mean, considering it’s […]
The Arizona Cardinals have Trey McBride. Everyone else doesn’t seem to be playing at that level, although you can show some excitement about Walter Nolen, it would just be nice to see him healthy week in and week out. However, the Arizona Cardinals are just a bad football team with one elite player in McBride […]
It’s Sunday afternoon in Mississippi with NFL games on TV’s across the state as many take a little snooze from the Mexican combination plate food coma from post-church activities. This Sunday is different from every other Sunday in Oxford though as it clicks over on the calender to officially being a home game week with […]