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We should’ve seen this coming. After pointing out how we’ve turned a corner in the past two weeks, entering Week 11, we cratered.  I was on the wrong side of a couple of heartbreakers over the Sunday slate that led me to a 4-11 ATS record (8-7 straight up) overall. Gross. The Commanders couldn’t do […]

As Trinity Rodman stood on the touchline at PayPal Park early in the 56th of the NWSL Championship, it was hard not to notice she was giving the audience what they were waiting for. The noise from the sellout crowd swelled, their largest cheer of the night thus far audible despite the cacophony that is […]

The first significant trade of the MLB offseason went down late Tuesday night and it was a stunner. The Baltimore Orioles sent righty Grayson Rodriguez to the Los Angeles Angels for slugging outfielder Taylor Ward. It’s a 1 for 1 trade. Once seen as the O’s future ace, Rodriguez was instead traded for a rental […]

Following a pair of heavily criticized performances, unbeaten Devin Haney reminded the boxing world on Saturday that his pound-for-pound pedigree still demands elite respect.  Haney (33-0, 15 KOs) became a three-division champion by dropping and disciplining WBO welterweight titleholder Brian Norman Jr. (28-1, 22 KOs) en route to a unanimous decision win inside ANB Arena […]

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Riverhounds, one of the USL Championship’s most historic teams, have won the first championship in club history following a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over FC Tulsa on Saturday, following a 0-0 draw in regulation. With two of the best defenses in the league meeting in the final in Tulsa, chances came […]

Former NBA standout and Wake Forest star Rodney Rogers died on Friday at the age of 54, his family announced. Rogers played 12 NBA seasons, averaging 10.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game over his career, and earned the league’s Sixth Man of the Year honor in 2000 as a member of the Phoenix Suns.  […]

The 20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers travel to take on the Florida Gators as they eye their first win in Gainesville since 2003 on Saturday. Tennessee is coming off a 42-9 win over New Mexico State, while Florida dropped a 34-24 decision at Ole Miss last week. The Volunteers (7-3, 3-3 SEC), who are tied for eighth in […]

Two star-studded teams in the Washington Spirit and Gotham FC will meet in San Jose for the NWSL Championship, a competitive match likely in store as each side chases their second league title, but the big question looms — will Trinity Rodman play? The pair took contrasting roads to the NWSL Championship, the No. 2 […]

A run of eight consecutive seasons of playoff berths — including four pennants and the first two World Series titles in franchise history — ended for the Houston Astros in 2025. They went 87-75, missing the postseason by a tiebreaker after finishing with an identical record to the Tigers, who ended up in the ALDS.  […]

With the first quarter of the 2025-26 season in the rearview mirror, some preseason playoff hopefuls find themselves in a bit of trouble. Which teams should be hitting the panic button, and which teams shouldn’t sweat a slow start? Now that we have a big enough sample size, I’ve broken out my handy Panic Meter […]