Brewers vs. Rays Is a World Series for People Who Love Baseball
No Dodgers, no Yankees, two of baseball's smaller payrolls and a first-time champion guaranteed. If you like baseball played well, Brewers-Rays is the World Series...
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The AP Poll Is Grading Two Losses on a Helmet Curve
Oregon lost twice and got dropped from the AP poll, which was the right call. Alabama and Texas lost twice and got a soft landing,...
Banner Night, a Game 7 Rematch and a Tuesday Matinee: NBA Opening Night Preview
The Knicks raise a banner against LeBron's Sixers, the Thunder visit the Spurs for a Game 7 rematch, and Detroit starts its make-or-break year in...
The Colts Outgained the Titans by 213 Yards and Lost, and Other Week 6 Lessons
The Colts outgained the Titans 399 yards to 186 and lost, the Chargers fell to 0-6, and Monday night is still ahead. My NFL Week...
Five of the Top Seven Lost on Saturday, and Miami Is Somehow No. 1
Five of the top seven teams lost on the same Saturday, Auburn stunned Georgia, BYU beat Notre Dame and Miami landed at No. 1. My...
Six Innings, Two Runs: Who Thrives in October and Who Fades
I made my own quality start for October: six innings, two or fewer earned runs. Then I went through every postseason start from 2022 through...
The Best Series Since 1915 (and Three Others): MLB Postseason Check-In
Brewers-Padres was the tightest series since 1915, the Dodgers and Rays rolled, and the White Sox-Guardians series is headed to a Game 5. My MLB...
NFL Week 4 Preview: The Game of the Week Is in Las Vegas. I Checked Twice.
Chiefs at Raiders is somehow the game of the week, Brock Purdy is my MVP, and a long list of 1-2 teams need to right...
Manchester City Got Caught 114 Kawhis Deep. Now What?
Manchester City were found guilty of 114 of 115 charges. What they did, why it mattered, and why I think the punishment will be too...
College Sports Finally Got Some Rules, and I’m Thrilled About It
The Senate just passed the Protect College Sports Act, and as a college sports fan I'm thrilled: fewer mercenary transfers, capped agent fees and scholarships...
Week 4 Recap: Don’t Touch the Remote
Two onside kicks, a walk-off in the Big House, Florida's statement win and my Badgers stunning Penn State.
College Football Week 3: Texas Storms to No. 1, Oregon Craters, LSU-Ole Miss Looms
Arch Manning at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (file photo). Texas’ stadium was exactly where he authored this week’s biggest comeback. Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor,...
NFL Week 1 Recap: Bears Set a Scoring Record, Chiefs Find Their Running Back
Kenneth Walker III at Seattle’s Super Bowl LX victory parade in February. Six months later he was doing the same thing to a different opponent...
What Ben Shelton Just Did at 3:33 in the Morning
The ace was clocked at 146 miles an hour, out wide, unreturnable, and Ben Shelton turned and grinned at his box before the ball had...
Who Actually Failed J.J. McCarthy?
Kevin O’Connell had a nice, tidy piece of quarterback philosophy that he liked to reach for back in September of 2024: organizations fail young quarterbacks...
Week One Was Mostly Honest (Except About the Time); A Week 1 College Football Review
Every year, college football’s opening weekend hands you a stack of information you’re contractually required to overreact to and then quietly disown by October. A...