C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans know what they’re getting into this Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. Not only are the Packers a good team — they’re 4-2 and coming off their most complete game of the season — but there’s certainly gravity in the location of the game. Green Bay’s Lambeau Field is…
If Penrith continues its outright refusal to play in the World Club Challenge, there is one simple solution – strip the NRL premiers of the honour and let Melbourne take their place. The Panthers disrespected the concept by boycotting the game before their English opposition was even decided. Did Penrith think to check with Super League grand finalists…
The Houston Astros 2024 season fell short of expectations, losing to the Detroit Tigers in the AL Wild Card round. This comes just one year after Houston lost to the Texas Rangers in seven games in the ALCS. Could Houston’s era of dominance finally be ending? After the 2023 season, the Astros parted ways with longtime manager…
The Los Angeles Clippers have ruled superstar F Kawhi Leonard out for an unspecified amount of time as he rehabs knee immflamuation that has been persistent for months – which also caused Leonard to miss Team USA’s Olympic run over the summer. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise, as Clippers’ head coach Tyronn Lue…
The Boston Bruins kicked off their early-season three-game road trip in Colorado Wednesday night and came away with a 5-3 win over the struggling Avalanche. Boston improved to 3-2-0 and the Avs fell to 0-4-0, which is stunning. The Black and Gold seem to have avoid a major injury and that’s where we’ll begin this…
Most Braves fans that are still tuning into what’s going on in the playoffs take a seat on their couch each night and pray that someone other than the Mets and Dodgers win the World Series, but some Braves aren’t quite done dancing on the graves of arguably their most-hated rivals’ rivals, including one player…
The Man and The Big Piece. Two of not only the Philadelphia Phillies’ most iconic players to ever step foot in both the Vet and the Bank, but two of the city’s most iconic athletes as a whole. Lots of fans have tried to copy Ryan Howard’s iconic stance where he holds the bat out,…
Following the injury to Landry Shamet, the New York Knicks suddenly are in need of wing depth, especially in the second unit. First-round draft pick Pacome Dadiet will be one of the players fighting for a potential spot in the rotation at some point this season. Knicks’ rookie Pacome Dadiet made a strong first impression in his…
The interception Aaron Rodgers threw late in the fourth quarter of the Jets’ Week 6 loss has drawn plenty of attention. This is due in part to comments Rodgers made after the game which seemed to lay all of the blame at the feet of wide receiver Mike Williams. “It’s two vertical [routes]. Allen [Lazard] is down…
Trades in the NFL are anything but rare. However, early-season trades usually make more of a splash. Davante Adams left the Las Vegas Raiders rather quickly. He sat out a few games with an apparent hamstring injury, then demanded a trade, and within weeks was reunited with Aaron Rodgers as a member of the New York Jets. Fans noted how…
The Houston Texans dominated the New England Patriots 41-21 in their Week 6 matchup, but it was the postgame interaction between Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye that truly stood out. Maye was making his NFL debut and performed admirably given the circumstances and the caliber of the team he was…
The Orioles: There’s still not much happening, as you’d expect when the postseason is going on and they are not in it any more. We’ve already had more activity than I expected in the last ten days or so, with news of several departures from the coaching staff, including both of the co-hitting coaches who…