NHL
Kyle Dubas Press Conference Takeaways: Penguins Are Still Far From Contending
The Kyle Dubas press conference everyone’s been waiting for finally happened. Outside of signing Connor Dewar and Ilya Solovyov, all has been quiet on the Penguins front since losing game 6 in overtime. Wilkes Barre and Wheeling have both been blazing through their respective playoff series which has generated some buzz for potential prospects eventually...
NHL
NHL Playoffs 2026: Flyers Out, Carolina Sweeps, Best Series Left
The NHL playoffs 2026 are starting to show who actually belongs and who was just along for the ride. The following all took place in the year 1975. Gerald Ford was President of the United States. Jaws was the top movie in the world. Gas was only 53 cents a gallon and the Thrilla in...
College Basketball
Ticket Prices Out of Control: FIFA, WWE, and Ticketmaster Are Bleeding Fans Dry
FIFA just tripled the price of a World Cup final ticket to $32,970, for a tournament they promised would top out at $1,550, and Donald Trump told the press he wouldn’t pay $1,000 to watch a group stage match at the same tournament he spent two years championing. WWE cut nearly 30 wrestlers two days...
NHL
NHL Draft Lottery Rigged: The 48-Hour Toronto Timeline You Can’t Ignore
On Saturday the Toronto Maple Leafs hired their new GM John Chayka, and by Monday the NHL draft lottery rigged conversation had taken over hockey. Chayka hasn’t been in the league for about six years after his complete disaster running the Arizona Coyotes. The new Leafs head honcho was suspended from the league after trying...
NHL
Penguins Locker Room Cleanout: Kindel, Crosby, and the Malkin Question
On Friday, the Penguins locker room cleanout in Cranberry took place, and outside of Edmonton, I think this was the most interesting cleanout day across the league. Several storylines came out of the player sessions with the media, and we’re going to get into the ones that matter. Ben Kindel’s first season came to a...
College Football
College Football Breaking Point: Is 2026 When It Cracks?
College football is in the middle of the best stretch of its modern era, and I think it might be quietly building toward something genuinely ugly. The playoff expanded. The ratings are enormous. The talent on college fields is as good as it has ever been. But there is a difference between a sport that...
College Basketball
The Real Reason College Sports Expansion Is Happening in 2026
The NCAA is about to add eight more teams to March Madness and the only people who asked for it were the people who already have the most. That is the whole story. Everything else is marketing. The basketball tournament goes from 68 to 76 teams, likely starting next season, and the CFP is somewhere...
NHL
The Penguins Big Three Era Might Be Over
It’s been roughly 7 hours since Cam York floated a puck from the blue line and brought the Penguins big three era to what might be its quiet end. That puck floated through the air as if it had eyes. It found its way to Silovs, kissed the post, and went into the net. The...
NHL
Penguins Flyers Game 6: Crosby Plays Through Pain and Forces the Series
The Penguins Flyers Game 6 is happening because PPG Paints Arena refused to let this series die. I’ve been in that building for Stanley Cup Finals, Sid’s return from the concussion, and several other huge moments. Monday night was one of the loudest atmospheres I’ve ever experienced in that arena. The Penguins started the first...
NHL
Penguins Game 5 Preview: Crosby Woke Up and Now Philly Has a Real Problem
The Penguins game 5 is what winning one game at a time looks like. No one expected them to make the playoffs. No one expects them to climb out of a 3-1 hole. It doesn’t matter. The Penguins won their first elimination game of this series on Saturday night and got back to playing their...
College Football
Ohio State NFL Factory: 4 First-Rounders, 2 Straight Years
Ohio State just put four players in the top 11 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft. Carnell Tate went fourth overall to the Titans. Arvell Reese fifth to the Giants. Sonny Styles seventh to the Commanders. Caleb Downs eleventh to the Cowboys. Back-to-back years. Four first-round picks each time. The Ohio State NFL factory is...
NHL
Penguins Flyers Game 3: The Refs Handed Philly the Win
Down 3-0 in the series. A miracle season gone by the wayside. All at the hands of their bitter rivals. It sucks, everything about this sucks. Penguins Flyers Game 3 was right there. Pittsburgh came out and took it to them, cashed in on the power play, and had the lead after one. Then the...
NFL
2026 NFL Mock Draft: Complete 1-32 With Every Trade Explained
The 2026 NFL mock draft conversation has been dominated by hot takes that stop at pick five and call it analysis. I’m going all the way. Thirty-two picks, three trades I’m making myself on top of what’s already been agreed to, and one paragraph per selection explaining exactly why I pulled the trigger. No hedging,...
NHL
Penguins Flyers Series: Pens Down 2-0 but Not Done Yet
The Penguins Flyers series is 0-2 Pittsburgh, and there isn’t time for despair. There isn’t time to dwell. There isn’t time for Letang to find the fountain of youth. There is only time to win two games in Philadelphia. The Penguins are down 2-0. Game two, last night, showed a much better version of the...
NFL
Aaron Rodgers Steelers 2026 Waiting Game Is Costing Pittsburgh a Real QB
The Aaron Rodgers Steelers 2026 saga is running the exact same play it ran in 2025. No decision. No timeline. No obligation. And Pittsburgh sitting on 12 draft picks in a draft happening in their own building, still waiting for a 42-year-old free agent to decide if he wants to play football. Draft a quarterback...
NHL
Penguins Flyers Game 1 Playoffs: Penguins Go Flightless
Penguins Flyers Game 1 playoffs the team oozing with playoff experience and veterans looked like the moment was overwhelming in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Truth be told, I am not necessarily shocked about the outcome of the game. The Flyers were the hotter team coming into the game seemingly playing playoff hockey...
NFL
2026 NFL Draft Trades: 3 Players Who Should Already Be Gone
The Dexter Lawrence trade happened. Giants get the No. 10 pick, Lawrence gets a fresh start in Cincinnati, and now every front office in the league knows this draft is a two-way market. More 2026 NFL draft trades are coming. Three of them are obvious. Here they are. 2026 NFL Draft Trades Should Start with...
NHL
2026 NHL Playoff Predictions: Who is Winning Round 1?
In the most predictable move in NHL history, they finally released the schedule for round 1 last night around 1am Eastern Standard Time. Part of that decision was due to the dreadful Pacific Division being undecided until the conclusion of the game’s last night. Nevertheless, the first round is now official, and the matchups are...
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