NHL
Erik Karlsson Best Player in the World: Penguins Win Without Sid
Every single game feel like must-wins right now. Doubly so if the teams around you in the standings are winning. Even more so when you’re playing a team that’s in the race with you. The Penguins were given the opportunity to kick a team down a peg last night when they traveled to Ottawa. It...
MLB
Pirates Opening Day Loss 2026: Same Damn Team, Different Year | Pirates vs Mets 3/26/26
The Pirates Opening Day loss was 11-5 and if you watched that first inning, you already know the season is going to require a lot of patience. We were told this was a different team. We were told the pitching was the foundation that would carry them. What we actually watched was Paul Skenes get...
NHL
It’s Now Time for Murashov | Penguins vs Avs 3/24/26
Its time for the Penguins to make the call to Murashov. In 2016, the Penguins had a number 81 on their third line. They had a couple of kids playing throughout the lineup. Sid and Geno were steering the ship. They also had a rookie goalie whose last name started with an M come in,...
MLB
PNC Park Food 2026: The Chipped Ham Fries Say It All
PNC Park food 2026 is exactly what you’d expect from a franchise that has finished under .500 six years running. While parks around the league are doing Kobe beef hot dogs with Luke’s Lobster, two-pound burgers stacked with braised short rib, and machete-sized quesadillas, the Pirates looked at Pittsburgh’s food culture and came back with…...
MLB
My 2026 MLB Predictions: Every Team, Every Division, and the Dodgers Win Again
The Dodgers are going to win the World Series again, and most of the baseball world already knows it. They were the two-time defending champions before Opening Day even started, and then they went out and signed Kyle Tucker for $240 million and Edwin Diaz to close games. Nobody is stopping this team. But let...
NHL
Ice Melting Beneath Penguins
A set of back-to-backs and in a great position to solidify a playoff opportunity was largely squandered by Pittsburgh this weekend. On the surface, the Penguins did fine to get 2 of 4 points and losing against a fresh Carolina isn’t too worrisome. However, the Penguins overall play is beginning to become startling. The Penguins...
College Basketball
NIL March Madness Cinderella: Has the Magic Run Out in 2026?
The NIL March Madness Cinderella isn’t dead. She’s just been priced out of the building. This year’s tournament has been genuinely fun to watch. Good games, wild finishes, chaos in spots. But if you’ve been waiting for that one team, the one with the funny mascot and the coach nobody’s heard of and the six...
NFL
NFL Players Got Humbled and the Flag Football Olympics Team Is Better For It
The flag football Olympics team question got answered today and it wasn’t pretty for the NFL side. Team USA went 3-0 at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic against a roster that included Tom Brady, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, Jayden Daniels, Saquon Barkley, Odell Beckham Jr., Luke Kuechly, and Jalen Ramsey. The scores were 39-16, 43-16,...
NHL
The NHL Point System is Broken
The NHL is currently experiencing a thrilling race to the playoffs. The wild card in the west is seemingly changing every single day. The East on the other hand is going through something completely different. Within the Eastern Conference every single team vying for a playoff spot is gaining points… every single night. It’s so...
NFL
NFL Replacement Refs Are Coming and It’s Going to Be a Disaster
NFL Refs Won’t Accept Accountability. Now the Whole League Might Pay for It. The NFL’s referee CBA expires at the end of May. Talks are going nowhere. Owners are frustrated. And the league is already compiling a list of 150 small college officials to replace the guys who are currently blowing calls on the biggest...
NHL
Crosby Comeback Can’t Stop the Carolina Curse
The Penguins have not won in Carolina since 2018. They’ve played there twice within the last week and that unfortunately hasn’t changed. Now, last night the Penguins had absolutely no business winning the game. They played like complete dogshit for the first two periods. Every defenseman outside of Erik Karlsson was handing the puck to...
NBA
The NBA Is Sleeping on Pittsburgh
The NBA is voting on expansion this week. Two cities. Seattle and Las Vegas. That is the whole list. Pittsburgh is not on it. Pittsburgh is never on it. And I am tired of pretending that is not ridiculous. Let me make the case nobody in that league office is going to make for us....
NHL
Penguins Decimate Wannabe All-Star Team
Evgeni Malkin is back, but his team never wavered without him. His addition only helped ignite an already potent offense. During Geno’s five game suspension the Penguins went 2-1-2. Goals weren’t hard to come by during that stretch either. Three of those games were during the team’s most brutal road-trip. Before the season, people looked...
College Basketball
March Madness 2026 Bracket: I’m Not a College Hoops Expert, But Here’s My Full Picks
I am not a college basketball expert. I will say that out front. I watch what I can, I follow it when I can, and I put actual thought into this bracket instead of just clicking Duke until they lose. Here are my picks, my upsets, and my champion in March Madness 2026. If I’m...
NFL
The 3 Worst Signings From NFL Free Agency
Every year, there are a handful of signings from NFL Free Agency where you just sit there and stare at your phone for a few seconds. Not because the player is bad. Not because the money is crazy by NFL standards. But because the fit is so obviously wrong that you wonder if anyone in...
NHL
Alright, Time for Crosby to Comeback
The Penguins have shown a lot of heart since Crosby went down in the Olympics. They have produced two amazing comebacks against Boston and Carolina. They have managed to get points, but the team needs its captain back. Geno’s suspension came at a horrible time too. The Blue Jackets seemingly get at least a point...
NFL
NFL Insiders Are Getting Paid Millions to Be Wrong. Fans Keep Letting Them
The Job Should Not Pay What It Pays Adam Schefter makes nine million dollars a year to answer his phone. NFL Insiders make too much. That is not a knock on his work ethic. The man genuinely works seven days a week and sleeps with his phone next to the shower. But nine million dollars...
NHL
The Penguins Have a Letang Problem Despite Insane Comeback
Twenty years together with the Penguins. Crosby, Malkin and Letang. Two of those guys are out of the lineup and the team misses their impacts. The other is fully healthy but the team might be better off if he swapped places with Geno. Kris Letang has been pretty terrible for a majority of the season....
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