Other May 13, 2025
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Kansas
Kyle Larson dominated at Kansas, winning the AdventHealth 400 for his third win of the year. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell took the runner-up spot, followed by the Penske of Ryan Blaney. Check out the power rankings by SC’s Jeffrey Boswell. Complete Story
MLB May 12, 2025
This Saturday Massacre Brought a Pitcher Death Threats
SC’s Jeff Kallman isn’t laughing over the Social Media Stupids’ threats against Astros pitcher Lance McCullers, Jr. and his family. Complete Story
NBA May 8, 2025
Playoff Intensity Makes the NBA’s Long Season Worth It
SC’s Ross Lancaster thinks the gap between the quality of regular season and playoff basketball is growing every year. As he writes, it’s not be a bad thing when the playoffs deliver like they have so far. Complete Story
NBA May 6, 2025
Why the NBA Needs to Bust its Brackets
Why should the top-seeded Thunder have to play the fourth-seeded Nuggets, while the sixth-seeded Timberwolves get to play the seventh-seeded Warriors in the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals? SC’s Anthony Brancato says that the Thunder should play the Warriors and the Nuggets should play the Timberwolves. Complete Story
MLB May 5, 2025
Baseball’s Noble Woman
That would be MLB.com/ESPN analyst Sarah Langs, who enhances the game with her pithy statistical minings while fighting an insidious disease, and whom SC’s Jeff Kallman offers a belated, but sincere wish for many more birthdays than the one she and the game celebrated last Friday. Complete Story
Slant Pattern May 1, 2025
The World’s Earliest Week 1 College Football Preview
It’s back! It’s the world’s earliest Week 1 college football preview, with the likely preseason #1 going up against the preseasons #2, plenty of options for people who miss the Pac-12, or when Miami and Notre Dame were good at the same time. Complete Story
Other April 30, 2025
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Talladega
Austin Cindric surged late to win the Jack Links 500 at Talladega, earning his first win of the season. Ryan Preece finished second, followed by Kyle Larson and William Byron. Check out SC’s rankings! Complete Story
NFL April 29, 2025
If Eagles Could Sign Vick, Why Not Bond?
If it waddles like racism and quacks like racism, then it must be racism. The treatment of Shedeur Sanders and (even more so) Isaiah Bond stink to high heaven of double-standard bigotry. Complete Story
MLB April 28, 2025
The Red Death Hits Baltimore, and Other Smash Hits
Cincinnati’s precedent-setting massacre of the Orioles in Camden Yards led quite a baseball week, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story
NBA April 24, 2025
The Cycling Stages of NBA Playoff Life
From year to year, the NBA appears to re-use and recycle the themes of their postseason. SC’s Jonathan Lowe guides us through those cycles, including the biological features of a newer one. Complete Story
NFL April 23, 2025
2025 NFL Draft Will Be Historic
It’s refreshing for a change to see every NFL team have not only a first-round draft pick, but their own, original pick. But is this the calm before the storm? SC’s Anthony Brancato doesn’t think so. Here’s why. Complete Story
MLB April 21, 2025
Brian Snitker’s Double Standard?
The Braves’ manager “wasn’t watching” a newcomer’s baserunning mistake and merely “talked” to him the following day — a mistake for which he disciplined a superstar-in-the-making almost on the spot almost six years prior. SC’s Jeff Kallman says there’s something badly wrong here. Complete Story
Slant Pattern April 17, 2025
A Controversy Where No One is Wrong
It’s not too often that sports debates or controversies arise where both sides of the issue are just completely right in their stance, but this one from the NHL comes close to that, and you might not have heard about it. It’s the Slant Pattern! Complete Story
Other April 16, 2025
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Bristol
Kyle Larson dominated at Bristol, leading 411 of 500 laps to win the Food City 500. Denny Hamlin, seeking his third-straight win, was second. Check out SC’s rankings! Complete Story
Other April 15, 2025
Dosage Index Picks For Derby
The Run for the Roses is now less than three weeks away, and the field is essentially set, as there are no more races where horses can earn qualifying points. SC’s Anthony Brancato looks at the field, and sees an upset in the making. Complete Story
MLB April 14, 2025
Bobble Slams and Other Bounces
A bobblehead night grand salami by the honoree, a classy gesture by Mike Trout after a fan snatched a foul ball from his glove, and a near no-hitter by a pitcher against his former team. This is the week that was last week, partially. Complete Story
NBA April 10, 2025
Five NBA Postseason Futures Worth Watching
With the play-in tournament coming next week and two months of NBA playoffs to follow, SC’s Ross Lancaster takes a look at futures bets that could be worth action. Complete Story
Other April 9, 2025
NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Darlington
Denny Hamlin used a timely caution and quick pit stop to steal the Goodyear 400 in Darlington, earning his second straight win this year. William Byron finished second, followed by Christopher Bell. Complete Story
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