NFL March 3, 2026
NFL’s 10 Most Wanted Wide Receivers
On Saturday, the NFL’s future wide receivers strutted their proverbial stuff at the combine in Indianapolis. Below are their 40-yard dash times, plus their height and weight, and what college they attended. Complete Story
MLB March 2, 2026
Konnor Griffin’s Lines of Early Spring
SC’s Jeff Kallman says William Wordsworth himself might empathize with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ shining young shortstop. Complete Story
Slant Pattern February 26, 2026
Get to Know Skimo
Learn all about ski mountaineering, which made its Olympic debut last week, from SC’s Kevin Beane (who says it’s like obstacle-course skiing) in the Slant Pattern! Complete Story
Other February 24, 2026
Norway Wins Winter Olympics
With Russia banned from the Winter Olympics for trying to take back their own land, smug Americans thought their country would clean up. But Norway said otherwise. SC’s Anthony Brancato reports. Complete Story
MLB February 23, 2026
Bill Mazeroski, RIP: Fair Play
SC’s Jeff Kallman remembers the second base virtuoso who didn’t get to Cooperstown because of one home run. Complete Story
College Basketball February 19, 2026
The Increasing Irrelevance of Bracketology
Bracket projections will be all over ESPN and other college basketball broadcasts from now until Selection Sunday. SC’s Ross Lancaster explains why the “science” of bracketology means less to the college hoops season than ever before. Complete Story
Other February 17, 2026
Russia Banned From Olympics
The Olympics, a crashing bore since the Cold War ended, is even more boring this year, thanks to the decision to exclude Russia. Hopefully by the 2028 games, this childish impasse will have ended. Complete Story
MLB February 16, 2026
The Forecast is In
The 2026 Baseball Forecaster, that is, reviewed here by SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story
NFL February 12, 2026
Brief “Hot Stove League” in NFL
With the Seahawks now crowned as Super Bowl champions, it won’t take long for the 2026 NFL season to start taking shape. And that’s just fine by SC’s Anthony Brancato. Complete Story
Slant Pattern February 11, 2026
The World’s Earliest Week 1 College Football Preview
Already, we are ready for some college football around here, and SC’s Kevin Beane has his earliest Week 1 preview yet! There’s not a ton of salivating matchups, to be honest, but there are some intriguing ones. Read all about it in the Slant Pattern! Complete Story
NBA February 10, 2026
NBA Finals MVPs Before 1969
As a historian, it’s frustrating not to have a record of winners from the NBA’s first two decades. So here, SC’s Brad Oremland covers his best guess for who would have won NBA Finals MVP from 1950-68. These are predictions, not preferences. Complete Story
MLB February 9, 2026
Emmanuel Clase and the Lower 48
That’s how many games Clase is accused of pitch-rigging. SC’s Jeff Kallman wonders how much lower it can really go. Complete Story
NFL February 4, 2026
NFL Weekly Predictions: Super Bowl LX
The Patriots and Seahawks clash at Levi’s Stadium in Super Bowl LX. New England’s Drake Maye looks to tough out a shoulder injury, while Seattle’s Sam Darnold hopes to erase the pain of past failures. SC’s Jeffrey Boswell has the scoop on the game and controversial halftime show. Complete Story
NFL February 3, 2026
Week Off Before Super Bowl Has Got to Go
With no football at all played last week, SC’s Anthony Brancato once again suggests that is time to end the practice of observing an idle week between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl. It is an idea that has long since outlived any usefulness it ever had. Complete Story
MLB February 2, 2026
The Offseason Ending With Bangs? Whimpers? Both
SC’s Jeff Kallman says the jury is out on that for now, but spring’s light is at the end of winter’s tunnel with spring training. Complete Story
NFL January 29, 2026
Super Bowl LX Proposition Bets
It’s the Patriots vs. the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, and if you’ve got $20 burning a hole in your pocket, then you’re on fire, and need to extinguish your need to place a bet. SC’s Jeffrey Boswell presents the universe’s most comprehensive prop bets. Complete Story
Slant Pattern January 28, 2026
Australian Open Odds and Ends
SC’s Kevin Beane does not appreciate the pre-empting ESPN did for the Sabalenka/Jovic match, and he doesn’t appreciate some of the questions Aussie Open journalists are asking the Americans. He also gives his winners’ predications in this latest edition of the Slant Pattern. Complete Story
NFL January 27, 2026
Stefon Diggs and Sour Grapes
Stefon Diggs may think that he was partying like it’s 1968 with his disgraceful behavior before the AFC Championship Game. But he was merely making MAGA even more popular, says SC’s Anthony Brancato. Complete Story
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