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• Minor BEARings: Alex Limoges and Ethan Bear Driving The First-Place Hershey Bears

Photo: Eric Lord Coming off a bit of a rough month in December, the Hershey Bears rebounded in January by losing only twice in regulation and earning points in 10 of their 12 games during the month. The Chocolate and … Continue reading →...2025
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• Super Bowl 2025: Eagles vs. Chiefs picks and game predictions

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Will Philadelphia get their revenge on Kansas City? Our picks for Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are in! Bleeding Green Nation staff members are here to predict the winners of every game on the schedule. We’ll tally the results along the way and see who comes out on top at the end of the season. Feel free to post y...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1904

Frank Schulte at West Side Grounds in 1909 | Photo by Joseph Aaron Campbell/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images A few more team building blocks were added. 1904 was a watershed year in Cubs franchise history — the first time the team won 90 or more games. Their 93-60 record was excellent, but the Giants were just too good. The Cubs briefly inhabited first place in early June, but even play...2025
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• NFL draft: DE Donovan Ezeiruaku has the speed to help Browns pass rush next year

Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Another great pass rusher could be the Browns next goal The Cleveland Browns have one of the league’s best defensive ends in Myles Garrett. Last season’s NFL Defensive Player of the Year was also named this year’s winner by the Sporting News. But now comes the news that Garrett wants out of Cleveland. If the franchise does indeed trade ...2025
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• Raw slips a couple more spots in Netflix’s global rankings

WWE.com What little data we get about the performance of WWE Raw on Netflix is here. It comes the streamer itself via their Tudum website, Tudum ranks Netflix’s Top 10 shows by weekly number of views, which it calculates by dividing the time all subscribers spent watching a program by it’s duration. The default is a global ranking, which is also the only one where Netflix shows its work (e...2025
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• Women defeat Northeastern; Monday Night Leftovers

Sophomore Alex Law's overtime goal sent the #14 Terriers to a 3-2 win over Northeastern. BU held a 2-0 lead deep into the third period before the Huskies rallied to tie the score.The win, BU's first at Matthews Arena since the 2015-16 season, gave the Terriers a 2-1 edge in the regular season series with Northeastern. BU, now 19-8-1 overall and 16-4-1 in the conference, remains in first plac...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1905

Ed Reulbach warms up for the Cubs at West Side Grounds in 1909 | Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images This year saw the acquisition of key parts of upcoming pennant winners. The Cubs won 90+ games for the second straight year in 1905 — and for the second straight year finished 13 games out of first place, behind the pennant-winning Giants. Manager Frank Selee, who had helped bring ...2025
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• The Rundown - Week 15

I fully admit that I watched very little Canada West hockey this week thanks to my involvement at the 2025 Female World Sport School Challenge. I did get to see some incredible performances from players heading to schools next season, and I'll chat about those players below the recaps. With the Crowchild Classic this week and Saskatchewan playing in their "Find A Cure" game, there were some games ...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1906

A 1911 baseball card depicting Orval Overall | Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images The Cubs were a great team in 1906 — until the World Series. The Cubs won 116 games in 1906. That’s an all-time MLB record that has been matched only once, by the 2001 Mariners, and they had eight more games to do it. They started 6-6, then won 10 straight to take over first place and did not look back, eventua...2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: USC falls on Caitlin Clark’s jersey retirement game, UConn facing the SEC soon

Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images Where teams fall in the latest AP Top 25 poll with the regular season nearing its end The theme from last week’s college basketball games was honoring the past. In the SEC and Big Ten, two names who have shaped the future of the sport had their jersey numbers immortalized in their respective school rafters. These ceremonies represented how the past impacts the p...2025
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• Grading NBA’s blockbuster De’Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine trade for Spurs, Kings, and Bulls

Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade the De’Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine trade between the Spurs, Kings, and Bulls. De’Aaron Fox is going to the San Antonio Spurs. Zach LaVine is joining the Sacramento Kings. The Chicago Bulls are getting back full control of their 2025 first-round pick via the Spurs. Another NBA blockbuster involving three teams has gone down, and this one aff...2025
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• The Cowboys are desperate for winning familiarity, but have a long way to go in getting there

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images This has been a long offseason for the Cowboys and it has barely started. The Dallas Cowboys introduced their newest head coach, Brian Schottenheimer, on Monday, and ever since then have been busy building the staff that will work underneath the first-time head coach promoted from the offensive coordinator role. The hires will be just one piece of the puzzle to see...2025
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• Allen vs Rapid City Series Preview, Updated Roster, Upcoming Schedule, Mountain Division Goal Differentials, Rookie/Veteran Mix and More
I attended the Allen practice yesterday for the first time since before my trip and and you really did need a roster to tell all of the players. Best way to start this morning is share what I think is the up to date roster. I have included the number of games played for the Allen Americans in parenthesis for players with 15 or fewer games played. AHL contracted players are marked with an ast...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1910

Ginger Beaumont with the Pirates in 1903 | Photo by Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images The Cubs won the pennant this year... by a lot. The Cubs took over first place in the National League in late May 1910 and did not relinquish it for the rest of the season, spending 145 days in the top spot and winning the pennant by 13 games. They won 104...2025
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• Houston Texans News: Texans could be closing in on new OC hire

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Monday, January 27, 2025. Houston Texans News An early look at Texans’ options in NFL draft at pick No. 25 (Houston Chronicle) PFF names the Texans as ‘best landing spot’ for this Colts free agent (Yahoo Sports) Houston Texans Could Be Zeroing in on New OC (Sports Ill...2025
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• The Rundown - Week 14

With the playoffs approaching, there were a number of teams that simply needed as many points as possible each and every weekend moving forward. Whether it be to keep slim playoff hopes alive or to lock down a playoff seeding, gathering points in any manner should be the focus until the end of the week. There were opportunities for points this weekend for those wanting and needing them, and a hand...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Can Nate Pearson start?

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Nate Pearson should be given a chance to start. It’s a new year here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and warm up. There’s no cover charge this evening. We can take your coat for you. The hostess will lead you to a tab...2025
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• Being the fan of a contending team is nauseating and I love it

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images The highs and lows of the pennant push. You can forgive Royals fans for not remembering how this works. It has been seven years since the Royals were in contention through the second half of the season. But even in 2016 and 2017, when the Royals crashed in September and were eliminated in the final week of the season, there was a post-championship afterg...2024

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"The Confederate flag is finally gone at NASCAR races, and I won't miss it for a second"

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"Get Used to It, Browns Fans: Your Team Is Finally Good"

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• NFL draft: DE Donovan Ezeiruaku has the speed to help Browns pass rush next year
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• White Sox news and notes: Is it spring yet?

The Birmingham Barons (Double-A) captured the Southern League Championship in 2023. It was their first since 2013. | Birmingham Barons/Instagram Farm system rankings and PECOTA projections It’s still winter, and in baseball, when we don’t have other things to discuss, like exciting acquisitions, we talk about rankings, projections, and grades — you know — all the really fun stuff. Let’s...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1905
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• Grading NBA’s blockbuster De’Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine trade for Spurs, Kings, and Bulls
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• Don’t stop believin’

TNAWrestling.com Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results of which make up ...2025
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• The Cowboys are desperate for winning familiarity, but have a long way to go in getting there
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1908

Andy Coakley | Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images This was a watershed year in franchise history, but not for transactions. In October 1908 no Cubs fan would have believed you if you had told him (and yes, they were almost all men back then) that the Cubs would not win another World Series for 108 years. They’d been a dominant franchise from their very beginning and thi...2025
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• Phinsider Question Of The Day: Am I Crazy Edition

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Generally, I ask for your opinion, but tonight, I’m going to share mine and see if you think I might be onto something or just out of my mind. This is a bit of what I expect and/or hope to happen with our Miami Dolphins. First, the team must do its due diligence this offseason before free agency and the draft. The offensive line needs attention at guard...2025
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• Minor BEARings: Alex Limoges and Ethan Bear Driving The First-Place Hershey Bears
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• Super Bowl 2025: Eagles vs. Chiefs picks and game predictions
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• Women defeat Northeastern; Monday Night Leftovers
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• White Sox news and notes: Is it spring yet?
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• Value of Things: A Deeper look at the new OC

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images It’s time to roll the dice on Nick Caley Chip Kelly going to the Las Vegas Raiders took the collective wind out of a lot of Houston Texans fans. However, there is a few things to understand about that move before we criticize the Texans for their selection. Number one, while Kelly has had a ton of success at the college level. he has had mixed results at the NFL ...2025
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• The Rundown - Week 15
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• Women’s basketball rankings: USC falls on Caitlin Clark’s jersey retirement game, UConn facing the SEC soon
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• Grading NBA’s blockbuster De’Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine trade for Spurs, Kings, and Bulls
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• Terriers Host Harvard in 72nd Beanpot Semifinal; Women win fourth straight

The season-within-the-season begins today as the #10 Terriers take on Harvard in the semifinal of the 72nd Dunkin’ Men’s Beanpot. BU and the Crimson play the early game, beginning at 5 p.m., to be followed by BC vs. Northeastern. NESN will broadcast the games while ESPN+ and TSN+ will provide live-streams.BU will be the home team. The teams met for an exhibition game back o...2025
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• NFL draft: DE Donovan Ezeiruaku has the speed to help Browns pass rush next year
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1905
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• The Rundown - Week 15
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• Women’s basketball rankings: USC falls on Caitlin Clark’s jersey retirement game, UConn facing the SEC soon
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• The Cowboys are desperate for winning familiarity, but have a long way to go in getting there
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• Quinn Hutson tricks Wildcats; Women edge BC

After not scoring a 5-on-5 goal for three games, the #10 Terriers put a smile on Coach Jay Pandolfo’s face by producing five of them en route to a 7-2 thumping of #18/16 New Hampshire before 4,433 at Agganis Arena. The Terriers top line was on fire, led by Quinn Hutson’s hat trick and three-point nights from Jack Harvey and Shane Lachance.Mikhail “Big Mike” Yegorov was soli...2025
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• The NFL and Kendrick Lamar aren’t scared of Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit at Super Bowl

Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, & Free Lunch Any pending lawsuits from disgruntled rappers will NOT have any impact on Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance. The longstanding beef between Kendrick Lamar and Aubrey “Drake” Graham finally boiled over into one of, if not the, biggest moment in the history of Hip-Hop last year. There were no more subliminal bars ...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1910
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1911

Johnny Kling in 1910 | Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Cubs came up short of a fifth pennant in six years The Cubs had just completed a run of four NL pennants in five years in 1910, and remained in contention for most of 1911, in first place as late as Aug. 23. From then till season’s end they went 27-21 and won 92 games, a good year. But the Giants went o...2025
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• The Rundown - Week 14
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• The Confederate flag is finally gone at NASCAR races, and I won't miss it for a second
Finally, the Confederate flag has been banned from NASCAR. Ryan McGee explains why it shouldn't have taken this long for NASCAR to act, and why some fans need to stop justifying the flag's existence in the sport in the first place....2020
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• Beltran's clutch HR puts Yanks back in first
Pinch-hitter Carlos Beltran came through with a crucial homer as the Yankees staged a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory to snap the Blue Jays' 11-game winning streak in the series opener at Rogers Centre on Friday. With the win, the Yankees reclaimed first place in the American League East from the Blue Jays. New York leads the division by a half-game....2015
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• Beltran's clutch HR puts Yanks back in first
Pinch-hitter Carlos Beltran came through with a crucial homer as the Yankees staged a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory to snap the Blue Jays' 11-game winning streak in the series opener at Rogers Centre on Friday. With the win, the Yankees reclaimed first place in the American League East from the Blue Jays. New York leads the division by a half-game....2015
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• Matt Barnes and Derek Fisher Reportedly Involved in Physical Altercation
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• Get Used to It, Browns Fans: Your Team Is Finally Good
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• The win beneath his swing: Yanks' Bird tops Jays
Greg Bird hit a three-run homer in the top of the 10th inning as the Yankees pulled within 2 1/2 games of first place in the American League East with a 6-4 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre....2015
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• Yankees soar to 2.5 back on Bird's HR in 10th
Greg Bird hit a three-run homer in the top of the 10th inning as the Yankees pulled within 2 1/2 games of first place in the American League East with a 6-4 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre....2015
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• McCann's blast sparks Yankees past Rays
Brian McCann's home run in the sixth inning helped push the Yankees into sole possession of first place in the AL East on Monday night with a 4-1 win over the Rays, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped....2015
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 3: Seahawks play with their food before devouring Panthers

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks improved to 2-1, outscoring the Carolina Panthers 37-27. ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is now a podcast. One of the perks of the pod is getting these articles in audio form, in addition to our sit-downs with our amazing guests. You can listen to all the shows, including this article, right here: — You’d be hard-pressed to ...2023
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• Adrian Peterson Isn't the Victim, His Son Is
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• Super Bowl 2025: Eagles vs. Chiefs picks and game predictions
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• NFL draft: DE Donovan Ezeiruaku has the speed to help Browns pass rush next year
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• Women defeat Northeastern; Monday Night Leftovers
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• Value of Things: A Deeper look at the new OC
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• The Rundown - Week 15
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• Women’s basketball rankings: USC falls on Caitlin Clark’s jersey retirement game, UConn facing the SEC soon
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• Grading NBA’s blockbuster De’Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine trade for Spurs, Kings, and Bulls
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• Terriers Host Harvard in 72nd Beanpot Semifinal; Women win fourth straight
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• Quinn Hutson tricks Wildcats; Women edge BC
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• The Linc - Putting the Eagles’ passing offense in historical context

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 1/23/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... The Philadelphia Eagles’ Pass Offense Defies Modern Playoff History (and It May Not Matter) - The RingerIs the rest of the Eagles team so dominant that they don’t need a consistently good passing game to win a title? So far, the answer would appear to be yes. But...2025
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• The Suns’ bizarre, desperate Jazz trade is really about Jimmy Butler

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The Suns and Jazz made a small trade on Tuesday, but a deal that might just be setting up a much larger deal for disgruntled Heat star Jimmy Butler. On Tuesday, the Utah Jazz and the Phoenix Suns completed a trade that is fairly bizarre on its face, leaving us all channeling our inner Brian Windhorst and asking the question: “What is going...2025
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• NFL free agent rankings: Kickers

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Take a look at the free agents at the safety position. Kickers always seem to make a big difference in a game, but they aren’t usually highly valued on the free agency market. There are a couple notable placekickers hitting the market this year, including one of the most automatic of recent years. We polled a group of writers from around SB Nation to gather con...2025
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• Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders could be a path to keeping Mike Zimmer

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Deion Sanders would make quite the interesting coach for the Dallas Cowboys. The offseason the Dallas Cowboys find themselves in may have been inevitable for weeks and months leading up to it, but that has not stopped the team from finding some of the most Cowboys ways possible to stay relevant. Most fans seem to think they’ve done so for all of the wrong...2025
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• What Went Wrong According To Dolfans!

This was actually a Browns fan but it seemed fitting anyway. | Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Last night, I asked the question: If you had to narrow it down to just one decision, what is the single biggest mistake/dumbest decision that either the Miami Dolphins front office or coaching staff made that helped lead to the horrific season that we just witnessed? 62Lou believes the bigges...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1925

Rabbit Maranville | Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images This was a rough year for the North Siders. But they did make a couple of good acquisitions. The 1925 season was a peculiar outlier in franchise history. After three decent seasons where the Cubs finished with winning records but well out of first place, they collapsed and finished last in 1925 at 68-86 — their first-eve last-place...2025
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 7: Seahawks lead wire-to-wire in must-win game against Falcons

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks took an early lead and extended it throughout their 34-14 victory, moving back into first place in the NFC West. ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is also a podcast. Check out this week’s conversation with Bomani Jones: — Guys, I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed writing this column over the last 13(!) years. It is with equa...2024
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