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• Surging Canadiens Face Biggest Test Yet in First-Place Capitals
David meet Goliath, as the Montreal Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals on Friday, looking to keep their 11-5 hot streak going strong....2025
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• Game Day: Dogs & Cats Weekend; Calder competitors

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• Why Kevin Na’s take on LIV Golf winners gaining direct access to majors is wrong

Kevin Na at LIV Golf’s UK event in 2024. | Photo by Bradley Collyer/Getty Images Kevin Na said that anyone who wins a LIV event should then receive an invite to all four majors. Here’s why he’s wrong. LIV Golf’s Kevin Na wants to guarantee all LIV winners secure a spot in the four major championships, similar to how PGA Tour winners automatically receive invites to Augusta National each ye...2025
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• Good news coming in waves for first-place Amerks

Good days have been in abundance lately in Rochester, where a six-game winning streak has pushed the Americans into the North Division lead, one point ahead of Cleveland....2025
• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1923

Sheriff Blake | Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images Talk about a quiet year. There is almost nothing memorable about the 1923 Cubs. They never inhabited first place, not even for a day. After May, the closest they came to first place was six games, and even then, in mid-June, they were just 30-27. They had no real memorable seasons from any of their players, though George Grant...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs graded a B+ for regular season effort

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Thursday, January 9 The latest Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 18: Season-long grades for every NFL team from Lions’ A+ down to Jets’ F- | CBS Sports B+ Chiefs A B+ for 15-2?!?! Yeah, that’s what happens when the entire world thinks the NFL has rigged things in your favor to land a three-peat and you don’t score more than 30 points once in a s...2025
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• Hall of Famers and other significant players who had brief cameos with the Cubs

Goose Gossage pitching for the Cubs in 1988 | Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images This article was prompted by a reader comment. In the comments regarding Max Scherzer in BCB After Dark, discussion turned to players who had good or great careers and who eventually wound up with the Cubs late in their careers. I said that “never, ever” worked and of course, that’s my usual hyp...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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• Arrowheadlines: Report suggests that Jets eye Mike Borgonzi for GM vacancy

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, January 7 The latest Report: Jets Target Chiefs’ Borgonzi, Eagles’ Halaby, Rams’ Farmer for GM Interviews | Bleacher Report The New York Jets are beginning to canvas the market for their next general manager. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported have requested to interview Kansas City Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi along with L...2025
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• NFL free agent rankings: Tight ends

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images A pretty mid class of tight ends will hit free agency this offseason. It’s a down year for the tight end market, with only a few starting options at the position hitting free agency. A pair of tight ends could be selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, too, further pushing down free agency at the position. With that being said, there are some o...2025
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• NFL free agent rankings: Offensive tackle

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images If you need a starting offensive tackle, this 2025 free agent class is probably not for you. It’s a down year for the offensive tackle market in free agency and it was made even smaller in December when the Broncos locked up Garett Bolles. The 2024 NFL Draft has a few first-round prospects, which could further drive down the need for free agency at the po...2025
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• The Rundown - Week 11

It's an all-Alberta edition of The Rundown today as all four Alberta-based teams were in action in Canada West play while another Alberta-based team was taking part in an exhibition game! That exhibition game was against the Saskatchewan Huskies, and I do have information on that one as well. There was a chance for teams to either put some space between themselves and those chasing them or close t...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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"DeMar DeRozan's stunning buzzer-beater lifts Bulls over Pacers and into tie for first place in East"

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"Cowboys vs. Eagles how to watch: TV channel, live stream info, pick, what to know for 'Monday Night Football'"

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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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• *** SMACKBOWL XXVIII SIGNUPS *** Are you ready?
The Smackbowl is a contest using players in the NFL playoffs that is offered free of charge for Huddle members that use the message board. This is the 28th annual Smackbowl Most recent winners: Smackbowl VIII - Billy Balata Smackbowl IX - Captain Skinman (by 90 points in a rout) Smackbowl X - geeteebee Smackbowl XI - T...2025
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• What Went Wrong According To Dolfans!
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: Purple Row Prospects polling thread, pre-season 2025

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images It’s that time of year! It’s a new year, the hot stove has gone from a boil to a simmer, and the Rule 5 draft has concluded. That means it’s time for a new edition of the Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — Purple Row’s community farm system Top 30 ranking — to rank new additions to the system as well as prospects who rose and fell with their productio...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Report suggests that Jets eye Mike Borgonzi for GM vacancy
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• AEW Five Fingers of Death 12/30 - 1/5
Stardom New Year Dream 1/3/25Athena/Thekla vs Mina Shirakawa/Tay MeloMD: Pretty fun attraction tag here with a lot of moving parts. You had Athena debuting in Japan, her first time teaming with Thekla, her first time facing Mina, Tay's first match back in forever. Lots of interesting stuff. Athena was absolutely herself here. There was a moment relatively early on when Thelka was taking it to Tay ...2025
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• Why Kevin Na’s take on LIV Golf winners gaining direct access to majors is wrong
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs graded a B+ for regular season effort
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• *** SMACKBOWL XXVIII SIGNUPS *** Are you ready?
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• It's Still Not Built

This photo on the left is a long-distance photo of the Phoenix, Arizona skyline. It's fitting today because apparently the city wants back into the NHL game based on reports that were published today. I'm not saying that Phoenix isn't an NHL city, but it certainly had no favours done for it by Alex Meruelo and his circus surrounding the Arizona Coyotes. If there's a new owner or group kicking tire...2025
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• What Went Wrong According To Dolfans!
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1925
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: Purple Row Prospects polling thread, pre-season 2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Report suggests that Jets eye Mike Borgonzi for GM vacancy
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• NFL free agent rankings: Tight ends
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• Game Day: Dogs & Cats Weekend; Calder competitors
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• Why Kevin Na’s take on LIV Golf winners gaining direct access to majors is wrong
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs graded a B+ for regular season effort
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• AEW Five Fingers of Death 12/30 - 1/5
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• D-Von Dudley Says Triple H's 'People Like You' Promo At Booker T Should Not Have Been On TV
Booker T challenge Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 19 in a feud that had racial undertones. During one promo, Triple H said that "people like Booker T" would never win a World Championship in WWE. Joining Maven on his YouTube channel to discuss racist moments in WWE, D-Von Dudley gave his thoughts on the promo. "Something that should not have been put on camer...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Can Nate Pearson start?
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• State of the NFC South

Stephen Lew-Imagn Images The division title goes down to Week 18. Carolina Panthers Regular Season record 4-12 The Carolina Panthers season has been virtually over for weeks, but the team is still fighting to end the season off on a high note. With Chubba Hubbard placed on IR, the Panthers were set to struggle against their divisional rival, the Buccaneers, in week 17. Struggle may have be...2025
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• 6 winners, 3 losers in Lions’ Thanksgiving win over Bears

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Here are the biggest winners and losers from the Detroit Lions’ narrow Thanksgiving win over the Bears. For a half, it looked like the Detroit Lions were in control of this game on a level they have been all season. Then things fell apart in a hurry in the final two quarters against the Chicago Bears, but a late-game meltdown from Caleb Williams and Matt Eberful ...2024
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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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• 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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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1923
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs graded a B+ for regular season effort
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• *** SMACKBOWL XXVIII SIGNUPS *** Are you ready?
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1924

Charlie Grimm with the Cubs in 1935 | Getty Images The Cubs got two key players by trade this year. In 1924, the Cubs contended and stayed near first place through the end of July, but a 13-18 August dropped them out of the race. It was the third straight year they’d done this sort of thing, and so they apparently decided to shake things up with a major trade. This was the only significant...2025
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• What Went Wrong According To Dolfans!
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: Purple Row Prospects polling thread, pre-season 2025
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• NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Round Preview
NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Round Preview The 2024 NFL regular season has ended, leaving 14 teams to battle it out for this year’s Super Bowl Champion. The first-place NFC Detroit Lions and AFC Kansas City Chiefs have earned a first-round bye week while the rest of the playoff qualifiers play this weekend in what looks […] NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Round Preview by James Bryer at Gridiron Ex...2025
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 7: Seahawks lead wire-to-wire in must-win game against Falcons
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• NFL’s last analog frontier: Testing out new technology for measuring first-downs

Photo by Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images The end of a chain and two sticks may be at stake here One thing about the National Football League (NFL), they are not afraid to tinker with traditional aspects of their product. Physical portions of the game itself have been an evolution for the league. At some level, NFL fans don’t care as long as their team wins but Cleveland Browns fans tend to notic...2024
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• Andre Dawson wants his Hall of Fame plaque changed to a Cubs cap — and the Hall is listening

Andre Dawson with his Hall of Fame plaque at the induction ceremony in Cooperstown, July 25, 2010 | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Give the man what he wants. Tuesday, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune posted a column in which he wrote that Hall of Famer Andre Dawson wants the cap on his Hall of Fame plaque changed from an Expos cap to a Cubs cap. Dawson’s reasoning, per Sullivan: “...2023
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 3: Seahawks play with their food before devouring Panthers
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• ‘AJ can’t be tentative against Wilder’: Pros react to Joshua’s KO of Helenius and what may come next

Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder is the talk of the Joshua-Helenius post-fight | Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images Pros give their thoughts on Anthony Joshua’s win over Robert Helenius and what a Deontay Wilder fight might look like. Anthony Joshua scored a huge KO win over Robert Helenius — in that the KO was huge, not that it was unexpected or anything — and now pretty much ...2023
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• The Cubs used to be fun. What happened?
Christopher Morel celebrates a home run on May 23 | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The team’s struggles continued as they were swept by the Angels The Cubs were swept by the Angels and every loss seemed utterly predictable and inevitable. There was the giving up a four-run lead loss as the bullpen imploded (yet again) on Tuesday, followed by the spectre o...2023
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• DeMar DeRozan's stunning buzzer-beater lifts Bulls over Pacers and into tie for first place in East
DeRozan tossed in a running, one-legged 3-pointer at the buzzer...2022
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