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• NBA’s 9 best players on the trade market right now, ranked

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are the best players on the NBA trade market. The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 6, but the deal zone has officially open. Recently signed free agents are now eligible to be traded, meaning all the deals one might concoct on their local trade machine can now theoretically actually go through. The NBA already has a pretty clear picture of buyer...2024
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• Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch have received money from the pre-arb bonus pool

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s a way to help younger players get paid better. One of the things agreed to in the 2022 MLB/MLBPA collective-bargaining agreement was a pre-arbitration bonus pool. How it works: Each team contributes about $1.67 million to a pool that’s divided among the top 100 pre-arbitration players. MLB decides who these pre-arb players are in part by their fini...2024
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• SB Nation Reacts: Confidence dips ahead of Week 15 matchup against the Chargers

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Fans lose confidence following win against the Raiders. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate. Tampa Bay is in first place of the NFC South following last week’s win against the Las Vegas ...2024
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• Notre Dame women’s basketball is as good as ever under Niele Ivey, and they’re just getting started

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Fighting Irish look a lot like the most talented team in women’s college basketball. SOUTH BEND, IND. — Hannah Hidalgo counted the points on her fingers. Notre Dame’s pint-sized sophomore supernova had just drilled a corner three off a feed from Olivia Miles to give the Irish a 10-point lead on the UConn Huskies mid-way through the second quarter of...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs extend Kyle Tucker?

Kyle Tucker singles at Wrigley Field in April | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The late night coffee shop is tipsy dreaming on the possibilities for the new Cub Y’all it is Friday night at the late night indie coffee shop where we have every libation you can imagine and something tells me we’re going to sell a lot of rounds tonight. Whatever your celebratory drink of choice, it’s her...2024
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• Just what is Jed Hoyer doing this offseason?

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images So far, it’s a mystery. It seems to be a parlor game these days to dunk on Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer. So far, I haven’t participated, though I’m no big fan of Hoyer. So let me dive in. Since the season ended, the following players have been added to the Cubs’ 40-man roster: Matthew Boyd, Eli Morgan, Matt Thaiss and Gage Workman, al...2024
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• Meet the 16 PGA Tour, LPGA mixed teams at the Grant Thornton Invitational

Lydia Ko and Jason Day are back to defend their title. | Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images Here are the 16 PGA Tour and LPGA teams competing side-by-side this week in South Florida. The second playing of the Granton Thornton Invitational kicks off this week in Naples, Florida, where plenty of PGA Tour and LPGA stars will team up and vie for a $1 million prize. Fifteen of the 16 women p...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The pre-meeting meetings are underway and not a moment too soon for some. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in...2024
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• Lonzo Ball thinks it’s possible his Big Baller Brand shoes led to his endless knee injuries

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Big Baller Brand shoes might have cost Lonzo Ball several years of his NBA career. Lonzo Ball is back after missing 2.5 seasons with a series of career-threatening knee injuries. Now the Bulls guard is talking about his return, and wondering if his dad’s shoe brand led to his issues. A huge feature on Ball was published over on ESPN, and is absolutely ...2024
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• The case for Brian Flores to coach the Cowboys in 2025

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Brian Flores is a name to consider for 2025. The Cowboys have won two straight, which is enough to get Jerry Jones talking about potentially handing out a contract extension for embattled head coach Mike McCarthy. Still, the odds are extremely high that the team is looking for a new coach in about a month’s time. There are plenty of candidates that cou...2024
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• 5 Qs Lions vs. Bears preview: How Chicago’s new OC brought rhythm back to the offense

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images What’s been different with the Bears offense since they made a switch at offensive coordinator? We asked @WCGridiron about the Thanksgiving day matchup between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. More Detroit Lions football is right around the corner, and we would never pass up the opportunity to get some intel from the opponent’s perspective. We calle...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 4

Michael Reaves/Getty Images Who is the fourth-best prospect in the White Sox system? It is the eighth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let’s review past years: Here’s how 2018 wrangled out — all 42 picks. Also, here’s an archive of every article in the 2018 series. Here’s how 2019 came together, all 50 picks, and the archive as well. Now 2020, with the archive. Her...2024
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• D’Andre Swift injury update: Will Bears RB play in Week 12?

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Will D’Andre Swift suit up for Week 12? Blaine Grisak breaks down the fantasy football implications. The Chicago Bears will have a lot to prove over the final seven weeks of the season. If they are unable to turn things around, it’s very possible that big changes could get made in the offseason. After firing offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, there wa...2024
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• Jeeno Thitikul takes home $1 million after winning the Aon Risk Reward Challenge

Jeeno Thitikul poses with the trophy after winning the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Former World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul will receive an additional $1 million for finishing atop the Aon Risk Reward Challenge rankings. To go for it or to not go for it—a question every golfer faces during every round they play. Golf involves plenty of risk, whether it b...2024
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• Week 12 PPR TE fantasy football rankings including injury news, sleepers, more

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Which tight end will shine in Week 12 for your fantasy football teams? We’ll take a look at all of them in our PPR rankings. Good day all you fake footballers! We just wrapped up Week 11 and no, if you are 0-11, you will not make the playoffs. I wish I could tell you otherwise. But, if you had Taysom Hill last week, there’s a good chance you have at le...2024
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• Nelly Korda joins Lexi Thompson, Charley Hull, offers remedy for LPGA slow play issues

Nelly Korda speaks to the press ahead of the CME Group Tour Championship. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who plays as quickly as anyone, provided a solution to the LPGA’s biggest issue: slow play. Slow play has been a pertinent topic of discussion on the LPGA this season. And the biggest stars in the game have had enough. Two days after winning her seventh ...2024
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• Vikings at Packers (Week 4): Gameday’s Best Tweets

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are our favorite tweets from the first edition of the Border Battle in 2024 It’s game day! Not only that, but it’s the first big rivalry matchup of the season as your Minnesota Vikings are in the belly of the beat in Green Bay to take on the Packers. This is the first edition of what will become a weekly feature entitled “Gameday’s Best Tweets.” It...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 8

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ryne Sandberg wins a game, no-hitters and other performances on a busy day in history. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and vario...2024
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• The Mariners rock the White Sox so hard, they’re moving the team

The Mariners had Touki Toussaint’s number | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Loose cannon Toussaint and the White Sox were left dead in the water Happy Monday, White Sox fans. It's about to heat up in Chicago, and if you're looking to stay cool, you can hitch your wagon to the ice-cold White Sox, who couldn't keep the momentum of yesterday's win. Tonight's series opener at home against the Ma...2023
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• White Sox media erasure goes NASCAR, despite a sponsored car
Ty Dillon, in the White Sox Chevrolet, finished in 35th place in the Grant Park 220 on Sunday afternoon. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The only Chicago team that paid to have their logo in the race didn’t even get a mention in NBC’s opening sports reel Happy Independence Day, White Sox fans. I hope you’ve finished shop-vac’ing the sewer water out of your basement and are readying yourself...2023
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• NBA’s 9 best players on the trade market right now, ranked
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• Notre Dame women’s basketball is as good as ever under Niele Ivey, and they’re just getting started
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs extend Kyle Tucker?
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• Just what is Jed Hoyer doing this offseason?
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• Meet the 16 PGA Tour, LPGA mixed teams at the Grant Thornton Invitational
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• BCB After Dark: Could the Yankees and Cubs work out a deal for Cody Bellinger?

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The late night coffee shop wonders if Bellinger fits in the Bronx Welcome to your late night indie coffee shop where we have every drink your heart could desire. If you’re looking for a late night Irish coffee to wind things down, we make an excellent one. If you’re up early and looking for our best French pressed beans, we’ve got you covered there too....2024
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• The Cubs announce their 2025 major league coaching staff

Craig Counsell and Tommy Hottovy in the Cubs dugout in May 2024 | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Some of the new names had been made public previously. The Cubs officially announced their 2025 coaching staff, to work with manager Craig Counsell, Monday morning. Three new hires had previously become known, though not official: Casey Jacobson as assistant pitching coach, Quintin Berry ...2024
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• Lonzo Ball thinks it’s possible his Big Baller Brand shoes led to his endless knee injuries
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• Cub Tracks’ trade winds picking up

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Speculation is rampant but no real action yet. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then c...2024
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• The case for Brian Flores to coach the Cowboys in 2025
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• Notre Dame women’s basketball is as good as ever under Niele Ivey, and they’re just getting started
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs extend Kyle Tucker?
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• The case for Brian Flores to coach the Cowboys in 2025
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• 5 Qs Lions vs. Bears preview: How Chicago’s new OC brought rhythm back to the offense
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 4
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• D’Andre Swift injury update: Will Bears RB play in Week 12?
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• Jeeno Thitikul takes home $1 million after winning the Aon Risk Reward Challenge
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• Week 12 PPR TE fantasy football rankings including injury news, sleepers, more
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• Rams need to find their version of Drake Maye

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Rams could see their future at quarterback when they take the field this weekend against Patriots It will be difficult for the Los Angeles Rams to not feel envious of the New England Patriots and Drake Maye when they clash on the field this weekend in Boston. Maye has possibly been the most impressive rookie quarterback of this year’s class despite a po...2024
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• Notre Dame women’s basketball is as good as ever under Niele Ivey, and they’re just getting started
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• BCB After Dark: Could the Yankees and Cubs work out a deal for Cody Bellinger?
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• Lonzo Ball thinks it’s possible his Big Baller Brand shoes led to his endless knee injuries
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• Bears announce coaching staff changes after firing architect of terrible offense

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Bears have fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, and announced changes to the coaching staff. Spring brought a sense of hope and renewal to Chicago. The season itself can certainly accomplish that task, but more than anything else that sense of hope and renewal came on the gridiron. With Ryan Poles adding a ton of talent during free agency, and...2024
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• Fantasy football 2024: Rest of season rankings for rookie quarterbacks

Jayden Daniels is the runaway rookie of the year | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images What can we expect from the rookie QBs for the rest of the season? I was excited to write my mid-season fantasy breakdown and rest-of-season (ROS) rankings column on the rookie quarterbacks, but then they put up a collective stinker on Sunday. Check that—Bo Nix was OK (16.1 fantasy points), but Drake Maye (12...2024
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• Golf Channel, LPGA to expand live coverage of Caitlin Clark’s Pro-Am with Annika Sorenstam

Caitlin Clark during the Pro-Am prior to the 2023 John Deere Classic. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Fans can tune in to see Caitlin Clark play in next week’s Pro-Am at The Annika, thanks to an expansion of TV coverage. The Caitlin Clark fervor continues to explode across the country. Not only is she teeing it up in the Wednesday Pro-Am at The Annika, but the LPGA and Golf Channel ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 3

On this day a year ago, the White Sox opted to cut Liam Hendriks and pay him $15 million deferred rather than keep him around the team to rehabilitate from TJS. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The South Siders say goodbye to a hero 1983 Tony La Russa, who guided the White Sox to a 99-win season and their first playoff appearance in 24 years, was named the Manager of the Year by the Baseball ...2024
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• Report: Bryce Young will start at QB for the Panthers this Sunday vs. the Broncos

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images After Andy Dalton and his family was involved in a car accident, the former 1st overall pick who was benched earlier this season will get the start. According to ESPN’s lead NFL insider Adam Schefter, former 1st overall pick Bryce Young will get the start for the Carolina Panthers this Sunday vs. the Denver Broncos. He was benched earlier this season in...2024
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• Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson will return for another season

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Detroit Lions offensive coordinator will run it back another year, as he has reported told the Seahawks and Commanders he’s coming back to Detroit. While it appeared like Ben Johnson was the heavy favorite to land the head coach job for the Washington Commanders, the Lions offensive coordinator will return for another season with the Detroit Lions, acc...2024
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• The Mariners rock the White Sox so hard, they’re moving the team
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• Cubs 8, Giants 2: Sweep!

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs swept the Giants behind solid pitching from Jordan Wicks and a varied offense. Before I begin this recap of the Cubs’ impressive 8-2 victory over the Giants that gave them a series sweep and four straight wins, a mea culpa. I thought it was not wise to bring a rookie like Jordan Wicks into the pressure of a playoff race. Man, was I wrong. Wicks...2023
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• Ian Happ is the Cubs’ sole 2022 Gold Glove finalist
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Happ really improved his defense this year. The Rawlings company, which sponsors MLB’s Gold Glove Awards, made announcements today about this year’s finalists for each position. Ian Happ, who made great strides forward defensively by playing pretty much exclusively in left field this year (146 games in left field, just three in center), is one of the fi...2022
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• Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ are Gold Glove winners

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images This is a Cubs first! Cubs left fielder Ian Happ, second baseman Nico Hoerner and shortstop Dansby Swanson have been named National League Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners at their respective positions. This is the first time the Cubs have had at least three players earn Gold Gloves in a season and the first time the team has been honored with multiple...2023
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• Ronald Acuña Jr: ‘I want to be a Brave for life’

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Ronald Acuña Jr. arrived in North Port Friday and expressed his desire to stay with the Braves for life. Position players aren’t due to report until next week for the Atlanta Braves, but a growing number is already in camp. On Friday, reigning MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. arrived, worked out on the field and took some batting practice. Acuña also talked with r...2024
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 0: Takin’ care of business

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs need to win games... and here’s one they won in convincing fashion. With their recent skid, the Cubs have put themselves in a position where they pretty much have to win every single day the rest of the season, no matter how absurd that might seem. One day at a time is how they’ll have to take it, and Friday’s was a great effort pitching-wise, ...2023
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 0: Shōta Imanaga shines in the rain

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs got the game in and got a great pitching performance. Let me get this out of the way first. Last Friday I wrote this article saying the Cubs should postpone Opening Day — right then. The forecasts were dire. But they got the game in, though it rained pretty hard from about the seventh inning on. So, mea culpa, they played, got Opening Day in — ...2024
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• D’Andre Swift injury update: Will Bears RB play in Week 12?
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• Week 12 PPR TE fantasy football rankings including injury news, sleepers, more
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• Fantasy football 2024: Rest of season rankings for rookie quarterbacks
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Eastern Conference Edition

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The start of the NBA season is here, so let’s predict one breakout player from each Eastern Conference team ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Editor’s Note: This is the Eastern Conference edition of our series on breakout player candidates for each NBA team in the 2024-25 season. The Western Conference edition can be read here. Every year, each t...2024
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• Fantasy Football ‘24: Week 6 Fantasy preview-start/sit and more

Can these Bears keep roaring? | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Rides, fades and sleepers to help you set your weekly lineup Welcome to Week 6! A funny thing happened in Week 5. Even with four teams on Bye and lots of prominent players injured, fantasy scoring finally blew up. I’m sure you saw it in your league’s scoring – triple digits are back! Fantasy scoring follows NFL scoring, a...2024
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• Week 6 QB fantasy football rankings including injury news, sleepers, more

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Which quarterbacks will shine in Week 6 for your fantasy football teams? We’ll take a look at all of them in our PPR rankings. Week 6 of the NFL season is here and we’re finally seeing some truly big passing games, as teams get their offenses in order. Kirk Cousins showed that yes, the Falcons can put up big numbers through the air, as he threw for ove...2024
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• Week 6 PPR WR fantasy football rankings including injury news, sleepers, more

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Which wide receivers will shine in Week 6 for your fantasy football teams? We’ll take a look at all of them in our PPR rankings. Week 5 of the NFL season is in the books and as far as fantasy football goes, there are a lot of wide receivers who we expected to be good doing just that. Your Top-3 fantasy receivers through five games are Ja’Marr Chase, Ni...2024
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• Fantasy Football ‘24: Players who are hard to rank

Joe Burrow | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Part II of our preseason content How did you spend the July 4 holiday weekend? I spent part of mine putting together my first set of Fantasy Redraft Rankings for 2024. It’s fun taking that initial stab, and I’ll be sharing my tiers and rankings for each of the major fantasy positions in the coming weeks. Every year, a small group of players c...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024
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• NBA’s 9 best players on the trade market right now, ranked
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• SB Nation Reacts: Confidence dips ahead of Week 15 matchup against the Chargers
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• Notre Dame women’s basketball is as good as ever under Niele Ivey, and they’re just getting started
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• Meet the 16 PGA Tour, LPGA mixed teams at the Grant Thornton Invitational
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• BCB After Dark: Could the Yankees and Cubs work out a deal for Cody Bellinger?
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• SB Nation Reacts: Confidence climbs ahead of Week 14 matchup against Raiders

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Still lower than it was earlier in the season, but it shows optimism. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate. Tampa Bay is tied (but technically not due to tie-breaker rules) for first plac...2024
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• LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan shockingly resigns after historic 2024 season

Mollie Marcoux Samaan speaks to the media ahead of the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Mollie Marcoux Samaan, who assumed the role of LPGA Commissioner three years ago, has decided to step down. After a historic 2024 season that saw the LPGA award record purse sizes, Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan is stepping down. Beth Ann Nichols of Golfweek d...2024
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• 5 Qs Lions vs. Bears preview: How Chicago’s new OC brought rhythm back to the offense
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. David Ross is signed, Rick Sutcliffe lets out a Cy, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to...2024
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• Panthers fans deserve more transparency on Bryce Young’s future

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The lack of information on Bryce Young is beyond frustrating. The Carolina Panthers are now 1-4, crashing back to earth after back-to-back losses proved the team’s problems were far deeper than average play at the quarterback position. It feels like an eon ago that Andy Dalton led to the Panthers to a huge Week 3 win over the Raiders, with his latest ou...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: AJ Smith-Shawver strikes out seven

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Smith-Shawver’s changeup was dominant, but the Bulls clocked him for three home runs It’s been a few weeks since we’ve had a weekly report as I’ve been working on the draft and the our top 30 list, but it’s time again to talk about the observations over the past week in the Atlanta Braves minor league system (or past two, or three, wherever I see fit to...2024
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• New Rams assistant coaches to keep an eye on

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images LA has as many as 11 new coaches on Sean McVay’s 2024 staff Change is nearly the only constant when it comes to Sean McVay’s coaching staffs with the Los Angeles Rams. The NFL perennially pilfers McVay’s assistants, especially on the offensive side of the ball, as they look to replicate the Rams’ recent success. Raheem Morris, Zac Robinson, Jimmy Lake...2024
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• The NFL’s most overrated and underrated teams entering training camp

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Betting lines show us who fans think will be good, and they’re making some huge mistakes. In just under a week the NFL is back for business. Rookies around the league report to training camp, shortly followed by veterans as we get our first true look at the adjustments teams made in the offseason. Separating the contenders from the pretenders has been a...2024
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• We’re seeing some ugly baseball from the Braves right now

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Braves are still in a solid position in the standings but the offense can’t keep scuffling like they have and expect the team to stay there, either. Before I really get started with delving into what’s been going on with the Atlanta Braves recently, it’s important to keep some sort of context going here. In the National League right now, there are ...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. White Sox series preview

How long will this man last as Sox manager? | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The South Siders head to the North Side for a pair. You know, I was actually hoping the White Sox would beat the Brewers on Sunday. Not just because it would help the Cubs in the NL Central standings, but because the last thing the Cubs should want is to host a team on an 11-game losing streak. Sigh. Sox los...2024
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