When the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin each spring, there’s a phrase hockey fans and broadcasters love to repeat: it’s the hardest trophy in sports to win. It can sound like hyperbole…
Jan 3, 2026
Knowing the mid-majors is a huge part of betting success in college basketball. The books simply don’t spend the same amount of time and energy on lower-level conferences as they d…
Jan 1, 2026
The holiday break is the perfect time to take stock of the NHL, not just by looking at the standings, but by understanding why teams are where they are. Some teams deserve their re…
Dec 28, 2025
Did Michigan somehow emerge from the Sherrone Moore fiasco with the best hire of the coaching cycle? It certainly looks that way. The Wolverines landed former Utah head coach Kyle…
Dec 27, 2025
Now everyone in the Big East has played at least one conference game, as Villanova became the last team to do so by beating Seton Hall. These rankings can now compare apples to app…
Dec 26, 2025
The NFL’s Christmas Day tripleheader is a relatively new phenomenon in the sports world. For decades, the league avoided Christmas at all costs, even when the holiday fell on a Sun…
Dec 25, 2025
No matter the system, college football always finds a way to make someone furious. The BCS created controversy. The four-team playoff created controversy. The new 12-team format? S…
Dec 11, 2025
It is still early in the college basketball season, and there is a long way to go before conference play really settles in. That actually makes this the perfect time to lock in fut…
Dec 7, 2025
Feast Week is always the perfect moment to reassess where teams stand in college basketball. Most programs head to tournaments, face real competition, and give us data points that…
Dec 5, 2025
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