A Room Full of Futures and One Unusual Truth
On a warm and windy spring day in May of 1971, more than a hundred of Missouri’s top high school athletes gathered in a conference room at a downtown St. Louis hotel. They…
Welcome to Crush & Fade. This weekly series delivers a look ahead at the current PGA Tour event along with a quick rewind on last week's tournament.
US Open Recap
What. A. Golf. Tournament.
Not a single person picked JJ Spaun across…
The 2025 NBA free agent class lacks top-end star power. The current CBA has disincentivized players from reaching free agency, resulting in more extensions and trade-based movement. Very few All-Stars hit the open market, and All-NBA-caliber players are even rarer.
Still, there…
It’s that time of year again. Mandatory training camps are underway and headlines are flying. Who looks sharp, who doesn’t, and who hasn’t shown up?
Beneath all the noise, there are storylines that actually matter. From quarterback battles to rookie hype to…
Welcome to this week’s Six Pack! Each week, I’ll share a mix of thoughts (some sports-related, some not) and I’d love for you to jump in with your reactions, ideas, or recommendations in the comments. Here’s what’s on my mind this week.…
The AFC West enters the 2025 season with plenty of pressure and storylines across the board. Kansas City remains the team to beat, but the rest of the division made intentional moves this offseason to try and shift the balance. Denver and…
The MLB trade deadline is set for July 31. Most teams wait until the final days to make their moves, often to gather more information or gain leverage in negotiations. This season, that approach could prove costly. With tight wild-card races and…
The AFC South has struggled in recent years, with most teams finishing below .500 and making little postseason noise. Quarterback instability, frequent coaching turnover, and underwhelming rosters have held the division back. This offseason, however, brought a renewed sense of urgency and…
Since the introduction of NIL, the NCAA transfer portal has become a major tool for roster building. Small-school stars now move to big-name programs, high-end recruits chase guaranteed playing time, and household names follow the money.
With all this movement, success in…
In the heart of Omaha, where college baseball legends are made, eight of the sport’s elite have gathered to decide a national champion.
The road here featured historic upsets, ninth-inning heroics, and dominant performances from the sport’s best. But now that the…