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Who Won the 2026 WNBA Offseason?
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (796+ words) The WNBA officially tips off this evening with a triple-header of action " and a lot has changed since the last time we saw the ladies of the W in action last October. This page contains a list of WNBA teams…...
Maybe The New-Manager Bounce Is Real After All
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (411+ words) Regular readers of the Substack may be able to detect that I'm something of a head-coach (and by extension, manager) apologist. I tend to think teams should not change leadership lightly, and too often it feels like these decisions are…...
Surprise, surprise - by Neil Paine
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (479+ words) All listed times are Eastern. "= Elimination game NHL Playoffs:" Canadiens (45%) at Sabres (55%), Game 1 (Series tied 0-0) - 7 p. m. (TNT)" Ducks (40%) at Golden Knights (60%), Game 2 (VGK leads 1-0) - 9: 30 p. m. (TNT) MLB:" Dodgers (66%) at Astros (34%) - 2: 10 p. m. (MLB. tv)" Braves (45%) at Mariners (55%) - 4: 10 p. m. (MLB. tv)" Athletics (38%) at Phillies (62%) - 6: 40 p. m. (MLB. tv)…...
Alex Zanardi Made You Believe
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (830+ words) They say the athletes you loved when you were 10 years old will stick with you forever. And I suppose that's true " because I will always love Alex Zanardi. But the version of Zanardi I remember best was the joyous, defiant…...
The Minnesota Wild Took Down a Colorado Avalanche Dynasty Once Before
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (153+ words) Neil's Substack The Minnesota Wild Took Down a Colorado Avalanche Dynasty Once Before Now, they're trying to keep one from getting too far off the ground. For a team with minimal postseason history " they've never made a Stanley Cup Final,…...
Rounding up - by Neil Paine
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (370+ words) All listed times are Eastern. "= Elimination game NHL Playoffs:" Flyers (30%) at Hurricanes (70%), Game 2 (CAR leads 1-0) - 7 p. m. (ESPN)" Ducks (39%) at Golden Knights (61%), Game 1 (Series tied 0-0) - 9: 30 p. m. (ESPN) MLB:" Orioles (32%) at Yankees (68%) - 7: 05 p. m. (MLB. tv)" Dodgers (65%) at Astros (35%) - 8: 10 p. m. (MLB. tv)" Braves (42%) at Mariners (58%) - 9: 40 p. m. (MLB. tv)…...
All Signs Point to the Knicks " Which Is the Problem
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (355+ words) Neil's Substack All Signs Point to the Knicks " Which Is the Problem With the East opening up, New York finally looks primed for a deep run. And that's exactly when things have always gone sideways before. The New York Knicks…...
What Predicts Kentucky Derby Winners?
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (778+ words) Of course, it's also a chaotic, crowded race that bears little resemblance to the rest of the Triple Crown: a 20-horse traffic jam that asks a bunch of inexperienced runners to manage both speed and stamina in a way many…...
The Reds Are Running Baseball's Ultimate Stars-and-Scrubs Experiment
1+ week, 1+ day ago (438+ words) But as the great longtime Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Paul Daugherty pointed out recently, those players often tended to be solitary stars in a dark sky. The team hadn't really stacked together multiple headliners together on the same roster at the…...
When Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stepped Out of His Dad's Shadow in Texas
1+ week, 2+ day ago (399+ words) The Texas Motor Speedway that today's NASCAR Cup Series drivers will roll out onto this weekend is very different from the one that hosted the Direc TV 500 on April 2, 2000. Despite dangerous veterans Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton looming in his…...