Many people will tell you that the best football weekend of the entire year, in terms of quality and stakes, game after game, is the NFL Divisional Round.Now it’s here.Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET, the Kansas City Chiefs will officially open their playoff quest to win an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title against the Houston Texans. Then, Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET, the Detroit Lions will begin their playoff quest to reach and win that elusive first Super Bowl in franchise history against rookie sensation Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders.Sunday’s action begins at 3 p.m. ET as…
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All eyes in the baseball world are currently focused on Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old Japanese flamethrower phenomenon is apparently days away from signing with an MLB club. Reports indicate Sasaki has narrowed his options to the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. Whichever franchise lures the ultra-talented youngster will get the bargain of the winter: a controllable, electrifying starting pitcher with immense potential.But while Sasaki’s decision will have far-reaching implications for the 2025 season and beyond, the arrival of another Japanese talent could have an even bigger impact on the future of Japan-American relations in baseball.Shotaro…
In addition to an 11-game slate on the busiest day of Week 12, Fantasy Basketball managers also received a trade to evaluate. In dire need of help at the center position, the Suns acquired C Nick Richards (26% listed, Yahoo) from the Hornets in exchange for Josh Okogie and three future second-round picks. The Suns already had little capital due to deals to acquire Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, and now they have even fewer picks at their disposal.However, they added a player in Richards who can provide the rebounding and rim protection that the current rotation lacks without needing…
Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken will do double duty over the next few days.Monken will prepare his unit for its trip to Buffalo for Sunday’s divisional round playoff game against the Bills, while also joining a few head coaching vacancies.ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Monken I will interview with the Jaguars on Thursday and the Bears on Friday. The interviews will be conducted remotely, which is the case for all coaching interviews currently employed by NFL teams at this point in the process.These are Monken’s first interviews this year. He’s in his second year leading the Ravens offense and the…
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After seeing their game postponed on Saturday evening, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins traveled to Quebec to face the Laval Rocket on Wednesday.Unfortunately, after taking a 3-0 lead and losing their starting goaltender, Filip Larsson, the Penguins gave up four straight goals as the Rocket won in overtime 4-3.The Penguins opened the scoring in the first period when Avery Hayes scored his ninth of the season at 11:24, off a pass from Rutget McGroarty on a two-on-one.Jonathan Gruden increased the visitors’ lead at 15:22, scoring a shorthanded goal, beating a Laval defender once Joona Koppanen fired the puck into the neutral zone.Gruds…
Emma Raducanu is now in the third round of the Australian Open – AFP/William WestEmma Raducanu says she smoothed things over with Andy Murray after their unfortunate argument at Wimbledon last summer.Speaking after her second round victory against Amanda Anisimova to the Australian OpenRaducanu revealed that she sent Murray “a long message basically apologizing if I caused any problems at Wimbledon. This is definitely the last thing I want.To sketch a little history, Raducanu had initially agreed to play mixed doubles with Murray in what would have been his final Wimbledon appearance. But she withdrew the morning of the match,…