If you want a league where the regular season really matters, the AAC has like a half-dozen very watchable teams fighting for the title in presumably a one-bid league

Trying to fully capture and describe longtime D.C./Baltimore radio reporter Craig Heist to someone who never spent time in a press box is not an easy task. Except for one thing: There was never, ever any doubt where Craig stood on anything.

5 teams have come back from double digits down to win this week (Commanders, Panthers, Titans, Broncos, Saints). That's 1 shy of the NFL record for a single week last done in Week 13 of the 2013 season

A Spanish-language journalist who lived and worked in Georgia has been deported to El Salvador.

Longest streaks without a turnover (playoffs included) since 1960: Bills 8, 2024-present Chiefs 8, 2024 season (ended in AFC title game vs Bills) Patriots 7, 2010

Most consecutive games w/out losing turnover margin since 1960 (playoffs included): Bills 25, 2023 playoffs-present Patriots 20, 2006-07

Shohei Ohtani became 5th player to pitch 5+ hitless innings and hit a HR in same game. Others all did it in complete game no-hitters: Rick Wise 6/23/1971 vs Reds (2 HRs) Earl Wilson 6/26/1962 vs Angels Jim Tobin 4/27/1944 vs Dodgers Wes Ferrell 4/29/1931 vs Browns

Six-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78, Montreal Canadiens say.

This is just the 2nd time Bill Belichick has trailed a season opener by 20+ points as a head coach. The other came in 2003 when Patriots lost 31-0 to Bills. (Pats went on to win Super Bowl that season)

The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later.

CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job and other agency leaders resign. "The CDC is being decapitated. This is an absolute disaster for public health." apnews.com/article/cdc-...

No, there are not 70 million to 100 million noncitizens living in the U.S. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...

BREAKING: A New York appeals court has thrown out President Donald Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty.

Not to mention Base 8 subtraction

Lloyd Howell steps down as executive director of NFL Players Association.

A group of immigrants and advocates have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts. The arrests are part of an expedited removal process that advocates say violates the immigrants' rights apnews.com/article/immi...

Here's a tidbit that didn't make it into FTN Football Almanac 2025. Strongest bifurcated schedules with rank in 1H/2H of season. FRONTLOADED Chiefs 1/26 Ravens 2/27 Falcons 8/31 Saints 9/32 BACKLOADED Steelers, AGAIN 30/1 Cowboys 22/5 Cardinals 32/12

Ravens favored to win the Super Bowl here, with a 19.1% chance. Bills, Lions, Commanders (!) and 49ers next.

Lee Elia is going to live on forever in that 1983 rant. #Cubs #Phillies #Mariners #MLB

ICYMI: What to know about the new immigration detention center at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades that's been dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" by state officials.

Schools with 3 players picked in top 10 of NBA draft: 2025 Duke: Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach (lost FF) 2019 Duke: Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish (lost Elite 8) 2007 Florida: Al Horford, Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah (won back to back NCAA titles)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is 5th player to have 20+ points, 10+ assists in Game 7 of NBA Finals. Also: LeBron James 27 and 11 vs Warriors 2016 James Worthy 36 and 10 vs Pistons 1988 Walt Frazier 36 and 19 vs Lakers 1970 Jerry West 42 and 12 vs Celtics 1969

Candidate Donald Trump spoke of the need to stop engaging in “endless”/“forever wars” & said removing “warmongers & America-last globalists” was among his priorities. A look at some of Trump’s rhetoric before US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites: apnews.com/article/trum...

But, you know, it’s the statheads’ fault starting pitchers aren’t “main characters” anymore.

As much as I enjoy when people baseballsplain me, the difference in two-win expectancy between matching up the two aces and not matching up the two aces is a rounding error. It’s a stupid excuse to not match them up.

In four weeks, MLB will try so hard to get me to care about Skenes and Skubal throwing an inning each in an exhibition game. This, tomorrow, is how you make news, break through to casual sports fans, show off the game’s best young talents. Someone needs to lean on Hinch and Kelly here.

A's in their last 21 games: 1-20 8.12 ERA Outscored by 4.76 runs per game

Knicks led by 14 with 2:45 to play in 4th quarter and now are in OT vs Pacers. Teams leading playoff game by 14+ in final 2:45 of 4th quarter are 994-0 in play by play era (since 1997)

Major League Baseball will experiment with a technology system to challenge checked swing calls in the Class A Florida State League starting Tuesday.

With Thunder advancing, the last NBA title won by the 4 remaining franchises in the playoffs: Thunder: 1979 (as SuperSonics) Knicks: 1973 Pacers: never Timberwolves: never

Princeton needed one more pass here

Nikola Jokic is first player with 2 games in a playoff series with 40+ points and 15+ rebounds (also Game 1) since Shaq did it vs Kings in 2001

If anyone can think of others, feel free to add: @joshdubowap.bsky.social @madkenney.bsky.social

3 No. 1 picks on one roster: DAL (Davis/Irving/Flagg?) LAL (various combos of Magic/Kareem/Worthy/Thompson) LAL (James/Davis/Howard) HOU (Lucas/Sampson/Hakeem) PHI (Iverson/Coleman/Smith) PHI (Iverson/Coleman/Robinson) CLE (James/Irving/Bogut) MIN (KAT/Wiggins/Rose) BK (Irving/Griffin/Simmons?)

White House correspondents protest lack of wire reporters on Air Force One apnews.com/article/whit...

Jets have never had G7OT before. Blues six times: 5/3/68: Beat MIN 2-1 (Schock) -- 2OT 4/16/72: Beat MIN 2-1 (O'Shea) 4/22/84: Lost to MIN 4-3 (Payne) 5/16/96: Lost to DET 1-0 (Yzerman) -- 2OT 5/4/99: Beat PHO 1-0 (Turgeon) 5/7/19: Beat DAL 2-1 (Maroon) -- 2OT

so this is that horse-race journalism we’ve heard so much about

The first team into the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament is CAA champion Towson (11-5), which defeated Drexel 13-10 to earn its second consecutive trip and 17th all-time. Logical first-round destinations for the Tigers: Penn State, Princeton or Duke.

Players with 40+ points, 7+ assists in best of 7 series road clincher: Jalen Brunson vs Pistons tonight Brunson vs 76ers 2024 Chris Paul vs Clippers 2021 John Wall vs Hawks 2017 Magic Johnson vs 76ers 1980 John Havlicek vs Lakers 1968 Rick Barry vs Hawks 1967 Jerry West vs Bullets 1965

One of the more annoying tropes of (modern?) fandom is the desire to run straight past the most logical reason for a loss which is “those other guys were just better” in search of character and/or moral failings. Sometimes “he quit” or “he choked” are accurate, just way less than discourse suggests

I want to see @kenpom.com or somebody do a deep dive on "closing out on shooters" and whether it actually impacts the shot enough to risk a 3-shot foul.

BREAKING NEWS: Kennedy Center events scheduled for the World Pride celebration in Washington have been canceled, organizers say.

BREAKING: The FBI arrested a Wisconsin county judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement in escalation of Trump's fight with the judiciary.

Defense Secretary Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal. It’s the latest about his use of the app & raises the possibility that sensitive info could’ve been put at risk of potential hacking or surveillance @taracopp.bsky.social apnews.com/article/hegs...

Last night was Connor McDavid's fifth 4-point playoff game in a 2-year span. The only other players I could find who had that many across consecutive postseasons were also Oilers -- Gretzky, Kurri, Messier and Coffey. @joshdubowap.bsky.social

Caps with playoff OT goals during Ovechkin Era: Steckel Backstrom Semin Chimera Backstrom Ward Green Ribeiro Backstrom Oshie Wilson Williams Johansson Shattenkirk Eller Backstrom Kuznetsov Orpik Dowd OVECHKIN

Ten years ago, Freddie Gray died from spinal injuries sustained during transport in a Baltimore police van and the city was thrust into a national debate over police brutality against Black Americans. Residents say Baltimore’s progress — and lack thereof — is still an unfolding story.

O'Hearn bails out Urias -- to some extent. Still cost the Orioles a run.