Miami is doing gloriously unhinged stuff in the run game every week and it could be a real problem for Pittsburgh

Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things

Haven’t seen a tackle as good as this in a while. Textbook work.

Some really spirited defense being played by both teams tonight.

They could've voted in a seven-time MVP, a seven-time Cy Young/one-time MVP winner. They could've voted in guys like Murphy (2 MVPs) or Mattingly (1) who, for at least a brief time, were plausibly the best players in the game. But we get Jeff Kent who was never even once the best player on his team.

Jim Pete making plays!

Ryan Day won a natty in large part by coaching like he had nothing to lose, and then decided to play it like he was Mike Tomlin.

Sayin looking at Ryan Day giving him institutions like “you know there will be less than 20 seconds to do this, right?”

Not going for it there was a fatal decision. Good luck in the playoff and whatnot, but you done fucked up this game.

Pitt Pharmacy student comes up short in the Dr. Pepper Challenge.

The only way you explain OSU’s two-minute drill there is that they don’t trust the way Sayin is reading Indiana’s coverage and they’re worried about a turnover.

The greatest trick Ohio State ever pulled was making me like Matt Patricia.

YOUR John Carroll Blue Streaks just tied their third-round playoff game against the most hated Mount Union Purple Raiders, and folks, we can’t get enough.

Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 2000's #621 Ronny Paulino, C Pittsburgh '05-'08 Florida '09 .277/.333/.390, 88 OPS+, 1376 PA, 126 R, 59 2B, 1 3B, 27 HR, 155 RBI, 3 SB, 5.1 bWAR, 4.6 fWAR

my thoughts on last night's trade between the Red Sox and Pirates went up around 1 am for subscribers to @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

It’s not really the weekend until you’ve sung your first “Is there gas in the caaaaah? Yes there’s gas in the caaaaaahhh!”

Bobby Mo stays winning.

Can we really be sure that these geographic coordinates are where the trade happened?

I know they’re a mess, but Dak has been really good for the Cowboys this year.

Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 2000's #628 Rajai Davis, CF Pittsburgh '06-'07 San Francisco '07-'08 Oakland '08-'09 .280/.336/.387, 92 OPS+, 894 PA, 128 R, 44 2B, 11 3B, 7 HR, 76 RBI, 93 SB, 4.6 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR -In '09 he was 5th in the A.L. in Stolen Bases.

Top 1,000 MLB Players of the 2000's #626 John Vander Wal, RF Pittsburgh '00-'01 San Francisco '01 New York (AL) '02 Milwaukee '03 Cincinnati '04 .268/.362/.472, 115 OPS+, 1662 PA, 214 R, 101 2B, 6 3B, 60 HR, 233 RBI, 21 SB, 4.6 bWAR, 5.0 fWAR -In '00 he hit .299/.410/.563 (144 OPS+) in 461 PA.

Just remembered this sketch and it’s still so funny youtu.be/Rbuy4zxBoPk?...

Why MLB's cheapest teams are at least trying to seem like they're trying: defector.com/why-mlbs-che...

Yes, I know every non-profit you've ever glanced at is emailing you today. But #GivingTuesday is crucial, especially for smaller organizations. Our local total just passed $700K with 2,000+ donors. Your donations really make an impact today. www.givebigpittsburgh.com

Aaron Rodgers is all fucked up: defector.com/aaron-rodger...

One of the best Saturday Night Live sketches is “Toonces: the Cat who could drive a car” where a cat puppet drives a car off a cliff and that’s the beginning and end of the joke but they went with it for five years and it worked because really that’s all you need to do

From January: What's Mike Tomlin's standard now? defector.com/whats-mike-t...

We do love a bad day for Michigan, don’t we, folks?

Ohio State’s offensive line really did a job in the first half.

Love to see blocking get praised when the guy is yanking a player’s jersey beyond its physical limits.

BEAT MICHIGAN

“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:

I know Collinsworth isn’t the most popular, but I really don’t like the annual Jason Garrett game.

Always fun when a gentleman calls game, especially in the high-stakes environment of NBA Cup group play.

Chicago Pope has more bars than a college town.

My latest for @baseballprospectus.com is on those rumors that the Pirates and Marlins are planning on spending money this winter, and the most-likely reason why that would be true: because revenue-sharing dollars are at stake, but in a different way than the CBA demands.

The Magic are FLYING so far tonight.

This is Diomedes “Guayubín” Olivo. He made his major league debut with the Pirates at age 41 years and 277 days. He pitched three seasons with a 3.10 ERA (126 ERA+). He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA. His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.

CLACKACLACKACLACK CLACKACLACKACLACK Probably got the onomatopoeia wrong so depending on @whygavs here to correct me.

food takes are what got jean valjean into trouble

JEFFREY

@paddyboyland.bsky.social Will it be an interesting Byline this week, then?

Please help Sky out, even though he didn’t specify *which* river.

THE TOFFEES SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF LOSING.

@iracane.bsky.social truly a great start to tonight's match

the cow's tools will never be used to dismantle the cow's barn

Flip 'Airplane!' and 'The Naked Gun' and you might have something here, but the fact that 'School of Rock' is included at all, let alone in the top 35, is a heinous decision. And I don't hate that movie!

Shoutout to all the Pitt fans who know exactly what’s coming.