The NFL’s dominance of sports appetite creates an illusion of starvation elsewhere. Also: Wander Franco’s latest, Luis Castillo’s fastballs, the White Sox might move, college baseball’s rising, Drew Smyly’s starting, Jirehl Brock’s leaving, Rutgers gambled on Jeremiah Williams, and some NASCAR game theory.
Joe’s Notes: Could the Mountain West Get Aggressive?
Options exist for the Mountain West beyond the Pac-4.
Joe’s Notes: Are the Brewers Actually Considering Moving?
What to make of the ballpark situation in Milwaukee.
Joe’s Notes: Washington State and Oregon State Become the Prize
Someone is going to get the Cougs and the Beavs, and that someone is going to be very happy about it.
Joe’s Notes: With Gene Smith’s Retirement, Ohio State Approaches a Crossroads
Ohio State’s athletic department is changing the guard.
Joe’s Notes: How Far Every MLB Team Needs to Go to Be Happy With Their Year
Also: Is the Big Ten a charity? Breaking down a very dumb report.
Joe’s Notes: Colorado Rejoins the Big 12
What happened, what happens next, when what happens next happens.
Joe’s Notes: Should Congress Run College Sports?
An NIL proposal arrives in the Senate.
Joe’s Notes: The Trade Deadline Decision to Buy or Sell
There is a number. But we don’t know what it is.
Joe’s Notes: Yes, Cricket Is Popular
The world’s second-biggest sport is trying again in the U.S.A.
Joe’s Notes: Happy Birthday, Justin Steele
Also: Northwestern is about to be very bad for a very long time.
Joe’s Notes: The WNBA’s College Lesson Plan
What professional women’s basketball could take from the college game.
Joe’s Notes: How to Measure an Offseason
Changes in title odds are a flawed way to evaluate a trade.
Joe’s Notes: College Sports’ Gambling Crisis Arrives
It’s been on its way for a long time.
Joe’s Notes: The Presidents’ Trophy Wasn’t the Problem
All good teams struggle in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Joe’s Notes: A Bad Week for Probability and Sports
ESPN and its overlords have run amok.
Joe’s Notes: First Round Picks and the College Football Playoff
Which college football programs get the biggest sum from their parts?
Joe’s Notes: How Good Is Trae Young?
We don’t really know.