Also, Tennessee removed its NIT banner from whatever Tennessee calls the place it plays basketball. Poor guys. Years of irrelevance take their toll.
Joe’s Notes: Grandpa or Not, Louisville Should Be Back
The Milt Wagner hiring marks a convenient moment to talk Louisville hoops.
Joe’s Notes: The Cubs Are the Cubs, and That’s Different From What It Was
Asking the was-2016-good question.
Stu’s Notes: It’s My Fault Burnley Got Relegated
We asked for this. Also: White Sox fans learn their Joe Kelly lesson; and which MLB fanbase is the most racist?
Stu’s Notes: The European NIT Finished Up!
We almost missed it!
Joe’s Notes: Nick Saban Didn’t Say Anything (and Neither Did Jimbo Fisher)
A very entertaining bunch of nothing.
Stu’s Notes: The NBA Cannot Afford Another Heat Title
Also, Willson Contreras is Buddy the Elf.
Joe’s Notes: Playoff Locks, In the Mix, and the Tampa Bay Rays
Revisiting our MLB categorizations.
Joe’s Notes: Don’t Rule Out the Cubs Extending Willson Contreras
The longer the Cubs don’t trade him, the likelier it becomes.
Joe’s Notes: Iowa State Got a Guy
With the addition of Osun Osunniyi, Iowa State has successfully dodged transfer portal disaster. That and a lot more as we begin the weekend.
Stu’s Notes: The Graphics Guy War That Could Define a College Sports Generation
Those guys who release recruiting-announcement graphics are in a blood feud, and we’re here for it.
Joe’s Notes: We Don’t Talk That Much About the Yankees
What that says about baseball.
Stu’s Notes: Maybe Major League Baseball Should Train Its Umps
A humble suggestion (also, Marquese Chriss did the NIT proud [also, etc.]).
Joe’s Notes: Learning to Live With Transfer Portal Tampering
The NCAA can’t enforce tampering rules. Which is why it shouldn’t try. Also: Reid Detmers’s statistically improbable no-hitter, and a little etc.
Stu’s Notes: Joe Kelly’s Sensational Debut
Chicago, at long last, knows joy once more.
Joe’s Notes: Can Shohei Ohtani Overcome Baseball’s Aging Problem?
Also, Frank Schwindel and GlowBalls (not related).
Stu’s Notes: Joe Kelly Returns (*wild cheering*)
It’s here.
Joe’s Notes: The Cubs Rebuild Has a Long, Long Way to Go
Very few of these guys will still be around in two or three years.