Also: Has the NFL cured CTE yet? And yes, very lame of Colorado to retire Shedeur Sanders’s jersey.
3 Thoughts: The NBA Regular Season Has Issues, and That’s Ok
It might not be good, but it makes the playoffs better. Also: Setting an over/under on when the Bulls will win the East, and Braden Smith’s return shouldn’t have surprised anyone.
Free Hoops, Episode 12: Steve Helwick on NIT Alumni in the NBA Postseason
We draft two starting 5’s built exclusively of NIT alums.
All the NIT Alumni in the 2025 NBA Postseason
From Stephen Curry to Jack McVeigh.
3 Thoughts: Paige Bueckers Is the Salary Cap’s Latest Victim
Salary caps are bad, and the WNBA’s is no different. Then: A little more torpedo bat, and a little Justin Steele talk.
3 Thoughts: JT Toppin’s Staying, Texas Tech’s Rising
Is NIL keeping players out of the draft? Is Texas Tech taking over the Big 12? And some numbers on Lennie Acuff, Samford’s new head coach.
3 Thoughts: In Firing Michael Malone, the Nuggets Are Trying to Win a Championship
Also: The size of college basketball’s NIL gap, and thoughts of the Bucky McMillan hire at Texas A&M.
3 Things: Panama City Airport, the NIT, and America
The big three.
3 Thoughts: The Rockets Saved the Coogs, SEC Greatness, and Torpedo Bat Inefficiencies
Houston’s lucky to have Kelvin Sampson. Really lucky.
Good for Hockey
Team USA lost. Hockey won.
What’s Going to Happen in 2025
Georgia will win the national championship. Oregon will win the national championship. Oregon State will win the national championship. That’s three of them, right there.
College Football Vibe Check: Is Dabo Swinney Dumb?
It would make a lot of things add up, even if we shouldn’t let Dabo be the one doing the adding.
Off the Lake: Derrick Rose Persevered
Rose grew from the concrete, then grew back again. Also: The White Sox now fight history, two possible Cubs issues, and the Bears see what a good organization looks like.
Off the Lake: Did Craig Counsell Take a Shot at Jed Hoyer?
Plus: The offensive line problems everyone should’ve seen coming, the Jerry Reinsdorf hit piece, and Nick Foligno’s captaincy.
Off the Lake: The Cubs Failed Anthony Rizzo
The trade was the right decision, but it didn’t have to come to that. Also: Caleb Williams’s debut and how close the White Sox are to history.
Off the Lake: Why the Cubs’ Playoff Probability Is so Low
Despite closing the gap to three games, the Cubs are still a 1-in-14 longshot to reach October. Also: The White Sox chase history, Angel Reese makes history, and the Bears roster is pretty much set.
Off the Lake: Is Miguel Amaya Good Now?
Miguel Amaya has been hitting better than 90% of major leaguers. How real is that?
Off the Lake: Isaac Paredes Isn’t Playing Very Well
The big deadline acquisition has had a rough start in Chicago. Also: The Bears are preseason champions, and tonight is Elvis Night on the South Side.