Responding to comments made by the Mountain West commissioner.
Good Things Shrewing: Notre Dame Swimmers Were Gambling
Also: The Peacock docuseries, basketball’s Spanish tour, the start of soccer season, and Deuce Knight’s recruitment.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, August 15th
Two of our three moneyline approaches really like the Twins.
Joe’s Notes: Putting a Price on Neyland Stadium
Tennessee says it sold its stadium’s naming rights, but it’s keep the name.
Stu’s Notes: The Little League World Series Got Worse. Here’s Why That Matters.
It’s been a bad twenty years for youth baseball.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, August 14th
The Braves are suddenly hot, and the Yankees are hotter.
Joe’s Notes: The Bright Side for J.J. McCarthy
The nice thing about knee surgery. Also: Betts and Rodríguez return, belated Steph Curry praise, and the latest NCAA lawsuits.
Please, Take the Strike Zone off of MLB Broadcasts (Joe Kelly Allowed Another Home Run)
They’re making baseball worse. (It was the fifth strike of the at-bat, you bastards.)
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, August 13th
In Shane Baz we trust?
Off the Lake: Mallory Swanson’s Husband Is Heating Up
Plus a White Sox managerial candidate and whether Haason Reddick makes sense for the Bears.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, August 12th
Our new approaches are up to 8–4, and there’s postseason futures value on the Cubs for the first time all year.
Vroom Vroom: NASCAR’s Got an Austin Dillon Problem
Wrecking’s racing, plus: Matt Swiderski’s got guts, and we take a look at IndyCar and F1’s national standings.
Disco Inferno: Burnley Begins Again
What the Senators have been up to (nothing), what the Burnleys have been up to (some things), and Burnley’s opening stop on the 2024–25 revenge tour.
Joe Kelly Silences Critics, Sinks Pirates With Perfect Ninth
Diaper sales surge in Houston.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, August 11th
Merrill Kelly and DL Hall return from the IL while Marcus Stroman tries to get right in New York City.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, August 10th
Another day with the new MLB approaches plus this week’s futures on the presidential election.
Vroom Vroom: What NASCAR’s Doing With Its Tires at Richmond
Plus belated understandings of 1) who Agustín Canapino is and 2) what Brad Pitt is doing with F1.
Off the Lake: A Cubs/White Sox All-Star Team Wouldn’t Win 90 Games
It would also feature very few White Sox. Thoughts on the weekend series, Caleb Williams’s preseason debut, and Lonzo Ball playing 5-on-5.