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he's listed at 6'1" and 266 lbs. I assume that once he doesn't have to worry about making weight to wrestle, he can add a few pounds, but he will still be an undersized DT. the question is whether his athletic ability can compensate for his size. I read somewhere that the Bills' coach was a...

Hard to imagine who will make the big plays on both sides of the ball. this is the one I don't get. Illinois may not be loaded but they do return their starting QB in Altmeyer and their top RB. they did lose their top WR to the NFL. MN returns their top RB and WR, and adds one of the best...

Heavyweights led the card in Saudi Arabia Saturday night. Zhilei Zhang knocked out Deontay Wilder in the 5th round. Zhang weighed in at almost 283 lbs compared to Wilder at 215 lbs. (Wilder looks cooked. time to retire) in another heavyweight bout, Daniel Dubois defeated Filip Hrgovic...

a Diamond Sports update. according to an article posted on awfulannouncing.com - Diamond is still losing money. In a court filing last night, DSG’s investor-approved budget for between May 18 and August 16th was attached as an exhibit. Over that time period, the budget projects DSG will have...

I've been reading some articles in The Athletic about which positions have seen the greatest growth in salaries. here's an item about WR salaries in relation to the salary cap. “Ten years ago, the NFL’s top-paid wide receivers made about $16 million annually, equaling about 12 percent of the...

Twins win. down 3-2 on the road, the Twins come back to beat Houston 4-3. Miranda with a HR and an RBI double. Larnach with a HR. SWR only goes 4-1/3 IP allowing 3 runs on 66 pitches. Bullpen throws 4-2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Okert gets the win, retiring Alvarez with the bases...

well, at least the Twins will not be no-hit today. Framber Valdez took a no-hitter into the top of the 7th, but it was broken up by that high-average hitter, Manuel Margot. Miranda added a single so Twins have 2 hits as I type this. had to look it up - last no-hitter thrown against the...

on the location of the school, I can see both sides, based on my experience living in WI, IA and MN. In IA, the Hawkeyes are the only game in town. there are some Iowa State fans, but for much of the state, it's all about the Hawkeyes. an Iowa home game is the biggest event of the week for...

as far as I know, the individual schools still have the right to determine eligibility. as long as the players are still considered student-athletes, then the players have to meet academic criteria to become eligible and remain eligible. ergo, it would be very difficult if not impossible for...

I am not a hard-core stats guy. but I was reading an article (can't remember if it was in Twins Daily or The Athletic) and the point was that according to a number of stats, Lopez was to some extent a victim of bad luck. supposedly, the underlying stats were better than the actual performance...

looking at overall averages for all MLB teams - runs scored per game: 2024 - 4.31 / 2023 - 4.62 OPS - 2024 - .697 / 2023 - .734 batting avg: 2024 - .240 / 2023 - .248 HR per gm: 2024 - 1.03 / 2023 - 1.21 hitting is down league-wide across the board. there is not a single offensive stat that...

But they're also dealing with a men's basketball team that will have 10 new players next season, and coming off a lackluster year competitively. "There's no reason why it can't be done here," Coyle said. "It drives me bonkers. We have not had the year we're supposed to have athletically here."...

you know the times are a'changing when John Calipari says he's going to change his approach to recruiting. from 247 sports.com: Another wrinkle to Calipari's new formula is relying on less freshman than he has in the past. During his 15 years at Kentucky, Calipari consistently had the top high...

Death, Taxes and Ryan Burns complaining about the Gophers' Special Teams. (hey, I agree with Burns a lot of the time, but it's just gotten to be funny that he complains about special teams so often.)

on the subject of Friday night games - I posted an update in the thread for the MN-WI Black Friday game. according to The Athletic, starting next year the B1G will have a Friday night game every week of the season. Fox TV is apparently pushing for this because they lost their Friday night pro...

found numbers from the 2021-22 school year: this was for 11-player football (so 9-man not included) (total population in parentheses) Texas 162,132 (30.5 mill- 2nd place) California 84,626 (38.9 mill - 1st) Ohio 40,267 (11.7 mill - 7th) Florida 37.898 (22.6 mill - 3rd) Illinois 35,708 (12.5...

tweet from Greg Flugaur: According to @TheAthletic the Big Ten conference in the years ahead will have Football games being played on every single Friday during the season. During 2024 only the 3rd and 10th week of the season will have no Friday Big Ten games. from The Athletic: The Big Ten...

they have a show "The Continental" that is a spin-off from the John Wick franchise. and I have heard that Poker Face is a good show - about a female detective. otherwise I think a lot of people use Peacock to watch older shows like The Office and Parks & Recreation. plus they have most of...

I read a long article about this case. it's not as cut-and-dried as it sounds. there is video showing the start of the alleged assault and it shows the security guard grabbing Sanders - but then the video cuts out. there is also some witness testimony that does not corroborate the guard's...

the Unlimited transfer rule is here to stay. from The Athletic: The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with the NCAA that will permanently bar the organization from restricting athletes’ transfer eligibility, it was announced Thursday. The settlement resolves a federal antitrust...