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Just How Bad Is the NFC South, Really?
Measuring one of the NFL's weakest divisions — maybe ever — and why it's still guaranteed a home playoff game anyway.
 • Neil Paine
What I Learned From the 344 Posts I Wrote in 2025
I categorized every post I published in 2025 by type and sport to see what I actually spent the year writing about — then picked out the stories that…
 • Neil Paine
🏈🎙️ Football Bytes: Worst. Week. Ever.
After a historically brutal week, we regroup and pivot to a New Year's Hail Mary: a six-leg parlay in the regular season's chaotic final round of games.
 • Neil Paine and Tyler
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The Chiefs Are Doing the Weirdest "Relocation" in Pro Sports History
Is it a short commute of a stadium-switch or a full-blown franchise move? Yes.
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The Spurs Have Suddenly Made the Thunder's Title Defense a Lot More Interesting
OKC still looks like a dynasty-in-waiting — but Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs have exposed a matchup problem that history says can’t be ignored in the…
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Bowl Season Is Dying. Long Live Bowl Season.
College football bowls seemingly lost their purpose when we finally got a playoff. But they were always messy, exclusionary, arbitrary — and mostly…
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Remembering Greg Biffle, NASCAR's In-Between Great
A late bloomer who never fit neatly into any era, the late driver of the No. 16 car came closer than anyone to winning championships across all three of…
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If the Tua Era Is Over in Miami, What Was Its Legacy?
For a moment, Miami had the offense (and quarterback) it had chased since Dan Marino. Now, with Tagovailoa benched and a cap bill looming, the…
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NFL Kickers Just Keep Getting Better (and Better, and Better)
Even as field goal attempts get tougher, NFL kickers are making more of them — and adding more value than ever before.
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The Knicks and Spurs Meet Again, at the Edge of an NBA Era
The NBA Cup Final revives a familiar matchup — and a familiar dynamic — from the 1999 Finals, when San Antonio's future collided with New York's…
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The Silliest Bowls of the 2025-26 College Football Season, Ranked
Your watching guide to the weirdest sponsors, dumbest names and most gloriously pointless — yet charming — college football matchups of December and…
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The Colorado Avalanche's Star Power Is Unmatched — Maybe Ever
With Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Martin Nečas all on historic trajectories, Colorado has assembled a top-end trio the salary-cap era was supposed…
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Philip Rivers Doesn't Need To Save the Colts
The 44-year-old QB came out of retirement to help Shane Steichen in a moment of crisis. But Rivers' Hall of Fame case shouldn't hinge on whether this…
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If the College Football Playoff Is About Finding the Best Team, Notre Dame Was Robbed
Numbers say the Irish had a stronger case for being the nation's true best team than multiple playoff squads. But the selection committee still isn’t…
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The Chiefs Are Beating the Super Bowl Loser's Curse. It Probably Won't Matter.
More than almost any SB loser ever, Kansas City’s point differential has held up — but their luck has vanished, and so have most of their playoff hopes.
 • Neil Paine
Are the Panthers and Oilers Out of Gas?
Early in the 2025-26 season, both sides of the perennial Stanley Cup matchup are far from getting back there again.
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Meet the New Bears. Same as the Old Bears?
Playoffs, Chicago-Style means a heaping dose of luck and unsustainable expectations — but this year, maybe something else, too.
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