NFL September 29, 2026
Jim Harbaugh on the Hot Seat
What have you done for me lately? John Harbaugh found that out the hard way in 2025., losing his job. Now it looks as if it’s his brother Jim Harbaugh’s turn in 2026. Complete Story
MLB September 28, 2026
Retirement, Verlander-Style
The future Hall of Famer and his daughter were the hits of closing weekend. Complete Story
NFL September 24, 2026
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 3
The Bills host the struggling Chargers at Highmark Stadium, while the Texans and Colts battle for AFC South mediocrity. The Steelers’ anemic offense looks for blood when the Bengals come to Pittsburgh, the Ravens and Cowboys battle in Brazil, and the Bears host the Eagles on Monday night. Complete Story
Slant Pattern September 23, 2026
Football Picks for Fourth Week of September
SC’s Kevin Beane went 3-0 with his picks in his last column, so he’s going to try to keep it goin’ and keep it flowin’ this week, once again with one CFL, NFL, and CFB pick apiece. It’s the latest Slant Pattern! Complete Story
MLB September 22, 2026
The State of the American League West
The plight of the AL Central, and even more so, the AL West, should persuade, if not outrightly force, MLB Commission Rob Manfred to reconsider his idea of four 4-team divisions in each league. SC’s Anthony Brancato hopes someone can talk people from jumping off this building. Complete Story
MLB September 21, 2026
Turning to the Final Stretch
This weekend brought one nasty Cub injury amidst a shrunken postseason clinch magic number, plus clinches by the self-resurrecting Red Sox and the NL East-owning Braves, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story
NFL September 17, 2026
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 2
Mike Vrabel and the Pats look to “be better” against the Steelers, while the Bucs look to finish off Deshaun Watson and the Browns. The Texans host the Bengals, the Broncos look to tackle their shortcomings versus the Jags, and the Rams look to rebound. Complete Story
College Football September 16, 2026
College Football’s Biggest Wrestling Heels
SC’s Ross Lancaster hasn’t been able to stop thinking about the similarities between college football in 2026 and pro wrestling. With that in mind, he looks at a few of the sport’s biggest “heel” teams. Complete Story
NFL September 15, 2026
It’s Always Gloomy in Cleveland
The Browns picked up right where they left off in Week 1 with a 34-10 loss at Jacksonville that was nowhere near as “close” as the final score would suggest. Even a salary cap does not promise to guarantee competitive balance. SC’s Anthony Brancato hopes MLB is watching. Complete Story
MLB September 14, 2026
The Immaculate Intro
Effervescent Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle started Sunday with the team’s first game-opening immaculate inning since 2002, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story
NFL September 10, 2026
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 1
The NFL season is back, with the usual mix of rivalries, new coaches, new players, illicit affairs, and legal issues. The Rams and 49ers square up down under, and the Sunday slate features a Giants and Cowboys Sunday night battle. Complete Story
Slant Pattern September 9, 2026
Football Picks For Second Week of September
We pick NFL games! We pick college football games! We pick CFL games! Okay, we pick one of each. And “we” is SC’s Kevin Beane. It’s all in this week’s Slant Pattern! Complete Story
NFL September 8, 2026
2026 NFL Preview: Super Bowl LXI Will Be “L.A. Confidential”
Three months after the Dodgers win the World Series, L.A.’s two NFL teams will slug it out in Super Bowl LXI. Damn Dodgers, damn Rams, and damn Chargers? That’s what everyone will be saying. Complete Story
MLB September 8, 2026
This Time, It’s For Real
Arte Moreno is selling his beleaguered Los Angeles Angels, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story
College Football September 1, 2026
Week 1 College Football Preview
Week 1 has a habit of making the offseason feel very long, very quickly. Expectations that have spent months building finally meet a real-world opponent, and not every assumption survives the weekend. Complete Story
MLB August 31, 2026
A Giant Disaster, and Other Dog Days Afternoons
The unscheduled-on-Sunday Giants got eliminated mathematically. Call it a mercy killing, says SC’s Jeff Kallman. Complete Story
Slant Pattern August 26, 2026
Livestreaming the 2nd Round of the ATP Winston-Salem Open
SC’s Kevin Beane gives us the blow-by-blow of a match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jenson Brooksby in Winston-Salem, and lucky for us, it’s a corker. Complete Story
MLB August 25, 2026
Realignment, and It’ll Feel So Good
SC’s Jeff Kallman suggests a few ways for baseball to end postseason saturation, diluted championship, and tanking. Complete Story
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