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Episode 47 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! In this week’s episode, Brett and I go through the entire crop of Cubs starting pitchers, from Cade Horton to the depth arms, to really dive into the potential risks and rewards in 2026 specifically. And, more specifically, we do that all while wondering if there’s actually room for another free agent like Zac Gallen. Spoiler alert: I think…
It’s been enough of a theme around here this offseason that, by the time farm system rankings were due to start rolling out, I would hope most of you already know that the Chicago Cubs are not going to fare especially well. There’s a lot of young talent on the big league roster, and the Cubs have used prospects well in trade, but the natural thinning that has accompanied the…
Anthony Rizzo took a little time to settle in as the clubhouse leader of the Chicago Cubs of yore, with an outwardly quiet demeanor that belied the charismatic, funny guy who was lurking in there. But once we got to see it, you got the sense that Rizzo was an enjoyable guy to be around in the baseball environment. And, having done a little mic time over the years in…
We’ve spent a lot of the last week discussing, describing, and unpacking the state of the Chicago Cubs’ outfield depth. Recently, the Cubs claimed a speed and defense guy for depth in Justin Dean, and signed two bounce-back types in Chas McCormick and Dylan Carlson. Add them together with Kevin Alcantara, and you have a reasonably decent mix of guys to compete for the 4th outfielder job in Spring Training,…
The Chicago Cubs, having brought back Christian Bethancourt as a third/veteran/depth catcher on a minor league deal, were probably not going to be a realistic return spot for Reese McGuire. Sure, they added two of those types last offseason (McGuire and Carlos Perez), but McGuire has since shown he can still be a quality big league back-up, and Moises Ballesteros has since emerged as a relative lock for the big…
Michael Cerami, Published Children’s Author. He wrote a kids Cubs book! So freaking cool. If you missed the particulars, see here. And you can get your copy at Amazon or Barnes & Noble or Bookshop.org. Very proud of you, Michael. People probably don’t realize how much work goes into a book like that, and how hard it is to get from conception to publishing. It’s a lot, and you deserve some celebration (including a TV…
The nature of the offseason in the last five, ten years is such that so much of it bleeds into January that the advent of Spring Training feels a little less like this desperately-long-anticipated, far-off event, and more like the next phase of the offseason. Here we are, on the doorstep of February, and the Chicago Cubs are still popping up in fairly significant free agent rumors (Zac Gallen today,…
Cubs President Jed Hoyer is not someone we hear from as much as we’d like. Sure, he’s around at CubsCon and will occasionally do shorter media interviews on the radio or at the Winter Meetings or a new player press conference, etc. But rarely does he sit down for an hour like he just did with David Kaplan and Gordon Wittenmyer on The Cubs REKAP Podcast. So I was very…
Newly-signed outfielder Dylan Carlson’s deal with the Cubs is of the minor league variety, but it comes with a very healthy big league rate if he makes the team – $2 million, per Jon Heyman, plus another $1 million in possible incentives. It’s not a big deal – literally or figuratively – but that structure tells us a few things, and it got me thinking about the Cubs’ bench competition…
You guys. I have been waiting for this moment for over a year. I almost can’t believe it’s finally here. Deep breath, and here it goes: I WROTE A CHILDREN’S BOOK FOR CUBS FANS! My first book ever. It’s called “My First Trip to the Bleachers: Big Feelings at the Cubs Game.” And it’s finally available for pre-sale. You can get your copy at Amazon or Barnes & Noble or…
After a few years of coming close in interviews, Ian Cunningham is finally leaving the Bears for a general manager position. The now former Bears assistant general manager is headed to the Atlanta Falcons to be the team’s new GM, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. So now we can add finding a new assistant general manager to Ryan Poles’ offseason to-do list. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/2017043499263095051?s=20 Ian Cunningham Takes Falcons GM Job Usually, the…
It’s been a weird week. The Super Bowl is set. The Senior Bowl is this weekend. And yet, I still haven’t really entered “offseason” mode as a writer who covers the Chicago Bears. Chicago playing meaningful football into mid-January has thrown off my internal clock. Heck, I didn’t even realize the Senior Bowl was this week until Luis Medina brought it up in our weekly meeting on Tuesday. That said,…
While DJ Moore might be polarizing to some Chicago Bears fans, it sure sounds like he has the support of his position coach — which is probably more important in the grand scheme of things. In an interview with WGN’s Jarrett Payton, Bears WRs Coach Antwaan Randle El disussed a variety of topics. One thing that stood out from the chat session was Randle El coming to the defense of one…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed Wednesday that Bill Polian voted to induct Bill Belichick in the legendary coach’s first year of eligibility, backing up prior statements from the former Indianapolis Colts executive amid lingering questions surrounding the vote. Bill Polian Confirms He Voted for Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame Induction A Hall of Fame spokesperson said Polian did not speak during the discussion of Belichick’s candidacy and did…
Chicago Bears All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney is in the running for a prestigious honor. And if he brings home the hardware, he will make history by doing so. Back in May 2025, the NFL introduced the Protector of the Year award with the idea of paying homage to offensive linemen whose efforts in the trenches make it so that quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, and tight ends can get their…
With the season officially in the rearview mirror, the Bleacher Nation Bears Podcast shifts into offseason mode on Episode 19, presented by Obvious Shirts. Hosts Patrick Flowers, Matt Rooney, and Luis Medina introduce a new mailbag segment, opening up a wide-ranging discussion about where Chicago stands and what comes next. The guys dig into whether this season exceeded expectations, how the running back room should be handled moving forward, and what the future holds for…
Day 11 of the Chicago Bears offseason. Is there anything a large, tavern-style pizza covered with Italian sausage can’t fix? Watching the Cleveland Browns coaching mess unfold makes me glad the Chicago Bears got their guy in Ben Johnson last offseason. ICYMI: The Browns hired a new head coach on Wednesday … and still found a way to make a mess out of it. Because shortly after news of Todd…
I figured that Al Harris would get some interest from teams looking to fill defensive coordinator vacancies. And when the PIttsburgh Steelers hired Mike McCarthy to be their new head coach, I thought there was a real chance that Harris would follow a familiar face if an opportunity for a new role presented itself. But it sounds like McCarthy has landed on a defensive coordinator for the Steeles — and it…
The Cleveland Browns have their next head coach. The team announced Wednesday that it has hired Todd Monken, bringing one of the league’s most accomplished offensive minds back to Cleveland to lead a franchise searching for stability — and answers — on that side of the ball. Monken spent the last three seasons as the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive coordinator, overseeing one of the most productive stretches in franchise history. In…
Day 10 of the Chicago Bears offseason. Today feels like an “order a pizza so you don’t have to worry about doing dishes later” kind of day. The Bill Belichick Hall of Fame drama came out of nowhere. I had to do a double-take when I saw the news that he did not get enough votes to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first-ballot. It still…
The Detroit Pistons are 8-2 in their last 10 games and now boast a 34-11 record — six games ahead of the 29-18 New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, the conference’s respective Nos. 2 and 3 seeds. They’re running away with the Eastern Conference, despite one big weakness: shooting. That’s where Chicago Bulls combo guard Coby White could come in. Evan Sidery of Forbes reports that the Pistons, who currently…
The Chicago Bulls are doing their best to disabuse Arturas Karnisovas of the notion that he has a roster worth improving this season, in real time. Last night, Chicago built up a 14-point advantage midway through the fourth quarter over the lowly Indiana Pacers. But no lead is safe if you’re the Bulls, whose awful defense allowed Indiana to close out on a 26-9 run in the final 7:13 of…
The Chicago Bulls have done it again! On Wednesday, playing the first night of a back-to-back, they allowed the lowly Indiana Pacers to snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory. Indiana mounted a stunning fourth-quarter rally, outscoring Chicago 26-9 during the last 7:13 of regulation to steal a rare win in what has generally been a 2025-26 season to forget. Although the Pacers are just 12-36 on the year,…
Man… has anyone else’s timeline been absolutely flooded with trade rumors today, or is it just me? From Giannis Antetokounmpo to Trey Murphy, everybody caught a stray. Fortunately for the Bulls, Nikola Vučević’s name was in the mix too, and unfortunately for the Bulls, it involved a trade that went absolutely nowhere. © Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Nikola Vučević Offered to the Celtics Michael Scotto, NBA insider for HoopsHype, reported that…
Could Giannis Antetokounmpo land on the Chicago Bulls this season, after all? A new Wednesday report from Shams Charania of ESPN suggests that, while the two-time MVP hasn’t outright demanded a trade, the 10-time All-Star Milwaukee Bucks power forward is “ready for a new home” as soon as this season’s Feb. 5 trade deadline. Sources inform Charania that the Bucks are finally amenable to moving off Antetokounmpo. The injured 31-year-old…
With a little more than a week remaining until this season’s Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, rumors are swirling about how the Chicago Bulls intend to handle their seven expiring contracts — eight if you count Julian Phillips’ team option for 2026-27, which seems unlikely to be picked up. And the Bulls’ intentions before the trade deadline are suddenly mixed. Weeks ago, word on the street was that Chicago president…
Another day, another chance to get over .500. Yesterday, a report surfaced saying the Chicago Bulls are now interested in making a playoff push. A team that wasn’t too long ago labeled as sellers is now, apparently, shifting into buyer mode. Well, if that’s truly the vision the front office has for this group, it starts tonight. The Indiana Pacers are the worst team in the Eastern Conference, playing the…
The thoroughly mid Chicago Bulls seem doomed for the play-in tournament yet again — which means, most likely, another pre-playoff loss and another shot at the lottery. Then again, when facing a loaded 2026 NBA Draft, that’s not such a bad thing. Assuming the Portland Trail Blazers make the playoffs, the Bulls would add their first-round pick, too. Per Tankathon, the 23-23 Bulls are currently projected at the end of…
The Trade Deadline can’t get here soon enough, and the trade chatter is chattering. Rumors are flying everywhere, and it’s no longer just the Jonathan Kuminga and Coby White types — we’re talking LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo territory now. Here’s your fresh NBA rumor mill roundup. Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Giannis Antetokounmpo is “Ready for a New Home” NBA insider Shams Charania reported that two-time MVP and NBA Champion…
Bulls fans, it’s game day! A Central Division matchup is on the card tonight as the Chicago Bulls take on the Indiana Pacers. It’s a matchup that hasn’t exactly been kind to the Windy City this season. But tonight marks the first time these two teams meet since Artūras Karnišovas reportedly signaled his hopes for a ‘playoff push’. We’re also kicking off a brutal stretch of four games in five…
If you like fast games, the start of this one was… not that. It took more than six minutes for either team to register a shot on net. The Blackhawks got the game’s first power play and, while it didn’t convert, the Hawks got some momentum and took the early lead. But the Penguins got away with a blatant trip and tied the game two minutes later. The teams took…
On Thursday night, Patrick Kane became the all-time leading point producer among American-born players in the NHL. There it is: Patrick Kane is officially the all-time leading point scorer among American-born players. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/FAaaWBoYt0— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) January 30, 2026 For those scoring at home, Kane was credited with the second assist on a goal from Ben Chiarot. Alex DeBrincat had the other assist. The goal came at 9:52 into…
Connor Bedard and Sidney Crosby. That should get you to tune in for this one. But the Blackhawks have been playing well lately, even if the wins aren’t coming as frequently as we would like. With the moms on the trip, the Blackhawks had really good energy in Minnesota. Everyone had a day off on Wednesday, so the players should have fresh legs again tonight. Based on the lines at…
Days keep flying off the calendar, and the NHL’s pre-Olympic trade freeze is now just six days away. Teams around the league are starting to make moves, and trade buzz is intensifying with the day. Which begs the question: when will the Blackhawks put up the For Sale sign? The hard part for the Blackhawks at the immediate moment is they’re playing fairly well, even if the wins aren’t coming…
The Blackhawks are back on the ice tonight in beautiful Pittsburgh — a city every hockey mom wants to visit at the end of January! After enjoying a day off somewhere in either Minnesota or Pennsylvania on Wednesday, the Hawks will look to continue playing well against good teams. The goal for tonight: finish with a win. And maybe do it in regulation? I say that because seven of the…
How about a four-day weekend of college hockey action for Blackhawks prospects?!? With the exciting Beanpot beginning in Boston on Monday, Boston University will skate on Friday against their rivals from Boston College before facing Northeastern on Monday. UMass will have an off-day between games as well. Sacha Boisvert was coming on hot since the Christmas break before serving three games of suspension time for fighting. We’ll see how much…
We’re less than one week away from the NHL’s pre-Olympic trade freeze, which means there’s a lot of trade buzz around the NHL. But trades aren’t the only pieces of news around the league right now that are worth considering. Patrick Kane had a huge moment on Tuesday. The Canucks’ sprint to the bottom of the standings got another accelerant. The New York Islanders went shopping — in their own…
Two pieces dropped on Wednesday morning that give us two unique perspectives on the current state of the Blackhawks’ rebuild. One comes from outside Chicago, an analytically-driven assessment that compares the Blackhawks’ projection for the future (the next seven years in this case) to other organizations in a similar situation. The other is a conversation with Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson about how he views the trajectory of the franchise….
The Blackhawks lost a game last night. I really like this paragraph from Mark Lazerus’ postgame for The Athletic after accounting for Minnesota’s three-goal comeback: None of those was a ghastly, unforgivable miscue by the Blackhawks. The Wild are just good. And they fought back. Sometimes that’s just how it happens. Hockey’s not always a zero-sum game. Earlier this morning I wrote about the idea of “good losses” for the…
The Blackhawks lost 4-3 in a shootout in Minnesota on Tuesday night. In the game, the Blackhawks took a 2-0 lead in the first period and ultimately had a three-goal lead before the Wild scored three unanswered — two coming in the third period — to force the game to overtime and, ultimately, a shootout. The Blackhawks were 0-for their last 17 on the power play coming into last night’s…
The Ole Miss Rebels (17-4) will host the Vanderbilt Commodores (20-1) after winning three home games in a row.
Ole Miss was victorious in its previous game versus Missouri, 82-61, on Thursday. Cotie McMahon was its high scorer with 33 points. In its previous game, Vanderbilt lost to South Carolina on Sunday, 103-74. Its leading scorer was Mikayla Blakes with 23 points.
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This game between the Rebels and Commodores will go down on Friday, January 30, 2026. Be ready to see the opening tip at 3 p.m. ET.
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Ole Miss averages 78.3 points per game (30th in college basketball) while giving up 56.6 per outing (23rd in college basketball). It has a +455 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 21.7 points per game.
The Rebels put up 18.2 more points than the Commodores allow (60.1).
Ole Miss makes 5.1 three-pointers per game (278th in college basketball) while shooting 27.2% from deep (307th in college basketball). It is making 1.2 more threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 3.9 per game while shooting 29.3%.
Offensively, the Rebels have performed better in home games this season, scoring 86.7 points per game, compared to 72.7 per game in road games.
Ole Miss’ offense has been less productive over its last 10 games, putting up 75.2 points a contest compared to the 78.3 it has averaged this year.
Vanderbilt’s +529 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 25.2 points per game) is a result of putting up 85.3 points per game (10th in college basketball) while allowing 60.1 per outing (85th in college basketball).
The Commodores’ 85.3 points per game are 28.7 more than the Rebels give up.
Vanderbilt knocks down 3.5 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.9 (fourth-most in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.4.
In 2025-26 the Commodores are averaging 4.1 more points per game at home (88.1) than away (84.0).
While Vanderbilt is scoring 85.3 points per game in 2025-26, it has improved that mark in its past 10 games, amassing 86.4 a contest.
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