Photo Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times. Buying Championships It was a 0-2 count with one out and runners on the corners in the bottom of the 11th in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. Alejandro Kirk stepped into the batter’s box for the Toronto Blue Jays to face off against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The pitch came, and Kirk swung. His bat shattered as the ball bounced into the glove of Mookie Betts, who stepped on second base and then fired over t

by Zak Drapeau 12/30/2025 Sportz Nation Graphic by Bryan Logan/ clutchpoints.com/betting/miami-vs-ohio-state-prediction-odds-pick-for-cfp-quarterfinal-at-the-cotton-bowl Buckeyes-Hurricanes Preview The first matchup of Round 2 of these College Football Playoffs will be between the defending National Champion Buckeyes and the Miami Hurricanes at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. After the Hurricanes defeated the 3-seeded Texas A&M Aggies and the Buckeyes received a first-round

The 2025 NBA Draft had lofty league-wide expectations. Widely viewed as a stronger, deeper class than the 2024 group, it was headlined by blue-chip prospects like Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey, and a wave of lottery talent expected to make an immediate impact. Two months into the regular season, that promise is beginning to materialize. While it’s still early—and patience is always required with younger players—we’ve already seen stark debuts from rookies performing way ahead of s

Credit: Donte Boyd/AP The NBA looks very different than it did even a decade ago. The league has become faster, younger, and far less patient, with teams prioritizing immediate impact over long-term development. As a result, the path to a stable NBA career has narrowed considerably. Undrafted hopefuls and Euro League standouts once had real opportunities to carve out lasting roles, but today, fewer of those players are sticking around long enough to do so. The margin for erro