Author: Michael Phillips
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James Madison Blew Up Its Own Championship Roster. Napier Has to Rebuild It From Scratch.
James Madison went 12-2, won the Sun Belt and reached the College Football Playoff. Then the roster scattered. Now Billy Napier inherits a defending champion with only a fraction of its old core — and somehow, JMU is still the preseason favorite in the East.
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10 Young NHL Players Primed to Explode in 2026-27
From Ivan Demidov and Porter Martone to Gabe Perreault and Michael Misa, these 10 young players enter 2026-27 with the talent, opportunity and late-season momentum to make a major leap.
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Navy Doesn’t Rebuild. It Just Reloads. Believe It Again in 2026.
Navy replaces its quarterback, its biggest offensive playmakers and its defensive coordinator in 2026. The schedule still gives Brian Newberry’s Midshipmen a legitimate path to ten wins — and finally, an American Conference title game.
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Maryland Football Is Selling Hope Again. Don’t Buy It Yet.
Maryland football has a talented sophomore quarterback, a friendlier schedule and another fresh reason for optimism. But after consecutive 4-8 seasons, Mike Locksley and the Terps need wins — not another offseason sales pitch.
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The Freedom 250 Actually Worked. The Numbers Prove It.
The Freedom 250 came with politics, public subsidies and plenty of spectacle. But one thing is difficult to argue with: the Washington street race delivered enormous TV numbers, unprecedented media exposure and a rare head-to-head victory for IndyCar over NASCAR.
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Buzz Williams’ Second Year Is the One That Actually Tells Us Something
Buzz Williams got patience after a 12-21 debut at Maryland. Year two is different. With a full offseason to build the roster his way, this season should finally tell us whether the Terps are actually moving forward.
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College Sports’ Blurriest Line Yet: Pro Athletes Playing Amateur
College sports drew a line between amateur and professional athletes for generations. Now former NFL, NBA and WNBA players are trying to cross back over — and judges are increasingly deciding whether conferences can stop them.
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Good Good Golf Just Learned What “Free Market” Actually Means
Good Good Golf built a golf-media empire by being different. One disastrous ad cost it Callaway, retail shelf space, a PGA Tour title sponsorship and momentum on television. That isn’t censorship. It’s what happens when four businesses independently decide the risk is no longer worth the reward.
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The Money Runs Out: Inside LIV Golf’s Fight to Survive
Saudi Arabia’s PIF is pulling back, LIV Golf is canceling events, vendors are demanding payment and a mystery investor is being asked to keep the league alive. After four years of spending billions to disrupt professional golf, LIV is about to find out whether it can survive as an actual business.
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The WNBA Has a Bigger Problem Than It’s Willing to Admit, and It’s Green
What began as a bizarre crypto stunt has become a recurring disruption at WNBA games. The league keeps treating each green-object incident separately, but the pattern — and the ridicule surrounding it — has become a bigger problem.
