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Vol. 21 August 16, 2025  NBA Schedule  The NBA has released the schedule for the 2025-26 season. The season starts with the defending...

Vol. 20 August 9, 2025  Cole Times College Football Top 25  The college football season is almost here. The Cole Times has assembled a...

Vol.19 July, 5 2025 MLB Power Rankings The Cole Times has ranked the MLB teams based on how good they have looked so far this season. ...

THE COLE TIMES Vol.18 June 28, 2025 AL Cy Young Race There is an obvious gap between the strength of pitchers in the AL and NL with the...

Vol. 17 June 21, 2025 2025 College Football Let’s look ahead, because in just two short months the college football season will start....

Vol. 16 June 14, 2025  Club World Cup  The Club World Cup is set to kick o tonight. Twelve locations across the USA are set to host...

Vol. 15 June 7, 2025  NFL Predictions  With the NFL season approaching quickly, the Cole Times has made predictions for the upcoming...

Vol. 14 May 30, 2025  International Football Association  The International Football Association will start their first season this...

Vol. 13 May 24, 2025  College Football Playoffs   The College Football Playoffs have just changed. Instead of conference champions...

Vol. 12 May 17, 2025  This volume of ‘The Cole Times’ is generously sponsored by:  Cole’s Savta, Pam Barnett.  For information on how you...

Vol. 11 May 10, 2025  New Wideout in Dallas  The Dallas Cowboys have ended their search for a wide receiver by finalizing a deal with the...

Vol. 10 May 3, 2025  Wrexham A.F.C. Wrexham A.F.C. just earned their third straight promotion, but how did it happen? It all started in 2021 when Ryan Reynolds (yes the person who plays Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney, bought Wrexham. In the 2021 season Wrexham, who were in the National Leauge (5th level of english soccer), did very well finishing second in both the National League and FA Trophy. Wrexham’s leading scorer was Paul Mullin with 22 goals. Despite everything, Wrexham

Vol. 9 April 26, 2025  Cameron Ward #1  The 2025 NFL Draft started with a bang. The Tennessee Titans selected Cam Ward. Ward, who played QB for Miami and previously Washington State. He started his career at Incarnate Word. In his first two seasons, he threw for 6,908 yards and 71 touchdowns. In his two seasons at Washington State, he threw for 6,966 yards and 48 touchdowns. In his final season at Miami, he threw for 4,313 yards and 39 touchdowns. His total passing stats in a

Vol. 8 April 12, 2025 Ovechkin 895 On Sunday April 6th, the Washington Capitals traveled to USB Arena to play the Islanders, with Ovechkin at 894 goals. The Islanders jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period. The first period running out of time was no problem for Ovi. Just 26 seconds after Casey Cizikas tripped Rasmus Sandin, Alex Ovechkin scored Goal #895. Alex Ovechkin’s goal came 7:26 into the second period. The Islanders tacked on two more winning 4-1.  Florida

Vol. 7 April 5, 2025 Ovechkin at 894 Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals on Friday night in a home win vs Chicago. Wayne Gretzky was in attendance as he watched the Great 8 score number 894. Ovechkin was at 892 goals entering Friday April 4th. Entering the game, Ovechkin was on a three game goal streak. Ovechkin will have his next shot at the record on Sunday April 6th as the Capitals play the Islanders on the road. Gretzky figures to be in attendance on Sunday. Projected Odd

Vol. 6 March 29, 2025 Sweet and Sour 16 The Men’s March Madness Sweet 16 just finished. During the Sweet 16 there were eight games. In the South Region, #1 Auburn handled #5 Michigan winning by a score of 78-65. The other South Region game was between #2 Michigan St and #6 Ole Miss. The Spartans came back from multiple second half deficits to win 73-70. In the East, Caleb Love’s 35-point game was not enough as Cooper Flagg’s 30-point game led #1 Duke past #4 Arizona. #2 Alaba

Vol. 5 March 22, 2025 NBA Playoff The NBA season is at the 70 game-played mark (there are a total of 82 games in the season). With that the playoff race becomes more important. Before a four game losing streak, the Cavaliers were nine games ahead of the Celtics, and are currently ahead five games. The Knicks are 12.5 games behind the Cavs and need a win tonight to keep their very low one seed chances alive (the Knicks have played 69 games not 70). The Central Division has fou

Vol. 4 March 15, 2025 Bids Bids Automatic Bids So far 32, automatic bids have been clinched for March Madness. The Men’s teams with bids so far are: Lipscomb (ASUN Champion), Montana (Big Sky Champion), High Point (Big South Champion), UNC Wilmington (CAA Champion), Robert Morris (Horizon League Champion), Drake (MVC Champion), St. Francis (PA) (Northeast Conference Champion), SIU Edwardsville (OVC Champion), American University (Patriot League Champion), Wofford (SoCon Champ

Vol.3 March 8, 2025 30-20-20 On Saturday March 1st, Nikola Jocik recorded the 1st ever 30-20-20 game in NBA history. It came in the Nuggets 149-141 OT win versus the Suns. Jokic had 31 points, 21 rebounds, and 22 assists. His 22 assist mark is the NBA record for a center. It was Jokic’s 29th triple-double this season. It was also his seventh time this year with 15 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists, tying the NBA record held by Oscar Robertson. Trade, Release, Retire There w

Vol. 2 March 1, 2025 Notre Dame Women Loses 2 Straight On Sunday Feb.23, the #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish were on a 19-game win streak, had a showdown with #13 NC State. The Irish, who were 24-2 overall, 15-0 in the ACC, and 7-1 vs ranked teams, were expected to win on the road, but NC State had other plans. It was back and forth all of regulation. The Wolfpack held a 4-point advantage at the half. But Notre Dame played great ball, tying it up and sending the game to OT on a