Volume 21

Vol. 21 August 16, 2025 

NBA Schedule 

The NBA has released the schedule for the 2025-26 season. The season starts with the defending champions, Oklahoma City Thunder, facing the up-and-coming Houston Rockets. The other opening night game is Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers taking on Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors. 

The Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs have an early-season battle to see how the first (Cooper Flagg) and second (Dylan Harper) overall draft picks do against each other. 

Harper and his fellow rookie out of Rutgers, Ace Bailey, will face off in December when the Utah Jazz play the Spurs. 

Christmas Day features five games this year: 

• New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 

• Oklahoma City Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs 

• Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets 

• Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks 

• Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 

The Los Angeles Clippers host the All Star Game on February 15, 2026 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.

A Brewers Dozen 

13 is usually a Baker’s Dozen, but today it can be called a Brewer’s dozen. The Milwaukee Brewers have won 13 straight games, and have not stopped yet. During this stretch, they have widened to a nine-game lead over theie division rival Chicago Cubs. They currently have the best record in the MLB, and a >99.9% chance to make the playoffs. Can the Brewers win the World Series? It seems very possible. Recap of their winning streak: 

Game 1 out of 13: 

Milwaukee Brewers @ Washington Nationals 

Score: 16-9 

Stat: Blake Perkins had two home runs 

Game 2 out of 13: 

Milwaukee Brewers @ Washington Nationals 

Score: 8-2 

Stat: Christian Yelich went 3-4 with a homer and a pair of singles 

Game 3 out of 13: 

Milwaukee Brewers @ Washington Nationals 

Score: 14-3 

Stat: Brice Turang hit two two-run homeruns 

Game 4 out of 13: 

Milwaukee Brewers @ Atlanta Braves 

Score: 3-1 

Stat: Quinn Priester pitched seven innings, giving up only two hits and one run. 

Game 5 out of 13: 

Milwaukee Brewers @ Atlanta Braves 

Score: 7-2 

Stat: Freddy Peralta pitched five innings and had seven strikeouts. 

Game 6 out of 13: 

Milwaukee Brewers @ Atlanta Braves 

Score: 5-4 

Stat: Blake Perkins had a single, a double, and a homerun.

Game 7 out of 13: 

New York Mets @ Milwaukee Brewers 

Score: 3-2 

Play: Blake Perkins, the center fielder, threw out Sterling Marte at home plate for the final out. 

Game 8 out of 13: 

New York Mets @ Milwaukee Brewers 

Score: 7-4 

Stat: The Brewers scored four runs in the seventh inning to come back and beat the Mets. 

Game 9 out of 13: 

New York Mets @ Milwaukee Brewers 

Score: 7-6 

Play: Isaac Collins hit a walk-off homerun. 

Game 10 out of 13: 

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers 

Score: 7-1 

Stat: Jose Quintana pitched six innings, with three strikeouts and one earned run. 

Game 11 out of 13: 

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers 

Score: 14-0 

Stat: Freddy Peralta pitched six innings with seven strikeouts and no runs. 

Game 12 out of 13: 

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers 

Score: 12-5 

Stat: Brandon Woodruff pitched four scoreless innings in his start. 

Game 13 out of 13: 

Milwaukee Brewers @ Cincinnati Reds 

Score: 10-8 

Stat: Milwaukee came back from an 8-1 deficit to win. 

That 13th straight win ties the franchise record for consecutive wins.

NHL Power Rankings 

With the NHL preseason beginning in a few short weeks, The Cole Times has released its official way-too-early power rankings: 

1. Florida Panthers 

2. Edmonton Oilers 

3. Dallas Stars 

4. Carolina Hurricanes 

5. Winnipeg Jets 

6. Vegas Golden Knights 

7. Toronto Maple Leafs 

8. Colorado Avalanche 

9. Tampa Bay Lightning 

10. Washington Capitals 

11. Los Angeles Kings 

12. St. Louis Blues 

13. New Jersey Devils 

14. Minnesota Wild 

15. Calgary Flames 

16. Montreal Canadiens 

17. Ottawa Senators 

18. Detroit Red Wings 

19. Vancouver Canucks 

20. New York Rangers 

21. Columbus Blue Jackets 

22. Utah Mammoth 

23. New York Islanders 

24. Anehiem Ducks 

25. Philadelphia Flyers 

26. Nashville Predators 

27. Boston Bruins 

28. Pittsburgh Penguins 

29. Buffalo Sabers 

30. Seattle Kraken 

31. Chicago Blackhawks 

32. San Jose Sharks