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Volume 26:45

Cole Nadel
Oct 3
5 min read

MLB Playoffs

The MLB playoffs are underway. We are past the Wild Card series, and the Divisional round starts today. The playoffs started on Tuesday with four matchups– the first of which was Philadelphia Phillies at the Atlanta Braves. The Braves pulled out the 5-3 win with an Austin Riley three-run shot in the eighth inning. Later that day, the Chicago White Sox met up with the Houston Astros. Chicago jumped out to a 5-0 lead, and never looked back, winning 6-3 to open up their postseason run. After that, we got back-to-back beatdowns. The first one was between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Yankees soon-to-be CY Young winning pitcher Cam Schlittler allowed only two hits in 6.1 innings and struck out ten Red Sox. Breakout star Ben Rice had two home runs, one of them a grand slam. The Yankees walked out of Game 1 with a 9-0 win. The night-capper saw the San Diego Padres face the Chicago Cubs. Padres pitcher Michael King took a no-hit bid into the seventh until Nico Hoerner broke it up. The Padres bats were on fire, as they launched three home runs in this 8-0 win.

The next day was more of the same– at least for a few teams. The Yankees and White Sox each got blowout wins to punch their tickets to the divisional round. Luis Garcia Jr. and Cody Bellinger combined for five hits in the Yankees 9-2 win. Chase Meidroth’s sixth inning three-run home run was the icing on the cake in the 7-3 Chicago White Sox victory. The Padres secured a 4-1 win over the Cubs to advance to the divisional round. Meanwhile, in Atlanta, the Phillies had made it a series. Philadelphia clawed their way back from a 3-1 deficit to send the game into extra innings. In the top of the tenth, Alec Bohm hit a solo home run, then the Phillies won the game on a successful ABS challenge in the bottom half of the tenth.

That meant that the Phillies and Braves were going to play a win-or-go-home match the next day. Atlanta jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a first inning home run and never trailed in the 6-2 victory.

So with that, the Divisional round is set and kicks off today. At 1:00pm the White Sox visit division-rival Cleveland Guardians. The Yankees face their division rivals, the Tampa Bay Rays, at 6:30pm. The Los Angeles Dodgers start their quest for a three-peat with the Atlanta Braves today at 4:00pm. Then, the final game of the night is the Padres versus the MLB’s best Milwaukee Brewers at 8:30pm.


Hockey is Back

That’s right– the NHL is back! So with the season having just started, it’s not too late for predictions. Without further ado, here are my 2026-2027 NHL Predictions:


Atlantic Division

  1. Montreal Canadiens

  2. Tampa Bay Lightning

  3. Florida Panthers

  4. Buffalo Sabres

  5. Toronto Maple Leafs

  6. Boston Bruins

  7. Ottawa Senators

  8. Detroit Red Wings


Metropolitan Division

  1. Carolina Hurricanes

  2. Washington Capitals

  3. New York Islanders

  4. New Jersey Devils

  5. New York Rangers

  6. Pittsburgh Penguins

  7. Columbus Blue Jackets

  8. Philadelphia Flyers


Central Division

  1. Colorado Avalanche

  2. Utah Mammoth

  3. Dallas Stars

  4. Minnesota Wild

  5. St. Louis Blues

  6. Nashville Predators

  7. Winnipeg Jets

  8. Chicago Blackhawks


Pacific Division

  1. Edmonton Oilers

  2. Vegas Golden Knights

  3. San Jose Sharks

  4. Anaheim Ducks

  5. Seattle Kraken

  6. Los Angeles Kings

  7. Calgary Flames

  8. Vancouver Canucks


Playoff Predictions


First Round

Carolina vs. Toronto


Washington vs. New York Islanders


Montreal vs. Buffalo


Tampa Bay vs. Florida


Colorado vs. Anahiem


Utah vs. Dallas


Edmonton vs. Minnesota


Vegas vs. San Jose


Second Round

Carolina vs. New York Islanders


Montreal vs. Tampa Bay


Colorado vs. Utah


Edmonton vs. San Jose


Conference Finals

Carolina vs. Tampa Bay


Edmonton vs. Utah


Stanley Cup Finals

Tampa Bay vs. Edmonton


Tampa Bay Wins!!!


Yes, you read that right. I do think the Tampa Bay Lightning will win the 2027 Stanley Cup.


College Football

The College Football season keeps on going. So what happened in Week 4? What is coming up in Week 5?

Last week saw the #1 Texas Longhorns barely survive against the then undefeated #14 Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee scored a touchdown with 1:22 left in the game to cut the Longhorns lead to 20-17. They then recovered a fumble on the onside kick. However, the last second hail mary attempt was swatted down in the end zone, and Texas escaped with a victory.

The #21 Florida Gators hosted the #4 Ole Miss Rebels, and they put on a show for the crowd in Gainesville. The Gators jumped out to a 17-6 halftime lead, and never looked back. They did whatever they wanted against that Ole Miss team, winning 52-28. Florida running back Jadan Baugh rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns.

A big game out west featured the #20 Oregon Ducks and the #12 USC Trojans. Oregon’s QB Dante Moore got injured early in the game, which forced backup Dylan Raiola to come in. Raiola played like he should have been in the whole time. He went 19 for 25 for 289 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the 41-27 Ducks victory.

The Louisville Cardinals and Penn State Nittany Lions both got upset by unranked squads. Mississippi State’s star QB, Kamario Taylor, led the surprisingly good Bulldogs to a 31-24 win over the Missouri Tigers. But the big story was out of Ann Arbor, where the Michigan Wolverines were in control of their game for 59 minutes and 59 seconds. However, as time expired, the Iowa Hawkeyes weren’t done. Iowa QB Hank Brown spiraled the ball towards the front corner of the end zone as time expired with the Hawkeyes trailing 19-14. The ball hit the hands of receiver Reece Vander Zee, who secured the catch and got a foot in to seal the 20-19 upset victory. 


Here is The CT College Football Top 25:


Here is The CT College Football Gameday Picks for Today:

NFL Update

We are past Week 3 of the NFL season now, so what happened?

  • The Atlanta Falcons beat the Green Bay Packers 35-14

    • It was Atlanta QB Michael Penix Jr.’s season debut after being injured for the first two games of the season

    • Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson had 29 carries for 194 yards and two touchdowns

  • The Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16

  • The Cleveland Browns beat the Carolina Panthers 21-18

    • Browns QB Deshaun Watson threw for two TDs

  • The Detroit Lions beat the New York Jets 31-24

    • New York QB Geno Smith threw for 321 yards and three TDs

  • The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 19-17

  • The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Miami Dolphins 24-10

    • Miami’s star RB Devon Achane suffered a torn ACL and is out for the season

  • The New York Giants beat the Tennessee Titans 12-7

  • The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27

  • The Washington Commanders beat the Seattle Seahawks 33-31

    • Washington was without their starting QB Jayden Daniels

  • The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the New England Patriots 35-6

  • The San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals 36-30

    • San Francisco QB Brock Purdy threw four TD passes

  • The Minnesota Vikings beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-16

  • The Baltimore Ravens beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-31

  • The Las Vegas Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 35-27

    • New Orleans QB Tyler Shough has 132 passing attempts this season– that is 44 pass attempts a game

  • The Denver Broncos beat the Los Angeles Rams 30-26

    • Los Angeles led 16-0

    • Denver DB Talanoa Hufanga had the go ahead pick-six in the fourth

  • The Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-7

    • Bears third string QB Case Keenum threw for 247 yards and two TDs in his first game as starter in over 1000 days

 
 

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