Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals fell to the Minnesota Wild, 4-3 in a shootout, Thursday night at Capital One Arena in Washington. The loss moves the Capitals’ record to 25-10-3 (53 points) on the season. The Capitals opened the scoring midway through the first frame with a goal from Tom Wilson, but the Wild answered … Read more
Fall Report Aaron Fitt – December 20, 2024 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — After another stellar regular season earned Clemson a home regional for the second straight year and the fifth time since 2016, the 2024 Tigers finally threw a pesky monkey off their backs by winning a regional for the first time since 2010. And though … Read more
Fall Report Aaron Fitt – December 31, 2024 TROY, Ala. — Sitting on the field behind home plate, protected by a screen, during a Troy fall intrasquad, it’s hard not to notice how enticing that 30-foot-tall right-field Monster appears, a mere 310 feet from home plate. The Monster, which received a new 21-foot-by-71-foot video board … Read more
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 29, 2024 It was like getting punched in the gut. Twelve times. Immediately following the 2024 season, the Jacksonville Dolphins lost 12 players in 14 days to the transfer portal. “This summer was about survival,” Dolphins coach Chris Hayes said. “But once we got through the shock, we found … Read more
Fall Report Aaron Fitt – December 27, 2024 DURHAM, N.C. — Few programs can rival Duke’s stunning ascension to the ranks of national powers over the past decade. In the fall of 2015, when D1Baseball unveiled its inaugural Top 100 Programs list, Duke was unranked. In the fall of 2024, the Blue Devils ranked No. … Read more
Photo: @Capitals With the 2024-25 NHL season paused for three days for the holidays, it usually serves as a point to assess where teams stand. NoVa Caps does their second power rankings of the regular season: (⬆️Up, ⬇️Down, ➡️No Change represent spaces moved since power rankings from the quarter mark): LOTTERY CONTENDERS 32. Nashville Predators … Read more
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 22, 2024 The Florida Atlantic Owls had some impressive wins last season, including over No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 12 East Carolina. FAU also beat Miami – twice. But Owls coach John McCormack isn’t accepting praise. “We also lost a lot of games,” McCormack said. He’s right. The Owls … Read more
Fall Report Burke Granger – December 26, 2024 COLUMBUS, Ohio – It’s the dawn of a new era for Ohio State baseball. Bill Mosiello stepped down in June after two winning seasons in Columbus, returning to Fort Worth to join the TCU staff as its assistant head coach, a position he held before taking the Ohio … Read more
Fall Report Burke Granger – December 23, 2024 The Michigan State Spartans finished 24-27 overall and 11-13 in the conference in 2024, finding themselves on the outside looking in of the Big Ten tournament. After duking it out with the other bubble teams over the last six weeks of the regular season, they dropped the … Read more
Fall Workouts Kendall Rogers – December 23, 2024 Motivation won’t be an issue for TCU entering the 2025 campaign. The Horned Frogs finished the 2024 campaign with a respectable 33-21 overall record and looked primed to make yet another NCAA postseason appearance. However, the selection committee didn’t view TCU’s case that way and left them … Read more