PGA - Koepka To Rejoin PGA Tour With Almost None of the Spoils, but All of the Embarrassment

We apparently found out the grass is not greener on the other side in the world of professional golf. The PGA Tour announced what they are calling the “Returning Member Program” for former members that jumped ship to LIV Golf, and are looking to come back.

The first name that entered the program is five-time major champion Brooks Koepka. A handful of current LIV players have won majors after jumping to the Saudi-backed tour, namely Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, and John Rahm.

For the sanctions he will have to face upon returning to the PGA Tour, Koepka had better hope the money he made from LIV will stretch for a while.

NCAAF - Hurricanes Use Grit to Reach Title Game; One Challenge Left

Mario Cristobal may continue to deflect the notion that Miami is “back” among college football’s elite, but the Hurricanes will play for their first National Championship since 2002 a week from Monday, January 19. Their opponent will be the top team in the country, the Indiana Hoosiers.

The Hurricanes started 5-0 in 2025, before losing two of three in conference play to fall out of the top 15. Miami climbed as high as #2 in the Associate Press poll, before the losses to Louisville and SMU dropped them to #18. When Miami was sitting home for the ACC Championship game, the Hurricanes sat at #10 in the College Football Playoff ranking, hoping their resume was strong enough to warrant one of the 12 spots.

Could we really call it an upset if Miami wins it all, when many around the country thought Miami was going to be in this position after beating three ranked teams in their first five games?

NCAA - Michigan Scandal Develops While Leaving Questions About Program to Compound

If Notre Dame opting out of consideration for a bowl game in the wake of being snubbed for the College Football Playoff was the high point of postseason madness, Ann Arbor threw a case of hats (or in their case winged helmets) into the fray.

We all know by now the ongoing saga of Sherrone Moore. The Michigan head coach was fired by the school with cause on December 10 for an inappropriate relationship with a member of his staff. The school first investigated the allegations back over the summer, but both parties denied the allegations.

The woman in question is reported to be Moore’s executive assistant, Paige Shriver. Neither the school or authorities have confirmed Ms. Shriver’s involvement, but Moore was arrested after reportedly breaking into her apartment.

NCAA - Committee Overlooks Texas Tech, Who May Run Table In Playoffs

The College Football Playoff was a cruel mistress to Notre Dame, and rewarded a second Group of Five school by letting James Madison grab the final spot. The committee gifted Ohio State the #2 seed after losing the Big 10 Championship game, making the defending champions ranked over two conference champions with one loss.

Those teams were the SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs (#3), and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, champions of the Big 12 (#4).

The Red Raiders claimed their first conference championship since they were a member of the Southwest Conference in 1994. Two years later, the conference folded, with four Texas schools (Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Texas, and Baylor) joining the Big 8 to form the Big 12.

NBA - Despite Snapping Winning Streak, Pistons Fully Capable Of Challenging In East

The last time the Detroit Pistons won 13 consecutive games in the regular season, both instances resulted in an NBA Championship. The first came in 1990, which was the second of the back-to-back “Bad Boy” championships, while the second was the stunning upset of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.

Detroit went into action on Wednesday looking to eclipse their franchise mark at the expense of their long time rivals, the Boston Celtics. Lucky 13 for the Pistons came on Monday against the second-worst team in the NBA, the Indiana Pacers.

If the Pacers can go from Game 7 of the NBA Finals back in June, to the cellar of the Eastern Conference, after the 1-win Washington Wizards picked up win #2 on Tuesday, the Pistons surely have hopes of maintaining their Eastern Conference best record, which sat at 15-2.

NFL - Murray To IR With Decision On Future Looming For Cardinals

Changes are coming in the desert, and the Arizona Cardinals may be about ready to begin another rebuild. The Cardinals were blown out 44-22 on Sunday by the Seattle Seahawks, a game they trailed 38-7 at halftime, and saw DeMarcus Lawrence return two fumbles for touchdowns in the first half.

Arizona has lost six of their last seven games, but the first six were by a combined 13 points. Veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett took over as the starter in Week 6, after a foot injury had saddled Kyler Murray to where the Cardinals moved Murray to Injured Reserve back on Wednesday. This guarantees Brissett to remain the starter for at least the next three games, barring an injury of his own.

MLB - Dodgers Repeat, and Seal MLB's Fate After 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed their second consecutive World Series championship on Saturday night, rallying in the top of the 9th to tie the game 4-4, then winning 5-4 in the 11th inning.

The Dodgers become the first team since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees three-peat to repeat in hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy. In the process, they denied everyone outside of Los Angeles any level of enjoyment until February. Despite the most entertaining World Series in the past decade, the Dodgers broke the hearts of all baseball fans by emphasizing why there likely will be a lengthy work stoppage after the 2026 season.

Los Angeles became the first team in MLB history to break the $400 million salary threshold, capping out at over $416 million. Shohei Ohtani, the $700 million man, did not win the World Series MVP, but still gets to earn $70 million next year. We talk about how baseball cannot be taken seriously when teams like the Yankees, Phillies, and Dodgers spend more than several Fortune 500 businesses, and now Los Angeles has another store-bought championship to prove it.

MLB - Rays' Sale Transition Nears Completion, While Stadium Outlook Snails Along

The Tampa Bay Rays are less than two weeks from having their five-year run to the MLB postseason come to an end. Going into action on September 18, the Rays sit at 74-78, 15 games out of first in the American League East Division. The Rays are also nine games out of the final AL Wild Card spot. After the Baltimore Orioles were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Wednesday, the Rays will be next up on the chopping block in the AL.

To say the Rays are in a state of flux with the 2025 season would be putting it lightly. The Rays saw their home, Tropicana Field, damaged after Hurricane Milton ripped through the Tampa-St. Petersburg area in early October of 2024. The roof was completely destroyed, rendering the stadium unsuitable for the Rays to play in 2025. Tampa Bay has been playing at George Steinbrenner Field down the street, which is across the street from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, home of the NFL’s Buccaneers.

Steinbrenner Field is the home for the New York Yankees Class-A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons.