Pistons hang on to beat the Sixers 106-93. Detroit improves to 3-0. Cade had a team-high 26 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Duncan had another big game with 21 points on 5/9 from long range.

Sources: New Jersey and Winnipeg are working on a Connor Hellebuyck deal. We will see what develops.

Tom Skerritt was pure class; every time he stepped in front of a camera, he delivered. Once described as a “character actor locked in a leading man’s body,” he made it all look effortless. Rest easy, Viper.

Did Elon Musk just make death threats to multiple members of Congress?

Crazy to see Boston’s surplus of 3-point shooting contrasted with Detroit’s lack of 3-point shooting. Celtics also have so many more sources of shot creation. Just on a different tier from the Pistons.

Tom Izzo’s Spartans are the last bastion of what we all knew and loved about college basketball.

STAR WARS FUNDAY FOOTBALL is arriving February 14, 2027. This will be a real-time, animated Super Bowl LXI set in the Star Wars galaxy. Iconic Star Wars characters will join the action alongside the AFC and NFC champions, including C-3PO voiced by Anthony Daniels.

October 19, 1981 "The Eric Hipple Game" Lions third-string quarterback Eric Hipple makes his first NFL start and has one of the greatest debut performances in league history. He accounts for six touchdowns in Detroit's 48-17 beatdown of the Bears on Monday Night Football in Pontiac. Hipple throws for 336 yards and four touchdowns, adding two more scores on the ground in the rout.

I guess you would still get them for the standalone games and post game on Sunday afternoon games, but they really are just noise. The days of early Fox upsetting the serious tone of the shows and becoming a watch, they are over

Now that Bryce Underwood era is over, where do you think he ends up?

Playoff expansion will earn about $100 million annually more per year when including the loss of championship games. Spread across schools, that's barely anything. As I've said, the move wasn't about money. It was just putting more teams in the mix.

Sources: The College Football Playoff is nearing a deal to expand to 24 teams, per sources. The new format will start in 2027 and is expected to come together in the near future, pending final approvals.

Joe Rogan: I do not like this Iran war. It does not make any sense for us. They were trying to get every single president to do this and now we've done it. It's very clear it's a giant quagmire

Keep in mind that Musk cutting off Starlink to Ukrainian Forces doesn't affect Ukraine's strikes on Russian territory, as it's already blocked there. This is Musk purely attempting to limit Ukraine's strikes on Russians INSIDE Ukraine. Any European governments using Starlink need to understand that the pro-Russian owner of Starlink will cut your defenses at any time if the price is right.

what’s an NBA playoff series where the better team actually lost ??

The Kings LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

David Pagnotta: Re Red Wings management search: They thought they had their GM right around Labour Day, and he stuck with the Tigers; they were ready to make that announcement I think the Tuesday or Wednesday right after Labour Day - Barn Burner (10/9) ____ NHLRR: Jeff Greenberg is speculated to have turned down the Red Wings job due to, among other reasons, a lack of full autonomy