#Tier 3

After putting the Detroit Pistons to bed early and carving out a bit of old school load management for their few-of-us-are-100-percent-this-time-of-year-crew, the Philadelphia 76ers have crept their way into fourth place in the East. Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and co. are now 25-15, and have just passed the Cleveland Cavaliers (26-16)…

Location: Le Castellet, France Course: Circuit Paul Ricard Course Length: 5.842 KM Laps: 53 Ferrari has won consecutive races, yet still enters the French Grand Prix 56 points behind Red Bull in the constructor standings. That's due to both poor strategic decisions, which caused Charles Leclerc to finish fourth at Silverstone, and unreliability,…

Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco Course: Circuit de Monaco Course Length: 3.34km Laps: 78 Max Verstappen recovered from a trip off track last week in Barcelona to take advantage of Ferrari misfortune and win his fourth race of the season. The victory also vaulted him into the championship lead, giving him a six-point advantage over Charles…

The Tampa Bay Rays remain in playoff position, despite a franchise-matching single-game 17 players on the injured list. That number, of course, does not include players now recovered from injury, like the team's top hitter Brandon Lowe, who is working with doctors to stave off stress fractures in his back. Overall, it's a precarious position for…

It's the penultimate week of the 2022 college football season. Can you believe we only have two football Saturdays remaining for most teams? Many will be playing their final home game this week. Where did the season go? While nothing has changed atop the Big Ten East, the West Division opened up with an upset by the Purdue Boilermakers over the…

Rodney Dangerfield has been dead more than 18 years, and we as a society still haven't come up with an updated reference for someone or something getting no respect. But I have to take a stand, as an alleged professional sportswriter. I refuse, in 2022, to be so lazy and cliched as to call the New York Giants the Rodney Dangerfield of the NFL.

Location: Mexico City, Mexico Course: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Course Length: 4.304 KM Laps: 71 Red Bull has clinched both the driver and constructor championships, so we won't have any drama for the top spots in any of the last three races of the season. There's still plenty on the line. Charles Leclerc is clinging to a two-point lead for…

The Sports Gazette caught up with the Lebanese rugby league squad ahead of their World Cup quarterfinal against Australia on Friday. They spoke about hybrid nationalities, singing the anthem like you mean it and growing the game in Lebanon. The 2021 Australian census found that almost 250000 people in the country claim some form of Lebanese…

Purse: $25 million Winner's Share: $4 million Location: King Abdulla Economic City Course: Royal Greens Golf & Country Club Designer: European Golf Designs Yardage: 7010 yards Par: 72 LIV Golf heads to Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Saudi Arabia this week to compete in the penultimate event of its inaugural season. The 7010-yard par-72 track…

Location: Monza, Italy Course: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Course Length: 5.79km Laps: 53 Max Verstappen won for the 10th time this season in front of a boisterous hometown crowd last week at Zandvoort. The defending champion first grabbed pole position over Charles Leclerc on Saturday before going on to win Sunday's race. The day was anything but…

Alejandro Zendejas and Club America are looking to add bring another Liga MX title to the Estadio Azteca. Jaime Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images Welcome to the start of the Liga MX playoffs! After 17 weeks of regular season play, 12 teams remain in the hunt for the 2022 Apertura title. Beginning with the play-in round this Saturday and Sunday, the…

Location: Zandvoort, Netherlands Course: Circuit Zandvoort Course Length: 4.26km Laps: 72 The Formula 1 season resumed a week ago in Belgium after its traditional summer break, and Max Verstappen promptly returned to his winning ways. The weekend was made more difficult for the reigning world champion after he changed engine components, but he set…

Our feature grading the positional depth of each NHL team continues this week, with a focus on the blueline. If you missed our prior talent tiers, they are referenced below - please check them out. Our approach to grading defencemen will be similar, but not identical to the way we evaluated forwards. We overweight top-four defenders - for most…