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Someone ran the full 2026-27 schedule arena-to-arena and we come out #1 out of 30 teams: 55,581.9 air miles and 46 time zone crossings.

The Paris/Manchester swing with San Antonio is doing most of the heavy lifting — that trip alone is 9,695 miles and 14 time zones (MSY → Paris → Manchester → MSY). The write-up notes that if you strip the international games out, we'd fall back toward the middle of the pack, so this isn't a "brutal schedule" complaint so much as a "we're the ones getting the international showcase" thing.

For context, the Raptors travel the fewest at 35,134. That's a 20,000+ mile gap between us and them.

Curious how people feel about the January trip — free European road show, or a rough spot in the middle of the season to be crossing 14 time zones twice?

Full 30-team breakdown: https://bookies.com/news/nba-miles-traveled

Not surprised we came out on top of this one. This article just ranked all 32 fanbases on tailgate behavior (crime, safety, culture, hospitality) and Lambeau took the crown. Being the only fan-owned team in the league clearly shows up in how we treat each other and visitors. Full rankings here: https://bookies.com/news/nfl-tailgate-rankings

We're the second-youngest roster in the league right now (27.00 avg age) per a post-deadline breakdown. Kind of wild to see us grouped with teams like Miami and the Nats in terms of age given our history of veteran-heavy rosters. Feels like the rebuild is really taking shape. Link if anyone wants to see where every team lands: bookies.com/news/mlb-teams-ranked-by-average-age-youngest-to-oldest

RotoWire pulled every Hall of Fame Game since 2005 (36 team-seasons) to see if the extra preseason game/early camp report actually swings a team's season. Short version: no real effect either way. Combined winning percentage for participants is .511, playoff rate is basically league average, and zero Hall of Fame Game teams have reached a conference championship in 20 years — so it hasn't been a spark for anyone either.

For us, the article frames this year's matchup as a fairly typical "ascending but unproven" profile, which is exactly the kind of team that tends to land near .500 in this sample. The thing worth actually watching Thursday isn't the result — it's whether any rotation guys pick up injuries in a game that doesn't count. Full breakdown and year-by-year table here: https://www.rotowire.com/football/article/the-hall-of-fame-game-hangover-126106

RotoWire put out a "most hated team by state" map and we're #2 overall with 8 states, mostly because we basically inherited the Braves' beef in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, NC, SC and Tennessee. Wild how NL East grudges just spread like that. Full breakdown here: https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/article/most-hated-mlb-teams-by-state-125435

Bit of fun doing the rounds — RotoWire ran a survey/mapping exercise on the most despised Premier League club in every English city, and Man Utd come out on top as the most hated side across seven different areas, including right here on Merseyside. Made me smile scrolling through, they've dug up the 5-0 at Old Trafford in 2021 and that 7-0 demolition at Anfield in 2023 as recent highlights of why the rivalry runs so deep, 35 miles apart but a century of arguing over who owns English football. Worth a scroll: https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/article/most-heated-epl-rivalries-by-city-125426

RotoWire just dropped their "most hated MLS team in every state" breakdown and the Union came out on top nationally, named the #1 rival in six states. Wear it with pride, Sons of Ben. Full breakdown here: https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/article/most-hated-mls-team-in-every-state-125256

Saw this making the rounds — RotoWire ranked every HC by a pressure score for 2026 and Steichen landed at 74, just behind Glenn's Jets. Feels like the win-now mandate plus QB volatility factors are doing a lot of work here. Anyone else think that's a little steep for him specifically, or does it track with how you're feeling about this season?

https://www.rotowire.com/football/article/nfl-coach-pressure-index-ranking-123580

Not exactly the trophy we wanted, but the M's are projected to travel a league-worst (best?) 48,779 miles in 2027, more than any other team, second year in a row we've topped this list. Being stuck in the Pacific corner of the map really does not do us any favors. At least the frequent flyer miles are stacking up. Source: https://bookies.com/news/mlb-miles-traveled

Per this year's NHL miles traveled report, we're at 50,685 miles and a brutal 58 time zones crossed, top 3 in the league. Being out west really adds up. At least the Jerry World outdoor game in Feb should be a fun change of pace. https://bookies.com/news/2026-27-nhl-miles-traveled-league-covers-1-million-miles-4-nations

Not shocked, honestly. Three Super Bowl losses since 2000, two of them under Shanahan, and somehow we still find new ways to blow it in January. Highest heartbreak score in the whole league. We don't lose early, we lose LATE and it's worse every time. https://bookies.com/news/most-cursed-nfl-franchises-since-2000