Mets are basically in the playoffs even before October
The Mets are in the middle of a best-of-three week in search of a playoff spot, and they're in the middle of a best-of-three wild-card round series. If you haven't noticed, we already know the identities of 11 of the 12 postseason teams, excluding the incredible performances of the Cubs, Mariners and Red Sox. Of […]
Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever qualify for WNBA playoffs
Caitlin Clark will play in the WNBA playoffs in her rookie season. On Tuesday night, despite it being an off day for the team, the rookie star guard led the Indiana Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016. This also ended the team's streak of seven seasons without a postseason appearance, which tied the […]
Jets finding any way into playoffs would make season a success
Haason Reddick's strike was the main topic of conversation when Jets general manager Joe Douglas spoke to the media on Thursday, but Douglas also mentioned something important during his 19-minute press conference. “We're past the development stage,” Douglas said of the Jets in 2024. “I feel like this team is ready to win.” That may […]
Tom Kim’s heartbreaking collapse leads to missing Top 50, early FedEx Cup Playoffs exit
With three holes to go, Tom Kim appeared to be on pace to punch his ticket to Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado, site of next week’s BMW Championship, the second of three FedEx Cup playoff matches. He was five under par after 15 holes, with four birdies and no bogeys to that point in […]
FedEx St. Jude: Complete 4th round tee times see who advances playoffs
Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each day, the crew will discuss a different element of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and more. The final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship has arrived and the top 70 will be reduced to the top 50 in next week’s playoff event. Hideki […]
Why rewarding extra wild-card spots is best for sports playoffs
I understand that sentiment, and to some extent I agree. Playoffs are diluted in every sport. There are so many spots that the regular season often feels like just an extended exhibition schedule. Many baseball fans still fondly remember the days from 1903 to 1968 when there were two leagues (first eight teams each, then […]
Scottie Scheffler on FedEx Cup Playoffs: “silly” it all comes down to one event
Given what’s happened over the past two years, Scottie Scheffler has good reason to dislike the FedExCup playoff format. Scheffler arrived at East Lake in both 2022 and 2023 as the top player in the FedEx Cup rankings, meaning he was at 10 under par and two strokes ahead of the second-place player at the […]
Way-too-early 2024 WNBA Playoffs preview, with matchups, predictions and more
The WNBA playoffs are scheduled to begin in just over a month, on September 22. There’s still a ton of regular-season basketball left, but if the postseason were to start today, we could expect some pretty exciting first-round matchups. Midseason is here WNBA Ranking: New York Liberty (21-4) Connecticut Sun (18-6) Minnesota Lynx (17-8) Seattle […]
A look at the FedEx Cup playoffs’ massive prize purses, how it works
Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each day, the crew will discuss a different element of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and more. Today, we’ll take a closer look at the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup. With the playoffs starting this week, I want to explain more about the FedExCup and its […]
Disney And ESPN Are Making A Documentary About The 2020 NBA ‘Bubble’ Playoffs, But Will We Get The Full Juice?
This can be something amazing if done right. 2020 has been a tough time to live through as the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the globe. As we all know, the virus shut down the entire world, making daily life a very strange experience for literally everyone. The NBA was no exception, and it had to […]