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Deadline Grades: How Every NHL Team Fared at 2026 Trade Deadline
sports1 month ago

Deadline Grades: How Every NHL Team Fared at 2026 Trade Deadline

The Athletic’s NHL staff graded all 2026 trade-deadline moves (and non-moves) ahead of the deadline, with Minnesota Wild earning an A+ for landing Quinn Hughes and restocking depth. Across the league, teams ranged from high marks to lower grades as clubs balanced playoff ambitions, Cup contending plans, cap space, and assets—from blockbuster acquisitions to stand-pat strategies and midrange tweaks. The result is a league-wide snapshot of how teams tried to improve their situation at the deadline.

NHL Deadline Deals: Who Won the Big Grade Roundup This Season
sports1 month ago

NHL Deadline Deals: Who Won the Big Grade Roundup This Season

The Athletic’s NHL staff grades the marquee deadline trades this season, assigning varying marks to teams involved and highlighting win-now moves and value plays ahead of the March 6 deadline (featuring moves like Nicolas Roy to Colorado, Jason Dickinson/Jay Gustav (example placeholder) trades, Artemi Panarin to the Kings, Ondrej Palat to the Islanders, and other notable swaps).

NFLPA 2026 report-card leak surfaces after arbitration clash
sports1 month ago

NFLPA 2026 report-card leak surfaces after arbitration clash

The NFL Players Association’s 2026 report cards were leaked after ESPN’s Kalyn Kahler published the full set of letter grades for all 32 teams. The NFL had won a grievance aimed at blocking public release, though the arbitrator allowed the NFLPA to create and communicate the results to players, insisting they not be made public. The grades come from a survey of 1,759 players conducted Nov. 2–Dec. 11, 2025, with 2026 categories expanding to include home game field, position coaches, the three coordinators, and the General Manager (in addition to other topics like locker room, training staff, travel, and ownership). The leaked version currently shows only letter grades, without the accompanying comments from prior years. The 2025 report cards remain accessible separately.

Ravens and Falcons Lead the 2026 NFL Coaching Grades in a Chaotic Carousel
sports2 months ago

Ravens and Falcons Lead the 2026 NFL Coaching Grades in a Chaotic Carousel

Sports Illustrated writer Conor Orr grades all 10 NFL head-coaching hires for 2026 amid a chaotic carousel, crowning Baltimore’s Jesse Minter as the top pick and giving high marks to Atlanta’s Stefanski and Tennessee’s Saleh, with mid-range assessments for the Raiders’ Klint Kubiak and Bills’ Joe Brady. He places Giants’ John Harbaugh, Steelers’ Mike McCarthy and Browns’ Todd Monken in the middle to lower tiers, and assigns middling to poor grades to Dolphins’ Jeff Hafley and Cardinals’ Mike LaFleur, underscoring how roster fit, front-office dynamics, and quarterback relationships shape each hire.

Rookie Standouts Shine: Wild-Card Round's Top Graders
sports2 months ago

Rookie Standouts Shine: Wild-Card Round's Top Graders

PFF ranks the highest-graded rookies from the wild-card round (minimum 25 snaps), led by Colston Loveland and Matthew Golden at 90.6, with eight more rookies like Jayden Higgins (79.3), Woody Marks (78.8), Craig Woodson (77.4), Ozzy Trapilo (76.0), Will Campbell (75.6), Marques Sigle (73.2) and Tetairoa McMillan (72.2) also delivering standout performances; Loveland’s 8 catches for 137 yards and Golden’s first NFL TD headline the weekend’s rookie production.

"Assessing the Impact of 2024 NFL Head Coaching Hires"
sports2 years ago

"Assessing the Impact of 2024 NFL Head Coaching Hires"

The NFL head coaching carousel has come to a halt with all eight vacancies filled. The hires are graded, with some coaches like Raheem Morris and Jim Harbaugh receiving positive assessments, while others like Antonio Pierce and Brian Callahan are seen as high-risk, high-reward choices. Overall, the coaching changes bring a mix of experience, potential, and uncertainty to the league.

"Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Inspires Real-World Engineering Course"
education2 years ago

"Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Inspires Real-World Engineering Course"

The University of Maryland is offering a course called "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to Machine Design" where students are graded on their engineering skills using the game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The course utilizes the game's physics system and mechanics to teach students about design, prototyping, and testing. Teams compete in an in-class race to complete challenges, with the fastest team earning an A+. The course has gained significant interest, with a waitlist double the original capacity.

Texas Professor Accuses Students of Cheating with AI, Threatens to Fail Whole Class
education2 years ago

Texas Professor Accuses Students of Cheating with AI, Threatens to Fail Whole Class

A professor at Texas A&M University allegedly flunked his entire class after the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT took credit for writing their final papers. The bot reported it had written every single one of the students’ papers, leading the professor to give them all an “incomplete” grade in the course. Some students say they provided the professor proof that they hadn’t used ChatGPT via timestamps on Google Documents, but he initially ignored the evidence. ChatGPT doesn’t have an official feature made to detect writings generated by AI, and in the past has claimed credit for original pieces, including passages from the classic novel “Crime and Punishment.”

Ex-Donda Academy Teacher Warns of Education Issues and Sues Kanye West's School
education3 years ago

Ex-Donda Academy Teacher Warns of Education Issues and Sues Kanye West's School

Cecilia Hailey, a former teacher at Kanye West's Donda Academy who is suing him and the school for wrongful termination, claims that the children at the school are not progressing due to code violations, including improper grading and lack of education on important historical events. She also warns parents that it will be difficult to transfer their children out of the school due to the lack of accreditation and proper documentation. Hailey and fellow plaintiff Chekarey Byers are also alleging discrimination and improper payment.