The Sports World According To Paul
By: Paul Lombardi
With Winter Meetings set to take place this weekend, we take a look ahead at the free agent class heading into the 2026 season. This class will be interesting to see unfold in several ways, the biggest being the looming CBA expiring that will take place after next season. Like we saw before the 2022 … Continue reading MLB Free Agent Predictions 2026
Preseason Top 25 #1 Purdue Boilermakers HC: Matt Painter21st year as Purdue HC - AGE: 55Career record: 496-220 (Southern Illinois '03-'04, Purdue '05-present)1x Runner-Up, 1x Elite 8, 6x Sweet 16, 4x Round of 32, 18/21 Tournament appearances PROJECTED STARTING 5:G: Braden Smith - #3 (Senior, 6'0, 170 lbs)G: Fletcher Loyer - #2 (Senior, 6'5, 180 … Continue reading College Hoops 2025-26 Season Preview
Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE 1 - New York Knicks 60-222 - Cleveland Cavaliers 58-243 - Orlando Magic 55-274 - Milwaukee Bucks 50-325 - Detroit Pistons 49-336 - Atlanta Hawks 47-35-PLAY-IN7 - Indiana Pacers 43-398 - Boston Celtics 41-419 - Philadelphia 76ers 37-4510 - Toronto Raptors 36-46-ELIMINATED11 - Miami Heat 35-4712 - Charlotte Hornets 31-5113 - Chicago … Continue reading NBA 2025-26 Season Preview
1. Nikola JokićC | Denver Nuggets | Age: 30 | 6'11 | 284 lbsPrev. Ranks: '24: #1, ’23: #1, ’22: #2, ’21: #3, ’20: #10, ’19: #11, ’18: #17, ’17: #20, ’16: #9929.6 pts, 12.7 reb, 10.2 ast, 41.7% 3P 2. Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG | Oklahoma City Thunder | Age: 27 | 6'6 | 195 lbsPrev. Ranks: '24: #4, ’23: #8, ’22: #37, ’21: #36, ’20: #39, ’19: #9232.7 pts, 6.4 ast, … Continue reading NBA 2025 Top 100 Player Rankings
Standings NFC EASTx-Philadelphia Eagles 12-5y-Washington Commanders 11-6Dallas Cowboys 7-10New York Giants 7-10 NFC NORTHx-Detroit Lions 11-6y-Green Bay Packers 10-7Minnesota Vikings 9-8Chicago Bears 5-12 NFC SOUTHx-Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10-7y-Atlanta Falcons 9-8Carolina Panthers 6-11New Orleans Saints 2-15 NFC WESTx-Los Angeles Rams 13-4Seattle Seahawks 9-8San Francisco 49ers 8-9Arizona Cardinals 7-10 AFC EASTx-Buffalo Bills 12-5Miami Dolphins 8-9New England Patriots … Continue reading NFL 2025 Season Preview
The 2025 NBA Draft is just under a week away and after a long and treacherous season of scouting, we have hit the pinnacle of the recruiting season. We saw the impact of NIL take down the number of players staying in the draft yet again, with any underclassman holding college eligibility and a projection … Continue reading Paul’s 2025 FINAL NBA Mock Draft
The NBA playoffs are in full effect, the lottery is finished, the stage is set, and the 2025 NBA Draft season is officially upon us. Obviously with the recent NIL deals and crazy transfer portal, more players than ever are deciding to stay in college and not even go through the NBA Draft process. The … Continue reading Paul’s 2025 Big Board 3.0 Top 100 (5/19)
It has been yet another exciting season of College Hoops as we look ahead to this weekend's Final Four and National Championship. Of course, with the season wrapping up, we look even stronger into the NBA Draft boards as there has been plenty of movement since my last big board in January. With a brand … Continue reading Paul’s 2025 Big Board 2.0 (4/1)
Standings AL EASTx-Boston Red Sox 95-67y-New York Yankees 86-76y-Baltimore Orioles 85-77Toronto Blue Jays 79-83Tampa Bay Rays 70-92 AL CENTRALx-Kansas City Royals 90-72y-Minnesota Twins 88-74Detroit Tigers 84-78Cleveland Guardians 73-89Chicago White Sox 55-107 AL WESTx-Texas Rangers 98-64Houston Astros 84-78Seattle Mariners 79-83The Athletics 72-90Los Angeles Angels 60-102 NL EASTx-Atlanta Braves 93-69y-New York Mets 90-72y-Philadelphia Phillies 88-74Washington Nationals 79-83Miami … Continue reading 2025 MLB Season Preview
Conference play has just tipped off in College hoops and that officially means we have entered draft season! The 2025 NBA Draft projects to be one of the deeper and more highly anticipated ones in recent memory. Headlined by Duke star big man Cooper Flagg, Rutgers' dynamic duo Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, as well … Continue reading Paul’s 2025 Big Board/Mock Draft 1.0 (1/13)
The Sports World According To Paul 