Playoffs Quotes

Life is like a game, Charlie Brown... Sometimes you win... Sometimes you lose." "I'll be happy if I just make the playoffs.

Everyone who loves pro basketball assumes it's a little fixed. We all think the annual draft lottery is probably rigged, we all accept that the league aggressively wants big market teams to advance deep into the playoffs, and we all concede that certain marquee players are going to get preferential treatment for no valid reason. The outcomes of games aren't predeteremined or scripted but there are definitely dark forces who play with our reality. There are faceless puppet masters who pull strings and manipulate the purity of justice. It's not necessarily a full-on conspiracy, but it's certainly not fair. And that's why the NBA remains the only game that matters: Pro basketball is exactly like life.

How many minutes would I get if I just killed him?” Scott grumbled as he watched Rozanov skate away. “I’d have to give you at least ten,” Hal said dryly. “Not worth it in the playoffs.

‎I'm in a win-win playoff. " Response of a Christian dying of cancer at thirty on the prospect of miraculous healing.

Americans have become conditioned to believe the world is a gray place without absolutes; this is because we’re simultaneously cowardly and arrogant. We don’t know the answers, so we assume they must not exist. But they do exist. They are unclear and/or unfathomable, but they’re out there. And—perhaps surprisingly—the only way to find those answers is to study NBA playoff games that happened twenty years ago. For all practical purposes, the voice of Brent Musburger was the pen of Ayn Rand.

The baby woke up before you did. I took him to the other room to let you get a little more sleep. We've been watching a game." "Did he cry?" "Only when he realized the Astros were having another first-round play-off flame out. But I told him there's no shame in crying over the Astros. It's how we Houston guys bond.

It’s the playoffs. I don’t know if you get how big a deal that is. I’ve got a team—a city—depending on me. It’s everything to me

To inspire the players, I adapted a quote from Walt Whitman and taped it on their lockers before the first game of the playoffs, against the Miami Heat. "Henceforth we seek not good fortune, we are ourselves good fortune".

sometimes when things seem really bad, something really good happens out of the blue to make you forget the bad things,

Of all the people in the world who could've won the seat next to mine at that playoff game... it was you, Gemma. You. The one person on the planet who might just understand me.

After all, how lucky can a superstition be if every team in the playoffs stops shaving and every team—but one—ends up losing the Cup?

Come on, guys. Rozanov, stop being a dick. Hunter, stop listening to Rozanov.” “How many minutes would I get if I just killed him?” Scott grumbled as he watched Rozanov skate away. “I’d have to give you at least ten,” Hal said dryly. “Not worth it in the playoffs.

When it comes to signing up new talent, that's what I'm looking for-- not just someone who has the skill, but someone built for this life. Someone who has the work ethic, the drive. The gift that Jordan had wasn't just that he was willing to do the work, but he loved doing it, because he could feel himself getting stronger, ready for anything. He left the game and came back and worked just as hard as he did when he started. He came into the game as Rookie of the Year, and he finished the last playoff game of his career with a shot that won the Bulls their sixth championship. THAT'S THE KIND OF CONSISTENCY THAT YOU CAN ONLY GET BY ADDING DEAD-SERIOUS DISCIPLINE TO WHATEVER TALENT YOU HAVE.

Former Journey lead singer Steve Perry was a lifelong Giants fan who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley. When the Dodgers started showing him on the big screen during their nightly sing-along, Perry protested by sneaking out of his seats before the eighth inning began. Now the Giants were making their playoff run, and Perry had become a regular sight at AT&T park, thrashing around from a club-level suite as he spurred on the crowd.

Derek Lowe and Curt Schilling were veterans when Boston won the 2004 World Series, but they were quick to recognize Johnny Pesky by name—and for good reason. Pesky last played for Boston in 1952, but his close ties to the organization since his career ended in 1954 are legendary. His presence was so great, among rookies and veterans alike, that Lowe and Schilling understood that the championship belonged to Pesky just as much as it did to the guys on the playoff roster.

accidently kicked him in the nuts and he went home squealing like a girl.

Brie's grinning, but I doubt she's daydreaming about playoffs. Ten bucks says she's mentally creating the playlist for our first locker room dance party of the season.

Our city’s team had made it to the final round of playoffs, and after games ended, we got an influx of shitfaced men who’d hurt themselves trying to flip cars or climb light poles.

I will not dream anymore, you said. I will not set myself up for the pain. But then your team made the playoffs, or you saw a movie, or a billboard glowing dusky orange and advertising Aruba, or a girl who bore more than a passing resemblance to a woman you’d dated in high school—a woman you’d loved and lost—danced above you with shimmering eyes, and you said, fuck it, let’s dream just one more time.

New Rule: Americans must realize what makes NFL football so great: socialism. That's right, the NFL takes money from the rich teams and gives it to the poorer one...just like President Obama wants to do with his secret army of ACORN volunteers. Green Bay, Wisconsin, has a population of one hundred thousand. Yet this sleepy little town on the banks of the Fuck-if-I-know River has just as much of a chance of making it to the Super Bowl as the New York Jets--who next year need to just shut the hell up and play. Now, me personally, I haven't watched a Super Bowl since 2004, when Janet Jackson's nipple popped out during halftime. and that split-second glimpse of an unrestrained black titty burned by eyes and offended me as a Christian. But I get it--who doesn't love the spectacle of juiced-up millionaires giving one another brain damage on a giant flatscreen TV with a picture so real it feels like Ben Roethlisberger is in your living room, grabbing your sister? It's no surprise that some one hundred million Americans will watch the Super Bowl--that's forty million more than go to church on Christmas--suck on that, Jesus! It's also eighty-five million more than watched the last game of the World Series, and in that is an economic lesson for America. Because football is built on an economic model of fairness and opportunity, and baseball is built on a model where the rich almost always win and the poor usually have no chance. The World Series is like The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. You have to be a rich bitch just to play. The Super Bowl is like Tila Tequila. Anyone can get in. Or to put it another way, football is more like the Democratic philosophy. Democrats don't want to eliminate capitalism or competition, but they'd like it if some kids didn't have to go to a crummy school in a rotten neighborhood while others get to go to a great school and their dad gets them into Harvard. Because when that happens, "achieving the American dream" is easy for some and just a fantasy for others. That's why the NFL literally shares the wealth--TV is their biggest source of revenue, and they put all of it in a big commie pot and split it thirty-two ways. Because they don't want anyone to fall too far behind. That's why the team that wins the Super Bowl picks last in the next draft. Or what the Republicans would call "punishing success." Baseball, on the other hand, is exactly like the Republicans, and I don't just mean it's incredibly boring. I mean their economic theory is every man for himself. The small-market Pittsburgh Steelers go to the Super Bowl more than anybody--but the Pittsburgh Pirates? Levi Johnston has sperm that will not grow and live long enough to see the Pirates in a World Series. Their payroll is $40 million; the Yankees' is $206 million. The Pirates have about as much chance as getting in the playoffs as a poor black teenager from Newark has of becoming the CEO of Halliburton. So you kind of have to laugh--the same angry white males who hate Obama because he's "redistributing wealth" just love football, a sport that succeeds economically because it does just that. To them, the NFL is as American as hot dogs, Chevrolet, apple pie, and a second, giant helping of apple pie.

Everywhere I went during those days, the streets were filled with talk of the Mets. It was one of those rare moments of unanimity when everyone was thinking about the same thing. People walked around with transistor radios tuned to the game, large crowds gathered in front of appliance store windows to watch the action on silent televisions, sudden cheers would erupt from corner bars, from apartment windows, from invisible rooftops. First it was Atlanta in the playoffs, and then it was Baltimore in the Series. Out of eight October games, the Mets lost only once, and when the adventure was over, New York held another ticker-tape parade, this one even surpassing the extravaganza that had been thrown for the astronauts two months earlier. More than five hundred tons of paper fell into the streets that day, a record that has not been match sense.

He could tell when the bullying, the relentless sarcasm, the constant, all-encompassing vigilance had become too exhausting. When one of his people was fed up with staying awake at night anticipating his likes and dislikes, was sick of charting his mood swings, was tired of feeling demeaned and beaten down after being asked, for instance, to clean out the grease trap, was ready to burst into tears and quit, then suddenly Bigfoot would appear with court side seats for a play-off game, a restaurant warm-up jacket (given out only to Most Honored Veterans), or a present for the wife or girlfriend — something thoughtful like a Movado watch. He always waited until the last possible second, when you were ready to shave your head, climb a tower and start gunning down strangers, when you were ready to strip off your clothes and run barking into the street, to scream to the world that you'd never never never again work for that manipulative, Machiavellian psychopath. And he'd get you back on the team, often with a gesture as simple and inexpensive as a baseball cap or a T-shirt. The timing was what did it, that he knew. He knew just when to apply that well-timed pat on the back, the strangled and difficult-for-him 'Thank you for your good work' appreciation of your labors.

Maybe that should be his goal for next year: forget about Shane, and find himself a woman he could like enough to keep around until the end of the playoffs. Ilya reached for the remote, and was about to turn off the television when... Holy shit. Holy. Shit. Scott fucking Hunter was kissing a man. Not, like, one of his teammates on the cheek in an “I love you, bro” kind of way. Scott Hunter was kissing a man wearing street clothes full on the fucking mouth. It looked like tongues were involved. Ilya’s phone buzzed.

In early August, Bill Virdon was fired and replaced by Billy Martin. Virdon’s dismissal left Elston with mixed feelings: He was glad to be reunited with Billy, his old friend and teammate, but once again he was hurt because he had been snubbed for the job he so badly wanted. We loved Billy. At heart, he was a nice person, very generous. Billy’s problem was that he was an alcoholic. One time we were in Kansas City for the playoffs; he joined us for breakfast and ordered eggs and scotch. When Billy was drunk he could be a pretty rotten person; he got into fights. But

When it came to my turn in the super spelling bee everyone had already been given really easy words. “Ryan,” Mr H said, “I want you to spell the word icup.” “Icup?” I thought.  I clammed up and my face went all warm and prickly, that feeling you get when you know you’re going to get the answer wrong. It’s a bit like the feeling you get when you walk up on stage to collect an award and you trip going up the stairs in front of everyone, or worse still, your pants fall down. It’s called embarrassment and I was feeling it big time. Actually it was worse than big time. It was humongous, mammoth, big time. All those long, boring afternoons sitting with Mom on the couch spelling word after word meant nothing anymore. I’d never heard of the word ‘icup’. “Oh no,” I thought. If I got this wrong I might not make the necessary criteria to get a raffle ticket before the big draw. Panic stations set in. This was going to be disastrous. ​Mom always said that if you get nervous or frightened, just imagine everyone around you is only in their underwear. It will make you laugh and you’ll forget your nerves. So I did, but it wasn’t a pretty sight. ​ “Ok get a grip of yourself Rino,” I said in my head. “Think about it and just sound the word out.” I could hear my Mom’s words bleating in my head as she so often did when I got stuck on a word. I began slowly, deep in thought and not willing to put one foot wrong sounding out each letter, “I … c.. u .. pee.”  There was silence and then the whole class erupted into hysterics, laughing their heads off, followed by Mr Higginbottom. Then I realised what I had just said when I sounded out the word; “I see you pee,” and I burst out into an embarrassed sort of laughter too. Mr Higginbottom came over and gave me a friendly pat on my head and ruffled my hair. It didn’t worry me that I’d combed it just the right way and put gel in it that morning. It was ok for Mr H to mess it up, but if my sister ever did it, she’d be dead meat. “Well

At a play-off game with the Chargers, goose bumps ran down my arms as I rushed through the smoke-filled tunnel onto the field. The energy and voices of 70,000 screaming fans can turn even a veteran player’s determined squint into the wide eyes of a child on Christmas morning. While the cheerleaders performed and urged on the crowd, running back Danny Woodhead turned to me. “Can you believe we get to do this?

Cotton Fitzsimmons was a famous NBA basketball coach who was brilliant at motivating his teams. On one occasion when his team was playing the great Boston Celtics in a game they were not expected to win, Fitzsimmons hit on an idea that he thought would help motivate his players. His pre-game speech went something like this: “Gentlemen, when you go out there tonight, instead of remembering that we are in last place, pretend we are in first place; instead of being in a losing streak, pretend we are in a winning streak; instead of this being a regular game, pretend this is a playoff game!” With that, the team went onto the basketball court and were soundly beaten by the Boston Celtics. Coach Fitzsimmons was upset about the loss. But one of the players slapped him on the back and said, “Cheer up, Coach! Pretend we won!’”1

I arrived in Dallas two days before the party and planned on leaving the day after. I hated the city as much as I thought I would. All anyone could talk about were the Cowboys and their chances in the playoffs. Charlene was happy. Joe was not, or so it seemed to me, in spite of the fact that he had finally gotten exactly what he thought he wanted from a wife: she gave him an adorable boy, she did everything in their home including laundry, and most important, she did not embarrass him. Whenever I was alone with Joe during the two days I was there, Charlene would send her son into the room with us. The first time I carried him, Charlene made sure to mention how surprised she was that I had motherly instincts. She probably used the pronoun we more in one day than I have in my whole life. I did not blame her. Most plain women stake their claims clumsily.

I’m Danny Wexler and this is Channel Five sports! The [Undisclosed] football team has been raped in the ass by fate once again, booted from the first round of the playoffs as they failed to carry their inflatable turd past a chalk line in the grass as often as their opponents did. Here’s Hornets quarterback Mikey Wolford, flopping that right arm around like a retard while he tries to pass to a teammate that apparently only he can see. Aaaaand, it’s intercepted. Nice pass, ’tard! Now here’s Spartans fullback Derrick Simpson, pumping those nigger thighs down the field like pistons on a machine designed for cotton picking. Ooh, nice tackle attempt there, Freddy Mason! I bet you could tackle that fullback if he was made of dick, couldn’t you, Freddy? But, he’s not, so final score, forty-one to seventeen. May every Spartan die with a turd on his lips. All hail Korrok.

There’s an additional depressing reason why stress fosters aggression—because it reduces stress. Shock a rat and its glucocorticoid levels and blood pressure rise; with enough shocks, it’s at risk for a “stress” ulcer. Various things can buffer the rat during shocks—running on a running wheel, eating, gnawing on wood in frustration. But a particularly effective buffer is for the rat to bite another rat. Stress-induced (aka frustration-induced) displacement aggression is ubiquitous in various species. Among baboons, for example, nearly half of aggression is this type—a high-ranking male loses a fight and chases a subadult male, who promptly bites a female, who then lunges at an infant. My research shows that within the same dominance rank, the more a baboon tends to displace aggression after losing a fight, the lower his glucocorticoid levels.78 Humans excel at stress-induced displacement aggression—consider how economic downturns increase rates of spousal and child abuse. Or consider a study of family violence and pro football. If the local team unexpectedly loses, spousal/partner violence by men increases 10 percent soon afterward (with no increase when the team won or was expected to lose). And as the stakes get higher, the pattern is exacerbated: a 13 percent increase after upsets when the team was in playoff contention, a 20 percent increase when the upset is by a rival.79

For a team facing a 12-run deficit, the game is all but over. Almost always. Three times in major league history, though, a club has come from down by a dozen to win. The Chicago White Sox were the first in 1911; fourteen years later, the Philadelphia Athletics duplicated the feat. Then seventy-six years would pass before it happened again. Enter the 2001 Cleveland Indians, battling for their sixth playoff spot in seven years. Hosting the red-hot Seattle Mariners, who would win a major league record 116 games that season, the Tribe found themselves trailing 12–0 after just three innings. In the middle of the seventh, Seattle led 14–2—at which point the Indians began their historic comeback. Scoring three in the seventh, four in the eighth, and five in the ninth, Cleveland forced extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh, utility man Jolbert Cabrera slapped a broken-bat single to score Kenny Lofton for one of the more remarkable wins in the annals of baseball. On August 6, 2001, not even a 12-run deficit could stop the Cleveland Indians. Those of us who follow Jesus Christ can expect even greater victories. “I am convinced,” the apostle Paul wrote, “that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38–39). If you’re deep in the hole today, take heart. As God’s child, you’re always still in the game. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. HEBREWS

BEYOND THE GAME In 2007 some of the Colorado Rockies’ best action took place off the field. The Rocks certainly boasted some game-related highlights in ’07: There was rookie shortstop Troy Tulowitzki turning the major league’s thirteenth unassisted triple play on April 29, and the team as a whole made an amazing late-season push to reach the playoffs. Colorado won 13 of its final 14 games to force a one-game wild card tiebreaker with San Diego, winning that game 9–8 after scoring three runs in the bottom of the thirteenth inning. Marching into the postseason, the Rockies won their first-ever playoff series, steamrolling the Phillies three games to none. But away from the cheering crowds and television cameras, Rockies players turned in a classic performance just ahead of their National League Division Series sweep. They voted to include Amanda Coolbaugh and her two young sons in Colorado’s postseason financial take. Who was Amanda Coolbaugh? She was the widow of former big-leaguer Mike Coolbaugh, a coach in the Rockies’ minor league organization who was killed by a screaming line drive while coaching first base on July 22. Colorado players voted a full playoff share—potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars—to the grieving young family. Widows and orphans hold a special place in God’s heart, too. Several times in the Old Testament, God reminded the ancient Jews of His concern for the powerless—and urged His people to follow suit: “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow” (Isaiah 1:17). Some things go way beyond the game of baseball. Will you?

He found that when the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team—once described as the national team of French Canada—got knocked out of the playoffs early between 1951 and 1992, Quebecois males aged fifteen to thirty-four became more likely to kill themselves. Robert Fernquist, a sociologist at the University of Central Missouri, went further. He studied thirty American metropolitan areas with professional sports teams from 1971 to 1990 and showed that fewer suicides occurred in cities whose teams made the playoffs more often. Routinely reaching the playoffs could reduce suicides by about twenty each year in a metropolitan area the size of Boston or Atlanta, said Fernquist. These saved lives were the converse of the mythical Brazilians throwing themselves off apartment blocks. Later, Fernquist investigated another link between sports and suicide: he looked at the suicide rate in American cities after a local sports team moved to another town. It turned out that some of the fans abandoned by their team killed themselves. This happened in New York in 1957 when the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants baseball teams left, in Cleveland in 1995–1996 when the Browns football team moved to Baltimore, and in Houston in 1997–1998 when the Oilers football team departed. In each case the suicide rate was 10 percent to 14 percent higher in the two months around the team’s departure than in the same months of the previous year. Each move probably helped prompt a handful of suicides. Fernquist wrote, “The sudden change brought about due to the geographic relocations of pro sports teams does appear to, at least for a short time, make highly identified fans drastically change the way they view the normative order in society.” Clearly none of these people killed themselves just because they lost their team. Rather, they were very troubled individuals for whom this sporting disappointment was too much to bear. Perhaps the most famous recent case of a man who found he could not live without sports was the Gonzo author Hunter S. Thompson. He shot himself in February 2005, four days after writing a note in black marker with the title, “Football Season Is Over”:

accidently kicked him in the nuts

he went home squealing like a girl.

I have this obsession with green ants.

I do not like your breathing,” he said. “My breathing is the same as yesterday, Little Father,” said Remo. “That is why I do not like it. It should be quieter within you today.” “Why?” “Because today you are different.” “In what way, Little Father?” “That is for you to understand. When you do not know how you are each day, then you lose sight of yourself. Know this, no man has ever had two days alike.

Regarding the importance of injuries and their effect on overall team performance, here’s a great example from the NFL: Tampa Bay’s offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs usually wouldn’t be considered a high-impact player. But when Tampa Bay met the Los Angeles Rams in the 2022 playoffs, Wirfs was injured and, because of the unique set of circumstances involving that game, his absence had a major impact. The Rams, led by all-world defensive tackle Aaron Donald, had a ferocious pass rush, and Tom Brady was not the most mobile of quarterbacks. Wirfs, who we normally graded at 1.3 points or so in the regular season, suddenly became a lot more valuable because of his injury—maybe worth as many as 6 points. Here’s why. With Wirfs out, his backup (normally worth 0.3 points) was also injured, but playing. Therefore, with an injury, he was worth no points. We knew the cumulative totals of that injury, along with Wirfs’s absence, were going to have a significant impact on the Bucs’ performance and the outcome of the game. Add the disappearance of wide receiver Antonio Brown, who had left the team weeks earlier, the loss of wide receiver Chris Godwin, and, therefore, the need for tight end Rob Gronkowski to stay inside to help block the pass rush, and I knew the Bucs were in trouble. I wagered accordingly and won the bet, largely because I knew that an injured offensive line was going to change the dynamics of this game. I would have acted differently in the same scenario if the team had a more mobile quarterback or a stronger running attack. Again, these are the special situations in which you have to understand the value of each player, the quality of the opponent, and the overall impact on the score of the game.

A boast is bad enough but a successful boast is worse because it encourages other boasts, and they surely will cost in price. Nothing in this world is without payment.

When you give your life to something, your life goes with it.

Brodie drank it and watched the NFL playoff game on the TV above the bar. The guys who had sucked all through the regular season were actually playing a strong game, which was encouraging. Sports, like life, allowed room for redemption.

I don’t know why they had to add that big ass TV,” Lorrie complained under his breath and Cace elbowed him. “Arizona was in the playoffs,” he reminded him. Lorrie rolled his eyes and held up his hands. “Arizona’s full of hummingbirds but I don’t see a big bird feeder,” he replied.

Ryan,” Mr H said, “I want you to spell the word icup.

I … c.. u .. pee.

I glare over my shoulder at the guy, straighten my helmet, then turn and start to skate away. “Mammering rough-hewn eunuch,” I mutter. Rob snorts in hysterical laughter, skating next to me. “What did you fucking call me?” 27 yells, shoving me from behind. The ref skates in, turning 27 away. Tyler howls in laughter as I grab his arm and drag him with me, skating toward the boards to switch for the last shift. All we have to do is keep the lead I just bought us for the next three minutes and avoid a penalty. Then we win the series and advance to the next round of the playoffs. Rob skates past me, still struggling to contain his laughter. “Best thing I’ve ever heard on the ice.

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Wait...no, I made a promise to the kids.” He edged back, crossing his arms over his chest, his face drawn up in a scowl. “Maybe Joe or Del or somebody would like them.” “They are once in a lifetime tickets, Kayne.” Was he seriously going to pass on playoff tickets? She could hardly believe it. Jarred would have been on the phone and halfway out the door. “Pass.” She took pity on him. “Kayne, there's five of them. I was just teasing. I confirmed Gracie can sit on my lap.

Also, lately, I kept wanting to … not so much die as simply not be alive anymore. I didn’t want to kill myself—God, no, far from it—I just kept thinking about how nothingness, a nothingness in which I am not even aware of nothingness, would be sort of delicious. This, even though the world has wonderful stuff to offer, like my family and ice cream and the NBA playoffs. I’d be driving in to work or cleaning the kitchen or trying to sleep and boom! there came the thoughts of longing for the void, a void that I fully understood I would not perceive because that’s the thing about voids. This feeling was morbid and, yes, depressing, but it was also just pesky. What it really was, of course, was a mind that wanted to rest but kept whirring along and pushing me to dark places

Nothing gets your blood going and heart racing more than playoffs hockey.

On January 14, 1973, the Dolphins arrived at Super Bowl VII with a perfect record. During the 1972 regular season, the Dolphins won every game. They won all their playoff games. They were undefeated. Their 1972 season record was 16–0–0. Sixteen wins, zero losses, zero ties. If they took the Super Bowl, too, they would become the first NFL team to win all their games. Their record would be 17–0–0. Sports history! The Dolphins were playing the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII. The game was played in Los Angeles, California. It was the hottest day in Super Bowl history: 84 degrees. The Dolphins scored two touchdowns during the first half. Garo Yepremian added two points with his extra-point kicks. The Dolphins left the field at halftime leading 14–0. They returned for the second half feeling fine. With a little more than two and a half minutes left in the game, the Redskins still had not scored. The Miami defense was overwhelming. Even Shula was sure the Dolphins were going to win. Fans were hoping

What happened anyway?” His low voice always sounds so cocky and patronizing. “I only caught the tail end. You know, where you clocked one of them.” “Nothin’.” “Was it the gay thing?” I gasp. “Yes. Because anytime I get into a fight, it’s because my masculinity is threatened by homophobic twatfaces.” “Then what was it? The game? You let fans get to you over a goddamn game?” “If you’d lost tonight, how would you take it?” “Grow up, man. We’ve all lost games before. We’ve all been kicked out of the playoffs. Well, you know, except Buffalo, who haven’t seen the playoffs in over a decade.” I laugh and then hate myself for it. “Where are you going?” Hayes asks. “Gay bar. Because of all my gayness that’s gay, and that’s all I’m known for. Apparently.

The Return Season On March 19, 1995, Michael Jordan officially returned to the hardwood floor as an NBA player in a game against the Indiana Pacers wearing jersey number 45, which was his brother Larry’s number and the number he used while playing baseball. Still feeling the rust of being away from competitive basketball for nearly two years, Jordan only had 19 points on a poor 7 out of 28 shooting clip in that loss to the Pacers. But while the Bulls may have lost that outing, they were happy enough that they had the franchise’s greatest player back in time to help them with their playoff push. While Jordan took his sweet time getting his groove back, he still had scoring explosions even as he was shaking off the rust. On March 28th he helped avenge the Bulls’ seven-game series loss to New York the previous year by exploding for 55 points against the Knicks. Just three days before that, he had 32 in a win over the Atlanta Hawks. Just as the Chicago Bulls had hoped, they got the push they needed when Jordan returned to the team. They won 13 of the 17 regular-season games that MJ appeared in and went on to make the playoffs with a 47-win season. In that brief 17-game campaign, Michael Jordan averaged 26.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 5.3 assists while shooting 41.1% from the floor. It was clear that

So you guys are all lined up for playoffs.” “Not yet. Still a few games to earn our spot. Wait? How do you know that?” Her cheeks turned cherry red. “You’ve been watching?” I couldn’t help the surprise in my voice.  “You wish” was her feisty reply.  “Yeah, I kind of do.

In one Globetrotter’s skit, it involved Globetrotter’s Captain Meadowlark Lemon collapsing on the ground, and Wilt threw him up in the air several feet high and caught him like a baby. Lemon weighed 210 lbs. Lemon, and other people including Arnold Schwarzenegger, said that Wilt was the strongest athlete that ever lived. On March 9, 2000, his number 13 was retired by the Globetrotters. Wilt’s NBA Career Accomplishments On October 24, 1959 Wilt finally made his NBA debut. Wilt played for the then, “Philadelphia Warriors.” Wilt immediately became the league’s top earner making $30,000 topping Bob Cousy who was making $25,000. The $30,000 is equivalent to $263,000 in today’s currency as per the year 2019. In Wilt’s 1959-1960 season, which was his rookie year, his team made the playoffs. The Warriors beat the Syracuse Nationals then had to go on to play the Eastern Conference Champions, the Boston Celtics. Coach Red Auerbach strategized his forward Tom Heinsohn to commit fouls on Wilt. When the Warriors shot free throws, Heinsohn grabbed and pushed Wilt to stop him from getting back on defense, so quickly. Wilt was a prolific shot blocker, and this allowed Celtics to score quickly without Wilt protecting the basket. The Warriors lost the series 4 games to two after Tom Heinsohn got a last second tip in to seal the win of the series for the Celtics. As a rookie Wilt shocked Warriors' fans by saying he was thinking of retiring from basketball. He was tired of being double- and triple-teamed, and of teams fouling him very hard. Wilt was afraid that he would lose his temper one day which he did in the playoff series versus Boston. Wilt punched Heinsohn and injured his hand. Wilt played for The Philadelphia Warriors, who then relocated to San Francisco, The Philadelphia 76ers, and The Los Angeles Lakers. He won one title with the 76ers then one with the Lakers. First NBA game Wilt scored 43 points and snatched 28 rebounds. Grabbed his rookie career high of 43 rebounds in a win over the New York Knicks.

Have no time for playoffs if you desire to fulfil your purpose. Focus on your goals, and never allow disruptions to divert you from the right cause.

Have no time for playoffs if you desire to fulfil your purpose. Focus on your goals, and never allow disruptions to divert you from the right cause.

Las mujeres quieren que te levantes del sofá y te pongas a limpiar. Que dejes de ver pornografía, que pareces tonto por cómo te tienen atrapado cuatro listos y negociantes; que dejes de dedicar tu vida al culebrón de la Liga, la Champions, la Vuelta ciclista y el Roland Garros, el MotoGP y los play-off. Que dejes de mirar y contemplar a hombres jugando a todo tipo de cosas y te dediques a ver lo que sucede a tu alrededor. Que no te empeñes en salvar el mundo mientras no haces nada por salvar a tus hijos. Que dejes de ser un egoísta absoluto en las relaciones sexuales y te apliques a dar placer y no a recibirlo como si fueras uno de esos lelos del porno. Que no se te ocurra engañar ni mentir a nadie que te quiera. Que dejes de hablar del niño que llevas dentro y seas el chico y el mayor que eres. Y que, venga, dejéis de echarle tanto morro colectivo a la vida y vamos a ponernos todos juntos a cambiar este sistema depredador. Las mujeres quieren que te levantes y te pongas en su lugar. En nuestro lugar.

As I walk Sienna to her car, she squeals. “Holy crap, is that Rider Kingston?” Without my permission, my gaze slides across the street to the oversized man-child, who has the gall to be moving furniture shirtless while flexing his stupid abs. Judging by the other sweaty minions pouring out of the two-story, Rider’s getting new roommates too. My eye twitches again, and my focus snaps back to Sienna. “I thought you said you weren’t a fan of football.” “Oh, I’m not. I can’t sit through an entire game. But I am a fan of football players.” Her gaze turns ravenous as she scans my neighbor’s front lawn. Or, likely, the glistening eight-pack Rider’s put on display. “All that testosterone. Those bulging muscles. That deep, masculine grunting. Oh, yeah. Get me one of those!” She cackles, and Rider hears it. Of course he does. Shockingly, he deigns to speak to me. “Hey, Gabby,” he shouts. “How was your summer?” I’m not sure when he decided to stop ignoring me, but that’s better than pretending we’re friends, which we’ll never be. I close my eyes because I don’t need any reminders of his masculine beauty. And I definitely don’t need to see that sexy smirk, the one more powerful than his cannon that took the team to the playoffs last year. No, I’m not interested in the star quarterback. Not anymore.

NBA Playoffs A finger touched a player He may walk again

But didn’t you always tell me, Chiun, that pain is the price one pays to stay alive. Pain belongs to the living. Only the dead never hurt.

put

 When they arrived at his apartment, Allen's roommate Tim, was lying on the faux black leather sofa in the living room watching an NBA play-off game on their fifty-two inch flat-screen. Owen was barely over five feet tall with a pale complexion, buck teeth, kinky hair, and he wore thick glasses that made his eyes look like they were popping out at you in 3-D; but he was sweet as pie and had a heart of gold.

Mom always said that if you get nervous or frightened, just imagine everyone around you is only in their underwear. It will make you laugh and you’ll forget your nerves. So I did, but it wasn’t a pretty sight.               “Ok

I … c.. u .. pee.”  There was silence and then the whole class erupted into hysterics, laughing their heads off, followed by Mr Higginbottom. Then I realised what I had just said when I sounded out the word; “I see you pee,” and I burst out into an embarrassed sort of laughter too.

Just because she’s a bit on the podgy side doesn’t mean she’s not a lovely, intelligent girl.” Grace

Homer Simpson cover on it. It had a little hole in it right where Homer’s zip was in his jeans. It looked really funny because when I sat in it all the beans came flying out and it looked like he was peeing little white balls.               I

He was one of the coolest boys in our class. Everyone liked him, even the girls. Craig liked the girls too which is pretty gruesome.

Ummm umm ah,” he began, not knowing what to say. “Well that’s a very funny joke Peter,” Mr Higginbotton said, “but have you got a joke with some words that we might recognise?” “Oh

I see you pee,

Why did the toilet paper roll down the hill?” No-one in the class knew the answer, but someone yelled out, “that joke smells like poo, Mr Higginbottom.” The whole class roared with laughter. ”Ok enough!  What’s the answer Peter?” “Because it wanted to get to the bottom

Higginbottom rules!

For the billionaires, champagne baths every morning and new Lamborghinis every afternoon couldn’t deplete the fathomless amount of cash on hand. “Your entire philosophy of money changes,” writes author Richard Frank in his book, Richistan. “You realize that you can’t possibly spend all of your fortune, or even part of it, in your lifetime, and that your money will probably grow over the years even if you spend lavishly.” There are dotcom entrepreneurs who could live top 1 percent American lifestyles and not run out of cash for 4,000 years. People who Bill Simmons would call “pajama rich,” so rich they can go to a five-star restaurant or sit courtside at the NBA playoffs in their pajamas. They have so much money that they have nothing to prove to anyone. And many of them are totally depressed. You’ll remember the anecdote I shared in this book’s introduction about being too short to reach between the Olympic rings at the playground jungle gym. I had to jump to grab the first ring and then swing like a pendulum in order to reach the next ring. To get to the third ring, I had to use the momentum from the previous swing to keep going. If I held on to the previous ring too long, I’d stop and wouldn’t be able to get enough speed to reach the next ring. This is Isaac Newton’s first law of motion at work: objects in motion tend to stay in motion, unless acted on by external forces. Once you start swinging, it’s easier to keep swinging than to slow down. The problem with some rapid success, it turns out, is that lucky breaks like Bear Vasquez’s YouTube success or an entrepreneur cashing out on an Internet wave are like having someone lift you up so you can grab one of the Olympic rings. Even if you get dropped off somewhere far along the chain, you’re stuck in one spot. Financial planners say that this is why a surprisingly high percentage of the rapidly wealthy get depressed. As therapist Manfred Kets de Vries once put it in an interview with The Telegraph, “When money is available in near-limitless quantities, the victim sinks into a kind of inertia.

obsession with green ants. The other day when I was

Several days ago I was talking to my brother about what went through his mind as his senior season wound down. I asked him if it was different knowing he was going to the playoffs and not knowing if any given week would be his last. He told me that every person that has ever played ball knows the end is coming, whether they choose to admit it or not. “Up

Three days before Christmas, Tony Dungy’s phone rang in the middle of the night. His wife answered and handed him the receiver, thinking it was one of his players. There was a nurse on the line. Dungy’s son Jamie had been brought into the hospital earlier in the evening, she said, with compression injuries on his throat. His girlfriend had found him hanging in his apartment, a belt around his neck. Paramedics had rushed him to the hospital, but efforts at revival were unsuccessful.3.34 He was gone. A chaplain flew to spend Christmas with the family. “Life will never be the same again,” the chaplain told them, “but you won’t always feel like you do right now.” A few days after the funeral, Dungy returned to the sidelines. He needed something to distract himself, and his wife and team encouraged him to go back to work. “I was overwhelmed by their love and support,” he later wrote. “As a group, we had always leaned on each other in difficult times; I needed them now more than ever.” The team lost their first play-off game, concluding their season. But in the aftermath of watching Dungy during this tragedy, “something changed,” one of his players from that period told me. “We had seen Coach through this terrible thing and all of us wanted to help him somehow.” It is simplistic, even cavalier, to suggest that a young man’s death can have an impact on football games. Dungy has always said that nothing is more important to him than his family. But in the wake of Jamie’s passing, as the Colts started preparing for the next season, something shifted, his players say. The team gave in to Dungy’s vision of how football should be played in a way they hadn’t before. They started to believe.

Ten months after Jamie’s death, the 2006 football season began. The Colts played peerless football, winning their first nine games, and finishing the year 12–4. They won their first play-off game, and then beat the Baltimore Ravens for the divisional title. At that point, they were one step away from the Super Bowl, playing for the conference championship—the game that Dungy had lost eight times before. The matchup occurred on January 21, 2007, against the New England Patriots, the same team that had snuffed out the Colts’ Super Bowl aspirations twice. The Colts started the game strong, but before the first half ended, they began falling apart. Players were afraid of making mistakes or so eager to get past the final Super Bowl hurdle that they lost track of where they were supposed to be focusing. They stopped relying on their habits and started thinking too much. Sloppy tackling led to turnovers. One of Peyton Manning’s passes was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. Their opponents, the Patriots, pulled ahead 21 to 3. No team in the history of the NFL had ever overcome so big a deficit in a conference championship. Dungy’s team, once again, was going to lose.3.36 At halftime, the team filed into the locker room, and Dungy asked everyone to gather around. The noise from the stadium filtered through the closed doors, but inside everyone was quiet. Dungy looked at his players. They had to believe, he said. “We faced this same situation—against this same team—in 2003,” Dungy told them. In that game, they had come within one yard of winning. One yard. “Get your sword ready because this time we’re going to win. This is our game. It’s our time.”3.37 The Colts came out in the second half and started playing as they had in every preceding game. They stayed focused on their cues and habits. They carefully executed the plays they had spent the past five years practicing until they had become automatic. Their offense, on the opening drive, ground out seventy-six yards over fourteen plays and scored a touchdown. Then, three minutes after taking the next possession, they scored again. As the fourth quarter wound down, the teams traded points. Dungy’s Colts tied the game, but never managed to pull ahead. With 3:49 left in the game, the Patriots scored, putting Dungy’s players at a three-point disadvantage, 34 to 31. The Colts got the ball and began driving down the field. They moved seventy yards in nineteen seconds, and crossed into the end zone. For the first time, the Colts had the lead, 38 to 34. There were now sixty seconds left on the clock. If Dungy’s team could stop the Patriots from scoring a touchdown, the Colts would win. Sixty seconds is an eternity in football.

Now, I’m an apolitical person (which I realize is its own kind of misleading political posture, but I think you know what I mean). I do not have conventional political affiliations. I follow presidential elections the same way I follow the NFL playoffs: obsessively and dispassionately. But Sarah Palin was (and is) a real problem. Her nomination for vice president in 2008 represents the most desperate inclinations of the Republican Party. In two hundred years, I suspect historians will use Palin as an example of how insane America became in the decade following the destruction of the World Trade Center, and her origin story will seem as extraterrestrial and eccentric as Abe Lincoln jumping out of a window to undermine a voting quorum in 1840.

We’ll see if he still feels that way the first time the selection committee leaves out Alabama.

When the day inevitably comes that a Pac-12 team beats out an SEC team for the last playoff spot, you can be sure of two things: 1) Callers to The Paul Finebaum Show the next day will utter things never before heard on radio and 2) the SEC will go to nine conference games, stat.

Between 1999 and 2002, the Yankees paid over three times what the A’s paid for the average player on their roster. The Yankee payroll was $130 million in 2002; that of the A’s, just $40 million. Yet the difference in performance between the two teams was surprisingly small considering the vast difference in salaries. The Yankees made the championship playoffs in 2000, 2001, and 2002, but so did the A’s. The Yankees did go all the way to the World Series in 2000 and 2001, and won it in 2000. But during the 2002 regular season, the A’s and the Yankees each won 103 games. Just think what the A’s might have accomplished with the combination of evidence and unlimited budget.

There are certain unwritten rules in high school. High on the list, close to the top, is one that says. ‘Thou shalt not have sex with your best friend’s girl’. - A simple rule, understood by all. - Danny Carrs totally ignored it. Another rule even higher on the list says: ‘Thou shalt not beat the crap out of the star quarterback two days before the play-off game.’ I sort of ignored that one. I figured it made us even. Needless to say, the jerks at school didn’t see it my way.

Life would be better if the Leafs would make the playoffs. Life would be perfect if they’d win the Stanley Cup.

D’aron the Daring, Derring, Derring-do, stealing base, christened D’aron Little May Davenport, DD to Nana, initials smothered in Southern-fried kisses, dat Wigga D who like Jay Z aw-ite, who’s down, Scots-Irish it is, D’aron because you’re brave says Dad, No, D’aron because you’re daddy’s daddy was David and then there was mines who was named Aaron, Doo-doo after cousin Quint blew thirty-six months in vo-tech on a straight-arm bid and they cruised out to Little Gorge glugging Green Grenades and read three years’ worth of birthday cards, Little Mays when he hit those three homers in the Pee Wee playoff, Dookie according to his aunt Boo (spiteful she was, misery indeed loves company), Mr. Hanky when they discovered he TIVOed ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ Faggot when he hugged John Meer in third grade, Faggot again when he drew hearts on everyone’s Valentine’s Day cards in fourth grade, Dim Dong-Dong when he undressed in the wrong dressing room because he daren’t venture into the dark end of the gym, Philadelphia Freedom when he was caught clicking heels to that song (Tony thought he was clever with that one), Mr. Davenport when he won the school’s debate contest in eighth grade, Faggot again when he won the school’s debate contest in eighth grade, Faggot again more times than he cared to remember, especially the summer he returned from Chicago sporting a new Midwest accent, harder on the vowels and consonants alike, but sociable, played well with others that accent did, Faggot again when he cried at the end of ‘WALL-E,’ Donut Hole when he started to swell in ninth grade, Donut Black Hole when he continued to put on weight in tenth grade (Tony thought he was really clever with that one), Buttercup when they caught him gardening, Hippie when he stopped hunting, Faggot again when he became a vegetarian and started wearing a MEAT IS MURDER pin (Oh yeah, why you craving mine then?), Faggot again when he broke down in class over being called Faggot, Sissy after that, whispered, smothered in sniggers almost hidden, Ron-Ron by the high school debate team coach because he danced like a cross between Morrissey and some fat old black guy (WTF?) in some old-ass show called ‘What’s Happening!!’, Brainiac when he aced the PSATs for his region, Turd Nerd when he hung with Jo-Jo and the Black Bruiser, D’ron Da’ron, D’aron, sweet simple Daron the first few minutes of the first class of the first day of college.

that I wasn’t going to make it into the club that day by not getting all my spelling words right. At the time I couldn’t see the humor in it, but now I think about it, I guess it was sort of funny. “Right grade fivey wivies, the last lesson before lunch is a super spelling bee. Everyone gets one word and they need to get it right,” he said. Yuk! I hate spelling. Mom always makes me do these sight words before I’m allowed to go outside and wrestle Fletch, my next door

During the Brewers’ playoff run in 2011, Ryan Braun stumbled rounding third on what would have been an inside-the-park home run. He got to third base, and coach Eddie Sedar was waving him around and Braunie got so excited that he just lost control, stumbled, and did a face-plant between third and home. He was tagged out, which was bad, but he drove in a run, and the Brewers won the game so everybody laughed about

The Razorbacks would play Duke, the NCAA champs in 1991 and 1992. Duke had a host of great players, but their star was Grant Hill, a consensus pick for national Player of the Year honors. The day before the championship, Richardson grew pensive. He was reasonably proud of his accomplishments, but something was nagging him. Richardson had been the underdog so long that despite his team’s yearlong national ranking, he still felt dispossessed. He found himself pondering one of Arkansas’s little-used substitutes, a senior named Ken Biley. Biley was an undersized post player who was raised in Pine Bluff. Neither of his parents had the opportunity to go to college, but every one of his fifteen siblings did, and nearly all graduated. “I had already learned that everybody has to play his role,” Biley says of his upbringing. As a freshman and sophomore, Biley saw some court time and even started a couple of games, but his playing time later evaporated and he lost faith. “Everyone wants to play, and when you don’t you get discouraged,” he says. On two occasions, he sat down with his coach and asked what he could do to earn a more important role. “I never demanded anything,” Biley says, “and he told me exactly what I needed to do, but we had so many good players ahead of me. Corliss Williamson, for one.” Nearly every coach, under the pressure of a championship showdown, reverts to the basic strategies that got the team into the finals. But Richardson couldn’t stop thinking about Biley, and what a selfless worker he had been for four years. The day before the championship game against Duke, at the conclusion of practice, Richardson pulled Biley aside. Biley had hardly played in the first five playoff games leading up to the NCAA title match—a total of four minutes. “I’ve watched how your career has progressed, and how you’ve handled not getting to play,” Richardson began. “I appreciate the leadership you’ve been showing and I want to reward you, as a senior.” “Thanks coach,” Biley said. He was unprepared for what came next. “You’re starting tomorrow against Duke,” Richardson said. “And you’re guarding Grant Hill.” Biley was speechless. Then overcome with emotion. “I was shocked, freaked out!” Biley says. “I hadn’t played much for two years. I just could not believe it.” Biley had plenty of time to think about Grant Hill. “I was a nervous wreck, like you’d expect,” he says. He had a restless night—he stared at the ceiling, sat on the edge of his bed, then flopped around trying to sleep. Richardson had disdained book coaches for years. Now he was throwing the book in the trash by starting a benchwarmer in the NCAA championship game.

Dad said I did a better job than Eddie Maguire and Mom said I was better looking than Sam Newman. I don’t even know who they were talking about but it was a pretty cool place.

A long time ago inside a local ice rink, 15 year olds went to battle to win a game of hockey.  They played for themselves, for their teams, for their coaches, for their towns, and for their families. It was a 0-0 tie in the 2nd period.     Both goalies were outstanding.  But one appeared to be somewhere else. Thinking.  The shot came.    The antagonist wasn’t aiming to break the scoreless tie.  He was living up to his agreement with the other team’s coach.  A coach who wanted his son to be the team's goalie.     He didn’t want a new goalie that could take his team where they have never been.  The playoffs.  A goalie that could secure his team at the top.  The coach watched the shot he bought.      The goalie could have shifted, dodged out of the way, but he was paralyzed.  He dropped to the ice when the puck struck his unprotected neck.     The player skated over to examine the goalie. He had accomplished his task.    And with the money he earned, he can buy the bicycle he always wanted.     The goalie’s father was standing amongst the other parents.  He was enraged that his son didn’t make the save.     He felt the hard work he put into his boy slowly fade, and quickly die out.  He knew how good his son was, and would be.  He knew the puck struck because the goalie let it.  He did not know why.   I groaned as the puck hit me in the arm.  I had pads, but pads can only soften the blow. I squeezed my arm.     My father stood and watched.     My friend fired another shot that whacked me in the throat, knocking me down.  I felt dizzy.      It was frigid on the pond in winter.     This is where I learned to play hockey.  This is also where I learned it was painful to be a goaltender.  I got up slowly, glowering at him.  My friend was perplexed at my tenacity.     “This time, stay down!” And then he took the hardest slap shot I have ever encountered.     The puck tore through the icy air at incredible speed right into my face.     My glove rapidly came up and snatched it right before it would shatter my jaw.  I took my glove off and reached for the puck inside.     I swung my arm and pitched it as fiercely as I could at my friend.     Next time we play, I should wear my mask and he should wear a little more cover than a hat.  I turned towards my father.  He was smiling.  That was rare.     I was relieved to know that I was getting better and he knew it.  The ice cracked open and I dropped through…      The goalie was alone at the hospital.  He got up and opened the curtains the nurse keeps closing at night so he could see through the clear wall.     He eyed out the window and there was nothing interesting except a lonely little tree.  He noticed the way the moonlight shined off the grass and radiated everything else.  But not the tree.  The tree was as colourless as the sky.     But the sky had lots of bright little glowing stars.  What did the tree have?  He went back to his bed and dozed off before he could answer his own question.   Nobody came to visit him at the hospital but his mother.     His father was at home and upset that his son is no longer on the team.  The goalie spot was seized by the team’s original goalie, the coach’s son.     The goalie’s entire life had been hockey.  He played every day as his father observed.  He really wanted a regular father, whatever that was.  A father that cares about him and not about hockey.  The goalie did like hockey, but it was a game.         A sport just like other sports, only there’s an ice surface to play on.  But he did not love hockey.     It was just something he became very good at, with plenty of practice and bruises.     He was silent in his new team’s locker room, so he didn’t assume anyone would come and see how he was doing.

Hero

poo

I will not dream anymore, you said. I will not set myself up for the pain. But then your team made the playoffs, or you saw a movie, or a billboard glowing dusky orange and advertising Aruba, or a girl who bore more than a passing resemblance to a woman you'd dated in high school— a woman you'd loved and lost— danced above you with shimmering eyes, and you said, fuck it, let's dream just one more time.

Tutti gli sport sono a loro modo metafore di vita. Il basket ha la sua specificità nello scorrere del tempo. Quando l’arbitro scocca per aria la prima palla a due sai quale sarà la durata della partita. Quarantotto minuti effettivi durano esattamente quarantotto minuti. Così come durante la veglia del 31 dicembre sappiamo quanto è durato l’anno solare appena trascorso: un anno solare. Però i secondi e gli attimi che compongono una partita o un anno solare sono diversissimi tra loro. Il tempo non scorre lineare, non è un mucchietto di sabbia crescente sotto la fessura della clessidra. Ci sono molti secondi insignificanti, che ci scivolano tra le dita e dimentichiamo presto. E ci sono attimi dilatati, in cui il senso delle cose si blocca e continua a lavorarci dentro negli anni. Questi dodici secondi, segnalati dal maxischermo cubico pendente dal soffitto del Forum di Inglewood, sono uno di questi istanti di purezza. I quarantasette minuti e quarantotto secondi precedenti sono già scomparsi, così come il resto dei playoff e tutta la regular season.

PS gang. That’s

Nigel Robinson

Name the eight men who made the final out in games that sent the Mets to the playoffs. Joe Torre, September 24, 1969. Glenn Beckert, October 1, 1973. Chico Walker, September 17, 1986. Lance Parrish, September 22, 1988. Dmitri Young, October 4, 1999. Keith Lockhart, September 27, 2000. Josh Willingham, September 18, 2006. Jay Bruce, September 26, 2015.

In rich detail, Ken told us that on the second hole of the opening round, Hogan got stuck while standing over a putt. Hogan had the yips. “I can’t take it back, Ken,” Hogan said. “Nobody gives a shit, Ben,” Ken said back. That bit of wise-guy humor was evidently all Hogan needed to hear: At age fifty-three and playing barely any tournament golf, he finished twelfth. Venturi finished three shots behind. Palmer was leading by seven with nine holes left and lost to Billy Casper in a playoff. Ken

we do get a bit rough I guess.

There’s no bigger wake-up call on the planet than losing a playoff series to the Knicks.

The winner of that particular honor is an algorithm called Comparison Counting Sort. In this algorithm, each item is compared to all the others, generating a tally of how many items it is bigger than. This number can then be used directly as the item’s rank. Since it compares all pairs, Comparison Counting Sort is a quadratic-time algorithm, like Bubble Sort. Thus it’s not a popular choice in traditional computer science applications, but it’s exceptionally fault-tolerant. This algorithm’s workings should sound familiar. Comparison Counting Sort operates exactly like a Round-Robin tournament. In other words, it strongly resembles a sports team’s regular season—playing every other team in the division and building up a win-loss record by which they are ranked. That Comparison Counting Sort is the single most robust sorting algorithm known, quadratic or better, should offer something very specific to sports fans: if your team doesn’t make the playoffs, don’t whine. The Mergesort postseason is chancy, but the Comparison Counting regular season is not; championship rings aren’t robust, but divisional standings are literally as robust as it gets. Put differently, if your team is eliminated early in the postseason, it’s tough luck. But if your team fails to get to the postseason, it’s tough truth. You may get sports-bar sympathy from your fellow disappointed fans, but you won’t get any from a computer scientist.

By the time I get home, I’m still stunned. When Matt won the mountain bike at the church raffle last year, I was happy for him. When his father’s friend invited Matt to a Lakers playoff game, I thought that was great too. Why can’t he be glad when something good happens to me?

The most noteworthy knock-Shaq-on-his-rear addition took place on June 26, 2002, when the Houston Rockets used the first pick in the NBA draft to select Yao Ming, the 7-foot-6, 310-pound center who had recently averaged 38.9 points and 20.2 rebounds per game in the playoffs with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. Though he was just 21 and unfamiliar with high-caliber competition, Yao’s arrival was considered a direct challenge to O’Neal’s reign as the NBA’s mightiest big man. Sure, Shaq was tall. But he wasn’t this tall. Within weeks, a song titled simply “Yao Ming” was being played on Houston radio stations, and Steve Francis, the Rockets’ superstar guard, was being introduced to audiences as “Yao Ming’s teammate.” There was talk—only half in jest—of a Ming dynasty. Put simply, the NBA’s 28 other franchises were doing their all to shove the Lakers off their perch. If that meant copying elements of the triangle offense (as many teams attempted to do), so be it. If that meant adding Mutombo or Clark, so be it. If that meant importing China’s greatest center, so be it. And if that meant throwing punches—well, let’s go.

That’s why, when West was asked during his team’s playoff loss to San Antonio about the possibility of hiring Jackson, he said, curtly, “Fuck Phil Jackson.” Yes, Fuck Phil Jackson.

grand final had faded into the background of my brain and I was starting to get excited about going on the roller coaster and the Batman ride. The last time we had gone to Movie World I was only a toddler and had been too little to go on anything scary. They had little statues of movie characters next to each ride and if you weren’t as tall as they were, you couldn’t go on the ride. To be honest, back then I was too scared to go on anything anyway. Mom said when they tried to get me on the Scooby Doo ride, little China men would have heard me screaming in China. I think the only ride I went on all day was the merry-go-round. Even then I didn’t dare go on top of a horse that bobbed up and down. I sat in the safety of a stationary boat.              But this time I was going to go on everything. Mom said because it was a school day there might not be many queues so we could have as many turns as we wanted on everything. When we were finally at the ticket box I felt a stray smile sneaking up all over my face and taking over my grumpy frown. I tried to keep feeling sad about the playoffs, but the lure of Movie World was starting to take over me like a parasitic alien dominating his victim. No matter how I tried to fight the betrayal, the feelings of thrilling

The Red Wings had missed the playoffs that year, so he’d picked up a gig as a television commentator for the postseason. On an off day, he wound up watching a bridge game between some of the players. Our dad was an avid bridge player and a real student of the game. At one point, Dick Duff, who played left wing for the Canadiens, took a trick by finessing a mediocre trump card past the other players. Appreciating the move, Dad mumbled, “Great play” under his breath. One of Montreal’s defensemen, J.C. Tremblay, overheard him and snapped, “What would a dummy like you know about it?” That didn’t sit well with Dad. He told J.C. to remember what he’d said and walked away. Six months later, the Red Wings were in Montreal to play the Canadiens. As it happened, it was the night that Dad scored his 600th goal. The fans had barely finished giving him a standing ovation for the achievement, when they reversed course and started to rain down boos. A few minutes after his big goal, Dad trailed J.C. into the corner after a puck. When he came out of the corner, he left J.C. on the ice with a fractured cheekbone. The Forum crowd didn’t know why it had happened, but Dick Duff did. He skated past Gordie and said, “Card game.” Dad just nodded.

The Fourth Line—Your home for muckers, meatheads, and misanthropes. This is the “energy line” that features checking pests and brawlers, whose task is to cry havoc, let slip the dogs of war, and collect penalty minutes. But for all the circus music they can orchestrate, a strong fourth line can frequently be an X-factor in a given playoff series. (6-11 minutes of ice time)

goes like this: if a kid doesn’t study for a test and gets a D, snowplow parents might go talk to the teacher and explain that the kid had a playoff game the night before and was really tired and could he please retake the test? In this way, the parents pave the way for their kids, giving them a smooth ride. It would be better to let the kid suffer through the humiliation of the bad grade and learn that he can bounce back. He will need to work extra hard to pull up his grades after that bad test, and if he does so, he will have the pride of accomplishment and the security in knowing he can rebound from failure.

We go through that grind—spring training, 162 games, playoffs, World Series—and you’re close to those people. I think about them a lot, and every time I look at that ring, I see them.

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Diary of a Wickedly Cool Witch.

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George Mumford, a Newton-based mindfulness teacher, one such moment took place in 1993, at the Omega Institute, a holistic learning center in Rhinebeck, New York. The center was hosting a retreat devoted to mindfulness meditation, the clear-your-head habit in which participants sit quietly and focus on their breathing. Leading the session: meditation megastar Jon Kabat-Zinn. Originally trained as a molecular biologist at MIT, Kabat-Zinn had gone on to revolutionize the meditation world in the 1970s by creating a more secularized version of the practice, one focused less on Buddhism and more on stress reduction and other health benefits. After dinner one night, Kabat-Zinn was giving a talk about his work, clicking through a slide show to give the audience something to look at. At one point he displayed a slide of Mumford. Mumford had been a star high school basketball player who’d subsequently hit hard times as a heroin addict, Kabat-Zinn explained. By the early 1980s, however, he’d embraced meditation and gotten sober. Now Mumford taught meditation to prison inmates and other unlikely students. Kabat-Zinn explained how they were able to relate to Mumford because of his tough upbringing, his openness about his addiction — and because, like many inmates, he’s African-American. Kabat-Zinn’s description of Mumford didn’t seem to affect most Omega visitors, but one participant immediately took notice: June Jackson, whose husband had just coached the Chicago Bulls to their third consecutive NBA championship. Phil Jackson had spent years studying Buddhism and Native American spirituality and was a devoted meditator. Yet his efforts to get Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and their teammates to embrace mindfulness was meeting with only limited success. “June took one look at George and said, ‘He could totally connect with Phil’s players,’ ’’ Kabat-Zinn recalls. So he provided an introduction. Soon Mumford was in Chicago, gathering some of the world’s most famous athletes in a darkened room and telling them to focus on their breathing. Mumford spent the next five years working with the Bulls, frequently sitting behind the bench, as they won three more championships. In 1999 Mumford followed Phil Jackson to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he helped turn Kobe Bryant into an outspoken adherent of meditation. Last year, as Jackson began rebuilding the moribund New York Knicks as president, Mumford signed on for a third tour of duty. He won’t speak about the specific work he’s doing in New York, but it surely involves helping a new team adjust to Jackson’s sensibilities, his controversial triangle offense, and the particular stress that comes with compiling the worst record in the NBA. Late one April afternoon just as the NBA playoffs are beginning, Mumford is sitting at a table in O’Hara’s, a Newton pub. Sober for more than 30 years, he sips Perrier. It’s Marathon Monday, and as police begin allowing traffic back onto Commonwealth Avenue, early finishers surround us, un-showered and drinking beer. No one recognizes Mumford, but that’s hardly unusual. While most NBA fans are aware that Jackson is serious about meditation — his nickname is the Zen Master — few outside his locker rooms can name the consultant he employs. And Mumford hasn’t done much to change that. He has no office and does no marketing, and his recently launched website, mindfulathlete.org, is mired deep in search-engine results. Mumford has worked with teams that have won six championships, but, one friend jokes, he remains the world’s most famous completely unknown meditation teacher. That may soon change. This month, Mumford published his first book, The Mindful Athlete, which is part memoir and part instruction guide, and he has agreed to give a series of talks and book signings

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E. coli is a digestive workhorse in humans and can come in many different “flavors” or variants, one of which can’t naturally digest lactose, a sugar derived from milk. Nothing is a bigger threat—or evolutionary pressure—to bacteria than starvation. So Cairns deprived milk-shunning E. coli of any food except lactose. Much more rapidly than chance should have allowed, bacteria developed mutations that allowed them to lose their lactose intolerance. Just as McClintock maintained about her corn plants, Cairns also reported that bacteria appeared to target specific areas of their genome—areas where mutations were most likely to be advantageous. Cairns concluded that the bacteria were “choosing” which mutations to go after and then passing on their acquired ability to digest lactose to successive generations of bacteria. In a statement that amounted to evolutionary heresy, he wrote that E. coli “can choose which mutation they should produce” and may “have a mechanism for the inheritance of acquired characteristics.” He straight-out raised the possibility of inherited acquired traits; he basically used those words. It was like shouting, “Go Sox” at Yankee Stadium during the ninth inning of the seventh game of the playoff s—with Boston leading by a run. Since then, researchers have plunged into their petri dishes in attempts to prove, disprove, or just explain Cairns’s work. A year after Cairns’s report came out, Barry Hall, a scientist at the University of Rochester, suggested that the bacteria’s ability to happen upon a lactose-processing adaptation rapidly was caused by a massive increase in the mutation rate. Hall called this “hypermutation”—sort of like mutation on steroids—and, according to him, it helped the bacteria to produce the mutations they needed to survive about 100 million times faster than the mutations otherwise would have been produced.

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Permian had established itself as perhaps the most successful football dynasty in the country—pro, college, or high school. Few brands of sport were more competitive than Class AAAAA Texas high school football, the division for the biggest schools in the state. Odessa was hardly the only town that nurtured football and cherished it and went crazy over it. But no one came close to matching the performance of Permian. Since 1964 it had won four state championships, been to the state finals a record eight times, and made the playoffs fifteen times. Its worst record in any season over that time span had been seven and two, and its winning percentage overall, .825, was by far the best of any team in the entire state in the modern era of the game dating back to 1951. All this wasn’t accomplished with kids who weighed 250 pounds and were automatic major-college prospects, but with kids who often weighed 160 or 170 or even less. They had no special athletic prowess. They weren’t especially fast or especially strong. But they were fearless and relentlessly coached and from the time they were able to walk they had only one certain goal in their lives in Odessa, Texas. Whatever it took, they would play for Permian.

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# !NFHS-LIVE! All Saints vs Second Baptist Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Eastern vs Coolidge Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Fort White vs Port St. Joe Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Southern Columbia Area vs Farrell Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! South Pittsburg vs McKenzie Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Coosa Christian vs Lanett Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Marion County vs Huntingdon Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Arcadia vs Mica Mountain Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Central Catholic vs Bishop Watterson Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Clay-Chalkville vs Saraland Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Blountstown vs Hawthorne Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Wheeling Central Catholic vs Clay-Battelle Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 # !NFHS-LIVE! Blountstown vs Hawthorne Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Sevier County vs Page Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 # !NFHS-LIVE! Blountstown vs Hawthorne Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

# !NFHS-LIVE! Martinsburg vs Morgantown Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

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# !NFHS-LIVE! Morgantown vs Martinsburg Live Free High School Football Playoffs Game December 05, 2025 Watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on demand, via the NFHS Network. Stream regular season and playoffs online from anywhere. Where to watch high school football championships. You can watch all of the games streaming live in the embedded video on CBS News Boston. ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ ✅ CLICK HERE TO Watch Online Free ✅ The crisp autumn air, roaring crowds, and the undeniable thrill of Friday night lights—it can only mean one thing: the High School Football Playoffs are back! As we dive into the 2025 postseason, the stakes are higher, the competition fiercer, and the dreams of young athletes and their communities burn brighter than ever. The Journey to the Playoffs For many teams, the road to the playoffs has been months—even years—in the making. From grueling summer workouts to hard-fought regular-season battles, every snap, tackle, and touchdown has led to this moment. The 2025 playoffs promise to showcase some of the most talented and determined high school athletes in the nation, each with their eyes set on a state championship title. Teams to Watch This year’s playoff bracket is packed with powerhouse programs and Cinderella stories alike. Defending champions are looking to repeat their glory, while underdogs are poised to shock the world. Whether it’s a high-octane offense that averages 40 points per game or a lockdown defense that hasn’t allowed a touchdown in weeks, every team brings something unique to the field. Keep an eye on: Eastside Eagles: A dominant force with a nearly perfect season, led by a quarterback with a cannon for an arm. Northview Knights: A defensive juggernaut that thrives under pressure. Westgate Wildcats: The dark horse with a knack for pulling off upsets when it matters most. Key Matchups and Storylines Rivalries will be renewed, legends will be born, and heartbreak is inevitable—such is the nature of playoff football. Some of the most anticipated matchups include classic cross-town showdowns and clashes between teams with contrasting styles. Will the run-heavy offense overpower the pass-first strategy? Can a team with a young roster hold its nerve against seasoned veterans? One thing is certain: every game will be a battle until the final whistle. The Impact Beyond the Field High school football is more than just a game—it’s a unifying force for communities. From pep rallies and packed stands to local businesses decked out in school colors, the playoffs bring people together in a shared celebration of pride and passion. For the seniors on the field, these games represent the culmination of years of dedication and could be their last time wearing their school’s jersey. For underclassmen, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible with hard work and heart. How to Follow the Action Can’t make it to the stadium? No problem! Many games will be streamed online, and local sports networks will provide coverage and highlights. Follow your favorite teams on social media for real-time updates, stats, and behind-the-scenes content. Final Thoughts The High School Football Playoffs are a testament to perseverance, teamwork, and the pure love of the game. As the brackets unfold and the competition intensifies, we’re reminded why this sport holds such a special place in the hearts of so many. So grab your spirit wear, warm up your vocal cords, and get ready for a postseason filled with unforgettable moments. Here’s to the players, coaches, families, and fans—may the best team win!

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