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Another year. Another season in the college gridiron. The FBS College Football Playoff National Championship takes place inside Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California while Frisco, Texas' Toyota Stadium host another year of the FCS National title.

Welcome to your new nightmare, Coach. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23396895/david-fizdale-agrees-deal-become-new-york-knicks-head-coach

BU coach David Quinn tapped to take over on Broadway. Played briefly with the Binghamton Rangers - hopefully this works out better for all parties involved. https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/rangers/rangers-coach-david-quinn-boston-university-1.18620921 (Also, hopefully his tenure isn't limited to 2018).

Will anyone derail the Golden State Warriors of a three-peat? Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and the Dubs will attempt to win three consecutive NBA titles, the first since the Los Angeles Lakers did it in 2000-2002. We will also have more 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying action from June 2018 to February 2019 to determine which 32 team will compete in that tournament in China from August 31-September 15.

Cup has been won. Time to think about next season. Probably the most exciting Islanders off season in decades starts now.

Hello fellow hockey fans. It's another season of hockey in both the National and American Hockey Leagues. Of course, we will also talk shop on the 2019 IIHF World Championship tournament in Slovakia. From the puck drops in both the NHL and AHL season openers to the teams raising both the Stanley and Calder Cups, you can talk hockey here.

There are 8 American teams and 8 teams from other countries. The Mid-Atlantic representative is from Staten Island. On Thursday they defeated a team from Iowa 5-2. They just finished a 2-1 win over a team from Texas. Next they will face the winner of a game between a team from Michigan and a team from Hawaii. If they win that game, they advance to the U.S. Championship. If they lose that game, they play the winner of the losers bracket and the winner of that goes to the U.S. Championship....

Hofstra University, where I went, is ranked Number 25 in Softball and is the top team in the northeast. The RPI is released weekly on Mondays, and last week the SEC and Pac-12 had 15 of the top 17 teams. Schools in the northeast don't do well. The top RPI in the Big East is DePaul in 75th, and the top RPI by a Big East team on the east coast is St. John's in 162nd. Hofstra is 26th in the RPI, and the next best RPI by a team in New York is Fordham in 107th. Connecticut is the top...

The road to Madison Square Garden and the Alamodome awaits the fate of teams on Selection Sunday. Which 68 NCAA Men's Division I programs will go to the Big Dance, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, and which 32 will go to the National Invitation Tournament? We're about to find out at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT on TBS.

Will the Canadian men win their 10th Olympic Gold Medal in Ice Hockey? Or will another nation wrestle the Olympic Gold Medal away from Canada? The NHL players won't be in South Korea, but the KHL players will. Meanwhile, will Canada continue their dominance in women's hockey after winning their fourth consecutive gold medal in Sochi 2014? Or will another nation like the United States capture the Gold Medal in women's ice hockey? Dates: 14-25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea...