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NHL

 NHL Divisional Standings 

2025 NHL Draft 



2026 STANLEY CUP FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Hurricanes win 4-2)
Game 1: Golden Knights 5, Hurricanes 4
Game 2: Golden Knights 3, Hurricanes 4 [OT]
Game 3: Hurricanes 4, Golden Knights 5 [2-OT]
Game 4: Hurricanes 5, Golden Knights 3
Game 5: Golden Knights 2, Hurricanes 4
Game 6: Hurricanes 3, Golden Knights 0

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PWHL (Professional Women’s Hockey League) 

PWHL Standings 

2026 PWHL Finals
Ottawa Charge vs. Montréal Victoire (Victoire win 3-1) 
Game 1: Charge 2, Victoire 3 [OT]
Game 2: Charge 1, Victoire 2 [OT]
Game 3: Victoire 1, Charge 2
Game 4: Victoire 4, Charge 0  

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2025-2026 Stanley Cup Champions: Carolina Hurricanes (2nd title)
2025-2026 Walter Cup Champions: Montréal Victoire (1st title) 

MLB Standings

ATLANTA BRAVES
July 7: Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:40 p.m. ET [BravesVision, Gray TV, 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan; Los Bravos]
July 8: Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:40 p.m. ET [BravesVision, 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan; Los Bravos]
July 9: Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates, 12:35 p.m. ET [FOX, 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan, Los Bravos] 
July 10: Braves at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:15 p.m. ET [Apple TV, 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan]
July 11: Braves at St. Louis Cardinals, 7:15 p.m. ET [BravesVision, 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan; Los Bravos]
July 12: Braves at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:15 p.m. ET [BravesVision, 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan; Los Bravos] 
 
TEXAS RANGERS
July 7: Los Angeles Angels at Rangers, 7:05 p.m. CT [ESPN, 105.3 FM The Fan, 1270 AM KFLC] 
July 8: Los Angeles Angels at Rangers, 7:05 p.m. CT [Rangers Sports Network, 105.3 FM The Fan, 1270 AM KFLC]
July 9: Los Angeles Angels at Rangers, 7:05 p.m. CT [Rangers Sports Network, 105.3 FM The Fan, 1270 AM KFLC]
July 10: Los Angeles Angels at Rangers, 7:05 p.m. ET CT [CW33, 105.3 FM The Fan, 1270 AM KFLC]
July 11: Los Angeles Angels at Rangers, 6:05 p.m. CT [Rangers Sports Network, 105.3 FM The Fan, 1270 AM KFLC]
July 12: Los Angeles Angels at Rangers, 1:35 p.m. CT [Rangers Sports Network, NBCSN, 105.3 FM The Fan, 1270 AM KFLC]




2025 World Series (121st edition) 
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays (Dodgers win 4-3)
Game 1: Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 11
Game 2: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1
Game 3: Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 6 [F/18]
Game 4: Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 2
Game 5: Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 1
Game 6: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Game 7: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 4 [F/11]   
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96th Major League Baseball All-Star Game
American League All-Star vs. National League All-Stars
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Citizens Bank Park)
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 8 p.m. ET [FOX] 
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2025 World Series Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers (9th title)  

PGA TOUR
FedExCup

PGA: Genesis Scottish Open
The Renaissance Club
North Berwick, Scotland
July 9 一 12, 2026 [ESPN+, CBS, GOLF, SiriusXM, Paramount+]

Champions: Kauling Companies Championship
Firestone Country Club
Akron, Ohio 
July 9 一 12, 2026 [GOLF]

Korn Ferry:  The Blue Championship
TPC Colorado
Berthoud, Colorado 
July 9 一 12, 2026

DP World Tour: Genesis Scottish Open
The Renaissance Club
North Berwick, Scotland
July 9 一 12, 2026

LPGA: The Amundi Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club 
Evian-les-Bains, France 
July 9 一 12, 2026 [GOLF] 

PGA Tour Americas:  Explore NB Open
Mactaquac Golf Course 
Fredericton, New Brunswick
July 9 一 12, 2026

LIV Golf: LIV GOLF United Kingdom 
JCB Golf & Country Club 
Rocester, Uttoxeter, UK
July 23 一 26, 2026 [FOX Sports]

Ladies European Tour:  The Amundi Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club 
Evian-les-Bains, France 
July 9 一 12, 2026 

EPSON Tour:  Four Winds Invitational
Blackthorn Golf Club
South Bend, Indiana 
July 10 一 12, 2026  


2025 FedEx Cup Champion: Tommy Fleetwood
2025 Champions Tour Money List Winner: Stewart Cink 
2025 Korn Ferry Tour Money List Winner: Johnny Keefer
2025 DP World Tour Champion: 
2025 LPGA Player of the Year: Jeeno Thitikul 
2025 LPGA Vare Trophy Winner: Jeeno Thitikul 
2025 LPGA Rookie of the Year: Miyū Yamashita 
2025 PGA Tour Americas Points List Winner: Michael Brennan 
2025 LIV Golf Individual Champion: Jon Rahm
2025 LIV Golf Team Champion: Legion XIII
2025 Ladies European Tour Player of the Year: Chiara Tamburlini 
2025 Ladies European Tour Order of Merit: Chiara Tamburlini 
2025 Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year: Chiara Tamburlini 
2025 Epson Tour Player of the Year: Melanie Green
2025 Epson Tour Rookie of the Year: Melanie Green

NCAA Football

Division I AP Top 25
Division II NCAA Rankings
College Football Playoff

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
First-round Games (at campus sites) 
(9) Alabama 34, (8) Oklahoma 24
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, Oklahoma) 
Friday, December 19, 2025, 8 p.m. ET [ABC/ESPN]
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(10) Miami 10, (7) Texas A&M 3
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
Saturday, December 20, 2025, Noon ET [ABC, ESPN]
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(11) Tulane 10, (6) Ole Miss 41
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Oxford, Mississippi)
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 3:30 p.m. ET [TNT]
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(12) James Madison 34, (5) Oregon 51
Autzen Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m. ET [TNT]

CFP QUARTERFINALS

CFP Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
(10) Miami 24, (2) Ohio State 14
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 7:30 p.m. ET [ESPN]

CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
(5) Oregon 23, (4) Texas Tech 0
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
Thursday, January 1, 2026, Noon ET [ESPN]
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CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
(9) Alabama 3, (1) Indiana 38
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
Thursday, January 1, 2026, 4 p.m. ET [ESPN]
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CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
(6) Ole Miss 39, (3) Georgia 34
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Thursday, January 1, 2026, 8 p.m. ET [ESPN]

CFP SEMIFINALS/NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 

CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl 
(10) Miami 31, (6) Ole Miss 27
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
Thursday, January 8, 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET [ESPN]

CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
(5) Oregon 22, (1) Indiana 56
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia)
Friday, January 9, 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET [ESPN]

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
(10) Miami 21, (1) Indiana 27
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
Monday, January 19, 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET [ESPN]

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NCAA Basketball

AP Men's Top 25

AP Women's Top 25

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NCAA Hockey

NCAA Men's Hockey Rankings

NCAA Women's Hockey Rankings 

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College Football Playoff National Championship
(8) Ohio State 34, (7) Notre Dame 23 (F)

2024 Division I FCS Football Championship
(1) Montana State 32, (2) North Dakota State 35

2024 Division II Football Championship
(1) Valdosta State 14, (2) Ferris State 49 
 
NCAA Men’s Basketball Division I
Florida 65, Houston 63

NCAA Men’s Basketball Division II
Nova Southeastern 74, Cal State Dominguez Hills 73 

NCAA Women’s Basketball Division I
(2) UConn 82, (1) South Carolina 59

NCAA Women’s Basketball Division II
(3) Cal State Dominguez Hills 58, (1) Grand Valley State 70

NCAA Men’s Hockey
Boston University 2, Western Michigan 6

NCAA Women’s Hockey
(2) Ohio State 3, (1) Wisconsin 4 [OT] 

2025 NCAA Men’s College World Series Division I
Game 1: (13) Coastal Carolina 0, (6) LSU 1
Game 2: (6) LSU 5, (13) Coastal Carolina 3

2025 NCAA Men's Baseball Division II
(2) Central Missouri 1, Tampa 2 

2025 NCAA Women's College World Series Division I
Game 1: Texas Tech 1, Texas 2
Game 2: Texas 3, Texas Tech 4
Game 3: Texas Tech 0, Texas 5 

     From an early age, my passion for sports and broadcasting was unmistakable. My parents first discovered this when I “borrowed” their cassette tape recorder in a feeble attempt to imitate legendary Detroit Pistons commentator George Blaha in the late 1970s. Rather than erasing that amateur “podcast,” they wisely preserved it—perhaps as future leverage whenever I stepped out of line.

     Growing up, I spent countless hours in barber shops passionately debating why my favorite teams should perform better, all while mentally cataloging signature sports moments for future use. That enthusiasm never waned—it only matured.

     I later earned a Bachelor of Science in Mass Media Communications from Oral Roberts University in 1996. However, it took time before I found the right outlet to fully express my perspectives on the sports world. That opportunity finally arrived when I connected with DJ Mike, whose vision helped spark the creation of Sports Roundup With Hoss Martin on November 23, 2010, under the banner of Chris Mar Studios. At long last, I was able to channel more than three decades of built-up passion into meaningful sports commentary.

     Since then, I have continued to share insights, analysis, and reflections through this platform—offering blog entries, statistics, and curated content for fellow sports enthusiasts. (And for the record, I still strongly advise against asking my parents about that original tape.)

     Professionally, I expanded my broadcasting experience with The Weather Channel from 2015 to 2022, followed by my work with Bally Sports/FanDuel Sports Network from 2022 to 2026, further refining my voice and presence in the industry.