Monday Night Football: Commanders at 49ers, and Jim vs. Harry: Who Survives the Wildest Saturday in AP Poll History?

Busy night on the sports desk. My brother Harry Balz is at the Avalanche game, so it’s just me, a laptop and too much coffee. The story is Guardians Rays ALCS Game 2. Cleveland came into Tropicana Field with a chance to go up 2-0 and leave Florida with a choke hold on the series. Instead the Rays took Game…

Thursday Night Football puts Mile High in prime time tonight. Then comes a Saturday with a top-five Big Ten fight, and a baseball October where the Brewers have the Dodgers in deep trouble. Me? I’m 7-4 on the season and riding a two-game win streak. My dear twin brother Jim is 4-7 with a fresh loss on his card. One…

My brother Jim and I went at it over on Sports By The Balz in Jim vs. Harry: After Week 4, Who’s a Real Super Bowl Contender?, and like always, I walked away calmer and more right than he did. This is my reply, and it comes with my Falcons vs Saints prediction for tomorrow night. I left out the…

Three of the four Division Series are 2-0. The fourth is tied, and the two-time defending champs are suddenly sweating. That makes it the right moment for 2026 MLB playoff predictions from the two loudest people at The Hairy Times. Jim Balz brought spreadsheets. Harry Balz brought feelings, plus a few spreadsheets to prove he’s the smart twin. We locked…