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The Kansas City Chiefs rested several starters in their Week 18 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. One starter who did play was All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones and he had over one million reasons to play in the regular-season finale. Jones entered Week 18 with 9.5 sacks on the season. He needed 10 to […]

With still a slight chance to clinch the No. 2 seed in the NFC, the Philadelphia Eagles will have to navigate through their Week 18 game against the New York Giants without wide receiver DeVonta Smith. Smith will miss his first NFL game since being drafted by the Eagles in 2021 with an ankle sprain, […]

The Green Bay Packers will be without running back AJ Dillon on Sunday for a crucial Week 18 clash against the Chicago Bears, per Tom Pelissero. He is one of 10 Packers players with an injury designation and one of two already ruled out alongside defensive back Rudy Ford. Dillon suffered a stinger in Week […]

The race for Shota Imanaga is heating up as the Japanese pitcher is expected to sign with an MLB team by the end of next week. The 30-year-old has reportedly narrowed down his list of teams to four, none of which reached the postseason in 2023. Sources tell Jim Bowden that the Boston Red Sox, […]

As 2024 begins and the NHL season reaches the halfway point, trade rumors are beginning to swirl. There are exactly nine weeks until the NHL trade deadline and most contenders, including the New Jersey Devils, will be on the prowl for roster improvements for the stretch run. One name that’s expected to be moved is […]

After a dreadful start to December that saw them lose four consecutive games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have won eight of their last 11 and are right back into the thick of the playoff race as 2024 begins. This latest stretch has perhaps changed some of Pittsburgh’s in-season plans, one of which includes deciding the future […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are making moves this offseason to ensure they’re not a one-hit wonder. The reigning National League champions signed Eduardo Rodriguez to bolster their starting rotation and brought back Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to keep the lineup as deep as it was last season. Arizona reportedly wants to make it deeper and has its […]

In what was perhaps the best game of the 2023-24 NBA season, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets stole one away from Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors Thursday night with an epic fourth-quarter comeback. Down 18 points with under seven minutes left in regulation, the Nuggets closed the game on a 25-3 run […]

A scary situation unfolded for Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill on Wednesday as a two-alarm fire occurred at his home in Broward County. Hill left Dolphins practice early to be with his family, who fortunately were able to get out of the house unharmed. Less than 24 hours later, the cause of the fire was […]

Shockwaves were sent through the college football world on Thursday when news broke that Ole Miss star running back Quinshon Judkins is entering the transfer portal. Less than a week after seeing the Rebels secure the first 11-win season in program history  – and the subsequent announcement of quarterback Jaxson Dart’s return to the program […]

The NFL released the rosters for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games Wednesday night and the Denver Broncos had three players earn Pro Bowl honors, all of them as starters. Justin Simmons, Patrick Surtain II and return man Marvin Mims Jr. will represent the Broncos at the games, but there was one more Denver player who […]

Indiana basketball suffered its first conference loss of the season on Wednesday, falling to Nebraska 86-70 on what was a woeful night for the Hoosiers defense. Nebraska led by as much as 22 points as Indiana allowed its third-most points in a game this season. With a ton of roster turnover from last year’s team, […]

Bronny James finished with 10 points, three assists and two rebounds in 18 minutes as USC basketball recorded its first conference win of the season in an 82-74 win over California on Wednesday. It was USC’s first home win with James in the rotation and the second consecutive game the freshman guard scored double-digit points. […]

There are sure to be plenty of NFL head coaching jobs available next week once the 18 non-playoff teams evaluate their seasons and plan for the future. One job that may not be open is the Las Vegas Raiders, despite making Josh McDaniels the first fired head coach of the 2023 season. Then-Raiders linebackers coach […]

The Minnesota Vikings will start Nick Mullens at quarterback on Sunday in their Week 18 game against the Detroit Lions, per Adam Schefter. It will be Mullens’ third start of the season for the Vikings. After starting Weeks 15 and 16, he was benched in favor of rookie Jaren Hall in Week 17, only to replace […]

The Detroit Lions released veteran linebacker Bruce Irvin from their practice squad on Wednesday, per Tom Pelissero. The decision was mutual as Irvin could potentially look to find more playing time and link up with another playoff team over the next few weeks. Irving thanked the Lions organization for the opportunity on social media. “Lions […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will not play in Week 18 against the Los Angeles Chargers, per Ari Meirov. Blaine Gabbert will get his first start for the Chiefs. With Kansas City already locked into the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs after clinching the AFC West, it makes sense to sit Mahomes. […]

The MLB hot stove was barely lit during the holiday season, but it should heat up relatively soon as spring training is just over six weeks away. There is still loads of talent available via free agency, but one name to keep watching in the trade market is Chicago White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease. The […]

NFL Draft prospect and Oregon football quarterback Bo Nix will play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Feb. 3, per Ari Meirov. He’s accepted an invitation to be included on the roster and will get a chance to show off his skills in-game one last time before the NFL Draft in April. Nix closed out […]

Freshman wide receiver Jalen Brown is entering the college football transfer portal after one season with LSU football, per Hayes Fawcett. Brown earned a redshirt year after appearing in only three games for the Tigers. He did not record a catch this season. He’ll have four years of eligibility left. Brown was a four-star recruit […]

Indianapolis Colts running back Zack Moss was limited in practice on Wednesday as he continues to nurse a forearm injury, per Tom Pelissero. The Colts had a walkthrough so the practice status is projected. Moss missed each of Indy’s last two games after suffering the injury in Week 15. He logged two limited practices in […]

The Los Angeles Chargers may be the most intriguing team without a head coach when the non-playoff NFL teams begin their offseasons next Monday. With the opportunity to coach quarterback Justin Herbert, a ton of coaches from the professional and college ranks will be vying for the Chargers job. Vice versa, the Chargers will want […]

The Minnesota Wild announced Tuesday that goalie Filip Gustavsson and forward Kirill Kaprizov are both week-to-week with respective injuries. Gustavsson was placed on Injured Reserve on Monday with a lower-body injury while Kaprizov deals with a lower-body injury, per Wild Public Relations. Gustavsson started 22 games before the injury, most recently on Dec. 30 against […]

The spotlight has gotten away from Russell Westbrook in recent years, but the Los Angeles Clippers guard put himself in the top 25 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list on Monday. Westbrook scored eight points in a 121-104 Clippers win over the Miami Heat, passing Patrik Ewing to reach 25th on the list. He is […]

Alabama football saw its season come to an end on Monday with a 27-20 overtime loss to Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Though the Crimson Tide trailed late, they gave up the game-tying touchdown with less than two minutes left in regulation before losing the game in the first overtime. As a season […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay won’t be navigating through retirement rumors in the 2024 NFL offseason as he confirmed he’ll remain with the team next season. Appearing on the season finale of the Coach McVay Show, McVay was told that he has a chance to secure the most head coaching wins in Rams franchise history […]

Tennis fans waited nearly a full year to watch Rafael Nadal compete in a professional singles match following his second-round exit at the 2023 Australian Open and his subsequent hip injury. Nadal did not disappoint in his much-anticipated return as he defeated Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1 in the opening round at the Brisbane International on […]

Washington football secured a berth in the national championship game next Monday with its 37-31 win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl on Monday. It came with a potentially massive cost though as Huskies star running back Dillon Johnson was injured in the final minute of the game and had to be carted off the […]

Though the spark of it all has flamed out a bit, the Taylor Swift-NFL phenomenon is still trending in the entertainment world. Every Kansas City Chiefs game Swift attends gives networks another opportunity to show her, and there is a pretty even split between camps who love the singer’s endorsement and diehard NFL fans who […]

Before Thursday night, no Carolina Hurricanes player had ever recorded consecutive four-point games, even dating back to the franchise’s time in Hartford, Conn. Sebastian Aho is the first to do it after posting four assists in Carolina’s 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Aho recorded a goal and three assists the night before […]

Just over six weeks ago the Edmonton Oilers had the second-fewest points in the NHL and fired head coach Jay Woodcroft. As the new year approaches, the Oilers are the hottest team in the league and are creeping back into the playoff picture in the Western Conference. Edmonton kept things going with its third consecutive […]

The Houston Astros have little to do with a Week 17 Thursday Night Football game between the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. The MLB’s most successful team of the last decade found its way into the broadcast though as legendary broadcaster Al Michaels took it upon himself to give the audience some humor at […]

The Baltimore Ravens won a crucial game last week to take a stranglehold on the AFC’s No. 1 seed, but it might have come with a cost. Amid a spectacular game, Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton suffered a scary knee injury that forced him to leave the game early. Tests came back clean and Hamilton thankfully […]

Jordan Addison missed practice on Wednesday but returned in limited fashion on Thursday as the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver fights through an ankle injury, per Ben Goessling. Addison did not play in the second half of Minnesota’s Week 16 loss to the Detroit Lions, finishing the game with one reception for two yards. That came […]

As Alabama football gears up for its national semifinal game against Michigan on Monday, quarterback Jalen Milroe is at the center of attention for the Crimson Tide. After questions about whether he could lead Alabama to championship glory this season, Milroe played spectacularly in November and put the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game. […]

It appears that Russell Wilson’s days with the Denver Broncos are numbered as head coach Sean Payton announced Wednesday that the Broncos are benching Wilson in favor of Jarret Stidham. Though the Broncos are still technically in the playoff race, they are a longshot to reach the postseason and wins in their last two games […]

The Indianapolis Colts are clinging to the final playoff spot in the AFC with two games left and are scrambling to find some depth in the secondary after losing safety Julian Blackmon for the season. The Colts brought in four different defensive backs for tryouts on Thursday, including former first-round pick Karl Joseph, per Aaron […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo put on another superstar display Wednesday night when the Milwaukee Bucks hit the Big Apple to play the Brooklyn Nets. The Bucks, winners of 10 of their last 12 games, never trailed after the first quarter and were led by Antetokounmpo who put up 32 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the […]

USC football ended an up-and-down 2023 season with its first bowl victory since 2016 on Wednesday, topping Louisville 42-28 in the Holiday Bowl. The Trojans were led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Miller Moss who shined in his first college start in place of former Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams. Moss threw for a Holiday Bowl-record […]