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The 2025 NFL season will be a make-or-break year for the Los Angeles Rams. LA made a playoff run in 2024 and is looking to repeat in 2025. One legendary NFL player is a big believer in the Rams ahead of training camp. Steelers legend Jerome Bettis, who started his career with the Rams, made […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers know that the 2025 NFL season will be crucial to the future of the franchise. Pittsburgh’s streak of consecutive winning seasons could come to an end this fall. If that happens, Mike Tomlin could be on the hot seat and change could come to the organization. Thankfully, the team’s most important player […]

The 2025 NFL season will be hugely important for the future of the Los Angeles Rams. LA made an impressive run in the playoffs in 2024, knocking off Minnesota and nearly beating Philadelphia for a trip to the NFC Championship. But the organization knows that their Super Bowl window, as currently constructed, is shrinking quickly. […]

The Los Angeles Rams are ready to make some noise during the 2025 NFL season. LA almost made the NFC Championship last year but lost a close game to Philadelphia. The Rams recently celebrated one of the city’s most prominent athletes after a major career milestone. The Rams congratulated LA Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw for […]

The Detroit Lions are a prime candidate for regression heading into the 2025 NFL season. Detroit had its best season in franchise history last year, winning 15 games and securing the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. Sadly, their defense crumbled against the Commanders and the Lions exited the playoffs as quickly as they […]

The Seattle Storm have played well approaching the halfway point of the 2025 WNBA season. Seattle is 10-7 and positioned well to make the playoffs at this point in the regulars season. The Storm are getting ready to honor one of their franchise’s best players later this summer. Seattle will honor franchise legend Sue Bird […]

The Los Angeles Sparks continue to struggle during the 2025 WNBA season. LA has a 5-12 record and is ranked towards the bottom of the Western Conference standings along with Dallas. The Sparks are also still waiting for Cameron Brink to return from injury. LA upset several fans on Wednesday after making a slew of […]

The Baltimore Ravens need to get over the hump in 2025. Baltimore has gotten very close to the Super Bowl the past few seasons, but can’t seem to get past Kansas City and Buffalo in the playoffs. Ravens fans are hopeful that the addition of one veteran player could take Baltimore’s offense to the next […]

The Buffalo Bills have been under a spotlight multiple times this offseason. Buffalo will be featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks and has been in the news because of a contract dispute with James Cook. Now another Bills player is in the news for all the wrong reasons. Bills rookie Maxwell Hairston has been named in […]

The Indiana Fever got one of their biggest wins of the season on Tuesday night. Indiana defeated Minnesota 74-59 in the Commissioner’s Cup final. The Fever were without their best player, Caitlin Clark, but still pulled through with a big win. Clark was thrilled that her team won the game without her. Fever guard Caitlin […]

No Caitlin Clark, no problem. The Fever marched into Minnesota and beat the Lynx 74-59 in the Commissioner’s Cup final. Indiana took advantage of a second-quarter drought by Minnesota to take control of the game. They never gave it back. Another Indiana basketball legend celebrated the Fever’s big win on social media. Pacers superstar Tyrese […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have gone all in on trying to win during the 2025 NFL season. Pittsburgh added Aaron Rodgers earlier this offseason to be the team’s starting quarterback this fall. They also made a number of aggressive moves that balance trying to win now and in the future. The Steelers did some retooling in […]

The Indiana Fever have faced plenty of adversity during the 2025 WNBA season. Caitlin Clark has missed multiple games with injuries and DeWanna Bonner left the team less than halfway through the season. Now one Fever player is making headlines related to the W’s recent expansion announcement. Fever guard Sophie Cunningham weighed in the WNBA’s […]

The Atlanta Dream have been one of the best stories in the WNBA during the 2025 season. Atlanta is 11-6 and sitting towards the top of the Eastern Conference standings with New York, even after playing some of the W’s best teams. One Dream player received a great honor as the WNBA All-Star game draws […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will be ready for revenge in the 2025 NFL season. Kansas City got embarrassed by Philadelphia in Super Bowl 59 in a game that ended their hope of a three-peat. One Chiefs star shared the moment that he knew that the game was out of reach. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce […]

The Golden State Valkyries have been one of the best stories of the 2025 WNBA season. Golden State is 9-7 and riding a two-game winning streak during the team’s first season in the W. But the Valkyries have now come under fire for making an unpopular roster move. The Valkyries waived veteran guard Julie Vanloo […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made a ton of progress building the roster this offseason. Vegas now has a stacked offense with Geno Smith at the helm and Ashton Jeanty as a potential superstar. Now one NFL team might be interested in a trade with the Raiders before training camp. The Dolphins made NFL headlines on […]

The Miami Dolphins shocked the NFL world with a big trade on Monday. Miami traded Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith to Pittsburgh in exchange for Minkah Fitzpatrick and draft picks. One NFL insider believes the Dolphins could make another move to shore up the roster before training camp. ESPN’s Marce Louis-Jacques answered a few Dolphins-related […]

The Cleveland Browns have hope for the future for the first time in years. Cleveland had a transformative offseason, which involved locking up Myles Garrett on a long-term contract. Now the Browns got another big win in regards to funding for a new stadium. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a new budget into law on […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made some huge improvements this offseason. Las Vegas hired head coach Pete Carroll, traded for QB Geno Smith, and drafted RB Ashton Jeanty. Now the offense looks a lot better than it did a few months ago. If the Raiders gets some solid play from their defense, they could make some […]

The Detroit Pistons received some rough news on Sunday. Pistons guard Malik Beasley is under a federal investigation related to alleged prop bets and wager on NBA games. Now Detroit is exploring all options, including the trade market, to find a player who could come in and help. The Pistons are reportedly interested in going […]

The WNBA has been on a meteoric rise over the past few years. A new generation of players, led by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, have fueled a new level of excitement about women’s basketball. The league made a major announcement on Monday about accelerating their expansion efforts. The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are at a crossroads. LA has two superstar players in LeBron James and Luka Dončić, but they won’t be able to afford both for long. Soon-to-be owner Mark Walter could soon face the reality of a Lakers team without James. Lakers star LeBron James reportedly did not discuss additional years on […]

The Alabama football program has made multiple splashes during the 2026 recruitment process. Alabama secured five-star running back Ezavier “EJ” Crowell among other top prospects over the past few days. Now the Crimson Tide have landed another huge players, one who decommitted from another big program. Five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin has committed to Alabama, per […]

The Texas football program is finally in the hands of QB Arch Manning. Manning will be the starting quarterback for the Longhorns in 2025 and will be one of the biggest stories in college football. He is already taking his game to the next level. Arch Manning revealed some of the biggest areas of growth […]

The Edmonton Oilers just can’t seem to finish the job in the Stanley Cup Finals. Edmonton is coming off its second consecutive season of being eliminated by Florida in the Stanley Cup Finals. That makes the 2025 NHL offseason even more important for the Oilers. Unfortunately, the team may need to say goodbye to a […]

The New York Giants know that the 2025 NFL season is incredibly important for the future of the franchise. Giants owner John Mara almost fired Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen this offseason. He certainly will if the 2025 season is another failure. One Giants offensive player could be the key to unlocking the offense later […]

The 2025 NFL season will be important for the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh is still riding an impressive streak of winning seasons and will look to continue it now that Aaron Rodgers is QB1. One NFL free agent recently made his pitch for why he would like to join the Steelers. Former Bengals […]

The NHL’s free agency period is set to begin in just a few days on July 1st. That leaves NHL teams only a few days to retain their players before those players enter free agency. Toronto and Las Vegas have reportedly had discussions about a potential sign-and-trade involving Mitch Marner. That situation got an update […]

The New Orleans Saints are entering a new era under head coach Kellen Moore. New Orleans was never quite able to get over the hump after losing Drew Brees and Sean Payton. The team played well under previous head coach Dennis Allen, but ownership made it clear that mediocrity is not good enough. Moore did […]

The Chicago Bears are entering a new era under head coach Ben Johnson. Chicago now has huge expectations heading into Johnson’s first season with the Bears. But there are legitimate reasons for Bears fans to be optimistic about the future of the franchise. They could even make some noise in the NFC North this fall. […]

The Texas football program is finally ready to see what it has in Arch Manning. The young quarterback, who comes from the legendary football family, is set to start for the Longhorns in 2025. It sounds like Manning is already a big fan of his head coach Steve Sarkisian. Manning explained why he still believes […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made some incredibly aggressive moves to improve the team this offseason. Las Vegas hired Pete Carroll, traded for Geno Smith, and drafted Ashton Jeanty to immediately give themselves a new identity on offense. Now the Raiders look frisky on both sides of the football heading into NFL training camp. Las Vegas […]

The Minnesota Vikings will be under a lot of pressure in 2025. Minnesota had an incredible 2024 season, winning 14 games and heading to the playoffs. But now Sam Darnold is gone and the Vikings have to do their best with second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy at the helm. Minnesota could add more reinforcements before the […]

The New York Giants know that the 2025 NFL season will be important for the future of the franchise. Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen are on the hot seat and need to succeed this fall to save their jobs. The Giants could even be desperate enough to make one more massive move before the start […]

The Indiana Fever have been surrounded by controversy during the first few months of the 2025 WNBA season. There was the brawl during the Fever-Sun game a few weeks ago and now the messy departure of WNBA legend DeWanna Bonner. She followed up her initial statement with an eyebrow-raising post on social media. Bonner recently […]

The Dallas Cowboys were one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL during the 2024 season. Dallas has gone to great lengths to improve the roster this offseason, including trading for George Pickens. The controversial wide receiver got himself into hot water with Steelers fans once again, despite already leaving the team. Cowboys WR […]

The Cleveland Browns finally have some hope for the future. Cleveland locked up Myles Garrett on a long-term contract and acquired an additional 2026 first-round pick this offseason. Now the Browns are moving on from one player they had high hopes for just a few seasons ago. The Browns have released edge rusher Ogbo Okoronkwo, […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are ready for another successful season in 2025. The Buccaneers made it back to the playoffs in 2024, but suffered a brutal Wild Card loss against the Commanders. Tampa’s ownership rewarded the team’s head coach and general manager after multiple seasons of sustained success. The Buccaneers have agreed to multi-year contract […]