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Life comes at your fast in the NFL. It wasn’t long ago that the Jaguars won an AFC South title and beat the Los Angeles Chargers in an exciting wild card matchup in the playoffs. One season later, Jacksonville finished 9-8 and missed the playoffs. The AFC South is in a state of flux with […]

The Ottawa Senators have not had a lot to be happy about recently. The team’s 2023-24 season is officially over after they were eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention for the seventh season in a row. However, general manager Steve Staios recently spoke to the media and gave a couple of reasons for optimism. According […]

The New York Jets have already had an exciting offseason, and things are ramping up with the 2024 NFL Draft less than a week away. Players are returning for voluntary workouts and general managers around the NFL are finalizing their draft boards. Jets GM Joe Douglas recently spoke to the media and dropped several interesting […]

Former Panthers QB Cam Newton has never been afraid of getting in front of the microphone. In fact, Newton has been more vocal in the media after his retirement from the NFL. The former superstar quarterback had some strong opinions about another NFL legend — Tom Brady. On a recent episode of the 4th & […]

Nathan MacKinnon quickly made history last night as his Avalanche got off to a hot start in a 5-1 beatdown of the Oilers. The Avalanche scored four goals in the first period, two of which came from Valeri Nichushkin. Nathan MacKinnon had two assists on those goals, and that helped him achieve a franchise record. […]

76ers’ Joel Embiid will join a talented Team USA in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Embiid has citizenship in three countries and ultimately chose to represent the United States instead of France or his home country of Cameroon. However, it now appears that the Philadelphia 76ers center previously promised French President Emmanuel Macron that he […]

Caitlin Clark has taken the basketball world by storm. The former Iowa Hawkeye smashed record after record during her collegiate career and will play in her first WNBA game with the Indiana Fever in a month. The Fever’s new superstar just inked a massive deal with Nike. Caitlin Clark’s Nike deal includes a signature shoe […]

Bill Belichick knows a thing or two about how the NFL Draft works for NFL teams. The legendary head coach spent 24 seasons with the New England Patriots and was the de facto general manager for much of his tenure. According to Alex Barth of 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, Bill Belichick says accurate […]

The Cleveland Browns dealt with a litany of quarterback injuries during the 2023 NFL season. The Browns started five different quarterbacks last year, including an exciting late-season stretch from 39-year-old Joe Flacco. Cleveland’s star running back Nick Chubb also suffered a grisly knee injury earlier in the season. As a result, the Browns are making […]

The Green Bay Packers were thrilled with the performance they got out of Jordan Love in 2023. Love lived up to the expectations the Packers had for him after drafting him in the first round back in 2020. The Packers are in the market for a developmental backup quarterback and they recently invited an intriguing […]

The Washington Commanders will be one of the major players in next week’s NFL Draft. Washington needs a franchise quarterback and has their pick of a talented crop of players who will be available after the Bears are assumed to pick Caleb Williams first overall. The Commanders’ new general manager had an intriguing tactic for […]

The New England Patriots mutually agreed to part ways with legendary head coach Bill Belichick earlier this offseason. This was the first time that such a successful coach hit the open market since Paul Brown in the 1960s. Belichick received interest from around the league but never landed a new head coaching job. An eye-opening […]

The Washington Capitals clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoff last night in a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Capitals finished the season with an absurd -37 goal differential. Making the postseason with such a low goal differential has put this Capitals team into the history books. According to SportsNet Stats, Washington’s […]

The 2023-24 NFL season for the Kansas City Chiefs was a whirlwind adventure. In a season with plenty of storylines, perhaps none was bigger than the romance between global superstar Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Some still question whether the attention Taylor Swift brought to the NFL and the Chiefs was more distraction than a […]

Trade rumors surrounding San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk have swirled for the past few weeks. Players have begun courting Brandon Aiyuk around the league, although his camp has not officially requested a trade from San Francisco. That hasn’t stopped the betting markets from speculating on Aiyuk’s next destination if he is in fact […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have experienced a lot of change over the past year. The Raiders have moved on from their former franchise quarterback, replaced their head coach, and begun another retooling of their roster. Las Vegas has added a key veteran on the offensive line ahead of next week’s 2024 NFL Draft. Ari Meirov […]

The winds of change have come for the New England Patriots. In an offseason that has seen the storied franchise part from their all-time great head coach, it’s easy to feel like anything is possible for the Patriots. Kendrick Bourne took a shot at manifesting a positive change for the Patriots earlier today, as he […]

You always want your team’s leaders to show up in the biggest spots, when they’re truly needed. Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin did exactly that in an exciting overtime victory that kept Detroit’s postseason hopes alive. It was overtime in a 4-4 contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Detroit needed to score in order […]

The 2024 WNBA Draft is tomorrow and teams are already jockeying for position to select from the next generation of stars in women’s basketball. The Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx are finalizing a trade that will include a swap of first-round picks in tomorrow’s draft, according to Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times. The trade […]

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark has taken college basketball by storm over the past two seasons. The women’s college basketball superstar has won several awards and set many records over the past two seasons and has her sights set next on the WNBA. One of the very last steps of her collegiate career was attending the […]

Celebrities and Super Bowls just seem to go together. The Super Bowl is becoming more of a celebrity event year after year, but it has always featured the rich and famous. American singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi has a Super Bowl story for the ages, and it involves getting tipsy with Patriots legend Bill Belichick. “They […]

The 2023-24 NHL season has become disappointing in a hurry for the Philadelphia Flyers. An ugly nine-game stretch that features only one victory has the Flyers’ chances of making the NHL postseason looking incredibly slim. However, it appears that Flyers management is content to ride into the future with head coach John Tortorella. TSN’s Pierre […]

There is no love lost between division rivals in the NFL. This is especially true in the competitive AFC North. Pat Freiermuth was the latest target in the feud between his team and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers tight end caught some heat from the Kelce brothers and gathered fans during a live event at […]

Cam Newton has not been shy about getting in front of a microphone, even in his retirement from the NFL. Newton recently had something to say about Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson.  The former MVP questioned how much wide receivers want to play alongside the Ravens’ superstar quarterback, via Shannon Sharpe’s podcast Club Shay Shay.   […]

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a devastating Achilles injury early in the first quarter of the team’s 2023 Week 1 matchup against the Buffalo Bills. When he left the field, many Jets fans feared that their season would be over before it even began. Rodgers recently spoke about that moment and the initial […]

The Washington Commanders’ offseason has been highly eventful so far, featuring a new ownership group, front office changes, and a complete overhaul of the roster that remains in progress. Acquiring a new franchise quarterback is the next big step for the Commanders, and the team is putting in the work to make sure they select […]

The Chicago Bears have made a handful of exciting trades so far this offseason, sending former franchise quarterback Justin Fields to the Steelers and acquiring wide receiver Keenan Allen from the Chargers. One side effect of both those trades is that Keenan Allen may be able to wear number 13 again with the Chicago Bears. […]

Auston Matthews is in the record books once again. The Toronto Maple Leafs star scored his 66th goal of the season in a 5-2 victory against the New Jersey Devils earlier this week. By scoring his 66th goal, Matthews passed Alex Ovechkin for the most goals in a season by an active NHL player. Ovechkin […]

It’s no secret that division rivals love to hate on each other. This is especially true for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns, AFC North rivals separated by a mere 130 miles of highway. Deshaun Watson added to this storied rivalry with his recent comments during a film study about playing against the Steelers. On […]

The New York Jets discovered new levels of pain in 2023, losing QB Aaron Rodgers to an Achilles injury after only a handful of snaps. Despite a valiant effort by the Jets’ defense, losing Rodgers was a fatal blow to the team’s season. Rodgers is expected to be healthy for the start of the 2024 […]

The Detroit Lions are coming off one of the most exciting and successful seasons in franchise history, and now they get to host the 2024 NFL Draft. Expectations are sky high after the Lions won the NFC North for the first time ever, gained their first playoff victory in Ford Field’s history, and advanced all […]