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The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-4-0 to start a 2025-26 season full of expectations. Free-agent acquisition Nikolaj Ehlers finally scored his first goal in Tuesday’s game against the New York Rangers. But an ex-Ranger was not available for the Canes in that game. But when the Hurricanes play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, they will have […]

The Toronto Blue Jays making the World Series was a great story for so many, none greater than Don Mattingly. As the bench coach, he reached the World Series for the first time in his 32-year MLB career. But he fell short to the team he once managed, as the Los Angeles Dodgers won the […]

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marsall Kneeland has passed away. A second-round pick from the 2024 draft, Kneeland was a key part of the future of Dallas’ defense. NFL Network’s Jane Slater broke the news on Thursday. As coaches, players and fans react to the shocking news this morning of Marshawn Kneeland’s death, a note from […]

The Washington Capitals beat the St Louis Blues 6-1 on Sunday, moving to 7-5-1 on the season. Despite a slow start, the Great 8 is still hitting milestones. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th goal on Thursday and joked with TNT analyst Henrik Lundqvist about his most memorable. Ovi's got 900 of them in […]

The Los Angeles Rams are 6-2 heading into a Week 10 matchup with the 6-3 San Francisco 49ers. Matthew Stafford has Los Angeles tied for the lead in the NFC West with the surging Seattle Seahawks. Now, they need a win against longtime rival Kyle Shanahan and an injured San Francisco squad on the road […]

The New York Jets were the big sellers at the NFL trade deadline, shipping off Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams. While rookie GM Darren Mougey did take big swings, he could have done even more to kickstart this rebuild. The Jets had trade offers for Jermaine Johnson II from two NFC contenders before the deadline, […]

The New York Jets made two of the biggest moves of the NFL trade deadline, moving Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner. They considered moving a few other pieces, but did not get the packages they were looking for. After losing to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs asked about Breece Hall. But […]

The New York Jets made the two biggest trades of NFL Trade Deadline day, dealing Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner. First was Gardner, who was dealt to the Indianapolis Colts before the extension he signed this offseason even began. Jets rookie GM Darren Mougey spoke about trading Gardner at his post-deadline press conference. “Darren Mougey […]

The New York Jets were the biggest sellers at the NFL Trade Deadline, shipping out Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams. They sent Williams, with two years left on his contract, to the Dallas Cowboys for a first-round pick and a second-round pick. But the mistake rookie general manager Darren Mougey made was trading away Gardner […]

The separation in the world of professional golf will continue into 2026, despite meetings at the White House to try and get it together. LIV Golf has announced its schedule for 2026, and now has a massive change coming. Part of LIV’s identity has been three-round tournaments, with the roman numeral for 54 serving as […]

The Boston Red Sox made the playoffs in 2025, but could be facing a lot of changes in the offseason. They have an outfield surplus to figure out, and Alex Bregman already opted out of his contract. But his infield partner helped clear Craig Breslow’s to-do list on Tuesday. Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story opted […]

The New York Mets put together the most disappointing season in MLB this season, missing the playoffs in Juan Soto’s first year in Queens. Now, Steve Cohen’s squad heads into an important offseason with two key players hitting free agency. Both Mets closer Edwin Diaz and first baseman Pete Alonso have opted out of their […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions once again! They are the first team since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees to repeat as world champions, and the first National League team since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds. After what could be considered one of the greatest World Series games ever, the offseason is officially here. […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars were a disaster offensively in the first half of their game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Trevor Lawrence came into the game under the weather, which showed, as well as Travis Hunter’s absence. But they went into the second half with a lot of momentum. Jaguars kicker Cam Little ended […]

The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Chicago Bears 47-42 on Sunday to fall to 3-6. What seemed like a sure-fire Chicago victory on the road quickly turned into an epic collapse for Ben Johnson’s squad. But a Colston Loveland touchdown in the final minute changed everything. For the Bengals, Joe Flacco had a career day […]

The New York Giants lost to the San Francisco 49ers 34-24 on Sunday, falling to 2-7. While Jaxson Dart continued the stellar start to his career, he got no help from the other side of the ball. Once again, Big Blue’s defense allowed the opposing offense to dominate the game and never gave the rookie […]

The Green Bay Packers lost to the Carolina Panthers 16-13 on Sunday, falling to 5-2-1 on the season. They put together a stellar defensive performance, but could not move the ball on offense to beat Carolina. Despite their strong start to the season, Green Bay fans are frustrated with the loss. Packers reporter Zach Kruse […]

There may be no player who better represents the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays than Ernie Clement. He had a career 0.1 bWAR before the 2024 season, when he had a solid season for a brutal Toronto team. But when the Blue Jays got hot this season, Ernie Clement was at the center of it, riding […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are back from their bye and facing the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 9. A big injury has already impacted their offense, as Travis Hunter is on injured reserve with a knee injury suffered in practice. The Jaguars announced Sunday that Trevor Lawrence is sick, adding to the ailments on offense. But, […]

The Dallas Stars have built a serious Stanley Cup contender, mostly through the draft. Trading for Mikko Rantanen was supposed to be the final piece, but they lost in the Western Conference Final again last year. But they still believe in their core, evidenced by the massive extension Thomas Harley just signed. But cap space […]

The Frozen Frenzy is a day where all 32 NHL teams play in conjunction with an ESPN whiparound. It was on Tuesday, October 28, for the 2025-26 season, the third year of the show. Following the NFL RedZone model, John Buccigross and Kevin Weekes show viewers as many goals as possible for eight hours. The […]

As the Chicago Blackhawks start the season strong, there have been big contracts signed by young players across the league. The Utah Mammoth signed Logan Cooley to an eight-year deal worth $10 million per season. As the third-overall pick from the 2022 season signs a deal, the attention is beginning to turn to the top […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are down three games to two in the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. They are two wins away from being the first repeat champions since the 2000 New York Yankees, but are now on the brink of elimination. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts needs to make some changes to secure […]

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Thursday to end a two-game losing streak. New York was without one of their top forwards, as Mathew Barzal was scratched for being late to the morning skate. Carolina took advantage, taking an early 3-0 lead and never looking back. But Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis […]

The Colorado Avalanche continued their electric start to the season with some off-ice news on Thursday, signing Martin Necas to an extension. Reports from the offseason indicated that the two sides were far apart in negotiations before the puck dropped. But now, just 11 games into the season, he is locked in for eight years. […]

The New York Islanders are off to a rollercoaster start to the 2025-26 NHL season. After losing the first three games, they won four straight to bounce above .500. They have now lost two in a row, with a divisional back-to-back coming up. The Islanders will be without Mathew Barzal for the first leg against […]

The Colorado Avalanche are off to a roaring start to the 2025-26 NHL season. After an 8-4 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, they are tied for the top spot in the Central Division with 16 points from 11 games. The Avalanche made October even better for their fans by signing Martin Necas […]

The Atlanta Falcons have an incredibly expensive backup quarterback in Kirk Cousins. After signing him to a massive free-agent contract, Cousins was replaced by rookie Michael Penix Jr during the 2024 season. When Penix was unable to play last Sunday, Cousins was thrust into action against the Miami Dolphins. His dreadful performance has NFL Network’s […]

The Washington Nationals are heading into a new era in the 2026 season with a new manager in tow. After firing Dave Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo during the season, they have made an outside-the-box hire. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Nationals have hired Blake Butera, a 33-year-old with minor league managerial experience, as […]

The Toronto Blue Jays can win the World Series in Game 6 at home on Friday, just like they did in 1993. Joe Carter hit the homer that ended Game 6 against the Philadelphia Phillies and secured the World Series for the Blue Jays. Now, according to Daulton Varsho, Carter is ready to pass on […]

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday. They now hold a 3-2 series lead, needing just one win to win the third title in franchise history. An October folk hero was cemented on Wednesday, as Blue Jays starter Trey Yesavage pitched seven brilliant […]

The San Francisco 49ers are coming east in Week 9 to face the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Both teams lost their Week 8 matchups and are dealing with injuries to key players. Can San Francisco’s defense bounce back after a rough performance in Houston? How will New York’s offense change without Cam Skattebo? […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are looking to break through into playoff contention in 2025-26. Young stars Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard have been a big piece of that early in the season, with ten points from nine games. The Blackhawks hosted the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night, and Connor Bedard’s first career hat trick helped them […]

The New Jersey Devils are off to the best start in the NHL. They have an 8-1-0 record and an eight-game winning streak. While things have been going well, New Jersey has been dealt its fair share of injuries. Goalie Jacob Markstrom was out, and now a key piece of the defense will miss time. […]

The Dallas Stars are 5-3-1 to start the 2025-26 NHL season. They have high expectations for the season with Mikko Rantanen in tow for the entire campaign. After losing in the Western Conference Final again, they have their eyes on the Stanley Cup. The Stars are locking in more of their core, as they signed […]

The Buffalo Sabres face the Columbus Blue Jackets during Tuesday’s Frozen Frenzy, which features all 32 NHL teams. After a dreadful first three games of the season, Buffalo has won four of its last six to jump back into contention. Their team did not change much in the offseason, but one key piece is debuting […]

The New York Rangers have the worst record in the Metropolitan Division, ten games into the season. There are plenty of reasons for the sluggish start, including the injuries that have hampered their forward core. Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan gave a mixed bag of injury updates on forwards Matt Rempe and Vincent Trocheck. “Matt […]

Week 9 of the NFL and Fantasy Football season is here, and thankfully, there are fewer byes this week. If you survived bye-maggedon in Week 8, you should have plenty of choices for your roster this week. With some surprisingly great quarterback performances behind us, the Fantasy Football quarterback rankings are back. Four teams are […]

The 2025 World Series is underway, with both the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers winning a game to kick it off. As the series shifts back to Los Angeles, the MLB Power Rankings are back to recap it all. Will the Dodgers win their second consecutive title? Or can the Blue Jays pull […]