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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 […]

The New York Jets have finally won a game, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38 in Week 8. At 1-7, the playoff drought is likely to continue, but the offense came alive on Sunday, which was much needed. After taking the week to decide on his starting quarterback, Jets coach Aaron Glenn went back to Justin […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Green Bay Packers 35-25 on Sunday Night Football. They are 4-3, hanging onto the AFC North lead, and have playoff aspirations once again. Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers lost to the Packers in his first start against his former team. The future Hall-of-Fame quarterback praised the Green Bay fans after […]

The Indianapolis Colts predictably destroyed the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, winning 38-14. That moved Indy to 7-1 on the season, increasing their lead in the AFC South and their hold on the top AFC seed. Colts running back Jonathan Taylor had three more touchdowns, including an 80-yard scamper that had Michael Pittman Jr losing his […]

The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-25 on Sunday Night Football. It was Aaron Rodgers’ first game against his former team, but it did not end well for the future Hall-of-Fame QB. Instead, Packers quarterback Jordan Love dominated in the second half, receiving praise from Micah Parsons and Tucker Kraft. “He’s the successor. […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are coming back from their bye week with a large mountain to climb. At 2-5, they are in the basement of the AFC West with their playoff hopes dwindling. Pete Carroll’s seat is heating up, and he has turned back to an old friend to try and help them out. The […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers renew their historic rivalry on Sunday Night Football. The storyline coming into the game was Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers taking on the Packers for the first time. After 18 seasons with a Super Bowl nd four MVPs, Rodgers left before the 2023 season. He found DK Metcalf at […]

The Utah Mammoth have kicked off their second season with a bang. From a new mascot, new uniforms, and some new on-ice pickups like JJ Peterka, the optimism is high in hockey’s newest city. On the ice, Utah’s line of young guns has delivered. The Mammoth beat the Jets 3-2 on Sunday thanks to Dylan […]

The New York Jets picked up their first win of the season on Sunday, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38. Justin Fields led three touchdown drives, with two made two-point conversions, in the fourth quarter to secure the win. The Jets picked up the win with heavy hearts, learning of the passing of Nick Mangold just […]

The Cleveland Browns lost to the New England Patriots 32-13, falling to 2-6 on the season. They head into their bye with a lot of questions to answer, especially at quarterback. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was asked those questions on Sunday, but avoided them multiple times before committing to Dillon Gabriel. “Stefanski: ‘We’re going […]

The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the New York Jets 39-38 in Week 8, falling to 3-5 on the season. Despite an incredible performance from Joe Flacco, Cincinnati handed New York its first win of the season. The Bengals’ defense has been maligned this season, and head coach Zac Taylor added to the noise after the […]

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Chicago Bears 30-16 on Sunday, moving to 2-5 on the season. Tyler Huntley made his first start of the season and was sensational, leading Baltimore to its first victory since Week 2. Ravens fans thought they would get Lamar Jackson back from a hamstring injury until late in the week. […]

The New York Jets have won their first game of the season, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38 on Sunday. Their running game led the way, with dominant games from Breece Hall and Isaiah Davis. It was Hall who threw the final Jets touchdown to give them the lead late in the fourth quarter. BREECE HALL […]

The Washington Capitals are 6-3-0 to start their defense of the Metropolitan Division title in 2025-26. An NHL investigation ended on Sunday that changes Spencer Carbery’s staff for that defense. The Capitals have fired assistant coach Mitch Love after an NHL investigation into domestic abuse accusations.  “Sources say NHL has suspended [Capitals] assistant coach Mitch […]

The Cincinnati Bengals entered the second half of their Week 8 matchup with the New York Jets with a 24-13 lead. While they are looking for their fourth win of the season and second with Joe Flacco, they will be without a key defender. Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson is out for the game with […]

The New York Giants have already dealt with some Jaxson Dart injury scares. When head coach Brian Daboll followed Dart into the blue injury tent during a concussion check, an investigation was launched. That investigation is over, with three fines coming down. The Giants were fined $200,000, Daboll was fined $100,000, and running back Cam […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are just hours away from their first World Series game in over 30 years. After their Game 7 win over the Seattle Mariners, Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette said he would be ready for the Fall Classic. He has not played yet in the postseason due to a knee sprain suffered […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 3-3-1 to start the first season of the post-Mitch Marner era. They have lost two consecutive home games to fall to that record, with a road matchup against the Buffalo Sabres coming up. After their Saturday loss to the Seattle Kraken, Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz crushed the team in […]

The Calgary Flames are 1-6-1 to start the 2025-26 season heading into a Friday night matchup with the Winnipeg Jets. They have gotten solid play from second-year goalie Dustin Wolf, but cannot get into the win column. Calgary has the fewest goals per game in the league so far. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun says the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are off to an exceptional start to the 2025-26 season, with a 6-1-0 record. They beat the Colorado Avalanche in a shootout while wearing fantastic Hartford Whalers throwbacks. In the offseason, the Hurricanes tried to add Mitch Marner and Kirill Kaprizov after the failed Mikko Rantanen trade, per The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun. […]

The Edmonton Oilers have won two consecutive games after a shaky start to the 2025-26 season. As they look to win their first Stanley Cup since 1990, the entire country has another championship fever. The Toronto Blue Jays are in the World Series, which means Oilers captain Connor McDavid is getting asked about baseball. The […]

The New York Rangers lost to the San Jose Sharks 5-4 in overtime on Thursday, falling to 3-4-1. They continue to struggle at home, losing each of their first five matchups at Madison Square Garden. Meanwhile, Thursday’s win was San Jose’s first of the season. New Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan tells New York Post […]

The Minnesota Vikings hit the road to face the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football. After a tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Carson Wentz will be back under center for Minnesota. Los Angeles has lost three of its last four, watching their early AFC West lead slip away. The Vikings could get a […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees both lost in the Divisional Series amid high October expectations. That should lead to a lot of changes in both high-pressure markets. The Phillies may trade Bryce Harper to kickstart a retool centered around the return, and the Yankees could use an offensive spark. Does this make […]

The San Francisco Giants have made the latest managerial hire of the 2025 offseason. After missing the playoffs in both of his seasons on the bench, Bob Melvin was let go by San Francisco. President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey is now entering his second offseason and has made a big splash. The Giants hired […]

Like with any first overall pick, there were high expectations around New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer. But the 18-year-old has surpassed every expectation. The Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday, partly due to Schaefer’s goal and assist, which helped him set an NHL record. “Matthew Schaefer ties NHL record for the […]

The New York Islanders have begun their fifth season at UBS Arena by ushering in a new era. As the number one overall pick, Matthew Schaefer continues to shine, the team and league announced a change that could impact the defenseman. Originally, the team was supposed to host an Olympic send-off event before the 2026 […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have won the American League pennant, returning to the World Series after a 32-year drought. They beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the ALCS to finally win the pennant. The Blue Jays have a date with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. These bold predictions will have to […]

The New York Rangers lost to the Minnesota Wild 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Monday. It is their fourth home loss in as many games to start a 2025-26 season with high expectations. Artemi Panarin scored early in the game to avoid setting the record for minutes without scoring at home to start a […]