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The Dallas Mavericks’ disastrous trade of Luka Doncic has become a bit easier of a pill to swallow for fans with the recent selection of Cooper Flagg at number one overall, which general manager Nico Harrison audaciously tried to take credit for as part of his “vision.” Still, fans will not soon forgive Harrison and […]

The biggest question for the New Orleans Saints heading into this season was who their starting quarterback would be. After the retirement of Derek Carr, New Orleans seemed to have two options in last year’s part time starter Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough. On Tuesday, the team revealed its answer. “BREAKING: The #Saints are […]

The Chicago Bears recently signed backup quarterback Tyson Bagent to a new contract after his stellar play during Chicago’s preseason. Bagent joins Case Keenum as backups to starter Caleb Williams, who is hoping for a strong second year to his NFL career. Some fans were wondering if the Bears would indeed keep both Keenum and […]

The Detroit Lions are hoping this is the year they will finally break through and win their first Super Bowl in franchise history. The Lions of course are coached by Dan Campbell, but did lose a key piece this offseason in offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who chose to take his talents to the Windy City […]

The Dallas Wings haven’t had a great season, currently sitting at 9-29 as the WNBA year enters its home stretch, but they have gotten an elite rookie campaign out of Paige Bueckers, whom they selected out of UConn this past year. Bueckers has been torching WNBA nets throughout this season, including a recent 44-point performance […]

One of the bigger storylines still remaining this NBA offseason regards the future of future Hall of Fame point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook has yet to sign with a team after spending last season with the Denver Nuggets, which turned out to be a mixed bag of a tenure for the former MVP. Recently, Westbrook […]

The Penn State football program is currently gearing up for a highly anticipated season in which they will look to win their first national championship in nearly 40 years. Penn State was recently ranked at number two in the AP Poll entering this season, led by quarterback Drew Allar and a host of talented players […]

The Alabama football program is hoping for a bounce back season after a 2024 campaign in which they missed the playoffs altogether despite the new 12-team format. One of the bright spots for Alabama under newly minted head coach Kalen DeBoer was the play of freshman wide receiver Ryan Williams, who quickly established himself as […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have had a relatively uneventful offseason, extending the contracts of Julius Randle and Naz Reid but otherwise not doing a whole lot to put help around budding superstar Anthony Edwards. Edwards has been enjoying the life of a 24 year-old NBA star and is currently overseas touring China. Recently, Edwards made a […]

Ohio State football is currently gearing up for its season-opening matchup against the Texas Longhorns, a rematch of the playoff game between the two teams a year ago. Ohio State won that contest and went on to take home their first national championship in a decade earlier this year. One big storyline heading into the […]

The Tennessee Titans are currently gearing up for the upcoming 2025 NFL season, in which they will trot out number one overall draft pick Cam Ward as their starting quarterback. Ward mostly looked solid in his preseason stint with the Titans, not being helped by a wide receiving core that consistently drops passes. One of […]

The biggest question for the New Orleans Saints heading into the upcoming NFL season is who will be their starting quarterback during Week 1. The battle has long been thought to be between Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough, each of whom has had some reps throughout the preseason for New Orleans. On Tuesday, New […]

On Monday, the Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a restructuring of star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson’s contract that will keep him around for the upcoming season and allow him to hit unrestricted free agency a year from now. The deal brings to an end over a month of trade speculation and rumors surrounding the only player […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have had a busy offseason, including firing head coach Antonio Pierce and hiring Pete Carroll to the same position along with bringing in new quarterback Geno Smith. It’s all been in an effort to turn the Raiders from a laughingstock into a legitimate threat to make the playoffs in the AFC. […]

The Ohio State football program is currently preparing to defend its 2024-25 national championship, with the start of this year’s college football season less than a week away. This past spring, the Buckeyes lost wide receiver Emeka Egbuka to the NFL Draft, where he was a first round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but […]

Recently, the San Francisco 49ers traded with the Washington Commanders for running back Brian Robinson in exchange for a sixth round draft pick. Robinson figures to add another skill positional weapon to help out a 49ers offense led by newly resigned 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. On Monday, Robinson took part in his first practice with […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had quite the interesting offseason, trading CJ McCollum and bringing back Jordan Poole, as well as trading a potentially highly valuable 2026 first round pick in order to draft Derik Queen. Making that move even more puzzling is the fact that Queen plays the same position and has many of […]

The biggest story of the offseason for the Cincinnati Bengals has been the ongoing contract saga of star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson. Hendrickson held out of both training camp and the preseason in hopes of a new contract extension, one that the Bengals’ notoriously cheap ownership group has been unwilling to provide at this point. […]

The San Francisco 49ers are hoping for a bounce back year in 2025 after they missed the playoffs altogether in 2024 on the heels of their Super Bowl appearance. The 49ers made some big moves this offseason, including most notably fully committing to quarterback Brock Purdy by extending him on a new contract. The 49ers […]

In 2025, LeBron James will be entering a season for the first time in his career in which he is clearly not the number one option on the team. That distinction instead belongs to Luka Doncic, whom the Los Angeles Lakers traded for at the deadline last year in the most shocking move in NBA […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers know that having an insurance policy is key any time you are trotting out a 41 year-old quarterback like Aaron Rodgers, who will be Pittsburgh’s starter this year. That’s precisely why the team drafted Will Howard, the former Ohio State national championship quarterback, in this year’s NFL Draft. Unfortunately, Howard recently went […]

The New York Jets are currently gearing up for the upcoming 2025 NFL season, which is slated to begin in less than two weeks with a home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In that game, New York will welcome back quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whom the team parted ways with this offseason after a disastrous 2024 […]

The Ohio State football program is currently gearing up for the upcoming 2025 college football season, in which they will attempt to defend their national championship title from a year ago. The Buckeyes are led by head coach Ryan Day, who won his first national championship a year ago and finally got that monkey off […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are among the many teams currently making roster cuts as the NFL world prepares for the upcoming season, which is slated to begin in less than two weeks. On Sunday, the Eagles cut a former first-round pick in defensive back Lewis Cine shortly after their trade for former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking for ways to further develop their contender status around young superstar Anthony Edwards. While Edwards remains one of the game’s elite players, Minnesota didn’t exactly do a whole lot in terms of talent acquisition so far this offseason, much to the frustration of the fanbase. Edwards has quickly made a […]

The Miami football program is currently gearing up for the 2025 college football season, which is slated to begin this weekend. The big story of the offseason for the Hurricanes was the arrival of quarterback Carson Beck, who transferred from the University of Georgia after a mixed bag of a tenure there. Still, Miami will […]

The Los Angeles Lakers recently received their schedule for the 2025-26 season, their first in which Luka Doncic will enter the year wearing the Purple and Gold. Los Angeles also still employs LeBron James, who has orchestrated some trade rumors this summer through his mouthpiece Rich Paul but seems poised to once again be on […]

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles made a big roster move by trading for former NFC East divisional rival quarterback Sam Howell from the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles sent back draft compensation in return for the veteran Howell, who will provide some stability off the bench in case Jalen Hurts misses any time this year. As […]

The Washington Commanders have just two weeks left until they kick off their most anticipated season in well over a decade. The Commanders are coming off of a 2024 season in which they shocked the NFL world by making it all the way to the NFC Championship Game, and in which Jayden Daniels put together […]

The Miami Dolphins are currently preparing for the upcoming 2025 NFL season, having wrapped up their preseason slate on Saturday with a 14-6 win versus their Florida neighbors, the Jacksonville Jaguars. Injuries have become an increasing concern for the Dolphins over the last couple of years with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffering multiple concussions that at […]

The Boston Celtics have had arguably the most eventful offseason of the summer, essentially throwing in the towel on the 2025-26 season by trading Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, with Jayson Tatum recovering from a torn Achilles. The Celtics did get back an interesting piece from the Portland Trail Blazers in Anfernee Simons, albeit one […]

On Sunday, the New York Jets made a big move by trading interior defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for draft compensation. Nnadi had spent the entirety of his NFL career with the Chiefs before signing with the Jets this offseason, but now he will be taking his talents back […]

The Cleveland Browns have a big decision to make about their quarterback room heading into the 2025 NFL season. While Cleveland has already named Joe Flacco as its starting QB, the team still has to sort through Kenny Pickett, Shedeur Sanders, and Dillon Gabriel to figure out the backup rotation, and whether they really want […]

On Saturday evening, the Buffalo Bills wrapped up their preseason slate with a road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Josh Allen and many other key players sat this contest out, and the Bills ended up winning by a score of 23-19. One Bills player who was not with the team in Tampa Bay was […]

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles added to their roster by trading for quarterback Sam Howell, sending the Minnesota Vikings some draft compensation in return. It’s a big move for the Eagles as they prepare for the upcoming 2025 season, which is slated to begin in less than two weeks. The Howell trade wasn’t the only […]

One of the big stories for the Dallas Cowboys this offseason has been the injury status of star cornerback Trevon Diggs. Diggs exited the lineup last year with four games left to play due to a left knee injury, which was unrelated to the 2023 ACL injury he suffered. Diggs has been rehabbing the injury […]

The Detroit Lions recently wrapped up their 2025 preseason slate with a home loss to the Houston Texans, and now they can finally set their sights on the real things. The Lions have one of the league’s better quarterbacks at the helm in Jared Goff, but there has been some question about what the team […]

One of the big stories of the NBA in recent weeks was the announcement that Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley was no longer under federal investigation for an alleged role in illegal gambling activities related to NBA games. The investigation was first announced just days before Beasley was slated to enter free agency this summer, […]

The Golden State Warriors have had the quietest offseason of any team in the NBA, not doing much of anything to add to their team that exited in the second round a year ago. While a large part of that defeat can be attributed to star point guard Stephen Curry’s untimely injury, it’s safe to […]