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The Dallas Cowboys have had quite the interesting offseason, headlined by the trade request made by star pass rusher Micah Parsons earlier this month. One storyline that seems to have been a bit overlooked in Dallas was the introduction of new head coach Brian Schottenheimer, who was brought in to replace Mike McCarthy this offseason. […]

Recently, the Cincinnati Bengals at least temporarily ended their contract dispute with star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson by offering him a major bump in pay for the upcoming 2025 NFL season, which he agreed to. Hendrickson is still set to enter free agency at the end of this year, which could reignite the saga once […]

Texas football is currently preparing for its upcoming playoff rematch against Ohio State as both teams open up their respective 2025 seasons. Texas lost to the Buckeyes in last year’s Cotton Bowl and watched as Ohio State went on to win the National Championship, something the Longhorns are now trying to accomplish this year. Texas […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping for a big season in 2025 on the heels of their surprise appearance in the playoffs a season ago. Under head coach Jim Harbaugh, Los Angeles defied expectations and made it to the postseason, where they were eliminated by the Houston Texans in unceremonious fashion. One of the big […]

The Texas football program has a lot of hype coming into the 2025 college football season, and a big part of the reason why is the presence of quarterback Arch Manning. Manning spent last year as a backup to Quinn Ewers, who has since been drafted to the NFL, but did showcase his elite ability […]

The Atlanta Falcons are currently gearing up for the upcoming 2025 season, in which Michael Penix Jr. will lead the team as the starting quarterback. The Falcons’ wide receiver room is currently a bit of a question mark, with Darnell Mooney and multiple other players currently dealing with injury. One of the biggest sources of […]

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Vikings made a splash by trading for Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen, a player who suited up for the Vikings for the better part of a decade during the 2010s. Thielen figures to provide some veteran experience and another downfield target for quarterback JJ McCarthy, who is essentially entering his […]

Recently, the Indianapolis Colts named Daniel Jones as their starting quarterback for the upcoming 2025 NFL season, making Anthony Richardson the backup. Many fans were upset by this, considering that Richardson would appear to have a much higher upside considering his youth and physical gifts, even if the team’s play might drop off in the […]

The Alabama football program is currently counting down the days until its season-opening road matchup against the Florida State Seminoles on August 30. That game will mark the beginning of a quest from head coach Kalen DeBoer and company to shake off the disappointment of his underwhelming first year in Tuscaloosa with the Crimson Tide. […]

Stars of both the NBA and the international basketball world are currently taking part in the EuroBasket tournament, representing their various European countries. Among them are NBA MVP candidates like Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Nikola Jokic, as well as one of this summer’s biggest trade acquisitions in Kristaps Porzingis, who was traded from the […]

The Green Bay Packers are one of the many NFL teams who have been busy making roster cuts over the last few days in preparation for the upcoming 2025 season. Earlier this week, the Packers released wide receiver and return specialist Mecole Hardman, a former multi-time Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs who […]

On Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce made headlines when his engagement with pop star Taylor Swift was announced. Swift and Kelce have been the subject of a media frenzy ever since they were first spotted together two years ago and are now ready to tie the knot. This occurs just as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for what could be an interesting 2025-26, when Luka Doncic will begin his first full campaign in the purple and gold. The Lakers haven’t made a ton of moves this summer outside of extending Doncic, and it remains unclear if they can get near the level of teams like […]

The Miami Dolphins have had a frustrating last couple of seasons, first losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the 2023 Wild Card round and then missing the playoffs altogether in 2024. Injury concerns have continued to mount for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as well as other key members of the Dolphins, […]

On Wednesday, it was revealed that the Minnesota Vikings had traded for former team wide receiver Adam Thielen, sending the Carolina Panthers draft compensation in the process, as reported by Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com. The move reunited Thielen with his former team and gives young Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy another veteran wide receiver to target […]

The Notre Dame football program is currently counting down the days until the 2025 season gets underway, in which they will look to build off their national championship game appearance from a year ago. Head coach Marcus Freeman proved a lot of his skeptics wrong last year in leading the Fighting Irish to the game’s […]

On Tuesday, it was announced that the New England Patriots would be keeping safety Kyle Dugger on their roster for the upcoming 2025 season. The announcement came amid reports throughout this offseason that the Patriots may be willing to move Dugger to a team more positioned to win now and looking to add veteran talent […]

The Philadelphia Eagles recently made a series of moves by trading for former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Howell and releasing quarterback Kyle McCord. The moves were made in an effort to shore up the depth chart behind quarterback Jalen Hurts, who won the Super Bowl MVP last season in guiding the Eagles to the championship. […]

Head coach Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots are counting down the days until their 2025 NFL season kicks off on September 7. The Patriots are one of the many teams making last minute tweaks to their squad in order to get the roster down to the league rule of 53 players. Recently, it […]

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 […]