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The second week of March Madness is here, and there are all sorts of loaded matchups to watch for. The region with the best matchups seems to be the East Region, with Duke playing St. John’s to start and Michigan State playing UConn to close out the doubleheader. The ticket prices are skyrocketing, and it […]

The college coaching carousel is already moving, and one of the most interesting developments could be Will Wade returning to LSU. Wade was with the Tigers for five years before being let go amid the cloud that hung over the program following the FBI’s college basketball probe. After stops at McNeese State and now NC […]

The college basketball coaching carousel has begun now that only 16 teams remain in the NCAA Tournament. It has continued to move with Providence firing Kim English and opting to replace him with South Florida basketball head coach Bryan Hodgson. The move left the Bulls with an opening, and they opted for a very experienced […]

The Michigan football program was seen as in disarray after the 2025 season. Head coach Sherrone Moore was let go after an affair with a staffer, and they then hired Kyle Whittingham from Utah. The result was that the Wolverines still managed to land on their feet and have hit the ground running, especially in […]

A staple of the NFL over the last few seasons has been Lavonte David and his presence on the Tampa Bay defense. David announced his retirement from the game of football on Tuesday after playing 14 seasons in the NFL, and all of them were with the Buccaneers. He had a legendary career and explained […]

The NFL Draft is right around the corner, so pro days are happening at schools across the country. Those are draft prospects’ last opportunities to showcase their testing abilities before the draft. One prospect making waves before the draft is Texas football star cornerback Malik Muhammad, after he announced he was heading to the draft. […]

A lot has been made about the eligibility rules surrounding college sports over the last few seasons. Due to court battles, players have tried to return to the field and earn more money through NIL. The NCAA has lobbied Congress for help on how to navigate this, and they might have an answer. Alabama senator […]

The Duke basketball program has not skipped a beat since Jon Scheyer took over from Coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils have reached the Final Four under him and have maintained their status as one of the premier brands in college basketball through their recruiting. This year, the star freshman that Scheyer has is Cameron […]

One of the biggest stories in the NBA this season is what is going to happen with LeBron James. There has been speculation that LeBron James could potentially retire after this NBA season. There is one factor that is almost certain to change, and it’s that the Lakers and LeBron might end up parting ways. […]

The Michigan football program is undergoing a major reset after everything that happened with former head coach Sherrone Moore. He was fired for cause for having an affair with a staff member, and later was arrested as well. In response, Michigan hired Kyle Whittingham as a replacement, and he has a chance to work very […]

Texas Tech football has been thriving in the NIL era. They are dominating on the recruiting front, having reeled in some major recruits and players from the transfer portal. They are building something, and it will take more time to get it done, but with the way they are recruiting, it could happen sooner than […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are set for a big 2026 season, and one reason is their loaded backfield. They had the emergence of Omarion Hampton as a rookie, and Kimani Vidal also played well in relief. They also have Najee Harris, but he tore his Achilles tendon early in the season, and he is set […]

The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament has come and gone, and we have a loaded Sweet 16 slate. The region that will get the most attention is the East. It is loaded with big-time programs and coaches, with Jon Scheyer and the Duke basketball program facing Rick Pitino and St. John’s to open the […]

This weekend was the Valspar Championship, and Matt Fitzpatrick won. However, the story of the tournament was not that Fitzpatrick won, but rather that Fitzpatrick immediately went after Adrien Dumont de Chassart’s pace of play. He chose his words carefully and never called him out by name, but he laid into the pace, and it […]

The Duke basketball team faced an uncharacteristically close game against Siena to open March Madness. The Blue Devils entered the NCAA Tournament as the top seed, but struggled in their first game against Siena, which they won 71-65. It was a game that exposed some of Duke’s flaws in the tournament, especially their depth issues […]

March Madness is officially here, and everyone is looking for the best upset pick. One of the most popular picks coming into the tournament was South Florida over Louisville. The game itself was evenly matched throughout, but South Florida started too slow and could not complete the comeback against the Cardinals. After the win, social […]

The NFL offseason has been very busy, with big signings and trades happening across the league. One of the outside-the-box stories that has gone around in NFL circles is the emergence of a random X account called “Rickey Scoops.” He is anonymous but has gotten ahead of recent NFL scoops, such as the Chiefs signing […]

One of the biggest stories in this season’s NCAA Tournament is the Nebraska basketball program. The Cornhuskers have emerged this season as one of the biggest surprises, and it has earned Fred Hoiberg a contract extension. Nebraska has no history of success in college basketball and has never won an NCAA Tournament game. They enter […]

The biggest golf event of the year is on the horizon with the Masters coming up. The field will include so many PGA Tour golfers, as well as others from the LIV Tour. The story of the tournament is defending champion Rory McIlroy and how he will perform after completing the Grand Slam last year. […]

Former NFL wide receiver Rondale Moore passed away recently due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Arizona Cardinals drafted Moore out of Purdue and saw varying levels of success before trading him to the Atlanta Falcons, who then finished his career with the Minnesota Vikings. Moore had a mentor on the Cardinals in A.J. Green, […]

The new era of college football is here, defined by the transfer portal and the influx of NIL. Recently, Missouri football head coach Eli Drinkwitz warned that college football could quickly become what we have seen in the MLB in recent years. His warning stems from the fact that if teams are playing each other […]

The USC football program is one of the most storied in the entire country. They have had legends come through that program, including Matt Leinart. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2004 and was a national champion. In response to his accolades, the Trojans retired his jersey. However, there was recently some talk of his […]

The Phoenix Suns are one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season. They did not have many expectations as a team, but have soared in the postseason discussion. The best player on the team is Devin Booker, but the emergence of Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks has been invaluable to their postseason […]

The Dallas Cowboys are a team with massive expectations for next season, and they have been active in NFL free agency with those expectations in mind. They have been adding different pieces across the roster, and most recently, they added another quarterback to the quarterback room, Sam Howell, to compete for the backup spot behind […]

The Lakers and Rockets met for the first time since DeAndre Ayton and Clint Capela went after each other in the media and on social media. The Lakers won 100-92, and neither player had a major impact on the game or the season. Still, Ayton had the last laugh with the win, and because he […]

Despite all the talk about the NCAA Tournament this week, one of the biggest stories in college basketball was the fact that Thad Matta decided to retire. It came as a shock to the college basketball world because Matta had decided to come out of retirement in the first place to coach at Butler, and […]

One of the most interesting teams entering March Madness this year is the St. John’s basketball team. Rick Pitino leads them, and they have gotten hot at the right time after winning the Big East Championship over UConn. They dominated the Huskies but will now head to the NCAA Tournament in a loaded bracket, where […]

There was a lot of talk about how deserving the Miami (Ohio) basketball program was of an NCAA Tournament berth. They had a confusing resume: they finished the regular season undefeated, but did not play many teams that were NCAA Tournament-worthy. After the Redhawks lost their first game, they got in and were sent to […]

One of the biggest stories in the NCAA Tournament this season is the first-year class and its talent. The BYU basketball program has arguably the best of the bunch in AJ Dybantsa, and he has been playing well all season. Dybantsa has been projected as a top-two or three pick in the NBA Draft all […]

We are officially on our way to March Madness with the NCAA Tournament almost here, and that means conference championships are officially here. One of the biggest games of the conference championships so far was the game between the Tennessee basketball program and Vanderbilt in Nashville. It was a back-and-forth game, but the Commodores pulled […]

The Carolina Panthers and Rico Dowdle decided to part ways in NFL free agency. Dowdle burst onto the scene with the Panthers last season after Chuba Hubbard suffered an injury and opened a door for Dowdle. In Hubbard’s place, Dowdle went on a tear and got red hot down the stretch for the Panthers. However, […]

NFL free agency is here, and it seems like the biggest moves have come and gone, but teams still need to round out their rosters. One interesting move on Friday was wide receiver Dyami Brown returning to the Commanders after he was drafted by them. The move comes after Brown spent last season in Jacksonville. […]

The Big 12 is arguably the most loaded conference in college basketball this season. One of the best teams in the conference is the Houston Cougars, thanks to its talent and great coach Kelvin Sampson. Their best player has been freshman point guard Kingston Flemings. He has been a superstar and came in clutch against […]

One of the biggest stories of the last college football season was what happened with the Notre Dame football program. The Fighting Irish lost their first two games of the season, but won out and looked to be in the College Football Playoff before Miami got in ahead of them due to a tiebreaker that […]

NFL free agency is here, and while there has been some craziness going on, one of the teams that has been quiet during all this has been the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville has not been aggressive in adding players of note outside of resigning Montaric Brown; instead, they have lost a few players in free agency, […]

The Baltimore Ravens have been at the center of the NFL free agency since they tried to trade two first-round picks for Maxx Crosby. However, Crosby failed his physical due to a leg injury, and the Ravens pulled out of the trade. In response, they pivoted to signing Trey Hendrickson, and by all accounts, Hendrickson […]

The Players Championship is happening this week, and it is the last big tournament before the majors get started with The Masters in April. It is a crowded field, but the biggest storyline after the first day of the tournament is what happened with Collin Morikawa. He is dealing with a back injury, and he […]

The New York Jets made one of the more strange moves of the NFL offseason so far by bringing back their former quarterback, Geno Smith. He has had a roller coaster of an NFL career, but his first stop was with the New York Jets, who drafted him in the second round of the 2013 […]

March Madness is on the horizon, and that makes for some potential for big shakeups in the NBA Draft. The highlights of this year’s draft are the first-year students who have dominated college play this season. This year’s college basketball first-year class has been loaded. Based on mock drafts, the Bucks seem destined to pick […]