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The Los Angeles Angels were one of the worst teams in the MLB last season, but they are already playing much better this season than last year and currently have a 36-38 record. Manager Ron Washington has been a key reason in holding the Angels together this season and has been a steadying force since […]

ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan is no stranger to social media callouts. He is more active in going after different accounts on social media than the other ESPN insiders like Adam Schefter or Shams Charania. That is a good thing in one instance because it shows fans that Passan is human and not robotic, but […]

All eyes this NBA offseason are on what the Phoenix Suns will do with Kevin Durant. The Suns are desperate for roster and salary cap flexibility, and trading Durant offers them the best path. The Houston Rockets offer the best path toward making a fair deal for both sides, but more negotiation is needed to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a busy offseason. The most significant moves involved the Steelers, who traded for DK Metcalf, traded away George Pickens, and then signed Aaron Rodgers. Metcalf was early in March of the offseason. However, more speculation existed about a potential connection between trading away Pickens and signing Rodgers. The speculation started […]

Women’s college basketball has a long history of blockbuster matchups and rivalries, highlighted by Tennessee and UConn. The Huskies and the Lady Vols have been two titans in women’s college basketball, thanks to Geno Auriemma and the late Pat Summitt. It became a real rivalry between coaches and players. For example, Tennessee legend Candace Parker […]

The Philadelphia 76ers come into the 2025 NBA Draft with many options in front of them. They can take a talented prospect or trade the No. 3 pick. The trade option is on the table because the 76ers still have Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey. That trio only played 15 games together last […]

Oregon football had a dominant year last year. After winning the Big Ten, it was on its way to the top seed in the college football playoff. They finished the season undefeated, and a significant reason for this success was Dillon Gabriel’s stability and pinpoint accuracy. Gabriel had a dominant year after transferring over from […]

One of the most iconic sports franchises in the entire world, the Los Angeles Lakers, has been sold for the first time since 1979. Jeanie Buss and the Buss family have sold their majority ownership in the Lakers to Mark Walter for $10 billion. The sale represents a record-breaking deal and has massive ramifications moving […]

One of the biggest stories in the NBA offseason is what will happen with Kevin Durant. The Phoenix Suns have put KD on the trading block because he is the only viable option the team can move to get pieces back and draft pick flexibility. One of the teams running for Durant is the Miami […]

A lot of the news in college football on Wednesday has surrounded what will happen with the College Football Playoff. The 2026 format for the playoffs has been a hot topic due to its expansion to 16 teams in 2026 and how it should work out. The key argument stemmed from two different formats, the […]

Two years ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to a record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract. Then, $680 million was deferred for a decade, with Ohtani earning $68 million yearly for the next decade. The contract was record-breaking and unique because he is a “unicorn” with what he can do on a baseball field. […]

The New York Giants have had an interesting offseason this year. They completely reworked the offense, especially at quarterback, signing Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and then drafting Jaxson Dart. Then, they added some great talent on defense, notably Abdul Carter, whom they picked with the third pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The improvements […]

The 2025 NBA Draft is right around the corner, and all of the buzz has been surrounding Cooper Flagg and the fact that he is a slam dunk to be picked as first overall by the Dallas Mavericks. There has also been a lot of buzz about who else will be picked because it loses […]

The PGA Tour is again in the headlines after a tumultuous few years in and around golf. This time, it is due to a new NFL CEO being hired to replace Jay Monahan, who will step down in 2026. Brian Rolapp, most recently the CEO of NFL Network and NFL Media, comes to the PGA […]

The Orlando Magic made a massive trade for Desmond Bane over the weekend to fortify their lineup and add some extra help for Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, especially shooting-wise. The Memphis Grizzlies received Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, the 16th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, a pick swap in 2029, and a first-round pick […]

The Phoenix Suns are making headlines this offseason due to speculation about what might happen with star players Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. However, the Suns’ roster issues go even further than what will happen with those two. The Suns desperately need an entire roster overhaul, so while a trade involving either of those allows […]

The Phoenix Suns are taking center stage this offseason as they try to reshape their entire roster and trade away both Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. The Suns are in a difficult situation because they want to fix this roster with Durant and Booker and trade Beal. Still, they don’t have the flexibility for that […]

The New Orleans Saints made headlines this offseason since they hired a new head coach in Kellen Moore after he won the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles. Then, they made headlines again after quarterback Derek Carr announced he was retiring from football due to a prolonged and nagging shoulder injury. It has been a […]

The New England Patriots have been one of the biggest offseason stories in the NFL due to their hiring of new coach Mike Vrabel to replace Jerod Mayo after one season. They replaced Bill Belichick after 23 seasons and six Super Bowl championships with Mayo, but something was not clicking, and after one season, they […]

One basketball story that has gone under the radar is the idea that a group of investors is trying to create an entirely new international basketball league that would rival the NBA. The investors are asking for $5 billion to start this new league, and one of the people who has joined as an adviser […]

All eyes are on LSU football and head coach Brian Kelly this season on the field, and thanks to the combination of returning and incoming talent, expectations have never been higher. The Tigers have been red-hot on the recruiting trail, with LSU consistently bringing in top talent under Brian Kelly. After a recent four-star offensive […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid retake center stage as mandatory minicamps are starting across the NFL. They come into this season after getting blown out in the Super Bowl by the Philadelphia Eagles. One of the biggest storylines for the Chiefs has been the status of incoming rookie offensive tackle Josh […]

Michael Beasley has been calling out NBA players recently and bragging about how good he is at playing one-on-one. Beasley recently beat Lance Stephenson in a one-on-one match, 31-21, winning $100,000. He has only gotten bolder, recently calling out Carmelo Anthony on a live stream with Adin Ross. That call-out prompted Anthony to respond. On […]

We are in the middle of the summer sports season, with baseball in the middle of its season and then the NHL and NBA near the end of their postseasons. The excitement level has been incredible, especially with record viewership in the NBA postseason. Since both have taken center stage, ESPN asked which sport has […]

The NIL era has accelerated recruiting into becoming a bidding war on what schools offer the most money in NIL. The numbers circulating in college basketball recently have been massive, and one of the game’s best recruiters, Arkansas’ John Calipari, recently spoke up about how that shapes the expectations for transfers and recruits who come […]

The NFL offseason usually has surprises, and this year was no different. From free agency signings to other trades, the biggest news was what happened last week, when Aaron Rodgers finally signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The spotlight follows Rodgers wherever he goes, and after a subpar year with the New York Jets, […]

As we get closer to the 2025 NBA Draft, all eyes are shifting to what the Dallas Mavericks will do with their roster because Cooper Flagg is all but guaranteed to be picked first overall. With Flagg coming in, the Mavericks have many roster questions to answer because they still made the play-in tournament last […]

With mandatory minicamps starting across the NFL, contract negotiations and holdouts have been thrust to the front of the conversation. James Cook, Trey Hendrickson, and Terry McLaurin want new contracts, but Cook showed up to minicamp, while the rest are holding out. One of the most prominent players in this situation is T.J. Watt, who […]

Trent Williams is one of the most dominant and well-known offensive linemen in the NFL. He has been highly reliable along the offensive line as long as he has been in the league. The Washington Commanders drafted him, but since he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 2020, his strengths have been highlighted […]

Mandatory minicamp has started around the NFL, and with it, talk of which players will show up and which ones won’t due to their contract has popped up across the league. It is normal to expect this time of the year, but it’s still interesting to see which players are in contract disputes. One of […]

Thanks to NIL, general managers have been gaining more and more steam in college sports. Head coaches cannot focus on NIL’s financials and what each player earns, so general managers have become more common in basketball and football, the two biggest revenue sports. General managers are also there to help identify talent on the recruiting […]

Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables has had a roller coaster of a start in three seasons with Oklahoma. He has two 6-7 seasons and a 10-3 season sandwiched in the middle, proving he’s shown his potential as a coach, but an ability to sustain that momentum has been far more difficult. This upcoming season […]

The Houston Texans made some moves this offseason to revamp their roster and stay atop the AFC South. They won their second straight division title, and as mini-camp gets ready to start, the focus has been on getting over the hump in the Divisional Round of the postseason. However, as things start, C.J. Stroud will […]

Penn State comes into the 2025 season as one of the best teams in the country. Head coach James Franklin has a loaded squad, and that’s despite losing Abdul Carter and Tyler Warren to the NFL. This offense gets Drew Allar, Nic Singleton, and Kaytron Allen all back, and then the defense has Dani Dennis-Sutton […]

The minute Bill Belichick signed on to be the next head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team, there was no bigger spotlight in the ACC and arguably in all of college football. Belichick coming into college football coaching was a big deal on its own, but since he signed, the attention has […]

Stefon Diggs is making headlines for something harmless, but gross, and it has nothing to do with Miami. Recently, Diggs was seen in a viral social media clip on a yacht in Miami with a bunch of models and a pink substance in a tiny plastic bag. It lit the internet on fire, and there […]

The Aaron Rodgers deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers has sparked many reactions across the NFL landscape. The deal is a one-year contract, and it comes off like the last gasp that Rodgers has in his NFL career. His time with the New York Jets was a massive disappointment with one year gone due to injury, […]

Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins have been the two biggest quarterbacks on the market this offseason in terms of name recognition. They might not be the most talented but have generated the most buzz. Rodgers was the first big domino that had to fall, and it did with him signing a one-year contract with the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Aaron Rodgers have been flirting for months. It began when it became official that Rodgers would not return to the New York Jets. The instant that Rodgers became a free agent, the Steelers became one of the few possibilities that made the most sense in signing him. The deal was finally […]