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The LSU football program fired Brian Kelly after the Tigers failed to meet expectations this year. The final nail in the coffin came after they were blown out at home against Texas A&M. The move sent shockwaves across the college football landscape, and his former assistant and current Notre Dame football head coach, Marcus Freeman, […]

This weekend, the football world was rocked by the sudden passing of former Ohio State and New York Jets center Nick Mangold. Mangold was dealing with kidney disease and went public with his condition earlier this month, asking for a kidney replacement. Kidney disease was something that Mangold had dealt with over the last 19 […]

The 2025 Indiana football season has been magical, and they are on a path to the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff. The Hoosiers are in the middle of the best season in school history, and while all of the spotlight has been on their offense, this defense has been […]

A federal gambling investigation rocked the NBA world this week, with Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones getting arrested. It immediately became one of the biggest stories in sports, not just the NBA. It also came out right when the NBA was starting back up, overshadowing some of the plays on the court early […]

Over the last few days, the biggest sports news was the FBI investigation that took the NBA by storm. Chauncey Billups, a sitting NBA head coach, Terry Rozier, a current NBA player, and Damon Jones, a former NBA player and assistant coach, were all named in the investigation. Due to the seriousness of the investigation, […]

The key to the 2025 LSU football team has been its defense. The Tigers have struggled to play well and find much consistency on offense from game to game, making the defense even more important. One of the leaders of their defense is their tackling machine, Whit Weeks, but before the game against Texas A&M […]

The 2025 NBA season started this week, and one of the big games during opening week was the Denver Nuggets’ trip to San Francisco to play the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors won the game in overtime, 137-131, but they had to overcome a monster performance from Aaron Gordon, who scored 50 points in a […]

The 2025 LSU football team has been disappointing relative to expectations this season. They are 5-2 but have struggled in almost every game, especially on offense. Despite their record, there has been a lot of disappointment from that perspective. However, this defense has been great, and before Texas A&M, it will be getting more reinforcements […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have played well in the 2025 season and finally unlocked their passing game with AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts. The Eagles are 5-2, but they looked more inconsistent than not before this past weekend, when things finally seemed to click against the Vikings. However, one of the keys to the Eagles’ offense, […]

Thursday morning, the sports world was shocked when Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were named in a wide-ranging betting scandal. A federal investigation was underway into an illegal sports betting and gambling operation run by the mafia, and those two were among the people named. Billups was immediately placed on leave following the announcement and […]

On Wednesday, the baseball world was shocked when Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello accepted the San Francisco Giants manager position. It was the first time in MLB history that a college baseball coach jumped from college straight into being an MLB manager. With Vitello leaving, Tennessee is one of the best college baseball openings. The […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football season has been an excellent year for the Rebels so far, and that has been in large part because of Trinidad Chambliss. He took over at the quarterback position after Austin Simmons got injured earlier in the year. Chambliss has emerged as a star and, because of that, has taken […]

The San Francisco Giants sent shockwaves through the baseball world when they hired Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello as their new manager. It was an unconventional hire for San Francisco after they let go of Bob Melvin. Vitello becomes the first college baseball coach to jump from the college level to being an MLB manager. […]

The 2025 Colorado State football season has started badly. Due to the losses, they are 2-5 and have decided to part ways with head coach Jay Norvell. After the news was announced, one of the best players available on the roster, quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, announced that he had entered the transfer portal and taken advantage […]

The 2025 Cleveland Browns have struggled this season. They are 2-5 and have had a rotating cast of quarterbacks. They started the year with Joe Flacco as their starter and went into the season with four quarterbacks. They traded away Kenny Pickett and Joe Flacco and only have their rookies, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. […]

The 2025 Ohio State football team has played like the best team in the country up to this point in the year. They have been dominant on defense and have playmakers all over the place on offense. Despite their dominance so far this year, they have not been able to find a steady rotation in […]

The 2025 Texas A&M football season has been great through the first half. The Aggies are 7-0 and have looked great up to this point. However, in college football, the conferences are cracking down on programs that are supposedly faking injuries, and the SEC fined the Aggies for doing so. Despite the punishment, Mike Elko […]

The 2025 Philadelphia Eagles have had a roller coaster start to the year. They are 5-2, but after their recent win, they just broke a two-game losing streak. They have not looked great in their wins, either. The issues have been play-calling on offense and consistency on defense. They are getting a big boost on […]

The 2025 New England Patriots have been playing exceptionally well and have a 5-2 record. This is mainly due to Bill Belichick alum and new head coach, Mike Vrabel, revamping the attitude in the locker room and around the organization. Bill Belichick built something special in New England, and he has moved into the next […]

Despite all of the changes in college football recently, the Ohio State football program has maintained its spot as one of the leaders in the sport, and that is a credit to Ryan Day. He wants to help fix the college football landscape as much as possible because the way a lot of the schedule […]

The 2025 Clemson football season has been highly disappointing. The Tigers are sitting at 3-4 after entering the season as one of the top-ranked teams in the country. Something has been missing from this team this season, even though they brought so much back from last year. It has even led Dabo Swinney to defend […]

The 2025 Ohio State football season has been great, and it follows a year where the Buckeyes finally broke through and won the national championship. Ryan Day was under all sorts of scrutiny due to how talented Ohio State was under him, but they finally broke through last year, so as the head coach of […]

The 2025 college basketball season is right around the corner, and because of that, all of the preseason awards lists are slowly coming out. This college basketball season has teams full of talent, making the season that much more wide open. That wide range of talent is most seen with the preseason AP All-American team […]

The 2025 Arizona Cardinals have had a string of bad luck over the last five games. Arizona started the season 2-0 with wins over the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers but has since lost five straight games in the fourth quarter. They lost the first three on last-second field goals, and then the […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football team has exceeded expectations, especially after last year. That is a credit to Lane Kiffin and the coaching job he has done this year. Kiffin has been the subject of coaching rumors before. Still, with the biggest coaching carousel ever on the horizon, it’s only a matter of time before […]

The 2025 Missouri football season has been great on the field. They are 5-1 and ranked 16th in the country. They lost their first game of the season last week when Alabama beat them in a close game at home. The good vibes have also continued off the field, with the Tigers recruiting extremely well […]

The Arizona Cardinals are stuck in a rut and on the verge of a significant downward spiral. They started the season at 2-0, but have lost four straight and are dealing with injuries on offense. Kyler Murray is dealing with an ankle sprain, while Marvin Harrison Jr. is dealing with a concussion. It seems like […]

The 2025 North Carolina football season has been awful on the field, but its impact is overshadowed by what’s happening off the field, which is the biggest story. There has been a media circus surrounding Bill Belichick, thanks to how he has handled the head coaching job at Chapel Hill, and due to how much […]

The 2025 North Carolina football team has been nothing short of an embarrassment and a disaster. The Tar Heels are 2-3 this year, but have been blown out in all three games against power conference opponents. The disaster has expanded to off-the-field issues. A coach was suspended due to recruiting violations, and there were rumors […]

The 2025 Indiana football season has been magical so far. Head coach Curt Cignetti has been the architect of reviving Indiana football and turning it into a powerhouse. Indiana is not known as a football powerhouse at all, and because of that, he has been speculated to move on to a better job. However, Indiana […]

The 2025 Indiana football team has been one of the biggest surprises in the country. They shocked everyone last season after making the College Football Playoff, but this season, it’s different. They are a better team from top to bottom, and the credit goes to Curt Cignetti and their Heisman-caliber quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, after he […]

The 2025 Penn State football season devolved into a disaster after all of the preseason expectations. James Franklin was fired after their third straight loss to Northwestern. The move was shocking but decisive and sent shockwaves across college football. However, in all of the madness of this news, Franklin himself has been very silent when […]

The 2025 Penn State football season went from a season full of promise to a disaster in three weeks. The Nittany Lions lost a heartbreaker to Oregon at home during their White Out and then were stunned in back-to-back games against UCLA and Northwestern. Those shocking results led the Nittany Lions to fire James Franklin […]

The 2025 Texas Tech football team has the makings of an elite team after dominating the first part of the season. This is thanks to the influx of money they spend on the transfer portal and the high school recruiting cycle. In particular, they have been active on defense, and their most significant prize in […]

One of the biggest NBA trades in recent memory was a three-team trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the New York Knicks. The other headliner was that the Knicks sent Julius Randle to the Timberwolves in the trade, and the Charlotte Hornets were added to ensure it all worked. However, the […]

In golf, the last big event of the year was the Ryder Cup, which took place between the Europeans and the Americans at Bethpage Black in New York. Team Europe had to hang on for a win thanks to a late American comeback. The event is unique and consistently attracts the best in the world, […]

The 2025 Tennessee Titans season has been awful, and after their most recent loss, they decided to part ways with head coach Brian Callahan. They are 1-5 and desperately need help to boost the roster. Nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat is cleared to practice after he was injured in Week 1, and it should be a […]

The 2025 North Carolina football season has been awful. The Tar Heels have looked lifeless in most of their games. They are 2-3, but have lost all those games by a massive amount. The off-field issues have also been a big story, with rumors about Bill Belichick potentially stepping down and then a staffer being […]

The story of baseball right now is the ALCS and NLCS matchups. In the NLCS, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are meeting for the chance to go to the World Series, with the Dodgers winning Game 1 thanks to Blake Snell. However, one significant subplot that has emerged off the field is that […]