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The Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars bring identical 4-2 records into the NFL Week 7 London game. With both teams looking like borderline contenders early on, the matchup serves as a crucial turning point for both franchises ahead of their simultaneous bye weeks. Although the teams enter the week with mirroring records, they arrive […]

Clemson’s dismal 2025 college football season could go from bad to worse in Week 8, when the Tigers might be forced to face SMU without star quarterback Cade Klubnik. Clemson has been concerned with Klubnik, who has been dealing with an ankle injury, throughout the week. The situation has heightened as the week progressed, with […]

The New York Giants’ rampant wide receiver trade rumors have a new insertion. One month ahead of the trade deadline, the team now appears to be inquiring about Miami Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle. The Waddle rumors might not be as hot as some others, but they surfaced in the most comedic way imaginable. Giants insider […]

Brock Purdy returned to practice during Week 7, but the San Francisco 49ers could be in for another game with Mac Jones starting at quarterback. Although Purdy was finally able to return to the practice field on Wednesday, he did so in a “very limited” fashion, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Purdy might be […]

As Rashee Rice returns from suspension, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense will now likely be without rookie Josh Simmons for the foreseeable future. The starting tackle has received the full support of his teammates, namely Patrick Mahomes, during his sudden absence. Simmons was a late addition to the Week 6 injury report when he flew […]

The 2025 NFL season is now a third of the way through, giving fantasy football managers everything they can handle ahead of Week 7. With the waiver wire becoming an increasingly important element of fantasy football, identifying the right players to drop is just as crucial. A lot has transpired through six games, changing many […]

Shilo Sanders has been having fun while seeking his next NFL opportunity. In his latest venture, the Colorado alum flew to London to support his brother while convincing fans that he was Shedeur Sanders ahead of the Cleveland Browns’ Week 6 matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shilo Sanders has recently been playing up to the […]

Philadelphia Eagles special team coach Michael Clay benched Tank Bigsby during the team’s Week 6 loss to the New York Giants, but he is not ready to bury him just yet. Clay benched Bigsby after the latter dropped a kickoff in the loss, a mistake that caused head coach Nick Sirianni to yell out in […]

Six games into the 2025 college football season, Michigan finds itself with an encouraging 4-2 record after suffering a lopsided loss to USC in Week 7. Although the Wolverines are in better standing than the result made it seem, they suffered another blowout defeat against a high-level opponent, exposing fundamental issues within the team. Michigan […]

With a Week 6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the Buffalo Bills are now on their first losing streak since early in the 2024 season. The team luckily has a bye week to recoup, and Sean McDermott intends to make the most of it. McDermott believes the bye is coming at the right time for […]

Evan McPherson just came within inches of making NFL history. The Cincinnati Bengals kicker drilled what would have been a record-long 67-yard field goal in Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers, but it was unfortunately erased by a last-second timeout. The play came at the end of the first half when Joe Flacco got […]

Joe Flacco’s Week 6 Cincinnati Bengals debut just got even tougher. The Bengals were already dealt the unenviable task of facing the Green Bay Packers’ aggressive defense, and will have to finish the game without tight end Mike Gesicki, who left with an injury. Gesicki suffered a pectoral injury early in the first half and […]

Many fans assumed that the Arizona Cardinals were left dead in the water after they ruled Kyler Murray out for their Week 6 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. Jacoby Brissett instead led the team to one of their best offensive performances of the year, prompting head coach Jonathan Gannon to quickly address any potential rumors. […]

The Los Angeles Chargers snapped a two-game skid and improved to 4-2 with a win over the Miami Dolphins in Week 6. The victory had everything to do with Justin Herbert and Ladd McConkey, who connected late to set up Cameron Dicker’s game-winner in the final seconds. After the Dolphins took the lead with 46 […]

Just when the Kansas City Chiefs appeared on track to finally have their full arsenal of players available for their Week 6 matchup with the Detroit Lions, a last-minute update could change that. The team added starting left tackle Josh Simmons to the injury report hours before the Sunday Night Football kickoff. Simmons became a […]

Whenever teams lose by a single score, every minor mistake or decision throughout the game gets called into question. For the New York Jets, their most questionable decisions came at the end of the first half in a sequence that even confused Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. The initial shock came when the Jets […]

Aaron Glenn is not ready to give up on Justin Fields just yet. Despite the latter’s dreadful performance against the Denver Broncos, Glenn confirmed the New York Jets will not entertain a quarterback battle anytime soon. The Jets dropped to 0-6 with a 13-11 loss to the Broncos in Week 6, during which Fields recorded […]

When Oklahoma initially listed John Mateer as questionable for its massive Week 7 matchup with Texas, many felt it was merely a stunt ahead of one of the biggest rivalries in college football. Mateer, however, would make his surprising return in the game, which pleased Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian. Despite the rivalry, Sarkisian was […]

Many factors contributed to Michigan’s 31-13 loss to USC in Week 7, but its porous defense was not where it needed to be to secure a much-needed victory for its College Football Playoff resume. Head coach Sherrone Moore admitted as much after the fact while doubling down on his vow that the Wolverines will continue […]

The second Colorado’s Week 7 victory over Iowa State became official, fans at Folsom Field became the latest in college football to flood onto the turf. The school is undoubtedly about to receive a fine for those actions, but Deion Sanders believes it is worth the cost. Whether due to safety or property damage concerns, […]

Kaidon Salter’s Colorado football career got off to a rough start, but he has finally seemed to settle in. The quarterback’s improved form was in full effect in the Buffaloes’ Week 7 matchup with Iowa State, when he found leading receiver Omarion Miller down the far sideline for an explosive touchdown. Colorado entered the game […]

Hollywood Brown had his second-best game of the 2025 season in Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but it came with a fine. The Kansas City Chiefs receiver received a $12,172 bill for his troubles a few days after leaving Duval with a 31-28 loss. The NFL hit Brown with the fine for a penalty […]

The Washington Commanders have already been preparing to face the Chicago Bears in Week 6 without star receiver Terry McLaurin. A recent development suggests that they could also potentially be without Deebo Samuel, who popped up on the injury report late in the week. Samuel is dealing with a heel injury and is now considered […]

Two weeks after suffering its first loss of the 2025 college football season to Alabama, Georgia enters its Week 7 matchup against Auburn looking to embark on another win streak. They might have to attempt to do so shorthanded, as both of the Bulldogs’ starting offensive tackles are in danger of missing the game. Georgia […]

The Detroit Lions will be slightly shorthanded against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6. With cornerback Terrion Arnold already ruled out, the team added left tackle Taylor Decker, nickelback Avonte Maddox and backup offensive lineman Giovanni Manu to its weekly inactive list. The Lions ruled out Decker, Maddox and Manu on Saturday, NFL insider […]

After making the 2024-2025 College Football Playoffs, SMU has not gotten off to the best start to the 2025 season. Rhett Lashlee and Kevin Jennings are doing their best to change that against Stanford in Week 7 by opening up their offensive arsenal. SMU entered Week 7 with a 3-2 record after alternating wins and […]

Joe Flacco knows that he has a lot left in the tank, even after the Cleveland Browns benched him for rookie Dillon Gabriel ahead of Week 5. That does not mean Flacco expected to be traded to an in-state rival, the Cincinnati Bengals, even with their struggles at quarterback. The Browns expected to receive trade […]

Star quarterback Sam Leavitt will not play in Week 7, but Kenny Dillingham will not lack experience at quarterback. Arizona State will face Utah on the road with college football journeyman Jeff Sims under center for the 27th start of his six-year career. Despite Arizona State coming off a bye, Leavitt will miss the game […]

Dan Lanning just reminded college football fans why he is so beloved at Oregon. The fourth-year coach is never afraid to do what it takes to get his fan base behind him, as he showed once again with Pat McAfee on College GameDay. With the ESPN show in Eugene for the massive Week 7 matchup […]

Few college football mascots represent their team better than The Oregon Duck. That much was made clear on the Week 7 edition of College GameDay, with the ESPN crew in Eugene for the massive clash between Oregon and Indiana, during which the iconic mascot showed up to set on a horse. Despite the show being […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are turning to their third different quarterback of the 2025 season for their Week 6 matchup against the Green Bay Packers. While he recognizes that his window is closing, Joe Flacco is not taking his latest opportunity for granted. Flacco, 40, is in his 18th season in the league and is still […]

In yet another marquee SEC clash, Missouri hosts Alabama in a pivotal Week 7 college football matchup. The two top-15 teams both enter the game on lengthy win streaks, adding stakes to the highly anticipated showdown. Alabama enters the game as the higher-ranked team, moving up to No. 8 in the Week 7 AP college […]

When the Green Bay Packers take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6, they will do so without Christian Watson, who remains out due to injury. Watson, who is recovering from a torn ACL that prematurely ended his 2024 campaign, returned to practice during Week 6.  However, despite his recent return to practice, head coach […]

Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season is now underway, with the fantasy football season churning along with it. As injuries get finalized late in the week, desperate fantasy football managers turn to free agency, where the running back options are slim. Regardless of how well one’s draft went, every manager gets desperate soon enough. […]

The Philadelphia Eagles expected to leave MetLife Stadium with an easy victory on Thursday night but were instead dealt a slap to the face from the New York Giants. There is a lot of finger-pointing that goes around after such losses, but the Eagles were clearly limited by a few coaches and players who let […]

Since it fired DeShaun Foster during Week 4, UCLA has turned the program over to Tim Skipper, but has already started its search for the next football coach. With multiple names already in the conversation, Washington head football coach Jedd Fisch has suddenly emerged as a dark horse candidate. Fisch is only in his second […]

Since dropping its Week 2 matchup with Oklahoma, Michigan has rattled off three straight victories heading into its next prime-time test against USC. Ahead of the second consecutive Michigan-USC Big Ten football matchup, we will be making our Bryce Underwood predictions. Considering how he started his college football career, Underwood has been the most-watched freshman […]

For the first time since 2019, veteran Ricardo Ramos (17-7) will fight in his home country when he takes on Kaan Ofli (11-4-1) at UFC Rio. It is time to continue our UFC odds series with our Ramos-Ofli prediction and pick. Ramos, 30, has faltered from his early hot start in the UFC, going just […]

Midway through the week, the San Francisco 49ers still do not know who their Week 6 starting quarterback will be. The dust still has not settled, but general manager John Lynch dropped a positive injury update on potential starter Mac Jones. Jones has started three of the team’s last four games, but popped up on […]