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Lincoln Riley is determined to improve his team’s defense in 2025. One month after USC ended 2024 with a  7-6 record, Riley hired Las Vegas Raiders defensive assistant coach Rob Ryan to his football staff. Ryan will join the Trojans as the assistant head coach and linebackers coach, the team announced on social media. He […]

After cleansing themselves of Daniel Jones in 2024, the New York Giants are widely expected to target a quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft. However, as the pre-draft process nears, some are projecting that the team will turn in a different direction and end the night without either Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders. The Giants […]

If Jim Knowles has any plans to leave his current job, he is giving no early indications. Amid ongoing rumors, the Ohio State defensive coordinator shrugged off a question about his future, saying he is only focused on the Buckeyes’ upcoming matchup with Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Knowles has […]

Cade McNamara will make one final stop in his collegiate career. After five combined years at Michigan and Iowa, McNamara committed to East Tennessee State from the college football transfer portal, per On3 Sports. McNamara’s official signing squashes previous rumors claiming that he would commit to Western Kentucky from the transfer portal. He was also […]

The Kansas City Chiefs defense could get a significant boost for its divisional-round matchup with the Houston Texans. After missing three months with an ankle injury, starting cornerback Jaylen Watson was activated off injured reserve on Friday and is eligible to take the field on Saturday. The Chiefs simultaneously elevated linebacker Swayze Bozeman and safety […]

The Baltimore Ravens might be without their best pass-catcher against the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round. Just days ahead of the high-profile matchup, the team downgraded Zay Flowers to doubtful as he continues to deal with a nagging knee injury. Flowers did not practice all week and is the only Ravens starter in danger […]

The Philadelphia Eagles offense will be at full strength for their divisional-round matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. While the team entered the week with concerns regarding pass-catchers AJ Brown and Dallas Goedert, both have shed their respective injury and illness issues ahead of the game. After missing previous sessions with an undisclosed illness, Goedert […]

After being teammates for most of their lives, Lonzo and LaMelo Ball have not had many chances to face each other head-to-head. Both players’ injuries have further limited those opportunities, making Friday night’s Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets matchup a rare occasion. Both players called the opportunity to face each other “a blessing” ahead of […]

Two weeks after firing first-year offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, the Seattle Seahawks are already interviewing preliminary candidates. The search continued with an interview with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant Byron Leftwich, who was recently involved with the New England Patriots’ head coaching hiring process. The Seahawks interviewed Leftwich on Friday, per CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones. […]

For the fifth straight season, the Pittsburgh Steelers finished with a winning record but failed to get past their first game of the playoffs. With another loaded offseason ahead of them, Steelers general manager Omar Khan has one dire issue to address at quarterback. Amid the run of mediocrity, some fans have since turned on […]

Just three years into his head coaching career, GJ Kinne is already building his coaching tree. As he prepares for his third year as the Texas State head football coach, Kinne will promote offensive analyst Landon Keopple to offensive coordinator for the 2025 season, per Matt Zenitz. Keopple will replace Mack Leftwich, who accepted the […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are no longer in the 2025 NFL Playoffs, giving Joe Hortiz and Jim Harbaugh a chance to begin their offseason. The latter is using some of that time to support the Los Angeles Fire Department as they continue to tend to the ongoing wildfires in the area. Harbaugh met with a […]

Despite moving Dennis Schroder earlier in the year, the Brooklyn Nets are expected to still be positioned as sellers ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. Of the several trade candidates on their roster, breakout star Cam Johnson is expected to be at the top of the list with the most demand. While the Nets […]

The Denver Broncos ended an eight-year playoff drought in 2024 thanks to Bo Nix’s promising debut season, making their most recent campaign a modest success. With much reworking to do in the 2025 NFL offseason, the team will have 13 members of its current roster become unrestricted free agents in March, giving them an internal […]

The Caitlin Clark era is fully upon the Indiana Fever. As the team prepares for its second season with Clark on the roster, the franchise announced it plans to build its own team practice facility separate from the Indiana Pacers. The $78 million facility will be 108,000 square feet and plans to open for the […]

After submitting promotional mainstay Gerald Meerschaert in his UFC debut, former ONE Championship two-division titleholder Reinier de Ridder (18-2) returns at UFC 311 against fan favorite Kevin Holland (26-12). It’s time to continue our UFC odds series with a Kevin Holland-Reinier de Ridder prediction and pick. Holland has become unanimously beloved in the MMA community […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are one step closer to advancing to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs in full health. With their second-round matchup against the Los Angeles Rams looming, star wideout AJ Brown returned to practice from a minor knee injury scare. After missing the previous practice, Brown took the field on Thursday for […]

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round to advance in the playoffs, but the main headline from the game came from the stands. While the Eagles were besting their NFC foe on the field, a disgraced fan was caught on video degrading a Packers fan with obscene insults. The […]

Following a hard-fought Wild Card victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Washington Commanders have several players nursing minor wounds ahead of their matchup with the Detroit Lions. Of them, Bobby Wagner has missed several practices with an ankle injury, an issue head coach Dan Quinn addressed on Thursday. Quinn noted that Wagner will play […]

If the Colorado football team is not already in panic mode, they will be soon. As Deion Sanders continues to be linked to Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, rumors of ‘Coach Prime’ becoming the team’s next head coach have only strengthened over time. Sanders has reportedly taken a strong interest in the job and […]

The 2024-2025 Los Angeles Chargers achieved a lot in Jim Harbaugh’s first year with the team but still could not advance past the Wild Card round, suggesting changes will come in the offseason. While fans on social media blamed Justin Herbert for the season-ending loss, the Chargers’ receivers struggled more than their quarterback could overcome. […]

Months after shaking up the NIL world by shockingly leaving the UNLV football team, Matthew Sluka has found a new home. The infamous quarterback redshirted the 2024 season and entered the college football transfer portal at the end of the year, where he has committed to spend his sixth year at James Madison, per CBS […]

Twenty years after he polished off his career as arguably the best cornerback of all time, Deion Sanders could be on the verge of returning to the NFL as a head coach. In the aftermath of Mike McCarthy’s departure from the Dallas Cowboys, the Colorado head coach has emerged as the betting favorite to replace […]

When Tyler Higbee left the Los Angeles Rams’ Wild Card win over the Minnesota Vikings in the 2025 NFL playoffs, he was initially deemed questionable to return. However, the tight end suffered further complications with his chest injury, including coughing up blood, and was admitted to a nearby hospital, where he would eventually be stabilized. […]

Before the Detroit Lions can even play their first 2025 playoff game, teams continue to pursue coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn for vacant head coaching positions. Of them, the Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly emerging as strong candidates to land Johnson as their next head coach. One week after firing Antonio Pierce, the Raiders […]

Sam Darnold has seemingly made an enemy out of everybody with his performance in his playoff debut. Fans have not held back on social media following the Minnesota Vikings’ Wild Card loss to the Los Angeles Rams, including former Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers quarterback Kurt Benkert. Benkert ruthlessly mocked Darnold’s poor performance in […]

Sam Darnold’s first career playoff game did not go the way the Minnesota Vikings had hoped for, re-opening questions about the team’s future at quarterback. Rookie J.J. McCarthy only added fuel to that fire with a cryptic tweet right after the Vikings’ 27-9 season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Less than an hour after […]

Harrison Smith appears to see the end of his 13-year NFL career on the horizon. Following the Minnesota Vikings’ 27-9 playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Smith got emotional when speaking to reporters about his future and his relationship with the 2024 team, specifically with defensive coordinator Brian Flores and teammate Josh Metellus. Smith, […]

Brooklyn Nets fans may be frustrated with the team’s lack of immediate success but general manager Sean Marks is looking toward the future. Amid the team’s rough patch of ongoing losses, Marks addressed his lack of recent success and tanking rumors. As most general managers do during periods of adversity, Marks said that he is […]

Hailee Steinfeld continues to give Taylor Swift a run for her money as the biggest celebrity NFL fan. One week before Swift will undoubtedly be at Arrowhead Stadium to support the Kansas City Chiefs, Steinfeld donned a custom-made Buffalo Bills jacket featuring her fiancee Josh Allen. Steinfeld had the jacket custom-made by Denim Designs by […]

Following its semifinal exit in the College Football Playoffs, Penn State will send another elite defender to the 2025 NFL Draft. Two days after top-five prospect Abdul Carter officially declared, All-Big Ten safety Jaylen Reed has decided to follow him. Reed, a fourth-year who has one more year of collegiate eligibility, will forego his final […]

As one of several teams attempting lineup changes midway through 2024-2025, the Phoenix Suns and Mike Budenholzer decided to bench Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic in favor of Ryan Dunn and Mason Plumlee. While the change has worked for Beal, the same cannot be said for Nurkic through the first five games. Beal has thrived […]

While the Denver Nuggets have seeingly gotten back on track, they have done it without Aaron Gordon. The power forward has been out with a calf strain and remains on the injury report ahead of the Nuggets’ Sunday night matchup with the Dallas Mavericks. Currently on a nine-game absence, Gordon is officially questionable to return […]

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama might have a new fan nickname, whether he likes it or not. His surname is notoriously difficult for many to comprehend, but one fan’s viral interpretation of it as “Hector Banana-Bread” sparked the birth of a new tale that is likely to last. The legend was born when the […]

Baltimore Ravens right tackle Roger Rosengarten went viral in Week 18 for his heartfelt conversation with a mic’d-up Myles Garrett. One week later, Rosengarten backed up his newfound fame by locking up Pittsburgh Steelers star edge rusher TJ Watt in the playoffs. Rosengarten lined up across from Watt for most of the game, per Sporting […]

NFL Nickelodeon broadcasts always create at least a handful of viral clips. During the Wild Card game between the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers, Derek Stingley Jr.’s first of two interceptions blew the minds of Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Star. Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, who struggled all game, was attempting to lead his team […]

Carson Beck became the talk of the college football world when he announced his decision to leave Georgia and transfer to Miami in 2025. Before the announcement, discussions with Beck regarded the elbow injury that held him out of the College Football Playoffs, which the Hurricanes are not too concerned with. As they pursued Beck, […]

Nothing can stop Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy from having fun, not even Ohio State winning a national title. With the Buckeyes headed to the CFP National Championship Game on Jan. 20, Portnoy addressed the game as a Michigan football fan with a five-minute rant on social media. “When you look at Jack Sawyer, and […]

The Atlanta Falcons are far from the worst team in the NFL but are in a state of uncertainty after missing the 2024-2025 playoffs. After a frustrating end to the 2024 season, the Falcons have a lot of work to do in the upcoming offseason, beginning with the 2025 NFL free agency window, which opens […]