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The 2025-2026 college basketball season has been a tale of two halves for Nebraska, which got off to a scorching 20-0 start, only to go 5-5 in its next 10 games. The Cornhuskers’ late-season collapse puts them in a weak position entering the NCAA Tournament. Regardless, Fred Hoiberg’s team is on track to receive the […]

The Houston Texans are making a few last-minute cap-clearing moves ahead of free agency. Houston gave itself more flexibility by restructuring the contracts of star defensive backs Derek Stingley Jr. and Jalen Pitre. The Texans used the simple salary-to-bonus structure on both players’ deals to create $22.532 million in cap space, NFL insider Tom Pelissero […]

The 2025-2026 college basketball season will be the end of an era for St. Bonaventure, with longtime head coach Mark Schmidt expected to retire at its conclusion. Schmidt, who has been with the program since 2007, is widely expected to be in his final days with the team, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. The 63-year-old is […]

The Baltimore Ravens’ newest edge-rusher cannot wait to officially suit up for them in September. After seven years with the Las Vegas Raiders, a trade out East has re-energized Maxx Crosby during a low point in his career. Since entering the league in 2019, Crosby has only been part of one winning season with the […]

Despite a late-year upset loss to Georgia, Alabama is on track to begin the 2026 March Madness Tournament with another top-four seed. The bid will be the team’s sixth consecutive, tying a program-best streak. The Tide hit a rough patch at the turn of the New Year, going just 4-3 in January to boot them […]

The Miami Dolphins are continuing to clean house, this time parting with veteran fullback Alec Ingold three days before the 2026 free agency negotiating window opens. The 29-year-old Ingold was one of the team’s biggest questions at the beginning of the offseason, with one year remaining on his contract. After discussing a new deal, the […]

Iowa head basketball coach Ben McCollum is “done” losing close games after coming within inches of pulling a massive upset against Michigan. The first-year head coach knows how good his team can be when it is locked in, but the 71-68 loss dropped the Hawkeyes to just 2-5 in their last seven games. A frustrated […]

The New Orleans Saints entered the 2026 offseason with some of the least cap space in the league and have quickly worked around by restructuring the contracts of Alvin Kamara, Justin Reid, Chase Young and Juwan Johnson. Their most recent move has some believing the Saints could part ways with their longtime running back. After […]

Coming off another down year, the New York Giants have a lot to consider ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, their first with John Harbaugh in the war room. In the most pivotal offseason of his career, Giants general manager Joe Schoen takes a clear defensive approach, according to the latest PFF mock draft simulator […]

Since losing Stefon Diggs in 2024, the Buffalo Bills have been actively looking for their next No. 1 receiver in the trade market. After their reported interest in disgruntled Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown, the Bills acquired D.J. Moore from the Chicago Bears in the 2026 offseason. Buffalo could still make another trade, but adding […]

As the only undefeated team remaining in college basketball, Miami, Ohio, is still being debated for an NCAA Tournament bid if it does not win the MAC Tournament. The biggest knock on the Redhawks is their weak strength of schedule, but recent developments show they unsuccessfully attempted to schedule games against several high-profile schools, including […]

Indiana head coach Darian DeVries has coached his son, Tucker, for his entire five-year college basketball career, making it especially difficult to watch him play his final home game against Minnesota on Thursday night. The emotions did not get in the way of a 77-47 victory, but Darian DeVries admitted he battled them all day. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not letting veteran punter Riley Dixon enter free agency in 2026. One year after signing Dixon to a two-year, $6 million deal that included a team option for the second year, the Buccaneers are keeping the punter for the duration of his contract. Tampa Bay exercised the option on Dixon’s […]

By trading star cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams, the Kansas City Chiefs became the third team to own multiple first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. General manager Brett Veach acquired the Rams’ No. 29 pick, in addition to their fifth- and sixth-rounders, and a 2027 third-round selection. The Chiefs already had […]

No conference travels across the country in the regular season more than the Big Ten, leading to updated travel schedule rules that continue to upset coaches. Nebraska head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg became the latest to voice his frustration after his team’s loss to UCLA on Tuesday night. Following the loss, Nebraska has five days […]

With a win over UCLA, Nebraska would have moved to second in the Big Ten ahead of the conference tournament. Instead, Huskers head coach Fred Hoiberg does not know what happened in a shocking 72-52 upset defeat. Coming off a gritty 15-point win over USC, Hoiberg admitted his team “did not respond” to anything UCLA […]

After 19 years in the NFL, 41-year-old kicker Nick Folk is still looking to continue his career in 2026. Despite his age, Folk, who played for the New York Jets in 2025, is expected to receive interest from teams like the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints in free agency. The veteran has hardly let […]

The Arizona Cardinals are officially moving on from longtime starting quarterback Kyler Murray, whom the team has informed it plans to release at the beginning of the new league year. Murray, who has been with the Arizona since it selected him No. 1 overall in 2019, has accepted the decision with gratitude. The 28-year-old penned […]

The Los Angeles Rams are once again dealing with a coaching overhaul in the 2026 offseason. Although he lost several key members of his staff, Sean McVay made a big splash by hiring former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. McVay added Kingsbury in February, one month after his shocking release from the Commanders. Many […]

As the 2026 NFL offseason begins to heat up, many Chicago Bears fans want to see their team pull off a blockbuster trade for the disgruntled edge-rusher Maxx Crosby. As exciting as that would be, not everyone within the community wants to see the team acquire the Las Vegas Raiders star. Crosby makes sense if […]

Every NFL Draft Combine produces at least one controversial high-end prospect, which seems to be Miami defensive end Rueben Bain Jr. in 2026. While some believe his short arm length will limit his potential at the next level, others are already comparing him to former 10-time Pro Bowler Aaron Donald. Bain received the comparison from […]

For the fifth time in their last eight meetings, Saint Mary’s toppled Gonzaga to clinch a share of the West Coast Conference regular season title. The game marked their final meeting as conference opponents, which could not excite Gaels guard Mikey Lewis much more than it already had. Lewis spearheaded Saint Mary’s victory with a […]

Villanova head coach Kevin Willard is one of the many products of Rick Pitino’s vast college basketball coaching tree, but he looks back on those days at Louisville with agony. After suffering another loss to his former mentor, Willard half-jokingly recalled his “miserable” early days on Pitino’s coaching staff. Willard said he “feared for his […]

At the end of a rough month, Coby White finally made his Charlotte Hornets home debut against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. The 26-year-old was surprised by retired North Carolina head coach Roy Williams, who sat courtside at the Spectrum Center to support his former pupil. Williams has attended White’s NBA games before, […]

St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino’s white suit has become a college basketball tradition in Queens, but the 73-year-old reconsidered whether it would be a good idea for the annual “white-out” game against Villanova after watching his team suffer a 32-point loss to UConn. Luckily for fans, Pitino’s friends convinced him to keep the custom […]

When Grant McCasland lost star forward JT Toppin for the remainder year, many assumed his team would quickly unravel. Instead, Texas Tech has not lost a game since, proving it remains one of the best teams in college basketball with a massive victory over Iowa State on Saturday. After the game, McCasland could not stop […]

Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa continue to go back-and-forth as the likely No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, but Duke star forward Cameron Boozer tops each of them as the most impactful player in college basketball. Boozer’s sustained dominance has been impressive enough to lead some to believe that he might already be […]

Not many viewed Texas as a March Madness team at the beginning of the 2025-2026 college basketball season, but timely victories in key moments have it on the NCAA Tournament bubble at the end of February. At the end of an up-and-down season, the Longhorns’ tournament hopes might hinge on their performance in the SEC […]

One year after clinching its third NCAA Tournament title in basketball program history, Florida is looking to become the third team to win back-to-back national championships. As the first Gators head coach to win consecutive national titles in the modern March Madness era, Billy Donovan gave Todd Golden a word of advice ahead of his […]

Now just 1-3 since the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers will look to snap their current skid against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. They might be forced to attempt to do so without Rui Hachimura, who is on the injury report after missing the team’s last game against the Phoenix Suns. Here is […]

In the second installment of a five-game road trip, the Portland Trail Blazers travel to the East Coast to take on the struggling Charlotte Hornets on Saturday afternoon. Forward Deni Avdija, who has only played one full game since the All-Star break, headlines the injury report. Here is everything we know about Deni Avdija’s injury […]

The Dallas Cowboys desperately want to make big moves in the 2026 offseason, but lack the cap space to effectively do so. To cope with that issue, owner Jerry Jones plans to restructure a few of the team’s largest contracts. Jones wants to restructure the deals of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Tyler Smith, as […]

Barring a late surge in the 2025-2026 college basketball season, Ohio State is in danger of going without a March Madness bid for the fourth consecutive year. Few teams have struggled more with the expanded Big Ten schedule, and the Buckeyes’ NCAA Tournament outlook has suffered as a result. Ohio State has not strung together […]

Arguably the most underrated tight ends coach in the NFL is now off the market after joining Dan Quinn’s staff with the Washington Commanders. Ben Steele, who directly oversaw Trey McBride’s rise over the last three years with the Arizona Cardinals, will now be running the tight end room in the nation’s capital. Steele has […]

In just one year, Auburn has gone from earning the No. 1 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament to being a fringe March Madness bubble team in 2026. The Tigers are just 15-13 through 28 games and might need a deep SEC Tournament run to avoid losing missing the Big Dance for the first […]

The 2025-2026 college basketball season has been a roller coaster of emotions for Indiana, which began the year as a top-25 program, only to find its March Madness hopes clinging by a thread by the end. The Hoosiers’ NCAA Tournament odds have gradually declined in Big Ten play, leaving them in a precarious position entering […]

With the biggest event of the college basketball season looming just around the corner, UCLA remains among the top March Madness bubble teams. The Bruins’ 19-9 record has them in seventh place in the Big Ten and projected to make the 68-team NCAA Tournament bracket with one week remaining in the regular season. UCLA entered […]

Garrett Nussmeier began the 2025 college football season as the potential No. 1 quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft, only to have the worst season of his LSU career and watch his stock drop each week. Nussmeier battled injuries all season, which he said left him with a “stabbing pain” on every pass attempt. The […]

Over two weeks after getting ruled ineligible by an Alabama judge, controversial center Charles Bediako is still pushing for a return to college basketball. Bediako, who has since returned to Canada to play in his country’s FIBA qualifier game, made his urgent plea to return to the Tide for its massive upcoming game against No. […]