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The Chicago Bears are in the midst of a quarterback controversy with Andy Dalton and Justin Fields. The Bears signed Dalton to a $10 million contract in the offseason, only to then trade up to acquire Fields in the 2021 NFL Draft. Despite having this young phenom at quarterback, Bears head coach Matt Nagy made […]

There was some optimism that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was going to be ready to go for Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs. But after it seemed as if Beckham was set to be cleared to return from a torn ACL, he was ruled out not long before kickoff. The Browns […]

The New York Jets selected Zach Wilson with the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft after Trevor Lawrence went No. 1 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. With the failed Sam Darnold era officially behind them, the Jets are looking to Wilson to be their quarterback of the future. The Zach Wilson era officially got […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has had a lot to say after the team’s 38-3 destruction at the hands of the New Orleans Saints in Week 1. Among everything he has said, one blunt admission to Pat McAfee about the Packers’ energy to start the season was rather disturbing. Via PFT’s Josh Alper: “It […]

It was a good Week 1 for New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. But apparently Payton didn’t think either of them had the most impressive opening week for a Sean. That honor would be long to Sean “Diddy” Combs: Neither!@iamDiddy pic.twitter.com/oA5pxngNhJ — Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) September […]

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon has agreed to a four-year, $92 million extension, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The deal includes a player option on the final season in 2025-26. Gordon is set to play the 2021-22 season on a $16.4 million deal. Instead of hitting free agency next summer, he’s […]

Cristiano Ronaldo is back with Manchester United, and he scored a goal in the Red Devils’ Champions League match against Young Boys on Tuesday. However, Man U suffered a stunning defeat when USMNT forward Jordan Pefok buried the game-winner in the final minute of extra time. It was absolute chaos: USMNT's Jordan Pefok scores the […]

San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert announced Tuesday that he will be undergoing season-ending knee surgery. Mostert took to Twitter to explain his decision: 💔 pic.twitter.com/Udsl4aTuAq — Raheem Mostert (@RMos_8Ball) September 14, 2021 The initial expectation was that Raheem Mostert was going to miss about half the season after suffering the knee injury in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a lot of changes this offseason, with the trade for Russell Westbrook the most notable move. In addition to the Westbrook trade, the Lakers brought in a bunch of veterans (with perhaps more coming), making them the oldest team in the NBA and the butt of many AARP jokes. One […]

Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun hasn’t played in 2021, and Tuesday morning he officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball. Braun made a video for the official announcement: Today, more than 14 years after I first took the field as a Milwaukee Brewer, I’ve decided to retire. While it’s impossible to summarize my emotions, […]

The Oregon Ducks moved up to No. 4 in the country after going into Ohio Stadium and handling the previously third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, 35-28. Unfortunately, the Ducks are dealing with some injury woes, especially at the linebacker position. Former five-star prospect Justin Flowe is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season with […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has scored 35,367 regular-season points in his career, putting him in third place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. If he stays healthy in 2021-22, LeBron should pass Malone (36,928) to move to No.2 on the list. Then, barring anything unforeseen, James should […]

The Las Vegas Raiders escaped their Week 1 Monday Night Football showdown against the Baltimore Ravens with a 33-27 overtime victory when Derek Carr hit Zay Jones for a 31-yard touchdown. It capped off an absolutely bonkers game that featured a number of twists, turns and swings of emotion. The game had Raiders head coach […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is going to miss AC Milan’s Champions League showdown against Liverpool on Wednesday because of an Achilles injury, according to Fabrizio Romano. Ibrahimovic recently returned from an injury over the weekend and scored a goal in AC Milan’s 2-0 victory over Lazio. However, his Achilles tightened up on him afterward, and The Athletic […]

Jon Rahm is the No. 1 golfer in the world and barely beat out Patrick Cantlay for the No. 1 spot on the 2021 PGA Tour money list. However, it’s Cantlay who has been voted PGA Tour Player of the Year by the Tour’s membership after his FedExCup victory. Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Collin […]

Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson was a special guest on ESPN2’s Monday Night Football broadcast featuring Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, and he wound up staying for a while as the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders got absolutely bonkers and went to overtime. The Raiders ultimately took home a 33-27 […]

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs was downgraded over the weekend to questionable with an illness (non-COVID-19), but he’s now feeling better and is on track to play on Monday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Jacobs — who also was recently dealing with a […]

With the Baltimore Ravens’ running back room decimated by injury, they went out and added a bunch of new players at the position. The Ravens signed Le’Veon Bell and Devonta Freeman to the practice squad, and they also brought in Latavius Murray and Trenton Cannon. There was some speculation that Bell could be activated and […]

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy said earlier Monday that he would “be back soon” from a high ankle sprain. While Jeudy will indeed miss some time after his scary-looking ankle injury, it’s officially not a season-ending problem. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Jeudy will miss 4-6 weeks with the injury. That’s obviously still a decent […]

CM Punk is a big Chicago Bears fan, but apparently a lot of people were telling him that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks like him now. The legendary wrestler, who recently joined AEW, took to Twitter to express his displeasure with the comparison: Stop sending me this shit pic.twitter.com/vYzOP5b43q — player/coach (@CMPunk) September […]

Denver Broncos star wide receiver Jerry Jeudy suffered a scary ankle injury in a Week 1 victory over the New York Giants. Jeudy was carted off and diagnosed with a high ankle sprain. Based on Jeudy’s Instagram post on Monday morning, though, the Broncos wide receiver might not be missing too much time:   View […]

There has been plenty of drama surrounding the Chicago Bears’ quarterback battle after they traded up to get Justin Fields in the 2021 NFL Draft. The noise is only going to get louder after the Bears’ ugly 34-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. Dalton was … fine in the loss, completing […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay lost faith in quarterback Jared Goff over time, which is why the franchise went out and traded a haul for Matthew Stafford in the offseason. Stafford went out and showed why the Rams made that trade by dominating the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. After the 34-14 […]

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have had conversations about a massive contract extension, but the fact that Jackson is his own agent is holding up a deal actually getting worked out, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. While both sides eventually expect a deal to get done, Schefter notes that Jackson’s actual job, which is […]

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow made his triumphant return from an ACL tear in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings. It was only fitting that Burrow would be a hero. On a fourth-and-short in the final minute of overtime, Burrow dropped back and lofted a perfect pass to C.J. Uzomah for 32 yards down to […]

The Detroit Lions were embarrassed by the San Francisco 49ers for most of Sunday’s Week 1 affair. The 49ers led 41-17 after punting the ball away with just under six minutes to play, and everybody assumed the game would end without any fireworks. Instead, the Lions fought back in valiant fashion, scoring 16 unanswered points […]

San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Trey Sermon is a surprise inactive for Week 1 against the Detroit Lions. Here’s the full list of 49ers inactives for the season opener: #SFvsDET @DignityHealth inactives. https://t.co/41UNYMlO5W pic.twitter.com/yXnKakBSJS — San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) September 12, 2021 Sermon is a healthy scratch despite being the No. 2 running back […]

Buffalo Bills running back Zack Moss is inactive for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport says Moss isn’t injured. Here’s the full list of Bills inactives: Today’s inactives.#PITvsBUF | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/MvFDwnJy2O — Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 12, 2021   This is a big surprise given Moss is listed as the No. 2 […]

Green Bay Packers star pass rusher Za’Darius Smith has been dealing with a back injury, but he’s going to play against the New Orleans Saints in a Week 1 showdown to start the season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport. Smith took to Twitter Sunday morning with a message that would seem to confirm this […]

Andy Dalton is the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback for their Week 1 showdown against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. The Bears have maintained all along that Dalton would be the starter even after trading up to get Justin Fields, despite a throng of fans calling for Fields after he showed impressive flashes […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to trade Marc Gasol back to the Memphis Grizzlies, who will then waive the veteran center so he can play in his home country of Spain. According to L’Esportiu de Catalunya, Gasol will be playing for Girona. Gasol began his professional career in Spain with FC Barcelona. He then […]

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. tore his ACL last season, but now he’s expected to be ready to go for Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport. Beckham will work out ahead of the game just to confirm that he’s ready to play. As long as there […]

The San Francisco 49ers traded three first-round picks to the Miami Dolphins in order to move up from No. 12 to No. 3 in the 2021 NFL Draft. There were plenty of rumors that the 49ers were eyeing Mac Jones, but they ultimately took Trey Lance. Now, in a very strange report from ESPN’s Adam […]

The Toronto Raptors suffered through a rough 2020-21 campaign, dealing with a bunch of health problems and then essentially tanking their way to a 27-45 record. This all happened as they were forced to play games in Tampa because of COVID-19. While the Raptors lost Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat this offseason, not all […]

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler found himself on the injury report earlier this week because of a hamstring injury. Ekeler missed another practice on Thursday, so there was some doubt about his ability to suit up for Week 1 against the Washington Football Team. However, Ekeler returned to practice Friday, which is a […]

San Francisco Giants star Kris Bryant was clearly emotional reminiscing about his time with the Chicago Cubs in his return to Wrigley Field on Friday. Things only got more emotional when the Cubs honored Bryant before the game with a touching video tribute and some special gifts. Is it getting dusty in here or what: […]

Things have been trending in the right direction for New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley as he aims to make his return for Week 1 against the Denver Broncos. Giants head coach Joe Judge addressed reporters Friday about Barkley’s status, and he said “it would take a setback” for the star to not play, […]

The Chicago Bulls had an opportunity to sign Zach LaVine to an extension this offseason, but there was a catch. Giving LaVine a max extension would have hindered the Bulls’ ability to make necessary changes to the roster because it would have required using cap space. So, instead, Chicago opted to go big in free […]

Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale made his return to the mound about a month ago, but now he’s about to miss at least one crucial start after testing positive for COVID-19, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. Sale was scheduled to pitch against his former team, the Chicago White Sox, on Sunday. That won’t […]