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The NFL is a brutal league, especially to rookies, and first-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence will find that one hard to deny after getting a taste of pro football over the past two weeks. The Jacksonville Jaguars rookie was tested mightily in the pocket by the team’s last two opponents. In fact, following the losses to […]

Tom Brady has been playing football for so long, that he’s seen the game go through drastic changes over the years — as a player. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback once again reminded everyone of how old he is when he reacted, based on his first-hand observations, to how football has become “softer” than it […]

Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres remain at odds over how exactly the team’s captain should medically address his injury. While nothing on that front has been settled, Eichel is rumored to be going to Buffalo for a pre-training camp physical, according to The Associated Press (h/t John Wawrow of The Hockey News). The person spoke […]

Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers had Lambeau Field rocking on Monday, as they scored their first win of the 2021 NFL season by taking down the Detroit Lions. It was an especially memorable night as well for Packers running back Aaron Jones, who went off with insane numbers off his work on the […]

Just like what most people expected, the Green Bay Packers lured the Detroit Lions to a deep pit in the middle of Lambeau Field and got gorged on by the home team. Of course, that’s speaking metaphorically because what literally happened on Monday night was total domination of the Lions’ defense by the one-two punch […]

Those expecting to see Trey Lance on the field in Week 2’s matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles did not get what they wished for, with San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan opting to ride with Jimmy Garoppolo from beginning to end of the team’s 17-11 road victory. Lance made his regular-season debut back in […]

Ezekiel Elliott is still the top running back for the Dallas Cowboys, but that does not mean he can take that role for granted, especially with Tony Pollard showing some consistency with the limited touches he’s being given. Pollard made waves in Week 2’s 20-17 road win over the Los Angeles Chargers, even pacing the […]

There are still a lot of things to like about the New England Patriots for their fans even after the Tom Brady era and despite the saga the team had during Cam Newton’s time in Foxboro. Among which is the Pats’ defense, which continues to terrorize New York Jets quarterbacks. Rookie Zach Wilson certainly has […]

On the verge of losing their second game in a row to start the 2021 NFL season, the Tennessee Titans found their groove in the fourth quarter of their Week 2 game against the Seattle Seahawks on the road to force overtime and eventually score a 33-30 victory. If that game could be summed up […]

A huge game is on tap this Saturday over in the SEC, with the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide all set to take on the No. 11 Florida Gators in Gainesville. There will surely be a ton of attention for this game, and among those watching it will be Gators legend Tim Tebow himself, who […]

The No. 23 BYU Cougars are out to impress even more people when they play the No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils at home this Saturday evening. Both teams will enter this game on a 2-0 start to the season. The Cougars got both of their first two wins at the expense of Pac-12 teams. […]

The San Jose Spartans are in Honolulu not for a vacation but to duke it out on the field against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Both teams are also coming off losses against Pac-12 opponents, so this meeting at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex offers a chance for the Spartans and the Rainbow Warriors to rebound and […]

The return of Odell Beckham Jr. to action will take a little bit longer. The Cleveland Browns wide receiver has been declared out for a Week 2 matchup against the Houston Texans at home. It appears he’s not yet 100% ready to take the field. Cleveland teammate Jarvis Landry sees no problem with the course […]

The Washington Football Team are preparing for an all-NFC East showdown against the New York Giants at home Thursday night. If you’re not a fan of either team, you might still have a heavy interest in this game for a number of betting — and fantasy reasons. And if you’re concerned about the status of […]

No one looks over the situation in the NFC East and thinks afterward that “there’s a Super Bowl contender in there.” The Eagles, for one, are priced at around +5000 to win Super Bowl 56 prior to the season. They were not even viewed as the favorite to win the division prior to Week 1. […]

It’s Year 3 of the Daniel Jones experience for the New York Giants, who invested a high draft capital on the quarterback to get him in 2019. Selected sixth overall in that year’s NFL Draft, Jones has yet to convince Giants nation that he’s the long-term answer under center for the franchise. But for his […]

The Baltimore Ravens are thin on the running back position, which led to them adding veteran tailbacks Le’Veon Bell and Devonta Freeman to their practice squad. Both running backs did not see action in Week 1‘s road loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, but Freeman could finally see action this season on Sunday. That’s after […]

After a fantastic performance in the Los Angeles Chargers’ 20-16 win on the road over the Washington Football Team, Bolts wide receiver Mike Williams is feeling confident over his chances of torching the Dallas Cowboys’ pass defense in Week 2. Williams spoke about what he thinks of the Cowboys’ stop unit and if you are […]

The Las Vegas Raiders, fresh off a thrilling victory over the Baltimore Ravens at home in Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season, have just received news that veteran defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is done for the rest of the campaign, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. #Raiders DT Gerald McCoy suffered a season-ending […]

Jon Rahm had a memorable 2020-21 PGA TOUR campaign, and because of his strong overall showing, he’s a huge betting favorite to top the Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa North in Napa. How big of a chalk is Rahm? Let’s just say he’s earned his way to Tiger Woods territory, per The Action […]

George Kittle has full confidence in his team. The San Francisco 49ers tight end believes that when you get to the bottom of it, it’s the Niners who are the superior squad in the entire NFC West — better than the Seattle Seahawks, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Los Angeles Rams. That’s saying a lot, […]

There’s no guarantee that Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews will be out on the ice on Opening Night, as he is still recuperating from surgery on his left wrist back in August. He could have gone under the knife earlier, which would have given him more time to heal up, but in an appearance […]

The Las Vegas Raiders had quite a Week 1. They were circling down the drain as early as the first half of their Monday night game against the Baltimore Ravens at home, as they were down 10-0 at the end of the first two quarters. But somehow, Derek Carr and company found their groove in […]

If you have billions of dollars lying around and think you can buy the Dallas Cowboys, maybe think of another NFL franchise to purchase. According to Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones himself, there’s no way he’ll be selling “America’s Team.” Via Jon Machota of The Athletic: Jerry Jones on @1053thefan said no one has ever […]

Just because Aaron Rodgers got outplayed by Jameis Winston doesn’t mean the world should start writing the epitaph for the Green Bay Packers quarterback’s relevance as an elite competitor. Sure, it doesn’t look good to get beat by Winston, but anybody can have an off night. Pretty sure even Michael Jordan once had a bad […]

Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders pulled off what arguably was the most memorable win in Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season, as they took down Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens, 33-27. The game featured an up-and-down performance from Carr, but what’s undeniable was that he racked up all the yards he can with […]

There’s an alternate universe where Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers had totally dismantled the New Orleans Saints, who went with Jameis Winston as Drew Brees’ successor, in Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season. That’s not the universe we are all in, which is where the opposite happened, as the Saints took Rodgers […]

Kareem Hunt had some good times with the Kansas City Chiefs years ago. But Chiefs fans seem to have buried all those memories ever since the running back left the team. Here’s the Cleveland Browns’ tailback getting hilariously pushed by a fan after he tried to leap into the stands. https://twitter.com/ChiefsMU/status/1437229110145781760 That came after Hunt […]

Week 1’s showdown between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots saw Mac Jones make the first regular-season start of his pro career. And while that did not end up the way he wanted to, the poise and control he showed under duress in the pocket must have some Patriots fans having flashbacks of […]

The Ryan Fitzpatrick era for the Washington Football Team might have just ended before it could even take off. The veteran signal-caller made his regular-season debut for Washington in Week 1’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers at home, and that was cut short by an injury that puts his entire season in great jeopardy. […]

Saquon Barkley’s comeback season is all set to begin Sunday. According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, the New York Giants star running back has received the green light to see action in Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season against the Denver Broncos at home. It’s official. Saquon Barkley was medically cleared, per source. He […]

It is not a good day for  No. 15 Texas Longhorns and their fans. The Longhorns have taken a beating at the hands of the unranked Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, losing their second game of the season to the tune of a 40-21 score. Is this an ominous sign for Texas ahead of the program’s […]

People usually watch boxing matches for the simple reason that they want to know which between two fighters would win. But if you’re also interested in the search for the truth about aliens, Area 51, and other top-secret state information, then you have to tune in to the Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort match because […]

Danny Duffy likely would not get to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season after all. According to Dave Roberts, the team is shutting down the southpaw for the remainder of the 2021 season, as Duffy continues to struggle recovering from an upper-body injury, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. “So it […]

History will be made this Sunday afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York, where Russian Daniil Medvedev will attempt to win his first-ever Grand Slam title. This is the second Grand Slam final appearance this 2021 (third overall in career) for Medvedev, who also made it to the final of the Australian Open […]

Shohei Ohtani is a baseball unicorn, so he’s always on the verge of putting up some crazy stat line. On Friday, the Los Angeles Angels star added to the ever-growing list of trivia centered around him during the series-opener on the road against the Houston Astros. Via Stats By Stats: Tonight Shohei Ohtani became the […]

The Washington Huskies dropped out of the Top 25 rankings after stepping on a landmine last week, but they could work their way back to it, starting with a non-conference game against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines got out of Week 1 unscathed and will look to gain even more momentum, as […]

Center David Backes has deemed that it’s time for him to hang up his skates. After 15 seasons in the NHL, the 37-year-old Backes has announced that he’s retiring from the game as a player via a heartfelt message published on the St. Louis Blues’ website. But before that, he inked a special one-day contract […]

It’s not good to be Evander Kane right now. The San Jose Sharks left-winger is in the middle of a controversy after his wife accused him of making bets on his own games. It’s a serious allegation that could get Kane in deeper legal trouble if proven in court. Nothing has been proven yet, although […]