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It hasn’t been a rosy preseason for the Cincinnati Bengals rookie Ja’Marr Chase. Selected fifth overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Bengals, Chase has yet to impress Cincy fans, many of whom believe that the team should have just selected a piece for Joe Burrow’s protection than a shiny new target downfield for […]

The Baltimore Ravens had a historic Saturday night, but they don’t feel like they have something to celebrate. For one, it’s just the preseason. Also, they seem to have lost an integral piece of their high-powered offense to injury.  Playing against the Washington Football Team on the road in Week 3 of the NFL preseason — […]

The last thing the Los Angeles Angels would want to see is Shohei Ohtani getting hurt, but that’s exactly the painful sight they all have to stomach Saturday night. Taking an at-bat opposite San Diego Padres lefty Ryan Weathers in the bottom of the opening inning, Ohtani got drilled in his right hand by a […]

It’s amazing what a fine can do to sway an NFL player’s mind into doing the right thing. It could be remembered that the pair of Buffalo Bills receivers in Isaiah McKenzie and Cole Beasley was fined by the league for violating the NFL’s protocol for COVID-19 safety measures. The two were caught not wearing […]

Justin Fields is not doing the idea of the Chicago Bears sticking with Andy Dalton as the starter under center any good. The Bears’ rookie quarterback has been fantastic all preseason long. Everyone in Windy City is raving about this guy, and it appears that the more he’s given time to perform on the field, […]

The Carolina Hurricanes should be savoring this one. Two years since the Montreal Canadiens got Sebastian Aho an offer sheet the ‘Canes eventually matched, Carolina is returning the favor to the Habs, this time involving Jesperi Kotkaniemi. According to TSN, the Habs’ center has inked a one-year deal with the Hurricanes, one that is worth […]

The Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons will look to close out their respective NFL preseason campaigns against each other Saturday night. The Browns are having quite a preseason, and while these games are nothing but hyped-up scrimmages, their 2-0 record so far speaks a lot about their readiness for the regular season. It’s the […]

After putting together five wins in a row, the San Francisco Giants got tripped up by the Atlanta Braves in the first game of this series. The Giants will look to get back to their winning ways, but the Braves are no pushovers. This series puts two division leaders in the National League, and only […]

Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres seem to remain in a deadlock in terms of a potential trade that would send the embattled star center away from the only team he’s played so far in his NHL career. While nothing has yet to firmly develop on that front, Eichel has reportedly made a switch in […]

Anthony Edwards has a bright future ahead of him. The Minnesota Timberwolves youngster is brimming with the potential to be among the best players of his generation and he also has the big personality to match his play on the court. And he’s got his own way of being great, but it apparently doesn’t include […]

Brian Kelly is still the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program, and in case you are wondering who will inherit his role once it’s time for him to get replaced, then you can thank him for providing the answer.  Kelly was with Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and retired NBA […]

Joey Votto is having a fantastic season with the Cincinnati Reds and he’s one of the big reasons why his team is still in contention for a spot in the postseason.  He is in the middle of his best season since he last made the All-Star in 2018, and he’s doing it at 37 years […]

Tuuka Rask is among the most intriguing free agents left on the market, though it’s widely rumored that he will still be in front of the net for the Boston Bruins by the time the 2021-22 NHL season rolls around. Perhaps the more complicated matter when it comes to Rask is when exactly can he […]

Ciara and Seattle Seahawks superstar quarterback Russell Wilson are still going strong. So strong, in fact, that Ciara apparently let Wilson have a hand in coming up with a cornerstone idea for their House of LR&C (Love, Respect, and Care) clothing line, which she revealed via Nerisha Penrose of Elle. Other labels under the House […]

Dwayne Haskins is getting a second shot with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a tumultuous stint with the Washington Football Team. Although Ben Roethlisberger will be the No. 1 quarterback for the Steelers — no surprise there — Haskins can add to his case for the top backup role behind Big Ben with a strong performance […]

There is a lot of excitment in The Land, ahead of the 2021 NFL season. The expectation for the Cleveland Browns is high, even by the franchise’s standards. The Browns are actually one of the most talented and complete teams in the league this season. Their defense was a problem a year ago, but with […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov has some strong opinions about a ubiquitous part of the world of MMA. During a recent press conference in Russia, the former UFC Lightweight champion did not mince his words in calling out the presence of ring girls in MMA fights (h/t MMA Junkie). “Look, I don’t want to offend anyone: Ring girls […]

The New England Patriots just can’t seem to stay away from getting involved in cheating accusations. This time, the Patriot in question is probably someone you might not have heard of in a very long time and about something that’s completely unrelated to football. According to TMZ Sports, Dell Curry is accusing his wife, Sonya […]

Emoni Bates could announce his much-awaited decision for the next chapter of his basketball career as soon as this Friday. In an Instagram post made by Bates’ father, E.J., it appears that the incredibly hyped phenom out of Ypsilanti, Michigan will be revealing which among the options in front of him he will take. Now […]

The Dallas Cowboys are still without a win after three games in the 2021 NFL preseason. But that’s probably the furthest thing away from the mind of team owner Jerry Jones, who’s seemingly more concerned about getting everyone on his team vaccinated for protection against COVID-19. Jones recently appeared on 105.3 The Fan and had […]

It’s clear that Vladimir Tarasenko no longer wants to be in control of the St. Louis Blues. The Blues made him available in the expansion draft for the Seattle Kraken, but the Russian was left unselected. There have been a few teams linked to his name, though, it appears that it will take a bit […]

Jake DeBrusk is coming off a down season, which is good enough to be a reason for hockey people to sniff around and find the potential of the Boston Bruins trading the young left winger away from Beantown. Of course, there’s also the fact that he’s got one more season on his current contract before […]

The 2021 college football season has a few days left before kickoff, but something huge is already brewing…off the field. In what feels like something that’s straight out of a professional wrestling script, the Big Ten, ACC, and Pac-12 are expected to forge an alliance that would have a great impact on major landscapes in […]

The Big Ten has just sent a strong message across the league. If a team could not push through with a scheduled contest due to COVID-19, that team will have to forfeit that game without the benefit of it being deferred to a later date. Here’s the official statement released by the Big Ten Monday […]

It’s one thing to be a teammate of Tom Brady and have a first-row seat watching the legend work in practice. It’s another to do that while also getting mentored by the future Hall of Famer quarterback. That’s the luxury Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Jaelon Darden is enjoying in the offseason. According to […]

The New England Patriots are having a fine preseason thus far. They are 2-0 after defeating the Washington Football Team and the Philadelphia Eagles, back to back. And they accomplished that without having Stephon Gilmore seeing any action on the field. When asked about the Gilmore, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made it clear that […]

Everyone is in agreement what Shohei Ohtani is doing is unprecedented. Sure, Babe Ruth used to strike out players too before he changed the game with his bat, but Ohtani has rapidly outgrown the comparison. You can’t really directly compare him to another baseball player in the past or present simply because no one has […]

Zach Wilson balled out in Week 2 of the NFL preseason, as he led the New York Jets to a 23-14 victory over the winless Green Bay Packers. The Jets winning at the expense of Green Bay would have been a shocker if this was a meeting in the regular season with Aaron Rodgers under […]

Justin Fields was in his bag again in Week 2 of the NFL preseason. Even though the Chicago Bears got destroyed by a Buffalo Bills team that featured a whole lot of Nickelodeon MVP and former Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, the things Fields did on the field should still stand out. Fields is giving Bears […]

The Jack Eichel saga is far from over. The Buffalo Sabres and the center are not seeing eye to eye, mainly because of the different views of each side on how to handle Eichel’s neck injury. Eichel also wants out of Buffalo, but a trade is not going to be an easy one to concoct […]

We’re not sure who was more impressive between LaMonte Wade Jr. and Gabe Kapler in the San Francisco Giants’ 6-5 road win against the Oakland Athletics Saturday night. On one hand, Wade enters the game at the top of the ninth inning as a pinch-hitter with the Giants down by a run and then proceeded […]

Sam Darnold is starting all over again with his new team, the Carolina Panthers. After three years in the NFL, Darnold knows what pressure is at this level. He definitely is also empathetic of the impact of hype on rookie quarterbacks like Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, Justin Fields, and Mac Jones, which is […]

Things are not looking good in the preseason for Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.  In Week 1 of the preseason, Chase was not able to show much for his hype, as he was only targeted once in the Bengals’ 19-14 road win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He caught that lone look, but […]

UFC Vegas 34 is coming your way this Saturday night. The main event will be between Middleweights Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum, but before that, Lightweights Clay Guida and Mark Madsen will be going at it in what should be an entertaining battle. Guida (36-17-0) has been fighting for what seems like forever. He’s been […]

We can now cross out the name of Ryan Tannehill from the list of potential quarterbacks whom Tampa Bay Buccaneers signal-caller Tom Brady was referring to during a past episode of HBO’s “The Shop: Uninterrupted. How do we know? Because Brady said so. Brady and the Buccaneers are having joint practices with the Tennessee Titans […]

James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets had a frustrating 2020-21 NBA season. They were the preseason favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in the 2021 NBA Finals but got tripped up by Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the playoffs. The reality was a bitter pill to swallow for the […]

It’s not a good time for Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox. They seem to be failing in their attempt to right the ship, as the team continues to devolve into a mess, which had just been magnified further by a bitter three-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees at the […]

Francis Ngannou is not happy about the UFC. He made that utterly clear during an interview with  GQ , with his resentment centered around the MMA company’s decision to proceed to have an interim heavyweight showdown between Cyril Gane and Derrick Lewis back at UFC 265 earlier this month. Do you feel like the UFC […]

The tandem of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski is far from done. That’s despite the two having multiple Super Bowls together, including the one they helped deliver to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise back in February when the Bucs took down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55. Gronkowski obviously still […]