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Despite an unsatisfying 2024 season, the San Francisco 49ers are full steam ahead for 2025. The injuries and ineffectiveness that plagues head coach Kyle Shanahan’s roster will hopefully remain in the past, and the team is looking for a return to the postseason in 2025. While most of the Niners are locked in for the […]

While the Baltimore Orioles are still technically in the AL Wild Card race, the odds of a playoff berth grow slimmer by the day. This past weekend’s series against the Houston Astros showed that while the Orioles still have plenty of fight, it’s clear that GM Mike Elias and his staff still have work to […]

Saturday’s 12-1 win over the New York Yankees was the Boston Red Sox’ third straight over their hated rivals. It also solidified their hold on the top AL Wild Card spot, as Boston now holds a game and a half advantage over New York. Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet surpassed 200 strikeouts on the season […]

Losing three straight games at home was not in the New York Yankees’ plans. Even worse than that is losing three straight to the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees’ archrival. Unfortunately, that is precisely what New York has done in front of their hometown fans at Yankee Stadium. During Saturday’s 12-1 loss to Boston, shortstop […]

The New York Yankees were entering this weekend’s series against the Boston Red Sox on a high. The Bronx Bombers had won five in a row, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays in back-to-back series ahead of this pivotal four-game set. Unfortunately, the Yankees have crashed back down to Earth just as […]

The Atlanta Falcons wrapped up their preseason slate with a 31-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Friday on the road. This dropped the Falcons to a winless record, closing out this year’s preseason on a disappointing note. Atlanta will open the season against their division rivals, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at home. Despite the […]

While 2025 has not gone to plan for the Baltimore Orioles, it’s clear that the team still has a very bright future. The majority of the starting lineup is homegrown and under contract for at least the next few seasons. The most recent addition to the big-league roster is catcher Samuel Basallo, who was rewarded […]

With their preseason opener a month out, the Tampa Bay Lightning are continuing their prep for the 2025-26 season. This year’s team is already looking stronger than the roster that lost once again to the Florida Panthers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Panthers’ win catapulted them to a Stanley Cup […]

After a few rough seasons, 2024-25 was a brighter one for the Montreal Canadiens. Under the guidance of head coach Martin St. Louis and his staff, the Canadiens notched a 40-31-11 record, good enough to clinch the Eastern Conference’s final Wild Card spot. Although the top-seeded Washington Capitals beat Montreal in the first round, there’s […]

During the Saudi Super Cup final on Saturday, Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a penalty kick. The goal was his 100th with Al Nassr. For those keeping score at home, that is the fourth club that Ronaldo has scored over 100 goals f0r. He’s the first player in history to do […]

While the 2025 season hasn’t gone to plan for the Washington Nationals, the big-league roster and accompanying minor league system are filled with numerous potential standouts. Fruits from the blockbuster Juan Soto trade a couple years ago are still making their way to the majors. Four of the five players that came back in the […]

With the 2025 season set to begin this coming Saturday with five Week 0 matchups, college football is almost back. As fans settle into an opening week set led by a Big 12 conference matchup featured ranked Kansas State and Iowa State in Ireland, the excitement inside the college football world continues to build. A […]

Next year, North America will host the 2026 World Cup. Most of the games being hosted by the trio of the United States, Canada and Mexico will be hosted in the US, including the tournament final, which will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Ahead of the World Cup’s upcoming draw to see […]

The college football recruiting trail is once again filled with rumors and conjecture. As the season approaches, the Tennessee football program remains focused on improving both of their Class of 2026 classes. While their high school class has been solid thus far, there’s certainly room for improvement. According to On3’s Chad Simmons, four-star EDGE Andrew […]

Although this season hasn’t gone to plan for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team is still looking to finish the season on a high note. Ahead of their Friday night opener against the Cincinnati Reds, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo dropped a big lineup change on Sirius XM’s MLB Network Radio. Catcher Gabriel Moreno, who has been […]

The last seven games have been quite a nice sample size of the Tampa Bay Rays 2025 season. The Rays enter Friday night’s matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals losers of four straight. Before that, Tampa Bay won three straight. As the team continues playing their home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field, it’s clear […]

At the moment, the Los Angeles Dodgers are leading the NL West by one game. The team in second place? None other than the San Diego Padres, who will host the Dodgers at Petco Park in what could be a decisive three-game series in the NL West race. A few days ago, the Dodgers swept […]

During their recent hot streak, the New York Yankees have been excellent across the board. The current AL Wild Card leaders have won nine of their last twelve games, entering their four-game weekend series with the Boston Red Sox on a high. The Yankees are fresh off a two-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays […]

Fresh off a two-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees are now in the top AL Wild Card spot. Furthermore, the Bronx Bombers are just four games behind the division leading Toronto Blue Jays. Ahead of this weekend’s series against the Boston Red Sox, both teams are looking to not only […]

With the Toronto Blue Jays in control of the AL East, the focus is now on how to obtain the AL’s top seed. Luckily, the Blue Jays will receive another arm in reinforcement, as starting pitcher Shane Bieber will make his debut for the team on Friday night. Before his first start in a Toronto […]

While the 2025 NFL regular season is not here yet, fantasy football season is already in full swing. As the mock drafts of summer give way to the real deal of fall, millions of fantasy football players worldwide are looking for the best way to build their teams. While most previews focus on what sleepers […]

Despite last night’s loss, the Kansas City Royals are looking to capture a four-game set against the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Both teams are in playoff contention, as each team looks to clinch an AL Wild Card slot. In the seventh inning, they hold a slim 5-4 advantage over the visiting Rangers. As the Royals […]

Even though the race for who will be the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback is now over, there’s still plenty of competition in the team’s quarterback room. Two rookie signal callers, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, are vying to see who the backup signal caller to Joe Flacco will be. Following Gabriel’s comments last week, Sanders […]

Earlier this season, the Tampa Bay Rays were in the thick of the postseason race. They were nipping at the New York Yankees’ heels for the AL East lead at one point. Now, however, the Rays are in a distant fourth place in their division. Tampa Bay is also six and a half games out […]

The Nebraska football program has an important 2025 season ahead of it. Head coach Matt Rhule is entering his third season in charge of the Cornhuskers. Starting quarterback Dylan Raiola is now a sophomore following an up and down yet promising freshman year. With the Nebraska football team a week away from their season opener […]

Currently six and a half games up in the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies are firing on almost all cylinders. Coming off four wins in a row, including a sweep of the Seattle Mariners, the Phillies will once again square off against the Washington Nationals. This weekend’s three-game set comes just a few days after […]

Once again, the Baltimore Ravens should be in contention. Not only for the AFC North title, but for yet another postseason appearance. Long time head coach John Harbaugh usually likes to keep things close to the chest. This is no different with injury updates involving his players. Harbaugh shared a “purposely vague” update on tight […]

Despite the enormous amount of success that the Detroit Lions had in 2024, it certainly feels as if the job isn’t even close to being done. Head coach Dan Campbell and his roster are locked in and ready to make an even deeper playoff run in 2025. One of the reasons why the Lions have […]

2025 will be a pivotal season for the Texas Tech football program. Head coach Joey McGuire enters year four of his time in charge of the Red Raiders. While the Texas Tech football team looks to climb up the standings this season, that task did get a bit tougher on Monday. Via CBS Sports’ Matt […]

At the moment, it appears the Chicago Cubs have righted the ship. Following a series-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cubs rebounded to win their last two games over their division rivals. It was Chicago’s first series win since defeating the Baltimore Orioles in a set at the beginning of August. This collapse in […]

As the Carolina Panthers look to improve in year two of head coach Dave Canales’ reign, the team faces a steep hill to get back into contention. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to be the division’s top team, while the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints have also made moves. Canales spoke about third year […]

With training camp just around the corner, the 2025-26 season is coming up quick for the Minnesota Wild. As the team prepares to get back to the postseason, it is all hands on deck for the club. However, the team might be missing one key piece when it reconvenes. According to NHL insider Cam Robinson […]

2025 will bring a new beginning for the Stanford football program. Former head coach Troy Taylor was fired by program GM Andrew Luck after two disappointing 3-9 seasons and amid a scandal. After Taylor’s dismissal, Luck lured new head coach Frank Reich to the program for the upcoming season. Although Reich will only be in […]

Ever since news was reported a few days ago that the Big Ten was exploring a College Football Playoff that is expanded to 24 or 28 teams, the college football world has been abuzz with possibility. Although a lot of executives aren’t in favor of the expansion proposed by the Big Ten, not all of […]

Despite an 0-2 record so far this preseason, the Indianapolis Colts have seen plenty of bright spots throughout their preparation for the 2025 regular season. The quarterback competition between Anthony Richardson Sr. and Daniel Jones continues, but it looks as if the former fifth overall selection holds a lead in that race. If Richardson Sr. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers currently lead the Pittsburgh Steelers 14-7 as the second half begins in their second preseason matchup. Signed a couple weeks ago to be one of starting quarterback Baker Mayfield’s backups, veteran Teddy Bridgewater put on quite a show in the first half. The former first-round pick completed six of his 11 […]

Despite last week’s 30-9 preseason opening loss to the Denver Broncos, there weren’t too many people around the San Francisco 49ers concerned about the outcome. Saturday’s matchup in Las Vegas against the Raiders would be a little bit of a better indicator of how the team looks heading into the regular season. With the score […]

Saturday night, the New York Giants will continue their AFC East preseason tour. After a 34-25 win over the Buffalo Bills on the road in Week 1, the Giants will host the New York Jets Saturday evening. The preseason slate finishes with the New England Patriots coming to MetLife Stadium next Thursday evening. For the […]

Even though the Indianapolis Colts lost their preseason home opener to the Green Bay Packers 23-19, there were still plenty of signs of hope for the team. The most important position battle on the team is for the starting quarterback role. Third-year signal caller Anthony Richardson Sr. and veteran Daniel Jones are embroiled in that […]