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The Baltimore Orioles had the best record in the AL last season, clinching the number one overall seed. The team lost to the eventual world champion Texas Rangers in the divisional round of the playoffs. This season, they are in a fight for their division with the New York Yankees. Their rivals from the Bronx […]

The Carolina Hurricanes locked up a big piece of their future on Saturday morning. Restricted free agent Seth Jarvis inked a new eight-year, $63.2 million contract with the club, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff on X, formerly Twitter. “Sources: #Canes and Seth Jarvis have agreed to terms on an eight-year, $63.2 million contract,” reported […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently on top of the NL West with an 80-54 record. They are currently four games ahead of the second place Arizona Diamondbacks, the team who eliminated them from the playoffs last year. If the Dodgers hope to hold off the Diamondbacks this season, then some reinforcements wouldn’t be the […]

The Oklahoma Sooners are heading into their first season of SEC football, a tall task for even the best programs. Head coach Brent Venables and his coaching staff have a talented roster, led by sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold and a host of playmakers on both sides of the ball. How quickly the team adjusts to […]

The Colorado football program started the 2024 season with a win Thursday night. The Buffaloes defeated the visiting North Dakota State Bison 31-26 at Folsom Field, so head coach Deion Sanders’ second season at the helm began with success. On Friday, football analyst Robert Griffin III fired back at ESPN’s Paul Finebaum on X, formerly […]

The North Carolina football program started their season with a matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the road Thursday night. Mack Brown’s team features former Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Max Johnson as their starting signal caller, and Johnson had a solid start in the opening contest. However, the Tar Heels were dealt a tough […]

The Colorado football program’s 2024 season got off to a strong start on Thursday night. The team beat North Dakota State 31-26 at home, starting their second stint in the Big 12 with a victory. Head coach Deion Sanders and his squad received a variety of reactions from fans and pundits. “I’ll take all the […]

The 2024 NHL offseason is still very much a work in progress, and rumors are in constant dispersal. Yet today news broke about a potential deal for the upcoming season’s trade deadline. The Calgary Flames are trying to build another playoff team, so more moves are likely to come from the front office. One such […]

With the 2024 NHL season drawing closer, free agency has been fast and furious since the beginning of July. Several stars have changed teams, while some have also stayed put. Restricted free agents are often a source of major intrigue, and reports breaking on Thursday that multiple teams are pursuing a young, exciting center. Some […]

The Seattle Mariners have begun a new era, as the team took the field for the first time under interim manager Dan Wilson on Friday against the San Francisco Giants. The team won Wilson’s first game in charge, a 6-5 outcome over the visitors. A late rally by a much-maligned offense led to a win […]

Week 0 of the 2024 college football season is upon us, and ESPN’s College GameDay has made its way to Dublin, Ireland for the very first time. The Florida State Seminoles and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will open their season in the country at Aviva Stadium, and College GameDay has tapped a pretty special guest […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to capitalize on a strong second season under head coach Todd Bowles. Last year, the team won the NFC South and reached the NFC Divisional Round in the playoffs. They lost a close contest to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, a season-ending result that left a bitter taste […]

Although the Chicago White Sox have already been officially eliminated from playoff contention, the team is still fighting hard under interim manager Grady Sizemore. They did lose to the Detroit Tigers, a division rival, 4-2 on Friday. Yet, the roster and White Sox fans received some good news from GM Chris Getz involving a couple […]

The Seattle Mariners are trying to get back to the postseason for the second straight season, as interim manager Dan Wilson has taken charge of the team for the first time for Friday’s matchup against the San Francisco Giants. Wilson will also have a new hitting coach, as Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez will serve […]

Members of the Los Angeles Chargers’ roster, as well as some of the team staff, was trapped for a period of time inside an elevator of the team hotel in Dallas Friday evening. The team is in town for a preseason matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, the last game before the regular season kicks off […]

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk travelled with the team to their preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday. However, he did not suit up and play for the team, as they are still in the process of either negotiating a new contract or trading him. The saga has gone on throughout […]

The 2024 summer transfer window continues onward, as the period closes next Friday at 2 PM EST. Despite the now limited amount of time left, rumors are continuing to swirl around the world. One of the latest reports to break involves Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho. Serie A side Juventus is reportedly interested in the winger, […]

The college sports landscape is changing once again, as news broke Friday that the UConn Huskies are joining the Big-12 by 2026 at the latest. This move will include all sports played by the Huskies, except for football, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger on X, formerly Twitter. UConn and the Big 12 are in […]

The New York Yankees’ 6-0 win over the Cleveland Indians secured yet another series victory for the AL East leaders. Captain Aaron Judge led the way, hitting his 48th home run of the season. Ace Gerrit Cole also starred, allowing just one hit over six innings and striking out two. Judge discussed his home run […]

At one point, the Seattle Mariners were leading the AL West by ten games. It looked as if the team was building off a successful 2023 season and was taking the next step towards perennial contention. However, the team has collapsed since holding that lead. Now, the team is in second place at 64-64, five […]

Year two of the Scott Satterfield and Big 12 eras are upon us, and the Cincinnati Bearcats football program are prepping for the upcoming campaign. The program took their next step towards the 2024 regular season, as reports broke Monday that transfer signal caller Brendan Sorsby will be the starting quarterback for the Bearcats. He […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide football program is entering the first season of the Kalen DeBoer era, as the former Washington Huskies coach has taken over in Tuscaloosa. He has big shoes to fill after the retirement of Nick Saban, who is arguably the best college football coach of all time. However, DeBoer has made a […]

The New York Giants are heading into the pivotal third season of the Brian Daboll/ Joe Schoen era. After a playoff appearance in year one, the team stumbled mightily last season. They went 6-11, sliding down the standings even more once the Giants lost quarterback Daniel Jones for the season in Week 9. However, a […]

The Texas Longhorns football program is heading into their inaugural season in the SEC, joining the conference officially over the summer. Along with long-time rival Oklahoma, the SEC now stands at 16 teams. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian appeared on the ‘Dan Patrick Show’ Monday, and during the appearance, he touched on sophomore quarterback Arch […]

The Jon Cooper era has been one of immense success for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Four Stanley Cup Final appearances, plus back-to-back Stanley Cup wins in 2020 and 2021, have made the Lightning one of the top teams of the NHL since Cooper took over in March 2013. The upcoming 2024/25 season will be one […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to enter their first season under new head coach Jim Harbaugh, and their roster continues to undergo changes. New GM Joe Hortiz has made quite a few moves over the past few months, and it looks like he’s made another one. On Sunday, reports broke that the team signed […]

The Minnesota Vikings are entering their first season without former quarterback Kirk Cousins. The veteran signed with the Atlanta Falcons this offseason, so head coach Kevin O’Connell and the front office had to pivot. They signed former San Francisco 49ers backup Sam Darnold to a one-year deal, and drafted Michigan’s JJ McCarthy with the 10th […]

The Cincinnati Reds are still very much alive in the postseason hunt. Despite their current fourth place in the NL Central, they are only five games back of the final Wild Card spot. The team could use some reinforcements, so GM Nick Krall went out and got some. The team claimed infielder Amed Rosario from […]

It’s been a tough season for the Chicago White Sox. The club is in the middle of the first season of a rebuild led by GM Chris Getz, and after letting former manager Pedro Grifol go earlier this season, interim manager Grady Sizemore is now the top man in the dugout. Despite that change, the […]

Entering his third season at the helm, Miami football head coach Mario Cristobal looks to continue building a strong foundation for his alma mater. The team’s Class of 2025 recruiting haul has grown even stronger following the latest commitment on Saturday evening, Four-star safety Bryce Fitzgerald has chosen to play for the Hurricanes, according to […]

This season is the first campaign of a rebuild for the Chicago White Sox. The team was officially eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday after a 6-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Yet, the focus must remain on the future, and part of that future for the White Sox will hopefully feature starting pitcher Garrett […]

Despite suffering a 12-10 defeat to the Boston Red Sox Friday night, one player was a beacon of hope for the Baltimore Orioles. As the team looks to make the postseason for the second consecutive season, young infielder Jackson Holliday showed why so many MLB analysts and pundits rated him as the top overall prospect […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ push towards the 2024 postseason continues. That push just received a little boost when manager Dave Roberts discussed the recovery of rookie starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Although the next step that Yamamoto took on Friday was cut short, it was still a very positive outing for the budding Japanese ace. “Yoshinobu […]

Although the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently in the middle of their latest postseason push, the team did receive some tough injury news Friday night. Ace starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow is going on the IL with right elbow tendinitis, according to reports from the Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya and Inside the Ravine’s Blake Harris on X, […]

Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik is currently in talks to sell a portion of the team, according to multiple reports. The party who would be purchasing the shares is reportedly led by Doug Ostrover, a co-founder and CEO of Blue Owl Capital, one of the most successful investment firms in finance today. If the […]

The USC football program is about to embark on its inaugural season in the Big Ten, with head coach Lincoln Riley looking to lead his team to the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. Riley and USC do have at least one critic though as they look to undertake this mission. That critic? None other […]

With the 2024 summer transfer window still in full swing, rumors have been flying all over social media and the world revolving around the status of the world’s biggest soccer stars. Most fans would think that Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior would pretty much be exempt from those rumors. Yet, according to reports from ESPNFC and […]

Team USA’s women are responsible for 26 of the gold medals that the country won during the 2024 Paris Olympics. That number is the highest count by a women’s team in a single Olympics, and accounts for 65 percent of the country’s old medals, according to ESPN on X, formerly Twitter. The U.S. women's 26 […]

There have been many times in Stephen Curry’s career where he’s taken over a game, and Saturday’s gold-medal matchup against France was the latest example of what can happen when he does. His performance over the last three minutes in the fourth quarter ultimately spurred Team USA to a 98-87 victory over the host country. […]