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After another fruitful regular season, the Baltimore Ravens fell short in the playoffs once again. Turnovers, penalties, and poor play-calling all doomed the exciting Ravens squad in a 17-10 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. The franchise now enters another key offseason as it must figure out how to translate […]

Despite a defeat to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game, the short tenure of Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell continues to be an overwhelming success. He took the team from just three wins in 2021 to a few plays away from the Super Bowl this season. As this squad enters the […]

Monday marks Week 13 of the college basketball season, and it brings the newest edition of the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Four weeks of conference play are complete, and we are finally getting a sense of which teams are legitimate contenders and which squads coasted through their easy non-conference slate. While there was […]

After another fruitful regular season, the Baltimore Ravens fell short in the playoffs once again. Turnovers, penalties, and poor play-calling all doomed the exciting Ravens squad in a 17-10 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. The franchise now enters another key offseason as it must figure out how to translate […]

The college basketball season is more than halfway complete and a little over a month from now, conference tournaments will be beginning. Bracketologists are constructing NCAA Tournament brackets that are similar to the ones we will see in March and murmurs are beginning to grow about which teams are built to win in March Madness. […]

The college basketball season is more than halfway complete and a little over a month from now, conference tournaments will be beginning. Bracketologists are constructing NCAA Tournament brackets that are similar to the ones we will see in March and murmurs are beginning to grow about which teams are built to win in March Madness. […]

The NFL season is not over yet, but the NFL Honors Awards are coming up on February 8, just three days before Super Bowl LVIII. The Associated Press doles out all of the major accolades like NFL MVP and NFL Coach of the Year at this ceremony — now in its 13th iteration. While Lamar […]

Another year, another playoff heartbreaker for the Buffalo Bills. Three of the Bills’ last four playoff defeats have come against the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo has not reached the AFC Championship game since the 2019 season despite having the second-most regular season wins in that span. Where does Buffalo go from here? Top players […]

In a season where expectations were tempered, the Green Bay Packers managed to impress even the most optimistic of Wisconsin football fans. The team finished the regular season at 9-8, then knocked off the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs before falling just short to the San Francisco 49ers in […]

Another season has ended in disappointment for the Buffalo Bills, who lost in the NFL Playoffs to the Kansas City Chiefs for the third time in four years. Buffalo kicker Tyler Bass received the brunt of the blame, as it was his missed field goal with less than two minutes left in the game that […]

Heading into the 2023 NFL season, no division in football was more difficult to forecast than the NFC South, and perhaps the most unpredictable team in that division was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers were coming off an NFC South title and had to contend with the loss of future Hall-of-Famer Tom Brady. Experts […]

In a year where Louisville has been the laughing stock among Power Conference teams, no high-major team has been worse than the DePaul Blue Demons. With the program bottoming out and currently sitting at 3-15, the school decided to fire head coach Tony Stubblefield The Blue Demons have not made the NCAA Tournament since 2004 […]

Monday marks Week 12 of the college basketball season, and it brings the newest edition of the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Three weeks of conference play are complete, and we are finally getting a sense of which teams are legitimate contenders and which squads coasted through their easy non-conference slate. The big news […]

Where did it all go wrong for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023? The reigning Super Bowl runners-up were 10-1 at one point this season and cruising toward the top seed in the NFC, only to lose six of their last regular season contests en route to a lifeless 32-9 defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers […]

In one of the best games of the Wild Card Round so far, the Los Angeles Rams nearly upset the NFC North champion Detroit Lions only to fall short. Three LA red-zone trips resulting in field goals instead of touchdowns were the difference in the end as the Rams fell 24-23. Matthew Stafford was superb […]

For much of the season, the Miami Dolphins seemed like the team to beat in the AFC. Mike McDaniels’ squad was 5-1 entering Week 7 and 11-4 with just two games left in the campaign and the number-one seed in their hands. But ultimately the Dolphins’ inability to beat good teams prevented them from achieving […]

Despite all of the offseason changes the franchise made over the summer, the Milwaukee Bucks find themselves playing no better or no worse than they did a year ago. The team sits at 28-13, with a winning percentage that is just a hair lower than what the Bucks achieved in 2022-23. Damian Lillard has been […]

With a first-round playoff exit to the Buffalo Bills, the season probably ended in line with preseason expectations for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  But considering the the challenges the team overcame to get there — three starting quarterbacks, a new offensive coordinator, the resurgence of the run game, and significant injuries to Cameron Heyward and Minkah […]

It was an up, and down, and then up again season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The final result — a first-round playoff exit to the Buffalo Bills — is in line with the preseason predictions, but the journey to get there — three starting quarterbacks, a new offensive coordinator, the resurgence of the run game, […]

After a 13-4 finish in 2022 — including and NFL record 11 wins in one-score games — no one expected the Minnesota Vikings to have a normal season in 2023. And they did not. The team started 0-3 despite phenomenal play from quarterback Kirk Cousins, then won six of their next seven contests even as […]

In one of the best games of the Wild Card Round so far, the Los Angeles Rams nearly upset the NFC North champion Detroit Lions only to fall short. Three LA red-zone trips resulting in field goals instead of touchdowns were the difference in the end as the Rams fell 24-23. Matthew Stafford was superb […]

We have come to expect the unexpected in the NFL playoffs, but not many would have expected the level of defeat the Dallas Cowboys suffered against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card Round. Dallas lost 48-32 to the visiting Packers in a game where the hosts trailed by 32 points in the […]

Monday marks Week 11 of the college basketball season, and it brings the newest edition of the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Two weeks of conference play are complete, and we are finally getting a sense of which teams are legitimate contenders and which squads coasted through their easy non-conference slate. UConn is the […]

Another promising season ends early for the Miami Dolphins. Last year, the team followed up an 8-3 start with a five-game losing streak that nearly knocked them out of postseason contention. The Dolphins still made the playoffs but were unable to win a difficult Wild Card matchup against the Buffalo Bills. This season, Miami was […]

With league play underway for every conference in college basketball, upsets have been aplenty this week. Eight teams in the AP Top 25 lost as favorites this week, including each of the top three teams in the country. Of those top teams to fall, one was #2 Houston — the last remaining unbeaten team in Division […]

After trading Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets, 2023 was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Green Bay Packers. Unproven Jordan Love took over under center for Rodgers, tasked with leading an offense that was by far the youngest in the NFL. Growing pains were expected and they came early. Green Bay […]

In the first season of the Tom Brady era, few people knew what to expect from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team still had standout receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, but the loss of Brady plus the departure of numerous key defensive players left fans with more worries than hopes. Instead, with new quarterback […]

During an NFL season when so few quarterbacks made it through with a clean bill of health, many teams quickly found out the importance of having a good backup quarterback. Second-stringers like Jake Browning and Gardner Minshew nearly led their teams to playoff berths thanks to their strong play while Joe Flacco did lead the […]

It was not the season Chicago Bears fans wanted, but a year after finishing with the worst record in the league, the Bears went 4-2 over their last six games to flirt with a .500 finish. Chicago now has an offseason ahead filled with interesting decisions. The Bears have the ninth overall pick in the […]

After a playoff berth seemed certain, the Jacksonville Jaguars somehow ended their season on the couch and not in the postseason. The Jaguars were 8-3 heading into Week 13, but five losses in their last six games doomed a team that looked destined to build on last year’s playoff victory. With the offseason starting early […]

One of the most anticipated MLB free agency windows in recent memory has not disappointed so far this year. Superstar Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $700 million across 10 years in an enthralling free agent sage, while Japanese sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto also joined LA on a 12-year, $325 million deal. Aaron […]

It may not have been the season that Chicago Bears fans wanted, but a year after finishing with the worst record in the league, the Bears made a four-win improvement and are in a much more favorable position than they were a few months ago. Chicago was 0-4 to start the season and it looked […]

Mikey Williams’ auspicious career at Memphis is over before it even started. The #19 recruit in the class of 2023 is transferring from the program before ever seeing the floor for the Tigers. Williams was arrested in April 2023 in connection to a shooting from the previous month and faced five charges of assault with […]

Monday marks Week 9 of the college basketball season, and it brings the newest edition of the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Last week marked the beginning of league play for many conferences, which led to considerable movement in the AP Poll. Auburn jumped nine spots to #16 after its emphatic road win over […]

After a playoff berth seemed certain, the Jacksonville Jaguars will end their season on the couch and not in the postseason. The Jaguars were 8-3 heading into Week 13, but five losses in their last six games doomed a team that looked destined to build on last year’s playoff victory. With the offseason beginning in […]

No position in fantasy football is as difficult to predict as kickers. Ability and accuracy are nowhere near as important as opportunity. Often, the best kickers sit on the bench the entire game as their offense either stagnates or scores touchdowns, while mediocre kickers have ample attempts as their team drives down the field but […]

Week 18 of the NFL season is here, which means it is also the end of the fantasy football season. Fantasy football managers have one more week to win their championship (or avoid last place) and running backs are an important piece of that puzzle. With top running backs like Christian McCaffrey and Kyren Williams […]

After a 101-win season and an NL West title in 2021, the San Francisco Giants have come back down to earth over the last two years. The Giants have played .500 ball since that impressive season, and that regression was enough to cost manager Gabe Kapler his job. Bob Melvin is the new skipper in […]

Week 18 of the 2023 NFL regular season is upon us, and nothing becomes more clear than the dichotomy between the haves and the have-nots. More than one-third of the league is mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, while another subsection also has nothing to play for after having already secured a playoff berth. Still, this […]