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DeAndre Hopkins’ first game in a Tennessee Titans uniform was a solid one as the five-time Pro Bowler led his new team with seven catches for 65 yards. But Hopkins’ Titans debut was ruined as Tennessee opened the 2023 NFL season with a 16-15 road loss to the new-look New Orleans Saints. The Saints, of […]

For the first time in nearly two years, Calvin Ridley took the field for an official NFL game on Sunday. And he certainly made his presence felt during the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Week 1 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Before Sunday, Ridley’s last official NFL appearance occurred on October 24, 2021, when he was still a […]

While Tom Brady played the final years of his legendary NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he’ll obviously always be remembered more for his 20 seasons with the New England Patriots. While his two-decade tenure in New England didn’t exactly have a storybook ending (the three-time NFL MVP was essentially pushed out the door), […]

J.K. Dobbins hasn’t had the greatest luck with injuries since being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Naturally, both he and the team were hoping for something different this season. But the injury bug has hit the former Ohio State All-American yet again as Dobbins had to […]

The Indianapolis Colts’ Week 1 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars came with an Anthony Richardson injury scare late in the fourth quarter, as the rookie quarterback left with just under a minute to play. Richardson, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, played better than many expected in his Colts debut, completing 24 […]

When the Atlanta Falcons selected Bijan Robinson with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, making him the highest-selected running back in five years, they were obviously hoping the Doak Walker Award winner could come in and make an impact immediately. And on the first play of the second quarter during the […]

Brock Purdy made a lot of NFL history during his rookie campaign with the San Francisco 49ers. Famously taken with the 262nd and final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, the Iowa State alum wasn’t expected to see a single second of real action a season ago, let alone do the things he did to help the […]

Just under seven months removed from a three-point loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 57, the Philadelphia Eagles enter the 2023 NFL season as one of the heavy favorites to once again represent the NFC in the Big Game. And the march to Las Vegas begins with the Eagles’ Week 1 matchup […]

A season ago, the Chicago Bears were the worst team in the NFL, ending the year with a 3-14 record, the franchise’s worst winning percentage since 1969. But things feel a bit different in the Windy City this year, and what’s essentially being seen as a new era all starts with the Bears’ Week 1 […]

Coming off their first postseason appearance in five years, the Jacksonville Jaguars enter the 2023 NFL season with high expectations. Not only are Doug Pederson & Co. the clear favorites to win the AFC South for a second straight season, but many believe Jacksonville may genuinely be able to compete with the Kansas City Chiefs, […]

Coming off a second consecutive NFC Championship Game appearance — and a second straight loss — the San Francisco 49ers enter the 2023 NFL season with high hopes of going a step further and reaching the Super Bowl for the first time in four years. But the 49ers’ Week 1 matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers […]

Winning one college football national championship is a difficult task. Winning two in a row is obviously even more challenging, which is why only seven programs can claim back-to-back uncontested titles since the AP began crowning a champion in 1936, the most recent being the Georgia Bulldogs. The AP, of course, was typically the primary […]

Seven months after taking a 51-45 loss to TCU in the College Football Playoff semifinals, Michigan football returns this Saturday for a Week 1 matchup at the Big House with East Carolina. Entering the season at No. 2 in the AP Poll, their highest opening-week standing in 32 years, the Wolverines have high expectations, and […]

The Miami Dolphins and fullback Alec Ingold have reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Worth up to $17.2 million, the deal makes Ingold the highest-paid fullback in the AFC, vaulting him past four-time Pro Bowler Patrick Ricard, who signed a three-year/$11.25 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens […]

Seven months ago, the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes were in position to battle one another for a national championship as both earned spots in the College Football Playoff. Following an undefeated regular season, which included a second consecutive win over Ohio State, Michigan went on to defeat Purdue in the Big Ten […]

While the San Diego Padres’ playoff chances sit between slim and none with just over a month remaining in the 2023 MLB regular season, Blake Snell still has a solid shot to capture a second Cy Young Award. Snell, who won the AL Cy Young in 2018 as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, […]

On Tuesday, the New England Patriots shockingly waived quarterbacks Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham, leaving Bill Belichick with just one signal-caller on the roster, that, of course, being Mac Jones. But come Wednesday, that was no longer the case as both Zappe and Cunningham are back with the Patriots, just in a different capacity. Per […]

On Tuesday morning, Zach Johnson announced his six captain’s picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, thus completing the squad that will attempt to win on European soil for the first time in three decades. And what a squad it is. Even before Johnson made his selections, at least one of which will likely be […]

Zach Johnson announced his six captain’s picks for the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup team on Tuesday morning, adding to the six who’d already qualified automatically. The first six to make the team were world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, U.S. Open winner Wyndham Clark, Open Championship victor Brian Harman, world No. 5 Patrick Cantlay, world No. […]

At long last, the U.S. Ryder Cup team is set as Zach Johnson announced his six captain’s picks on Tuesday morning, finalizing a squad that will attempt to win on European soil for the first time since 1993. The 2023 Ryder Cup begins September 29 and will be contested near Rome, Italy, at Marco Simone […]

With a dominant 10-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon, the Chicago Cubs moved to 69-61 for the season, keeping them a half-game up on the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second of three wild-card slots in the National League. In the 41 games they’ve played since the All-Star break, the Cubs have gone […]

Simply put, not every golfer is a fan of the staggered-stroke format the PGA Tour introduced to the Tour Championship in 2019. Jon Rahm has expressed his disdain for staggered strokes for several years now, this year saying he’d prefer the PGA Tour revert to the old system in which the top player in the […]

Viktor Hovland capped off a ridiculous (and highly lucrative) two-week stretch of golf on Sunday evening at the Tour Championship by capturing the first of what will likely be many FedEx Cup titles. Coming off a victory at the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, where he shot a course-record 61 in the final round to […]

Of the 30 players competing for the $75 million prize pool at the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship, Adam Schenk may arguably be the least recognizable — at least to the casual golf fan. After all, unlike the majority of the names in this stacked field at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, Schenk has never […]

As Jonathan Taylor trade rumors continue to swirl, the Chicago Bears reportedly entered the sweepstakes to acquire the disgruntled Indianapolis Colts running back this week, clearly hoping to give third-year quarterback Justin Fields another new weapon. Taylor, of course, made it crystal clear during the offseason that he had no desire to return to the […]

If Rory McIlroy is to add a fourth FedEx Cup title to his resume, he’ll have to do so battling a back injury. As reported by Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis, McIlroy suffered an injury to his lower back earlier this week at his home in Jupiter, Florida. Despite dealing with what Lewis says is a […]

While Scottie Scheffler only notched half the number of victories he did a season ago, the world’s top-ranked player still had a solid 2022-23 PGA Tour campaign. During his breakout 2021-22 season, Scheffler picked up four wins, including his first major championship victory at The Masters, also earning an additional seven top-10s. In 2022-23, the 27-year-old […]

Winning any professional golf tournament is obviously a great accomplishment. But there’s certainly something a little extra special about winning the Tour Championship, as it’s a highly exclusive event with only the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings getting the opportunity to compete in the PGA Tour’s season finale. And the perks that come […]

Jon Rahm covered several topics on Tuesday during his pre-tournament presser ahead of this week’s season-ending Tour Championship, one of which was the uptick in patrons trying to distract players for gambling purposes. Per ESPN, the PGA Tour maintains it hasn’t seen an increase in such practices. President Tyler Dennis, however, did confirm that a […]

The Jim Harbaugh suspension saga came to an end (at least for now) on Monday after Michigan football announced that the reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year will serve a self-imposed three-game suspension stemming from alleged violations during the dead period during COVID-19 in 2020. Last month, it seemed Harbaugh was set to serve […]

By way of his T2 finish at the BMW Championship this past Sunday at Olympia Fields, Scottie Scheffler vaulted into the top spot of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings. What that means for the world’s top-ranked player is that he’ll begin this week’s season-ending Tour Championship at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club with a […]

At long last, one of the wildest seasons in PGA Tour history will come to a close this Sunday as the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings will vie for a whopping $75 million in total prize money at famed East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. As it’s been since 2019, the Tour […]

Through his first nine holes of Sunday’s final round at the BMW Championship, it seemed Tyrrell Hatton wouldn’t have to sweat too much about earning one of the 30 coveted spots at the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship. While the 31-year-old entered the week in 26th place in the FedEx Cup standings, he was in […]

Coming into the BMW Championship, the second leg of the PGA Tour Playoffs, Xander Schauffele was essentially already guaranteed one of the 30 spots in this week’s season-ending Tour Championship given his place in the FedEx Cup standings. But the 29-year-old had much more on the line, as the BMW was his last chance to […]

If Brooks Koepka is to make a fourth consecutive appearance for the United States at the Ryder Cup, he’ll now have to hope that Zach Johnson makes him one of six captain’s picks next week as he failed to maintain his spot among the top six automatic qualifiers when the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship wrapped […]