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In a well-deserved move, the Phoenix Mercury secured their future with G/F Sophie Cunningham with a contract extension through the 2025 season. The 28-year-old has spent her full six-year career with Mercury, joining Phoenix as a second-round pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. Cunningham shared her feelings about the contract via a statement through the […]

With the prospect of the Chicago Bears not having both Keenan Allen (heel) and Rome Odunze (knee) available to play in Week 2, Collin Johnson was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad, per NFL insider Adam Schefter. Allen and Odunze did not practice this week and are listed as questionable for their […]

The Atlanta Falcons continue to insist that quarterback Kirk Cousins isn’t still hurt or dealing with any lingering physical aftereffects of his 2023 Achilles’ tear injury. Those concerns were raised because something did not look right last week. However, the whispers from those around the 36-year-old quarterback is that the poor play from his Week […]

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles) has been ruled out for their Week 2 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. Head coach Kyle Shanahan also announced the team is considering placing the 28-year-old on injured reserve, as NFL insider Adam Schefter reported. In response to that bad news, fantasy football managers worldwide, who […]

The Chicago Bears listed wide receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze as questionable heading into their Week 2 Sunday Night Football road matchup vs. the Houston Texans, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Allen (heel) and Odunze (knee) did not practice this week; both will be game-time decisions, via head coach Matt Eberflus per ESPN’s […]

Michigan football lost a key member of its community. The passing of Greg Harden, a life coach and motivational speaker who previously worked as Michigan’s associate athletic director and Director of athletic counseling, brought out countless statements, memories, condolences and beautiful remembrances of his impact on others. Tom Brady, who played for Michigan football from […]

South Carolina football is in a new phase, a post-Spencer Rattler era, and head coach Shane Beamer is pumped to look ahead to the program’s future. The Gamecocks are starting redshirt freshman LaNorris Sellers who is still developing as a player and Beamer believes he will grow alongside his young supporting cast in South Carolina. […]

Leave it to the ol’ ball coach to stir the Florida football pot. With Graham Mertz still recovering from a concussion, DJ Lagway played and made an impression on Steve Spurrier. His latest quote, via Pat Dooley of ESPN WRUF, about Gators’ true freshman DJ Lagway is sure to have a ripple effect that will […]

In a big change for Auburn football, head coach Hugh Freeze has decided to start redshirt freshman Hank Brown instead of team captain Payton Thorne against New Mexico, according to Justin Hokanson of Auburn Live. Thorne posted a poor performance in Week 2 in an upset loss to the Cal Golden Bears. The senior finished […]

The Red Sox will likely be without Liam Hendriks (elbow) for the rest of the season after he underwent an MRI. He suffered a setback, and upon closer inspection, he may need additional surgery. Red Sox manager Alex Cora commented that Hendriks’ recovery could continue into the 2025 season. “He had the MRI, nothing structural,” […]

After making his NFL broadcasting debut, we can now call Tom Brady a content creator. The GOAT shared a video highlighting his Top 3 Stars of the Week on Fox Sports NFL’s X account. He gave gold stars to Dallas Cowboys LB Micah Parsons, San Francisco 49ers RB Jordan Mason and Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB […]

It’s not ideal for a quarterback to have 16 carries in a game, yet that was Jayden Daniels’ Week 1 rushing workload against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At that pace, Daniels is on track for 272 carries, which you might expect from a bellcow running back like Derrick Henry and not a rookie QB. Head […]

Georgia football continues to draw an embarrassment of riches each recruiting season, and the 2025 class is on track result for more of the same. Especially if the Bulldogs can woo three-star Florida Gators commit DL Jeremiah McCloud to take his talents to Athens, Georgia. In May, he committed to the Gators but has since […]

As if losing in Week 1 during a primetime Monday Night Football wasn’t enough, fans were overreacting to a viral clip of New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers “ignoring” his offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. With a 7-3 lead and 3:51 left in the first quarter, Rodgers is seen looking to his left while on his […]

Amid calls from fans and the national media alike that Nebraska football quarterback Dylan Railoa is the spitting image of Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes and wears a No. 15 jersey, the Cornhuskers’ signal-caller was compelled to address the issue. Well, it turns out his jersey number choice is only a coincidence. His selection […]

Over the last two seasons, Penn State football has been near elite, with a 21-5 record. Led by head coach James Franklin for the past decade, the Nittany Lions have been at or near the top of the Big Ten more often than not. Former Penn State star Micah Parsons also carries those high expectations and […]

Colorado football received great news regarding Shilo Sanders’s return timeline after arm surgery to repair a fractured forearm.  According to head coach Deion Sanders via ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, the Buffaloes’ safety is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. “Colorado coach Deion Sanders confirms safety Shilo Sanders underwent arm surgery Sunday. Said he woke up from surgery […]

In response to the Dallas Cowboys agreeing on a contract extension for quarterback Dak Prescott, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith sounded off against it all. In a sit-down with Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter, who could hardly get a word in edge-wise, Smith listed all the reasons Prescott should not be the highest-paid quarterback […]

New York Jets fans can breathe a little easier after watching their beloved quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, get sacked early in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers. Unfortunately, the future Hall of Famer didn’t last long last season as he tore his Achilles tendon on the fourth play of the 2023 NFL season. Jets […]

It’s been a whirlwind in the last 36 hours for Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins. After being arrested outside of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, more and more details are emerging, including bodycam footage that appears to show Miami-Dade police using excessive force in removing Hill from his vehicle. Calais Campbell, another member of the […]

The Miami Dolphins don’t have much time to heal their wounds after Week 1 because they are scheduled to face their AFC East rivals, the Buffalo Bills, on Thursday Night Football. Ahead of that Week 2 matchup, both De’Von Achane (ankle) and Raheem Mostert (chest) were listed on the Dolphins’ injury report as did not […]

As if the Cleveland Browns losing to the Dallas Cowboys wasn’t enough, an awkward exchange between teammates Deshaun Watson and Joel Bitonio has the internet in a fervor. Internet sleuths are attempting to read the tea leaves and examine the body language after Bitonio was spotted swatting away Watson’s attempt to help him up off […]

Only a couple weeks ago, the Washington Commanders traded a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to the Cleveland Browns for kicker Cade York. Following a pair of missed field goals in Washington’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1, York was waived. The NFL giveth, and the NFL taketh away. […]

After a brutal start to the 2024 season, Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers might want to adjust their strategy. ESPN analyst Domonique Foxworth expressed concern about how these big losses and poor performances could derail the young quarterback’s career. “I feel like after last season, he didn’t have much confidence, and then he came […]

Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, who received a monster four-year, $240 million contract extension just before the game, mentioned to reporters, “I think we dodged a big one.” It seems that way after tight end Jake Ferguson left his Week 1 matchup with 6:23 left in the third quarter because of a left knee injury. […]

Two NFL players were ejected for fighting, and then a disturbing scene for NFL fans erupted outside SoFi Stadium when Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers fans began fighting and were caught on camera. The viral video begins with one Raiders fan, seen wearing a No. 5 Divine Deablo jersey, begins throwing wild haymakers […]

Pittsburgh Steelers pass-rushing specialist and potential 2024 Defensive Player of the Year, TJ Watt, ended his team’s matchup against the Atlanta Falcons with a walk-off sack. Watt took down Kirk Cousins on a nine-yard sack with just seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter. Watt turned up the dial on his showmanship with […]

A team-wide failure by the Carolina Panthers resulted in a Week 1 47-10 blowout and laid bare a roster full of disappointment. They had no answers for the New Orleans Saints, who dominated in all three phases. Panthers head coach Dave Canales was candid in his criticism and didn’t mince words when speaking of his […]

A one-sided New York Giants loss to the Minnesota Vikings is a cold reminder of where this franchise left off last season. Gaining only 240 yards, the Giants were never able to create much. Quarterback Daniel Jones was sacked five times and completed just 22 of 42 passes for 186 yards and two interceptions. After […]

In a contest that was considered a potential welcoming party for Kirk Cousins with the Atlanta Falcons, the game instead belonged to the T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense. After their 18-10 road win, the Steelers’ social media team posted a meme to their X account. Walk in your nest, take over your nest […]

Before the Miami Dolphins kicked off Week 1, Tyreek Hill was detained and put in handcuffs by the Miami-Dade Police Department. Hill was pulled over for speeding, a moving violation, near Hard Rock Stadium. Allegedly, Hill engaged in a verbal altercation with officers and was removed from his vehicle, put face down on the street […]

After Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen ran in a six-yard score, Arizona Cardinals RB DeeJay Dallas returned the subsequent kickoff 96 yards for a score, becoming the first player (and team) in NFL history to take a dynamic kickoff to the end zone. THE FIRST DYNAMIC KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWN. DEEJAY DALLAS. 96 YARDS. 📺: #AZvsBUF […]

Colorado football fans were concerned when safety Shilo Sanders removed himself from the field due to injury during the team’s Week 2 matchup against Dylan Raiola and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. It was first reported that Sanders would be out for the remainder of the game, according to Jake Schwanitz, a DNVR beat reporter. A follow-up […]

The Miami Dolphins are -3.5 favorites in their first game of the year, but the team will be without wide receiver Malik Washington. Their 2024 sixth-round pick, Washington, will not play because of a quadriceps injury. The former University of Virginia standout was limited during Wednesday and Thursday practices but did not practice Friday. In […]

In an interview with Kay Adams on her Up & Adams Show, NBA phenom Kevin Durant touched on a wide range of subjects, including his fandom of the Washington Commanders and disdain for the Dallas Cowboys and their fans. Growing up in the Washington, DC area, Durant pointed out how many people he knew growing […]

NBA superstar Kevin Durant went through his Week 1 NFL picks while a guest on the Up and Adams Show with Kay Adams. When asked who he preferred in the matchup between Chicago and Tennessee, he said he liked the Caleb Williams and the Bears over the Titans. Then Adams asked if he had any […]

The Los Angeles Chargers were already expecting wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. (hip) to sit out in Week 1, but his absence will last longer after the team placed him on injured reserve, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Chark will now sit out the first four games of the season. The Chargers signed TE […]

After Texas football wiped the floors with the Michigan Wolverines in a 31-12 Week 2 contest, it didn’t take former Longhorns superstar Bijan Robinson to dig his heels in about his alma mater. The Atlanta Falcons No. 1 running back isn’t afraid to drop a spicy hot take on X. “We’re witnessing a team that […]

After it looked like Dallas star Arike Ogunbowale got away with an offensive foul on Atlanta’s Allisha Gray, the former came back on Twitter with a clever response on her X account in what turned out to be a comeback overtime victory for the Dream against the Wings. The Dallas Wings’ X account tweeted, “Um, […]