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The Atlanta Falcons began the 2023 season with a victory over Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers. However, they did so without Cordarrelle Patterson and Jeff Okudah, who missed the game with injuries. Ahead of a Week 2 matchup against the Green Bay Packers, the Falcons were expected to have both of them back at […]

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Week 1 and have a short turnaround with a Thursday Night Football game against the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles already got a mixed bag of updates on Fletcher Cox and James Bradberry, and now the status of Kenneth Gainwell is up in the air, per Jeff […]

The Michigan State football program is all set to move on from Mel Tucker after he was suspended due to sexual misconduct allegations. The final verdict will take time, but for now, Harlon Barnett is the interim head coach for the Spartans. Tucker has insisted the claims are false, but if so, he likely won’t […]

The Washington Commanders survived by the skin of their teeth against a lowly Arizona Cardinals team in Week 1. On Monday, the Commanders officially activated veteran wide receiver Jamison Crowder to the 53-man roster, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. ‘#Commanders are signing WR/PR Jamison Crowder to their active roster, source says. The veteran was […]

The Alabama football team suffered a tough loss to the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, putting question marks on the state of this year’s program. The Longhorns scored 21 fourth-quarter points to get the win and give Nick Saban’s team the loss, and there is plenty to discuss with the Crimson Tide, most notably the quarterback […]

The UCF football team is off to a 2-0 start as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Quarterback John Rhys Plumlee entered the season with big expectations, although the Golden Knights got some tough news on the injury front with their starting quarterback. Head coach Gus Malzahn gave the update that he will miss […]

The Denver Broncos fought hard in Week 1 against the Las Vegas Raiders but were unable to get the win in Sean Payton’s first game as head coach. The Raiders won, 17-16, and unfortunately, the Broncos got terrible injury news regarding promising young safety Caden Stearns. The Broncos safety is now out for the season […]

The Cleveland Browns stunned Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals with a commanding 24-3 victory in Week 1. However, the Browns got some terrible injury news with Jack Conklin. After leaving the game early on a cart, tests came back and Conklin is out for the season with a torn ACL and MCL, per Adam […]

The New York Jets are kicking off their 2023 season with a Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills. However, on Sunday, Aaron Rodgers was the center of jokes after losing a bet with tight end CJ Uzomah. Rodgers popped up on Uzomah’s Instagram story rocking an Auburn shirt that said “War Eagle” and […]

The Chicago Cubs are holding on to a National League Wild Card spot with a few weeks left before the postseason. They are two games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second Wild Card spot, so things are looking really promising. Now, they have decided to call up their top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong, per […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers suffered a scare when Mookie Betts injured his foot on Thursday night. On Friday, the Dodgers made a couple of moves, including activating designated hitter JD Martinez, per the Dodgers’ official release. ‘The Dodgers activated designated hitter J.D. Martinez from the injured list and optioned IF Michael Busch to Triple-A Oklahoma […]

The Cincinnati Bengals locked in superstar quarterback Joe Burrow to a massive five-year extension worth $275 million on Thursday night. Next up is trying to get a deal done with wide receiver Tee Higgins. However, after Higgins’ short two-word response on Friday, a report came out stating that Higgins doesn’t appear to be in the […]

College football expansion has captivated the country in the past few months, and it won’t be ending anytime soon. Cal, Stanford, and SMU were the latest programs to leave and head to the ACC, and the future of the Pac-12 Conference is up in the air despite the Mountain West making an attempt to merge […]

The rookie quarterbacks in 2023 aren’t wasting time getting thrown into the starting line. All of Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, and Anthony Richardson were named as starters for their respective teams. Richardson, the Indianapolis Colts rookie from Florida, will be without star running back Jonathan Taylor for the foreseeable future due to contract concerns, which […]

The North Carolina football program had been waiting a long time to see what the final decision would be on the eligibility waiver from wide receiver Tez Walker. Well, the NCAA has finally made the decision, and Walker’s waiver has been denied, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. ‘UNC star WR Tez Walker will not be […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions kick off the 2023 NFL season on Thursday night. However, the status of superstar tight end Travis Kelce has been up in the air since he suffered a hyperextended knee earlier in the week. Reports have come out left and right, including a strong take from the Chiefs […]

The Indianapolis Colts are beginning a new era with Anthony Richardson as the quarterback and the status of superstar running back Jonathan Taylor up in the air. However, ahead of Week 1, the Colts got huge news on linebacker Shaq Leonard, who has now cleared the concussion protocol, per Joel A. Erickson of the Indy […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers begin the 2023 season with some new faces after Tom Brady, Leonard Fournette, and others left in the offseason. There are a lot of younger players on the team, which could make for an interesting year in Tampa. One player with high expectations is 2023 first-round pick Calijah Kancey. However, Kancey […]

The Alabama football team did what they were supposed to do with an easy victory over Middle Tennessee State in Week 1. After the game, Nick Saban went viral for some very Saban-esque comments after being asked a question about Jalen Milroe. "This is a Coke bottle. It's not a crystal ball." – Nick Saban […]

The San Francisco 49ers and star pass rusher Nick Bosa have finally ended the ongoing contract situation with a massive new contract. The extension is for five years and $170 million with $122.5 guaranteed money, putting an end to months of discussions and rumors, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. ‘Source: Nick Bosa has agreed to […]

With NFL opening week finally here, perhaps the biggest question was the availability of Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow. After suffering an injury during camp, his status remained up in the air for quite some time. However, following comments from head coach Zac Taylor, Burrow himself has now confirmed he is good to go […]

The Memphis basketball team has been waiting to see what happens with Mikey Williams after the gun charges he has been facing. Williams pleaded not guilty, but the hearing was set for September. However, the hearing has been postponed once again and will take place on October 10, per Mark Ziegler of the San Diego […]

The Colorado Buffaloes football team stunned TCU in a huge upset. Deion Sanders and his team got off on the right foot, and they have become the take of the country ever since. Now, Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh sang praises about Coach Prime as well after the victory, per Aaron McMann of MLive. […]

The South Carolina football team lost its season opener to Drake Maye and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday. However, the more unfortunate news was the loss of Mohamed Kaba, who suffered another season-ending injury in the game and is now officially out for the season, per Heather Dinich of ESPN. ‘South Carolina linebacker Mohamed Kaba will […]

The Ryder Cup will take place at the end of September and end on October 1, and now the teams are beginning to finalize. Team USA is already set, and on Monday, European team captain Luke Donald used his six captain’s picks to round out his roster. Among the picks that Donald made, one of […]

The Georgia football team has been in the headlines for the majority of the offseason after a number of arrests were made under various circumstances. Now-NFL players Jalen Carter and Stetson Bennett were each involved in arrests. The tragic death of Devin Willock and Georgia staffer Chandler LeCroy has prompted a lawsuit, and Kirby Smart […]

The UCLA football team underwent a quarterback competition all summer long with Dorian Thompson-Robinson going to the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. Prior to the Bruins Week 1 game against Coastal Carolina, Chip Kelly named Ethan Garbers the Bruins’ starter. However, both Garbers and freshman Dante Moore earned playing time in the victory. Now, with […]

The 2023 Ryder Cup is right around the corner, and the teams are being finalized as we speak. Luke Donald, the captain for the European team, announced his six captain’s picks on Monday, pe the Ryder Cup release. ‘Luke Donald has selected Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Højgaard, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose and Sepp Straka as his six […]

The Michigan football team began the season with an easy victory over East Carolina as Jim Harbaugh served the first game of his three-game suspension. The offense, even without offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, looked good, and quarterback JJ McCarthy got off to a good start. After the win, Harbaugh spoke about the Wolverines quarterback’s performance, […]

The world of conference realignment has changed so much in the past few months. On Friday, with Week 1 of the college football season officially underway, Stanford, Cal and SMU officially are joining the ACC. As such, Oregon State and Washington State are the final two programs in the Pac-12 Conference. This has brought plenty […]

The ACC is officially expanding by adding SMU, Stanford, and Cal after a long month of discussions. The move to go west and bring in the pair of prestigious Pac-12 schools is certainly a head-scratcher to some, although it has been in the works for quite some time. With the love finally being made official, […]

The Pac-12 Conference suffered another crushing blow with the announcement of Stanford and Cal moving to the ACC along with SMU. Suddenly, that leaves just two programs: Oregon State and Washington State. Where those two programs go remains to be seen, and despite recent AAC rumblings, it looks like that won’t happen after all, per […]

There were too many NFL cuts to count on roster decision day, and one of them was kicker Brett Maher. The Denver Broncos released the veteran after they landed Will Lutz in a trade with the New Orleans Saints. But it wasn’t likely that Maher would be available for very long. Now, the Los Angeles […]

Week 1 of the NFL season is almost here, and all eyes are on the status of San Francisco 49ers star pass rusher Nick Bosa. Bosa has been hoping for a new contract, and up until now, the two sides have failed to reach an agreement. But the latest update suggests that Bosa will be […]

With Week 1 of the NFL season around the corner, the Kansas City Chiefs are still trying to find a way to make things work with Chris Jones. However, it isn’t looking very promising for the star defensive tackle, and now the Chiefs have placed Jones on the Reserve/Did Not Report list, per Ian Rapoport […]

After a long offseason full of rumors, the Indianapolis Colts are not trading star running back Jonathan Taylor. With the 4 p.m. ET self-imposed deadline coming, rumors swirled about which teams could land him. However, the Colts aren’t trading him and have placed him on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, meaning he is […]

With NFL roster deadline day here, there has been a flurry of trades by a number of different teams. The Miami Dolphins have been extremely busy, and they just engaged in a rare cornerback swap with the Dallas Cowboys. The Dolphins are acquiring Kelvin Joseph for Noah Igbinoghene, per NFL insider Josina Anderson. ‘Cowboys just […]

With Week 1 of the NFL season right around the corner, there are plenty of moves as teams cut the roster down to 53 players. For the third time in two days, there has been a kicker trade. This time, the New England Patriots have traded Nick Folk to the Tennessee Titans, per Ian Rapoport […]

With Week 1 of the college football season around the corner, the Texas A&M football team has named a starting quarterback. Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher has officially named Conner Weigman as the starter over Max Johnson, per Carter Karels of 247 Sports. ‘Texas A&M head football coach Jimbo Fisher announced in his press conference Monday that Conner […]