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April 15 was Jackie Robinson Day across MLB. The league honored the former Brooklyn Dodgers star in many ways, most notably by wearing his No. 42 jersey for every player in the league. It was a special day all around, and Athletics first baseman Tyler Soderstrom even made some unique history in the process. The […]

The times are tough for the Colorado Rockies to begin the 2025 MLB season. Entering Tuesday, the Rockies have the worst record in the league with a 3-13 mark. Their last win came on April 10 against the Milwaukee Brewers, and they just got swept by the San Diego Padres and began a three-game series […]

The athletics enter Tuesday’s game with a 6-10 record as they are awaiting their official move to Las Vegas. However, after leaving Oakland, there is some excitement with the team. One of the bright spots has been rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson. The newly turned 23-year-old has picked up steam lately in the American League Rookie […]

The Mayrland basketball program saw Kevin Willard leave for the Villanova job. Then, Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams left College Station to come to Maryland, and a flurry of Terrapins entered the portal. One of them is Rodney Rice, who is highly sought-after in the portal. Now, Rice has revealed his finalists on his Instagram page, […]

The Houston Texans’ young team saw a big loss with veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs signing with the New England Patriots. Still, the Texans have a talented roster, especially with quarterback CJ Stroud leading the charge. This year, the Texans have the No. 25 pick in the NFL Draft, While there are plenty of directions […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are riding high after a Super Bowl LIX win over the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the offseason is full of questions, with several players leaving. With departures including Josh Sweat and Brandon Graham—who said he’s “90% retired“—the Eagles have some work to do in the NFL Draft. Thankfully, the Eagles have had […]

The college basketball transfer portal seems never-ending. Just days after the NCAA Tournament ended, more players are entering and trying to find new programs. On Wednesday, another big name entered as Florida State’s Jamir Watkins hopped in the portal with a “Do Not Contact” tag, per Sam Kayser of League Ready. “NEWS: Florida State guard […]

The Atlanta Braves entered Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies with an MLB-worst 1-8 record. The Braves lost seven straight to begin the season before a 10-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday. Then the Braves lost 4-0 to the Marlins, so it has been a frustrating start for a team with playoff hopes […]

On February 1, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks stunned the world with a trade that sent Luka Doncic to LA and a package featuring Anthony Davis to Dallas. The Lakers-Mavericks trade was a shocker, and it began a new era for the Mavs, although fans certainly weren’t pleased with their superstar being shipped […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are fresh off a crushing Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, which ended the three-peat hopes for Patrick Mahomes and company. Still, there is hope for Kansas City, especially with Travis Kelce returning to the Chiefs in 2025. While it could be the last season of the Mahomes-Kelce pairing, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays finally ended the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. contract talks. On Sunday night, the Blue Jays and Guerrero agreed to a 14-year deal worth $500 million to keep the star in town for essentially the rest of his MLB career. It’s a big move for the Blue Jays to keep the superstar in […]

The 2025 NFL Draft is just weeks away, which means the mock drafts are coming out in full force. The Chicago Bears have been pegged to many players, and with new head coach Ben Johnson in town, there could be some new weapons added to the offense. The Bears have Caleb Williams under center, but […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are fresh off a World Series win and entered the 2025 MLB season as the favorites to win once again. However, the Dodgers’ National League West rival, the San Diego Padres, are off to a massive start. The Padres swept the Atlanta Braves in four games and then won the first […]

Back in 2011, Lance Lynn made his MLB debut for the St. Louis Cardinals. The veteran righthander spent six seasons with the Cardinals before bouncing around. In 2024, Lynn returned to St. Louis for the 2024 season. However, with the 2025 campaign less than two weeks old, Lynn has decided to announce his retirement from […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2025 season hoping to make another run to the playoffs. While there were plenty of questions to answer this offseason, the franchise made a big decision by giving wide receiver Chris Godwin a new contract. Godwin suffered a season-ending ankle injury halfway through the 2024 campaign, but the Buccaneers still […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked to be in control of the game on Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls. Then, an unreal sequence ensued, and Josh Giddey’s half-court heave at the buzzer gave the Bulls the 199-117 win over the Lakers. The Lakers were outscored 44-26 in the fourth quarter on Thursday, and it was […]

The Stanford football team has a head coaching job available after a surprising move to fire Troy Taylor. Andrew Luck, the former NFL and Stanford QB, is the new general manager at Stanford. Luck decided to move on from Taylor and begin a new chapter of Cardinal football, especially after the allegations involving the Stanford […]

The Opening Day of the 2025 MLB season is finally here. As the season begins, the National League West will once again be one of the top divisions with the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the fold. The Padres lost some players in free agency, including […]

The Dallas Cowboys enter a new chapter with Brian Schottenheimer as the head coach. Mike McCarthy was let go, and despite many rumors, the Cowboys kept it in-house with the Schottenheimer hire. Now, the pressure is on as it usually is in Dallas, and a missed playoff run will not be promising for the franchise […]

The college basketball transfer portal opened on Monday with over 1,000 players entering as of Wednesday morning. Despite the Sweet 16 beginning on Thursday, the portal has been buzzing and active. Amid all the coaching changes, a lot of programs are going to look much different in 2025-26. One of them is the Indiana basketball […]

The NFL free agency market has cooled down considerably after a busy first week-plus. On Tuesday, one of the big dominoes dropped with veteran quarterback Russell Wilson signing a one-year deal with the New York Giants. As such, the Giants now have Wilson and Jameis Winston in the revamped QB room. Moreover, the Giants have […]

The New England Patriots are ushering in another new head coach, Mike Vrabel, who is coming to town this year. On top of that, the Patriots hold the No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, meaning they should have their choice between several top players. Some options have included Colorado’s Travis Hunter and […]

The Buffalo Bills are trying to get over the hump and make a run to the Super Bowl. This past offseason, the Bills inked star quarterback Josh Allen to a massive $330 million contract extension to keep him around for years to come. The Bills also brought in quite a few players in free agency. […]

The Los Angeles Chargers finished the first year of the Jim Harbaugh era with a blowout loss to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round. Still, there are high hopes for the future of the team, especially with Justin Herbert in tow. The Chargers added running back Najee Harris and some other pieces in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their third straight loss on Monday with a 118-106 defeat to the Orlando Magic. It was another frustrating result for the Lakers, even with Luka Doncic and LeBron James on the court together. On the other hand, the G League team, South Bay Lakers, got a 122-118 win over the […]

The Texas basketball team saw its season end on Wednesday night in a First Four game against Xavier. The Musketeers defeated the Longhorns, 86-80, as Texas’ season now comes to an end. Furthermore, head coach Roney Terry is expected to be let go as Texas begins its search for a new coach. With Terry out, […]

The Clemson basketball team made an Elite Eight run in the 2024 NCAA Tournament before losing to Alabama. This time, the Tigers have high hopes again as they begin March Madness with a showdown against No. 12 McNeese. Meanwhile, Clemson head coach Brad Brownell’s name swirled in Indiana coaching rumors. On Tuesday, those rumors ended […]

The South Region of this year’s NCAA Tournament field is loaded with talented teams. The region includes the top overall seed, Auburn, as well as bluebloods such as Louisville, North Carolina, Michigan, Iowa State, Michigan State and even Marquette. There are also some possible Cinderellas in the South Region: 12-seed UC San Diego and 13-seed […]

The Auburn basketball team is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. This comes despite Auburn losing to Tennessee on Saturday in the SEC Tournament semifinals. Still, the Tigers finished the year with a 28-5 record with the only losses coming against Duke, Florida, Texas A&M, Alabama and Tennessee. Auburn is a […]

The Florida basketball team has been one of the top in the country all season long. As a reward, the Gators earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament field with Houston, Duke and Auburn being the other No. 1 seeds. Florida defeated Tennessee in the SEC tournament title game, and now Todd Golden’s […]

The Alabama basketball team is fresh off a Final Four run in 2024. Alabama defeated Charleston, Grand Canyon, North Carolina and Clemson to get to the Final Four before losing to the UConn Huskies, who wound up winning the tournament. This year, Alabama has had a strong year. The Crimson Tide finished 25-8 overall with […]

The 2025 NCAA Tournament field is officially set after it was revealed on Selection Sunday. The four No. 1 seeds in the Field of 68 are Houston, Duke, Florida and Auburn with Bruce Pearl’s team earning the top overall seed despite not even winning the SEC tournament. This time around, there are many questions as […]

The 2025 NFL Draft is a month away, which means the rumors will fly even more until April 24 arrives. At this point, all signs point to Miami (FL) quarterback Cam Ward being the first name called by the Tennessee Titans. For the Cleveland Browns, their decision is up in the air. The Browns could […]

The Purdue basketball team squeaked by the USC Trojans in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, 76-71. USC and Purdue were surprisingly tied at 35 at halftime, and the Trojans even had a two-point lead with under six minutes to go. Again, USC tied things up in the final minute before Purdue hit five free […]

The Baltimore Ravens are doing whatever they can in hopes of making a Super Bowl run in 2025 and beyond. During NFL free agency, the Ravens agreed to a deal with veteran wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The veteran spent the 2024 season with the Tennessee Titans before joining the Kansas City Chiefs midseason and emerging […]

March Madness is here, which means Cinderella stories and lesser-known schools will be garnering attention. One of them was St. Francis (PA), who punched its ticket to the Big Dance by winning the Northeast Conference Tournament despite being a sub-.500 team and having a $0 NIL budget. On Wednesday, the Montana basketball team earned an […]

The Kansas basketball team has had an up-and-down 2024-25 season. As such, Kansas entered the Big 12 Conference Tournament without a top-25 ranking, although they should be in the Field of 68 without any issues. On Wednesday, Kansas began the Big 12 tournament against UCF. However, even with UCF being the underdogs, the Golden Knights […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs are kicking off the 2025 MLB season in a series in Tokyo. The Dodgers are fresh off a World Series title and have loaded up once again. Both the Dodgers and the Cubs have Japanese stars on their rosters, which will make the Tokyo series exciting for local […]

The No. 12 Iowa State basketball team begins the Big 12 Conference tournament with a showdown against Cincinnati on Wednesday. Iowa State is the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 and Cincinnati defeated Colorado on Tuesday to advance to the next round. Iowa State has been up-and-down to end the year, losing three of […]