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The Gonzaga basketball team entered the West Coast Conference tournament needing a win to improve its seeding for the NCAA Tournament. Going into the week, Gonzaga was pegged as a No. 8/9 seed, meaning a Round of 64 win would put them up against a No. 1 seed in the second round. However, Gonzaga defeated St. […]

The NFL free agency period has been active, with players officially able to sign contracts on Wednesday. The Houston Texans surprised a lot of people by trading Laremy Tunsil to the Washington Commanders for a haul of picks. The Texans’ trade of Tunsil means they need help on the offensive line. However, it didn’t take […]

The NFL free agency negotiation period kicked off with all sorts of deals. Among them were a few former Dallas Cowboys finding new homes. One notable departure was that of cornerback Jourdan Lewis, who agreed to a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars for three years and $30 million, with $20 million guaranteed. Lewis, 29, has spent […]

The Colorado Avalanche extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. It also was the last matchup in a six-game homestand as the Avalanche now hit the road for two games. During the game, Nathan MacKinnon had a pair of points and assists, which led to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ eight-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday against the Boston Celtics. Then, in their first game without LeBron James since the groin injury, the Lakers lost to the Brooklyn Nets, 111-108, on Monday night. It was a tough loss for the Lakers, who had a 12-point lead after the […]

The Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors face off in an underwhelming Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. The Bulls and Raptors are both under .500 and have plenty of questions left to be answered ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline. Ahead of the game, the Raptors are facing several injury issues. On Friday morning, the […]

The Orlando Magic are in the middle of a giant skid. Entering Thursday, the Magic sit at 24-24 on the year and have lost six of their last seven games. To make things worse, the Magic have a 4-10 record in the month of January. On Thursday, the Magic face off against the Portland Trail […]

On Thursday, a bombshell report dropped about Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker being accused of inappropriate behavior at massage parlors. However, the Ravens kicker strongly denied those claims in his statement on social media. Shortly after the claims surfaced, the NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy issued a statement in response to the allegations, per Jamison Hensley […]

The Rutgers basketball team has been up and down this season despite having a pair of superstars in Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper. The Rutgers duo has become a must-watch in essentially every game as they both are regarded as some of the top players in the 2025 NBA Draft, assuming they end up declaring. […]

The Kentucky basketball team got a massive win over No. 8 Tennessee, 78-73, on Tuesday in Knoxville. It was a tough road atmosphere, but the Wildcats managed to survive with another statement win and their 15th victory of the season.  First-year Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has gotten off to a strong start in Lexington, […]

The Kansas basketball team survived a scare against UCF on Tuesday night in a surprisingly tough Big 12 Conference showdown. UCF hung around for the entire game, but Kansas won 91-87 in Lawrence. UCF actually held a two-point lead at halftime before Kansas scored 50 points in the second half. After the game, Kansas basketball […]

The Illinois basketball team suffered an embarrassing loss at home on Thursday night against Maryland. Despite Illinois being ranked No. 17, the Illini lost 91-70 in a blowout game that got out of hand in the second half. Illinois trailed Maryland by three going into halftime, but the Illini were outscored 53-35 in the second […]

The college football season has come to an end and the transfer portal is slowly starting to die down just days after the title game. As a result, eyes can turn to National Signing Day in February as high school prospects decide which college they want to go to. The Auburn football program is working […]

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani put a scare into baseball fans during the World Series after he sustained a shoulder injury in Game 2 and came out in Game 3 wearing an arm sling. However, it turns out it wasn’t a traditional arm sling.  Instead, it was an arm brace, which looks similar to […]

The Notre Dame football program came up just short on Monday night in the College Football Playoff national title game against Ohio State. Still, it was a fantastic season, especially after an early upset loss to Northern Illinois in South Bend. Unfortunately, the transfer portal departures are coming quickly for Notre Dame after the loss. […]

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills have a rematch with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. The Bills defeated the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson in a 27-25 snowy contest on Sunday night to punch their ticket to the next round. It was a close finish, but the Bills […]

Even with the College Football Playoff national title game taking place on Monday night, the transfer portal continues to churn. On Monday morning, another player found a new home. This time it was former Texas and Alabama tight end Amari Niblack who ended up committing to Texas A&M, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. Zenitz reported […]

The Rutger’s basketball team squeaked by Nebraska in a tough Big Ten Conference showdown on Thursday night in Lincoln. Rutgers went into halftime with a three-point lead and managed to escape with an 85-82 victory. Once again, Rutgers stars Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey led the way as the two freshmen continued to flex their […]

The Los Angeles Chargers season came to an end with an ugly 32-12 loss to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round. Justin Herbert threw four interceptions in the Chargers loss, and Jim Harbaugh’s first year as head coach ended in a blowout loss in the playoffs. Still, the Chargers are trending in the […]

The college football coaching carousel has come to a screeching halt recently as all the jobs have been filled. There were some big surprises, including Bill Belichick-North Carolina, and Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson both landing HBCU coaching jobs at Norfolk State and Delaware State, respectively. Suddenly, another coach could be on the move with […]

The Georgia football program lost to No. 7 Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl to end their hopes of a College Football Playoff national title. Since then, a number of Georgia players have left for the NFL Draft, including Trevor Etienne. Georgia quarterback Carson Beck transferred to Miami in a stunning move, and now there […]

The Texas football team saw its season end in a tough 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Since then, Texas has seen a ton of players depart for the NFL Draft, including star right tackle Cameron Williams as well as wide receivers Matthew Golden and Isaiah Bond. One of the big question […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC South and got rewarded with a home playoff game in the NFC Wild Card round. However, the Buccaneers lost to the Washington Commanders, 23-20, on a game-winning doinked field goal by Zane Gonzalez. It was a crushing loss for the Buccaneers after a back-and-forth game, and now the […]

The Texas Longhorns football program is still recovering from a tough 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Texas fell short of the College Football Playoff national title game, and now the end of the Quinn Ewers era seems to be in store in Austin. Moreover, Texas has now seen former EDGE Justice […]

With the Orange Bowl taking place on Thursday between No. 7 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed Penn State, an unexpected transfer portal decision dropped. This time it was Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, who has reportedly decided to bypass the 2025 NFL Draft and instead enter the portal and play one more year in […]

Dick Vitale has been one of the most iconic voices in college basketball for quite some time. Vitale called his first-ever game on ESPN in December 1979, and his 41-year career has produced some of the most memorable moments in the sport. Unfortunately, Vitale has been dealing with vocal cord cancer for the past few […]

The NBA Christmas Day slate included four games. It began with the San Antonio Spurs facing the New York Knicks. The second game was the Dallas Mavericks hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Western Conference clash. The Mavericks saw superstar Luka D0ncic leave the game with a concerning calf strain, and the reports state that […]

The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans face off on Christmas Day in a big AFC showdown and a potential playoff matchup preview. The Texans are coming off a tough loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in a game where they saw Tank Dell suffer a crushing season-ending injury. On the other hand, the Ravens won […]

The Georgia Tech football program faces off against Vanderbilt in the Birmingham Bowl on Friday, December 27, in Alabama. Georgia Tech finished the regular season with a 7-5 record, including a massive opening week win over Florida State in Dublin, Ireland. The regular season ended with anear-upset of Georgia, although Georgia Tech lost in an […]

The Georgia football team is now preparing for the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day against Notre Dame. After Notre Dame defeated Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Georgia officially knows its next opponent. However, Georgia starting quarterback Carson Beck will miss the Sugar Bowl due to an injury, and his […]

The Penn State football team is preparing for the first-round College Football Playoff game against SMU on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. With the Notre Dame-Indiana game kicking off the Playoff on Friday in a snowy atmosphere, the Penn State-SMU game is another that is expected to have some snow on the field. However, with the […]

The first-ever expanded College Football Playoff begins on Friday with No. 7 Notre Dame hosting No. 10 Indiana. The next games are on Saturday as No. 9 Tennessee faces No. 8 Ohio State in Columbus. No. 12 Clemson has a tough showdown against No. 5 Texas in Austin, and No. 11 SMU faces No. 6 […]

The college football transfer portal continues to shift rapidly in less than two weeks after it first opened. While teams are preparing for bowl games and the College Football Playoff, the portal is still going on, which has sparked controversy on the timing of the college football calendar. Nonetheless, teams are still working hard on […]

The Texas football team is preparing for the College Football Playoff. The Longhorns begin the newly expanded tournament with a matchup against Clemson on December 21 in Austin in a 5-12 matchup. On top of that, the college football transfer portal is swirling and Early Signing Day came and went, so there has been a […]

The North Carolina football program hired Bill Belichick as its new head coach on Wednesday. Yes, the six-time Super Bowl winner and long-time New England Patriots head coach is now heading to Chapel Hill to coach college football. North Carolina hiring Belichick sparked plenty of reactions, although the program is reportedly invested millions into this […]

The college football transfer portal officially opened on Monday, December 9. Not even 12 hours later, over 500 players had entered their names into the portal, and it is expected to be a hectic time this year. With NIL changing the way of college sports, players aren’t just looking for more opportunities to play, but […]

The Maui Invitational was not kind in any way, shape, or form for the UConn basketball team. Dan Hurley’s team lost all three games on the island to unranked opponents in a brutal turn of events. On Wednesday, UConn bounced back a bit with a win over No. 15 Baylor in Storrs. Despite a winless […]

The Miami football team just needed a win over Syracuse in Week 14 to head to the ACC title game and essentially clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff. However, Miami fell to Kyle McCord and Syracuse, then they dropped to No. 13 in the latest batch of College Football Playoff rankings released on […]

With the college football regular season ending, a lot of head coaching jobs are opening. Surprisingly, USC football head coach Lincoln Riley was linked to an opening. UCF reportedly inquired about his availability. It was a surprise, and the Golden Knights job came open when Gus Malzahn shocked everybody by leaving to be the offensive […]