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The biggest upset in Week 2 of the college football season was Notre Dame losing at home to Northern Illinois. Yes, the Irish fell to Northern Illinois, 16-14, on a 35-yard field goal by Kanon Woodill with less than a minute remaining. As such, it might have ended Notre Dame’s hopes of earning a College […]

The Northwestern football team is 1-1 to begin the 2024 season. The win came in Week 1 against Miami (Ohio) in a close 13-6 game. Week 2 was a tough one as Duke defeated them 26-20 on Friday night in double overtime. However, the offense has gotten off to a slow start, and now head […]

The Buffalo Bills enter the 2024 regular season hoping to finally get to the Super Bowl. Losing players such as Stefon Diggs certainly makes it a bit more tricky, but the Bills still have a lot of talent and have Josh Allen at quarterback. With Week 1 officially here in the NFL, the Bills have […]

The Indianapolis Colts begin the NFL regular season with a home game against the Houston Texans in a big AFC South showdown. The Texans look to be contenders in the AFC, and the Colts are excited to get Anthony Richardson back on the field after he suffered an injury in 2023. However, the Colts are […]

Mark Pope has only been the head coach for the Kentucky basketball program for a few months. Yet, Pope has landed a number of big commitments. On Thursday, he got another as Jasper Johnson, who will play for the Overtime Elite, chose the Wildcats over North Carolina and Alabama, per Joe Tipton of On3. ‘Jasper […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had a back-and-forth quarterback battle between Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. At the end of it, Wilson was named the QB1 despite dealing with a calf injury during training camp. Now, the veteran signal-caller is once again nursing the calf issue just days before the season opener, per Brooke Pryor of ESPN. […]

The Missouri football program entered the 2024 college football season with lofty expectations and a spot in the top-25 rankings. Even though the SEC improved with Texas and Oklahoma, Missouri is expected to be a factor in the conference. In Week 1, the Tigers did what they were supposed to with an easy 51-0 win […]

Among many changes in college football, one included the Utah Utes moving to the Big 12 along with Arizona, Arizona State, and Colorado. The Pac-12 shrunk down to just two teams, and Utah’s move puts them as one of the favorites in the Big 12 for the 2024 campaign. The Utah football program entered 2024 […]

The first full week of the college football season has officially come to an end. Week Zero included Florida Stats shockingly losing to Georgia Tech in Ireland. Week 1 then ended with Florida State shockingly losing to Boston College and Bill O’Brien. On Tuesday, the Associated Press (AP) college football top 25 poll was released, […]

The North Carolina football program lost Drake Maye to the NFL Draft after a magnificent run as the signal-caller in Chapel Hill. In the transfer portal, the Tar Heels landed Max Johnson, a transfer from Texas A&M. Johnson won the QB1 job and was expected to be a big part of the team this season. […]

The Houston Astros remain in the driver’s seat in the American League West with a comfortable six-game lead over the Seattle Mariners. On the other hand, the Astros have been hoping to get Kyle Tucker back from injury for the final month of the regular season. On Monday, a report came out that showed the […]

The San Diego Padres enter Labor Day as the second National League Wild Card team but remain five games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West lead. The Padres have been one of the best teams in baseball since the MLB All-Star break, and the trade deadline acquisitions have paid dividends. Now, they […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish got a massive Week 1 win by defeating Texas A&M in College Station. It was quite the atmosphere, but Duke transfer Riley Leonard flexed his muscles with an impressive debut in Irish gear. Moreover, Leonard won against his former Duke coach, Mike Elko. Notre Dame got the 23-13 victory in […]

The Pat McAfee Show made its way to Morgantown a day before a huge college football clash between West Virginia and Penn State. The Mountaineers finished 9-4 last season and third in the Big 12. With Texas and Oklahoma moving to the SEC and Utah and others joining the Big 12, West Virginia could be […]

The Notre Dame football finished the 2023 campaign with 10 wins and a blowout victory in the Sun Bowl over Oregon State. Ahead of the 2024 season, Notre Dame has lofty expectations and enters the year as a top-25 team. The biggest question is whether or not Marcus Freeman can lead the Irish to a […]

The Oregon football team kicks off the 2024 season at home against the Idaho Vandals. It should be an easy win for the Ducks. This year, Oregon is a team with national title hopes and a popular pick to be toward the top of the Big Ten. One thing to monitor all season is the […]

The Ole Miss Rebels are one interesting team as the 2024 college football season begins. They have a path to make the College Football Playoff and even compete for an SEC title. Ahead of the season, Lane Kiffin gave a discouraging update on a key offensive piece. Deion Smith, the top junior college transfer this […]

The LSU football program begins the season on September 1, which is a Sunday. The Tigers will face off against the USC Trojans in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium in a game a ton of fans will be watching. Jayden Daniels and a lot of other talent left Baton Rouge this offseason, so there are […]

Los Angeles Rams linebacker Ernest Jones IV opened eyes by requesting a trade just a couple of weeks before the start of the season. But, Sean McVay insisted “We never said that he requested a trade.” However, on Tuesday with roster cuts being made across the NFL, the Tennessee Titans acquired Jones in a trade, […]

The Green Bay Packers gave Jordan Love a massive four-year, $220 million contract extension to peg him as the starter of the future. Now, the Packers are adding a backup to the roster by acquiring Tennessee Titans signal-caller Malik Willis, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. ‘QB trade: Titans are sending QB Malik Willis to the […]

The Texas Longhorns begin the 2024 college football season with a home game against Colorado State on Saturday, August 31. It will be Texas’ first game since they joined the SEC, and as always, a ton of eyes will be on the program. After making the College Football Playoff a year ago, there are lofty […]

The Washington football program is undergoing a new era with Kalen DeBoer leaving to replace Nick Saban at Alabama. Jedd Fisch left Arizona to come to Washington as the dominoes fell across the country. Michael Penix Jr. left Washington for the NFL Draft after leading the Huskies to the College Football Playoff national title game. […]

The MLB season still has over a month left before the postseason begins. The Seattle Mariners are at .500 with a 64-64 record entering Thursday, just five games behind the Houston Astros in the American League West. However, the Mariners are expected to move on from Scott Servais, per Ken Rosenthal and Marc Craig of […]

The world of the transfer portal has surely made for interesting stories and rumors. On Thursday, the Alabama football program was accused of “illegally” recruiting former Miami (Ohio) kicker Graham Nicholson. Miami (Ohio) head coach Chuck Martin did not hide his feelings regarding the accusation, saying, “We know exactly where he’s at… Alabama stole our […]

The Oregon football team enters the 2024 season as one of the best in the country and a popular pick to finish toward the top of the Big Ten Conference. Oregon has a lot of talent entering the season and they were in the top-5 in the preseason AP poll. The Ducks begin the season […]

The Alabama football program begins the 2024 season with a home game against Western Kentucky on August 31. This marks the first game with Kalen DeBoer as head coach. The former Washington Huskies coach took over once Nick Saban announced his retirement. It is a new era in Tuscaloosa after years with Saban running the […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks football program is beginning a new era after Spencer Rattler left for the NFL and the New Orleans Saints. All offseason, it was a battle between LaNorris Sellers,  Robby Ashford and Davis Beville. But, Shane Beamer made the official decision on Tuesday to start Sellers, per Jordan Kaye of The State. […]

The Georgia football program enters the 2024 season as one of the top teams in the country yet again. Despite missing out on the national title game a year ago, the Bulldogs are expected to be the favorite in the SEC and a team that could win another championship. Carson Beck and the Georgia football […]

The Arizona State Sun Devils are another program that has finally come to a decision on its starting quarterback. The battle was between former Nebraska signal-caller Jeff Sims and Michigan State transfer Sam Leavitt. On Monday, Pete Thamel of ESPN reported that Leavitt earned the job. “Sources: Sam Leavitt has been named the starting quarterback […]

The Baylor football program was another team dealing with a quarterback battle ahead of the 2024 college football season. The battle was between redshirt junior Sawyer Robertson and Toledo transfer Dequan Finn. After Saturday’s scrimmage, head coach Dave Aranda had yet to come to a decision, stating, “I thought both played well, but a decision […]

The 2024 college football season is set to kick off and programs are starting to name their starting quarterbacks. One quarterback battle that was worth monitoring was with Boise State. Former USC five-star recruit Malachi Nelson battled against redshirt sophomore Maddux Madsen. While it seemed it was Nelson’s job to lose, Madsen was named the […]

The 2024 college football season is right around the corner. The Big Ten Conference has a number of teams in the top 25 preseason polls amid their new look with four new programs. However, there is a big change coming for Rutgers as athletic director Patrick Hobbs announced his decision to resign from his position, […]

The Kentucky basketball program is kicking off a new era with Mark Pope as the head coach. Following John Calipari’s stunning exit to go to the Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky hired Mark Pope from BYU. Suddenly, a lot of talent has come to Lexington in the transfer portal, as well as some big recruits. Kentucky landed […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers face off against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday at home. The big question is whether or not Russell Wilson will suit up as the veteran quarterback is dealing with a calf injury. Well, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin gave an update on Wilson’s status on Thursday, per Brooke Pryor of ESPN. ‘Russell Wilson […]

The Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams held a joint practice. Unfortunately, things went south as Cowboys defensive lineman Albert Huggins shoved a Rams staffer to the ground, igniting a minor scuffle between the two teams. On Thursday, Huggins issued an apology after the incident, as Mike McCarthy mentioned (h/t Todd Archer of ESPN). “Obviously, […]

The Minnesota Vikings are not having a great training camp. On Wednesday, it was reported that rookie JJ McCarthy will miss the entire season with a torn meniscus. Then, during Wednesday’s practice, wide receiver Jordan Addison was carted off, per a report from Alec Lewis of The Athletic. “Vikings WR Jordan Addison just went down. […]

The New York Yankees made a major splash at the MLB trade deadline by acquiring Jazz Chisholm Jr. in a deal with the Miami Marlins. Unfortunately, Chisholm suffered an injury on Monday night in a game against the Chicago White Sox, sparking worries among the franchise. Now, he is likely headed to the IL with […]

Team USA men’s basketball is preparing for the gold medal game against France. It took an improbable fourth-quarter comeback by Team USA, thanks in large part to the heroics of Stephen Curry, to get the win over Serbia. Perhaps the biggest headline of the game was Steve Kerr’s decision not to play Boston Celtics superstar […]

United States sprinter Noah Lyles made plenty of headlines after a thrilling 100-meter victory to capture the gold. Ahead of the 200-meter final, Lyles was expected to win the event once again. However, he finished in third place, earning the bronze medal, as Letsile Tebogo from Botswana got the gold. After the race, Lyles was […]