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After suffering an ankle injury during the Lions’ Thanksgiving showdown against the Green Bay Packers, Detroit got a less-than-ideal injury update on star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. Taking to social media to break down St. Brown’s injury and how he’s progressing heading towards Detroit’s Thursday Night Football showdown against the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN Senior […]

In Week 13, the Philadelphia Eagles were seemingly set up for success. After suffering a last-second wakeup call against their division rival Dallas Cowboys the week prior, Philadelphia was at home, on Amazon Prime, up against one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Granted, the Cowboys’ defense was bad the week prior, too, but […]

After turning in an underwhelming effort in 2025, finishing out the regular season with an 81-81 record with no playoff berth to show for it, fans in San Francisco are eager to see how Buster Posey will get the Giants back into contention in 2026. On paper, the Giants really need some help on the […]

To say the 2025 college football season went the way South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer expected would be a massive mischaracterization. Entering the season with a hyped up team, momentum from a 9-4 2024 season, and one of the best duel-threat quarterbacks in the nation in LaNorris Sellers, Beamer’s team went out to an […]

On paper, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts outgunned Caleb Williams on Black Friday. Hurts finished out the game with more completions on fewer attempts, recording one more touchdown with the same number of interceptions to go with an RTG of 84.2, which is 27.3 higher than the Chicago Bears’ signal caller’s 56.9. And yet, in […]

While the injury bug hasn’t really broken in the San Francisco 49ers’ favor in 2025, that hasn’t stopped Kyle Shanahan’s squad from finding consistent success in the always challenging NFC West, going 8-4 through Week 12 thanks in no small part to their two-game win streak. Unfortunately for the 49ers, their winning ways will be […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are 8-3. They’ve lost to three teams with a combined record of 16-17-1 through Week 12, have had games where they can’t run and/or throw the ball, and have seemingly forgotten how to play football for entire halves of games, many of which they somehow won. Saquon Barkley looks like a player […]

Though the 2025 NFL season is far from over, with over a month left in the regular season before the postseason kicks off, it’s felt like the New York Giants have played a half-decade’s worth of football. First came the Russell Wilson era, when the team didn’t win many games, but Malik Nabers was balling […]

Why can’t Kevin Patullo just run a normal offense with the Philadelphia Eagles? Initially joining Nick Sirianni’s staff in 2021 after working together with the Indianapolis Colts, Patullo has watched the offense shine under Shane Steichen, struggle under Brian Johnson, and then become a run-heavy juggernaut helmed by Kellen Moore and through it all, he’s […]

When news broke that Joe Burrow would almost certainly start at quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13, it energized fans in Ohio excited about the prospects of a late-season run. Now granted, at 3-8, the Bengals have dug themselves a pretty deep hole, but considering the Baltimore Ravens lead the division at 6-5, […]

After suffering a brutal loss to the Dallas Cowboys to end their winning streak, the Philadelphia Eagles have to turn around on a short week to face the 8-3 Chicago Bears at Lincoln Financial Field on Black Friday, but, unfortunately, they might not be 100 percent at kickoff. That’s right, after losing Andrew Mukuba to […]

When Tatsuya Imai boldly declared that he would rather take down the Los Angeles Dodgers than team up with Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki, it raised eyebrows around the MLB world. A three-time All-Star in NPB, Imai is one of the top pitchers to be posted since Yoshinobu Yamamoto, with the potential to […]

After taking a last-second loss – literally – to the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles have to bounce back in a hurry on a rare edition of Friday afternoon football, welcoming the Chicago Bears to Lincoln Financial Field for a Black Friday showdown on Amazon Prime Video. A tough task? You bet, as even Vic […]

In 2024, the Philadelphia Eagles turned in one of the best rushing seasons of all time. Led by the one-two punch of running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts, the Eagles rushed for 3,048 yards and 29 rushing touchdowns during the regular season and added 818 more yards in the playoffs on the way […]

To say the Philadelphia Eagles’ rushing game in Week 12 against the Dallas Cowboys was bad would be an understatement. After turning in an all-time great effort in 2024, with Saquon Barkley breaking the all-time overall rushing record, the Eagles’ run game has been a shell of its former glory. Through 12 weeks, Kevin Patullo’s […]

Whenever any high-profile Japanese player is ready to come over to MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers immediately come up as a potential landing spot. Now granted, this reputation is earned, as the team has a history of treating Japanese players well, has a giant fanbase on the archipelago, and currently employs three of the best […]

After suffering what looked like a nasty shoulder injury in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Week 12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, things looked downright ugly for Baker Mayfield’s on-field future. And yet, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Mayfield might return to the field sooner than some fans might think, as he technically […]

As the MLB world continues to debate a potential future salary cap and how it could impact teams in big and small markets alike, one question has remained remarkably consistent: Will small-market teams actually pay up for their players if their more financially successful counterparts are capped out of free agency? While the conditions of […]

At 2-9, the New Orleans Saints are not a team with just one issue holding them back from on-field success. Their offense ranks 31st in points scored, their defense ranks 22nd, and even their special teams units have struggled, with third-year kicker Blake Grupe dropping his field goal percentage from 87.1 in 2024 to just […]

For the seventh time in his 12-year NFL career, Brandin Cooks will be playing for a new team, having officially cleared waivers after being released by the team that drafted him and re-signed during the offseason, the New Orleans Saints. One of the premier players in the 2014 NFL Draft class, Cooks has long been […]

When the Baltimore Ravens take the field against the New York Jets in Week 12, Brandon Stephens will have his first chance to play against John Harbaugh after spending nearly a half-decade as a stalwart of his defense. Talking to reporting on Friday about this free agency reversal, Harbaugh noted that while he obviously hopes […]

When news broke that Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers were approaching a breakup in 2026 after the team removed over $26 million in bonus money from his contract, it led fans to perform unofficial autopsies on the former first-round pick’s tenure with the team. How did Aiyuk go from a player they refused […]

When Joel Embiid made his triumphant return to the court for the Philadelphia 76ers’ final preseason game of 2025, excitement was at an all-time high in South Philadelphia. Suddenly, everything was coming together, with the stalwart of “The Process” sharing the court with young stars like VJ Edgecombe, and when Paul George ultimately returned to […]

After beginning their careers in New York, Saquon Barkley and Quinnen Williams will be facing off in their first-ever game away from the Giants, Jets, and MetLife Stadium, in an NFC East showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. For Barkley, leaving New York behind for the Eagles has been nothing short of a […]

For the second time this season, the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys are set to duke it out on the gridiron, but unlike in Week 1, this contest has a decidedly different feel to it. Kicking off the NFL season with a bang on Thursday Night Football at Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles and Cowboys […]

With MLB free agency slowly but surely coming into shape, Los Angeles Dodgers fans have been scouring the rumor mill for the latest intel on who the next great superstar Andrew Frieman will land. Will it be Kyle Tucker, the current bell of the MLB ball? Or maybe Cody Bellinger, who might just be tired […]

As MLB goes trade crazy following a series of moves on Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros got in on the action on Wednesday, exchanging Nick Allen and Gold Glover Mauricio Dubón in a player-for-player deal. Taking to social media to announce the deal, the Braves highlighted their excitement over bringing Dubón to […]

While the Philadelphia Eagles remain the cream of the NFC’s crop, sitting at 8-2 with the conference’s top seed, one area of concern has continued to plague the team week-in and week-out: Kevin Patullo’s offense. That’s right, after saying goodbye to Kellen Moore after he was hired to lead the New Orleans Saints, the Eagles […]

At the end of Week 11, the Dallas Cowboys had their fans thinking playoffs. Now granted, even after taking care of business against the lowly Las Vegas Raiders on their home turf, the Cowboys are still 4-5-1, with the NFC East basically out of reach and the final wildcard spot currently held by the 7-4 […]

As the MLB world grappled with which players did and didn’t pick up their qualifying offers, the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Angels made a massive trade with serious 2026 ramifications, exchanging outfielder Taylor Ward and pitcher Grayson Rodrigues in a one-for-one swap. Taking to social media to announce the move, ESPN MLB Insider Jeff […]

After taking his lumps on one of the worst teams in football in 2024, everything’s coming up aces for Drake Maye in New England during his second professional season with the Patriots. Taking the field in a new offense led by Josh McDaniels under the expert guidance of head coach Mike Vrabel, Maye has been […]

When CJ Gardner-Johnson was released by the Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles fans around the world banged the table to see Howie Roseman re-sign the veteran safety and send presumed rookie replacement Andrew Mukuba to the bench. A highly anticipated second-round pick out of Texas who had slot cornerback experience from his time at Clemson, Mukuba […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers took the court against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday night, fans were treated to a pleasant sight: Paul George back on the basketball court. That’s right, after missing the first 12 games of the 2025-26 NBA season after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his left […]

After making waves by declining his player option, Shota Imanaga will be back in Chicago with the Cubs after all, signing his $22.025 million qualifying offer to return on a one-year deal. Breaking down the news on social media after it became official, The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney revealed that Imanaga made the decision just before […]

After watching the Philadelphia 76ers fall apart in a major way after a series of brutal injuries threw their 2024-25 NBA season off the rails, Tyrese Maxey openly declared that he would up his game to set an example for his teammates, new and old, of what it takes to win. On paper, that’s a […]

When the Dallas Cowboys surrendered a 2027 first-round pick, a 2026 second-round pick, and Mazi Smith to acquire Quinnen Williams from the New York Jets, Jerry Jones and company hoped they’d secured their next great interior defender. On paper, the bet looked fairly likely to hit, as Williams has been one of the better defensive […]

As Philadelphia 76ers fans eagerly tuned in to see Paul George make his 2025-26 season debut against his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers, one name was notably absent from Nick Nurse’s starting lineup: Joel Embiid. Missing his fourth-straight game since November 8 with knee soreness, head coach Nick Nurse was asked about Embiid’s recovery […]

When news broke that the Philadelphia Eagles acquired Jaelan Phillips from the Miami Dolphins, fans were cautiously optimistic to see the former first-round pick reunite with Vic Fangio. Though the sample size may be small, it’s safe to say fans can throw that caution to the wind, as Phillips has turned in two games for […]

To say things haven’t been going the way Kansas City Chiefs fans expected when the 2025 NFL season began might actually be an understatement. Coming off a disappointing defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, KC was widely considered the favorite to return to the grandest stage in sports next February, but if […]