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The biggest game of the 2023 college football regular season is here. It’s The Game, with Ohio State traveling to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan. Both teams are 11-0. They are No. 2 and No. 3 in the College Football Playoff Committee’s rankings. The winner is into the BIG 10 Championship game and a […]

While it’s no Super Bowl, the NFL Thanksgiving Day games are certainly more of a spectacle than the average NFL regular season game. And there are halftime shows to boot. And while those certainly don’t match the grandeur or spectacle of their Super Bowl counterpart, there are some big names headlining the shows for the […]

In a league steeped with tradition, fans often don’t know the answer to one of its widest and most well-known ones. In the NFL, every year, the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions play on Thanksgiving Day. There are three games played on the “NFL’s holiday.” And with a near monopoly on sports that day, they […]

There are storylines and drama abound in the most anticipated game of the 2023 NFL regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles are traveling to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs in a rematch of last season’s Super Bowl, a potential preview of this year’s edition, the Kelce Bowl, and not to mention the first time […]

Week after week, the PAC-12 continues to highlight the college football schedule. Week 12 is no different as #5 Washington travels to #11 Oregon State for a prime-time headline matchup. Washington continues their quest toward an undefeated season and a berth in the college football playoff. Oregon State looks to remain in the conversation for […]

Bill Self and John Calipari helm two of the most storied men’s college basketball institutions, Kansas and Kentucky. In fact, the two programs are at the top of the wins rankings all-time for men’s basketball programs. Kentucky recently overtook Kansas after the Jayhawks had to vacate 15 wins. But the two titans will do battle […]

The Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos close out Week 10 of the 2023 NFL season. After this week, every team will be over halfway done with their seasons, and the playoff picture will begin to take shape. A handful of teams can count themselves as solid playoff locks, while a couple others are in full […]

It’s an electric early-season college basketball matchup as #12 Arizona travels across the country to Durham, North Carolina, to take on #2 Duke. Cameron Indoor Stadium will play host to this matchup, with two men’s teams looking to stake their claim to title contender status early on in this 2023-24 season. Both Duke and Arizona […]

Welcome one and all to the 2023-24 college basketball season. Stars and storylines abound on the men’s and women’s side of the sport this year in one of the most highly anticipated seasons in recent memory. On the men’s side, two teams with a lot of excitement open up their season against each other tonight […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have played five of their first seven games of this season within one score. The New York Jets are riding a three-game winning streak and, with a win Monday night, will be just half a game back of the division lead. Both of these teams have had their fair share of […]

The PAC-12’s last undefeated and most complete team, against its most hyped prospect in a long time. This year’s Heisman’s favorite vs. last year’s Heisman winner. Who will come out on top? #5 Washington vs. #24 USC promises a lot of hype, but will it live up to it in reality? USC’s season of high […]

Alabama vs. LSU on national television is a treat every year. Two of the premier programs of the last decade and a half do battle once again in a game that will have massive implications for the SEC West standings and maybe even the College Football Playoff itself. Nick Saban’s Alabama of late has been […]

Finally, the NFL’s dream international game has arrived. In Germany, where the sport is growing in popularity rapidly, two of the best teams in the AFC will face off to determine who will own the head-to-head tiebreaker for playoff positioning and the potential bye come December and January. Every division leader in the AFC is […]

The 2023 NFL trade deadline came and went. And now all we can speculate on is the results of the remaining games and who will win the Super Bowl. Well, at least until next offseason. The free agency wheel is always turning. And while it may slow down during the season, now that the trade […]

It’s the most exciting time of the year for college football fans. The first set of College Football Playoff Committee rankings is upon us. The scandals and storylines are heating up, the number of undefeated teams left drops every week, and it’s time to see who has a shot to compete for a national title […]

The NFL Trade Deadline is almost upon us. And while it often hasn’t lived the hype surrounding NBA Trade Deadlines, or even the MLB or NHL, like in all sports, it serves as a great indication of who’s giving up on the year and who’s going all in. There are some big names floating around […]

Week 8 of the 2023 NFL season will begin with a cross-conference matchup, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will head north to take on the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football. Both teams will be looking to keep pace in their respective divisions, as the Bills find themselves just a game behind the Miami Dolphins […]

The Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers are set to close out Week 7 of the 2023 NFL regular season. The 49ers are coming off a dud game against the Cleveland Browns, their first loss of the year. The Vikings have won two of their last three games and continue to play every single team […]

Penn State vs. Ohio State this weekend is the marquee matchup in Week 8. The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes come in ranked #7 and #3, respectively, for a game that will alter the trajectory of each team’s season. Both Penn State and Ohio State are undefeated and tied atop the Big 10 with Michigan. Both […]

The Los Angeles Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys close out a wild Week 6 of NFL action tonight on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys are coming in fresh off their 42-10 humiliation at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers and will look to avoid a second dud performance in prime time. The Chargers are […]

The 2023-24 NBA season is just around the corner. The offseason drama is nearly done, as stars are on their new teams, and the preseason is underway. Fans may never agree on who the best player of all time is, or even who the best player in the league at any given time is, but […]

The Buffalo Bills return from a humbling trip abroad to London for a date with the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football. The Giants will once again “grace” our primetime television screens this season, marking their fourth primetime game in six weeks and second appearance on Sunday Night Football. Surely, this time won’t be […]

USC vs. Notre Dame is the ultimate college football rivalry. Notre Dame and USC are the bluest of blue bloods in the college football landscape and share nearly 100 years of history in this rivalry. Since their first game in 1926, the two programs have won 20 national championships. They fight for the Jeweled Shillelagh, […]

The PAC-12 swan song continues with another excellent game. This time, it’s a Pacific Northwest top-ten matchup between Oregon and Washington. The Ducks and Huskies are undefeated and sit at #8 and #7, respectively, in the AP Top 25. Both teams sit at 5-0, and while USC is also undefeated, their shaky start on defense […]

The Las Vegas Raiders vs. the Green Bay Packers will be the final game of Week 5 of the 2023 NFL Season and will be on Monday Night Football. Both teams are looking to bounce back after a couple of rough losses last week. The Raiders are on a three-game skid since beating the Denver […]

Texas vs. Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl. The Red River Rivalry. These eternal foes will face off once again on Saturday, and the stakes are quite high. These two teams have always had to go through each other in order to accomplish anything meaningful during their seasons, and they are even leaving the Big 12 […]

The best game of Week 5 of the NFL season will be under the lights on Sunday Night Football as the San Francisco 49ers take on the Dallas Cowboys. The two teams combined for a 7-1 record through Week 4 and will give us all an insight into how the top of the NFC will […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars will make the long trek from Wembley Stadium in London to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London to face the Buffalo Bills “on the road.” The Bills are looking to continue their hot start to the season, and the Jaguars are looking to build off last week’s international win. The Bills took down […]

After a couple of weeks of Monday Night Football doubleheaders, we have just one primetime game in Week 4, with the New York Giants set to take on the Seattle Seahawks. Both teams are looking to keep pace with the class of their divisions after up and down starts to their seasons. The Seahawks are […]

The PAC-12 is the best college football conference in the country in its swan song in its current state. Utah, who ranks #10 vs. #19 Oregon State is the marquee PAC-12 matchup of this week after Oregon and Colorado captured the eyes of the country (for at least one half) last week. Oregon State lost […]

ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to Durham, NC, for the first time this Saturday for a top-20 matchup. The 4-1 No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the undefeated 4-0 No. 17 Duke Blue Devils. Ever since Duke blew out Clemson on the first week of the 2023 college football season, they’ve had more […]

There is an alternate timeline in a world not too different than our own, where the New York Jets vs. Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football is the biggest draw of the weekend. Aaron Rodgers vs. Patrick Mahomes. The 3-0 Chiefs vs. the 3-0 Jets. That was the vision the league had when scheduling […]

The Los Angeles Rams vs. the Cincinnati Bengals will close out Week 3 of the NFL season on Monday Night Football. The two squads will match up for the first time since Super 56, where the Rams edged out the Bengals in a thrilling 23-20 win. Super Bowl 56 was in February 2022, just over […]

Megan Rapinoe has been the USWNT player most synonymous with this team’s era of dominance. Throughout her international career, she helped lead the USWNT to two World Cup championships, one World Cup runner-up finish, the 2012 Olympic gold, and the Olympic bronze in 2021. Off the field, along with her teammates, she has been a […]

Another week into the 2023 NFL Season and another Monday Night Football doubleheader. This week, the earlier half of the doubleheader will be in Tampa Bay as the Philadelphia Eagles head south to take on the Buccaneers. This could be the marquee matchup across the entire league, as both teams are coming into this matchup […]

Week 3 of the 2023 NFL Season features another Monday Night Football doubleheader, and the late game is a Super Bowl LVI rematch between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams. In February 2022, the Rams denied the Bengals their first franchise title, winning 23-20 to capture Los Angeles’ second Super Bowl win. The game […]

Week 3 of the NFL is here, and on Sunday night in prime time, two of the AFC’s most storied franchises will face off. The Pittsburgh Steelers will travel west to face the Las Vegas Rams on Sunday Night Football in Week 3 of the 2023 NFL regular season. Both teams are 1-1 and looking […]

The Miami Dolphins held off a furious rally by the New England Patriots in the fourth quarter of last night’s Sunday Night Football. They took home the 24-17 win. The Dolphins were in control for large parts of the game despite several on and off-field highlight plays by the Patriots. New England came up just […]

The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers will kick off a Monday Night Football doubleheader to conclude Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season. The NFC South rivals will renew their bad blood as the Saints look to go 2-0 and the Panthers try to avoid an 0-2 start. With the Saints still adjusting to […]