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The Cleveland Browns had an explosive 2022 NFL offseason. After struggling for much of the 2021 season and missing the playoffs, the Browns decided it was time switch things up. They swung a blockbuster trade with the Houston Texans for star quarterback Deshaun Watson that figures to elevate them to one of the top teams […]

The Baltimore Ravens labored through a tough 2021 campaign. Injuries derailed them from the get-go, and they were never able to recover, resulting in them missing the playoffs in a lost season. There was a lot of bad luck involved in Baltimore last season, but the front office made sure that they wouldn’t be able […]

The New Orleans Saints appear set for a promising 2022 NFL season. Their offense is healthy after missing some key pieces in 2021, and they used the offseason to beef up their defense as well. In a weakened NFC, the Saints could end up making some noise. Despite all the good work that New Orleans […]

The Kansas City Chiefs had a rocky offseason after falling short of a Super Bowl in 2021. The Chiefs, led by generational quarterback Patrick Mahomes, made it to their fourth straight AFC Championship Game, but ended up losing to the Cincinnati Bengals. Their path back to the AFC Championship Game may be a bit more […]

The Green Bay Packers are looking to bounce back after a difficult ending to the 2021 season. After being the favorites in the NFC once again, they were upset by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round, resulting in another season where Super Bowl hopes have gone unrecognized in Green Bay. The Packers […]

The 2022 NFL offseason is coming to a swift conclusion. With free agency and the 2022 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, the final big items on the agenda are training camp and preseason games. Training camp will kick off this upcoming week around the NFL, with preseason contests following up shortly. But even though […]

The Los Angeles Rams’ 2021 season was a massive success, as they managed to walk away from it as Super Bowl champions. For the 2022 NFL offseason, their goal was to fine tune their roster in order to ensure a similar run during the 2022 season. Based on how their roster looks heading into training […]

Kyler Murray’s new contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals has dominated headlines today. Murray’s future with the Cardinals became a bit cloudy this offseason when rumors began to swirl that he was unhappy in Arizona. Murray’s new five-year, $230.5 million extension quickly put those rumors to rest, though. Murray earned $160 million in guaranteed money […]

Kyler Murray got a massive new contract extension from the Arizona Cardinals this morning. The new deal sees Murray earning $230.5 million over the next five years, with $160 million being guaranteed. The yearly average value of $46.1 million makes Murray the second highest average in the NFL and his teammate Marquise Brown is loving […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are rebuilding. That isn’t a secret to anybody at this point. They continue to amass an impressive war chest of draft picks and young players that they believe will help them make a triumphant return as a championship contender within a few years time. But for the 2022 NBA offseason, the […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are fresh off winning a National Championship last season. As a result, they have decided to hand their head coach, Kirby Smart, a massive contract extension right before the 2022 season kicks off. The Bulldogs inked Smart to a ten-year, $112.5 million deal that makes him one of the highest paid coaches […]

The San Antonio Spurs dynasty of the 2000s is no more. After hovering around the back of the Western Conference standings for the past few seasons, the Spurs moves for much of the 2022 NBA offseason have signaled that they are gearing up for a full-scale rebuild. All good things must come to an end, […]

The Golden State Warriors quickly popped as a potential landing spot for Kevin Durant amid his trade request from the Brooklyn Nets. Durant, of course, won a pair of titles with Golden State during his initial stint with the team, and it sounds like he would be open to rejoining the Warriors to try to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the middle of transitioning to a new era in their franchise history. After watching longtime quarterback Ben Roethlisberger retire this offseason, Pittsburgh knew heading into the 2022 NFL offseason that they were going to have their work cut out for them. Despite the daunting task of replacing Roethlisberger, the Steelers […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves 2021-22 season was extremely encouraging. They finally seem to have a young core, led by Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns, that is capable of leading the team to the postseason success. It was quite a turnaround after the many seasons of struggles the team has faced. The future looked bright for the […]

The Boston Red Sox have had a rather interesting start to the 2022 season. They came out of the gates ice cold, before going on an absolute tear midway through May and June. As soon as the calendar flipped to July, though, they went cold again, causing them to head into the MLB All-Star break […]

The Boston Celtics were back on the court for the first time since their season-ending Game 6 loss at the hands of the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals. Considering how it was for Summer League action rather than a championship, the stakes were considerably lower. Truthfully, the Celtics didn’t have much they […]

Teddy Bridgewater is continuing his remarkable comeback from a potentially career-ending injury he suffered during his time with the Minnesota Vikings. After spending the 2021 season as the Denver Broncos starting quarterback, Bridgewater signed with the Miami Dolphins this offseason, presumably to be Tua Tagovailoa’s backup in case he struggles or gets injured. Bridgewater’s deal […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had a very disappointing 2021-22 season. Everything seemed to go wrong for the longtime Western Conference playoff contenders, and it resulted in them missing the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Damian Lillard missed most of the season with injuries, and his longtime partner-in-crime, CJ McCollum, was traded to the […]

The Atlanta Hawks 2021-22 campaign was a massive letdown. After an unexpected run to the Eastern Conference Finals the season before, many thought Atlanta would be primed to build off their deep playoff run. Instead, they stood pat for most of the 2021 NBA offseason, and ended up watching the rest of the league improve […]

Donovan Mitchell trade rumors have been a hot topic in the NBA ever since it was reported the Utah Jazz had a change of heart and decided to entertain trade offers for Mitchell. And the team that has seemingly emerged as the frontrunner, the New York Knicks, are confident that they will be able to […]

The Denver Nuggets main goal for the 2022 NBA offseason is to get healthy. After being without two of their best players in Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. for most of the 2021-22 season, Denver hasn’t been able to realize their potential since their unexpected run to the Western Conference Finals in the 2020 […]

The Boston Celtics have had a very successful start to the 2022 NBA offseason. After coming up two games short of winning a title in the 2022 NBA Finals, the front office came into the offseason with a clear plan of what they wanted to accomplish, and through a few shrewd moves, they have managed […]

The Baltimore Ravens are looking forward to getting back their promising young running back JK Dobbins. Dobbins missed the entire 2021 season after tearing his ACL in Baltimore’s final preseason game, and has been working on making it back to the field ever since. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Ravens and their […]

The Minnesota Vikings have undergone changes from top to bottom during the 2022 NFL offseason. After going 8-9 last season and missing the playoffs, the Vikings decided it was time to switch things up. The front office, coaching staff, and roster have all seen radical changes in hopes that they will produce a postseason appearence […]

Ja’Marr Chase is coming off a wildly impressive rookie season with the Cincinnati Bengals. He used his relationship with his old LSU quarterback and teammate Joe Burrow to help him catch 81 passes for 1455 yards and 13 touchdowns. That earned him Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, as well as a Pro Bowl selection […]

Tony La Russa’s second season with the Chicago White Sox has not gone as expected. The White Sox were expected to win the American League Central, but as we head into the All-Star break, they are sitting at third place in their division with a 46-46 record. Not to mention, La Russa has made several […]

The Los Angeles Chargers took some big steps forward in 2021. Their offense continued to be prolific, and their defense improved enough to give the team a shot to make the playoffs. Unfortunately, things came crashing down in the final game of the regular season for L.A., as their last second overtime loss at the […]

The Dallas Mavericks 2021-22 season was very encouraging for the franchise and its fans. They were expected to be a playoff team in the Western Conference, but not many people thought they would make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals. Even though they were outplayed by the Golden State Warriors, who eventually […]

Lionel Messi remains one of the most prolific soccer stars in the world. Messi recently finished his first season with French tycoons PSG after previously spending his entire career in Spain with FC Barcelona. The results weren’t much different, as Messi helped PSG finish first in France’s Ligue 1. Lionel Messi signed a two-year deal […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had a tumultuous 2022 offseason. For a point in time, it seemed like they were set for a lengthy rebuild after two short winning seasons under Tom Brady’s leadership. And then in the blink of an eye, they were a contender again, as if nothing had ever happened. The Bucs […]

Chris Sale has had quite an unfortunate streak of injuries over the past few years. He got shut down early in 2019, and ended up needing Tommy John surgery that offseason, which held him out for the entire 2020 season. He would make his way back towards the end of the 2021 season, but clearly […]

The Boston Celtics 2021-22 season was quite a whirlwind. After finding themselves with an 18-21 record midway through the season, the C’s went on an absurd run from 11th place in the Eastern Conference all the way up to 2nd, which is where they finished in the standings. They then sent the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee […]

The MLB world was shocked yesterday afternoon when it was announced that Juan Soto could be on his way out the door for the Washington Nationals. The star slugger turned down a massive 15 year, $440 million extension from the Nats, prompting the team to begin exploring trades for Soto with an extension seeming unlikely. […]

A bombshell was dropped yesterday afternoon when it was reported that Washington Nationals star Juan Soto had turned down a massive 15-year, $440 million extension from the Nationals. As a result, Washington has decided that they will be unable to reach an extension with the face of their franchise, and they will proceed to entertain […]

The San Diego Padres have held things together for most of the 2022 MLB season despite being without star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. A big reason for that is because of the play of Jake Cronenworth, who was selected as a replacement player for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game this afternoon. Cronenworth, now in his […]

The 2022 MLB season hasn’t gone the way the Toronto Blue Jays expected it to go so far. They currently are in fourth place in an extremely competitive American League East division, and recently fired their manager Charlie Montoyo due to the team underperforming for much of the season. Despite that, the Blue Jays had […]

The Boston Red Sox have had a rather strange start to the 2022 MLB season. They stumbled out of the gate and were sitting in last place in the American League East a month into the season. Boston flipped the switch entirely during May and June, though, rocketing themselves back up the AL standings. They […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a big question mark at their quarterback spot right now. The position battle between Mitch Trubisky, Kenny Pickett, and maybe even Mason Rudolph, figures to be one of the most interesting position battles of the summer throughout the NFL. There are a lot of concerns surrounding the position, but those concerns […]