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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence could be in line to become the highest-paid player in the NFL at just 24 years old. The potential record-breaking contract between the Jaguars and Lawrence could mark a major shift in the dynamics of quarterback contracts in the NFL, reshaping the league’s financial landscape and influencing the future compensation […]

A little less than a decade ago, Jim Harbaugh and the San Francisco 49ers ended their partnership. Now current 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is singing Harbaugh’s praises after the latter just won the College Football National Championship at Michigan. Here’s what Shanahan said about Harbaugh on a conference call on Tuesday, according to Grant Cohn […]

The Detroit Pistons got off to a fast start against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, leading 47-29 after the first quarter. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there. The Pistons ended up falling to 131-110 to Sacramento, a remarkable 39-point turnaround in the final three quarters. Pistons guard Jaden Ivey got real on what went […]

Dennis Schroder has found a home with the Toronto Raptors – replacing the departed Fred VanVleet – but no matter what, he always hears about the contract he didn’t sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. Schroder opened up on what happened with that Lakers offer, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports: “Look for an […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton missed his eighth straight game with right knee tendonitis, but one young fan is glad that he rejoined the team as they took on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Near the tunnel, the Blazers big man played ‘rock paper scissors’ with a young […]

Japanese pitcher Shota Imanaga has agreed to a “tentative contract” with the Chicago Cubs, just days before the Japanese pitcher’s posting date was set to expire. Now, detail are emerging on Imanaga’s deal with the Cubs. The deal is for multiple years in the range of $15 million annually, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network: […]

Major League Baseball free agency continues on, and while pitchers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery are both still unsigned, MLB rumors have one of these aces garnering more interest than the other. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic believes that Montgomery has more suitors than Snell at this point in the offseason: .@Ken_Rosenthal guesses that Jordan […]

After firing former head coach Brandon Staley mid-season, the Los Angeles Chargers are interviewing offensive coordinator Kellen Moore for the head coaching position, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN: “Los Angeles #Chargers are interviewing offensive coordinator Kellen Moore for the head coaching position, per sources. The long-time NFL coordinator just finished his first year as […]

Toronto Raptors big man Jakob Poeltl is out indefinitely with a left ankle sprain. Poeltl suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday night’s win over the Golden State Warriors. The Raptors will reevaluate Poeltl’s injury in two weeks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic: “Raptors say Jakob Poeltl will be out indefinitely […]

After Michigan football topped Washington football 34-13 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday night, no one was happier than Wolverines’ head coach Jim Harbaugh. No one, except possibly his parents. Immediately after winning the national championship, the Michigan football coach shared an awesome moment with his parents Jacqueline and Jack […]

Top-ranked Michigan football reached the pinnacle of College Football, beating No. 2 Washington 34-13 to earn the Wolverines’ first national championship since 1997, when it shared the title with Nebraska. Michigan dominated the Huskies from the get-go, and handily won the College Football Playoff National Championship game. Quarterback JJ McCarthy, leader of this Michigan football squad, […]

Washington football made it all the way to the College Football Playoff National Championship game but ended up falling to Michigan football 34-13 on Monday. Naturally Washington football fans are in shambles after coming so close to winning it all in the final year of the Pac-12, only to fall short in the final game. […]

The College Football Playoff Championship game between Michigan and Washington is underway and the stars are out in full force. Stars Michael Jordan, Stephen A. Smith, Travis Scott, Derek Jeter, and more were all seen enjoying the National Championship game together: Michael Jordan, Stephen A. Smith, Travis Scott, Derek Jeter, and more enjoying the National […]

Michigan football is taking on Washington on Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy has been dreaming of this moment for his whole career, and his preparation has been intense, including changing the way he brushed his teeth leading up to the game, according to Holly Rowe of ESPN: […]

After the Toronto Raptors trade OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks, attention quickly moved to whether or not the team would deal Pascal Siakam. The Raptors and Sacramento Kings were reportedly in advanced discussions that centered around Harrison Barnes before talks fizzled out. Now, we may know the reason that the proposed deal fell […]

The Boston Celtics topped the Indiana Pacers 118-101 on Saturday, and Luke Kornet was feeling himself. The Celtics’ center played 16 minutes in the win, scoring four points – including a highly entertaining pair of points from the free throw line. With the Celtics leading by four points near the end of the third quarter, […]

After losing Brock Vandagriff to the transfer portal and missing out on five-star prospect Dylan Raiola, Georgia football bolstered their quarterback depth by adding former UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava via the portal. Maiava posted a heartfelt thank you to UNLV last week. Maiava’s decision to join Georgia football comes roughly a week after visiting the Bulldogs. He […]

Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga’s posting period expires on Thursday at 5 p.m. ET, so if he plans to make the move to Major League Baseball, he needs to sign with a team prior to that deadline. The San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels have been tabbed by sources as […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have announced that further advanced imaging on Moses Brown’s left wrist injury showed a non-displaced fracture of his scaphoid. Brown injured the wrist against the Phoenix Suns on New Year’s Day. Surgery is planned for Blazers big man later this week. Brown has appeared in nine games for the Blazers so […]

The Miami Marlins have agreed to a deal that returns outfielder Jonathan Davis back to the organization. The Marlins outrighted Davis off the team’s 40-man roster at the end of the season rather than tender him a contract in arbitration. The deal is a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, according to […]

The Houston Texans are in a jovial mood after defeating the Colts 23-19 to earn their first playoff berth since 2019. Texans rookie quarterback CJ Stroud threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns in the biggest game of his young career. He and head coach DeMeco Ryans were overcome with emotion upon securing the win. […]

For the first time since 2019, the Houston Texans are headed to the playoffs. Behind the stellar play of rookie quarterback CJ Stroud, the Texans topped the Indianapolis Colts 23-19 on Saturday night. After the game, head coach DeMeco Ryans talked about his team’s mindset in advance of the critical matchup with the Colts. Ryans […]

The Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday to secure their postseason ticket. Quarterback CJ Stroud led the Texans to victory, and he was visibly emotional after securing the team’s first playoff berth in five seasons. The entire sports world was watching and reacted swiftly with admiration for Stroud and the rest of the […]

The Houston Texans are headed to the playoffs after they topped the Indianapolis Colts 23-19 on Saturday. Quarterback CJ Stroud led the Texans to victory by going 20-26 for 264 yards and a pair of touchdown passes. As the game ended, Stroud was overcome with emotion: CJ Stroud crying after clinching a spot in the […]

Bronny James and the USC Trojans secured their second consecutive win in conference play, as they took down Pac-12 rivals Stanford Cardinal at home on Saturday, 93-79. No matter what the result, USC basketball is going to attract a ton of attention because of Bronny. For the first time in three games, Bronny James failed […]

Eric Rowe, who’s proved to be a solid addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers after the collapse of their safety corps, had a phenomenal game against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. Rowe notched 12 tackles (10 solo), a pass deflection, and a forced fumble. After the game, Steelers teammate Elandon Roberts revealed a perfect nickname for […]

On Saturday, the Baltimore Ravens decided to lock up one of the key players on defense. Michael Pierce, one of the team’s star defensive tackles agreed to an extension with the team. Pierce was grateful for the extension from the Ravens, especially after battling injuries over the last two seasons, according to Ravens reporter Carita […]

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew has reason to smile, as he has earned himself a fair amount more money than he expected just a few months ago. Minshew is set to earn an extra $2 million this season due to a clause in his contract, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN: “Colts’ QB Gardner Minshew […]

The Sacramento Kings are reportedly set to waive forward Juan Toscano Anderson on Sunday, according to James Ham of TheKingsBeat.com: “According to a league source, the Sacramento Kings are expected to waive Juan Toscano-Anderson tomorrow and drop back to 14 rostered players.” Toscano-Anderson is a California native who played his college basketball with the Marquette […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have waived guard Skylar Mays and forward Ish Wainright. In 21 games (five starts) during the 2023-24 season, Mays averaged 6.3 points (38.4% FG, 28.6% 3-PT, 76.5% FT), 1.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 17.0 minutes per game for the Blazers. Wainright appeared in seven games this season for the Blazers and averaged 2.9 points […]

In the Baltimore Ravens’ Week 18 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Raven running back Melvin Gordon made some unfortunate history. Gordon lost a fumble for the Ravens in the game, and it has been a problem in his career, according to Jamison Hensley of ESPN: “That was Melvin Gordon’s 19th lost fumble of his career. […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers big man Christian Wood was able to fulfill a dream for both he and his mother. Earlier this week, the Lakers role player revealed that at age 18, he promised his mom that he would buy her dream house for her before he turned 30. Now 10 years later, it’s happened. […]

After receiving interest from the Carolina Panthers last offseason (and earlier this season), Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is again reportedly drawing the eye of Panthers owner David Tepper, according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. Writes Breer, “A lot of folks internally in Carolina think that owner David Tepper will hand Lions OC […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have a great big-man duo in Brook Lopez and Giannis Antetokounmpo. But apparently Lopez nearly left Giannis for Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets this offseason, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Writes Feigen, “The Rockets’ rebuild that Brook Lopez considered joining as a free agent last summer had gone […]

The New York Yankees are expected to hire Pat Roessler as an assistant hitting coach, according to Greg Joyce of the New York Post. Roessler, who will join Casey Dykes as assistants under Rowson, is certainly familiar with New York city. He was the New York Mets’ hitting coach in 2018 and previously served as […]

Buffalo Bills running back Leonard Fournette has been elevated from the practice squad for Sunday night’s Week 18 game against the Miami Dolphins, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. The Bills will win the AFC East if they can beat the Dolphins in the final game of the regular season. Fournette made his […]

On Thursday night, Nikola Jokic showed that he stands alone in the NBA when it comes to making impossibly difficult shots after he made an unbelievable game-winner — a three-pointer just past half court — to complete an 18-point fourth quarter comeback and secure a 130-127 victory for the Denver Nuggets over the Golden State Warriors: Jokic. […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts can seemingly do it all. He can hit, run, throw, and play multiple positions in the field. But apparently, Betts is a fan of comedy and NFL hockey. The Dodgers MVP candidate took in Thursday night’s Los Angeles Kings vs. Detroit Red Wings matchup while hanging out with none […]

A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead on Tuesday. Scenes of devastation emerged along Japan’s western coast Tuesday as rescuers raced to save residents trapped in the rubble of a 7.5 magnitude quake. Now Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has revealed that he and the team are sending […]