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The South Carolina football team had quite an eventful Saturday afternoon, with a historic collapse and a bizarre incident between a state trooper and a group of Gamecock players dominating the headlines. Although later on in the day, the big story would be blowing a 30-3 halftime lead, amidst their first-half shellacking of Texas A&M, […]

Early on this season, Texas football star Arch Manning was being written off as a ‘bust’ after a rough start to his first year as the Longhorns’ starting quarterback. Nowadays, though, Manning is slowly quieting his critics. Entering into the season with impossibly high expectations, including that he would be the Heisman Trophy winner and […]

James Franklin, who was fired as the Penn State football coach just over a month ago, may not be without a job for very much longer. According to multiple reports, Virginia Tech is circling Franklin, with CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz saying that Franklin “continues to be the top target” for the Hokies vacancy. ESPN’s Pete […]

In the aftermath of the firing of Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, the future of multiple Mavs seems to be up in the air. But no player would appear to have more doubt cast on their near or long-term future in Dallas than Anthony Davis. Davis, one of the NBA’s best defenders over the […]

With Nico Harrison having been fired by the Dallas Mavericks, the Luka Doncic trade’s case as the worst deal in NBA history has only grown. More than nine months after Harrison, the Mavs general manager, shockingly pulled the trigger on sending Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas owner Patrick Dumont dismissed Harrison after nearly […]

Nine months ago, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a future first-round draft pick. But it’s not a guarantee by any means that Davis will be in Dallas long enough to even see that pick come to fruition. With the firing of general manager […]

Things could be going a bit better for the Dallas Mavericks right now, and they likely would be if they had not traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. Although it appeared that polarizing Mavs general manager Nico Harrison had lucked out by getting the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick does not take losses well, to say the least, and that has caught the attention of former NBA player Lou Williams. Redick, after the Lakers were blown off the floor in a 122-102 loss to the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks, made it clear that he was none too pleased […]

For some time, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has been the subject of trade rumors. And recently, Tarik Skubal, the Detroit Tigers’ star pitcher, has also found himself floated as a potential trade target as the time for a new contract draws near. While any team in MLB would be happy to add either Skenes […]

The Luke Fickell era of Wisconsin football has been an unmitigated disaster for most of the last three years. But on Saturday, shortly after Fickell was given another public show of support by his athletic director, the Badgers pulled off their biggest win since Fickell took over. Amid near-constant talk about whether Fickell would or […]

There may have been some concern in Columbus that with the departure of defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, the Ohio State defense would take a step back this season. But Matt Patricia has made sure that has not been the case, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. The top-ranked Buckeyes are 8-0 going into today’s game at […]

The Memphis Grizzlies appear destined for a rebuild, and it could start sooner rather than later. With the ongoing drama involving Ja Morant, the guard’s trade value is not anywhere near its peak, but there could be considerable interest in Jaren Jackson Jr., Morant’s running mate, if the Grizzlies want to move him. Jackson, who […]

If the season ended today, Notre Dame would be heading to Provo, Utah, to play BYU in the first round of the College Football Playoff. But Irish quarterback CJ Carr isn’t looking that far ahead. After two close losses to start the season, it appeared as if preseason No. 6 Notre Dame could be playing […]

Things haven’t been great for the Boston College football program this year. After a promising seven-win campaign in Bill O’Brien’s first season as the Eagles’ head coach, BC has crashed and burned in 2025. At 1-8 overall and 0-5 in the ACC, Boston College is on pace for potentially its worst season in nearly 50 […]

The Indianapolis Colts, despite a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, are in a pretty good place in the NFL right now. As some teams around the league come to terms with the fact that they will not be competing for a Super Bowl in February, the Colts, whose 7-2 record is tied for […]

Could the Arizona Cardinals trade Kyler Murray this season? According to ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio, it’s unlikely. But after the season? That does seem to be on the table. While buzz has continued to grow about a potential Murray trade, Florio declared that while there are “too many moving parts” for it to go down by […]

A once-promising season for the Tennessee football program is on the verge of falling apart. After this past weekend’s 33-27 home loss to Oklahoma, the Volunteers may unofficially be out of College Football Playoff (CFP) contention. Last year, the first season in which 12 teams qualified for the playoff, only one three-loss team made it: […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant era may be coming to a close. Once touted as the NBA’s next superstar, Morant’s career has taken a few detours over the past several seasons, largely as a result of suspensions handed down to him from the league and the Grizzlies themselves. And after a latest one-game ban by […]

Terry Rozier is persona non grata in the NBA at the moment, on account of being arrested as part of a widespread federal investigation into gambling and sports betting. But that hasn’t stopped Bill Simmons from firing up the trade machine. Despite Rozier being on an unpaid leave of absence as his case makes its […]

It’s abundantly clear that two of the biggest college football programs in the country want to be in the Lane Kiffin business. After respectively firing Brian Kelly and Billy Napier, LSU and Florida are in search of a new head football coach. And both, according to reports, have a keen interest in plucking Kiffin out […]

After firing Brian Kelly, the LSU football program is without a head coach. And, if Josh Pate is correct, Oregon’s Dan Lanning will not be filling that vacancy. Since leading Oregon back-to-back double-digit win seasons in his first two years as a head coach, including a 2024 Fiesta Bowl victory, Lanning has been a popular […]

After Baylor’s 41-20 loss to Cincinnati, there has been a change made to the Bears’ coaching staff. ESPN’s Pete Thamel initially reported this morning that Baylor offensive line coach Mason Miller “is no longer with the program.” Bears head coach Dave Aranda confirmed Thamel’s report, saying that it is a “personal matter.” Dave Aranda confirms […]

After firing head football coach Brian Kelly, LSU is on the hunt for someone to lead its football program back to national title contention. Could Lane Kiffin be that man? By dismissing Kelly, who went 34-14 in parts of four seasons as head coach, LSU is making it clear to its fan base and the […]

The North Carolina football season isn’t going well, to say the least, but it is interesting. Amid a 2-4 season, which very well may end with two wins, Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick has reportedly taken a peek at the exit, an assistant coach was suspended, and the team’s general manager has been the […]

Thrust into the largest role of his young NBA career, Reed Sheppard showed that he was not ready for it in the Houston Rockets’ season-opening loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Tuesday, Sheppard, who has become the sixth man and first true guard off the bench for Houston following Fred VanVleet’s ACL injury last […]

The Texas Tech football team could go another week without its starting quarterback. Following the Red Raiders’ first loss of the season, in which backup QB Will Hammond threw for 167 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception, TTU fans might be wondering when starter Behren Morton will be back from injury. Well, it might be this […]

Jalen Green is entering a new chapter in his NBA career with the Phoenix Suns, but there are still a lot of questions Green must answer as he joins his second team. The second overall pick in the 2021 draft, Green has dazzled at times with his scoring and athletic ability. But in a league […]

When the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau earlier this year, they were swinging for the fences, so to speak, on his successor. Although Thibodeau led the Knicks to their first Eastern Conference Finals berth in a quarter of a century, following a six-game series loss to the Indiana Pacers, Thibodeau was relieved […]

Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh expressed his “unrelenting commitment to do what is necessary” to make the Badgers into a title contender, but he is not firing head football coach Luke Fickell to do that. In a written statement, McIntosh admitted that he has been disappointed in the Wisconsin football season, which has featured just […]

LSU football’s Brian Kelly experiment may be coming to an end sooner rather than later. After Saturday’s loss to Vanderbilt, which was the first time in 35 years that the Commodores had beaten the Tigers, it’s fair to say that there is a growing section of the LSU fan base that are ready for Kelly […]

It’s impossible to accurately blame a loss on any one person in a football game, but Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar’s mistake at the end of the first half against Alabama yesterday was about as bad as it can get. Down 16-7, Tennessee was on the Crimson Tide’s one-yard line with nine seconds left in the […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ defense is indisputably among the worst in the NFL, but it’s not the team’s only point of concern. Despite ranking last or close to it in most statistical categories, not everyone thinks defense should be their top priority over the next two weeks, ahead of the trade deadline. “The Cowboys have let […]

With Cade Klubnik still recovering from an injury, we could see a new starting quarterback for Clemson today vs. SMU. According to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz and Richard Johnson, “it’s considered likely” that Christopher Vizzina will get the start for the Tigers instead of Klubnik. Zenitz and Johnson reiterated that Klubnik, who is suffering from […]

Penn State football’s coaching search is underway, and seven-time national champion Nick Saban has given his thoughts on what the Nittany Lions need in their next head coach after firing James Franklin. With Curt Cignetti, a former Saban assistant, officially off the proverbial table after he signed a massive, eight-year extension with Indiana, Penn State’s […]

Ahead of this weekend’s highly anticipated SEC matchup between Georgia and Ole Miss, the respective head coaches have been trading text messages — well, Lane Kiffin has been sending messages to Kirby Smart, at least. Smart and Kiffin are admitted friends; the pair coached together on Nick Saban’s Alabama staff in 2014 and 2015, and […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ defense is bad, and Jerry Jones knows it. Through six games, only the Baltimore Ravens have allowed more points than the Cowboys, who have surrendered the most yards, passing yards, and first downs per game in the NFL. Additionally, Dallas ranks third-worst in yards allowed per play, fourth-worst in rushing yards allowed […]

In 2011, Penn State was the talk of the college football world — just for all the wrong reasons. Toward the end of his 46th season as the Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno was fired for allegedly knowing about and covering up child sexual abuse by his longtime defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky. While it […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo may be in a bunch of trade rumors, but the Milwaukee Bucks superstar might not be destined for the Bay Area. Despite the Golden State Warriors often being named as a potential landing spot for Antetokounmpo, ESPN’s Anthony Slater has heard less-than-optimistic things about the possibility of that coming to fruition. “I’ve talked […]

It was always expected that Connor McDavid would once again become the highest-paid player in the NHL, especially after Edmonton Oilers teammate Leon Draisaitl signed an eight-year, $112 million contract a year ago. But McDavid had different ideas. As the final season of his eight-year, $100 million deal approached, McDavid participated in negotiations with the […]