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The Chicago Bears, after a pair of disappointing losses to open the season, are now 2-2 entering their bye week. And a reason for the bounce-back has, no doubt, been the developing relationship of second-year quarterback Caleb Williams and first-year head coach Ben Johnson. While Williams did not have his best game by any means […]

The Chicago Bears earned their second win of the season yesterday, and while many are crediting Josh Blackwell, who blocked the Las Vegas Raiders’ potential game-winning field goal, there is someone else to credit for helping Blackwell block the kick: Scott Daly. With 38 seconds left in the game and down 25-24, Raiders kicker Daniel […]

Bruce Bochy and the San Francisco Giants had a long, successful partnership; over 13 seasons, Bochy led the Giants to a pair of NL West championships and three World Series titles. And that partnership could be renewed soon. Following a third consecutive losing season and fourth without a playoff appearance, the Giants appear as if […]

The Minnesota Vikings and J.J. McCarthy’s injury troubles could continue for another week at least. McCarthy, the quarterback Minnesota drafted with the 10th overall pick last year, did not play a down in 2024 due to surgery to repair a torn meniscus. This year, while being named the Vikings’ starter to begin the season, McCarthy […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin is confident the atmosphere for tonight’s highly anticipated matchup vs. Oregon will be electric. Ahead of the rematch of last year’s Big Ten Championship Game, Franklin was asked by Pat McAfee on ‘College Gameday’ earlier today what he expected from the more than 100,000 in attendance at Beaver Stadium […]

Penn State football’s ‘White Out’ games are typically considered among the toughest environments in which to play in all of college football. Ahead of the Nittany Lions’ highly anticipated top-10 matchup with Oregon tomorrow night, much has been made of the Penn State faithful’s famous White Out crowd, where the 100,000 or so of PSU […]

Dante Moore has only started a handful of games for Oregon, but Todd McShay already thinks he could be the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s NFL Draft. Moore, who transferred from UCLA following the 2023 season, spent his sophomore year sitting and learning behind Heisman finalist Dillon Gabriel. And so far this season, […]

It is truly both an end to an era and the beginning of a new one for the Oklahoma State football program after the firing of longtime head coach Mike Gundy. Gundy, an OSU alum, had been on the Cowboys’ coaching staff for all but five years of his nearly four-decade career, including the last […]

Hugh Freeze and Auburn may have lost last week’s highly anticipated matchup against Oklahoma, but the Tigers’ coach believes the Sooners aren’t as good as his team’s next opponent. Days after the 24-17 defeat in Norman, Freeze seemed to both praise upcoming foe Texas A&M and diss Oklahoma in the same breath. “Hugh Freeze says […]

Despite suffering a high ankle sprain that knocked him out of Sunday’s loss vs. the Chicago Bears, CeeDee Lamb apparently had hopes of being ready to go for the Dallas Cowboys’ next game. However, based on reporting from ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Todd Archer, Lamb appears destined for an absence of multiple weeks. While being […]

LeBron James is set to begin his 23rd season in the NBA next month, setting another record in the process, but there is a lot of speculation that season No. 23 will be the final one for the Los Angeles Lakers star — or at least as a Lakers star. James, the oldest player in […]

Despite his team’s anemic offense, Myles Garrett says he knew the Cleveland Browns would win at halftime of their come-from-behind victory against the Green Bay Packers. Garrett, who had half a sack in Sunday’s 13-10 win, explained why he told his teammates they would win the game after a scoreless first half. “If I believe, […]

Miami football coach Mario Cristobal is pleased with transfer quarterback Carson Beck’s play so far, to say the least. Beck, who arrived in Miami after five years with Georgia, has hit the ground running with the Hurricanes. Through three games, he has completed 78% of his passes for 812 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. […]

Oklahoma State football has managed to add a transfer quarterback who appears to be immediately eligible to play. The Cowboys, weeks removed from starting quarterback Hauss Hejny’s foot injury and subsequent surgery, have added former North Alabama quarterback Noah Walters to their online roster, according to On3’s Pete Nakos, who said Walters “provides some needed […]

Ahead of this weekend’s clash between his Ole Miss football team and Tulane, Rebels coach Lane Kiffin heaped praise on the Green Wave’s head coach, Jon Sumrall. Both teams enter Saturday’s matchup in Oxford with undefeated records and the relatively uncommon distinction of already having two wins over power conference opponents; Ole Miss defeated Kentucky […]

Days after the firing of UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster, the Bruins’ defensive coordinator has also departed the program. Interim head coach Tim Skipper announced today that Ikaika Malloe had parted ways with UCLA, which is 0-3 on the season and is in a bye week. Skipper said the defensive coordinator position will be a […]

The Virginia Tech football coaching search is already underway, and the names attached are quite interesting. Following the firing of Brent Pry, the Hokies have an early start on finding their head football coach for the 2026 season and beyond. So far, the search has focused on those who have head coaching experience and successful […]

It’s not every day that the NBA commissioner says a trade was a “kick in the a–,” but that’s exactly what Adam Silver said regarding the Dallas Mavericks’ highly controversial Luka Doncic trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. Silver, who has been the subject of a conspiracy theory in which he allegedly ordered the Doncic […]

While many believed that Jonathan Kuminga would ultimately leave the Golden State Warriors, this offseason’s restricted free agency standoff has only proven that inevitable. Kuminga, at 22, has made it clear that he has been unhappy about his role on the team. But to this point, he has had little leverage to do anything about […]

A counteroffer by Jonathan Kuminga and his representatives has been rejected by the Golden State Warriors, continuing the restricted free agency standoff. With the Warriors reportedly offering a three-year, $75.2 million deal and completely shutting down any potential of a player option, Kuminga, whose Golden State tenure has been polarizing, presented “alternatives.” “One of the […]

The Texas A&M football team is quickly rising through the AP Top 25. Following last night’s thrilling 41-40 win over Notre Dame in South Bend, the Aggies jumped from 16th to 10th in the AP poll. Last year, Mike Elko’s first as head coach, it took until late October for A&M to enter the top […]

The New England Patriots appear to have a big question mark at the kicker position. A week after missing one of his three field-goal attempts in a 20-13 loss, sixth-round draft pick Andy Borregales has missed both extra points he has attempted so far today against the Miami Dolphins in the same stadium he played […]

Tennessee football lost its ninth consecutive game against Georgia yesterday in a wild, heartbreaking 44-41 overtime thriller. And while the Volunteers scored 40-plus points for the third consecutive week, head coach and offensive play caller Josh Heupel has not escaped criticism. After a blistering start in which Tennessee jumped out to a 21-7 first-quarter lead, […]

Consider legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban a fan of Tennessee football star Joey Aguilar. Ahead of the Volunteers’ rivalry game vs. Georgia today, Saban praised the transfer quarterback’s play through the first two weeks. “Joey is not as tall as Nico [Iamaleava]. He’s probably not as fast as Nico. But when it comes to […]

There has been a lot of chatter about a potential Tyreek Hill trade, but the Miami Dolphins are reportedly not close to doing that. ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter posted on X, formerly Twitter, today that despite the rumors, Hill is staying put in Miami for now. “To date, the Dolphins haven’t received any calls […]

Notre Dame football, after a season-opening loss to Miami and a bye week, is back in hopes of repeating last year’s win over Texas A&M. The Irish defeated the Aggies 23-13 in College Station last season in the teams’ respective season opener, but the scenario is a little different this time around. Specifically, unlike last […]

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart knows a thing or two about the rivalry with Tennessee. The current Bulldogs head coach was once a Bulldogs player, having played at UGA from 1995 to 1998. In that time, Georgia, despite becoming one of the conference’s better teams toward the end of Smart’s career, never beat Tennessee. But […]

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer used its blowout win over UL-Monroe to play not one, but two quarterbacks off the bench, and that could be something Crimson Tide fans could see more of. Following Alabama’s decisive Week 1 upset loss to Florida State, DeBoer said he and his staff, whose jobs were often being called […]

Florida football player Brendan Bett made a massive mistake Saturday when he spat in the face of a USF player, costing the Gators 15 yards on the Bulls’ final drive of the game. Unfortunately for Bett, the penalty came in the final few minutes of what was then a one-point game in which Florida led. […]

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick is about as connected to the NFL as any college football coach ever has been, but he has made it clear that one NFL team will not be welcome in Chapel Hill. In what was officially classified as a mutual decision, Belichick departed the New England Patriots in January […]

UCLA backup quarterback Pierce Clarkson has been arrested and charged with a felony, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department [h/t ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti]. According to the county sheriff’s records, Clarkson was arrested on Friday, Sept. 5, at noon and booked a few hours later on an unspecified felony charge. His bail was set […]

Transfer quarterback John Mateer has been (so far) as advertised for the Oklahoma football team. Mateer shone bright in his biggest game as a Sooner on Saturday evening vs. Michigan in Norman, passing for 270 yards, rushing for another 74, and scoring three touchdowns (one through the air and two on the ground) in the […]

They played against each other plenty of times, most notably in the 2008 Western Conference Finals and the Olympics, but Pau Gasol and Carmelo Anthony’s careers are uniquely linked, thanks to an unfortunate injury and the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony and Gasol’s NBA careers overlapped quite a bit; Gasol entered the league in 2001 as […]

Texas football suffered a disappointing loss in its season opener vs. Ohio State, but Steve Sarkisian is still a believer that the Longhorns can make it back to the College Football Playoff. Following the 14-7 defeat, in which preseason Heisman favorite Arch Manning struggled, Sarkisian spoke on the impact of the CFP’s expansion from four […]

The father of Florida State football player Ethan Pritchard, who was shot in the back of the head Sunday night, spoke to local media a few days after the shooting about his son. Earl Pritchard told WFTV-9 that Ethan was shot while driving his aunt home from a family gathering less than 20 miles away […]

The first game of the post-Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter era did not go according to plan for the Colorado football program and Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders. With Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter starting at quarterback, Colorado lost to Georgia Tech 27-20 at home. And while Salter’s (and offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur’s) performance left a […]

The NFL’s history is littered with ‘busts’, players drafted with great expectations who fail to live up to them, sometimes in spectacularly disastrous ways. But when it comes to quarterbacks, in particular, Troy Aikman, who very well may have landed in the bust category had things gone a little differently, is placing the bulk of […]

When North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick envisioned how his first college football game would go, he probably didn’t think Kirk Herbstreit’s dog, Pete, would be taking over the color commentary in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for Belichick and the Tar Heels, that’s exactly what happened on Monday, and it wasn’t because UNC was embarrassing […]

As the saying goes, there are three sides to every story, and that certainly seems to be the case in the Jerry Jones-Micah Parsons saga, which led to the Dallas Cowboys trading the All-Pro edge rusher. While it would seem almost irrelevant now that Parsons is on the Green Bay Packers and signed a four-year, […]