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The Texas Tech Red Raiders got their second win against a ranked opponent this season Saturday night, as they took down the no. 22 Texas Longhorns in Lubbock, 37-34, sending the entire Jones AT&T Stadium into pandemonium. And of course, Kansas Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is also in a celebratory mood after seeing his alma […]

A marquee clash between the Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is scheduled Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, with future Hall of Fame quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady facing possibly for the last time ever. For Rodgers, he will have one of his most trusted protectors in front of him in this […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of questions to answer in the coming days. The Steelers suffered a 29-17 road loss to the Cleveland Browns Thursday night, in part because Mike Tomlin’s men could not stop running back Nick Chubb from moving the chains. With Deshaun Watson suspended the Browns were expected to be a run-heavy […]

The clamor from Pittsburgh Steelers fans to let Kenny Pickett take the quarterback reins from Mitchell Trubisky should only get louder in the coming days following the team’s 29-17 road loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. However, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was quick to shut down the notion of Pittsburgh making such […]

Aaron Judge is still stuck with 60 home runs after failing to generate another one Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox, but there’s still a big reason for New York Yankees fans to have good sleep, as their team won that game, 5-4. Judge, however, did not seem enthused by the win that also […]

Aaron Judge will have to wait for at least another day to hit his 61st home run of the 2022 MLB season. All eyes were on Judge Thursday night in the New York Yankees’ series opener at home against bitter rivals Boston Red Sox, with baseball fans waiting for the hulking outfielder to finally move […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is still trying to work his way back to 100 percent form. Simmons missed the entire 2021-22 NBA season because of an internal rift with his previous team, the Philadelphia 76ers, and mental struggle issues. Simmons recently opened up about what he’s gone through during an episode of JJ Redick’s […]

Donovan Mitchell is among the tens of thousands of people in attendance to watch the Cleveland Browns take on the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday night. Mitchell, of course, is the shiny new weapon the Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired in the NBA offseason, so he’s just out there trying to get a feel of the football atmosphere […]

Tom Brady sounds like he is ready for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ home opener Sunday against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.  Brady is reportedly having an issue with his throwing hand’s ring finger, but it doesn’t seem he has any problems playing through any discomfort he’s feeling. Via Jenna Laine of ESPN: “Great. […]

The Seattle Mariners have put themselves in a good position to make the 2022 MLB playoffs in large part because of the brilliance of rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez. However, Rodriguez could be in danger of missing games in the home stretch of the regular season, as he is dealing with a troubling upper-body injury that […]

If it’s Thursday night, we all know what Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is getting busy with, and that’s having his eyes glued to Thursday Night Football. The King even has already heaped praises at Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper, who caught the first touchdown of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yessir!!!! […]

What Aaron Judge is to home runs, Juan Soto is to drawing walks. Not that the San Diego Padres star can’t hit them out of the park, but of all his baseball skills, his plate discipline is what stands out the most. That was highlighted anew when he got issued a free pass during Wednesday […]

The Boston Celtics are suddenly engulfed in controversy after Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that head coach Ime Udoka is facing disciplinary action from the team, which could also mean a potentially lengthy suspension. The details of how Udoka found himself in hot water are not yet out in full, but many have already made […]

The Boston Celtics are likely going to begin the defense of their Eastern Conference title without the man who steered them all the way to the NBA Finals from the sidelines. According to the bombshell report dropped by Adrian Wojnarowski Wednesday night, Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is facing disciplinary action from the Boston management […]

CC Sabathia had a lot of laughs during Wednesday night’s MLB Network Showcase: Clubhouse Edition broadcast of the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Padres after he revealed to the rest of the panel that his size grew from a size 13 to 15 during his time in the big leagues. Stephen Nelson, […]

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga is entering just his second season in the NBA, but he’s already become material for a Stephen A. Smith hot take. In a recent episode of First Take, the ESPN personality recently revealed that he’s heard of reports about Kuminga’s poor attitude off the court. Warriors head coach Steve […]

Aaron Judge is the talk of the baseball universe right now for obvious reasons. But allow Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Matt Vierling to have his moment, too. Vierling put the Phillies on his back Wednesday night at home against the Toronto Blue Jays and led them to a skid-snapping 4-3 victory in extra innings. Matt Vierling […]

Aaron Judge will have to wait for at least another day for his 61st home run of the 2022 MLB season to come. He nearly had it Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium against the Pittsburgh Pirates when he hit a ground-rule double in the fifth inning. For a moment there, Yankees fans thought they were […]

Lawrence Taylor is arguably the best football player of all time — not just among those who played defense but of everyone who ever set foot on the football field. That is how huge of a legend LT is, which is also why it’s still surprising to hear his name get mentioned in the same […]

Nathan MacKinnon is now the highest-paid player in the NHL. It’s not NBA superstar money, but MacKinnon is still a whole lot richer after signing an eight-year extension deal with the Colorado Avalanche worth $100.8 million which comes with an Average Annual Value of $12.6 million. That tops the $12.5 million AAV of the contract […]

Remember the last time the DK Metcalf Seattle Seahawks’ offense actually scored points? Good times. The Seahawks are 1-1 after two games in the 2022 NFL regular season, which was one more win than what most people expected them to have by this point, but they can’t hide the fact that their offense has been […]

Former NFL head coach Todd Haley tried to diagnose what’s holding back the Denver Broncos this early in the 2022 NFL season, believing that the team should be playing better than what its record suggests. In an appearance Wednesday on The Pat McAfee Show, Haley pointed out that Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett did not […]

Richard Sherman, KJ Wright, and Russell Wilson all have shared history, as they all were part of those fearsome Seattle Seahawks teams of the last decade. They are on separate ways now, though, and don’t seem to be very close to each other — well, at least to Wilson. It’s no longer a secret that […]

It was earlier reported that Tom Brady would not be practicing on Wednesdays, so it caught many by surprise that the future Hall of Famer was on the field Wednesday with his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates. Brady practiced in full, leading some to question where the truth is in the initial reports of his supposed […]

The Seattle Mariners are on pace to make the 2022 MLB postseason, and once they officially do clinch a seat in the playoffs, it would be the first time since Julio Rodriguez came into this world that the franchise will be playing beyond the regular season. With that being said, here are three reasons why […]

The Dallas Stars are expected to miss the presence of high-scoring forward Jason Robertson when they open training camp Thursday. Robertson is coming off a sensational season with the Stars, but he is still without a new contract. His most recent one expired at the end of the 2021-22 NHL season but because he is […]

Jakob Chychrun was among the most talked about targets ahead of the most recent NHL trade deadline, but he ultimately was not moved by the Arizona Coyotes. Still with the team,  the 24-year-old defenseman remains wanting of a trade that would put him in a much more desirable environment than Arizona. Via Alan Robinson of […]

One of the members of The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense has just received an unfortunate punishment from the NFL. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Steelers safety Damontae Kazee has been handed by the NFL a total of three games suspension for violation of the league’s policy on substance abuse. #Steelers S Damontae Kazee […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were supposed to provide the media with what appears to be some juicy details via press conference Tuesday, but that was scuttled just before its scheduled time. The reason for the nixing remains a mystery, paving the way for NBA fans to come up with countless theories, none more common than […]

Twitter engineers are fearing for the technical integrity of the social media platform once again, with NBA fans from every corner going at it following ESPN’s release of its top 100 rankings ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season. Arguably the most controversial part of the rankings is Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins being placed […]

Pat McAfee is a step closer to football immortality. The former NFL punter and kickoff specialist just learned during a live airing of The Pat McAfee Show that he has been nominated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and his reaction to it was as good as you could imagine. Pat McAfee would later […]

The Seattle Seahawks were expected to take a big step back in terms of offensive production in their first season since Russell Wilson’s departure. This has led Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll to think about letting Geno Smith have increased control of the offense and giving the quarterback the green light to air it out […]

Aaron Judge is the heavy favorite to win the American League MVP, and for most people, that isn’t even up for debate. But there are still fans out there who believe that even with the historic season the New York Yankees slugger is having, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels still deserves to take […]

Aaron Judge isn’t the only powerful man on the New York Yankees’ roster. The team still has Giancarlo Stanton, who knows how to punish baseballs and send them to the moon, which he did again Tuesday night to give the Yankees a 9-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates via his walk-off grand slam. Until that […]

Somewhere out there, Babe Ruth is smiling while chugging down a beer and enjoying hotdogs after New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge just tied the Sultan of Swat‘s personal record of 60 home runs in a season. With a mammoth solo shot in the bottom of the ninth of Tuesday night’s game against the visiting […]

Jordan Clarkson used to be part of a young Los Angeles Lakers core together with the likes of Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma, Julius Randle, Lonzo Ball, and D’Angelo Russell, but their names have all vanished from the Lakers’ roster. For Clarkson, though, it all worked out fine for all of them, even if that meant […]

For the first time since 2016 when they made it all the way to the World Series, the New York Mets are headed to the MLB postseason. They booked their ticket to the playoffs as early as Monday when they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-2, on the road, thanks in large part to another outstanding […]

The Phoenix Suns are adding a new body to their Chris Paul-led backcourt. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Suns are signing Frank Jackson to a non-guaranteed deal ahead of training camp. The Phoenix Suns are signing guard Frank Jackson to a non-guaranteed deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September […]

Ben Simmons haters have a new material to use against the Brooklyn Nets star. Apparently, Simmons has logged in more minutes holding the controller to play Call of Duty than actual minutes played in the NBA. Ben Simmons has more Call of Duty minutes played than in the NBA 🤯 ▪️ COD: 9,784▪️ NBA: 9,326 […]