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The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the 2022-23 NHL season with high hopes, considering they just won the Johnny Gaudreau sweepstakes in the offseason. However, they did not exactly have a memorable start to the campaign, particularly because Patrik Laine suffered an upper-body injury (elbow) right in the very first game of the Blue Jackets this […]

Fox Sports personality Nick Wright is not going to win new fans from Green Bay over what he just said in a recent episode of the What’s Wright? with Nick Wright podcast. According to Wright, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is no longer an elite NFL quarterback. “Aaron Rodgers, you are the back-to-back defending […]

The Colorado Avalanche are not exactly off to a hot start to their Stanley Cup title defense in the 2022-23 NHL season, as they are just 3-2-1 through six games. They could have been brandishing a much better record if it weren’t for their bumbling penalty kill. A few Avalanche players have expressed their frustration […]

Chicago Bears defensive tackle was thrown out of Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots for an illegal block on Pats center David Andrews with under eight minutes left to play in regulation. Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was obviously not a fan of that decision by Pennel. Via Zack Cox of ESPN: “Totally […]

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team made a trip over the weekend to Pikeville for a charity preseason scrimmage at Appalachian Wireless Arena, which was already news of itself. But it got even more interesting after the event when Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari shared via social media an image of a father at the […]

The Los Angeles Rams tried to shoot their shot at landing running back Christian McCaffrey. Instead, they will be facing the now-San Francisco 49ers tailback for the second time this season when they meet the Niners again this coming Sunday at home. When Rams head coach Sean McVay heard that it was their NFC West […]

The New York Knicks are fun to watch again. After losing their season-opener to the Memphis Grizzlies on the road. RJ Barrett and the Knicks have gone 2-0, with wins over the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic, both at home. In one sequence during Monday night’s 115-102 victory against the Magic, the Knicks electrified […]

Vegas Golden Knights forward Phil Kessel is just a game away from taking over the sole spot atop the NHL’s all-time record for most consecutive games played. By hitting the ice Monday night against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, at home, Kessel managed to tie Keith Yandle’s record of 989 games played in […]

The future is bright for Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic. Banchero churned out yet another solid performance in his very young NBA career, albeit in a 115-102 road loss to the New York Knicks Monday night. According to Justin Kubatko, Paolo Banchero has just pulled off a feat only done by six other players […]

And just like that, Week 8 of the 2022 NFL regular season is upon us. But there is still a lot of football to be played. Whether your fantasy football team is crushing it or trailing the competition, there is never a bad time to improve by way of adding key players from the waiver […]

Mario Cristobal’s first season as head coach of the Miami Hurricanes is filled with challenges. Miami football is just 3-4 through Week 8 of the 2022 college football season. Last Sunday, the Hurricanes got dropped by the Duke Blue Devils at home, 45-21, for their second loss in conference play. Despite such a disastrous campaign, […]

True to his reputation as one of the most colorful hockey personalities, Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella did not hold back one bit in criticizing the play of his team during a Sunday night 3-0 home loss to the San Jose Sharks. “The whole performance, it sucked,” Tortorella commented in front of reporters about […]

Don’t look now but the Washington Commanders are now on a winning streak for the first time in the 2022 NFL season. The Commanders beat the Chicago Bears in Week 6 on the road and then scored an upset victory at home over Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in Week 7. That pair […]

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine is causing quite a Twitter stir simply because of a like he made to a tweet that disparages Bulls and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. Here is a screengrab of that social medial activity just in case Zach LaVine unlikes it. It’s entirely possible that this has got nothing […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers remain a two-win team this season following their 16-10 road loss in Week 7 to the Miami Dolphins. The Steelers had a shot at upsetting Miami with one last drive but Kenny Pickett was intercepted by Dolphins cornerback Noah Igbinoghene to seal the loss for Pittsburgh. Pickett was looking for tight end […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in shambles, as they are winless through three games in the 2022-23 NBA season. Sure it is still early, but could the Lakers be already in the planning stages of acquiring a new player via a trade to stop the bleeding? According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, veteran guard Josh […]

It’s not always that the Green Bay Packers, with Aaron Rodgers as their starting quarterback, are heading into a game as the underdog. Even rarer is the situation where Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are underdogs by at least 10 points. In fact, that hasn’t happened ever before in his NFL career  — until this […]

The Houston Astros are looking every bit the part of the favorites to win the 2022 World Series. In fact, they just booked their tickets to the Fall Classic still undefeated in the postseason. Astros pitcher Lance McCullers is feeling high about his team’s chances to go all the way and bring the big league […]

The Denver Broncos’ backfield has taken another hit. Already without Javonte Williams, who is on injured reserve and done for the rest of the 2022 NFL season, the Broncos are now also dealing with a new running back injury, with Mike Boone hurting his ankle during Sunday’s 16-9 home loss to the New York Jets. […]

The Utah Jazz are hitting the right notes and their head coach, Will Hardy, just sang a tune that sounded familiar to the one Kirk Cousins once shouted following his team’s stunning 122-121 overtime win on the road against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. “You guys having fun yet,?” Hardy asked reporters when […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are getting into a rhythm again, thanks in large part to the play under center of quarterback Joe Burrow. The former LSU Tigers star signal-caller went off anew on Sunday in the Bengals’ 35-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons at home, passing for 481 yards and three touchdowns with zero interceptions on […]

Zion Williamson was not able to finish Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz at home after he reportedly suffered a posterior hip contusion, according to Andrew Lopez of ESPN. Williamson apparently picked up the injury in a scary fall in the fourth quarter while trying to finish a dunk. The former Duke Blue Devil seemed […]

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs were the first ones to face the Christian McCaffrey-infused San Francisco 49ers but it did not matter to them. The Chiefs still blew out the Niners on the road Sunday in a 44-23 victory. Patrick Mahomes, who isn’t new to being called a player straight out of a […]

If you need any more signs pointing to how wild the 2022-23 NBA season is going to play out, then here is Utah Jazz big man Kelly Olynyk hitting an incredibly wild game-winner to give the New Orleans Pelicans their first loss of the season 122 – 121. At the same time, Olynk made sure […]

The Seattle Seahawks are still waiting for a more definitive outlook on the injury of star wide receiver DK Metcalf, though, head coach Pete Carroll allayed some fears about losing one of his team’s best weapons long-term with an optimistic report following their 37-23 win on the road over the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday. “He […]

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not playing the way most people expected of them prior to the 2022 NFL season. That notion has further been highlighted in the Buccaneers’ 21-3 road loss to a Carolina Panthers team that was playing for the first time without Christian McCaffrey and commandeered on the field […]

For the first time since 2009, the Philadelphia Phillies are headed to the World Series. The Phillies reserved their seats in the grandest stage of baseball after taking care of business Sunday in Game 5 of the National League Series Championship Series against the San Diego Padres. The Phillies beat San Diego, 4-3, to take […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are surprisingly undefeated after three games in the 2022-23 NBA season. It’s the complete opposite scene for the Los Angeles Lakers, who are off to a woeful 0-3 start following their 106-104 defeat at the hands of the Blazers at home on Sunday — a loss that has Lakers big man […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are stuck in the mud this early in the 2022-23 NBA season. They are still winless after three games, the latest of which was a 106-104 loss in front of a home crowd Sunday at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. As always whenever the Lakers lose, much of the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are flipping the script most people have on them prior to the season. Expected to be among the top contenders for the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Spurs are suddenly winning games. After beating the Indiana Pacers last Friday, the Spurs made sure that the Sixers will stay […]

Bennedict Mathurin is not wasting much time letting the Indiana Pacers know how valuable he can be for the team. The rookie out of the Arizona Wildcats basketball program posted yet another mesmerizing stat line Saturday night, as he churned out 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field in 31 minutes of action off […]

The New York Yankees’ bats stayed cold Saturday night, as they lost to the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, 5-0. While it is just the first time that the Yankees laid an egg in a game in this postseason, it’s long been clear that New York is having problems […]

The San Antonio Spurs aren’t expected to have a hot start to the 2022-23 NBA season, but that is exactly what they are having so far. The Spurs are now 2-1 after three games following their huge 114-105 upset victory on the road against James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers. To further underscore how big […]

Still fresh off their hiring of former San Francisco Giants skipper Bruce Bochy, the Texas Rangers are once again reportedly eyeing another Giant as a potential addition in the offseason. According to Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic, the Rangers are rumored to be interested in making a play to land lefty Carlos Rodon in free […]

The LSU Tigers are on a roll, as they followed up their 45-35 win against the Florida Gators on the road in Week 8 with a 45-20 victory at home over the No. 7 Ole Miss Rebels Saturday. LSU football has improved to 6-2 overall this season after that win against Lane Kiffin’s squad — […]

There is no 100 percent assurance yet that Christian McCaffrey will be making his San Francisco 49ers debut on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. But if he does play against Patrick Mahomes and company, expect CMC to be significantly utilized right away. Via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network: “New #49ers RB Christian McCaffrey, […]

Christian McCaffrey hasn’t even taken his first snap as a member of the San Francisco 49ers and his Niners uniform might not even be getting threaded yet at the moment, but he has already created a huge impact for the  team — on the betting front. At FanDuel Sportsbook, the 49ers went from being priced […]

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees need to get their bats going if they are to climb out of the hole they are in against the Houston Astros in the 2022 American League Championship Series. Following their 3-2 loss in Game 2 of that series Thursday night, the Yankees’ offense is under the microscope […]

The San Francisco 49ers have done it. They have just won the Christian McCaffrey sweepstakes, landing the talented running back via a trade with the Carolina Panthers on  Thursday, as reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN. “Stunner: Panthers are trading Pro-Bowl RB Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks, sources […]