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The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to start Mitchell Trubisky in Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, but all the quarterback hype on the team belongs to rookie signal-caller Kenny Pickett, especially after his pair of fantastic preseason performances. In Week 1 of the preseason, Kenny Pickett led the Steelers to a 32-25 victory over […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is now a Fortnite star. The former NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion is now part of the video game’s Icon Series. Game ready. Game on. ⏰ @FortniteGame pic.twitter.com/qGRph1C3W7 — Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) August 22, 2022 Via Epic Games: “Quarterback, record-breaker, and NFL and Super Bowl MVP Patrick […]

A hamstring injury has put the availability of San Francisco 49ers veteran safety Jimmie Ward in Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season in jeopardy. In what appears to be a move to ensure they have the depth at the position by the time they take on the Chicago Bears on Sep. 11 on the […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels will be rolling to the 2022 college football season with Drake Maye as their starting quarterback. North Carolina football  head coach Mack Brown announced the decision Monday. Via Adam Smith of Inside Carolina: “Coach Mack Brown made the announcement Monday, naming the redshirt freshman Maye the team’s starter, and thus […]

Several offensive linemen of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a reason to celebrate after striking NIL deals with Hooters. It is at this point that we have to point out that this is real. Laine Higgins of The Wall Street Journal also reported that Hooters has signed 48 offensive linemen to NIL deals. A quick […]

It’s been a while since basketball fans have seen Ben Simmons in an actual NBA game. Some of them could even be forgiven for forgetting the fact that Simmons is now with the Brooklyn Nets, a team he’s been with for several months now but has yet to see action for. Simmons went under the […]

The Minnesota Vikings added another name to their quarterback depth chart behind starter Kirk Cousins. According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Vikings have acquired quarterback Nick Mullens from the Las Vegas Raiders for a 2024 second-round conditional pick. Trade! The #Raiders are sending QB Nick Mullens to the #Vikings for a conditional […]

The Phoenix Suns are a long shot to acquire Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets via a trade. Not that they are not an enticing destination for Durant to give his okay signal, but because the Suns are in a complicated situation, mainly because of their recent decision to keep big man = Deandre Ayton. […]

It really feels that this Kevin Durant saga is not a matter of whether he’d get traded but when and where would he be shipped by the Brooklyn Nets. Virtually every team should have an interest in acquiring a player like Durant, and there would be hardly a surprise if a team like the Atlanta […]

At 38 years old, Atlanta Braves veteran pitcher Charlie Morton can still churn out gems on the mound. There’s little to argue about that, especially after his scintillating performance on Sunday against the Houston Astros, albeit in a 5-4 loss in this matchup’s three-game series finale. Morton was dealing serious stuff in that contest, as […]

Lamar Jackson is carrying much of the weight for the Baltimore Ravens, but could it be that he is also literally carrying 25 pounds more this time compared to last season? Despite the rumors, it appears that Jackson isn’t really that much heavier, and the “25 pounds” mentioned by Curt Menefe during Sunday’s broadcast of the […]

The Los Angeles Angels are wasting the primes of Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. They tried to turn things around in a season that is becoming more and more like a lost one when they handed manager Joe Maddon his walking papers last June, but that hardly made any positive impact on the Halos’ trajectory. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren tried to stop Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on the break early in the CrawsOver game Saturday night, and while he was successful in keeping the four-time NBA MVP from getting an easy bucket, it appeared to have come to an expense of his ankle. Via Brandon Rahbar: “Great […]

Tom Brady is currently away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but if he happens to check in on his team’s Saturday night preseason game against the Tennessee Titans, he’s definitely going to wince over the sight of another member of his protection unit getting hurt. According to Ari Meirov of PFF, Buccaneers left guard Andrew […]

Chicago Bears rookie safety Jaquan Brisker is unavailable to see action in the preseason at the moment after going under the knife to treat a hand injury. According to Bears head coach Matt Eberflus, Brisker’s status is currently up in the air. Matt Eberflus says rookie Jaquan Brisker has a right hand injury. No timetable […]

The Minnesota Vikings lost a player on defense during Saturday night’s NFL preseason date with the San Francisco 49ers, as the team announced that rookie cornerback Andrew Booth has been ruled out of the game because of an ankle injury. Andrew Booth (ankle) has been ruled out for #SFvsMIN. — Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) August 21, […]

The Boston Red Sox are back in the win column after beating the Baltimore Orioles on the road Saturday night to the tune of a 4-3 score. That win might not have been possible without the heroics of one of the hottest hitters in the majors of late, with Red Sox second baseman Christian Arroyo […]

Here’s an overstatement: the New York Yankees have been terrible in the second half of the 2022 MLB regular season. The Yankees hitting, in particular, has been atrocious since the All-Star break, and it’s as though the Midseason Classic had zapped out nearly all of their abilities at the plate. Following the Yankees’ 5-2 home […]

Geno Smith was not able to take full advantage of a chance in Thursday’s preseason game against the Chicago Bears to create separation from Drew Lock in their battle for the Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback role. Not only that, but he also hurt his right knee. Smith was seen icing his banged-up knee on the […]

It may be just in preseason games, but the Chicago Bears are showing signs of life. And if they are to truly turn things around on the field in the 2022 NFL season, one weapon they hope will truly break out and be a smash hit in both real life and fantasy football — outside […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have a stud in second-year wide receiver DeVonta Smith, who might have a massive 2022 NFL season ahead of him. Teammate and Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert already has a new nickname for Smith based on the way the former Alabama Crimson Tide wideout has been losing defenders in the offseason. Via […]

It was mission accomplished for the Atlanta Braves in the recently concluded four-game home series against National League East division rivals New York Mets. The Braves won three of those games, and in the process, narrowed the gap between the division-leading Mets and themselves, thanks also to the pitching prowess of Max Fried in that […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a six-game losing streak and at the same time, prevented a three-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox when they scored an 8-2 win Thursday night at home. For baseball history junkies who are keeping count, that’s just the third time ever that the Pirates scored at least […]

Quarterbacks are more often judged via the eye test, but New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley reveals that he’s also used a different sensory system in diagnosing at least one edge that veteran Tyrod Taylor has over Giants starter Daniel Jones. “The one thing I learned about Tyrod, this might sound so weird, but […]

It has come down to this for the Seattle Seahawks. Not only that they are having an actual quarterback competition between Drew Lock and Geno Smith and have just lost running back Chris Carson to retirement, but they are also now in the business of posting hype videos of players only desperate fantasy football managers […]

Preseason games are always a gamble for teams, especially when they let their starters play. The Seattle Seahawks got the wrong end of the risk they took when they let their starter at the left guard position, Damien Lewis, take the field in Week 2 of the 2022 NFL preseason against the Chicago Bears at […]

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price barely played in the 2022-22 NHL season, and he might just miss an entire season altogether in the upcoming 2022-2023 NHL campaign. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes hinted to reporters Thursday that the veteran netminder’s chances of playing the next season are close to zero. Via The Canadien Press: “Speaking […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott remains vital to the Dallas Cowboys offense, but not a few believe that it might be time for the team to hand the RB1 reigns to Tony Pollard. Whether that would eventually be the case in the upcoming 2022 NFL season or not, it doesn’t appear Elliott’s relationship with […]

For at least one night, Josh Donaldson will not have to buy his own drink in the Big Apple after he crushed a walk-off grand slam in extra innings to give the New York Yankees a skid-snapping 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at home Wednesday. That might just go down as Donaldson’s signature […]

The Houston Astros are bac in the win column, as they prevented a three-game skid at the hands of the Chicago White with a 3-2 victory in the on the road Wednesday. That victory likely would not have also been possible without another sterling performance on the mound by Framber Valdez, who just couldn’t stop […]

This is why you shouldn’t be doing your fantasy football drafts until at least very late in August. According to a report by Bryan Manning of USA Today, Washington Commanders running back Antonio Gibson “worked with the punt and kick returners during practice.” on Wednesday. This would have been a non-story until you factor in […]

The Green Bay Packers are going for their first win of the 2022 NFL preseason when they take on the New Orleans Saints this coming Friday at Lambeau Field. Like the Packers, New Orleans is also looking to rebound with a victory from a loss back in Week 1. With that said, here are four […]

Machine Gun Kelly felt right back at home when he performed in front of a sellout crowd at FirstEnergy Stadium last Saturday, but that also meant that the stadium’s crew will have to replace the grass on the field. They also hope that it grows back just in time for the Cleveland Browns game there […]

With Zach Wilson potentially out at least until the early goings of the 2022 NFL regular season, the New York Jets will have to turn more to their ground attack. The Jets’ running back room has an intriguing situation right now, and for good reasons. Apart from having Michael Carter back, they also have a […]

Maybe it’s the growing feeling of impatience waiting for the real season to come. Perhaps it’s just the competitive juices. But whatever the reason is, the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers can’t seem to stop fighting each other. The Patriots and the Panthers had practiced together for two days now, and on the first […]

As one of the best players of the Dallas Cowboys not only on defense but overall, second-year linebacker Micah Parsons is expecting nothing but a continued improvement on his end as he looks forward to the upcoming 2022 NFL season. Parsons seems to have the right mentality in his approach to the game, one that […]

The Indianapolis Colts took a punch to the gut Wednesday when it was confirmed that rookie tight end Drew Ogletree has gone down with a serious knee injury that likely wipes out his availability in just his first season in the NFL. A dejected Frank Reich spoke to the media after the diagnosis came in […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is still trying to get back to 100%, as he continues to deal with an arm issue.  With the 2022 NFL regular season rapidly approaching, there is an understandable air of concern among Rams fans about whether Stafford will be able to play in Week 1. Matthew Stafford, however, […]

Considering that George Pickens has been the talk of the town over this side of the Pittsburgh Steelers, it may come across as a surprise that his teammate, Chase Claypool, has admitted that he has no idea about what the rookie wideout’s face looks like. Quote of the day: Chase Claypool on George Pickens — […]