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USC football came into this season with hopes of winning the Pac-12 title and making the College Football Playoff. They were one win away from achieving those goals last year, but a loss to Utah football in the Pac-12 title game spoiled the party. After returning the Heisman winner from a year ago in Caleb […]

The beginning of the season has been quite the rollercoaster ride for Indianapolis Colts fans. The year started with the Colts missing star running back Jonathan Taylor because of contract negotiations, and he was also dealing with an injury. The Colts had to rely more on their rookie quarterback, Anthony Richardson, who is capable of […]

The Oklahoma State basketball program received a pretty hefty punishment due to an FBI investigation in college basketball corruption in 2017, and part of that punishment included a postseason ban in 2022. The Cowboys weren’t able to participate in the NCAA Tournament because of it. Kansas basketball was also involved in the investigation, yet they […]

Max Scherzer started off the 2023 season with the New York Mets, but he came to the Texas Rangers later in the season to help the team with their playoff push. Unfortunately for both parties, he went down with an injury late in the regular season, and he had to miss a decent amount of […]

The Detroit Lions are one of 12 NFL teams that have never won a Super Bowl, but they are looking to change that this season. For the first time in a long time, there is hope in Detroit amongst Lions fans, and for good reason. Detroit knocked off the reigning Super Bowl champs on the […]

After losing to Texas in week two, every game on the schedule for Alabama football became a little bit more stressful. Suffering a loss that early in the season is hard when you know that a second loss will essentially end any hopes of making the College Football Playoff. So far so good, however, for […]

USC football came into the 2023 college football season as the favorite to win the Pac-12, and they had College Football Playoff aspirations. The Trojans started the season 6-0, but people quickly began to favor other teams in the conference as USC didn’t look nearly as good as everyone expected them to look. They have […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers finished tied atop the AL West standings when the regular season concluded, and the Astros ended up winning the tiebreaker to give them a bye into the ALDS. The Rangers, on the other hand, had to take on the Tampa Bay Rays on the road, and then they had […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have been red hot in the postseason so far, and they currently have a 2-0 lead on the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS. A big reason for the Phillies’ success this season is because of pitching. The team has been firing on all cylinders, but the arsenal of pitchers has done a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently 3-2 through their first five games of the season, and they return to action this weekend against the Los Angeles Rams. Both of these teams are no stranger to the postseason, but neither of them were able to qualify last year, and they want to change that this time around. […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies are currently battling it out in the NLCS, and both teams came into the series in similar spots. Both teams got into the playoff via the Wild Card, and both teams took down the team ahead of them in their division in the NLDS. The Phillies defeated the Atlanta […]

The college basketball season is just a few short weeks away, and the recent release of the preseason AP Poll is the sign that things are very close. With college football starting in late August, the college hoops season typically sneaks up on people, but it’s always a pleasant surprise. No one is surprised, however, […]

With Bill Self running the show, the Kansas Basketball program is almost always one of the best teams in the nation. That is going to be the case again this year. The Jayhawks went to the NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed last season, but they shockingly lost to #8 seed Arkansas in the round […]

After winning the last two Pac-12 championships, the Utah football team came into this season with high expectations. However, the hopes of pulling off a third straight conference title have hit a road block because of injuries. In last year’s Rose Bowl game, star quarterback Cam Rising went down with a knee injury that kept […]

The battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy will go down this weekend in East Lansing, MI as the Michigan football team will hit the road to take on rival Michigan State football. The Wolverines are coming into this game as huge favorites after both of these teams have started the season in very different ways. […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to make a run to the postseason this year after narrowly missing it last year. Pittsburgh is 3-2 on the year so far with three close wins and two blowout losses. The Steelers went 9-8 last year, and it looks like it will be another tight race this season that […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers both finished the MLB regular season with a 90-72 record, and they were both at the top at the AL West division standings. However, the Astros won the tiebreaker which gave them a bye in the first round of the playoffs,  and the Rangers had to go to work […]

The NHL season is now underway as the new year started up last week, and we will soon enter the brief window of time where all four major sports are going on. This hockey season is a big one for the Montreal Canadiens as they try to bounce back from an abysmal 2022 campaign. Montreal […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers are division foes and finished with the exact same record in the regular season. The Astros ended up getting the nod in the tiebreaker which gave them a bye in the first round of the playoffs, but they are now trailing 2-0 in the ALCS against the Rangers. If […]

The Michigan football team will put their perfect record on the line this weekend under the lights against Michigan State football. This is one of the biggest rivalries in the game, and the Wolverines are coming into this year’s contest as a huge 24-point favorite. Michigan is 7-0 on the season while the Spartans are […]

The 2023 college football season seems like it just started, but we are already through seven weeks. The year has been filled with exciting matchups, crazy comebacks and thrilling upsets. It’s been a great season of college football so far, and things are sure to ramp up in the final weeks of the regular season. […]

The Colorado football team went from being the darling of college football to fighting for a bowl game in just a few short weeks. The Buffaloes started off the season with a huge road win against then #17 TCU, which vaulted Colorado into the AP Poll. After starting the season 3-0, all eyes in the […]

The Big 12 conference looks a lot different this season after BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF joined the conference at the beginning of the year. There will be some major changes next year as well as powerhouses Oklahoma and Texas will be departing for the SEC, and current Pac-12 schools Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and […]

USC football suffered their first loss of the season last weekend against Notre Dame, and they now have another difficult test this Saturday against Utah football. Last year, the Utes were a major bugaboo for the Trojans as they kept them from winning the Pac-12 championship and making the College Football Playoff. Utah and USC […]

After losing to Texas earlier in the season, a lot of people wrote Alabama football off. However, you can never count out Nick Saban and a Crimson Tide team, and since that loss, they have rattled off five straight wins. Alabama has been lurking right outside the top-10 since that week two defeat, and everyone […]

One of the best rivalries in college football will be on display this weekend as Michigan football will travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State football. The close proximity between the two schools creates a unique hatred between fans in the state of Michigan, and recent events in the rivalry have brought things […]

The past month for the Notre Dame football team has been quite the ride. The Fighting Irish took on USC football at home on Saturday night, and it was their fourth straight night game against a ranked team. Notre Dame was up to the occasion in this one as they were 1-2 in their previous […]

Notre Dame football played their fourth consecutive night game against a ranked team on Saturday against USC football, and the Fighting Irish made a statement. The game was never very close as Notre Dame got out to a big lead early on, and they never looked back. The Fighting Irish led the Trojans 24-6 at […]

The past four weeks have been quite the roller coaster for the Notre Dame football team. The Fighting Irish were undefeated and ranked top-10 for their big matchup with Ohio State in late September, but they squandered a golden opportunity to get a huge win, and instead suffered their first loss of the season. That […]

The Ohio State football team improved to 5-0 on the season on Saturday with a dominant win against Purdue. There was a lot of rain during the game and the Buckeyes are dealing with injuries to a couple key offensive players, but they still didn’t have any issues against the Boilermakers. Ohio State jumped ahead […]

The game of the week in college football this week was in Seattle as #7 Washington football hosted #8 Oregon football. College GameDay was in attendance for the matchup, and it more than lived up to the hype. This game featured one of the best quarterback matchups that college football fans are going to see […]

Washington football hosting Oregon football was the game of the week in college football this weekend, and it certainly lived up to the hype. The game was a back and forth thriller, and it came right down to the wire. Oregon had a chance to ice the win but Washington got a big stop late. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals entered the 2023 season with aspirations to win the NL Central and make the playoffs, but the season did not go as planned. The Cardinals ended up finishing the season on the outside looking in in terms of the postseason, and they came in last place in the NL Central with […]

The Colorado football team had one of the worst blown losses that we have ever seen in college football on Friday night. The Buffaloes were dominant in the first half, but the second half was a completely different story. Heading into the third quarter, Colorado had a 29-point lead and it looked like the game […]

The Michigan football team improved to 7-0 on the season on Saturday with a blowout win against Indiana football. In Big Ten play, the Wolverines have been completely dominant as their closest game was a 31-7 win over Rutgers. In the past three weeks, Michigan has won 45-7, 52-10 and 52-7. This team is elite […]

The Michigan football team started the season ranked #2 in the country as this is Jim Harbaugh’s most hyped team ever. The Wolverines were behind only Georgia football, who has won the past two national championships. Through seven weeks of the college football season, we have seen changes from #3 and on, but Georgia and […]

This season has looked different for Alabama football compared to what we are used to seeing. The Crimson Tide lost early in the season, they haven’t been ranked in the AP top-10 since then and they also haven’t had elite quarterback play this year. All of those things are not common for Nick Saban’s Alabama […]

One of the best games of the college football season happened on Friday night between Stanford football and Colorado football. It looked like it might be a game that a lot of people turn off at halftime as the Buffaloes held a 29-point lead going into the third quarter, but the Cardinal flipped the script […]

The Ohio State football team looked dominant on Saturday on the road against Purdue football. The Buckeyes got up early on the Boilermakers and they never looked back, cruising to a 41-7 win. With the win, Ohio State improves to 6-0 on the season, and they will likely remain at #3 in the AP Poll […]