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Tied one-all with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second of Wednesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson took a 1-0 count off Kutter Crawford 422 feet into the stands. The Orioles ended up winning the game 6-1, keeping within short distance of the New York Yankees in […]

After another season of falling just shy of their ultimate goal—a Super Bowl title—the San Francisco 49ers are now looking ahead to the 2024 season. To achieve their first Super Bowl win in 30 years, they’ll put together a roster over the rest of the summer consisting of current players, incoming free agents, undrafted free […]

The Los Angeles Rams entered the 2024 NFL Draft much differently than they had since Sean McVay joined the team back in 2017. For one, it was the first time that McVay had the opportunity to make a first-round pick, as in years past those were sent to other teams for traded players. It was […]

If there’s one person that the Atlanta Braves can point to as their offensive leader this season, it’s far and away their designated hitter, Marcell Ozuna. Ozuna likely wouldn’t have been at the top of anyone’s list of most offensive productive Braves players going into the 2024 season. Those spots would have likely been reserved […]

The Baltimore Ravens came out of the 2024 NFL Draft with nine total picks. They’ll look toward this draft class with the hopes that some or all will be able to put them over the top in the AFC to return to the Super Bowl. When you’re a team as talented as the Ravens were […]

The New York Jets came away from the 2024 NFL Draft with seven total picks. They also signed 13 undrafted free agents. They’ll take a long, hard look at each of these 20 rookies to put the best team possible on the field for the 2024 season. The Jets had high aspirations last season until […]

The Philadelphia Eagles walked out of the 2024 NFL Draft with nine picks, ranging from round one to round six. They also added seven undrafted free agents. Now, they’ll hope the majority of these prospects will pay off as they attempt to make their way back to the Super Bowl. These 16 players look to […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Indianapolis Colts now know what lies ahead of them for the upcoming 2024 season. From the jump, the Colts get right into a division matchup against the Houston Texans and CJ Stroud in Week 1 on September 8. That, of course, is a […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Los Angeles Chargers now know what lies ahead of them for the upcoming 2024 season. Who can begin saying anything about the 2024 Chargers without starting off with new head coach Jim Harbaugh? The former Michigan lead man instantly made the Chargers must-see […]

Just as spring training was getting started back in February, Ronald Acuña Jr. was already making headlines for the Atlanta Braves. With little else to talk about, Acuña made his intentions known that he wanted to be a Brave for life, he told David O’Brien of The Athletic. That, of course, meant that he was […]

It’s been a rough month for the Atlanta Braves. And after Sunday, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, it got even worse after the team received confirmation that star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. tore his ACL in his left knee. Acuña’s injury is now the second season-ending injury for a Braves starter this season […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Los Angeles Rams now know what lies ahead of them for the upcoming 2024 season. Like most teams, the Rams will return to play on September 8 for their Week 1 game. That game will be a familiar one in more ways than […]

Ronald Acuña Jr.’s 2024 season wasn’t going exactly how he had planned. And on Sunday, it got even worse after the Atlanta Braves right fielder learned he had torn the ACL in his left knee. This is now the third ACL-type injury that Acuña has suffered in his seven-year career. In 2018, he suffered a […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers now know what lies ahead of them for the upcoming 2024 season. They’ll begin their 2024 season on September 9 at home versus the Washington Commanders. So, they could be the first team that gets to play against first-round, No. […]

If you’re the Atlanta Braves, you just want the month of May to be over with already. On Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park to finish out a three-game series, the Braves walked away with what hasn’t been easy to come by lately — an 8-1 victory. They avoided the sweep but lost […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Cleveland Browns now know what lies ahead of them for the upcoming 2024 season. The Browns have been one of the biggest laughingstock teams in the league for some time now. Before the 2020 season, Cleveland hadn’t made a postseason appearance since 2002. […]

We’re now less than 100 days out from the start of the 2024 college football season. Hallelujah! When kickoff takes place, it will be the beginning of a new era in the sport that has evolved more over the last couple of years than it has in decades. Part of that will be the inception […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Chicago Bears now know what lies ahead of them for the upcoming 2024 season. But when it comes to the 2024 Bears, many might not know what they’re getting. This will be a much different-looking team than the one that took the field […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Houston Texans now know what lies ahead of them for the upcoming 2024 season. When the Texans return to the field for regular season play, they begin back where they captured the AFC South title last year, in Indianapolis to face the Colts. […]

The Detroit Lions, like many NFL teams this time of year, are trying to assemble their team for the upcoming season. In the 2024 NFL Draft, they made six picks, most of which they have already made deals with. They’ve also signed 15 undrafted free agents to help make their 90-man roster before they cut […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed five of their seven 2024 NFL Draft picks. The only ones yet to sign are first-round, No. 20 overall pick Troy Fautanu, and second-round, No. 51 selection Zach Frazier. The Steelers are hoping that all seven rookies, including five undrafted free agents, will be able to help the team in […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Miami Dolphins now know what lies ahead of them for the upcoming 2024 season. The Dolphins are set to return to regular season play on September 8 when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars. That will be one of four games in the month […]

Back in January, after the NFC Championship Game, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell didn’t hold back his feelings after the team’s 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He made it clear that getting back to that position wasn’t going to be easy. Now that the full 2024 NFL schedule has been released, the […]

If the saying “April showers bring May flowers” is true, then the Atlanta Braves must not have received much rain. After finishing their first month of the season with a record of 19-9, the Braves have gone 8-9 so far in May. This challenging month has now put them six games back of the Philadelphia […]

The Atlanta Falcons have signed all but two of their eight draft picks from the 2024 NFL Draft. The only two remaining rookies are first-round pick Michael Penix Jr. and fourth-round pick Brandon Dorlus. All eight picks, including Penix and Dorlus, and 10 undrafted free agents have already gone through the beginning of NFL activities […]

The Super Bowl champs now know what they need to do to make history after the full 2024 NFL schedule was released. If the Kansas City Chiefs want to get back to the big game to win their third consecutive title and fourth in six years, it will be a unique journey. Coming off a […]

With the release of all 32 NFL teams’ schedules, teams like the Atlanta Falcons now know their path for the upcoming season. Based on projected win totals, the Falcons have the easiest schedule in 2024, according to Sharp Football Analysis. But the Dirty Birds still have to go out and prove they can win, which […]

The 2024 NFL Draft may be over, but that doesn’t mean that the Miami Dolphins are done filling up their roster. There are still some notable free agents available that the team could pursue. Like most teams, the Dolphins will continue to add and subtract from their roster, tweaking their 90-man roster until the eventual […]

Now that the NFL Draft is well over with, it’s time for teams like the Houston Texans to start figuring out their eventual 53-man roster for the 2024 season. The work that Texans general manager Nick Caserio and head coach DeMeco Ryans did in their first season together can’t go unnoticed. They had a remarkable […]

Now that the 2024 NFL Draft is well over, it’s time for teams like the Cincinnati Bengals to start figuring out their eventual 53-man roster. For now, 90 players make up the roster that will likely continue to be tweaked from now until the start of the regular season when teams have to make the […]

Now that the 2024 NFL Draft is well over, it’s time for teams like the Indianapolis Colts to start figuring out their eventual 53-man roster. It’s true what they say: the NFL season is a 365-day-a-year job. Just ask any general manager, like the Colts’ Chris Ballard. He and the team have been hard at […]

Now that the 2024 NFL Draft is well over, it’s time for teams like the Philadelphia Eagles to start figuring out their eventual 53-man roster. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni have put together another impressive offseason thus far for Philadelphia. Hoping to make another playoff run and forget the blundering […]

Now that the 2024 NFL Draft is well over, it’s time for teams like the Cleveland Browns to start figuring out their eventual 53-man roster. The Browns made just six total draft picks in this year’s draft. They didn’t even make their first pick until No. 54 in the second round, selecting Ohio State defensive […]

The 2024 NFL Draft may be over, but that doesn’t mean that the Denver Broncos are done filling up their roster. There are still some notable free agents after the draft that the team could go after. It’s an interesting time for the Broncos coming into the 2024 season. Russell Wilson is now gone, and […]

Now that the 2024 NFL Draft is well over, it’s time for teams like the Los Angeles Rams to start figuring out their eventual 53-man roster. Like most teams, it’s been a busy offseason, starting with free agency and then the 2024 NFL Draft. The Rams started a bit behind the 8-ball, however, with eventual […]

The Carolina Panthers’ 2024 schedule has been officially released, revealing all 17 regular-season games. At least last year’s worst team will have the third-easiest schedule in the NFL. The Panthers will take any breaks they can get as they look to regain some sort of relevance within the league. This is a team that has […]

After what turned out to be a bit of a magical season last year, the Cleveland Browns now know the path they have to take to get back to the playoffs after the 2024 NFL schedule release. But it won’t be an easy one. The Browns have the toughest 2024 NFL schedule based on their […]

The 2024 Los Angeles Chargers will look a little different, all thanks to new head coach Jim Harbaugh. And now, thanks to the 2024 NFL schedule release, we get to see what Harbaugh and the team have in store for the upcoming season. Coming off a 5-12 season last year, the Chargers came out with […]

The Tennessee Titans will look like a much different team from last year once the 2024 season kicks off, which we now know will be on September 8 against the Chicago Bears in Week 1 of the regular season. On Wednesday, the full 2o24 NFL schedule was released for all 32 teams, including the Titans. […]