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We are now just days away from the 2024 NFL Draft, and you can bet the nerves are beginning to amp up, if they haven’t already. But as nervous as the 250-plus player prospects are, the head coaches set out to draft them, like New England Patriots’ Jerod Mayo, are likely even more so. You […]

One of the NFL’s most respected players in its long history, Matt Ryan, announced his retirement on Monday with the Atlanta Falcons after what has to be considered nothing short of a successful career. But in the end, it may not be successful enough to earn him Hall of Fame honors. From: Matt Ryan To: […]

On the heels of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos made a noteworthy decision by trading for New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson. Wilson had long been rumored to be on the move, especially with the Jets feeling secure, at least from their starting quarterback position, with veteran Aaron Rodgers. That role was originally […]

Now that the college football spring games have all but sprung us into the excitement again for the upcoming 2024 season, it’s time to start thinking once again about the new expanded College Football Playoff that will be moving to 12 teams this year. The sport of college football is changing rapidly, with the expanded […]

It won’t be long now before we know what the future of the league is going to look like when the 2024 NFL Draft takes place. This weekend, teams like the Atlanta Falcons, the holders of the No. 8 overall pick, will make crucial decisions on how to improve their rosters. But with any draft, […]

Just a little under a month into the MLB season and it already feels like it’s been on for six months. But we’re just getting started in what should be the usual roller coaster of the 2024 season. Before the first month of the season concludes, though, we get an exciting matchup between two World […]

One of the most active and successful teams in the transfer portal has been Ole Miss football under head coach Lane Kiffin. Even if Kiffin may turn his nose up at a lot of the new ways of college football, like NIL and the portal, he is at least using them to his advantage nicely. […]

Since the inception of the transfer portal, perhaps no one has been a better user of it than Florida State football’s head coach, Mike Norvell. Going back to last season, Norvell more or less built a team mostly through portal additions that were good enough to make the College Football Playoff. With the new spring […]

If you’re Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders, you’ve seen the good and the bad effects of the transfer portal. Sanders’ squad, like every other in the country, hasn’t been immune to player exits. In fact, they’ve seen nothing short of a mass exodus during the current spring window that includes their highest-ranked recruit from […]

New head coach Mike Elko and Texas A&M football are no strangers to the transfer portal. In the winter window, the Aggies added 24 new scholarship players and are hoping to do the same in the spring window. “If we feel like there is value to be added, we’re going to try and take advantage […]

The spring window for the college football transfer portal is now open. Typically, it isn’t the most chaotic time for the portal, but there are usually some names of note. This spring, Cormani McClain is one of the big names, leaving Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team. McClain was one of the hottest names […]

With the spring transfer portal now open, college football is about to get chaotic all over again, with team rosters undergoing massive restructuring in a matter of just two weeks. One team that could be dipping into the transfer portal again rather extensively is Tennessee football. The Tennessee Volunteers will be heading into Year 4 […]

With the spring transfer portal now open, college football is about to get chaotic all over again, with team rosters undergoing massive restructuring in a matter of just two weeks. One team that is likely to be among the most active during this window is the Miami Hurricanes football team. Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal […]

The beginning of the 2024 college football season is underway as spring games are in progress. Spring practices and games offer a glimpse of what’s to come in the ensuing season but don’t fully reveal a team’s composition, leaving a position like starting quarterback undetermined for some teams. This uncertainty could stem from several factors. […]

Springtime is finally here, and with it, the beginning of the 2024 college football season is, at least to some extent, also here. Some spring games have already taken place, and now we’re starting to get a glimpse of just what teams could be working with as many more have hopes of making the 12-team […]

Both Ryan Day and Lincoln Riley enter 2024 under some intense pressure after what could be considered disappointing seasons for their teams in the Buckeyes and Trojans in 2023. With hopes of proving themselves as the rightful men to lead their teams for the foreseeable future, winning has become paramount for the 2024 season. They’re […]

Going back to two seasons ago, Drake Maye was already a hot name to be one of the top quarterbacks selected whenever he decided to declare for the NFL Draft. After three years in Chapel Hill, the 6-foot-5, 220-pounder now has his sights set on his professional career, starting with the 2024 NFL Draft on […]

Coming in with the highest of expectations last season, the New York Mets were nothing but a big fat dud by season’s end. They finished fourth in the NL East, with a 75-87 record, obscenely far from their projected win total and nowhere near the playoffs. The only thing larger than the Mets’ expectations last […]

If you’re not talking about quarterbacks in the top 10 picks of the 2024 NFL Draft’s first round, then you’re talking about wide receivers. There’s likely to be at least three wide receivers taken within the top 10 picks, with one of those being LSU’s Malik Nabers. Nabers has catapulted his name up there with […]

Jayden Daniels seemingly outdid all other quarterbacks in college football last season, at least from an individual perspective. That’s what the voters of the Heisman Trophy told us when he won the award back in December. And now, he’s considered one of the top picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Daniels was without question one […]

As much as the 2024 NFL Draft is known for its quarterback prospects, the guys up front who protect those quarterbacks will play a pivotal role in this year’s draft as well. There’s potential for up to 10 offensive linemen to hear their names called on Day 1, with Notre Dame’s Joe Alt being at […]

Michael Penix Jr. has become quite the topic for the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, set to take place on April 25, starting with the first round. Last year’s Heisman Trophy runner-up has been slotted to be drafted anywhere within the first five to 10 picks or to not be selected in the first round at […]

Rome Odunze has become one of the hottest prospect names in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, set to take place on April 25. Odunze’s draft stock has been on the rise ever since his impressive 2023 season. And now, there’s talk he could be the first wide receiver picked in this year’s draft, even over […]

With just a little over two weeks into the 2024 MLB season, the Atlanta Braves are once again the leaders of their NL East division, currently sitting at 9-5. While it’s not surprising to see the Braves back atop their division, which they’ve owned for the last six seasons, there are some things about this […]

Tom Brady, also known as “The G.O.A.T.,” made headlines again on Thursday as he said would consider making a comeback to the NFL. This came as no shock to many, however. “I’m not opposed to it,” Brady said while appearing on an episode of DeepCuts with VicBlends. “I don’t know if they’re gonna let me, […]

Unless something majorly drastic happens, there’s no reason that the Chicago Bears won’t be drafting USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on April 25. Williams has been the No. 1 prospect going all the way back to his first season with the Trojans two years ago […]

One of the most intriguing prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft is Georgia tight end Brock Bowers. He’ll likely be the only tight end taken in the first round, if not in the top 50 picks. Yet, there’s still not a clear avenue to where he may end up when it’s all said and done […]

As we approach the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the San Francisco 49ers, who will make their first pick in the first round at […]

As we approach the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the Pittsburgh Steelers, who will make their first pick in the first round at the […]

As we approach the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the Green Bay Packers, who will make their first pick in the first round at […]

In a little over two weeks, the lives of many will change after the 2024 NFL Draft. Some players will become instant millionaires (if they weren’t already through NIL deals in college), while the teams that select them will be hopeful yet still curious if they made the right decision, knowing the future of their […]

As we approach the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the Denver Broncos, who will make their first pick in the first round with the […]

As we approach the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the Cleveland Browns, who won’t make their first pick until the second round at the […]

As we approach the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the Los Angeles Rams, who have the No. 19 overall selection in this year’s draft. […]

As we approach the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the Philadelphia Eagles, who have the No. 22 overall selection in this year’s draft. The […]

As we approach the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the Dallas Cowboys, who have the No. 24 overall selection in this year’s draft. The […]

As the Los Angeles Dodgers charge into the early stages of the 2024 season with an 8-4 record, leading the NL West, their powerhouse offense has been nothing short of spectacular, as advertised. But no team is perfect, not even the daunting Dodgers. Leading the league in home runs, runs, and RBI, and ranking third […]

As we inch closer to the 2024 NFL Draft, there will continue to be endless speculation about what teams are doing and how they will attempt to improve their rosters for not only the upcoming season but the future overall. That includes the Atlanta Falcons, who have the No. 8 overall selection in this year’s […]

Not so often do things come together perfectly. After all, nothing or no one is perfect. But then you look at the events of WrestleMania 40 on Sunday night and think — if this wasn’t perfect, it was maybe the closest thing to it. That’s what Cody Rhodes winning the Undisputed WWE Championship over Roman […]