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For former college football players looking to make it at the next level, the 2024 NFL Combine was perhaps just the beginning for their professional careers. Often times we’ve seen a number of future players make their marks on the three day event, catching the eyes of scout, owner and coach that make them a […]

For all the criticism AEW receives, they sometimes get it right. And nearly everything they did with Sting was done the right way, including his final match at Revolution. When the face-painted wrestler debuted in AEW in December 2020, it felt like the typical secondary wrestling company grasping at the hand-me-downs of WWE or even […]

Now that Spring Training is well underway, teams like the Chicago Cubs are in full preparation for the 2024 regular season. The Cubs will be looking to build off last season, one in which they fell just short of returning to the postseason after making a second-half effort. Since the Cubs ended their 108-year World […]

Every year, college football coaches come in facing questions, with the number one being how they can improve. If you’re someone like Ohio State football’s Ryan Day, it’s about getting back to the National Championship. But if you’re someone like Colorado football’s Deion Sanders, it’s about just getting to a bowl game. There are stark […]

Whether it comes with chagrin, delusional optimism, or both, the Oakland Athletics may be playing their last season in the city of Oakland before moving… somewhere before maybe finally finding their home in Las Vegas. But for now, they’re in Mesa, Arizona, the site of their Spring Training facilities and Hohokam Stadium. At this point, […]

Ole Miss football will be looking to capitalize on what was one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Rebels walked away with their first 11-win season, finishing with a Peach Bowl victory over Penn State. Couple that with the work that Lane Kiffin and his staff did in the transfer portal, and […]

What had long been rumored going back towards the end of the NFL regular season, the Denver Broncos have announced they will cut quarterback Russell Wilson at the start of the new season, beginning March 13. Wilson only donned the Broncos’ navy and orange colors for two seasons. Entering a new era in Broncos football […]

The 2024 NFL Combine, like in past years, can often be overlooked by fans. It’s really just a minor aftertaste of the conclusion of the previous NFL season, yet it’s also a small appetizer before the 2024 NFL Draft that takes place in April. For college football fans, it’s the last opportunity to see some […]

It looks to be the start of a new era in Los Angeles Angels baseball in 2024, and with Spring Training fully underway, this could be just the beginning. The Angels will be spending most of their time at their Spring Training facilities in Tempe, Arizona, as this new era begins. Of course, with a […]

Florida State football will once again be bringing in a top 10 ranked transfer portal class in 2024. During the latest cycle, the Seminoles added 15 transfer commits, consisting of five three-star players and 10 four-star players, the most for any team, which was good enough for the No. 4 ranked class. Since arriving in […]

In 2024, there will be multiple quarterbacks who will get their first crack at becoming full-time starters for their respective teams. In this case, we’re looking at four specific sophomores who look to be the next greats to hold the position at their programs. These four are Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava, Kansas State’s Avery Johnson, Oklahoma’s […]

It seems like when you’re talking about Deion Sanders and Colorado football, you’re talking about the transfer portal. At this point, they just go hand in hand with each other. Since his arrival in Boulder and becoming the new head coach of the Buffaloes, no coach in the country has exercised their right to acquire […]

With the transfer portal now closed until later in the spring, Tennessee football has concluded their class ranked as the No. 22 in the country and No. 10 in the SEC. The Volunteers will be bringing in just eight commits from this cycle, while sending 12 out. The eight transfers consist of four three-stars and […]

On the latest edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, the focus wasn’t as usual on that of Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes or even WWE World Champion Seth Rollins towards their respective WrestleMania 40 destiny’s — at least not in the main event of the show. That was reserved for the Intercontinental Championship match between […]

The 2024 season was quite a year in college football for starting quarterbacks, especially those who had previously transferred. In fact, three of the Heisman Trophy finalists were quarterbacks who had all transferred from a previous school, namely Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix, and winner Jayden Daniels. With that said, we’ve seen the effects the […]

On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff board of managers unanimously approved the 5+7 format. The format will outright guarantee the five highest-ranked conference champions inclusion in the new, expanded 12-team field starting in the fall of 2024, along with the seven highest-ranked teams. Now that the Pac-12 has all but been eliminated, minus the two […]

The smell of baseball is in the air, with Spring Training games set to begin soon. That means that rosters, such as the Atlanta Braves, will start taking shape slowly but surely over the next month as the 2024 MLB Opening Day approaches. During that month, we all know anything can happen, including setbacks and […]

The 2024 Miami football team is set to once again be greatly impacted by the transfer portal. Head coach Mario Cristobal has once again leaned into the portal in hopes of building, at the very least, an ACC contender, with the hopes of making the conference title game for the first time under his leadership […]

By the time Anthony Rendon steps up to the batter’s box at Tempe Diablo Stadium, the Los Angeles Angels’ spring training facility, he might not be welcomed with open arms. On Tuesday, Rendon was seen telling reporters that baseball, his chosen profession, is not a “top priority.” “This has never been a top priority. This […]

The Atlanta Braves, like other teams throughout MLB, have started spring training. As of Tuesday, they will have their first full squad workout to begin preparations for the 2024 season. The Braves are hoping these preparations in February will help them when it comes to October, which hasn’t exactly gone as planned in the last […]

In the day and age of the transfer portal, it’s rare to have a room stacked with college football quarterbacks. Even if those highly recruited, talented quarterbacks have barely touched the field or never touched it at all, with their itching to become a starter, most will head toward a new school, leaving their former […]

After two of the best seasons in Duke football history under Mike Elko, the Blue Devils may be in a bit of a reset with Elko headed to Texas A&M. However, former Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz moved in quickly and took the head job in Durham, hoping to continue some of the same […]

In Jeff Brohm’s first year as the head coach for Louisville football, he took the Cardinals all the way to the ACC Championship Game and finished the season with a 10-4 record, earning a College Football Playoff ranking of 15th. They’ll hope to replicate that success and maybe even do better in 2024. Louisville football […]

The 2024 season will be Hugh Freeze’s second year on the Plains as Auburn football’s head coach. The Tigers finished 6-7 in 2023, failing to win their last game in the Music City Bowl. That record also gave the Tigers their fourth consecutive season finishing unranked. Freeze will look to increase the Tigers’ win total […]

Billy Napier and Florida football took a step back in 2023, finishing the season with a 5-7 record, one win less than the previous season, and without a chance to make a bowl game. As they enter Year 3, it seems Napier needs to make a statement in 2024. Perhaps the No. 16 ranked transfer […]

Many didn’t know how Brian Kelly would work out in his departure from Notre Dame to the LSU football program and the SEC. But things have worked out pretty well for him thus far, including either a first or second-place finish in the SEC West, with an SEC Championship Game appearance in his first season […]

Ever since The Rock made a surprise return to SmackDown a couple of weeks ago in Birmingham, Alabama, it has completely changed the WrestleMania 40 main event, which is now set to be Cody Rhodes versus Roman Reigns for the Undisputed Championship. When Rhodes announced on that same episode that he would not be challenging […]

On Friday, Ronald Acuna Jr. told reporters that he wanted to finish out his career with the Atlanta Braves. But if you know anything about the Braves, you know that is all likelihood of not happening. Ronald Acuna Jr. expresses desire to finish career with Braves “It’s not a secret that I want to be […]

Texas A&M football will be taken in a new direction in 2024 under new head coach Mike Elko after Jimbo Fisher was fired midseason last year. Those in College Station just hope this new direction leads to more wins and fewer losses. That will require a bit of a shakeup, though. At least Elko seems […]

In the NFL, there’s never a shortage of storylines. It feels like as soon as the season ends, there’s always another story to tell, whether it’s about free agency in March, the combine from late February to early March, or the upcoming draft in April. That’s all a part of the 2024 NFL offseason. That […]

As most of us are still trying to come to the conclusion that the NFL season is over, that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking forward to the 2024 season, right? Of course not. As we’re now entering the NFL offseason, there’s still plenty to look forward to, such as free agency, the combine, and […]

Haason Reddick is seeing just what the business of being an NFL player is all about. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Eagles’ edge rusher was given permission to seek a trade, despite not requesting one himself. “Never asked for a trade,” Reddick said, via his X account. “However, I do understand it’s a business. Preparing for […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado football have continued to capture headlines since Coach Prime set up camp in Boulder. Much of this attention is due to Sanders’ magnetizing character, which never goes unnoticed by his team or opponents. With that magnetism comes the ability to attract potential prospects to join his Buffaloes football team, such as […]

Notre Dame football continues to be a consistent program under second-year head coach Marcus Freeman, who is only 38 years old. He took the Irish from 9-4 in 2022 to 10-3 in 2023 and now has two bowl wins under his belt with two top-25 finishes as well. Freeman, like a lot of young coaches […]

It’s been an unusual start to the offseason for Alabama football. To begin with, their head coach of almost 20 years, arguably the greatest of all time, Nick Saban, decided to retire and was replaced by Washington’s Kalen DeBoer. It didn’t stop there, though. The overall result was a domino effect to the sport the […]

A team that seems to be on the rise in college football is Ole Miss. That, of course, is in large part due to Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin, who will be entering his fifth season in Oxford. Under Kiffin, Ole Miss football achieved its best record in program history, going 11-2 and finishing last […]

When you’re as talented as Georgia football, with natural recruiting success and top-3 classes over the last four years, you don’t have to rely on the transfer portal as much to build your team’s roster. However, when head coach Kirby Smart does take advantage of the portal, it’s usually for notable additions. Although the Bulldogs […]

Since Dan Lanning arrived in Eugene, he has been building something special. Oregon football was already a top-tier program in the country, but Lanning has shown no drop-off from former head coach Mario Cristobal, who left to join his alma mater at Miami. Part of the reason for Lanning’s success with the Ducks is his […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado football once again made plenty of movement in the transfer portal in the first window post the regular season. The portal opened up on Dec. 4, and since the Buffaloes didn’t have to worry about any postseason bowl game, the sole focus could be put on sifting through the portal so […]