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On Raw Monday night, WWE fans saw Cody Rhodes once again faced with another obstacle on his way to not only Night of Champions but destiny. If facing Brock Lesnar for a second time wasn’t a big enough obstacle, WWE felt the American Nightmare now has to face Lesnar with an “injured” arm at Night […]

In the ever-evolving landscape of college football, two coaches stand at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to adapting to the changes brought about by the transfer portal. On one side, there’s Pat Narduzzi, the head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers, who vehemently opposes the overhaul of rosters through transfers. On the other […]

As the Atlanta Falcons prepare for the 2023 season, they are looking for growth and a possible spot in this year’s playoffs. There are a few questions that keep getting asked concerning the Falcons growth, however, and they all have to do with their 24-year-old starting quarterback, Desmond Ridder. Is Desmond Ridder ready? Is Desmond […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been one of the biggest surprises of the early 2023 season thus far, but not in a good way. Until recent weeks, the Cardinals were one of the worst teams in all the MLB, associated with the likes of the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and division rival Cincinnati Reds. […]

The New York Jets are entering the 2023 season with the highest of expectations. They feel like a blockbuster movie waiting to be released. They’ve got their director (head coach Robert Saleh), supporting cast — all they needed was their star. Aaron Rodgers is now top billing. Now, will the movie be a hit? Like […]

The Atlanta Braves were considered one of the elite teams in the National League heading into this season. And thus far, they’ve lived up to that hype. Currently, the Braves are in first place in the NL East, set at 28-16, with the second-best record in the NL behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and third-best […]

WWE SmackDown could no longer be on Friday nights when Fall 2024 arrives after WWE’s current media rights deal expires with Fox. The show, since its inception in 1999 on the former UPN channel, has been on every weekday night besides Monday and Wednesday. Monday, of course has always been designated for Raw, while over […]

There’s a once in a generation superstar currently residing in the MLB. You know the type. The five-tool player that can do it all. The one that with every swing you hold your breath, whether he’s the one swinging the bat or the one about to make the play. The one that gets you to […]

When the Los Angeles Dodgers finished with the best NL record since 1906 with 111-wins last season, most thought it was a given that they would at least make it to the World Series, if not win it all. Quickly, everyone found out that once the postseason begins, the regular season means nothing. In the […]

Mike Vrabel will be entering his fifth season as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans. He received a contract extension in February of 2022 after having a productive 2021 season where the Titans barely lost to the eventual AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional round. But 2022, however, was not the year […]

On Wednesday night, Ronald Acuña Jr. continued his blazing hot streak and hit his fourth home run in four days. While the Atlanta Braves are in the middle of facing their toughest competition of the season thus far, Acuña hasn’t cooled off. FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES with a home run for Ronald Acuña Jr. 🔥 (via […]

The Los Angeles Rams haven’t had a first-round draft pick since 2016. And now they’re trying to find their way back to prominence, albeit with an aging starting quarterback and what looks like a team in the middle of a rebuild. With their first-round draft pick returning in 2024, will they do the unthinkable and […]

On Wednesday, it was announced that the Tennessee Volunteers are about to be adding to their gameday experience. The University of Tennessee is in the early stages of developing what is called the Neyland Entertainment District that will connect its sporting venues — which could totally revolutionize the live college sporting experience. This has to […]

Last season, Aaron Judge was making all the headlines. He hit a whopping 62 home runs, leading all the majors, meanwhile setting a New York Yankees franchise record. The reigning AL MVP is now making headlines for all the wrong reasons, though no real fault of his own. Aaron Judge, while playing the Toronto Blue […]

The first XFL season under the new ownership of co-owners Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dani Garcia recently concluded. The XFL has made quite the impact upon its comeback, most notably with its players. This time around, the league set its sights on not only the ambitions and successes of the league itself, but the […]

The newly revived WWE World Heavyweight Championship will finally find its recipient next Saturday at Night of Champions. The question is, who will be wearing it around their waist at show close, Seth Rollins or A.J. Styles? There’s some that question the reappearance of the title that will be exclusive to the Raw brand. Some […]

On Monday, it was announced that there were seven teams within the ACC that were looking to secede from the conference. The seven teams were reported to have been led by Clemson and FSU, followed by Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia and Virginia Tech. Now predictions and rumors are swirling with such ideas that […]

College football is possibly at the biggest crossroads that the sport has ever seen. With such an influx of change, usually it is followed by an influx of financials, or the hope thereof. The sport is now dealing with things they never had to deal with just five years ago. Things like NIL, the transfer […]

Bryce Harper has only been back two weeks and has already been hitting bombs- and started a bench’s clearing, verbal sparring. It’s like he never left. But it’s not like he was gone for long. He barely missed a month of regular season play. And now, after suffering an elbow injury last season that most […]

When you think about the NL West, it’s easy to remember the teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and even the San Francisco Giants. Those teams are historic in their own right, having superstar rosters and being in-state rivals. But what about the Arizona Diamondbacks? You know, the team that is just […]

The Atlanta Falcons are looking for improvement in 2023. Entering the third year under head coach Arthur Smith and general manager Terry Fontenot, favor is falling more in the Falcons way in comparison to the last half a decade where things like blowing late fourth-quarter leads and holding a dead cap space of over $40 […]

Since WrestleMania 39, there has been a lot of the unexpected when it comes to Cody Rhodes. No one expected Rhodes to lose to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. The following night, no one expected Brock Lesnar to turn on him before a tag match against Reigns and Solo Sikoa, setting up a new feud for […]

On Friday Night SmackDown, we learned who will be competing for the newly revived WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Seth Rollins will be taking on A.J. Styles at Night of Champions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Before a new champion is crowned, we must first look at how problematic it is. The addition of the new WWE […]

After a surprising 2022 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars are looking to build upon last year’s success, when they made it into the AFC Divisional round of the playoffs after finishing 3-14 the prior year. For 2023, they’re ranked 23rd (.479) in terms of strength of schedule. Doug Pederson will be entering year two as head […]

With the full 2023 NFL schedule released, it’s now time to look at some of the best primetime matchups. In this case, the best Sunday Night Football games. The official start to the 2023 NFL season will kick off when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Detroit Lions, which will technically be a Sunday Night […]

The Atlanta Falcons are entering their third year under head coach Arthur Smith and are looking to make significant progress in their rebuild in 2023. Coming off two 7-10 seasons under Smith and staff, it feels as if this is the season to make that sort of jump. It helps that the Falcons have the […]

Roman Reigns will be the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion for a staggering 1000 days on May 27, which is also the day of the Night of Champions PLE from Jeddah. Reigns is set to make an appearance on this Friday’s SmackDown from Knoxville, TN, where it could be revealed who his next opponent will be. […]

Every rookie when they make it to the big leagues wants that magic, cinematic moment. Casey Schmitt had that moment on Tuesday in his debut, joining a shortlist of San Francisco Giants greats like Will Clark and Brandon Crawford. It only took his second at bat of the night for Giants fans to remember Schmitt. […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars could be looking for a new home for two years while they go through renovations to TIAA Bank Field. “The goal would be to play somewhere in Jacksonville,” Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry said on the Wednesday edition of XL Primetime. “Those discussions are happening, but two years is the goal. … I […]

When Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to the San Diego Padres from his 80-game suspension, he revived something that had been lost in his absence: claiming the NL West crown. Besides the 2021 season, where the San Francisco Giants surprised everyone and took the NL West from the Dodgers, the kings of the west have been […]

Remember when the New York Mets were supposed to be the crown jewel of the National League this year? Or, at the very least, the NL East. Now they’re not even a .500 ballclub (.472), setting eight games back of the first-place Atlanta Braves and third in the division with the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington […]

When the news of Max Fried’s move to the injured list with a left forearm strain hit, it would have been easy for anyone to ask “Who’s next?” in the Atlanta Braves’ litany of early-season health setbacks. But on Tuesday night, the Braves didn’t waver, beating a red-hot Boston Red Sox team 9-3 to continue […]

It’s a daily occurrence now of a new city being announced to become the next to hold a MLB team. Either through expansion or one of a few teams willing to relocate will the eventually come to fruition. The Oakland A’s are one team who are currently in the process of moving to Las Vegas. […]

The MLB, for all intents and purposes, is doing everything they can to expand their footprint, either domestically or internationally. As a part of the new collective bargaining agreement signed last year with the MLB and the Players Association, the league has insured that there will be multiple international series games, through the year 2026. […]

The Atlanta Braves received some unfortunate news Tuesday that they would be losing their ace pitcher, Max Fried, with no timetable for his return. Now, with Fried and Kyle Wright on the IL, the Braves could be in serious trouble moving forward. The Braves are currently entering their toughest stretch of the season, playing four […]

On Saturday night, WWE held its annual Backlash event, to which earned big numbers across the board, in front of an electric San Juan, Puerto Rico crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. The Puerto Rican musical artist, Bad Bunny, was one of the highlights of the show and competed against, and […]

The St. Louis Cardinals currently have one of the worst records in all of baseball with a paltry 11 wins and 24 losses. That record begs a lot of questioning, but none more so than what’s happening with Willson Contreras. I’m not sure many baseball fans, especially Cardinals’ fans, would have guessed that they would […]

WWE’s future with Endeavor could be becoming clearer with Conor McGregor’s mention of SummerSlam in a tweet to Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns. Is it possible we could finally see McGregor in a WWE ring at SummerSlam? In the hours after WrestleMania 39 concluded, as the pro-wrestling business does, quickly moving on to the next […]