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The MLB season is over after the Texas Rangers’ thrilling World Series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s the whole point of this endeavor: to win the World Series. The games are at the forefront and the utmost priority, but that doesn’t mean that rumors, trades, free-agent signings, etc don’t matter. Just ask the Rangers, […]

The MLB season is over after the Texas Rangers’ thrilling World Series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s the whole point of this endeavor: to win the World Series. But with the World Series over, that means that free agency will soon be underway and teams can begin to plot out how to best construct […]

Now that the World Series has concluded with the Texas Rangers claiming the throne atop the MLB, it’s time to look forward to the upcoming 2023 MLB offseason. The whole point of this endeavor is to claim the trophy the Rangers just won, and to get there, sometimes that means spending up in free agency […]

The MLB season ended with a bang after the Texas Rangers ended their miraculous run with a World Series championship over the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s the entire point of all of this: to win the World Series. Texas helped themselves get there in part by making a series of moves in free agency. It’s about […]

Blake Snell just put together one of the better pitching seasons anyone who follows the sport of baseball will ever see. In 32 starts, Snell ended the 2023 season with a sparkling 2.25 ERA. His 1.189 WHIP was also spectacular as was his 6.0 WAR. Furthermore, Snell posted a 2.36 strikeout per walk ratio and […]

JD Martinez may not provide a ton of value with his glove nowadays. He’s primarily a designated hitter now, but he still does a lot with his bat. Playing as the designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers this past season, Martinez showed he’s still one of the league’s best hitters, even at 35 years […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have a lot to smile about as they enter their Week 10 bye week. They’re 8-1 and no team in the NFL has a better record. They rank in the top five of EPA per play on offense. Their +57 point differential ranks seventh in the NFL. Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown […]

Just when it looked like the New York Giants’ season from hell couldn’t get any worse, it did. Not only did the Giants get thrashed 30-6 on the road in Las Vegas by the Raiders, but Daniel Jones suffered a torn ACL in that game. He will miss the rest of the season and potentially […]

Colorado football took the college football world by storm when they upset the TCU Horned Frogs back in Week 1. It feels like just yesterday when that happened, but two months have passed since that monumental upset for Deion Sanders in his first season at the helm in Boulder. Things have cooled down exponentially for […]

These stakes just got raised in college football. The calendar has officially flipped to November, which can only mean one thing: the season is close to reaching its conclusion. That point was driven home even further this week when the committee revealed its first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. There are four matchups […]

The College Football Playoff committee released their first rankings for the College Football Playoff on Tuesday. These rankings are hardly ever sticky. Every year, someone outside of the top four finds their way into the playoff despite the odds for that particular team making it seeming minuscule. It always happens, so one should be surprised […]

Bedlam is one of the most fierce rivalries in all of college football. It’s a shame that it will be momentarily paused and possibly shut down entirely once Oklahoma finalizes its move to the SEC next season. But Oklahoma and Oklahoma State football have a lot to play for now regardless of what happens in […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday. Once those drop, everyone knows that the end of the regular season is near. And with that comes an extra heightened sense of responsibility. Teams high in the rankings can see the College Football Playoff in their grasp. But they have to handle business first […]

LSU-Alabama football games always deliver. These two teams are always in the thick of the College Football Playoff race and the battle for supremacy in the SEC West division. But this matchup will be a little different. LSU already has two losses, meaning their path to the College Football Playoff is almost already out of […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings were unleashed for the world to see on Tuesday night. The top three, while the order in which they were listed may have been a bit of a surprise to some, features the primary faces we’ve become accustomed to seeing in these rankings: Ohio State, Georgia, and Michigan. Florida […]

Ohio State football has to be feeling good right about now. In the first college football playoff rankings that were released on Tuesday, the Buckeyes sat atop those rankings. They’re undefeated on the year and have numerous statement wins on the season, the most notable of which include wins over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish […]

The NFL trade deadline has come and gone. While there were a few fireworks, namely in the nation’s capital after the Washington Commanders traded Montez Sweat and Chase Young for a second and third-round pick respectively, there ultimately wasn’t that many fireworks to gawk at. Only eight trades were completed today before the deadline was […]

The James Harden trade that the world has waited four months and change for finally happened late Monday night. The Philadelphia 76ers traded Harden, PJ Tucker and Filip Petrusev to the Los Angeles Clippers for a package that includes KJ Martin, Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris Sr., Robert Covington, two future first-round picks, two second-round picks […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers finally agreed on the blockbuster James Harden trade late Monday night and early Tuesday morning that had been rumored since late June. The deal moved Harden once again, this time to the Clippers for a package that included Harden, PJ Tucker, and Filip Petrusev. The Sixers were able […]

The Atlanta Falcons are coming off a disappointing loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 8. They were diced up by rookie quarterback Will Levis making his first-ever NFL start. To make matters worse, rising star receiver Drake London injured his groin during this game, and starting quarterback Desmond Ridder was checked for a concussion. […]

After years of forgetting about draft picks and going all in on the present, the bill came due for the Los Angeles Rams last season. The Rams finished last season with a meager 5-12 record after injuries to Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, and almost the entirety of their offensive. To recoup some draft capital and […]

The New Orleans Saints have not gotten off to the best of starts this 2023 season. They’re 4-4 but have seen very inconsistent play from their offense for most of the first half of the campaign. That offense began to show some signs of life on Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 7, […]

It’s getting late early for the Arizona Cardinals. They’re falling behind the pack at 1-7 on the season. The only team in the NFL to not have more wins than the Cardinals are the Carolina Panthers, who just earned their first win of the season Sunday in their tilt against the Houston Texans. Point differential […]

The Detroit Lions have quickly found themselves among the creme de la creme in the NFC and even the entire NFL. Detroit is among the five 5-2 teams in the league through seven weeks. Only the two previous Super Bowl finalists the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have a better record than the Lions. […]

The good news for the Washington Commanders is that they’re off to a 3-4 start to the season. Not that being below .500 is anything to celebrate, but the Commanders are firmly within grasp of a potential playoff spot. The bad news is that Washington has hardly been spectacular doing so. Though their victory on […]

The Indianapolis Colts are in a fairly envious spot when it comes to the upcoming NFL trade deadline. Ordinarily, a young, rebuilding team like the Colts would look like a textbook definition of sellers at the trade deadline and would try to package experienced players for draft picks. That could especially be the case with […]

Chip Kelly and his UCLA football team‘s Week 9 matchup is against Deion Sanders and his Colorado football squad. This isn’t the most robust weekend slate of the 2023 season, but the Bruins vs. the Buffaloes should be a fun one. So, with that in mind, let’s make some bold UCLA football Week 9 predictions. […]

The Miami Dolphins are lighting the world on fire offensively, currently ranking first in the NFL in EPA per play. They lead the pack in points scored this season with 240; the San Francisco 49ers are the only other team in the NFL that has scored more than 200 points. The Dolphins also have a […]

The Kansas City Chiefs remain a juggernaut. They and their Super Bowl LVII counterparts, the Philadelphia Eagles, boast the league’s best records at the moment at 6-1. The Chiefs also boast a +73 point differential, which trails only the San Francisco 49ers (+92), Buffalo Bills (+80), and the Baltimore Ravens (+74). That said, the Chiefs […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have been a pleasant surprise to start the 2023 season. They’re firmly in the playoff mix at 3-4 and currently find themselves in second place in the vaunted AFC West. Though their point differential is nothing to write home about (-49), they still are only one game back from a playoff […]

The Cleveland Browns have been one of the better stories in the NFL this season. They have one of, if not, the best defenses in the NFL. They rank first in the NFL in EPA per play allowed, per rbsdm.com. They allow 243 yards per game; the Baltimore Ravens rank second in that statistic at […]

Time might be running out on the Tennessee Titans for the 2023 season. They’re 2-4 and already three games behind the Jacksonville Jaguars in the win column. Their -13 point differential on the season isn’t exactly indicative of a contender either. The Titans seem to see the writing on the wall for their season as […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have the look of a contender. They have a 5-2 record through five games; only the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have a better record at the moment. They have a +27 point differential; that mark is the eighth-best in the NFL as things stand. Trevor Lawrence is already one of […]

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy’s play this season has been fairly nondescript. Jeudy looked to be on the verge of a breakout season this year; Jeudy averaged 2.29 yards per route run last season according to playerprofiler.com. He led the Broncos in receiving last season. With a new coach in Sean Payton, the arrow […]

The NBA season is finally upon us, and what a doozy the league gave the world on opening night to tipoff the 2023-24 season. The Denver Nuggets are receiving their rings against one of the teams they took down on their quest to a championship in the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers seem to remember […]

The goal for every NFL team is to win a Super Bowl. Unfortunately, only one team can do so each season. That’s why front offices grind in the offseason, scour the free agent market and scout the upcoming NFL Draft: to assemble the best team possible forward for a possible Super Bowl run. Most times, […]

Utah has proven to be USC’s kryptonite. The Utes beat the Trojans twice last season, including in the Pac-12 championship game with a result that all but ended USC’s playoff hopes. USC football took a major hit last week after they got waxed by Notre Dame, but they still controlled their destiny to the Pac-12 […]

The goal for every team in the NFL should be to win a Super Bowl. Unfortunately, only one team can do so each season, but every team in the league can get themselves closer to that goal after every season. Every team reinforces their roster in the offseason during free agency and/or the NFL Draft. […]

The Tennessee Titans are going nowhere fast this season, entering their Week 7 bye week with a 2-4 record. They have a -13 point differential on the year. Ryan Tannehill suffered yet another high ankle sprain in their Week 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in London, meaning either Malik Willis or Will Levis will […]