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The Chicago Bears enter the final third of the season with a 4-8 record, but you could make the case that they really should be 6-6 given the fact that their games earlier this season against Broncos and Lions were two losses that should’ve been wins. In their last eight games, the Bears are 4-4 and have […]

Tonight, either Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Michael Penix Jr. or Marvin Harrison Jr. will become the 86th young man to win the Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college football and arguably the biggest in all of North American sports. If you’re declared the Heisman winner, your name is etched in college football history […]

This past Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles were routed by the San Francisco 49ers to the tune of a 42-19 final score. It was an embarrassing effort from the Eagles, who were 10-1 heading into the contest and hosting San Francisco in a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship Game. The players on the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t […]

There may not be a more exciting and electric player in the NBA right now than Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers point guard who is making the Seven Seconds or Less Phoenix Suns  look like they were playing at a snail’s pace… no, really, Indiana is averaging 104 possessions per game this season, compared to 95 […]

Despite the once-in-a-generation tag that was placed on his name before he ever stepped on an NBA court, nobody expected that Victor Wembanyama would come in and turn the San Antonio Spurs into a contender overnight. The perception, at least from my vantage point, was that San Antonio would be frisky enough this year to […]

His name is Hill. Tyreek Hill. He’s the Miami Dolphins wide receiver who is just 519 yards away from making NFL history, potentially becoming the first player in NFL history to finish a season with 2,000 yards receiving. And while Hill doesn’t believe it’s realistic that he’ll be in the MVP conversation at season’s end, […]

It’s likely that we’re only about 24 hours away from watching LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels become the twelfth winner of the Heisman Trophy, despite playing for a team with at least three losses. After that, Daniels will have a choice to make regarding his status for the ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin. Does he play, or […]

It was just a few weeks ago when the AFC North appeared to be the most competitive and talent-stacked division in all of the NFL. All four teams were .500 or better, and you could make a realistic case that any of the four could’ve made a deep run in the postseason. Sure, it was […]

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is playing his cards close to the chest, but here lies the problem: the two cards that Stefanski is holding might as well be a two-of-hearts and a seven-of-diamonds. The Browns options for starting quarterback heading into Week 14 are dire. On one hand, you have a two-of-hearts in […]

Tis the season for giving and receiving gifts, and the Bryant Family is coming through in a big way for all of the diehard Kobe fans and sneaker heads out there who are looking to put the finishing touches on their Christmas lists. The gift comes in the form of an update from Vanessa Bryant […]

At the end of the 1st quarter on Thursday night, the New Orleans Pelicans led the Los Angeles Lakers by the score of 30-29. It looked like we were due for a second consecutive nail-biter in the semi-finals of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. And then, in the blink of an eye… The LeBron James-led […]

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots find themselves in an awfully unfamiliar position. It used to be that Belichick leading the Patriots to a win over an AFC Playoff contender, it didn’t qualify as breaking news. Now, however, things have changed quite a bit, haven’t they? Heading into their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on […]

This is the space where I’m supposed to talk about how only Patriots fans, Steelers fans, and total sickos watched the very meh Thursday Night Football game between New England and Pittsburgh, but lord knows there are plenty of sickos out there who watched every second of this game, myself included. But I fall into a very […]

The San Francisco 49ers made plenty of statements on Sunday afternoon during their demolition of the reigning NFC Champions on their home turf in Philadelphia. The most important one came from the defense, which had been carved up a couple of times already this season before limiting the Eagles to 19 points, one of just […]

Not everyone believes in curses. Some people definitely do, other definitely don’t, but I think most people fall into the category of “I’m not totally sure what to make of this.” For the record, that’s where I stand. Some curses seem silly to me. Why shouldn’t I walk under a ladder? Is the Candyman really […]

The Florida State football program got dealt a massive blow on Sunday afternoon when they became the first Power 5 conference champion to complete a perfect 13-0 season and be left out of the College Football Playoff. Boo Corrigan, the chair of the CFP, claimed that selection committee believed without starting quarterback Jordan Travis in the picture, […]

In an NFL season that has been defined by Travis Kelce’s relationship with Time’s Person of the Year Taylor Swift, Aaron Rodgers’ achilles tendon, CJ Stroud’s unprecedented emergence, and the final nail going into the New England Patriots coffin, the one singular play that has made the most headlines has been the Tush Push. Popularized […]

It was only two years ago that current Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. arrived in Los Angeles in search of the Super Bowl ring that had alluded him for the first seven-and-a-half seasons of his NFL career. Although OBJ would go on to play just twelve games with the Rams, his impact is […]

In a lengthy and personal Players’ Tribune post titled “0:00,” long-time NFL kicker Robbie Gould has announced his retirement from the league. Making over 86% of his field goals in his eighteen year career, Gould retires as the 9th-most accurate kicker in NFL history, and perhaps even more impressive, Gould departs as the leading scorer […]

Though many thought that all problems would be solved in Pittsburgh following the firing of offensive coordinator Matt Canada, the Steelers offense has remained a problem in the two games since Canada’s departure. Pittsburgh is averaging only 13 points in their two games without Canada, one of which was a stunning 24-10 defeat at the […]

It won’t be long until we find out what the last four-team field for the College Football Playoff will look like before the field expands to twelve teams next year, and all that stands in the way of that announcement are 48 hours and five Conference Championship Games, all which potentially have major CFP implications. […]

In the decade that Mike Evans has spent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the offensive system around him has been anything but consistent. With four head coaches and six different starting quarterbacks, the most consistent part of the Bucs offense has been Evans himself, and that consistent excellence has pushed him to the brink of […]

It didn’t come easy, but as most fans and pundits expected, the Dallas Cowboys emerged with a win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football in what turned out to be one of the most exciting mid-week games we’ve seen on the schedule so far this year. The Cowboys trailed heading into halftime and […]

Nearly six months, Memphis basketball signee/high school basketball star Mikey Williams made headlines for all of the wrong reasons. Williams, a four-star prospect according to both Rivals and 247 Sports, was arrested on April 13, 2023 on five charges of assault with a deadly weapon. The arrest was related to an incident outside of Williams’ […]

Houston Texans rookie quarterback CJ Stroud has over performed even the most optimistic Texans fans expectations for his rookie season. After eleven starts, CJ Stroud leads the NFL in passing yards per game, has a 19-5 touchdown to interception ratio, and has engineered two game-winning drives for a Texans squad that is 6-5 and fighting […]

Every year since it’s inception in 2014, the four-team field in the College Football Playoff has included at least one team from the SEC. This year, if Nick Saban were to lead the Alabama football team to an upset over the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game, there’s a doomsday scenario for the […]

It’s rare for any team outside of the ACC to have to play North Carolina and Duke in back-to-back games, but that’s the exact task that the Arkansas basketball team had in front of them this past week. After falling short against the Tar Heels in a consolation game in the Battle 4 Atlantis (and […]

In the past, if you were to hear about a wardrobe issue related to a sporting event, you just assume that another Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson incident has taken place. However, for the Louisville basketball team, it took on a different meaning. Louisville barely escaped with a win over the weekend against a New Mexico State […]

When Deion Sanders took over as the University of Colorado football coach, nobody had any idea of what was to come in less than one year’s time in Boulder. The season’s result was the only part of this that was predictable. Colorado was projected to finish 11th in the Pac-12’s preseason poll, and the Buffaloes […]

One of the biggest surprises of the 2023 NFL season has been the unexpected emergence of the Indianapolis Colts as a potential Playoff team in the AFC. The Colts will enter December with a 6-5 record despite being without their opening week starter, rookie QB Anthony Richardson, since the middle of October, and without a […]

It wasn’t too long ago that a torn achilles was by far the worst injury an athlete could suffer. Far worse than a torn ACL. The thought of coming back from an achilles tear in less than a full calendar year wasn’t even conceivable. Go back twenty years, and it might as well have been […]

Following a 5-2 start to the season, the Seattle Seahawks have hit a rough patch that has put their 2023 season in jeopardy. Now 6-5, Seattle’s in the midst of a brutal stretch of games. A Thanksgiving night thumping at the hands of division rival San Francisco was just the start, and the next three […]

It’s doubtful that anyone will make a “I’m Coming Home” tribute video for new Aggies head coach Mike Elko, but the new man in charge of the Texas A&M football program is happy to be back in College Station. Elko spent four seasons as the Aggies defensive coordinator under previous head coach Jimbo Fisher before […]

There was a stretch in the 2010’s when it seemed like the San Antonio Spurs were nailing every one of their draft picks. Not because the guys they were drafting were the most talented players or went on to have the best careers, but because at the time of the selection, it seemed like they’d […]

The Golden State Warriors are in a funk. Having lost eight of their last ten games since a 6-2 start to the season, the Dubs have now dropped to 10th place in the ultra-competitive Western Conference as we near the quarter-pole of the season. Now while there’s still plenty of time to turn the season […]

It seemed like a certainty that The Game between Michigan and Ohio State would be the most-watched game of the 2023 college football regular season, but where there was some uncertainty was whether it would be the most watched Michigan-Ohio State game in the long history of the rivalry. Well, the TV ratings are in, […]

When the NFL players get mic’d up, it’s a gift to fans who crave a more in-depth look at what it’s like down on the field on Sunday. The trash talk between opponents, the jokes on the sideline among teammates, the banter with officials… myself and many others eat all that stuff up. It’s not […]

There’s a general, often unspoken rule of thumb in relation to NBA records that goes something like this: If you’re setting a record or doing something statistically that hasn’t been done since the 1960’s, you’ve accomplished something remarkable. It’s why people rightfully lose their minds when Nikola Jokic puts up a stat line that hasn’t […]

As the unofficial, self-appointed mafia writer for ClutchPoints, it’s my job to inform you that Cincinnati defensive tackle Dontay Corleone will be returning to the Bearcats for the 2024 season. No, Dontay Corleone is not related to the Corleone’s of Genco Olive Oil, but my goodness, he might as well be. The young man’s name is […]