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The Miami Dolphins have a quick turnaround after their impressive 34-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. While the win marked Miami’s second of the season, they will host the Baltimore Ravens in just four days on Thursday Night Football.  The Ravens are having an equally poor season as the Dolphins, primarily due […]

The Cleveland Browns are a disaster in 2025 and have been for three decades. It does not matter which head coach they hire, quarterback they draft, or superstar they sign; the Browns can never seem to dig themselves out of annual dysfunction. One player on the receiving end of Cleveland’s torturous trek is defensive end […]

The Carolina Panthers are looking for any signs of positivity after a 40-9 trouncing at the hands of the Buffalo Bills in Week 8. The loss dropped the Panthers to 4-4, and the offense reverted to a stagnant mess with Andy Dalton playing quarterback. Yet, Monday brings good news for Carolina courtesy of head coach […]

The Denver Broncos offense operated as a well-oiled machine, putting up 44 points in a Week 8 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Quarterback Bo Nix led the way with four touchdowns, but rookie running back RJ Harvey stole the show.  In Harvey’s eighth career game, the 2025 second-round pick catapulted himself into legendary territory, becoming […]

Georgia Tech football head coach Brent Key is never one to mince words, and after Saturday’s 41-16 victory over the Syracuse Orange, he took the podium to let the world know how impressed he is with quarterback Haynes King. When asked if he believes King is a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender, Key made it clear […]

The 16th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers narrowly escaped the clutches of defeat against Bill Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Heels. Up 17-16 in overtime, the Volunteers had their backs against the wall, needing one final stop to win the game. Belichick could have easily taken the field goal and played for another overtime session. Instead, he elected to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are confronting something they rarely come face-to-face with — postseason adversity. The Dodgers coasted through the National League postseason on their way to the World Series, including a NLCS series sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. However, the easy road took a bit of a turn in Game 1 of the World […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2025 season as World Series favorites. To the shock of no one, they made the World Series in relatively easy fashion by winning the National League West and dispatching the Milwaukee Brewers in a quick four-game sweep during the NLDS. Yet, Game 1 of the World Series came with […]

After a disastrous seven-game losing streak to begin the 2025 campaign, the New York Jets are the only remaining team searching for their first win entering Week 8. They have bounced between quarterbacks Justin Fields and Tyrod Taylor. Owner Woody Johnson publicly criticized his ability to win in a surprise example of self-awareness. And ahead […]

The New York Giants desperately need a win this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Following a humiliating collapse in Week 7, New York is not only searching for answers but also potentially playing to keep their playoff hopes alive. While the Giants hold a surprising early-season Thursday Night Football win over Philadelphia, they will have […]

The Chicago Bears are riding high after four consecutive wins that have seen them climb back into the NFC playoff picture. It has not been exactly pretty, but the Bears are on a roll after a Week 7 26-14 victory over the New Orleans Saints. However, a Week 8 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens offers a […]

Reinforcements are on the way for the Washington Commanders ahead of their Week 8 Monday Night Football bout vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. Although Washington will rely on backup quarterback Marcus Mariota to lead the way, the team is getting back wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.  McLaurin […]

The Dallas Cowboys will face a familiar foe in Week 6 when they travel to Carolina to take on the Panthers and former running back Rico Dowdle. While there is no open bad blood between the two parties, Dowdle made sure to send a warning to his former team ahead of their first meeting since […]

The Miami Dolphins are in shambles. Sitting at 1-4, just one game ahead of the cellar-dwelling and winless New York Jets in the AFC East, the pressure is mounting for head coach Mike McDaniel.  After a hot start to the beginning of his tenure that saw the Dolphins reach the playoffs in consecutive seasons for […]

The San Francisco 49ers had perhaps the best Week 5 imaginable. After stunning the Los Angeles Rams 26-23 in overtime on Thursday, the 49ers watched the division rival Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals suffer game-losing field goals, creating a one-and-a-half game lead atop the NFC West. The Philadelphia Eagles also lost their first game of […]

The UCLA Bruins football team shocked the world when they upset the then seventh-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions 42-37 on Saturday. The win was the first time a team that started the season 0-4 beat an opponent ranked inside the Top 10 since 1985, as pointed out by Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. It was […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers got to enjoy an early-season bye week in the best way, by watching each of their three AFC North division rivals lose in Week 5. Not only are the Steelers now two games ahead of second place, but they received more good news on Monday regarding injuries to two key defensive starters.  […]

The New York Yankees are on the brink of postseason elimination following a 13-7 loss vs. the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the ALDS. The defeat has manager Aaron Boone scrambling to find solutions to keep the club’s playoff hopes alive, including a lineup shakeup ahead of Game 3.  According to ESPN’s Jorge […]

The Baltimore Ravens’ Week 5 performance will go down in the history books as one of the most embarrassing efforts in team history. Without two-time MVP Lamar Jackson leading the charge, the Ravens were trounced 44-10 by the Houston Texans in front of the home crowd at M&T Bank Stadium. Following the game, head coach […]

The excitement around New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart reached an all-time high following his debut victory against the Los Angeles Chargers. His follow-up performance saw the hype train pumping the brakes after a 26-14 loss vs. the winless New Orleans Saints. In defeat, Dart completed 65% of his passes for two touchdowns but […]

The Cleveland Browns entered Week 5 with a chip on their shoulder. Attempting to turn the tide of their season, the organization chose to bench veteran quarterback Joe Flacco and roll with 2025 third-round pick Dillon Gabriel. Through nearly 60 minutes of Sunday morning’s London-based matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, all was well.  Gabriel, looking […]

The Baltimore Ravens are in shambles. They entered Week 5 with a 1-3 record and were separated from last place in the AFC North thanks to owning a tie-breaker over the Cleveland Browns. Two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson is out due to a hamstring injury, yet that might be the least of their worries.  The […]

The San Diego Padres’ season ended in disappointing fashion following the team’s 3-1 National League Wild Card loss to the Chicago Cubs. Yet, third baseman Manny Machado stole headlines due to a tension-filled interaction with reporters after the game. Machado, never one to bite his tongue, took exception to being asked, “How do you assess […]

The unranked UCLA Bruins football team pulled off the upset of the season after besting the seventh-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions 42-37 on Saturday. The win not only marked UCLA’s first win of the season but shattered a 40-year-old NCAA record in the process. UCLA’s victory is the first time a team with a 0-4 […]

The New York Yankees entered the 2025 season as a World Series favorite. Despite not winning the American League East division, the expectations are unchanged. After barreling through the rival Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card round, the Yankees are set to face off against another division rival in the ALDS — the Toronto […]

Bill Belichick’s inaugural season as the North Carolina Tar Heels head coach has not gotten off to a pristine start, tallying a 2-2 record in their first four games. Yet, prior to Saturday’s matchups against the 1-3 Clemson Tigers, Belichick treated college football fans to a spectacle live from the sideline of Chapel Hill. During […]

The Chicago Cubs were hoping for a quality start from left-hander Matthew Boyd in Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Instead, the veteran failed to escape the bottom of the first inning and created a near insurmountable hole for the Cubs to climb out of. Boyd, pitching on three days’ […]

The San Francisco 49ers are reeling after a 26-21 Week 4 loss vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars that saw their offense turn the ball over four times. Despite the poor performance, head coach Kyle Shanahan shared some good news with the media on Monday morning. Shanahan revealed that the 49ers are hoping safety Malik Mustapha will […]