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The Baltimore Orioles were one of the best stories in Major League Baseball this season. After years of struggling in the American League East, the Orioles advanced up the ladder quite a bit in 2022 and finished with a winning 83-79 record. However, the expectations for the 2023 season did not include a 101-61 record […]

The San Francisco 49ers are clearly all-in when it comes to ruling the NFC this season and gaining a chance to play for the Super Bowl. They have been the most consistent team in the league to this point as they hope to unseat the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles, and they continue to upgrade […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been a major postseason player for 11 consecutive seasons. During that time as a playoff team, they have won only one World Series. Some of those failures have to land on the shoulders of ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who has rarely been the star hurler in playoffs that he has […]

The Boston Celtics made a big move last week by trading for All-Star guard Jrue Holiday. That move is one that may help the Celtics take the next step needed to gain their 18th NBA Championship and their first since 2008. However, while the addition of Holiday is a huge addition, the Celtics gave up […]

The Packers are hoping they can establish solid offensive line play in front of quarterback Jordan Love this season, but the task got that much tougher with the news that left tackle David Bakhtiari won’t be able to play again until the start of training camp next year. David Bakhtiari spoke for nearly 40 minutes […]

Kenny Pickett has been participating in practice this week and may be able to play when the Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens Sunday. That may not be the best thing for head coach Mike Tomlin and his charges. The second-year quarterback suffered a painful shoulder bruise in the Steelers’ Week 4 loss to the Houston […]

Dick Butkus was perhaps the most symbolic player in the history of the Chicago Bears The Bears are considered the flagship franchise in the NFL. While they have won 9 championships in their history — but just 1 Super Bowl — they have often struggled to field winning teams. Despite that, they have had numerous […]

He was one of the baddest men to ever play in the NFL, and the all-time great Chicago Bear Dick Butkus will be remembered by football fans for decades. The man who helped define the position of the modern middle linebacker died Thursday. So sad that Chicago native and legendary pro football player Dick Butkus, […]

Dick Butkus was one of the greatest Chicago Bears of all-time and he helped define the middle linebacker position in the NFL. He died Thursday at the age of 80, per a report from TMZ Sports. NFL Legend Dick Butkus Dead At 80 https://t.co/F5WH8a9TEF — TMZ (@TMZ) October 5, 2023 Bears legend and NFL Hall […]

The Baltimore Orioles surged at the right time during the regular season and took charge of the American League East just when the Tampa Bay Rays went into a bit of a freefall. While the Rays would emerge from the slump, the Orioles were more than ready to withstand the challenge and they earned the […]

It’s not too early to speculate on which coaches are on the hot seat even though the season is still less than 25 percent old. The focus is on the Chicago Bears, a team that is 0-4 under Matt Eberflus, but far worse than that. Chicago has lost 14 consecutive games since beating the New […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were one quarter away from winning the Super Bowl last season, but they could not hold off Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. While the defeat was painful and had to stay with head coach Nick Sirianni, quarterback Jalen Hurts and the rest of the Eagles, the core of the team […]

The outlook for the Buffalo Bills in the 2023 season did not look great during the summer and after their Week 1 defeat at the hands of the New York Jets. There was little doubt that the Bills had some very talented players on both sides of the ball, but their season ended in shockingly […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have not been the efficient machine on either side of the ball that they were last year. They have been pushed hard by the New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders, but they are still 4-0, one of the 2 undefeated teams in the league along with the San Francisco 49ers. […]

The Miami Dolphins have been the most dominant offensive team in the NFL through the first 3 weeks of the season. The combination of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill had been basically unstoppable as the Dolphins won their first 3 games. However, the Buffalo Bills had multiple defensive answers when they hosted Miami in […]

The Washington Commanders attacked the Philadelphia Eagles for 60-plus minutes Sunday, and they had the defending NFC champions fighting from behind a good portion of the game. However, the Eagles emerged with a 27-24 overtime victory against their NFC East rivals, and Washington quarterback Sam Howell took no comfort from the fact that his team […]

The Buffalo Bills faced a huge test in Week 4 when they hosted the high-scoring and razor-sharp Miami Dolphins. The Bills were more that ready for the challenge as they pummeled the visitors from South Florida by a 48-20 margin. While the offense provided the highlights, safety Micah Hyde and the Buffalo defense prevented Tua […]

Aaron Rodgers will not be in uniform for the New York Jets in Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs — or any time soon — but he is in MetLife Stadium to support his teammates in their Sunday night game against the defending Super Bowl champions. Welcome home, @AaronRodgers12 pic.twitter.com/TmiuHHQK8w — New York […]

As the college football season approaches its midpoint, some observations become crystal clear. The top teams appear to be Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, Florida State and USC. Teams like Penn State and Washington could possibly join the fray, depending how the teams that rank above them perform in the upcoming weeks. When it comes […]

The San Francisco 49ers have gotten off to an undefeated start, rolling to victories in their first three games of the season. As they prepare to face the feisty Arizona Cardinals, head coach Kyle Shanahan appears to have gotten good news, as wide receiver Deebo Samuel is optimistic about returning to the lineup. The 49ers […]

Emotions tend to run high during the biannual Ryder Cup. Normally, the team that is trailing in the U.S. vs. Europe golf competition may find itself on edge, especially as the competition reaches a crucial stage. However, in this year’s competition, Team Europe has a commanding 10.5-5.5 lead heading into the final day. That didn’t […]

Any team that has legitimate aspirations of winning the national championship needs a crew of great players who are capable of making memorable plays. No. 2 Michigan is one of those teams, and they have a number of great players throughout the lineup, including quarterback J.J. McCarthy, running back Blake Corum and wide receiver Roman […]

The USC Trojans did just what they wanted to against Deion Sanders and Colorado for the first 30 minutes of their game in Boulder. And while head coach Lincoln Riley saw his team emerge with a 48-41 triumph, the game was a far cry from the blowout it appeared to be in the first half. […]

The Denver Broncos are hoping to rebound from the most embarrassing regular-season loss in the team’s history when they travel to Chicago Sunday to take on the winless Bears. While it’s clear that the home team will not be able to come close to putting the kind of explosive offense on the field that the […]

It appeared as if the Tampa Bay Rays were the best team in baseball during the first 2-plus months of the season as they sat in first place in the American League East and were on an eye-catching roll. However, the Baltimore Orioles improved throughout the season and the Rays were unable to sustain their […]

The Cincinnati Reds have been one of the surprise stories in baseball this season. While they are merely a longshot to emerge as a playoff team going into the final weekend of the season, young talent has helped propel the team into contender status, and they could improve their position in the upcoming offseason and […]

The world of golf regularly waits 2 years to wait for the start of the Ryder Cup. This battle between the top U.S. professionals and their counterparts from Europe is always considered an elite golf event. The two sides have gotten together once again in Italy, and the first day of competition was dominated thoroughly […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been at or near the top of the NHL standings for several years, but it may be much harder for them to hold to that status in 2023-24 with the news that goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will miss at least 25 games this season after undergoing surgery on his back. Head […]

This may be the year that the Toronto Maple Leafs are not looking up at any of their Atlantic Division competitors. The Maple Leafs have been a playoff participant for the last 7 seasons, and they are clearly one of the most offensively talented teams in the league. As they prepare for the 2023-24 season, […]

Christian McCaffrey was an outstanding running back for the Carolina Panthers long before the San Francisco 49ers acquired him in a trade last year. Since coming to the 49ers, he has become a game breaking superstar who is on the verge of reaching a level that was scaled by a pair of NFL Hall of […]

The blockbuster trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks where he will join Giannis Antetokounmpo as a big-time scorer is helping that team reach a level that only one other team has ever met in the past. According to @EliasSports: Lillard and Giannis will become the 2nd teammates in NBA history to play […]

Spring football just got a lot more serious as a viable sports entity with the announcement that the XFL will join forces with the USFL starting next season. The USFL put out a news release explaining the merger. “This historic combination will anchor professional spring football with substantial capabilities and resources to ensure future growth […]

Now the Boston Bruins find out how the other half lives. After last year’s record-setting season, Brad Marchand takes over as captain and leads the new-look Bruins into battle in the NHL’s Atlantic Division. This team is quite a bit different from the one that had a record 135 points last season and ran away […]

The Minnesota Twins have their work cut out for them as they prepare for the first round of the MLB playoffs. They will have a difficult road in front of them, no matter how it works out. There are locked into the No. 3 seed in the American League playoffs, meaning they will play the […]

Sean McDermott took over as head coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2017 and has established himself as one of the top head coaches in the league in his seventh year with the team. McDermott got the attention of the team’s long-suffering fans when he led the Bills to playoff appearances in his first season […]

If the Minnesota Vikings are going to listen to long-time NFL observers, they will come to the conclusion that their 2023 season came to an end in Week 3 because they lost their third consecutive game to start the season. Teams that start the season 0-3 have virtually no chance to make the playoffs, with […]

The Buffalo Bills have much to prove this season. While they have been a playoff team for five of the last 6 seasons, they have not been able to advance to the Super Bowl. There are many critics who wonder if the window is starting to close on the Bills, and that head coach Sean […]

The Miami Dolphins did something that no NFL team has done in 57 years. They put their dynamic offense on display in their home opener and scored a 70-20 triumph over the Denver Broncos. That was the most points scored in the NFL since Washington scored 72 points against the New York Giants in 1966. […]

The Green Bay Packers home opener against the New Orleans Saints was proceeding in nightmarish fashion for the first three quarters. Jordan Love was struggling his first start at Lambeau Field, and the Packers were down by a 17-0 margin. Head coach Matt LaFleur was trying to figure out some kind of solution, but it […]