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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did their part in Week 18 by handing the Carolina Panthers a 16-14 defeat, and now they are rooting for the New Orleans Saints to take down the Atlanta Falcons. If the Saints are victorious, the Bucs will win the NFC South title. "I am [a Saints fan] tomorrow." @PSchrags with […]

Japanese right-handed pitcher Kona Takahashi had strongly considered moving on to Major League Baseball after pitching with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. The Houston Astros recently signed Lions pitcher Tatsuya Imai, and they had also considered Takahashi for their pitching staff. As a result, Takahashi is returning to the Lions. Takahashi had […]

Just call the semifinal round of the College Football Playoff the Nick Saban Invitational. All four head coaches of the remaining teams in the CFP were assistants on Saban’s staff at one point or another. Curt Cignetti of Indiana and Dan Lanning of Oregon will meet each other for the second time this season January […]

It is the dream of nearly every player in the National Hockey League to play well enough to earn a position on their country’s Olympic team. That is certainly the case for Jason Robertson of the Dallas Stars. He has been one of the league’s top scorers this season with 24 goals and 24 assists. […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide had some kind of divine help when the 12 teams that were selected to compete in the College Football Playoffs were revealed in early December. No doubt that Kalen DeBoer had a good team but the Crimson Tide was not a great unit by any stretch. At the time of their […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have endured a miserable season and Pete Carroll’s return to head coaching in the NFL has been a flat-out disaster. As the Raiders prepare to close their season with a home game against disappointing Kansas City Chiefs, Carroll says he is hoping his team can end the season with a rare […]

The Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) had a chance to make their regular season-ending game against the Denver Broncos turn into a battle for the AFC West crown. However, when they lost to the Houston Texans in Week 17, that chance disappeared. The Chargers will be playing postseason football, but they will do it as a […]

While the announcement of the U.S. Olympic hockey team gained most of the headlines, European hockey powers Sweden and Finland also announced their rosters Friday for the 2026 Olympic hockey competition. Representing Sweden at the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics… 🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/4zkB5heEgs — NHL (@NHL) January 2, 2026 The roster for Finland at the #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics is here! […]

The U.S. Olympic hockey team announced its roster for the upcoming games in Italy, and the roster is very similar to the one that represented the United States last year in the 4-Nations Face Off. However, general manager Bill Guerin made a few changes as he revealed that Tage Thompson, Clayton Keller and Seth Jones […]

Ohio State was in the midst of what appeared to be a brilliant season. They were 12-0 after beating Michigan in the final regular-season game and that was truly a significant development. Michigan has turned into a nightmare assignment for head coach Ryan Day after the Wolverines had won 4 games in a row from […]

Alabama took the field at the Rose Bowl as 7.5-point underdogs to Indiana in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game. The Hoosiers had delivered a brilliant 13-0 season heading into the game and they had beaten Ohio State in the Big Ten title game. The Crimson Tide came into the game with an 11-3 record […]

Even though Indiana had reeled off 13 consecutive victories and had beaten Ohio State in the Big Ten title games, there were still a number on non-believers as Indiana prepared to play Alabama in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. After all, Indiana is known […]

The Green Bay Packers (9-6-1) are struggling as they come to the end of the regular season. They have lost 3 games in a row as they are preparing to play the Minnesota Vikings in the regular-season finale. Injuries will limit the players the Packers can put on the field in that game, but they […]

Team USA got some good news at their New Year’s Day practice session when 19-year-old Cole Hutson resumed skating with his teammates. The explosive Hutson is expected to return to the lineup Friday when Team USA faces Finland in the World Junior Championship quarterfinal matchup. Hutson was removed from the ice on a stretcher last […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have been slumping recently and that is primarily due to the absence of center Connor Bedard. The 20-year-old star was placed on Injured Reserve due to an upper body injury. The Blackhawks were just 1 point out of a Wild Card spot when Bedard suffered his injury, but they have slipped to […]

The New England Patriots are getting ready for the NFL postseason. Technically, they still have a chance to finish as the top seed in the AFC playoff structure, but the reality is that position belongs to the Denver Broncos. All that needs to happen is for the AFC West champions defeat the Los Angeles Chargers […]

The Chicago Bears have come out of the darkness this season, going from a last-place team to the NFC North champion. After years of backsliding, poor choices and failing to make plays when the game is on the line, first-year head coach Ben Johnson put that brutal past behind the team and drove the Bears […]

The Green Bay Packers (9-6-1) are going to the playoffs — with absolutely no momentum. They have lost their last 3 games and they are locked into the No. 7 spot in the NFC playoffs. As sluggish as things are for the Packers, the Vikings (8-8) are finishing their season on a high note. They […]

The Boston Red Sox made progress during the 2025 season, but losing a best-of-3 Wild Card series to the New York Yankees is no way for their year to conclude. The Red Sox had become als0-rans in the American League East for three years, so returning to the playoffs and developing a core of solid […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are not willing to concede anything to Indiana and Ohio State, the top two seeds in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State may be the defending champions and the Big Ten has garnered greater respect than it has for years, but the Bulldogs should be ready to stand up for the Southeastern […]

There was quite a bit of discontent within the Ohio State fandom when the Buckeyes came up short in the Big Ten championship to an upstart Indiana that was looking for its first outright title since 1945. At that time, the Big Ten had not yet been created and the league was known as the […]

The Buffalo Bills are no longer fighting for the AFC East title. That aspiration disappeared Sunday when the Bills suffered a 13-12 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles at home. The Eagles had dominated for the majority of the game and had built a 13-0 lead that they took past the midway point of the 4th […]

The Green Bay Packers are going to the NFL playoffs, but they are not going as NFC North champions. That chance disappeared Saturday night when the Packers were defeated 41-24 at home by the Baltimore Ravens. The Packers gained their spot as a Wild Card team on Christmas Day when the Minnesota Vikings defeated the […]

It has been a very disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals as they came into the year with high hopes of winning the AFC North title or at least coming up with a spot in the postseason as an AFC Wild Card team. However, a key injury suffered by star quarterback Joe Burrow and brutal […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had an opportunity to win the AFC North title in Week 17 and all that was required was finding a way to beat the struggling Cleveland Browns. However, the Steelers offense could not manage to overcome the Browns’ aggressive defense and Pittsburgh suffered a 13-6 upset. As a result of that loss […]

The New England Patriots are one step closer to winning the AFC East title as they overpowered the struggling New York Jets in Week 17. They handed their hosts a 42-10 beating at Met Life Stadium as quarterback Drake Maye had another sensational performance. I asked Stefon Diggs if he knew what he had in […]

The New England Patriots have had a remarkable season, but they have more work to do in the final two games of the season against the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins. Their first piece of business is securing the AFC East title, and they can do that by winning their last two games […]

The Chicago Bears clearly have a difficult assignment as they attempt to clinch first place in the NFC North division when they face the San Francisco 49ers Sunday night. Both teams have hopes of winning the No. 1 spot in the NFC playoff structure. The Bears come into this game with a 1 1/2-game lead […]

The New England Patriots have enjoyed a sensational season as they head into their Week 17 game against the New York Jets. They are in first place in the AFC East, and head coach Mike Vrabel’s team has a chance to cement their position at the top of the division standings ahead of the Buffalo […]

The New England Patriots are intent on clinching first place in the AFC East, and they knew that they were going to have to compete against the New York Jets in Week 17 without wide receiver Mack Hollins. He had been ruled out of the game with an abdomen injury, and now they know they […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are on a roll. While they have not played perfect football during their 4-game winning streak as they head into Saturday’s game against the Houston Texans, they have done enough to secure victories over the Raiders, Eagles, Chiefs and Cowboys. The win over the Eagles was the only shocker of the […]

The Minnesota Golden Gophers saved their best for overtime in their meeting with New Mexico in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix. Jalen Smith brought the Gophers and head coach P.J. Fleck a 20-17 victory with his diving catch in the end zone. MINNESOTA WALKS OFF THE RATE BOWL ON A GAME-WINNING TD 🤯 THE GOLDEN […]

After years of dominating the AFC and becoming 3-time Super Bowl champions, it has all come crashing back to earth for the Kansas City Chiefs. Instead of cruising into the playoff as the AFC West champions, the Chiefs have suffered throughout the season and they will take a 6-10 record into their final game of […]

It has been a brutal season for the New York Jets. A combination of poor play and significant injuries have left the Jets in last place in the AFC East, and it adds to the frustration of their long-suffering fans. The Jets have failed to make the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season. They haven’t […]

The Cincinnati Bengals had high hopes this season of getting back to the playoffs with one of the most explosive offensive teams in the NFL. Those thoughts disappeared early in the season when star quarterback Joe Burrow went down with a ligament tear in his big toe early in the season. Once that happened, the […]

Tension has been rising along the Frozen Tundra ever since the Green Bay Packers dropped their Week 16 game to the Chicago Bears in overtime. However, Green Bay received a gift on Christmas Night — courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings — when the Detroit Lions were eliminated from playoff contention. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals […]

The Detroit Lions were one of the co-favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl at the start of the season, but they were eliminated from postseason contention on Christmas Day as they were beaten 23-10 by the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions had an outside chance to pass the Green Bay Packers at the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have already clinched the NFC East title, but the Eagles will be competing for playoff positioning when they go to Buffalo in Week 17 for a crucial game with the Bills. The Eagles (10-5) did not practice on Christmas Day, but they did come out with an injury report that detailed 4 […]

The Dallas Cowboys are not going to the playoffs this season, but they had enough gas in the tank to ruin Christmas Day for the Washington Commanders. The Cowboys pulled off a 30-23 road victory over their long-time rivals, and quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns in the win. The Cowboys […]