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It appears to be the end of the line for  Dominic Smith with the New York Mets. The team is expected to non-tender the former first-round pick and likely end the 27-year-old’s association with the franchise, per MLB insider Anthony DiComo. Smith was selected in the 2013 MLB Draft, and he made his first significant […]

The Clemson Tigers (9-1) are on the outside looking in at the College Football Playoff. Unlike many of head coach Dabo Swinney’s previous teams, the Tigers found themselves beaten significantly in their only loss of the season when they fell to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. So, instead of a place in the Top 4 […]

The Washington Commanders and quarterback Taylor Heinicke will be playing on the road Sunday against the Houston Texans, but the team members will still have the tragic events at the University of Virginia on their minds. On Sunday the team will be wearing three helmet decals: 1, 15, and 41 to honor the three UVA […]

Aaron Judge dominated the regular season with his explosive power and ended up setting an American League record by belting 62 home runs. That achievement highlighted a season that saw him win the first Most Valuable Player award in his career. With an MLB leading 54 HR, Babe Ruth would finish the 1928 season with […]

The Seattle Mariners were one of the top stories in the American League last year when they earned a spot in the playoff for the first time since the 2001 season. They are making plans to ensure that they don’t have another long playoff dry spell by upgrading for the 2023 season. They took a […]

The struggling Arizona Cardinals and their fans got some good news Thursday with the presence of Kyler Murray and Marquise Brown  at the team’s practice session. Murray has been battling a hamstring injury and it did not appear to be a hopeful situation earlier in the week when head coach Kliff Kingsbury said that the […]

The USC Trojans are in the middle of a renaissance season, as quarterback Caleb Williams and his teammates prepare for their annual confrontation with archrival UCLA. The Trojans bring a 9-1 record into the game, and after they face the Bruins, they will face another major rival in Notre Dame. Prior to Saturday’s game against […]

Prior to Justin Jefferson’s spectacular performance against the Buffalo Bills in Week 10 he was already considered one of the best receivers in the NFL. In addition to praise from coaches and the media, Buffalo Bills wide receiver  Stefon Diggs praised Jefferson. “I just think he’s a hell of a player — definitely one of […]

It is being compared to the greatest catches in NFL history. When Justin Jefferson went up with Buffalo defensive back Cam Lewis and the Vikings’ top receiver made a spectacular one-handed reception late in the fourth quarter, it the NFL exploded with praise. JUSTIN JEFFERSON CATCH OF THE CENTURY. pic.twitter.com/Cos6v0yPIC — Field Yates (@FieldYates) November […]

The Los Angeles Rams have endured a nightmarish season a year after winning the Super Bowl, and the team suffered a major blow as All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp went down with an ankle injury in the team’s 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Sean McVay didn’t have much of an update on Cooper Kupp’s […]

After failing to develop a significant connection with his wide receivers in the first half of the season, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers found a new go-to wideout in Christian Watson in the Packers’ 31-28 overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys. ROOKIE CHRISTIAN WATSON WITH HIS THIRD TOUCHDOWN 🔥 (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/H63saxf7To — Overtime (@overtime) […]

The New York Giants (7-2) continue to play winning football as the second half of the 2022 season gets underway, but the year has been a nightmarish one for wide receiver Kenny Golladay. The bad times for the former Detroit Lions wideout continued in New York’s 24-16 victory over the Houston Texans (1-7-1). Golladay had […]

The Justin Fields coming out party continued Sunday at Soldier Field as the second-year quarterback put on another explosive performance — one that included game-changing plays for the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions. Justin Fields continues to impress despite the losses 💪 pic.twitter.com/0Me85zS2A9 — NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) November 13, 2022 In the end, […]

The Kansas City Chiefs did the expected as they registered a 27-17 triumph at home over the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the real news came after the game when Patrick Mahomes gave his assessment of JuJu Smith-Schuster’s condition. Mahomes said he saw the wide receiver in the locker room after the game and he was acting […]

When Stefon Diggs and Justin Jefferson take the field Sunday in Buffalo, it will mark the first confrontation of their careers in what may be the best game on the NFL’s Week 10 schedule. Diggs is the best receiver for the Buffalo Bills while Jefferson plays at a similar level for the Minnesota Vikings. The […]

Michigan has been roaring through opponents since the start of the season, and no player has been better for the undefeated Wolverines than Blake Corum. We see this every single week. @UMichFootball's @blake_corum finds the end zone for the 10th straight week. 💪 pic.twitter.com/xEIfwYbA9y — Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 12, 2022 The 5-8, 200-pound […]

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes improved to 10-0 this season with a 56-17 victory over struggling Indiana, but head coach Ryan Day’s suffered a blow when top running back Miyan Williams suffered an injury to his right leg. Williams had to be carted off the field in the first half after falling awkwardly late […]

The Boston Red Sox have quite a bit of work to do in the offseason after a last-place finish in the American League East, and they have shown interest in trading for Oakland A’s catcher Sean Murphy. The initial report emanates from Boston Globe columnist Alex Speier, and the move would appear to make sense […]

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill is returning to active status for the Tennessee Titans this week, and he could draw the start against the Denver Broncos. Tannehill has been out with an ankle injury, but he returned to practice this week, meaning he is healthy enough to play. Head coach Mike Vrabel has not said that Tannehill […]

The Atlanta Braves made a great run in the second half of the season to overtake Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets and gain first place in the National League East. However, it was not an easy accomplishment as the Mets had control of the division for the majority of the season. If the […]

A little over a week ago, the idea that the Purdue Boilermakers would overtake Illinois in the Big Ten West seemed like little more than a pipe dream. The Fighting Illini were rolling in the division and secure in first place, while the Boilermakers were struggling. However, that changed a week ago when Illinois was […]

Could it be possible? Will Alabama actually miss the College Football Playoffs this season? It certainly seems quite likely, as the Crimson Tide already has two losses. They fell for the second time in three weeks when LSU pulled out a 32-31 overtime victory last Saturday. Coming on the heels of their 52-49 defeat at […]

Former Milwaukee Brewers president of operations David Stearns has taken his name out of consideration for the Houston Astros general manager position, as well as any other opening that pops up in Major League Baseball. Stearns’ name hit the rumor mill after the World Champion Astros parted company with general manager James Click. “I’m just […]

It has not been an easy year for running back Cordarrelle Patterson and the Atlanta Falcons. The team slipped to 4-6 in Thursday’s 25-15 loss to the Carolina Panthers (3-7), and Patterson heard about it from his Fantasy Football owners. Patterson has been one of the Falcons bright spots when he has been in the […]

The long and happy marriage between Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers appears to be going strong. Kershaw has the opportunity to sign a free agent contract with any other team after the team did not extend him a qualifying offer, but he is reportedly close to signing a new deal with the Dodgers. […]

It is not the glamour game of the week in the NFL, but when the Detroit Lions (2-6) travel to Soldier Field in Chicago in Week 10, head coach Dan Campbell’s team will have a chance to put together a winning streak. Yes, that is correct. The Lions have a chance to win 2 games […]

The San Diego Padres have come to an agreement with reliever Robert Suarez, who came through with a surprising powerful performance in his rookie season in 2022. That initial big league season came at age 31, making it a somewhat shocking development. Suarez and the Padres have come to an agreement on a 5-year, $46 […]

Justin Turner has been a fixture in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup for the last 9 years, but it seems quite likely that the veteran third baseman will be wearing a new uniform in 2023. Turner’s contract had a $16 million option for the upcoming season, but the Dodgers did not exercise that opportunity to […]

The long string of bad luck on the injury front continues for San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jason Verrett, and it will almost certainly have an impact on pass rush specialist Nick Bosa. Verrett was preparing to make his return to action this week when the 49ers host the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night, but he […]

Terry Bradshaw is known for making off-the-cuff remarks in his role as one of the panelists on the Fox NFL pregame show. He went far beyond accepted standards when talking about the Cardinals and their tendencies to avoid the ground game and have quarterback Kyler Murray dominate with his passing. "I think if this kid […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have designs on getting back to the Super Bowl again this year, and quarterback Joe Burrow is ready to take them there even though they are without injured wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. Burrow answered questions about his No. 1 receiver after Cincinnati’s 42-21 triumph over the Carolina Panthers. “I know he feels […]

Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams shared his disgust after the Las Vegas Raiders blew a three-score lead and dropped a 24-20 decision Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Adams on blowing a 17-point lead again: pic.twitter.com/IKJMcMUpqB — Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) November 6, 2022 Adams caught 10 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns as the […]

After dropping a 15-9 decision to the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers could not hold back in his assessment of his own play. He put the defeat on his own shoulders, telling reporters after the game that his play was unacceptable. “I played s***ty, but I never gave up,” the quarterback said. […]

The numbers say the Georgia Bulldogs emerged with a relatively easy two-touchdown victory when they got the best of No. 1 Tennessee in Saturday’s showdown, but Georgia coach Kirby Smart knows the difference between the two teams was the presence of quarterback Stetson Bennett. Bennett ran for 1 touchdown and passed for 2 more in […]

Ohio State wiped the sweat off its collective brow after escaping Evanston with a narrow 21-7 win over a struggling Northwestern team that hasn’t won a game since late August. Played in heavy winds and rain in the Chicago suburb, the vaunted Buckeye offense was stalled throughout the game and quarterback C.J. Stroud was unable […]

Flightline was expected to put on a performance for the ages in the Breeders Cup Classic, and the sport’s newest champion exceeded expectations. His 8 1/4 length victory in the $6 million race justified comparisons to Secretariat, who has long been considered the greatest horse of the last 50 years. FLIGHTLINE CAN FLY! 🏇🏼✈️ #BC22 […]

Young tennis star Carlos Alcaraz suffered a serious core injury in the Paris Masters, and his brilliant season on the ATP Tour has come to a sudden end. Carlos Alcaraz's season is now over: 57 wins, 13 losses (just three straight set losses)5 titles – 1 Slam, 2 M1000, 2 ATP 5007 finalsUp from #32 […]

The Milwaukee Brewers were very disappointed after failing to win the National League Central title and missing the MLB Playoffs. They appeared to have the best roster in the division, and their strength on the mound made them clear favorites. But the Brewers failed to meet the expectations of management and their fans, largely because […]

At the start of the season, the Chicago White Sox were one of the favorites to win the American League Central and compete in the MLB playoffs. That prediction was based on the first-place finish in 2021 and the lack of talent throughout the rest of the division. But the White Sox fell flat under […]