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The New England Patriots are a long way from the team that was the scourge of the NFL when Bill Belichick was the head coach and Tom Brady was the team’s leader under center. While the glory days of the Patriots are not quite ancient history, the team has been moving in the wrong direction […]

The new-look Boston Red Sox are hoping to add to their starting pitching staff in the coming weeks when Lucas Giolito is able to take his spot in the rotation. Giolito has started the season on the 15-day injured list to start the season. He threw a bullpen session Friday and manager Alex Cora says […]

It was a record-setting day for the New York Yankees and a day to forget for former Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes. The Yankees bashed nine home runs as they pummeled the Milwaukee Brewers 20-9 in the second game of the season. Aaron Judge led the way by drilling three home runs at Yankee Stadium. AARON […]

The NFL calendar continues its steady and unending march. The first phases of NFL free agency have come and gone, and while most teams continue to search for bargain players that fit well on the roster, it’s time for the 32 teams in Roger Goodell’s dominion to concentrate on the NFL Draft. That includes the […]

The Chicago Bears have been one of the most active teams since the end of the 2024 NFL season. The biggest move was the hiring of Ben Johnson as head coach. He was the architect of the Detroit Lions offense, a unit that was largely unstoppable for the majority of the season. Since the Bears […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are widely acknowledged to be the best team in baseball. The defending World Series champions have gotten off to a solid start by beating the Chicago Cubs in their first two games of the season when both teams opened the season in Tokyo, and they defeated the Detroit Tigers in their […]

The Boston Red Sox made several huge moves in the offseason to improve the team. The biggest move among position players was the signing of former Astros star 3rd baseman Alex Bregman to upgrade the lineup. While there is little doubt that Bregman’s strong right-handed bat appears to be a huge weapon to have at […]

The Minnesota Vikings have not slammed the door shut on Aaron Rodgers just yet. It seems that they would like to turn their quarterback responsibilities over to J.J. McCarthy for the coming season and that’s just what they will do if last year’s first-round selection is healthy and able to handle the responsibilities that head […]

Sidney Crosby continues to prove he ranks with the greatest players in the history of the National Hockey League. While his Penguins languish in the standings, Crosby continues to put eye-opening and record setting numbers on the scoreboard. He scored his 26th goal and 80th point of the season in the first period of Thursday […]

The Boston Red Sox are hoping to put an improved team on the field in 2025 after adding starting pitchers Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler along with All-Star 3rd baseman Alex Bregman. They have gotten off to an encouraging start after opening the season with a 5-2 road victory over the Texas Rangers. However, the […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the most successful teams in the NHL throughout the past decade. They have been to the playoffs  every year since 2016-17, making the Stanley Cup Finals in 2019 and setting the league record for wins and points in 2023. However, they have fallen apart in recent weeks and […]

The New England Patriots were a last-place team in the AFC East in 2024, but they are determined to avoid that fate in 2025. The Patriots have been quite active in free agency, signing DT Milton Williams from the Philadelphia Eagles, WR Stefon Diggs from the Houston Texans, CB Carlton Davis from the Detroit Lions, […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are enduring another losing season and they will miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and the sixth time in the last seven years. The only time they made the playoffs was in the Covid-altered 2020 season. The Flyers began the year with some degree of optimism because they […]

The Duke Blue Devils are playing the way a No. 1 seed is supposed to execute. Duke rolled to an 89-66 victory over 9th-seeded Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and moved on to the Sweet 16 with its second consecutive blowout victory. It was another solid day for freshman superstar Cooper […]

The Boston Bruins have endured a painful 2024-25 season that is almost certain to see them on the outside of the NHL’s Eastern Conference playoff structure for the first time since the 2015-16 season. The Bruins got off to a halting start when goaltender Jeremy Swayman held out for the majority of the team’s training […]

The Boston Red Sox have made some major moves since the end of the 2024 season and they appear to have a solid chance of returning to the playoffs in 2025. The big moves included adding starting pitchers Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler along with All-Star 3rd baseman Alex Bregman. Crochet and Buehler figure to […]

The St. Louis Blues are fighting hard to get into the Stanley Cup playoffs and they took care of business Saturday afternoon as they registered a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. While the win helped the Blues climb into eighth place and the final spot in the Western Conference playoff structure, the victory was […]

The St. John’s Red Storm had a brilliant season under head coach Rick Pitino but it all came crashing down in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as the Arkansas Razorbacks put on an impressive defensive performance to pull off a 75-66 victory. The Red Storm played a strong defensive game and Pitino’s team […]

As the Duke Blue Devils prepare for their second-round game in the NCAA Tournament against 9th-seeded Baylor, head coach Jon Scheyer opened up about the nickname he was given during his high school and college days as a basketball star in the Chicago area. NBA veteran Patrick Beverley had referred to Scheyer with the nickname […]

The Boston Red Sox are hoping to put a winning team on the field in 2025 and return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2021 season. If Masataka Yoshida is going to be a part of the current Red Sox team, he is going to have to do it as an outfielder. […]

The 14-year NHL career of hard-hitting winger Patrick Maroon is about to come to an end. As the Chicago Blackhawks took on his hometown St. Louis Blues Saturday afternoon, Maroon told NHL analyst Darren Pang that the current season is his last and that he will be retiring after the Blackhawks play their last game […]

As revenues grow for the NHL and the league gains more of a foothold on the North American ticket-buying and television-watching public, the league is considering expanding once again. The NHL added the Vegas Golden Knights and the Seattle Kraken in the most recent round of expansion. The Golden Knights ownership group paid the NHL […]

The return of Cooper Flagg to the Duke basketball lineup couldn’t have gone better for the superstar freshman player. A little more than a week after rolling his ankle and spraining it, Flagg played more than 22 minutes without incident. The Blue Devils rolled to a 93-49 triumph over Mount St. Mary’s. Flagg scored 14 […]

The Los Angeles Angels are hungry to turn things around and put a contending team on the field that can compete with the best teams in the American League on a consistent basis. One of the keys to doing that is having a healthy Mike Trout for a full season. The three-time Most Valuable Player […]

This has been a remarkable season for the Washington Capitals. At the start of the year, most observers thought the Capitals would battle the Pittsburgh Penguins for a Wild Card spot in the playoffs. The Capitals had finished in the No. 8 spot in last year’s playoff structure and they were drummed out of the […]

The Boston Red Sox have high hopes of making a big move in the American League East standings this year. They made several key additions in the offseason, adding starters Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler to the pitching staff. The Red Sox also added All-Star 3rd baseman Alex Bregman as the team began spring training, […]

The injury time continues to add up for Anthony Davis of the Dallas Mavericks. As the team prepares for its Friday night home game against the Detroit Pistons, Davis has once again been listed as out. The Mavericks said that his left adductor strain will keep him out of the lineup once again. Davis has […]

Former NFL head coach Ron Rivera is returning to his college alma mater for the upcoming college football season. The former head coach of the Carolina Panthers and the Washington Commanders has taken the position of football general manager for the California Bears. Rivera was a linebacker at Cal during his college football career. He […]

The American League champion New York Yankees have received quite a bit of bad news on the injury front throughout spring training. Most of those injuries have been to the team’s starting pitchers, and that could have negative implications in the first few months of the season. However, team captain Aaron Judge is refusing to […]

The Buffalo Bills are in the same position they have been for several years as they pursue a Super Bowl championship. The Bills have been regular playoff performers with Josh Allen at quarterback and Sean McDermott in each of the last six seasons, but they have not gotten to the Super Bowl. Making matters even […]

Yoan Moncada has had a troubling history of injuries throughout his Major League career. He was hoping to turn the page this season with the Los Angeles Angels where he was slated to be the team’s 3rd baseman. However, a thumb injury could keep Moncada out of the Angels’ lineup on Opening Day and beyond. […]

Sam Darnold was looking for a long-term contract at the conclusion of the 2024 season after leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 14-3 record and a spot in the NFC playoffs. He signed a 3-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks at the start of free agency, but there’s a chance he could be […]

The Boston Celtics are a team that depends on their remarkable depth and 3-point shooting in order to maintain the success that helped them become a dominant team in the NBA. The usual stars are Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but the contributions of Jrue Holiday, Al Horford and Derrick White may have been just […]

The Florida Panthers have had back-to-back memorable playoff runs under head coach Paul Maurice. The Panthers made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals from the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. They earned their spot in the postseason on the last day of the regular season and defeated the record-setting Boston […]

The Seattle SuperSonics have faded into the memory of most NBA fans. But they were one of most colorful and exciting franchises for many year before they pulled up stakes, moved out of the Pacific Northwest and became the Oklahoma City Thunder. Slick Watts was one of the most memorable players for the franchise during […]

Wilyer Abreu established himself with the Boston Red Sox last season. He won a Gold Glove as the best defensive right fielder in the American League and he made a solid offensive contribution as well. In addition to his defensive prowess, Abreu belted 15 home runs and drove in 58 runs while slashing .253/.322/.459. Abreu […]

The Winnipeg Jets are fighting the Washington Capitals for the best record in the NHL this season. The Jets have been on a roll since the start of the season with the best defense in the league and a boatload of clutch scoring. The Jets also appear to be in full control of the Western […]

The Minnesota Vikings have made multiple moves in the early stages of free agency to strengthen some of their weaknesses. They have signed a pair of offensive linemen from the Indianapolis Colts to help protect their quarterback and give their running game a boost. They have also added a pair of defensive linemen to improve […]

Rafael Devers was originally unhappy when questioned about his position in the field after the Boston Red Sox signed Alex Bregman as a free agent last month. He said at the time that he was the Red Sox 3rd baseman and he intended to play that position in the upcoming season. Rafael Devers was angry […]