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The San Francisco 49ers made one of the first big splashes in free agency when they signed former Philadelphia Eagles defender Javon Hargrave to a four-year, $84 million contract. It stands to reason that the 49ers had expressed interest in the talented lineman. But what if the team’s interest in Hargrave went back even farther […]

It’s the NFL offseason but the Pittsburgh Steelers’ execution is in midseason form. The Steelers took full advantage of April Fool’s Day, waking many of their fans up to the news that the team had agreed to terms with wide receiver Calvin Broadus Jr, aka Snoop Dogg. Just to fully commit to the prank, Pittsburgh […]

While many cannot agree on where Anthony Richardson should land in the 2023 NFL Draft, everyone can agree on one thing. Richardson is an athletic marvel, a freak of nature. If you didn’t know it after the performance for the ages he put together at the NFL Scouting Combine, you definitely knew it by the end […]

Former Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl wide receiver Reggie Wayne is getting peppered with requests on Twitter from fans wanting him to recruit Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson to Indianapolis. Wayne had one of the funniest possible responses he could have had. “Will y’all stop @’n me to tell the Colts to get Lamar. I have […]

The Georgia football program is close to a major recruiting win in the 2024 class. 247 Sports has dropped a crystal ball prediction that Kirby Smart and Bulldogs fans will love: Dylan Raiola, the top prospect in the 2024 class, to Georgia. Raiola, a star quarterback at Pinnacle High School in Arizona, has the eye […]

The New York Yankees released their lineup card for the 2023 Opening Day clash against the San Francisco Giants- and it contained a small tweak that had fans extremely excited on Twitter. Embattled outfielder Aaron Hicks is not in the starting lineup for Thursday’s game, something that was definitely not lost on Yankees Twitter. Fans could […]

Ole Miss football quarterback Jaxson Dart wasn’t bothered by the fact that the Rebels went out and added two signal-callers in the transfer portal this offseason. In fact, Dart seemed to know it would happen. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the Ole Miss football quarterback said he was “fully aware” that the Rebels needed to […]

John Lynch and the San Francisco 49ers went out in free agency and made major news, landing former Philadelphia Eagles standout defensive lineman Javon Hargrave to an already-formidable defensive line. But Hargrave isn’t the only 49ers player named Javon that Lynch is excited about. Speaking to reporters at the Annual League Meetings, Lynch named defensive […]

The Atlanta Braves made headlines on Opening Day before they even took the field against the Washington Nationals, as the club is in agreement on a three-year, $7.3 million contract extension with shortstop Orlando Arcia, league sources told Robert Murray of FanSided. Arcia, who surprisingly emerged as the victor in the Braves’ spring training shortstop […]

With free agency winding down and the Annual League Meetings entering its final day, that means only one thing for the offseason: the 2023 NFL Draft is around the corner. For the New York Giants, the draft presents a massive opportunity to continue building the roster around quarterback Daniel Jones. At the time of last […]

The San Francisco 49ers could be hosting another Super Bowl in the near future. 49ers owner Jed York spoke with reporters at the Annual League Meetings on Tuesday, saying that the team is in the process of getting approval for a $120 million loan from the league’s stadium fund, which would allow the franchise to […]

It appears that Adam Schefter wasn’t the only person Aaron Rodgers was hoping would lose his number. Speaking to reporters at the Annual League Meetings on Monday, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said that the team attempted to contact Rodgers “many times” to no avail, forcing them to explore a trade of the […]

It didn’t have to be this way for Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Jackson, who revealed that he had requested a trade on March 2 in a Twitter post on Monday, said that he felt the team didn’t “meet his value” in contract negotiations. The Ravens used the non-exclusive franchise tag on Jackson on […]

Down goes UConn! The Ohio State women’s basketball team completed a stunning March Madness upset, knocking off the mighty Huskies by a score of 73-61 in their Sweet Sixteen matchup. Not only was it a huge NCAA Tournament upset for the Buckeyes, who were heavy underdogs, to knock off the Division I power that has […]

Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver room has taken some hits in free agency, as the likes of JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman have signed contracts with the New England Patriots and New York Jets, respectively. The departures of both talented pass-catchers mean that the Chiefs will need others to step up. Reid, speaking […]

Opening Day is around the corner for Julio Rodriguez, Jarred Kelenic and the Seattle Mariners, who are looking to build off of making their first playoff appearance since 2001 in the 2023 campaign. Led by a rising star in Rodriguez and a solid core around him, there’s reason to believe that this Mariners team could […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin nearly bolted for the Auburn Tigers last year but decided to remain with the Rebels at the last second before their final game of the 2022 season. It was clearly a tough decision for Kiffin, who immediately was tabbed as a potential target for Auburn football after they […]

The market for former Baltimore Ravens All-Pro defensive tackle Calais Campbell is heating up. After meeting with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons, Campbell has visits lined up with the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills, a league source told Tiffany Blackmon of 929TheGame in the latest NFL rumors. Campbell’s visit with the Falcons […]

Free agent linebacker Bud Dupree took another step towards a potential reunion with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday, as the team is bringing him in for a visit, league sources told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Dupree, a former first round pick in the 2015 draft, spent the first six seasons of his career with the […]

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is no longer with the New Orleans Saints, but that hasn’t stopped him from poaching his former team’s players and coaches. After agreeing to contracts with wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey and running back Tony Jones Jr, Payton and the Broncos have done it again on Friday. Ex-Saints wide receiver […]

The campaign for upstart shortstop Anthony Volpe to make the New York Yankees Opening Day roster has reached a fever pitch. Yankees fans will be take it one step further and start believing that destiny is at play once they see this mind-boggling Volpe stat involving legend and Hall of Famer Derek Jeter. Volpe could […]

A Big Apple reunion could be in the cards for star free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr, though it likely won’t be with the New York Giants. With NFL rumors swirling around the league, Beckham and the Jets are discussing the “parameters of a contract” and the star wideout is “leaning towards” joining the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies were dealt a huge blow to the core of a team that advanced to the World Series last year before the 2023 season even began, as first baseman Rhys Hoskins sustained a torn ACL in his left knee on Thursday. Hoskins, who will need surgery, was backpedaling while attempting to field a […]

The Tennessee men’s basketball program’s season ended with a bitter March Madness defeat once again, this time at the hands of the upstart Florida Atlantic Owls. After the game, Volunteers star and senior guard Josiah-Jordan James didn’t sugarcoat the loss. James summed it up painfully well by bluntly admitting that Florida Atlantic “wanted it more”, […]

After the UCLA men’s basketball program’s season-ending March Madness loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs, no one should have expected Bruins head coach Mick Cronin to be in a good mood. Cronin, whose team lost on a last-second three by Gonzaga basketball’s Julian Strawther, was in a rotten mood in his postgame press conference, lashing out […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban doesn’t care one bit about the concerns surrounding his former star quarterback and top NFL Draft prospect Bryce Young’s height and weight. Young, whose size has been mentioned as a red flag by scouts and pundits, is working out in front of NFL executives and coaches at the Crimson […]

CJ Stroud and the rest of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team’s top NFL Draft prospects participated in their pro day on Wednesday in front of league scouts. While Stroud, potentially the top pick in the draft, wowed scouts with his pinpoint accuracy- and potential 2024 draft pick Marvin Harrison Jr tantalized scouts a year […]

Top NFL Draft quarterback prospect Bryce Young’s pro day just got a whole lot more interesting. Young, who had dinner with the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday night, met with the Las Vegas Raiders before his Alabama pro day on Thursday, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Young, the 2021 Heisman trophy winner and a […]

South Carolina football’s Spencer Rattler definitely doesn’t miss the Oklahoma Sooners or their fans. Rattler, a former five-star recruit of the Sooners, transferred to the Gamecocks back in December of 2021 in search of a starting job. During a recent appearance on the Barstool Sports podcast Bussin’ With the Boys, Rattler was asked if Oklahoma […]

Odell Beckham Jr might have an important free agent decision to make in his NFL career, but something else is currently on his mind: his fandom for the Phoenix Suns. Beckham, who has regularly attended Suns games, is invested in the teams’ success, particularly with the franchise bracing for a potential playoff run after the […]

A report emerged on Tuesday stating that the Cleveland Browns are continuing to pursue a potential deal for Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who has been on the trade block since last year’s deadline amid the team’s struggles. The Browns, who are looking to add more weapons for star quarterback Deshaun Watson, have a […]

Trea Turner has done it again. Turner wasted no time in getting Team USA on the board in the World Baseball Classic final against Japan, belting a home run- his fifth of the tournament- in the second inning. The Philadelphia Phillies star’s home run didn’t just get the scoring started for USA, though. It tied […]

The Atlanta Braves have made a decision on the shortstop position after a spring training position battle between the likes of Vaughn Grissom, Orlando Arcia, and recently, Braden Shewmake. The Braves made it apparent which way they’re leaning on Monday, as the club will option both Grissom and Shewmake to Triple-A and will start Arcia […]

Odell Beckham Jr to the Pittsburgh Steelers? That’s one move ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky would like to see in free agency. During an appearance on the ESPN show Get Up, Orlovsky detailed why the Steelers should pursue Beckham. “I look at the AFC. I say you gotta add firepower, or people […]

The Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead made it clear that quarterback Matthew Stafford was one of the team’s ‘pillars’ moving forward, indicating that a trade was not going to happen, despite NFL rumors suggesting otherwise. But what if that wasn’t always the Rams’ stance? Just as Stafford’s 2023 and 2024 salaries became fully […]

The Carolina Panthers are sitting in the driver’s seat in the NFL Draft after their blockbuster trade with the Chicago Bears for the first pick. Carolina now has their pick at any of the top four quarterback prospects in the 2023 class, which includes, Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s CJ Stroud, Florida’s Anthony Richardson and […]

Tell us how you really feel, LeRoy Butler! Butler, a Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer, recently did an interview with TMZ Sports and was asked for his thoughts on the Aaron Rodgers-New York Jets trade talks just days after the four-time NFL MVP let the world know that it’s his “intention” to play in […]

It’s a new era in San Francisco, as former 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has moved on to the Las Vegas Raiders. It’s an emotional time for 49ers fans, who watched as Garoppolo helped lead the team to a Super Bowl berth and a Conference Title game during his time as the team’s starter. Well, the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have since signed free agent quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a deal and the Chicago Bears have since traded away the NFL Draft’s first pick to the Carolina Panthers. But the Raiders, who had also checked in on Aaron Rodgers, covered all of their quarterback bases by checking in with the Bears […]