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The Duke basketball team showed improvement in March Madness during Jon Scheyer’s second season as head coach. While the team finished with an identical 27-9 regular-season record, this Blue Devils team went to the Elite Eight, while the previous squad flamed out in the second round. The 2024-25 group — with top prospect Cooper Flagg […]

Former NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson was a franchise legend for the San Diego Chargers during the 2000s. Despite being a superstar in the league for several years, Tomlinson never graced the cover of any installment of the Madden video game franchise. Being the Madden cover athlete is an honor that is usually reserved for […]

The Buffalo Bills have painted themselves in a bit of a corner heading into the 2024 NFL Draft. After trading Stefon Diggs for a ham sandwich (in 2025), the team pretty much has to go with a wide receiver in the first round. However, while general manager Brandon Beane may be tempted by wideouts like […]

The 2023-24 English Premier League title race is coming down to the wire with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City all within one point of the top spot. On Sunday, outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool side had a shot to grab first place, but choked against Manchester United, settling for a 2-2 draw and […]

Whether Purdue wins its first-ever or UConn wins its sixth — and second in a row — men’s college basketball title on Monday, the odds are they won’t be back in the championship game in 2025. While next year’s March Madness tournament is still a long way away, Las Vegas is giving Duke and Kansas […]

The 2024 NFL Draft really starts at pick No. 2. The Chicago Bears are going to take USC quarterback Caleb Williams at No. 1, so the Washington Commanders now hold all the cards. Whether they take LSU’s Jayden Daniels, North Carolina’s Drake Maye, or even Michigan’s JJ McCarthy, this pick will determine how the rest […]

WWE superstar Chelsea Green is having an interesting week leading into WrestleMania 40. First, she wrestled in front of a historic Brooklyn, New York crowd on Monday. Then on Tuesday, on the eve of her 33rd birthday, she was kicked out of The Plaza Hotel in New York City amid accusations that she was an […]

The Stefon Diggs trade rocked the NFL world, but it didn’t exactly shock anyone paying attention to the wide receiver’s X/Twitter account the last few weeks. The former Buffalo Bills wideout has been sending out cryptic tweets for almost a month now, and many guessed a trade was imminent. New Houston Texans running back Joe […]

In just a few weeks, dozens of NFL rookies will enter their new team’s facilities for the first time and come face-to-face with the icons they’ve watched on TV growing up. Hopefully, these rookies won’t have as scary an interaction as Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua did the first time he met the […]

Early in the 2024 NFL Draft process, North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye was the unquestioned No. 2 QB prospect behind Caleb Williams of USC. Now, as the draft rapidly approaches, LSU’s Jayden Daniels and even Michigan’s JJ McCarthy are making their way into that conversation as analysts like former NFL signal-caller Kurt Warner poke holes […]

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons may not have his fastball anymore these days, especially when it comes to his out-of-touch NFL predictions or his homer-rific NBA takes. However, you can’t deny that he is still plugged-in to the NBA world and loves the gossip around the business side of pro basketball. That’s why when Simmons offers […]

In the 2024 NFL Draft, a team will pick a quarterback who changes the direction of the franchise. Another will pass on a Hall of Famer and take a bust. Still another will win a Super Bowl because of the choices made in this draft. These things happen every year in the NFL in late […]

The 2024 NFL Draft will start with the Chicago Bears taking USC quarterback Caleb Williams, and there’s a good chance LSU QB Jayden Daniels will come off the board shortly after. If ESPN analyst Louis Riddick was still in an NFL front office, though, he would likely reverse these positions. Louis Riddick loves the LSU […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have the No. 11 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and they would love to get a franchise quarterback. Rumors are that the one they want most is LSU signal-caller Jayden Daniels, who new Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce recruited to Arizona State back in 2019, and that buzz grew […]

The Arizona Cardinals hold one of the keys to the 2024 NFL Draft with the No. 4 overall pick. With three quarterbacks likely to go in the top three and this class quickly turning into a four-QB group, Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort may be able to get a king’s ransom for this selection. That […]

After months of listening to college football coaches whine about the transfer portal, it’s now the college basketball coaches’ turn. And the latest powerful voice to express his discontent with student-athletes having a choice of where they go to school is none other than defending national champion, UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley. “I don’t […]

The 2024 NFL Draft is right around the corner, which means it is NFL mock draft and mock trades season. In his latest mock, ESPN draft guru Matt Miller has both the Minnesota Vikings (to No. 3 with New England Patriots) and Denver Broncos (to No. 4 with Arizona Cardinals) trading up in the first […]

The 2024 NFL Draft seems to be set at the top with USC quarterback Caleb Williams long-earmarked for the Chicago Bears. After that, though, the intrigue begins. Everyone knows the Washington Commanders will also take a QB at No. 2, but who that is will impact the rest of the draft. LSU’s Jayden Daniels and […]

The Buffalo Bills enter the 2024 NFL Draft with some significant holes on their roster for the first time in several years. After purging their roster of high-priced veterans to get under the salary cap and letting some heretofore key players walk in free agency, there is more pressure than ever on general manager Brandon […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed quarterback Russell Wilson on a minimum deal after the Denver Broncos cut him and traded for Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields ahead of his team drafting Caleb Williams No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Despite Fields being the younger, (often) more effective signal-caller these days, Steelers head coach Mike […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into the 2024 NFL Draft having locked up most of their key free agents. With quarterback Baker Mayfield, wide receiver Mike Evans, and linebacker Lavonte David all coming back, the team is looking to build on last year’s playoff success. So, in this Buccaneers mock draft, the franchise focuses on […]

The Denver Broncos are in a weird spot heading into the 2024 NFL Draft. Head coach Sean Payton desperately needs/wants a franchise quarterback, but the team wasn’t quite bad enough last season to guarantee itself one. Plus, the team doesn’t have a ton of draft capital or cap space to get one after the Russell […]

The Tennessee Titans head into the 2024 NFL Draft looking to rebuild after back-to-back double-digit loss seasons that ultimately cost Mike Vrabel his job. Now, general manager Ran Carthon and new head coach Brian Callahan are being aggressive this offseason, and the draft will be the final piece of this puzzle. One thing to note […]

The Michigan football Pro Day in Ann Arbor was another huge moment for the 2023 Wolverines who are continuing to make history even after lifting the national championship trophy. The squad had a record 18 players get invites to the NFL Scouting Combine and over 150 NFL evaluators attend their Pro Day. Now, they’ll look […]

The Michigan football team won the national championship this season, at least in part, thanks to the incredible amount of talent on both sides of the ball. Now, just like their coach, Jim Harbaugh, many of them are heading to the NFL. A record 18 Wolverines went to the NFL Scouting Combine ahead of the […]

The Arizona Cardinals have the No. 4 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft but one player is not going to make the team a playoff contender next season. Kyler Murray and company need as much help as they can get in the next few seasons, so dealing this pick makes a lot of sense. If […]

The Los Angeles Chargers need to have a great 2024 NFL draft. After (finally!) moving on from Brandon Staley, the Jim Harbaugh era is now here, and this draft is the first step toward finally putting a team around superstar quarterback Justin Herbert. With that in mind, here is an all-offense three-round Chargers NFL mock […]

When the Ohio State football Pro Day gets underway on Wednesday, Buckeyes star wide receiver and top 2024 NFL Draft prospect Marvin Harrison Jr. will not be participating. After skipping all the physical activity at the NFL Scouting Combine in early March, Harrison will now enter the draft without submitting to any of the normal […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have some pressing needs in the 2024 NFL Draft, starting with quarterback. However, at pick 13, unless they are willing to make a huge trade up, they aren’t likely to get their top guy. That’s why the Silver and Black’s best strategy is to take another need first, which is what […]

When the Minnesota Vikings made a deal with the Houston Texans for a late first-round pick more than a month before the 2024 NFL Draft, it became clear that Kevin O’Connell’s team wants to trade up for a quarterback. Armed with the Nos. 11 and 23 picks in the first round, Minnesota can easily get […]

Zach Edey is the biggest reason the Purdue basketball team will get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The 7-foot-4 center leads the nation in scoring with 24.3 points per game and is about to win back-to-back National Player of the Year Awards. So why does the big Boilermaker get so much criticism […]

The Chicago Bears made a Justin Fields trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers that brought back a conditional sixth-round pick that could become a fourth-rounder if Fields plays 51% of his new team’s snaps next season. That’s a far cry from the No. 11 overall pick the Bears used to draft the quarterback just three years […]

When Long Beach State decided to part ways with head basketball coach Dan Monson, the school allowed him to stay on to coach the team in the Big West Tournament. After five straight losses to end the regular season, surely Monson and his 49ers’ run wouldn’t last long. Fast forward a week and now Long […]

It’s that time of year again, Bill Mafia. What would an offseason be without the Buffalo Bills’ star wide receiver drumming up rumors, speculation, and controversy out of nowhere? Well that’s what happened when Stefon Diggs decided to post cryptic tweets on social media in mid-March, which is why we now have to write about […]

The Los Angeles Chargers and Chicago Bears made a blockbuster Keenan Allen trade on Thursday, which even shocked the veteran wide receiver. The six-time Pro Bowl wideout wasn’t surprised he was traded. He just thought the deal would be with the Houston Texans or New York Jets, the two teams his camp had permission to […]

While it may not be the biggest or most impactful trade by any means, the Kenny Pickett trade has to be one of (if not) the most eyebrow-raising deals of the 2024 NFL offseason. The Pittsburgh Steelers traded their 2022 first-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for two seventh-round selections and a Day 2 pick-swap. […]

The New York Giants now are back to having three picks in the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft after trading their first second-rounder to the Carolina Panthers for Brian Burns. Now, Big Blue has to use these picks to replace departed free agents like running back Saquon Barkley and safety Xavier McKinney, […]

The Buffalo Bills need to crush it in the 2024 NFL Draft. The team’s salary cap situation this offseason meant that they had to say goodbye to several key veterans, including Jordan Poyer, Leonard Floyd, Tre’Davious White, Mitch Morse, and Gabe Davis. Now, if Buffalo hopes to keep its Super Bowl window open, they’ll have […]

The Cincinnati Bengals just signed one of the best all-around safeties in the league in NFL free agency, and they only have to pay him the veteran league minimum salary next season. After the Carolina Panthers cut S Vonn Bell, a former Bengals captain, on Wednesday, he quickly signed with his old team on a […]