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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 […]

The Houston Texans signed former Minnesota Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter to a two-year, $49 million contract in a big-money deal on Day 2 of 2024 NFL free agency. So, how good or bad is this signing for the Texans? Read on to find out and see our final grade for this deal. The Texans […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers made a Dionte Johnson for Donte Jackson trade in the rare NFL player-for-player deal. The two franchises also included a pick swap with the Steelers getting a sixth-round pick back for their star wide receiver while the Panthers got a seventh-rounder while sending out their cornerback. Here are the […]

UCLA basketball star Adem Bona is racking up the individual awards as the team enters the Pac-12 Conference Tournament and fights for their life in March Madness. On Tuesday, the Bruin’s 6-foot-10 sophomore was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pac-12 Conference, according to a press release from the school. Bona is […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis to a deal in NFL free agency with a three-year, $39 million contract. This gives Trevor Lawrence another much-needed weapon, but how good was this signing? Here are the grades for the Jaguars-Gabe Davis deal. Jaguars sign WR2 Gabe Davis in NFL free agency […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to make big moves in NFL free agency, this time signing star former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen to a free-agent contract. And new quarterback Russell Wilson is fired up! “Filed from @mspears96: Ravens free-agent LB Patrick Queen told @mspears96 that he plans to sign a three-year, $41 million contract with […]

The Philadelphia Eagles made some huge splashes during the first day of NFL free agency, picking up superstar running back Saquon Barkley on offense and giving pass rusher Bryce Huff a big contract deal on the defensive side of the ball. The three-year, $51.1 million pact for the former New York Jets edge was one […]

Offensive tackle David Bakhtiari watched Aaron Rodgers’ blindside for the Green Bay Packers for a decade. However, after being unable to answer the bell for 42 games over the last four seasons due to a knee injury, the Packers are parting ways with the 2013 fourth-round pick. After his release, Bakhtiari sent a heartfelt message […]

The Las Vegas Raiders want to start NFL free agency by announcing they have a deal with star free agent running back Josh Jacobs. However, after having several years to get a long-term extension done with the Pro Bowl back, it seems as though Jacobs is ready for a change of scenery. “The #Raiders have […]

Muhammad Ali is known as the greatest boxer of all time. However, soon his name will be immortalized alongside the best ever in pro wrestling as Ali is set to be part of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024, according to a press release from WWE. While he floated like a butterfly and […]

The Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns made a blockbuster Jerry Jeudy trade, and now it’s time to grade this move for both teams. This deal has the soon-to-be 25-year-old wideout heading to Cleveland for a fifth and a sixth-round pick. That’s a huge discount for the Browns after the Broncos picked Jeudy 15th overall in […]

The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine is over and the NFL draft is right around the corner. At the annual pro football pilgrimage to Indianapolis, some players thrived while others flopped. When it comes to the NFL draft running backs, several stood out, including Oregon’s Bucky Irving and Texas’ Keilen Robinson. While the 2023 draft featured […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers cut veteran defensive back Patrick Peterson on Friday as NFL teams hurry to free up salary cap space ahead of free agency. “Steelers are releasing eight-time Pro-Bowl CB Patrick Peterson, per sources,” ESPN insider Adam Schefter reported on Friday. Peterson, who turns 34 in July, leaves behind a $2.9 million dead cap […]

The New England Patriots will start the post-Bill Belichick era by bringing in one of the top free-agent wide receivers in the 2024 class, according to two NFL insiders, and the most likely player to land outside of Boston is Jacksonville Jaguars wideout Calvin Ridley. “The New England Patriots are in on a top receiver. […]

It looks like former Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera will once again be working on Sundays this fall as the longtime player and coach is auditioning for a job as an NFL analyst for ESPN. Rivera appeared on NFL Live on ESPN to discuss the NFL offseason. He talked about his former rivals, the New […]

The NFL Scouting Combine is over, which means the 2024 NFL Draft is on the horizon. There were several NFL combine winners and losers coming out of the annual event in Indianapolis, but the biggest winner was any team that needs a wide receiver in the draft. The pass-catchers balled out across the board in […]

The 28-3 Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is No. 3 in the AP Poll behind UConn (26-3) and Houston (26-3), but after a stirring 77-71 upset on the road over Illinois, at least one college basketball analyst thinks that Zach Edey and company should be the No. 1 overall team in March Madness. “Purdue has nine […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are doing everything they can to keep their superstar defender, Josh Allen, in town for the foreseeable future by putting the franchise tag on him ahead of NFL free agency and the 2024 season. “The #Jaguars are expected to place the franchise tag on pass-rusher Josh Allen, and he’s on the books […]

As the Seattle Seahawks get ready for NFL free agency, they are clearing the decks and creating salary cap space by releasing two highly-paid veteran safeties, Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs. “The #Seahawks are releasing three-time Pro Bowl safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs, per sources,” NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero reported on Tuesday. “The […]

The Houston Texans are starting NFL free agency with a bang, inking a Dalton Schultz contract extension to keep quarterback CJ Stroud’s favorite tight end target on the team for three more seasons. “Sources: The #Texans have agreed to terms on a deal to keep TE Dalton Schultz in Houston. He gets a 3-year, $36M […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are reportedly on the verge of handing out a massive Antoine Winfield Jr. contract just days after giving wide receiver Mike Evans a huge two-year deal in NFL free agency. If the buzz is correct, it would make Winfield the highest-paid safety in the game today. “The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and […]

The Las Vegas Raiders could really use a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft. However, drafting 13, they are almost certainly out of the Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels territory, and even JJ McCarthy or Bo Nix could be off the board by then. That’s why new Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce and general […]

When EA Sports College Football 25 arrives in stores this summer, there will be thousands of real college football players in the game. The video game series, which last appeared in 2013, will feature all 134 FBS teams, and the company making the game hoped for 11,000 players to opt into their NIL offer of […]

Lincoln Riley is beefing up the USC coaching staff for the 2024 season, adding accomplished running backs coach Anthony Jones from the TCU football program. “USC is set to hire TCU’s Anthony Jones as its new running backs coach, sources tell @247Sports,” Matt Zenitz reported on Monday. “At TCU, Jones has coached players such as […]

Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft. If you look at just his last two seasons with the Washington football program, he would be in the conversation with the top three QBs heading into the league. However, age and injury are a real concern, […]

The New York Giants have to protect their quarterback better this season, whether that is Daniel Jones or a rookie from the 2024 NFL Draft. While this should be a priority, the Giants also need to responsibly manage their salary cap, and that seems like the priority as the team cut their best interior offensive […]

In 2011, Tony Romo was the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, DeMarco Murray was the leading rusher, and Jason Witten and Dez Bryant caught the most passes on the team. That is when Tyron Smith started playing left tackle for America’s team, but now he is a free agent, and it looks like his time in Big […]

The Detroit Lions crushed the 2023 NFL Draft. The team got major contributions from its first four picks — Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta, Brian Branch, and Jack Campbell — as well as a few players further down the board. This earned the Lions and general manager Brad Holmes a nice honor at the 2024 NFL Scouting […]

The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine is now underway in Indianapolis, and teams are meeting with players to decide who they want to pick in the upcoming NFL draft. On the flip side, prospects are also figuring out who and where they would most like to play, and Texas tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders has made no […]