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There is good news and bad news on the TJ Watt concussion protocol front. The good news is he has cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol and is presumably healthy and ready to play when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15. The bad news is there is still controversy about how […]

The latest CJ Gardner-Johnson injury update is that the defensive back is ready to return from the torn pectoral injury and subsequent surgery that happened in the Detroit Lions’ Week 2 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks. While the DB is now officially medically cleared, don’t expect to see him in the Lions’ Week 15 […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is suspended indefinitely after the NBA declined to put an exact number of games on his suspension for smacking Phoenix Suns big man Jusef Nurkic in the face on Tuesday night. A day after handing out the ban, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations for the National Basketball […]

On his New Heights podcast, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce calls his fans the 92 Percenters. That name comes from the approximate 92% historic success rate of the Tush Push, the seemingly unstoppable quarterback sneak run by Kelce, the Eagles offensive line, and QB Jalen Hurts. However, through 13 games of the 2022-23 NFL season, […]

The closer it gets to the end of the 2023 NFL season, the clearer it seems that legendary head coach Bill Belichick, 71, will not be with the New England Patriots in 2024. If this is true, the big question is, where will Belichick go next? The NFL rumor going around now is that Bill […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic was ejected from his team’s 114-106 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday after receiving a technical foul for directing “profane language” at an official. While the use of one of the magic words toward an NBA referee is an offense that absolutely deserves a tech, it usually takes two […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers head into Week 15 against the Indianapolis Colts without starting quarterback Kenny Pickett, who — best-case scenario — is likely out at least two weeks after that as well. Backup Mitchell Trubisky did not play well in a Thursday night loss to the lowly New England Patriots last week, which is leading […]

It’s never too early to talk NBA Awards, and the Sixth Man of the Year race is heating up. After winning the NBA In-Season Tournament, Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves jumped the Dallas Mavs’ Tim Hardaway Jr. in the Sixth Man of the Year odds. Reaves now has the shortest Sixth Man of the […]

The latest Erling Haaland injury update is good news for the superstar striker and the Manchester City fans. Manager Pep Guardiola says the Man City goal-scoring machine should be back soon after missing his Norway duty and City’s last match against Luton Town with a lingering foot injury. “Pep Guardiola on Haaland injury: ‘He’ll be […]

The Syracuse football program is already seeing dividends after hiring Fran Brown away from Georgia as the latest news is that the Orange have landed former Bulldogs wide receiver Jackson Meeks in the college football transfer portal. Meeks is a 6-foot-2, 205-pound pass-catcher from Phenix, Alabama, who spent the first three seasons of his college […]

There is no doubt that Amazon Prime Video and former NBC play-by-play announcer Al Michaels is one of (if not) the best of all time at his job. However, at 79, the man who called the Miracle on Ice is understandably slipping a bit. In fact, he’s slipped so much in the opinion of NBC […]

The Green Bay Packers lost 24-22 in Week 14 on Monday Night Football to the New York Giants, dropping to 6-7 on the season. Arguably the biggest play of the game was kick returner Keisean Nixon muffing a punt in the third quarter, which set up the Giants’ second touchdown. After the game, head coach […]

New York Giants quarterback Tommy Devito just led Big Blue to its third-straight win in Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers. Devito, the rookie out of Illinois (via Syracuse), is only in because Daniel Jones, the Giants’ $40 million-per-year starter is out for the season with a knee injury. Despite having two winning quarterbacks […]

The NFL Week 14 slate is now in the books, and with just four games left in the 2023 season, the playoff picture is taking shape. For those teams at the other end of the standings, so is the 2024 NFL Draft order! And right now, the Chicago Bears own the first pick thanks to […]

The Washington Commanders can’t catch a break this season, even on their bye week. Despite not playing in Week 14 the team announced on Monday that linebacker Jamin Davis will now be out for the season after undergoing surgery for his shoulder injury. “Commanders LB Jamin Davis will undergo shoulder surgery for an injury he […]

The Cleveland Browns beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-27 in Week 14 to become the only 8-5 AFC Wild Card team. This big win put them in the driver’s seat for a playoff spot, as the team now has a greater than 80% chance to make the postseason, while all the 7-6 teams in the conference […]

The latest Justin Jefferson injury update after the superstar wide receiver left the Minnesota Vikings’ ugly 3-0 Week 14 win over the Las Vegas Raiders (and went to the hospital) with a scary-sounding chest injury, is that Jefferson is day-to-day and could play in Week 15 against the Cincinnati Bengals. “Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell says […]

The Chicago Bears made a big deal at the 2023 NFL trade deadline, sending a 2024 second-round pick to the Washington Commanders for defensive end Montez Sweat. The trade was widely derided by most of the NFL media, but now five games into his Chicago tenure, the move is paying dividends for Bears defense. The […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned a hard-fought win against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14, taking down their division rival 29-25. After the game, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles gave a lot of credit to the mentality of his veteran quarterback, Baker Mayfield. “I’ve been bragging about his mettle all year. He’s a guy that […]

At one point in the Cincinnati Bengals’ 34-14 Week 14 win over the Indianapolis Colts, Cincy was down to its third-string quarterback. Starter Jake Browning, in for the injured Joe Burrow, went out with an apparent injury, and XFL star AJ McCarron came on in relief. Browning ended up coming back in after being treated […]

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew stayed in his team’s Week 14 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals despite taking a big hit to the head and looking wobbly getting up, which may have suggested a concussion. There is, of course, a chance it was just a stumble or maybe a leg issue with the Colts QB, […]

It’s going to be a great weekend for LeBron James. His Los Angeles Lakers won the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament on Saturday, and on Sunday, he gets to see his son, Bronny James, finally play in a USC basketball jersey as he makes his season debut against Long Beach State, coming back from suffering cardiac […]

CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans face the New York Jets in Week 14, and they will do it without breakout rookie wide receiver Tank Dell. In just 11-plus games, the rookie QB and WR have developed quite a chemistry, and now that Dell is out for the season with a leg injury, Stroud missed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament champions and LeBron James is the NBA Cup MVP. However, after his 24-point, 11-rebound, four-assist performance to win the award and beat the Indiana Pacers 123-109, James wanted to highlight one of his teammates: Cam Reddish. “LeBron James told me Cam Reddish is the player […]

The New Orleans Saints are getting Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed injury updates ahead of their Week 14 tilt against the Carolina Panthers. The team will feel good that one of their top wide receivers should be able to play on Sunday, but not great about the other one likely missing the game. “Saints’ WR […]

The Minnesota Vikings have missed superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson for the last seven games as he recovered from a hamstring injury. As the Vikings return from their bye, though, to take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 14, Jefferson is officially coming back. “Vikings All-Pro WR Justin Jefferson is officially off the injury […]

LIV Golf just made a huge $600 splash for Jon Rahm, the 2021 US Open and 2023 Masters winner. Now, the big Spaniard is reportedly recruiting other PGA Tours players to join him as LIV and the PGA approach a deadline to finalize their proposed merger. “Sources told ESPN that LIV Golf is recruiting other […]

The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Indiana Pacers 128-199 in the semifinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament on Thursday, and after the game superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was just one of the Bucks not happy with his team’s performance. “The talent level we have is incredible but we have to be more organized.” Antetokounmpo said after […]

The NFL Week 14 schedule began on Thursday with an ugly matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots. The Patriots rolled into Pittsburgh and jumped out to a 21-3 lead before holding on to win, 21-18, delivering the Steelers a second consecutive killer loss against a bad team. We wrap the week with […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament is down to the semifinals, and the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks play on Thursday night in what Vegas expects to be one of the highest-scoring games in decades. In fact, the Pacers-Bucks over/under is so high (257.5), that we haven’t seen another one like it since 1991. The Pacers and […]

The New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers face off on Thursday Night Football in Week 14 in what should be an incredibly ugly offensive game. How do we know this? Because the NFL odds on the Patriots-Steelers over/under is hovering at or below any number we’ve seen this century. And unlike most other times […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin had zero catches and just three targets in the team’s Week 13 21-18 win over the Carolina Panthers, although he did have one 19-yard rush for a touchdown. After the game, head coach Todd Bowles said it was because of Godwin’s limited playing time due to a litany […]

Think the 2023 Cleveland Browns could use a wide receiver like Deebo Samuel, DK Metcalf, or AJ Brown? Well, they had a shot at them in the 2019 NFL Draft, but in a resurfaced clip of former general manager John Dorsey, apparently, the team’s front office didn’t think there was a “marquee receiver” in that […]

The Washington Commanders are 4-9 heading into their bye in Week 14. Things haven’t gone great since new owner Josh Harris and his group took control of the team in July. Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio got fired, no one seems to like offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, and it seems like head coach Ron Rivera […]

Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich got fired just 11 games into his tenure with the team, giving him one of the shortest head coaching tenures in NFL history. How did this happen? Well, Panthers players and coaches say it stems from the dysfunctional culture owner David Tepper created in the organization that some even compared […]

The last Trevor Lawrence injury update Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson gave refused to rule the star quarterback out for Week 14 against the Cleveland Browns. And while the team still has hope Lawrence’s high ankle sprain suffered in the Jags’ 34-31 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13 will allow him […]

Heading into the San Francisco 49ers Week 14 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks and coming off a convincing Week 13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is the betting favorite to take home the 2023 NFL MVP Award. While the oddsmakers do have the award going to the right team — the […]

The San Francisco 49ers have arguably the best roster in the NFL, and it just got stronger on defense as the Niners signed two-time Super Bowl champ Logan Ryan to bolster their defensive backfield. “Source: Long-time versatile DB Logan Ryan has signed with the #49ers, a potential big-time addition for December and their playoff run. […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament heads to Las Vegas for the final four on Dec. 7-9. At the same time, the Nike EYBL Scholastic Showcase Games will take place in Sin City, and the NBA is allowing scouts to attend this event featuring some of the best high school talent in the country, including Duke basketball […]