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The New York Giant Week 3 game against the San Francisco 49ers didn’t go quite as poorly as Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys, but in the end, the result was nearly the same. The Giants lost handily, 30-12, to a good NFC team. That is the story of the Giants’ season so far, and […]

The San Francisco 49ers made light work of the New York Giants in Week 3, beating the NFC East side 30-12. This scoreline led to little drama, especially in the second half, but there were some fireworks right before the half. That’s when 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams punched Giants defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson in […]

Before Kim Mulkey was the national championship-winning head coach of the LSU women’s basketball team, she was a pretty good player herself not far down the road on the Louisiana Tech women’s basketball squad. The 5-foot-4 guard became an All-American for the Lady Techsters and won two national championships on her way to the Naismith […]

Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears are having a bad week heading into Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs, and it started with the quarterback throwing his coaches under the bus. The QB said it was “coaching,” that was causing him to play too “robotic” on the field, and things went downhill from there. […]

The 1-1 Buffalo Bills Week 3 matchup with the 2-0 Washington Commanders kicks off at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon. Ahead of this AFC-NFC showdown, let’s make some bold Bills-Commanders predictions. After the Bills Week 1 collapse against the New York Jets, the team righted the ship in Week 2, taking out the Las […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is an NBA champion, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, and a two-time NBA MVP. He is one of the best basketball players of his generation, and if his former teammate, Austin Rivers, was right on the Bill Simmons Podcast, we may only get to watch him for a few more […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields is struggling this year, and he knows it. He also knows that it’s not all his fault, and he blamed his Bears coaches for his “robotic” play this season. After those comments, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy told the media that all is fine with him, Fields, and head coach Matt […]

The ink is barely dry on the WWE-UFC merger, and the newly-formed TKO Group Holdings is making some major changes on the pro wrestling side. On Thursday, the WWE releases started, with a few big names already included, like former world champion Dolph Ziggler and fan-favorite Mustafa Ali. On Thursday morning, news of Mustafa Ali’s […]

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is the player who launched himself into the leg of Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb, causing the star’s season-ending injury. This led to fans, media, and even some players criticizing the defender for his dangerous tackling technique. On Thursday, Fitzpatrick spoke out to defend himself. “I would say, one: […]

Friday marks a crucial date in the Giannis Antetokounmpo contract situation with the Milwaukee Bucks. That is the first day the 28-year-old Greek superstar can sign his supermax extension with his current team and pledge himself to the organization going forward. And whatever Antetokounmpo does on Friday or in the coming days and weeks, there […]

On Wednesday, the Miami Dolphins dropped an unexpected Tyreek Hill injury update ahead of their Week 3 game with the Denver Broncos. The team practice report noted that Hill, the team’s leading receiver through two games, was limited in practice due to an ankle injury, per Pro Football Talk. The report didn’t specify any details […]

The Deion Sanders kids rankings are taking the college football world by storm. The Colorado football coach has publically talked about how he ranks his five children on a regular basis based on how much he loves them based on their actions in a given week. Maybe it’s tongue-in-cheek from Coach Prime, but he talks […]

The latest Anthony Richardson injury update is not good for the Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback, who suffered a concussion and left the team’s Week 2 win against the Houston Texans. Richardson’s current status puts his chances of playing in the Colts’ Week 3 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens in jeopardy. “Colts’ HC Shane Steichen said […]

Deshaun Watson hasn’t played well in two games for the Cleveland Browns this season. However, Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski says it isn’t time to panic yet as the Browns head into their Week 3 matchup with the Tennessee Titans. “Yeah, I think it’s never about one person. I completely understand that the quarterback gets […]

The 2023 NFL season is in full swing now, and The Eras Tour is still breaking records around the globe, but what people want to talk about more than anything else right now is if the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift dating rumors are true. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end and the global pop star may […]

The GOAT debate in men’s tennis rages on, with active players Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic right at the top of the list next to legends like Roger Federer, Rod Laver, and Bjorn Borg. After Djokovic’s most recent Grand Slam win at the US Open, though, Nadal himself is conceding the GOAT title to Djokovic. […]

The Carolina Panthers lost their Week 2 Monday Night Football matchup with the New Orleans Saints 20-17, and even though it was a close game, it wasn’t a pretty one by any means. There is plenty of blame to go around after the loss that dropped the Panthers to 0-2 on the season, so we’ll […]

The Nick Chubb injury in the Cleveland Browns Monday Night Football loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers threw the Browns’ season, and its backfield, into chaos. Backup running back Jerome Ford performed well in relief of Chubb, but the star back going down is leading to a lot of speculation about his replacement, and now sources […]

The Cleveland Browns head into Week 3 (and the rest of the 2023 season) without their best offensive weapon after the devastating Nick Chubb injury. On Tuesday, after the team’s loss to their AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers, head coach Kevin Stefanski got real on what his team will do for the rest of the […]

The Colorado-Colorado State football game is over now, but the fallout from the late hit by Rams safety Henry Blackburn on the Buffaloes’ do-it-all cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter–that lacerated Hunter’s liver–lives on. Blackburn is getting death threats for his role in the dirty play, but Deion Sanders says enough is enough. “Henry Blackburn is a […]

The Cleveland Browns had a 22-19 lead with 10 minutes to go in their Monday Night Football clash with the Pittsburgh Steelers. When the final whistle blew, though, the team walked off the field with a 26-22 loss on their record. Who’s most to blame for the Browns’ ugly loss? It starts with quarterback Deshaun […]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was a football player at the University of Miami before he was a WWE pro wrestler, an actor, or a businessman. As such, it wasn’t a surprise when he bought the floundering XFL spring football league. Now, after the league’s first season under Johnson’s control, there is an announcement of a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were staring 0-2 in the face down 22-19 with 10 minutes left in their Week 2 Monday Night Football game against the Cleveland Browns. The team came back, though, and won the game 26-22, evening their 2023 record at 1-1. Here are the Steelers’ biggest heroes from the game, including George Pickens […]

Colorado State vs Colorado was the college football game of the weekend last week, and although the Rams lost in double overtime, the team has nothing to be ashamed of with the way they played. However, safety Henry Blackburn’s dirty late hit on Buffaloes two-way star Travis Hunter that lacerated his liver has upset a […]

The New York Knicks training camp officially opens in full on October 3, with the first preseason game vs. the Boston Celtics coming on October 9, and the 2023-24 opener against those same Celtics on October 25. In the next month plus, most Knicks players will simply be getting ready for the upcoming campaign, as […]

The Green Bay Packers got a tough Elgton Jenkins injury update ahead of the team’s Week 3 clash with the New Orleans Saints. Following the team’s 25-24 Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the news is that the offensive lineman does have a sprained MCL. However, there is some good news with the fact […]

The Cleveland Browns might be without one of their top weapons on Monday Night Football in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. ESPN insider Adam Schefter dropped an Amari Cooper injury update Sunday that said the wide receiver is unlikely to play. However, MNF announcer Joe Buck said he heard different news about Cooper’s status […]

Spain may have won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, but the atmosphere around the country’s football federation has been anything but celebratory since. The Spanish Federation (RFEF) is still reeling from the Luis Rubiales scandal, and now the player at the center of it, Jenni Hermoso wasn’t called up for the national team’s UEFA […]

We now know that the Travis Hunter injury from Saturday night’s Colorado-Colorado State football game was a gruesome lacerated liver. The star wide receiver/cornerback for Deion Sanders’ squad took a late hit from Rams safety Henry Blackburn that was so blatantly dirty Skip Bayless thinks it was part of the team’s game plan. “For the […]

Are you ready for some football!? As you get ready for some Monday Night Football in 2023, there will be a new theme song to listen to. Ahead of the New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers game (and again an hour later before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns game), the iconic […]

The Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Mike Danna has a lot of respect for Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, but in Week 2, Danna’s defense got the best of the Jags signal-caller. “Trevor Lawrence is a Gunslinger, man, you know, he’s up there with the top of the QBs that be throwing that ball, man, […]

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was recently named in a lawsuit filed by a former NFL media employee alleging racial discrimination throughout the league. In the Jim Trotter lawsuit, it’s alleged that Jones made an insensitive racial statement, but the owner says that’s not true, and he wants to encourage more NFL minority ownership. The […]

The Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots in Week 2 to move to 2-0 on the season. Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was one of his team’s stars of the game, and the victory had a little extra meaning for him. That’s because Hill can’t stand Patriots fans. “It felt tremendous, man,” Hill said […]

The Denver Broncos vs Washington Commanders contest was one of the best games of a great Week 2 NFL slate. Unfortunately, a dangerous hit by Broncos safety Kareem Jackson on Commanders tight end Logan Thomas marred what was otherwise an incredibly exciting game. Now, after his second concussion-producing hit in the first two weeks of […]

The Buffalo Bills rebounded from a horrific Week 1 loss to get a rousing Week 2 win against the Las Vegas Raiders. This was a major turnaround after the overtime loss to the New York Jets this week, and several Bills players had bounce-back games, including Josh Allen and Gabe Davis. However, there are some […]

The next Luka Doncic supermax contract extension should eventually make him the first player in NBA history to make $70 million in a single season. The 24-year-old Dallas Mavericks superstar is making history in the NBA, and if he makes one more All-NBA team, he’ll be eligible for the NBA supermax extension that will one […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the most surprising 2-0 team in the NFL after their Week 2 27-17 win over the Chicago Bears. One of the biggest reasons for this is the newly-established connection between quarterback Baker Mayfield and wide receiver Mike Evans. And after the big win, Mayfield couldn’t say enough nice things about […]

Given the context of the game, no player in the NFL played worse in Week 1 than Josh Allen. However, the Buffalo Bills quarterback shined in Week 2 in a 38-10 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. After the game, Allen said he wouldn’t have played as well this week if he didn’t play so […]

The Baltimore Ravens got a huge AFC North win in Week 2, beating the rival Cincinnati Bengals 27-24. Ravens fans also got a quick Lamar Jackson injury scare, but after the game, the franchise quarterback said it’s all going to be alright. Toward the end of the Ravens’ Week 2 win over the Bengals, Jackson […]