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Texas Longhorns Bijan Robinson is the No. 1 running back in the 2023 NFL Draft. And on some boards, he may be the top overall player. However, with the way the league views the position, he could go anywhere from in the top 10 to near the end of the first round. No matter where […]

The Washington Commanders’ first-round pick will likely be a cornerback. The position is one of the major Commanders draft needs, and there will be some good ones available at pick No. 16 in the 2023 NFL Draft. However, if the Commanders’ draft gets a little wild and the team decides to hold out and select […]

The Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors has been the most compelling series of the NBA playoffs. Every game has been exciting, and there is little between the two teams, as the 2-2 tie ahead of Game 5 indicates. With the Kings-Warriors odds still close for every game and the series, it may be tempting […]

The 2023 NFL Draft is upon us, which not only means new players coming into the league. It also means getting ready for NFL draft trades. Last April, we saw A.J. Brown, Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, and Troy Hill moved on draft weekend. This year, with what’s widely regarded as a weak draft class, teams may […]

The Aaron Rodgers trade is officially in the books, and the future Hall of Famer will be the quarterback for the New York Jets next season. The Jets got their man, and the organization and its fans are happy about it. However, after seeing what the team gave up to get the 18-year NFL veteran, […]

The Sacramento Kings headed to San Francisco with a commanding 2-0 lead over the Golden State Warriors. Now, they return to the California capital tied 2-2. The team suffered two losses on the road in their opening 2023 NBA playoffs series. Game 3 was a 17-point wire-to-wire win for the Warriors and Game 4 was […]

The San Francisco 49ers draft won’t start until late Friday night unless the team makes a trade up. After making bold trades (with varying degrees of success) for Trey Lance and Christian McCaffrey, the 49ers don’t pick until the 99th overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft. While the pick is late, there are still […]

The New York Giants’ first-round pick could go in several directions. There are a few different Giants draft needs the team can address at pick No. 25, including wide receiver, defensive tackle, or offensive line. If the team does try and go in one of these directions, here are three sneaky options for the No. […]

The Las Vegas Raiders draft No. 7 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. At this point, the team has several options for what they can do. The team can take the best available players, select a QB for the future, or even trade back. Here are three bold Raiders draft predictions that include the team […]

The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl last season, so the Chiefs’ first-round pick is the last of Day 1. Despite winning it all last year, there are still Chiefs draft needs the team must address at the 2023 NFL Draft. Among those needs are wide receiver, offensive line, and edge rusher, as well […]

Nick Nurse is out as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. The coach led the team to an improbably NBA championship in 2019, and four years later, he’s looking for a new job. Nurse’s job search shouldn’t take all that long, though. A coach with his track record of success will be in-demand, and rumors […]

The Sacramento Kings took a 2-0 series lead in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Golden State Warriors and then promptly lost by 17 in Game 3 of the Kings-Warriors series. This was the game where Draymond Green served his suspension for stomping on Domantas Sabonis in Game 2, yet the Kings […]

The New York Knicks looked bad in Game 2 of their 2023 NBA playoffs series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks lost 107-90 and the game wasn’t close for the final three quarters. Now, Knicks-Cavs Game 3 moves to Madison Square Garden, and the winner will take an all-important 2-1 lead when the final buzzer […]

The Sacramento Kings finished the 2022-23 regular season as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, yet the Golden State Warriors started out as a -275 favorite to win the series. After two huge wins in Sacramento, the Kings are now up 2-0 heading to San Francisco, and according to FanDuel, the Kings-Warriors odds […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers Game 1 win, things didn’t look good for the Memphis Grizzlies. The team was already without center Steven Adams and now superstar Ja Morant was out for the Grizzlies Game 2 NBA playoffs matchup. But the Grizzlies punked the Lakers on Wednesday night and won the game 103-93. Here’s how […]

With the Buffalo Bills’ first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, there are plenty of options to consider. At No. 27, mock drafts are all over the place, giving the Bills running backs, wide receivers, linebackers, cornerbacks, and (offensive and defensive) linemen. Looking at the Bills’ draft needs for next season, here are three sneaky […]

The Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay went from a Super Bowl title to a 5-12 record in 2022. And along with that, the team’s “f*** them picks” mantra has left them, again, without a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Just because the team doesn’t have a first-rounder doesn’t mean they […]

The Trey Lance trade rumors are heating up following a report saying the San Francisco 49ers have fielded calls from teams on the matter. Between the emergence of Brock Purdy last season and the 49ers’ lack of draft capital due to the Christian McCaffrey trade and the initial trade-up to get Lance in the first […]

With the new Jalen Hurts contract extension, the Philadelphia Eagles QB is now the highest-paid player in NFL history. That’s right. The quarterback who couldn’t beat out Tua Tagovailoa at Alabama and had to transfer to Oklahoma will now make $51 million per season. Obviously, this is life-changing for the Eagles quarterback, but it also […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves Game 1 of the NBA playoffs was a disaster. The team lost 109-80 to the Denver Nuggets, and the game was never close after the home team went up by 10 midway through the second quarter. And in a blowout loss like this Timberwolves-Nuggets game, there is no one to blame other […]

The Phoenix Suns Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference NBA playoffs was an exciting, back-and-forth game featuring two good teams and numerous NBA superstars. It was a shame one team had to lose, but those are the breaks. And after a team loses, we have […]

The Seattle Seahawks shocked the NFL last season by making the playoffs after trading franchise quarterback Russell Wilson last offseason. And as a nice bonus, the Denver Broncos stunk last season and the Seahawks have the No. 5 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft because of it. Now, the best Seahawks draft move is to […]

The Arizona Cardinals currently own the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, and when you pick that high, you’ve got to make it count. Arizona doesn’t need (or really, can’t afford) to take a quarterback, so they should get the best, safest, non-QB available. And that Cardinals draft pick would be Alabama pass-rusher […]

The Green Bay Packers NFL draft this year is (probably) the first of the Jordan Love Era. That means there is more pressure now than in most drafts to make picks to help the team’s quarterback succeed. With that in mind, here are the three reasons Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer would be perfect […]

NFL mock draft season is officially upon us, and for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2023 NFL draft, the team has eight picks to try to get the team out of the NFL basement next season. In this Cardinals mock draft, we’ll look at all eight picks and predict what the Commanders will do to […]

The Buffalo Bills roster has been considered one of the deepest and most talented in the league. However, after a stunning home playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, that sentiment is now questionable. That’s why the 2023 NFL Draft is so crucial for the organization. This Bills’ draft must include impact players, or the team […]

It is officially NFL mock draft season, and for the Washington Commanders in the 2023 NFL draft, the team has eight picks to try and keep up with the Jones’s (and Mara’s and Lurie’s) in the NFC East. In this Commanders mock draft, we’ll look at all eight picks and predict what the Commanders will […]

It is finally NFL mock draft season, and for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2023 NFL draft, the team has seven picks to try and overtake the Philadelphia Eagles while holding off the New York Giants in the NFC East. In this Cowboys mock draft, we’ll look at all seven picks and predict what the […]

NFL mock draft season is officially here, and for the New York Giants in the 2023 NFL draft, the team has 10 picks to continue building on last season’s playoff success. For this Giants mock draft, we’ll look at all 10 picks and predict what the Giants will do to help them return to the […]

In early April, it is officially NFL mock draft season. For the Kansas City Chiefs NFL draft, the team has 10 picks to restock the roster for another Super Bowl run. In this Chiefs mock draft, we’ll look at all 10 picks and predict what the Chiefs will do to help them return to the […]

The Green Bay Packers are about to turn a major organizational page going from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love. That makes the 2023 NFL Draft the first of the Jordan Love era. With that in mind, it makes the Packers draft incredibly important this offseason, which is why the team needs to avoid making the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were arguably the most disappointing team in the league last season. Now, Josh McDaniels and company need to crush the 2023 NFL Draft to help turn things around. That’s a lot of pressure on this Raiders draft, and there will be a temptation to take a massive home run swing with […]

The Kansas City Chiefs head into the 2023 NFL Draft with the last pick in the first rounds after winning the Super Bowl last season. The Chiefs draft in 2022 played a major role in the team doing as well as it did, and to keep the good times rolling in Kansas City, general manager […]

The Los Angeles Rams have spent years trading away picks to win now, so pretty much all their selections in the 2023 NFL draft will have to be NFL draft sleepers. LA doesn’t pick until the early second round (No. 36), but then has two thirds, three fifths, three sixths, and two sevenths. During this […]

The Buffalo Bills need a big 2023 NFL draft. General manager Brandon Beane hasn’t drafted a Pro Bowl player since 2018, and the talent gap is starting to show. That means these Bills draft picks need to be able to contribute and not fall into the same traps that previous picks have in the last […]

As the NFL offseason rolls along, it’s time for the New York Giants to get ready for the 2023 NFL Draft. While most of the analysis right now deals with the first-round pick, the Giants draft will be a win or a loss based on Day 2 and Day 3 as much as anything else. […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off a Super Bowl win thanks, in large part, to the strength of the team’s 2022 NFL Draft. For the Chiefs draft in 2023, the team needs to keep the good picks rolling, and that means hitting on some NFL draft sleepers. Obviously, as Super Bowl champs, the Chiefs […]

As the Buffalo Bills prepare for the 2023 NFL Draft, there is a lot of pressure on general manager Brandon Beane. A Bills draft hasn’t featured a Pro Bowl player since 2018, and the talent gap is starting to show. Beane and company need a strong draft to keep the Super Bowl window open for […]

The Carolina Panthers aren’t just in NFL Draft and free-agency season. It’s NFL trade season, too. And in the 2023 NFL offseason, a Panthers trade for the No. 1 pick is already the biggest blockbuster. Now the team needs to make one more deal and get an additional mid-round pick for quarterback Matt Corral. The […]