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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love may have suffered a major injury in his team’s 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil on Friday night. The recently-paid signal-caller went down with an apparent leg injury on the penultimate play of the game, and while head coach Matt LaFleur said he wasn’t sure about the […]

In his new role as an NFL broadcaster, Philadelphia Eagles legend Jason Kelce is quickly learning that the NFL (and life) isn’t all about his old team. The recently retired center seemed to take this lesson to heart on Friday after he tied Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love suffering a seemingly devastating injury into […]

The Buffalo Bills Week 1 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals kicks off the AFC East squad’s 2024 NFL season, and there are a lot of questions that will start to get answered on Sunday. Ahead of the Bills-Cardinals game, we’ll be making our bold Bills Week 1 predictions. The Bills enter the 2024 campaign looking […]

After the Baltimore Ravens lost 27-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1 to kick off the 2024 NFL season, there was plenty of blame to go around. One particular group that drew the ire of Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley after the game were the referees, who called […]

Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likley was millimeters from being the hero of his team’s Week 1 opener against the Kansas City Chiefs when he hauled in a game-tying touchdown pass from quarterback Lamar Jackson with no time remaining. However, replays showed that the tip of his left toe came down out of bounds, and […]

The NFL is back, and Week 1 is finally here! After a long, boring offseason it is finally time to fire up Red Zone, pull up multiple windows of fantasy teams, and reload the balance on your favorite betting app. Things kicked off Thursday with the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens in a […]

In the days before the 2024 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers have given huge extensions to wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and offensive tackle Trent Williams. They also re-signed offensive lineman Jon Feliciano this offseason and brought in free agents like defensive ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos. Yet, the team still has the most […]

San Francisco 49ers rookie first-round pick Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest on Saturday during an attempted robbery, which could have been an incredibly tragic story. However, Pearsall not only survived, but it seems as though he is back on his feet just days later as reports emerged on Tuesday that he returned to […]

Ahead of a crucial Darlington 500, 23XI Racing co-owner and NBA GOAT Michael Jordan said he was nervous for his drivers, Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick. Wallace was striving to make the NASCAR playoffs while Reddick was sick and fighting for the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season title. For one racer, things worked out well, while they […]

The 2024 NFL season is rapidly approaching, which means fantasy football drafts are in full swing. And while most are focused on first-round stars and veteran sleepers, picking up a rookie who blows up in his first season can be a league-winning move. So, with that in mind, let’s take a look at the best […]

The fantasy football world is shifting in 2024. The old adage of running backs winning you your league is no longer as true as it used to be. In today’s game (both real and fantastical), wide receivers are growing in importance, and snagging a great one in the later rounds will put you on the […]

Randy Gregory signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason but his tenure with the team is already over, without ever having stepped on the field in a Bucs jersey. Gregory did not report to Buccaneers training camp this year and now the team is planning to release him. “The Buccaneers have reached agreement with […]

The CeeDee Lamb holdout is now stretching into its fourth week and there are currently no signs that the Dallas Cowboys’ star wide receiver will be back in training camp anytime soon. The fifth-year player, who went 17th in the 2020 NFL Draft — five spots ahead of the Minnesota Vikings taking Justin Jefferson — […]

The Buffalo Bills got beat badly by the Chicago Bears in their 2024 NFL preseason opener, losing 33-6. Of course, no one in Western New York cares about the final score. What was important in the first Bills preseason game was to see how players further down the roster who are fighting for a starting […]

The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team has made a huge splash after relieving manager Gregg Berhalter of his duties following an embarrassing Copa America exit. U.S. Soccer is hiring former Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain, and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino to run the team in the lead-up and through the 2026 World Cup which will be […]

Buffalo Bills training camp rolls on and their preseason schedule is officially underway after a 33-6 loss to the Chicago Bears. Wins and losses in the preseason don’t matter in Buffalo, as the team is more focused on January than August. Still, this period of the 2024 season is crucial for the team as the […]

As the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2024 NFL training camp rolls on, there are good reports and bad coming out of Antonio Pierce’s first preseason as head coach. On the plus side, the defense — which is Pierce’s specialty — has looked great, especially young players like second-year cornerback Jakorian Bennett. However, there are also players who […]

USWNT forward Mallory Swanson scored the goal that led her team to a 1-0 victory over Brazil in the gold medal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics. After her gold medal heroics, the soccer star got a sweet shoutout on Instagram from the Chicago Cubs shortstop, Dansby Swanson, who happens to be her husband. “God […]

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team has finally won gold again. The USWNT hasn’t taken home first place in the Olympics since 2012 but after beating a game Brazil squad 1-0 in the gold medal game of the Paris Olympics the squad is golden once again. After the big win, the sports world took to […]

Justin Fields is in the midst of a competition with Russell Wilson for the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback job, and while he did some good things during his first preseason action, head coach Mike Tomlin wasn’t happy about his involvement in several fumbles during the team’s 20-10 loss to the Houston Texans. “I thought [Fields] […]

The Cleveland Browns are one of several teams rumored to be pursuing a Brandon Aiyuk trade with the San Francisco 49ers. The rumored deal between the two sides would see draft picks and veteran wideout Amari Cooper heading back to the Bay Area. As these details leaked out, at least one player involved in the […]

We all know that the success or failure of the Buffalo Bills’ 2024 season comes down to one man, Josh Allen. If Allen is great, the Bills could be great, too. If Allen is bad, the team will be sitting home come January. The question is, though, who does Allen rely on to help make […]

San Antonio Spurs and Team France superstar Victor Wembanyama threw down a posterizing dunk on Team Germany big man Daniel Theis in the Paris Olympics semifinal matchup between the two countries. If you didn’t see it live — or even if you did — it is worth seeing from multiple angles, as young French children […]

Quarterback Aidan O’Connell heads into Las Vegas Raiders training camp with an opportunity to compete for the starting job for the 2024 season. The team’s starter for most of last season, O’Connell didn’t do quite enough to guarantee his sport under center for the coming campaign. That’s why he’s in a fight with Gardner Minshew […]

The Seattle Seahawks are dealing with a tough situation with their 2024 NFL Draft first-round pick, Byron Murphy II, who is allegedly being blackmailed, according to his lawyer. On Friday, screenshots of social media posts and alleged direct messages between Murphy and an apparent OnlyFans model started emerging online. In these pics, the model accuses […]

Quarterback Josh Allen is, by far, the player with the most pressure on the Buffalo Bills entering the 2024 NFL season. Honestly, you could probably say that about most team’s QBs, but this season things are different for Allen. The pressure has gone up to yet another level for the Bills’ franchise signal-caller, and how […]

The top overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Caleb Williams, has finally signed his rookie contract with the Chicago Bears. Although he wasn’t the last first-round pick to sign, Williams’ deal did take a while to get done for an interesting reason. Williams’ contract took longer than most to hammer out because the QB […]

San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has officially handed in his trade request, but where is the best destination for him? There are plenty of good options. The Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Chargers, and his preferred destination, the Washington Commanders, are all teams that have been thrown out there. However, the best spot […]

Aaron Rodgers wants his former Green Bay Packers teammate Davante Adams on the New York Jets this season, and there is a lot of speculation that this could actually happen. However, while ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky does this there is a good chance the Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver does end […]

Heading into Seattle Seahawks training camp, which fully opens on July 23 in Renton, Washington, the roster is starting to take shape under first-time head coach Mike Macdonald. However, as a first-time head coach, you never know how he will go about shaping his team, which is why there are some pretty intriguing names that […]

With Summer League going on and the Olympics on the horizon, it’s easy to forget that the 2024-25 NBA season is only a few months away. The league is getting ready, though, for not just the coming season but also the second annual NBA Cup. To get ready for the latter, the league has its […]

A lot of NFL fans have compared Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen to former Carolina Panthers MVP signal-caller Cam Newton, and the retired QB sees it too. And while Newton admits that Allen may be better in several aspects of his game, there is one area where Newton says he has the advantage without a […]

Things may have been a little different in the NFL back in 2012, but a coach telling his players to hurt opponents on the other team was still a huge no-no. Still, that’s exactly what then-Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham said Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Donald Penn told him his then-coach, Greg Schiano, […]

As NFL teams inch closer to training camp, the free agent market has almost dried up. Almost. There are still a few big-name potential impact veterans on the market who teams can sign to improve their team. One of those players is cornerback and 2019 Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore, who the odds […]

France joined Spain on Friday as the second nation to make the semifinal round of the 2024 Euros. The star-studded team did so by beating Portugal 5-4 in penalties after playing 120-plus-minutes of a scoreless draw. With that result, Kylian Mbappe and company made history at Euro 2024 that none of the French players will […]

Denver Broncos training camp in Englewood, Colorado officially opens on July 23. That’s when Sean Payton and company will start pairing down the current Broncos roster to get down to 53 players for Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks. While some of the team’s depth chart is already set, there are a few big names […]

As Copa America 2024 rolls on American manager Jesse Marsch is heading to the semifinals. The problem — from a U.S. fan perspective — is that he’s doing it with Canada and not the USMNT. Canada beat Venezuela 4-3 in penalties (after a 1-1- draw) for a trip to the final four, and that made the difference […]

There were a lot of rumors swirling around the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft that they would use the No. 17 to make a trade for a veteran player to help LeBron James and Anthony Davis. However, when Dalton Knecht was shockingly still available at that point, LA pounced on the […]

The hosts are officially out of the 2024 Euros as Germany crashed out 2-1 in extra time at the hands of Spain. The home team looked strong throughout the tournament and throughout the match but now exit at the quarterfinal stage after a dramatic and somewhat controversial game. After a scoreless first half, Germany went […]