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The Seattle Seahawks started the 2024 season 3-0 and looked the part of a potential contender out of the NFC. However, they suffered their first loss of the season against the Detroit Lions back in Week 4. Since then, the Seahawks have won just one game. Their brutal run of luck continued on Sunday as […]

The Dallas Cowboys lost again on Sunday, this time to the Atlanta Falcons. During the game, Dallas received a bit of an injury scare. Star pass catcher CeeDee Lamb suffered an injury against the Falcons in Week 9. He returned to the game as the Falcons went on to win by the score of 27-21. […]

The Nashville Predators were held without a win to begin the 2024-25 NHL season. Steven Stamkos had his Predators debut spoiled by the Dallas Stars during the opening week of the season. And it took Nashville six games to finally get in the win column. However, the team has certainly turned things around, as seen […]

The New York Islanders received devastating news after their game on Wednesday. Forward Mathew Barzal will miss time with an upper-body injury. He did not play on Friday when the Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres. And at this time, there is no timeline for Barzal’s return to the ice. After Friday’s game, Bo Horvat reacted […]

The Minnesota Wild entered the 2024-25 season as an outside playoff contender in the Western Conference. The Wild have dealt with injuries early on in their schedule. However, things have gone better than most expected in October. Minnesota entered play Friday night with a 6-1-2 record. Powered by Kirill Kaprizov, they went on to defeat […]

The New York Rangers are looking to sign star goalie Igor Shesterkin before NHL Free Agency next summer. However, Shesterkin has already reportedly rejected a contract offer from the team. The Rangers goalie has dominated early on in the season, potentially raising his price in contract talks. Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller encapsulated his performance after […]

The World Series has come to an end, marking the beginning of the MLB offseason. The Los Angeles Angels fired the first salvo of the Hot Stove season as they made a trade with the Atlanta Braves. On Friday, other teams made some important decisions regarding contract options. The Arizona Diamondbacks got in on the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions once again. Behind a legendary performance from World Series MVP Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers claimed their eighth championship in franchise history. As the offseason approaches, there will likely be a different look to the team next year. One player who won’t be back in 2025 is outfielder […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins began the season hoping to challenge for the playoffs in 2025. However, things have not gone according to plan for the 2024-25 campaign. The Penguins are currently 4-7-1, putting them in a tie for sixth place in the Metropolitan Division. However, only one point separates them and the last place New York […]

The Utah Hockey Club is dealing with some injury issues early in the 2024-25 season. This rings especially true when talking about the team’s defensive group. John Marino has not played this season due to injury. And Sean Durzi is months away from returning to the ice. However, they added depth on Tuesday as Utah […]

The New York Yankees fell in the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers rode a resilient Blake Treinen and a monster fifth-inning offensive output to complete the comeback on Wednesday night. This fifth-inning rally from Los Angeles was aided by a major blunder from New York starter Gerrit Cole. Cole faced […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the 2024 World Series over the New York Yankees. Reliever Blake Treinen turned in a resilient effort as the offense mounted a huge comeback. In the end, they won 7-6 to silence the Yankee Stadium crowd. As expected Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman won the the World Series MVP […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell behind early in Game 5 of the World Series against the Yankees on Wednesday. However, Los Angeles certainly didn’t roll over. The Dodgers rode a huge fifth inning as they came back and took the lead in the eighth. They held onto this lead thanks to an incredibly inspiring performance […]

The Indianapolis Colts have benched quarterback Anthony Richardson following their Week 8 loss to the Houston Texans. This move came after Richardson removed himself from the game due to fatigue. The Colts signal-caller explained himself immediately following the loss. But he is still receiving a ton of backlash for the decision. This latest round of […]

The New York Yankees saved their season in Game 4 of the 2024 World Series. And in Game 5, the Yankees have taken the lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers. No matter the result, New York will see multiple players reach MLB Free Agency, including outfielder Alex Verdugo. Verdugo joined the Yankees ahead of the […]

The Winnipeg Jets began the season with eight straight wins, an incredible start under new head coach Scott Arniel. Though Winnipeg lost in their last game, they are not taking their foot off the gas pedal. Jets forward Kyle Connor is proving that point on Tuesday. The Jets star has reached a huge milestone against […]

Trade season in the NHL is still a month or two away from truly kicking into gear. However, the Detroit Red Wings got an early start on trade activity while most of their fans were sleeping on Tuesday night. The Red Wings traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Utah Hockey Club ahead of Detroit’s game […]

It was an emotional night in Tampa Bay as the Tampa Bay Lightning faced off with the Nashville Predators. Predators star Steven Stamkos returned to Tampa as a visiting player for the first time in his career. The former Lightning captain tested NHL Free Agency after 16 years with the Bolts over the summer. And […]

The Ottawa Senators want to put in a better effort in 2025. The Senators were massively disappointing in 2023-24, which cost head coach DJ Smith his job before the end of the year. This year, Ottawa has a new coach in Travis Green and they made some impressive moves in NHL Free Agency to bolster […]

The Edmonton Oilers won back-to-back games entering their Monday night clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, they could not make it three straight wins. The Blue Jackets dominated Edmonton as they cruised to a 6-1 victory. During the game, the Oilers lost Connor McDavid to injury after he was tripped up entering the offensive […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are eyeing the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. Toronto is no stranger to the postseason, having made it to the playoffs in each of the last eight seasons. However, the Maple Leafs have advanced past the first round only once in those eight appearances. The Maple Leafs certainly need to find […]

The Edmonton Oilers are coming off a big win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. They hoped to make it three straight wins on Monday as they faced the Columbus Blue Jackets. If they are going to pull out the win, though, they will have to do so without 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy winner […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs took care of some off-ice business on Monday. The Maple Leafs signed defenseman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract extension. McCabe joined the Maple Leafs through a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. And so far, the move has worked out well for both sides. McCabe has become one of the more […]

Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions turned in another dominating performance in Week 8 as Detroit blew out the Tennessee Titans. However, unlike in weeks previous, the star of the show was not quarterback Jared Goff. Rather, return man Kalif Raymond dominated on special teams to help the Lions win their sixth game of the season. Raymond […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are off to the races in 2024-25 now that the season is nearing the end of its first month. Chicago is still rebuilding, and the start of their season reflects this. The Blackhawks have dropped seven of their first nine games of the year. This includes each of their last four contests. […]

The Edmonton Oilers have had a slow start to the 2024-25 season. The Oilers lost their season-opening game to the Winnipeg Jets 6-0 and had some brutal luck early on. It seemed as if the Oilers were headed toward another loss on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings. However, Leon Draisaitl came to the rescue […]

The Chicago Bears were stunned by the Washington Commanders in Week 8 on Sunday. Chicago took the lead over the Commanders with 23 seconds remaining in the game. However, Jayden Daniels launched a Hail Mary toward the end zone. And Bears defender Tyrique Stevenson tipped the ball into the hands of Washington pass-catcher Noah Brown […]

Dan Quinn and the Washington Commanders stunned the football world on Sunday evening. The Chicago Bears took the lead with 23 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. While Washington needed a field goal to tie, they were well outside of field goal range. Sunday’s game came down to a Hail Mary, and Jayden Daniels delivered. […]

Much was said over the summer about Steven Stamkos leaving the Tampa Bay Lightning after 16 years and testing NHL Free Agency. Stamkos went on to sign a four-year contract with the Nashville Predators when the market opened on July 1. It’s been an up-and-down start to life in Nashville for the Lightning legend, as […]

The baseball world is still processing the wild ending to Game 1 of the 2024 World Series on Friday. Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off Grand Slam in the 10th inning to defeat the New York Yankees. Before the home run, Yankees manager Aaron Boone made an interesting decision: he called for […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were down to their final out in the 10th inning on Friday. The New York Yankees turned to Nestor Cortes to get this final out, but it didn’t happen. Freddie Freeman walked off the Yankees in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series on the very first pitch he saw. The […]

The San Francisco 49ers have been without star ball carrier Christian McCaffrey this season. McCaffrey has dealt with an Achilles injury the entire season thus far. This has led the 49ers to rely on Jordan Mason early on. However, Mason is currently dealing with a shoulder injury of his own. On Friday, the team received […]

The Detroit Lions have had brutal luck with its pass rush as of late. Marcus Davenport went down with an injury during the team’s Week 3 clash with the Arizona Cardinals. And the Lions lost Aidan Hutchinson in their dominating win over the Dallas Cowboys more recently. Ahead of their Week 8 game with the […]

The Nashville Predators began the season winless through their first five games. This stretch included two losses to the Detroit Red Wings, one of which was a shutout at the hands of Cam Talbot. Nashville picked up its first win of the season on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, though. And it could be the […]

Charlie McAvoy and the Boston Bruins have their eyes on making the playoffs in 2025. After all, the Bruins came within two games of the Eastern Conference Finals when they lost to the Florida Panthers earlier this year. However, things are not going well for Boston in the early going of the young 2024-25 campaign. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have turned in impressive performances to begin the 2024-25 campaign. However, the Hurricanes have also stumbled at times early on. And on Tuesday night, it seemed as if the Hurricanes had stumbled again against the Edmonton Oilers. But Carolina refused to give up in the face of early adversity. In the end, […]

Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars entered the 2024-25 season looking to make the playoffs in the spring. The Stars have earned big wins early this year as they close out the campaign’s first month. However, there are certainly flaws within the Stars, as evidenced by Tuesday’s loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The Stars had […]

Alex Lyon and the Detroit Red Wings picked up a big win over the Nashville Predators in their last game. Detroit brought their scoring touch to that contest, hanging five goals on a then-winless Nashville team. However, the Red Wings’ win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday came in a much different fashion. The […]

It did not take long for the Seattle Kraken to recognize Jared McCann as a core member of the team. McCann joined the Kraken during the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft and quickly established himself as one of their best players. On Tuesday, he further cemented his place among the early legends in the young franchise’s […]