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The Houston Astros are firmly in the group of contenders in Major League Baseball, all of whom are looking to upgrade at the trade deadline by poaching some of the top available bat and arms in the league. Houston started the season on a tear and is still right at the top of the AL […]

Nobody in baseball is as hot as the Toronto Blue Jays at the moment, who improved to 17-4 in the month of July with a very impressive victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. The Jays have now won three in a row against the AL Central leaders and will go for the four-game […]

The Kansas City Royals are scrapping and clawing for playoff position in the American League, but as a below .500 team they could very well end up being sellers at the upcoming trade deadline. There are a handful of Royals players, specifically pitchers, that other contenders around Major League Baseball will find valuable on the […]

The SEC is absolutely loaded with talent each and every year in college football, and the 2025 season should be no different. There are a number of rosters who will feel like they can compete for a conference title and a spot in the College Football Playoff this season, and the quarterbacks are a big […]

The Miami Dolphins turned plenty of heads this offseason when they traded cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a package centered around star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. The decision to trade Ramsey was expected, and the Steelers were always a logical landing spot as a team that needed more secondary help. However, […]

The Kirk Cousins experiement with the Atlanta Falcons didn’t go as expected last season, as the former Minnesota Vikings standout had one of the worst campaigns of his entire career in 2024 before being benched late in the season for Michael Penix Jr. In free agency before the 2024 season, Cousins signed a four-year, $180 […]

The Atlanta Braves have had a nightmare season so far in 2025, and another injury was added onto the end of the list on Saturday night. Starting pitcher Grant Holmes started having some elbow soreness during his start against the Texas Rangers in the fourth inning and left the game at the conclusion of the […]

There is a different feel around UCLA football coming into the 2025 season after the Bruins shockingly added star quarterback Nico Iamaleava in the spring transfer window from Tennessee. After Iamaleava mysteriously missed practice in Knoxville one day, he left the Volunteers and chose to transfer to the Bruins. On Thursday, Iamaleava spoke publicly at […]

The Chicago Cubs came into their crosstown series against the Chicago White Sox as the heavy favorites, as the Cubs have established themselves as World Series contenders while the White Sox have struggled to remain competitive once again in 2025. However, that didn’t matter when the two teams took the field for the opening game […]

The Athletics haven’t had a ton to cheer about this season, but Nick Kurtz has continued to provide moment after moment for fans to get excited about. However, none of his standout games this season come anywhere close to Friday night against the Houston Astros, where he made a bit of Major League Baseball history. […]

The Atlanta Falcons narrowly missed out on the playoffs last season, but they have their eyes firmly set on that goal in Michael Penix Jr.’s first full season as the starter in 2025. There is plenty of hope in Atlanta during the first week of training camp as the Falcons get ready for their 2025 […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the last few months, and they are right at the top of the standings with the results to show for their run. They have been showing it off and then some since returning from the All-Star break against some of the […]

College football fans got a collective laugh earlier this week when it was revealed that former Memphis defensive back Tahj Ra-El allegedly leaked the Tigers’ playbook and defensive signals to UTSA quarterback Owen McCown before a game last season. UTSA eventually won the game 44-36, and the screenshots of the direct messages went viral earlier […]

It’s time for fall camp to get going in college football, but the story surrounding Colorado football has been off the field throughout the offseason. Head coach Deion Sanders has been dealing with an undisclosed health issue and has been away from the team while staying back in Texas for most of the summer. Now, […]

The Arizona Cardinals were competitive in 2024, but they will be looking to take another step forward and become a playoff team next season with Kyler Murray at the helm. Murray is one of the most talented quarterbacks in the league, and he has two very good weapons to get the ball to in tight […]

The Tennessee Titans had a nightmarish 2024 season, but they were rewarded with the No. 1 overall pick and Miami quarterback Cam Ward. Now, the burden is on Ward’s shoulders to come in and be the savior of the Titans franchise. Ward was expected to be in a quarterback battle in training camp, which kicked […]

The Boston Red Sox are playing in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, making interleave series like this one against the Philadelphia Phillies extra important in their chase for a playoff spot. Coming into Wednesday night, Alex Cora and company were looking to salvage the series against one of the top teams in the […]

The New York Yankees are not having their best night trying to close out the pivotal series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. After getting a big win on Tuesday night to even the series thanks to a clutch home run by Ben Rice, the Yankees have squandered multiple opportunities to get a […]

The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees are battling in the finale of a massive series that will go a long way in determining the hierarchy in the AL East at the trade deadline. The two teams split the first two contests of the three-game set, so Wednesday’s game is big for bragging […]

The Baltimore Ravens have been a mainstay at the top of the AFC over the last few seasons with Lamar Jackson at quarterback, but they still have not gotten over the hump and reached the Super Bowl yet. The Ravens have an AFC Championship Game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs during their time with […]

The talk of the offseason in college football is the proposed expansion of the College Football Playoff, and the ACC seems to be getting left behind in some of the potential scenarios. Not that the conference would b entirely left out, of course, but the Big Ten and the SEC are pursuing automatic bids into […]

The Seattle Mariners are right in the thick of the playoff race this season, and star catcher Cal Raleigh is a big reason why. Raleigh has not only been one of the best hitters in Major League Baseball this season, but he has been one of the most lethal bats in the league overall. As […]

The San Diego Padres should rightfully feel like they have a chance to make a run at the World Series this season, and they are trying to make a few final moves to get their roster ready for the postseason at the trade deadline. The Padres have a couple of needs or wants at the […]

The vibes are much different around Indiana football coming into the 2025 season after a transformative first year under new head coach Curt Cignetti. After being a middling program in the Big Ten for years, Cignetti immediately launched the Hoosiers into contention and earned them a spot in the first 12-team College Football Playoff. Even […]

The tennis world was shocked recently when Venus Williams announced that she was returning to the WTA Tour, taking a wild card into the main draw of the Mubabala Citi DC Open in Washington D.C. Williams was not officially retired, but she had not played a match since March of 2024 in Miami. Her last […]

The level of expected success hasn’t quite been there for Matt Rhule during his two seasons with Nebraska football, but hope is abound as the calendar approaches August and the 2025 season gets closer and closer. If the Cornhuskers want to return to glory and compete for a Big Ten Championship this fall, it starts […]

Ohio State football comes into the 2025 season as the hunted after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship last season, running the expanded CFP gauntlet with very impressive wins over Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame. Now, everyone is gunning for the Buckeyes heading into 2025. While Ohio State was the first team to […]

Last season, Miami football just missed out on the College Football Playoff despite a very good season and a high-flying offense led by Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward. Now, however, Mario Cristobal and his staff are tasked with replacing Ward’s historic production in the offense in 2025. They quickly selected the man who has to […]

One of the surprise stories in college football last season was Indiana football under new head coach Curt Cignetti. In his first year in Bloomington after coming over from James Madison, Cignetti led the Hoosiers to an incredible regular season and a berth in the College Football Playoff. Now, Indiana has to deal with the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Boston Celtics have been two of the most active teams this offseason, both making big trades that will swing the direction of their franchises. The Grizzlies got things started, responding to a first-round sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder by trading star scorer Desmond Bane to the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are still reeling from their second consecutive loss in the Stanley Cup Final, both of them coming against the Florida Panthers. As it stands, the core of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl still has not won a Stanley Cup, and the franchise will be set on changing that in the very near […]

The SEC is a gauntlet each and every year in college football, and Auburn football is looking to thrust itself into that mix this fall. The Tigers have had a disappointing few seasons since Gus Malzahn left at the end of the 2020 season, and now the pressure is on them to improve in year […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have had an interesting offseason regarding all of their pass rushers, and first-round pick Shemar Stewart is right at the top of the list. The Bengals took a chance on the Texas A&M product and selected Stewart with the No. 17 overall pick in the first round, but he has yet to […]

The last high-profile transfer in college football this offseason has officially found a home. Former BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has verbally committed to Tulane, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Retzlaff abruptly departed BYU after he was accused of sexual assault by a woman from an incident back in 2023. The lawsuit was dismissed and Retzlaff […]

The American Athletic Conference, formerly known as the AAC, is at the forefront of the news after undergoing a rebrand on Monday. It isn’t a major change, but the AAC is now rebranding to be called the American Conference, according to On3 Sports. That isn’t much of a change, as the league has been called […]

2025 has been a nightmare season for the Washington Nationals, leading them to fire both manger Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo just a few months into the campaign. Things haven’t gotten much better for them since then, but that doesn’t mean that Washington doesn’t have anything to look forward to. Amid all the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are going through this offseason in a somewhat interesting spot as they try to build a championship roster for next season while they also focus on keeping long-term flexibility for the Luka Doncic era. Of course, LeBron James’ contract situation, and Rich Paul’s comments after James picked up his player option, […]

Most people would call the SEC the king of college football, but there’s no question that the Big Ten has been right on their heels in recent years. Especially after the recent conference realignment, specifically the addition of Oregon, the Big Ten is loaded with powerhouses that should make for an action-packed 2025 season. Ohio […]

The New York Mets struggled coming into the All-Star break, and now they are trying to build a little bit of momentum coming out of it. They have failed to do that so far, dropping each of their first two games at home against the Cincinnati Reds since returning to action. Now, the task at […]