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The New England Patriots are transitioning into a new era of the franchise. Drake Maye got them started on that path with a strong rookie season, and now Mike Vrabel has replaced Jerod Mayo as the team’s head coach heading into 2025. Vrabel has wasted no time putting his imprint on the team. He is […]

Arguably the biggest storyline that is still unsolved this offseason is surrounding Aaron Rodgers and the quarterback situations in both Pittsburgh and Minnesota. Rodgers is the most high-profile free agent still left on the market, and the Vikings and the Steelers seem like the most likely destinations. Of course, if the Vikings end up being […]

On the court, there are plenty of storylines to go around in the NBA. However, the most entertaining subplot to this season may be the ongoing beef between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. The feud started when James confronted Smith at a Lakers game for comments that the TV […]

The New York Knicks are trying to fend off a spirited push from the Indiana Pacers for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, but they’re also trying to get healthy before the postseason at the same time. Miles McBride has missed the team’s last three games with a groin injury, but […]

The Los Angeles Lakers badly needed a win coming into Wednesday night’s road contest against the Indiana Pacers. LeBron James had one of his worst games of the season for most of the night before coming alive in the fourth quarter and capping off the night with a heroic buzzer-beating tip-in to give the Lakers […]

The Cinderella will have to wait until next year, as most of the top seeds have rolled through the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and into the Sweet 16. All four top seeds are still battling for the title as well as three of the No. 2 seeds, and Auburn basketball is at the […]

Every once in a while in tennis, you get a result that absolutely nobody saw coming. That’s exactly what has happened this week at the Miami Open, where 19-year-old wild card Alexandra Eala has made a stunning run to the semifinals, catching the attention of Rafael Nadal in the process. On Wednesday, Eala put on […]

One of the potential darlings in this NCAA Tournament was Colorado State basketball, and the Rams certainly had the most tragic ending of any of the Cinderella candidates. Despite knocking off fifth-seed Memphis and leading for most of the second round against No. 4 seed Maryland, an incredible buzzer-beater by freshman Derik Queen sent the […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t had much to complain about since trading for Jimmy Butler, but they have fallen on some harder times in the last week or so. Stephen Curry went down with a pelvis injury just under a week ago, and the Warriors got blown out by the Miami Heat 112-86 on Tuesday […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been rolling this season, and that didn’t stop on Tuesday night. The Thunder walked into Sacramento and had absolutely no trouble dispatching the Kings in a 121-105 win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had another great game in this one, finishing with 32 points on 10-for-23 shooting while adding seven rebounds and five […]

The biggest storyline in the NBA on Tuesday night was Jimmy Butler’s return to Miami. The Heat hosted the Golden State Warriors in an highly-anticipated clash that brought the former Miami star back to his old stomping grounds. The game turned out to be a dud, with the shorthanded Warriors unable to keep up with […]

Now that NFL free agency is settling down, all eyes are on the NFL Draft and how the prospects are shaping up in the weeks leading up to the league’s biggest offseason event. On Tuesday, Texas football held its Pro Day. All of the Longhorns’ top prospects got to show out in front of NFL […]

Immediately after Xavier basketball lost to Illinois in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament, head coach Sean Miller left to be the new head coach at Texas. Now, Xavier has its new man at the head of the program. The Musketeers are hiring New Mexico’s Richard Pitino to be their new head coach, […]

The Dallas Mavericks have ben at the center of plenty of headlines this season as injuries and personnel changes have all but doomed their chances at making the playoffs. Even if Dallas is able to sneak into the play-in tournament, its chances of making a ton of noise feel low in the short-term. Nico Harrison […]

The transfer portal in college basketball has been unhinged since opening on Monday, and within the first two days of it opening some stars around the country have surprisingly entered their names in the portal looking for new homes. On Tuesday, North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau hopped into the portal, according to Pete Nakos of […]

The New England Patriots have been spending big money in free agency this offseason, and they continued to do so on Tuesday. Seeking a new weapon in the passing game for Drake Maye, the Patriots signed free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs to a three-year, $69 million contract according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “ESPN Sources: […]

Ever since he got fired from LSU amid a recruiting scandal, it was clear that Will Wade was on his way back to the highest level of college basketball. After one season off, Wade went to McNeese State for two seasons before accepting the head coach job at NC State after the 2024-25 season. NC […]

The Tennessee Titans hold all of the cards heading into the 2025 NFL Draft as the team holding the No. 1 overall pick. Plenty of options are on the table for Tennessee, including drafting a quarterback, picking the best overall prospect available or trading the pick. During the draft process, Miami quarterback Cam Ward has […]

NFL free agency has subsided for the most part and now teams have a clearer picture of the gaps that they need to fill in on the roster heading into the NFL Draft. For some teams, that meant going out and spending big money and for others it meant just keeping your guys around. The […]

The transfer portal is open in college basketball and the coaching carousel is on fire, with players and coaches all over the nation switching places and looking for new homes. Indiana basketball is one school that has lost a lot of key players from last season after the departure of head coach Mike Woodson. On […]

While NC State women’s basketball marches on through the NCAA Tournament, the men’s basketball program is looking forward to next season with Will Wade at the helm. The Wolfpack hired Wade to be the new head coach in Raleigh after an excellent two-year run at McNeese State, capped off with a run to the second […]

The transfer portal is officially open and some of the country’s stars that people don’t know about yet are looking for bigger schools to show off their talents. Ahead of the Sweet 16, recruiting will take the headlines in the next few days as one of the most chaotic periods in college basketball gets going. […]

Even though 16 teams are still battling it out in the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16, the rest of college basketball has already turned its attention to the transfer portal. The portal officially opened on Monday, and some of the biggest stars from the mid-major level are looking for a new home and a […]

The madness may have arrived a few days late at this NCAA Tournament, but it got here all the same. The Round of 32 of March Madness was full of drama, close games that went down to the wire, and even a buzzer-beater. Derik Queen sent the final Cinderella hope, No. 12 seed Colorado State […]

While the top of the Big Ten marches on into the Sweet 16, the bottom of the conference is retooling and bringing in some of the most successful coaches at the mid-major level. On Monday, Minnesota basketball added itself to that list by hiring Colorado State’s Niko Medved to be its new head coach, according […]

The Golden State Warriors made their big swing at the trade deadline to try to vault into contention in the Western Conference, and the early returns are very positive. Jimmy Butler is blending in very well with the team since being traded to The Bay before the trade deadline. His relationship with head coach Steve […]

Despite a matchup against the top seed Florida, UConn basketball scrapped and clawed for 40 minutes on Sunday in an NCAA Tournament epic. However, some late heroics from Walter Clayton Jr. sent Florida to the Sweet 16 in a hard-fought 77-75 win. Despite the loss, Dan Hurley’s club fought very hard and put on a […]

For as high as the Texas Rangers were in 2023 when they won the World Series, they may have been just as low in 2024. The Rangers came crashing down to Earth, failing to meet expectations in a frustrating 78-84 season that saw them miss the playoffs. Now, hope has been restored in Arlington as […]

The second round of the NCAA Tournament continues to deliver, as top seed Florida and two-time defending national champion UConn went back and forth in a classic March Madness battle on Sunday. The Huskies took the SEC champs all the way into the final minutes, but a masterful closing stretch helped the Gators come out […]

2024-25 was an interesting season in Austin for Texas basketball, but one thing was clear the entire time: Rodney Terry was not meeting expectations. Even though the Longhorns did just enough to reach the NCAA Tournament, an immediate exit spelled danger for head coach Rodney Terry. In a move that had been expected ever since […]

As the calendar starts to approach April, Opening Day in the MLB is on the horizon. As is the case before every season, teams around the league have plenty of hope that this could be their year to make a run toward the playoffs and compete for a championship. The Baltimore Orioles come into this […]

One of the biggest upset scares on day three of the NCAA Tournament came late on Saturday night when No. 8 seed Gonzaga pushed top-seed Houston to the final buzzer. The Bulldogs didn’t have quite enough to pull off the stunner, as Khalif Battle’s 3-pointer in the final seconds was blocked and the Cougars escaped […]

Iowa basketball fired longtime head coach Fran McCaffery after a disappointing 2024-25 season, and now the Hawkeyes have found the new man who is going to be leading their program. Former Drake head coach Ben McCollum is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach at Iowa, according to David Eickholt and Sean Bock […]

The primary concern for Auburn basketball on Saturday night was taking care of a talented Creighton squad that gave it a real run for its money. The top-seeded Tigers escaped despite trailing by two at halftime, knocking off the ninth-seeded Bluejays 82-70 to advance to the Sweet 16. During the second half, a second concern […]

One team that is flying a bit under the radar during this NCAA Tournament is Tennessee basketball, and a lot of that is because the second-seeded Volunteers haven’t been under any stress. After a comfortable first-round victory over No. 15 seed Wofford, the Volunteers crushed seventh-seeded UCLA in the second round by a score of […]

For much of Saturday night’s second-round game in the NCAA Tournament, it looked like 9th-seeded Creighton basketball had a chance to shock the world. However, it didn’t have quite enough juice to keep pace with top-seed Auburn for the entire 40 minutes as Bruce Pearl’s Tigers pulled away in an 82-70 win. One of the […]

Some college basketball fans have complained about the lack of Cinderella teams in this NCAA Tournament, as many of the top mid-major programs lost in the first round. One of the few remaining teams that could make a feel-good run to the second weekend was Drake after a very impressive win over Missouri in the […]

Arguably the best game of the first three days of March Madness happened late on Saturday night in Denver. No. 3 seed Wisconsin basketball and No. 6 seed BYU clashed in a high-scoring affair with plenty of drama and some great shotmaking for all 40 minutes. In addition to the offensive firepower on display on […]

After both teams fended off frisky mid-major squads in the first round of March Madness, No. 4 seed Texas A&M basketball and No. 5 seed Michigan went back and forth for 40 minutes on Saturday in Denver. Both teams traded heavyweight blows, but it was the Wolverines who came out on top in the end […]