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The Cleveland Browns are undergoing a lot of change this offseason after a very disappointing 5-12 season in 2025. When the regular season finished, Cleveland fired head coach Kevin Stefanski, deciding to go in a different direction despite Stefanski’s two Coach of the Year honors during his time with the team. On Wednesday, the Browns […]

The end of the season in the NFL is always an exciting time, both for the Super Bowl and for the NFL awards that get handed out. This season, the league added a new award with the Protector of the Year honor, given to the best offensive lineman in football. On Wednesday, the finalists were […]

The Houston Texans seemed to have taken a step forward in 2025 and were poised for a deep playoff run, but they were once again stopped in the Divisional Round for the third consecutive season. This time, while Houston’s defense put on another elite performance, CJ Stroud faltered with four first-half interceptions in a loss […]

Kentucky basketball has been in a period of transition ever since parting ways with head coach John Calipari a couple of offseason ago, and new head coach Mark Pope has had some trouble adjusting to the SEC schedule and the expectations in Lexington. Pope led the Wildcats to a No. 3 seed in the NCAA […]

After an unlikely run to the national title game, Mario Cristobal and Miami football are looking to retool their roster to get back to that point and get over the hump next season. The Hurricanes took a big step toward goal when they landed a commitment from Duke quarterback Darian Mensah to come in and […]

Nebraska basketball has been the story of college basketball this season, as Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers raced out to a 20-0 mark to get into the top five of the AP poll for the first time in program history. Nebraska has passed many tests to this point, but it faced its biggest challenge yet […]

As the focus of the NFL world descends on the Super Bowl, 30 teams are already fully engrossed in the offseason in an attempt to get to this point next season. The New York Jets were one of the worst teams in the NFL this season, but now they have plenty of ammo to retool […]

The NFL world was completely stunned on Tuesday when the news broke that Bill Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl champion and arguably rhetorical greatest head coach in the history of the sport, was not going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Belichick seemed like an easy first-ballot induction, but that will now not be […]

The cream is starting to rise to the top of college basketball this season as the calendar quickly approaches February, and some of January’s feel-good stories are starting to wane. Vanderbilt is one of those, after Mark Byington’s squad took three losses in conference play as it navigates a very difficult SEC. On the other […]

The Denver Broncos are still licking their wounds from a crushing AFC Championship Game loss to the New England Patriots, but the front office is already turning its head toward next season. On Tuesday, that evaluation came with a major change to the coaching staff. The Broncos have officially fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, according […]

With just over a month to go in the regular season, Arizona basketball has established itself as the best team in college basketball. The top-ranked Wildcats were asked to prove it once again on Monday night on the road against No. 13 BYU, and they did just that in a very impressive 86-83 win. Arizona […]

The New York Jets are looking to pick up the pieces from a dreadful 2025 season that saw them finish as one of the worst teams in football. New York finished the year 3-14 and will pick No. 2 overall in the NFL Draft while it rebuilds its roster and coaching staff. From a coaching […]

Despite just barely getting into the College Football Playoff as the No. 10 seed and the last at-large spot in the College Football Playoff, Miami football made its mark on the CFP with a magical run to the national championship game. The Hurricanes beat Texas A&M on the road in the first round before knocking […]

Only one home win stands between the Denver Broncos and a trip to the Super Bowl, but it won’t be easy for Sean Payton to lead a shorthanded team through the AFC Championship Game. Of course, the quarterback situation in Denver has gotten a lot of attention after Bo Nix suffered a fractured ankle in […]

The Big Ten is an absolute gauntlet in college basketball this season, and that was on full display on Saturday as two of the best teams in the league had to go at it in West Lafayette. In the end, it was No. 11 Illinois that pulled the upset and came out on top 88-82 […]

The college basketball season is heating up as conference play rages on, and Saturday was a historic day across the country, especially for a freshman class that is heralded as one of the best in recent memory at this level. On a day full of upsets, BYU avoided that with a comfortable 91-78 win over […]

The Green Bay Packers opted not to move on from head coach Matt LaFleur after a nightmare playoff collapse against the Chicago Bears in the Wild Card Round, but they still had some important decisions to make on the coaching staff. LaFleur and company were forced to pick out a new defensive coordinator after Jeff […]

It’s very rare that you get rubber matches in the NFL, but that is exactly what is on the docket for the NFC Championship Game on Sunday between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. The Rams and Seahawks played two of the best games of the year in their NFC West home-and-home this […]

Just two teams remain in the AFC this season, as the top two seeds in the conference will do battle in the AFC Championship Game with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. A pair of 14-win teams will compete for the title on Sunday when the No. 2 seed New England Patriots […]

The 2025 college football season is officially behind us, which means it’s time to start looking ahead to the NFL Draft. Of course, a lot of the draft conversation each year starts with the quarterbacks, but the 2026 class leaves a lot to be desired at the game’s most important position. Fernando Mendoza is the […]

The College Football Playoff is officially in the rearview, as Indiana and Miami played an epic national title game to cap a CFP that was filled with dramatic, competitive games. 2025 was a bit of a transition season in college football, as Indiana established itself as a national powerhouse and Miami rose back to the […]

Just four teams remain in the NFL playoffs as conference championship week is upon us. Divisional Round weekend is one of the best weeks of the year, and it delivered once again on Saturday and Sunday with four games that had just about everything. To start the weekend off, the Broncos escaped the Bills at […]

After a long, grueling college football season and a tightly-contested College Football Playoff, just Miami and Indiana remain. The two unlikely competitors will fight for the national championship on Monday night in Miami, with the Hurricanes getting essentially a home game with the trophy on the line. Miami barely snuck into the CFP field as […]

The start of the 2025-26 season was a promising one for Hubert Davis and North Carolina basketball, but the Tar Heels are falling on some hard times in ACC play. That continued on Saturday, as North Carolina fell into a big hole on the road against a frisky Cal team before a late comeback attempt […]

After winning a national championship last season, Florida basketball was in a bit of a rut to start this season after losing a lot of production from last year’s team. A lot of the front court players were back for Todd Golden and company, but the Gators had to retool the backcourt after Walter Clayton […]

Just one game remains in the college football season, and Miami football is getting ready to do battle with top-seeded Indiana in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Both squads were very impressive in their semifinals, as Indiana blew out Oregon 56-22 in the Peach Bowl and Miami showed plenty of grit and resilience […]

The Cinderella season for the Chicago Bears is still rolling on, as Ben Johnson and company are into the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs in his first season as head coach. All season, the Bears have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, and they did so again when they erased a 21-3 deficit […]

The Houston Texans are quietly one of the hottest teams in the NFL, and now they are safely into the divisional round after getting a big win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. Houston’s defense shut down Aaron Rodgers and company and tacked on a pair […]

The New York Giants are one of nine NFL teams looking for a new head coach this offseason after firing Brian Daboll during a disastrous 2025 campaign. Now, they are the first to fill the open position. Former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, who parted ways with Baltimore at the end of the regular […]

The start of the 2025-26 season hasn’t gone according to plan for Kentucky basketball, but there’s still time to turn it around. On Wednesday night, it didn’t look like that was in the cards for Mark Pope and company, as they fell into an 18-point second-half hole against LSU. However, Kentucky battled back to give […]

There are just eight teams left in the NFL field as the playoffs rage on and the best of the best get ready for the Divisional Round. The AFC will kick things off on Saturday afternoon with a heavyweight matchup between the top-seeded Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills. The Broncos had the Wild Card […]

The NFL playoffs are now in full swing, as some teams move on toward their goal of reaching and winning the Super Bowl while others face an abrupt end to what was once a promising campaign. Wild Card Weekend had all of those emotions and more, with four games that saw decisive lead changes in […]

The first two weeks of conference play in college basketball have felt a bit like a changing of the guard, at least for this season, in some ways. Already, both North Carolina and Kansas have stumbled, and the Jayhawks are dealing with a number of issues heading into a Big 12 slate that is only […]

Update: Sam Leavitt has officially signed with LSU, according to ESPN’s Max Olson. One of the biggest splashes of the college football offseason was made by LSU football, which was able to lure Lane Kiffin away from Ole Miss during its College Football Playoff run to be its next head coach. Now, Kiffin has found […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals didn’t go as planned for Oregon football, as Dan Lanning and company were crushed 56-22 by top-ranked Indiana. Now, the Ducks are already looking forward to what their 2026 team could look like as they try to get over the hump. On Monday, they landed one of the top players […]

The NFL playoffs are in full swing, as the wild card round rages on and the league is narrowed down to just eight teams that can win the Super Bowl. Wild Card Weekend will wrap up on Monday night with an AFC battle between the Steelers and the Texans. The Steelers just barely snuck into […]

Early in the 2025 season, Tennessee football looked like an early contender in the SEC and a team that could potentially make it back to the College Football Playoff for a second-consecutive season. Unfortunately, close losses to Georgia and Oklahoma derailed those hopes in what ended up being an 8-5 campaign for the Volunteers. Now, […]

Michigan basketball was looking like an invincible machine for much of the 2025-26 season so far, but the cracks are starting to show as Big Ten play has gotten underway. On Saturday, the lackluster performance finally caught up to the Wolverines in a shocking 91-88 home loss to Wisconsin. The Badgers have struggled at times […]

The Oregon Ducks are licking their wounds after a crushing loss in the College Football Playoff semifinal at thew Peach Bowl, a 56-22 blowout at the hands of top-ranked Indiana. However, there is no time for Dan Lanning and his staff to dwell on the disappointment, as the calendar is moving on and the transfer […]