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Illinois basketball was a bit of a unique case last season, as the Illini were very competitive in Big Ten play but flamed out in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. This season, Brad Underwood and company are trying to raise the bar even more. The Illini got off to a good start with […]

After a couple of years of slipping slowly into irrelevance, Pat Kelsey has brought Louisville basketball out of the doldrums and back into the national spotlight. The Cardinals made it all the way to the ACC title game last season before getting bounced by Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and now […]

A Week 10 slate full of heavyweight matchups across the NFL didn’t exactly deliver many classic games, well, unless you’re a Texans or Bears fan. However, there was a lot to learn from some very consequential results across the league on Sunday and Monday night. The Patriots and Ravens stole the show in the morning […]

Week 10 of the NFL season was full of heavyweight matchups up and down the league, and some of them delivered the goods on Sunday. A battle of surprising contenders between the Patriots and the Buccaneers was excellent in the morning window, with Drake Maye solidifying his MVP case with a gritty road win. On […]

There wasn’t much action at the top of the College Football Playoff rankings in Week 11, as Texas A&M and Alabama both cruised through potential landmines in the SEC and Indiana survived a scare from Penn State with one of the best catches you’ll ever see. Look outside the top five, however, and there was […]

The Buffalo Bills seemed to be trending in the tight direction after beating the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9 to get to 6-2 on the season. On Sunday, they undid all of that good work with a shocking 30-13 loss to the lowly Miami Dolphins on the road, a team that Buffalo has normally […]

The Toronto Blue Jays were just two outs away from a World Series title this season, but the Los Angeles Dodgers had other ideas. Dave Roberts and company staged one of the most epic comebacks in World Series history at the end of Game 7 in Canada to win back-to-back titles and send the Jays […]

The Green Bay Packers are preparing for a huge Monday Night Football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10 as the two contenders fight for position at the top of the NFC. After wins by the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions on Sunday, the Packers are also looking to hang onto the top spot […]

It was a sleepy afternoon slate in Week 10 of the NFL season, with a trip of NFC contenders all making big statements at the same time. While the Seahawks and Rams were blowing out the opposition in the NFC West, the Detroit Lions were running it up on the Washington Commanders in the nation’s […]

The New York Giants have struggled to stack wins so far this season, but they have been competitive ever since they inserted Jaxson Dart into the starting lineup at quarterback. On Sunday, Dart looked like he was going to pick up another win as his Giants led the Chicago Bears late in the fourth quarter. […]

Three weeks now remain in the college football regular season after the Week 11 slate, which gave some tough tests to contenders around the country. The reveal of the first College Football Playoff rankings before the weekend added an extra layer of intrigue to the mix. Indiana passed a big test on the road in […]

At some point in every college football season, CFP contenders across the country need to dig deep and get a win in an ugly game to keep their national title hopes alive. On Saturday, it was Oregon football’s turn. Playing in a downpour on the road against No. 20 Iowa, Dan Lanning and the Ducks […]

Sunday Night Football in Week 10 of the NFL season should be a fascinating clash between two AFC playoff contenders who have gotten to this point in different ways. The 6-3 Los Angeles Chargers started the season red-hot thanks to an MVP-level tear from Justin Herbert at quarterback. However, the offense has cooled off and […]

One of the surprises of the NFL season so far has been Drake Maye and the New England Patriots racing out to one of the best records in the AFC through the first half of the season. With nine weeks in the books, the second-year quarterback has led the Patriots to a 7-2 record, tied […]

The Big 12 has been lurking in the background as a conference this season while the SEC and the Big Ten take center stage, but it takes center stage on Saturday in Week 11. No. 7 BYU goes on the road to take on No. 8 Texas Tech in a battle between the top two […]

Week 9 in the NFL was a bit of a wild one, with close finishes up and down the slate on Sunday. Unfortunately, the prime time games were duds, with the Ravens, Seahawks and Cardinals all dominating in front of a national audience. Now that the season is at the halfway point, all focus shifted […]

Halloween is in the past and the calendar has flipped to November, meaning it’s almost College Football Playoff season. Heading into Week 11, college football fans can throw the AP poll to the side and turn their attention to the CFP rankings which will ultimately help determine their team’s fate at the end of the […]

The NFL season is officially at the halfway point with nine weeks in the books. Week 9 was a wild one, making up for a relative snoozer of a Week 8 with a wild Sunday. Both windows were full of close finishes, with a statement by the Seahawks capping the night off. The Commanders, who […]

Trade deadline day in the NFL is officially here, and teams have until 4 p.m. EST to make their final moves as they gear up for the one stretch of the season. Some smaller deals have been trickling in throughout the last few weeks, but things are expected to heat up on deadline day. Unsurprisingly, […]

The ACC has been as chaotic and unpredictable as you can get from a conference so far this season, and there are still a number of teams with their eyes on the conference title and a spot in the College Football Playoff. One of those teams in Louisville football, which has a very good chance […]

The Tennessee Titans have been an absolute trainwreck so far this season and have already fired head coach Brian Callahan. Rookie quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward has shown flashes of what he can do, but he hasn’t been able to get the offense off the ground as a whole. Those issues on […]

The calendar has officially flipped to November, and the first College Football Playoff rankings will be released heading into Week 11. Halloween weekend was spooky for some playoff contenders, while others passed big tests with flying colors. The picture at the top of three of the major conferences, with the exception of the Big Ten, […]

Things haven’t gone as planned so far in Big Ten pay for Nebraska football, which entered the season with College Football Playoff aspirations but now is just fighting for bowl positioning. On Saturday night, a potential upset bid took a wrong turn in the worst way possible. Starting quarterback Dylan Raiola was forced to leave […]

So far this season, Auburn football has been one of the most disappointing teams in the SEC despite being competitive in nearly every game. However, in Week 10, things hit rock bottom and now big changes are being made. Auburn lost to Kentucky 10-3 at home on Saturday night, dropping to 4-5 on the season. […]

The NFL trade deadline hasn’t quite had a big blockbuster trade just yet, but one could be on the horizon in the final few days before it hits. One of the players that could be on the move that has a chance to change the Super Bowl picture this season is Miami Dolphins edge rusher […]

The NFL trade deadline is quickly approaching, and after Week 9 wraps up teams are going to have to make some final roster decisions with some of their most coveted players. Contenders are looking to gain any edge they can while some teams at the bottom of the standings are moving on from veteran pieces […]

The rivalry between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills has been one of the best rivalries in all of sports during the 2020s, with the two AFC elites meeting multiple times in just about every season since Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen both emerged as two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. […]

The Toronto Blue Jays kept their momentum going in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night, taking down the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 to take a 3-2 series lead and move within one win of a championship. Toronto’s offense got the night started, as Davis Schneider ripped a home run off of Blake […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves went at it on Wednesday night in a clash of two shorthanded squads, and it ended up being a regular season classic. The Lakers built a 20-point lead in the second half thanks to the hot shooting of Jake LaRavia before the Wolves mounted a comeback to […]

The NFL trade deadline is almost here, and the shuffling around the league has already started with some fringe pieces being moved around. As the Nov. 4 deadline gets closer and closer, contenders around the league are trying to make any move possible to boost their Super Bowl chances. The Los Angeles Rams are one […]

The Los Angeles Rams don’t quite sit at the top of the standings in the NFC through eight weeks, but they certainly look like one of the best teams in football and a Super Bowl contender so far this season. Matthew Stafford and the offense have ben humming and the defensive front is strong, covering […]

The Atlanta Hawks came into the 2025-26 season with. lot of intrigue surrounding them thanks to the addition of Kristaps Porzingis and a number of young wings who were expected to improve. In an Eastern Conference that is depleted with the injuries to Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton, Atlanta was one team who came into […]

A pair of 6-2 SEC teams will square off on Saturday night when No. 18 Oklahoma heads to Knoxville to take on No. 14 Tennessee in what is essentially a playoff game, but the two teams are heading in opposite directions coming into this game. Tennessee took a frustrating early-season loss to Georgia at home […]

After starting the season ranked No. 1 in the country, Texas football has been a bit underwhelming this season. However, Steve Sarkisian and company are still sitting with just two losses and likely control their own destiny to get into the College Football Playoff at the end of the year. After a fairly light few […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are now just two wins away from a world championship after evening the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road on Tuesday night. After taking a gut-wrenching loss in 18 innings in Game 3, the Jays ran away with Game 4 in the late innings to get a […]

Coming off of a heartbreaking 18-inning defeat in Game 3 of the World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays showed off their resilience and mental fortitude on Tuesday night in Game 4. The Blue Jays went down a run early, but they came back to comfortably beat the Dodgers 6-2 and even the series at two […]

One of the most interesting teams in the NBA coming into this season is the New York Knicks as they try to settle in with a new head coach in Mike Brown. Not only are the Knicks managing staff changes after firing Tom Thibodeau following an Eastern Conference Finals loss last season, but they are […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are trying to rebound from a heartbreaking loss in Game 3 of the World Series, where they were beaten by the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 in an 18-inning classic on Monday night in Los Angeles. With that win, the Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the series and had Shohei Ohtani […]

Lines were drawn in Week 8 of the NFL season, as blowouts permeated throughout the slate of games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday alike. Some of it just made for boring football, while some of the other results showed us who is for real and who is not as a playoff contender this season. Take […]