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The Minnesota Vikings are facing a lot of uncertainty this preseason, especially on the offensive side of the ball. In addition to the team trying to get quarterback JJ McCarthy ready for his first regular season as the starter, the Vikings also have a lot of questions surrounding their wide receiver room. Star pass catcher […]

The Cleveland Browns have one of the most crowded quarterback rooms in football, but now they have announced a starter. Veteran Joe Flacco will get the nod in Week 1 for Kevin Stefanski’s group, the team announced in a post on social media on Monday. The 40-year old has not seen any action during the […]

The Cleveland Browns have made a lot of noise this offseason for reasons both related to the football field and outside of it. On Monday, they made another signing that made waves. Wide receiver Isaiah Bond, an undrafted free agent out of Texas, is officially signing with the Browns on a three-year deal worth just […]

One of the rising teams in college football is Syracuse football under Fran Brown, as the Orange look to continue their upward trajectory in 2025 after a strong 2024 campaign. Of course, Syracuse was led last season by the stellar play of quarterback Kyle McCord, who is now looking to find his footing in the […]

The New Orleans Saints have one of the hardest quarterback competitions to call in the entire NFL this preseason. With just one more tune-up to go, it’s still impossible to call the battle between Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough. Rattler got the start in the Saints’ first preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers, […]

The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback situation is one of the most interesting storylines of the preseason so far. Cleveland’s crowded quarterback room has dealt with injuries, additional signings, micro-analyzed training camp reps and everything in between as it gears up for its third and final preseason game. On Saturday, the Browns knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles […]

No NFL team is more active on the trade market than the Philadelphia Eagles, and that was on display once again on Sunday. The Eagles made an intriguing trade with the Houston Texans to acquire wide receiver John Metchie III, taking a flyer on a talented pass-catcher to lift their offense. While the Texans don’t […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have had one of the most interesting offseasons in the NFL this summer, and now that is starting to catch up to them as the regular season approaches. Contract holdouts and negotiations became somewhat of a theme of this Bengals offseason, and that is still the primary talking point as Joe Burrow […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have not been able to make any progress on a new contract with star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson this offseason, and the situation is now reaching dire territory with the regular season right around the corner. Hendrickson still is not participating in practice while he waits for a new deal, but Cincinnati […]

Only 50 players remain in the second week of the FedEx Cup Playoffs as the top PGA Tour pros try to get into the to 30 and qualify for the Tour Championship, but one name has stood above the rest so far at the prestigious BMW Championship. Scottish star Robert MacIntyre enters the final round […]

The Los Angeles Lakers certainly had their stomachs in a knot on Friday when star guard Luka Doncic suffered a knee injury while playing for his home country of Slovenia in a tune-up for EuroBasket this summer. Doncic was taken out by a teammate while defending the paint and immediately was in a lot of […]

The NCAA finally came to a resolution in the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal, handing down a hefty fine and multiple show-cause orders. However, crucially, the Wolverines did not have to forfeit any games and get to keep their 2023 CFP National Championship. One of the show-cause orders was given to former head coach Jim Harbaugh, […]

The Cleveland Browns are trying to rebound and get back to their 2023-24 form after a very disappointing year last season, but they have big questions and a lot of things to figure out before this season gets underway. The biggest question starts at quarterback, where you can no longer count the number of signal […]

The preseason is a time for a lot of fans to get a look at some of their young players, specifically the rookies that team drafted in the spring. This fall, the Atlanta Falcons fans were hoping to get just that with defensive chess piece Jalon Walker. The Falcons drafted Walker with the No. 15 […]

Last season, Texas A&M football came out of the blue and nearly made it to the College Football Playoff. Many people wrote the Aggies off after an early-season loss to Notre Dame, but Texas A&M found itself right near the top of the rankings before a pair of late-season losses against Auburn and Texas doomed […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have been coasting at the top of the NL East over the last few weeks while the New York Mets struggle and Philly continues to thrive. The addition of star closer Jhoan Duran at the trade deadline is a big reason why the Phillies have continued to close out games in clutch […]

Former Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond had one of the biggest falls in the NFL Draft this season, and it had everything to do with allegations of sexual assault against him. Bond was once projected as high as a second- or third-round pick, but he eventually went undrafted while his case played out. On Thursday, […]

The Seattle Storm are clinging to the final playoff spot in the WNBA as they try to sneak into the postseason and make some noise when it counts. In order to do so, they will have to finish the regular season strong. Wednesday night, the Storm lost even more ground in that race, dropping a […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are turning over their offensive staff for a third consecutive season after fielding one of the most explosive units in football in 2024. Liam Coen led Baker Mayfield and this Tampa Bay offense to new heights in 2024, but now he is off to be the new head coach of the […]

The Chicago Cubs have been one of the best teams in baseball all season long in 2025, but they can still get even better as they chase their first World Series since back in 2016. While they didn’t do much on that front at the trade deadline, they do have one key piece coming up […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have their eyes fully set on the playoffs at this point in the season as they play out the final few months of the regular season before their World Series title defense really heats up. While playing their best baseball is certainly the primary objective for Dave Roberts and company, but […]

There is a case to be made that Alabama football is under the most pressure in the country coming into 2025 after a very disappointing result last season. Despite the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams, Alabama still shockingly missed out after losing three games in the regular season in its first year without […]

There is a different feel about the New York Jets in 2025, and fans in the Big Apple are hoping that new head coach Aaron Glenn brings them some success that they have not seen in a while. The Jets also have a new-look roster to go with their first-time head coach, led by Justin […]

The San Francisco 49ers hit the reset button after last season and are looking to get back to their peak form in 205 under Kyle Shanahan. While some roster drain hurt the 49ers last season, they also struggled with a number of injuries to key players that really hurt their quest to defend their NFC […]

The Houston Astros are hanging on by a thread in their AL West race with the Seattle Mariners at the moment, and they will have to try to pick up another win without one of their top players on Wednesday night. Houston will be without Carlos Correa when it looks to take the series from […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have started to turn their season around ever since bringing in Julie Vanloo and getting Cameron Brink back from injury, but they still couldn’t overcome the defending champs on Tuesday night. Despite a valiant fight at home, the Sparks fell short against the New York Liberty in a very competitive 105-97 […]

The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t end their 2024-25 season the way that they would have wanted, as their quest for the first three-peat in NFL history fell one game short. The Super Bowl drubbing at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles should serve as a hard reset for the Chiefs heading into 2025. Regardless of […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the best teams in baseball all season long, and now they are starting to shift through the gears and get ready for the postseason. One of the most impressive things about this Blue Jays season has been how they have stacked up against fellow top competition, and […]

The New York Mets have been in one of the worst slumps in the entire MLB of late, but they took a big step toward getting out of that on Tuesday night with an impressive performance against the Atlanta Braves. The Mets finally got their bats going in a 13-5 win over their division rivals […]

Oregon football took the Big Ten by storm in their first year in the conference, running the table in the regular season and winning the conference championship before bowing out in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals against Ohio State at the Rose Bowl. Now, Dan Lanning and company are trying to back it up. That […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a different look and a different feel coming into the 2025 season after bringing in Aaron Rodgers as their new starting quarterback. Poor QB play has haunted Mike Tomlin and company throughout the last few years ever since Ben Roethlisberger left his prime, and they are hoping that Rodgers helps fix […]

The Dallas Cowboys have a bit of a new look heading into 2025, even if some of the contract drama and some of the main characters are the same. However, a new head coach in Brian Schottenheimer and a shiny new weapon on offense in George Pickens make the Cowboys a dangerous team coming into […]

The New Orleans Saints got banged up during their first preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, but they finally got some good news on one of the injuries. Former first-round pick Trevor Penning was carted off during the game, leading many to assume the worst, but he got a positive diagnosis on […]

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka hasn’t gotten her hands on a Grand Slam title in 2025, but she has still been far and away the best and most consistent player on there WTA tour in 2025. The Belarusian superstar remains the top-ranked player in the world and in the race to the WTA Finals and […]

2025 is a big season for Oregon football after Dan Lanning and the Ducks saw their dreams come crashing down in a blink last year, losing their undefeated campaign and their CFP National Championship hopes in one fail swoop with a Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State. Now, Lanning and company have been hot on […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have dealt with plenty of contract drama this offseason, but all seemed to be well after they re-signed star edge rusher TJ Watt to a new deal. However, now one of Watt’s teammates on the defensive line is also having issues with his contract. Veteran standout Cam Heyward is waiting for a […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes are looking to avenge their Super Bowl loss as they come into the 2025 season, but Andy Reid and company are still the kings of the AFC. In the process of making five Super Bowls in the last six seasons, winning three of them, Mahomes has become a […]

The New Orleans Saints got their preseason underway on Sunday in a loss against the Los Angeles Chargers, which means fans got their first look at rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. Spencer Rattler got the start for the Saints in this one, but Shough got plenty of reps as the backup in the 27-13 loss. Shough […]

The Chicago Bears have a new feel about them coming into 2025 with Ben Johnson at the helm as the new head coach, and fans in the Windy City got their first sneak peek at this season’s Bears squad on Sunday in the preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins. Unfortunately for Bears fans, they did […]