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March is here! Less than a week remains in college basketball’s regular season, and only a few at-large spots in the NCAA Tournament are up for grabs. Of course, that number will naturally shrink in the coming weeks as bid stealers emerge, starting with some mid-major conference tournaments getting underway this week that will change […]

A lot of the talk coming into this NFL Draft has been about Fernando Mendoza and then the perceived lack of star power behind the Heisman Trophy winner. The teams outside of Las Vegas have some tough decisions to make, with a lot of good prospects, but not many great ones expected to go in […]

After a 2024-25 season where the SEC was one of the most dominant single college basketball conferences ever, the 2025-26 version of the best league in the country has been a bit inconsistent. Sure, Florida has evolved into a machine just a year removed from winning a national title, but the rest of the league […]

Just two games remain for most teams in college basketball’s regular season, and it’s still tough to get a handle on Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks. At times, Kansas looks like one of the best teams in the country and a team that can win a national championship, and at others it looks like a first-weekend […]

In an NFL where wide receivers are making boatloads of money on their second and third contracts, drafting instant impact pass-catchers in the first round has become the best way to build an elite group of receivers. It also feels like there are more and more great wide receiver prospects coming into the draft each […]

Running backs have seen their NFL Draft stock as a whole fall in recent years as teams have found ways to get solid production out of that position without spending valuable draft resources on it. However, there are still plenty of examples of backs that were drafted high who are now making a huge impact. […]

The Las Vegas Raiders were the worst team in the NFL by a comfortable margin last season, limping to a 2-15 finish and the No. 1 overall pick. The Geno Smith gamble didn’t work out, and the Pete Carroll tenure is now over after one disastrous season. Of course, the reward for sitting through such […]

For much of the conference season, Texas Tech basketball looked like a dark horse national championship contender. The Red Raiders are well-coached with Grant McCasland leading the way and have one of the best star duos in the nation in JT Toppin and Christian Anderson. During a trip to Tempe to take on Arizona State, […]

It won’t show up at the very top of the rankings at the moment, but Miami (OH) basketball is having one of the best seasons of anyone in the country. The RedHawks are the last remaining undefeated team in the nation and are surging toward the NCAA Tournament, dominating the MAC night in and night […]

After a crushing loss in the national championship game, Houston basketball came into the 2025-26 season as one of the favorites to get back to the Final Four and secure Kelvin Sampson’s first championship. In addition to returning starters Milos Uzan, Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler, the Cougars added a pair of five-star recruits to […]

Saturday was a landmark day in the college basketball season, as the selection committee revealed its first look at the current top 16 seeds in the NCAA Tournament picture. Unsurprisingly, Michigan came in as the No. 1 seed, but Duke took the second spot while Arizona filed in behind in third and Iowa State took […]

Indiana basketball’s first season under Darian DeVries has been a rocky one, as the Hoosiers try to settle on an identity and build some momentum heading into the Big Ten Tournament and a possible March Madness bid. As they work through that, the Hoosiers are also trying to build out their program for sustained success […]

Edge rusher has become one of the most important positions in football, and Arvell Reese from Ohio State is arguably the best of the bunch in this NFL Draft. Reese is listed atop many NFL Draft boards at his position, and even tops some overall big boards as potentially the best prospect in the draft. […]

The enthusiasm around the NFL Draft is a hair lower than it has been in past seasons due to the perceived lack of depth at the very top, but there are still plenty of positions to get excited about. Running back is one of them, and Notre Dame star Jeremiyah Love is leading the charge. […]

The Boston Red Sox are back on the right track after a promising 2025 season where they made the playoffs before falling to the New York Yankees. Despite the disappointing loss against their bitter rival, the Red Sox have a promising young core and bounced back from the shocking Rafael Devers trade in admirable fashion, […]

The Atlanta Hawks are having a somewhat disappointing season, but there is still time to turn things around as they come out of the All-Star break. The Hawks are sitting at 27-31 on the season heading into Sunday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, and head coach Quin Snyder made a surprising change for the start […]

On a Saturday full of stunning upsets in college basketball, the loss by Kansas basketball against unranked Cincinnati may have been the biggest stunner of the lot. Despite coming into the game just above .500 on the season and well out of the NCAA Tournament conversation, Cincinnati went into one of the toughest places to […]

Kansas basketball has started to play some of its best basketball as the season has gone along, but Darryn Peterson’s health and availability has been the biggest story of the season for the Jayhawks. The potential No. 1 overall pick has dealt with a number of issues this season, including hamstring and ankle injuries as […]

2025-26 has been a rocky season for UCLA basketball to say the least, as the Bruins haven’t quite been able to find the consistency to stay at the top of a very competitive Big Ten. However, UCLA is still battling on the NCAA Tournament bubble to try to keep its spot in the postseason. On […]

Kentucky basketball has looked shaky for much of the 2025-26 season, and it all came to a head for the Wildcats on Tuesday night in an 86-78 home loss to Georgia. Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament hopes aren’t in danger just yet, but Mark Pope’s seat is getting hot as this Wildcats season continues to spiral toward […]

The Los Angeles Chargers exceeded expectations once again in 2025, as Jim Harbaugh got his team back to the playoffs despite a lot of key injuries and some glaring holes on the roster. The Chargers dealt with a major weakness on the offensive line after injuries to star tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater, along […]

When Labaron Philon made the controversial decision to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft last offseason and return to Alabama, it was for nights like Wednesday in Tuscaloosa. After a back-and-forth battle that will live as one of the games of the 2025-26 season, Philon and Alabama escaped with an epic 117-115 win at […]

After a blistering start to the season, Arizona basketball was in desperate need of a reset after two straight losses. Of course, those losses came against a pair of elite teams in Kansas and Texas Tech, but Tommy Lloyd would still have been looking to get his team back on track. On Wednesday night, Arizona […]

Arkansas basketball suffered a tough loss against Alabama on Wednesday night, falling 117-115 in double overtime after one of the games of the year. However, even in the loss, Razorbacks star Darius Acuff Jr. put together one of the best individual performances by anyone this season. Acuff dominated on the offensive end throughout the night, […]

One of the games of the year in college basketball needed not one, but two extra periods to decide things on Wednesday night, as No. 25 Alabama basketball survived No. 20 Arkansas 117-115 in a double overtime thriller. Despite a sensational game, Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. couldn’t get his final shot to fall to […]

Texas Tech basketball is coming off of the biggest win of its season on Saturday against Arizona, but now adversity has struck for the Red Raiders. In the midst of an upset scare in Tempe against Arizona State, superstar big man JT Toppin went down with an apparent right leg injury and limped off the […]

North Carolina basketball has had an up-and-down season so far, with some stunning losses mixed in alongside some incredible wins. Now, the Tar Heels are dealing with a couple of key injuries as the regular season starts to wind down. The injury to star freshman Caleb Wilson has gotten a lot of the headlines, but […]

After Arizona stumbled twice a week ago, Michigan basketball is back in the top spot of the AP poll with just one loss on the season. Over the course of the year, Michigan has racked up a heavy number of impressive victories, and it added to that with one of its best yet on Tuesday […]

Arizona basketball looked like it was head and shoulders above the rest of the college basketball world for most of the season, but Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats are licking their wounds now after two consecutive losses to Kansas and Texas Tech. In addition, standout freshman Koa Peat left that loss to the Red Raiders early with […]

The Indianapolis Colts offense was on a historic pace in 2025 before quarterback Daniel Jones went down with a torn Achilles. Jonathan Taylor and the running game got a lot of the credit for that rise, and rightfully so. However, the passing game had also taken multiple steps forward, and wide receiver Alec Pierce was […]

There haven’t been many shakeups at the top of Bracketology in recent weeks, as teams like Arizona and Michigan have continued to roll through their respective conference slates. Even when some of the other top teams, such as Duke and UConn, took losses in recent weeks, they had enough cushion to remain on the top […]

2025-26 has been a rocky season for Kentucky basketball, as Mark Pope and company have dealt with constant injuries and inconsistency up and down the roster. Despite that, the Wildcats snuck into the top 25 this week and had a chance to make a big statement coming into a game against Florida. Unfortunately for Kentucky, […]

Even in a loaded Big 12, the star power of BYU basketball makes the Cougars a very tough out on any given night. AJ Dybantsa gets a lot of the headlines for his scoring prowess, but Richie Saunders is also an excellent scorer and can take the lead role on any given night. Unfortunately, BYU […]

Saturday didn’t go as planned for Kansas basketball, a the red-hot Jayhawks saw their winning streak stifled in a blowout 74-56 loss to Iowa State in Ames. Of course, there’s no shame in losing on the road against Iowa State; many Big 12 teams will fall victim to the same fate this season. However, it […]

There was a lot of pressure on Florida basketball coming into this season after winning the national championship in 2024-25, and Todd Golden had a lot of reshuffling to do in the back court to get the Gators back to that level. Florida took its lumps early in the season, especially in the non-conference slate. […]

Kansas basketball got off to a bit of a rocky start this season, but the Jayhawks have been rounding into form as the year has gone on. Even with the inconsistent availability of Darryn Peterson, Bill Self has his team near the top of the Big 12 and in the top 10 in the rankings. […]

For the first few months of the season, Arizona basketball seemed nearly unbeatable. The Wildcats raced out to a 23-0 start and the No. 1 ranking in the country despite facing a number of tough tests in the non-conference and the first half of a challenging Big 12 slate. In the last week, adversity finally […]

Free agent quarterbacks have become more and more important in recent years, as mid-tier quarterbacks have found success in other stops after moving to new teams in the offseason. Of course, it’s very rare to see a true star quarterback hit the open market, but plenty of teams have found quality starters on the free […]

The Seattle Seahawks took  a big swing when they made a midseason trade to acquire wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints, and it paid off in a big way. While Shaheed wasn’t a high-volume target for this Seattle team, but he added an element of explosiveness to an offense that desperately needed […]