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The Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns are going at it in the final game of the NBA’s Christmas Day slate in a matchup between two rivals who have become very familiar with each other over the last few seasons. The Suns have the lead in the second half, and the Nuggets may be fighting […]

Even near the end of their careers, LeBron James and Stephen Curry are still putting on classic battles for the fans. James and the Los Angeles Lakers got the better of Curry and the Golden State Warriors in this one, as an Austin Reaves game-winner lifted the Lakers to a 115-113 win. This game was […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors delivered a Christmas Day classic in the Bay Area on Wednesday. LeBron James and the Lakers traded blows with Stephen Curry and the Warriors down the stretch of one of the all-time great games on Christmas, with both legends hitting huge shots down the stretch. However, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers pulled off the shocker of Christmas Day when they went on the road and knocked off the Boston Celtics 118-114. The 76ers have quietly been playing some of their best basketball lately and have now won eight of their last 11 games. Things were looking bleak for Nick Nurse and company after […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are slumping at the wrong time, as they have now lost three games in a row and lost their grip on the top spot in the AFC North. The latest loss in that three-game slide was a 29-10 blowout at home at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are going at it on Christmas Day in a clash between two storied franchises that are looking to find some consistency this season. The two teams are playing a very tightly contested game in the first half, as neither has been able to get any separation. […]

The Arizona Cardinals saw their playoff hopes slip through their fingers last Sunday when they lost in overtime to the Carolina Panthers 36-30. That loss put an exclamation point on a disappointing slide for the Cardinals, who once led the NFC West at 6-4 before losing four of their next five games to fall out […]

The Baltimore Ravens are cruising to yet another victory on Christmas Day, as they are currently blowing out the Houston Texans 31-2 in the fourth quarter. Star quarterback Lamar Jackson is having his way with a very good Texans defense both on the ground and through the air. Jackson’s success using his legs has become […]

In news that will not be shocking to just about anyone, the Kansas City Chiefs are rounding into form at exactly the right time. The Chiefs destroyed the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10 on Christmas Day, improving to 15-1 on the season and locking up the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the process. The Chiefs have now […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are surprisingly in a great spot to make the playoffs in the AFC with just two games left in the regular season, but Jim Harbaugh and company aren’t satisfied with any participation trophies. The Chargers are still looking to improve their roster as they get ready to square off with some […]

Even for teams that are still battling for a national championship, recruiting never stops in the modern era of college football. Ohio State crushed Tennessee 42-17 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night, and now it is bringing in recruits from the transfer portal to bolster its 2025 roster. On […]

The most impressive performance of the first weekend of the College Football Playoff came from Ohio State. The No. 8-seeded Buckeyes welcomed No. 9-seed Tennessee to Columbus and blew its doors off in a stunning 42-17 blowout that just about nobody saw coming. In the process of getting Ohio State out to that huge lead, […]

The Houston Texans had a demoralizing Week 16 in a 27-19 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Wide receiver Tank Dell went down with a heartbreaking knee injury that will end his season and likely bleed into the start of the 2025 season, and safety Jimmie Ward and guard Shaq Mason also went down, leaving […]

The Washington Wizards have, predictably, been one of the worst teams in the NBA so far this season. Heading into Monday night’s slate of games, the Wizards have the worst record in the league at 4-22. Of course, this means that contenders around the league will be keeping an eye on some of the team’s […]

The New York Giants have been a disaster in 2024. After the Last Vegas Raiders knocked off the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, the Giants now sit alone as the team with the worst record in the NFL at 2-13 and are in the diver’s seat to earn the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 […]

Offensive line play has been one of the biggest issues with this Chicago Bears team all season long, and the list of problems continues to get even longer. During Sunday’s 34-17 loss against the Detroit Lions, Bears left tackle Braxton Jones suffered an ankle injury and was carted off the field. It turns out that […]

The Tampa Bay Rays continue to make moves to try to get back to the American League’s elite this offseason after a disappointing 2024 campaign that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time since 2018. An injury to Shane McClanahan and the Wander Franco fiasco took two very important pieces away from the […]

The Minnesota Vikings have slowly grown from one of the best stories in the NFL this season into a team that feels like it can truly compete for an NFC Championship and a Super Bowl. The Vikings improved to 13-2 on Sunday with another nail biting win, this time over the Seattle Seahawks 27-24. With […]

The Detroit Lions always have a couple of crazy trick plays up their sleeve with Ben Johnson calling the plays, and Sunday was no different. The Lions executed another gimmick to perfection against the Chicago Bears when offensive coordinator Ben Johnson had quarterback Jared Goff and running back Jahmyr Gibbs pretend to trip and stumble […]

2024 has been a disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals, but they’re finally building some momentum as the season nears its end. On Sunday, the Bengals picked up another hard-fought win, this time against the Cleveland Browns 24-6. Joe Burrow had another stellar day for the Bengals in this one, and head coach Zac Taylor […]

The Washington Commanders pulled a rabbit out of their hat on Sunday, coming from bed to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 36-33 in a classic in the nation’s capital. Even after the Eagles suffered a litany of injuries, Philadelphia looked like they were in position to win for most of the second half, as they held […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA so far this season, and they’re looking to get back on track against the Indiana Pacers after three consecutive losses. The Kings sit at just 13-16 on the season and are comfortably down to 12th in the Western Conference. There’s still […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are leading the Washington Commanders 21-14 coming out of halftime, but that doesn’t mean that they’re having things all their own way in this one. The Eagles have suffered a plethora of injuries in key spots on their roster that are affecting them today and could prove costly down the road. During […]

Despite a disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals, star quarterback Joe Burrow has still been dealing. Despite not getting much help from anyone outside of Ja’Marr Chase, Burrow has been on fire week in and week out and constantly gives the Bengals a chance to win some of these high-scoring shootouts. On Sunday, Burrow is […]

While Tiger Woods plays out the downhill portion of his career, Charlie Woods is just getting started. The young phenom continues to get better and better and impresses the fans and viewers every time we get to see him on the course. This weekend, Tiger and Charlie are playing together at the PNC Championship at […]

On Saturday night, one of the titanic clashes of the women’s college basketball season didn’t disappoint. No. 4 UConn and No. 7 USC went back and forth all evening in a blockbuster matchup between two Final Four and national title contenders. Star guards Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins were the main attraction on Saturday night, […]

During a weekend full of lopsided College Football Playoff games between traditional powerhouses running through their less accomplished opponents, the cries from Alabama, Ole Miss and the rest of the south were deafening. All over the internet, the television, the broadcasts, or anything else that you looked at or listened to, you could hear the […]

There was a mountain of pressure piling up open Ryan Day and Ohio State football heading into Saturday night’s College Football Playoff matchup with No. 9-seed Tennessee. The Buckeyes were coming off of a very sour loss against Michigan and missed out on the Big Ten title game as a result. If Ohio State would […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped a massive AFC North clash against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday 34-17, giving the Ravens the inside track to winning the division and earning a home game on Wild Card weekend. The Ravens handled the Steelers for the entire second half as Derrick Henry ran wild and Lamar Jackson made play […]

After an incredible season that saw it go 11-1 in the regular season in its first year under Curt Cignetti, the clock struck midnight on Indiana football’s Cinderella story on Friday night. When it gets to College Football Playoff time, there’s no room for the flash and the feel-good stories. The nitty gritty is what […]

Friday night marked the first game of the new 12-team College Football Playoff, and Notre Dame was ready to make a statement. Marcus Freeman’s group came out of the gates firing in an in-state rivalry renewal against No. 10-seed Indiana, and the Fighting Irish quickly ran away with the game. Notre Dame took a 27-3 […]

After just missing out on a trip to the Big 12 Championship Game and a possible trip to the College Football Playoff, Deion Sanders and Colorado football are now working in the transfer portal to see how they can improve their roster heading into 2025 while it prepares for next Saturday’s Alamo Bowl. However, not […]

Friday night hasn’t gone according to plan for head coach Curt Cignetti and Indiana football. The Hoosiers have been outclassed in all three phases of the game in South Bend as Notre Dame clinched a berth in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Eve with a 27-17 win at home. During the third quarter of […]

Friday marks one of the biggest games in the history of Indiana football. Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers are taking on Notre Dame in the first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Indiana is on the road, but it didn’t have to travel far as it is clashing with the Fighting Irish in an […]

One of the most disappointing teams in the NBA this season has been the Sacramento Kings. Through 28 games, the Kings sit at just 13-15 and sit at 12th in the Western Conference. The Kings have struggled this season despite making a big move to add former Bulls star DeMar DeRozan this offseason. The move […]

One of the biggest mysteries of this college football offseason is how Bill Belichick is going to rebuild the roster at North Carolina in the transfer portal. Belichick shocked the college football world when he accepted the job to move to the college ranks in Chapel Hill, and now he has begun his reclamation project. […]

One of the big matchups this weekend in the new 12-team College Football Playoff pits No. 5-seed Texas against No. 12-seed Clemson. The Tigers and the Longhorns will do battle in Austin on Saturday with a berth in the Peach Bowl and a date with No. 4-seed Arizona State in the quarterfinals on the line. […]

After just narrowly missing out on the College Football Playoff, Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss continue to have a field day with recruiting and the transfer portal. On Friday, they killed two birds with one stone, taking a key player away from one of their primary competitors with a massive move that will shake up […]

While eight of the top 12 teams in college football battle it out this weekend in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Kirby Smart and Georgia are sitting at home, taking advantage of their first round bye and preparing for the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal on New Year’s Day. Georgia will take one either […]