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The NFL season is over, which means that it’s time to turn the focus to the NFL Draft and some of the prospects that will be entering the league next season. The NFL Scouting Combine is on the horizon and teams are convening to get a closer look at some of the prospects. South Carolina […]

The 4 Nations Face-Off final between Team USA and Team Canada was one of the most riveting sporting events of the year. The classic rivalry featured tons of the biggest stars in the NHL and was played at an incredibly fast, physical pace for almost the whole game, which made for a riveting contest. In […]

The San Diego Padres are hungry heading into the 2025 season after a disappointing NLDS loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, and that quest gets underway Friday against the Seattle Mariners in the spring training opener. Star third baseman Manny Machado has been one of the best players in baseball for several years […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are already hard at work as they get ready to defend their World Series title from last season. Spring training is underway, and Los Angeles is back on the field with another loaded roster. One of the biggest additions that the team made this offseason was Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who […]

The entire hockey world was tuned in to the 4 Nations Face-Off title game between Team USA and Team Canada on Thursday night, and fans everywhere were treated to an instant classic. Canada came out on top 3-2 in overtime thanks to a game-winning goal from Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid. McDavid is widely considered […]

The Houston Rockets’ success has been one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season as Ime Udoka and company sit in fourth place in the Western Conference at the All-Star break. With just 27 games to go, the Rockets are in a good position to avoid the play-in tournament in the Western Conference. […]

One of the biggest questions heading into this NFL offseason was what would happen with Aaron Rodgers. Coming out of a disappointing 2024 campaign, Rodgers staying with the Jets, becoming a free agent or retiring seemed to all be on the table. After hiring former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn to be the team’s […]

Opening Day is on the horizon in the MLB and teams are rolling out their starters for the 15-game slate on March 27. On Friday, the San Francisco Giants surprised nobody when they announced that ace Logan Webb will be getting the ball for the Opening Day tilt against the San Diego Padres at Petco […]

The New York Yankees stunned baseball fans everywhere on Friday morning when they dropped their famous no-shave rule. Now, the Yankees players will be allowed to have clean-shaven beards instead of the strict no-beard rule of before. Catcher Austin Wells is just one Yankees player who is thrilled about the new rule. He is pumped […]

Team USA got close to finally conquering Team Canada in a best-on-best tournament when it really matters, but the Americans fell just short once again. Despite chance after chance at the start of a fast-paced, tense overtime period, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid found himself open in the slot and punched in the game-winner to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers seemed to be in total control of Wednesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets to open the post-All-Star break portion of the season, but everything quickly fell apart. Austin Reaves was ejected in the second half, and the Hornets immediately responded with an 18-1 run to seize control of the game. […]

After a very poor start to the season, Arkansas basketball has collected itself admirably and started to play some pretty good basketball in the best conference in college hoops. On Wednesday night, John Calipari and the Razorbacks faced arguably their toughest test yet on the road against No. 1-ranked Auburn. Arkansas wasn’t fazed by playing […]

Wednesday night’s tilt between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets was billed as the first game that NBA fans got to see Luka Doncic suit up in the purple and gold as a full go. Before the game, the Lakers lifted Doncic’s minutes restriction as he gets back closer to full strength after […]

The College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams this past season, and the games were overall a success. While the first round games were mostly lopsided, we got a great quarterfinal between Texas and Arizona State and one of the best playoff games ever between Penn State and Notre Dame in the semifinals. The CFP […]

Even before she stunningly announced that she was returning to UConn for the 2024-25 season, Paige Bueckers was already a Huskies legend. Playing an extra season — if you want to call it that considering all of the time she has missed due to injury — only is allowing her to continue climbing some of […]

The Golden State Warriors have shown plenty of improvement in the short time since Jimmy Butler got there, and now they might finally be getting back to full strength. Jonathan Kuminga has been out since early January with a right ankle sprain, but the All-Star break gave him some extra time to get healthy without […]

On Sunday, UConn women’s basketball established itself as one of the true national title contenders in college hoops this season. Geno Auriemma and the Huskies went into Columbia and destroyed South Carolina’s 71-game home winning streak in dominant fashion, crushing the Gamecocks 87-58. UConn jumped back into the top five in the AP poll on […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had another fairly successful season in 2024, but just making the playoffs and being a punching bag for the true contenders in the AFC has to be getting old for them at this point. Pittsburgh was unable to make any inroads in the Wild Card Round as the Baltimore Ravens swiftly blew […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets will kick off the post-All-Star break NBA season on Wednesday night in a game that was rescheduled after the Los Angeles fires in January. The two will square off in a standalone game in Los Angeles before heading out on back-to-backs on Thursday night. Of course, the […]

After beating Team Canada in the group stage of the 4 Nations Face-Off, it’s time for Team USA to back it up with another victory. The longtime rivals will clash on Thursday night in the championship game in Boston, and the Americans are coming in with plenty of confidence. For a few days, it seemed […]

The Big Ten conference slate hasn’t gone as Brad Underwood and Illinois basketball would have hoped, and that unfortunate trend continued on Tuesday night. With a chance to bolster their NCAA Tournament resume and move up in the conference standings, Illinois got crushed 95-74 on the road by No. 11 Wisconsin. The game stayed fairly […]

2024-25 has been a tumultuous season for Kansas basketball, but it undoubtedly hit rock bottom on Tuesday night. Following a shocking upset loss at the hands of Utah on Saturday night, Kansas got demolished by BYU on the road in a 91-57 rout that nobody saw coming. Kansas didn’t show up right from the start […]

UConn basketball seemed to have figured some things out following a massive road win against Creighton last week, but now it seems as if the Huskies are lost again. Dan Hurley’s club backed up an epic collapse on Saturday against Seton Hall with another sleepless performance on Tuesday night at home against Villanova. The Wildcats […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be the first team back on the court after the All-Star break. JJ Redick and company will play in the only game in Wednesday night’s NBA slate against the Charlotte Hornets in a game that was rescheduled from January’s fires in Los Angeles. Luka Doncic is off of his minutes […]

The NBA All-Star Game looked a lot different this season than in past years, but it still wasn’t enough to make the fans happy. The four-team tournament style was slow and full of breaks that took away from the basketball, taking the players out of rhythm and snatching most of the intensity from the game. […]

The Connecticut Sun made a firm decision to tear things down and start over this offseason. Once all of the dust settled, nearly all of the recognizable faces from the championship contender of the last few seasons were gone: Stephanie White is coaching the Indiana Fever with DeWanna Bonner on the roster, Alyssa Thomas is […]

In the 2024 NFL Draft, the New York Giants finally made a few solid draft picks that they can build around. Last season, a handful of exciting rookies were the highlight of an otherwise disappointing campaign in the Big Apple. Star wide receiver Malik Nabers is the headliner of that group and already looks like […]

After a rocky start to the season, Duke basketball has become one of the best teams in the country and has shredded nearly all comers in the ACC. Aside from a close loss to Clemson on the road, the Blue Devils have rattled off blowout win after blowout win in conference play, the latest of […]

Team Canada fell short in its group stage game against Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night, but that doesn’t mean that its championship hopes are dashed. The Canadians rebounded nicely on Monday morning, getting a critical 5-3 regulation win over Finland in the final group game to clinch a rematch against […]

The biggest name on the market this offseason in the NFL is Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett. The superstar defensive end requested a trade from Cleveland just before the Super Bowl after another very disappointing Browns season. The Browns were one of the worst teams in football this season and don’t seem to have a […]

The Dallas Mavericks took a big risk when they traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, and it hasn’t paid off so far. Davis had an excellent first half in his Mavericks debut on Feb. 8, but a third quarter adductor injury has kept him out since then and will continue […]

Star wide receiver Tee Higgins was projected to be one of the biggest names on the free agent market this offseason, but the Cincinnati Bengals are going to make a concerted effort to make sure he stays into the orange and black for the foreseeable future. In order to prevent Higgins from hitting the open […]

Former four-star recruit and current Florida State cornerback Charles Lester III was arrested on Monday morning for a DUI charge. He was released shortly after the arrest, according to Nick Kosko of On3 Sports. Lester was a four-star recruit at cornerback in the class of 2024 and made two appearances with the Seminoles during his […]

The Philadelphia Eagles aren’t done celebrating their Super Bowl yet, while the Kansas City Chiefs are still licking their wounds from the crushing 40-22 loss. However, the NFL calendar doesn’t stop for either one of them, as free agency is right around the corner. Both the Eagles and the Chiefs have several free agents that […]

After losing a heated battle against the United States on Saturday night, Team Canada has its backs against the wall. The Canadians need to get a win in regulation against Finland on Monday in order to assure itself of a spot in Thursday’s championship game. Any other result and the Canadians will wait to find […]

Even weeks after the news dropped, the Luka Doncic trade is still absolutely stunning, even after watching the Slovenian superstar suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers a few times. Day by day, more information trickles out about what led the Mavericks to this bombshell decision. Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison spearheaded the trade talks, […]

The Los Angeles Angels are trying to get back into the playoffs this season, but they will need Mike Trout to get back to how he played in his prime in order to get there. Injuries have hampered the Angels star over the years, especially in the last few, but now Los Angeles is taking […]

Another NBA All-Star Game has come and gone and another format change by the league seems to have passed with little improvement. Sunday night’s four-team format was a dud for the most part, with not a lot of basketball being played over the course of the evening. Fans, pundits and Draymond Green all didn’t like […]

Much of the talk during this women’s college basketball season has been around UCLA, USC and whether South Carolina can repeat as the national champion. UConn women’s basketball came into the season with a lot of hype, but a few disappointing losses have put them out of the spotlight for the moment. After Sunday, UConn […]