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Every year in the NFL, the playoffs produces new superstars around the league. The Seattle Seahawks were full of breakout stars who had big playoff games in all three of Seattle’s postseason wins on its way to a Super Bowl LX title. Perhaps none of those stars broke out more than running back Kenneth Walker […]

Nebraska basketball has been one of the best stories in college basketball this season, as Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers have established themselves as not only a Big Ten contender, but a team that has the entire nation on notice. On Tuesday night, Nebraska had a chance to make another big statement, as the No. […]

Purdue basketball came into the season as the favorites to win the national championship, but things haven’t completely gone to plan for Matt Painter and company. The Boilermakers have struggled while playing in a very strong Big Ten conference, and while they still have a chance to win the league title, they haven’t had things […]

Arizona basketball has been the dominant team in college basketball to this point, racing out to a 23-0 start and the No. 1 ranking in the AP poll. The Wildcats were also off to a 10-0 start in Big 12 play despite a difficult conference slate. On Monday night, Arizona got its first taste of […]

We’re inside a month until the conference tournaments get underway, and the projected NCAA Tournament field is getting clearer and clearer. The top five in the AP poll was flipped on its head over the weekend, with three of those teams going down in big games on the road. UConn was the first to fall […]

At the start of the season, questions surrounded Kansas basketball and its viability as a Big 12 contender. Outside of Darryn Peterson, the Jayhawks struggled mightily at times in the non-conference, but they are playing some of their best basketball now. A lot of that is due to the emergence of guard Melvin Council Jr. […]

With less than a month to go in the regular season, USC basketball is fighting for its NCAA Tournament life every time out. A loss to Penn State, who currently sits near the bottom of the Big Ten, would be catastrophic. USC nearly fell into that trap on Sunday in Happy Valley before it was […]

The Miami Dolphins had a lot of hope for the 2025 season with Mike McDaniel and Tua Tagovailoa leading the way, but things quickly turned into a nightmare. The Dolphins started 2-6 on their way to missing the playoffs and firing McDaniel at season’s end. During the year, star wide receiver Tyreek Hill suffered a […]

Houston basketball has established itself as a college basketball power in recent years, and Kelvin Sampson and company are proving it once again in 2025-26. The Cougars sit near the top of the Big 12 again with a little less than a month to go in the regular season, cementing their spot as an elite […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were on top of the NFL at this time a year ago, taking home their second Super Bowl with a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Things didn’t go according to plan during the 2025 season, however, and now there are a lot of questions to be answered in the City of […]

The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will fight for all the marbles in Super Bowl LX on Sunday in Santa Clara. Both the Pats and Seahawks have been dominant for most of the regular season, but both had to survive tough tests on their playoff road to the Super Bowl. Seattle was viewed […]

After a slow start to its first season with Will Wade as head coach, NC State basketball is starting to find its stride as the calendar flips to February. On Tuesday night, the Wolfpack got another very impressive road win to add to their resume, beating SMU 84-83 in Dallas to improve to 17-6 on […]

The College Football Playoff is one of the best events in sports every year, and that was on full display once again this year. There were a handful of epic games throughout the CFP, and Indiana capped off their historic run with a classic title game victory over Miami. While the relatively new 12-team format […]

The Arizona Cardinals are in no man’s land coming off of a dreadful 3-14 season in 2025, and now they are entering a new era of the franchise after firing head coach Jonathan Gannon and replacing him with former Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. The top question will be at quarterback, after Kyler […]

The NFL head coaching cycle moved quick this offseason, and now everything appears to be wrapped up as the Super Bowl approaches. The Raiders and Cardinals finished things up on Sunday, as Arizona hired former Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur and the Raiders announced their intent to hire Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak after he coaches […]

It’s officially February! The final full month of the college basketball regular season is in full swing, which means we’re getting closer and closer to Selection Sunday and filling out a bracket. The field is starting to level out a bit after some red-hot starts to the year for some surprising teams, and some of […]

The Denver Broncos had Super Bowl hopes and aspirations coming into the playoffs, as Denver had the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the playoffs. Following their first-round bye, the Broncos knocked off the Bills in an instant classic in the Mile High City, but the Patriots braved a blizzard to take Denver down […]

The Cleveland Browns are undergoing a lot of change this offseason after a very disappointing 5-12 season in 2025. When the regular season finished, Cleveland fired head coach Kevin Stefanski, deciding to go in a different direction despite Stefanski’s two Coach of the Year honors during his time with the team. On Wednesday, the Browns […]

The end of the season in the NFL is always an exciting time, both for the Super Bowl and for the NFL awards that get handed out. This season, the league added a new award with the Protector of the Year honor, given to the best offensive lineman in football. On Wednesday, the finalists were […]

The Houston Texans seemed to have taken a step forward in 2025 and were poised for a deep playoff run, but they were once again stopped in the Divisional Round for the third consecutive season. This time, while Houston’s defense put on another elite performance, CJ Stroud faltered with four first-half interceptions in a loss […]

Kentucky basketball has been in a period of transition ever since parting ways with head coach John Calipari a couple of offseason ago, and new head coach Mark Pope has had some trouble adjusting to the SEC schedule and the expectations in Lexington. Pope led the Wildcats to a No. 3 seed in the NCAA […]

After an unlikely run to the national title game, Mario Cristobal and Miami football are looking to retool their roster to get back to that point and get over the hump next season. The Hurricanes took a big step toward goal when they landed a commitment from Duke quarterback Darian Mensah to come in and […]

Nebraska basketball has been the story of college basketball this season, as Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers raced out to a 20-0 mark to get into the top five of the AP poll for the first time in program history. Nebraska has passed many tests to this point, but it faced its biggest challenge yet […]

As the focus of the NFL world descends on the Super Bowl, 30 teams are already fully engrossed in the offseason in an attempt to get to this point next season. The New York Jets were one of the worst teams in the NFL this season, but now they have plenty of ammo to retool […]

The NFL world was completely stunned on Tuesday when the news broke that Bill Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl champion and arguably rhetorical greatest head coach in the history of the sport, was not going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Belichick seemed like an easy first-ballot induction, but that will now not be […]

The cream is starting to rise to the top of college basketball this season as the calendar quickly approaches February, and some of January’s feel-good stories are starting to wane. Vanderbilt is one of those, after Mark Byington’s squad took three losses in conference play as it navigates a very difficult SEC. On the other […]

The Denver Broncos are still licking their wounds from a crushing AFC Championship Game loss to the New England Patriots, but the front office is already turning its head toward next season. On Tuesday, that evaluation came with a major change to the coaching staff. The Broncos have officially fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, according […]

With just over a month to go in the regular season, Arizona basketball has established itself as the best team in college basketball. The top-ranked Wildcats were asked to prove it once again on Monday night on the road against No. 13 BYU, and they did just that in a very impressive 86-83 win. Arizona […]

The New York Jets are looking to pick up the pieces from a dreadful 2025 season that saw them finish as one of the worst teams in football. New York finished the year 3-14 and will pick No. 2 overall in the NFL Draft while it rebuilds its roster and coaching staff. From a coaching […]

Despite just barely getting into the College Football Playoff as the No. 10 seed and the last at-large spot in the College Football Playoff, Miami football made its mark on the CFP with a magical run to the national championship game. The Hurricanes beat Texas A&M on the road in the first round before knocking […]

Only one home win stands between the Denver Broncos and a trip to the Super Bowl, but it won’t be easy for Sean Payton to lead a shorthanded team through the AFC Championship Game. Of course, the quarterback situation in Denver has gotten a lot of attention after Bo Nix suffered a fractured ankle in […]

The Big Ten is an absolute gauntlet in college basketball this season, and that was on full display on Saturday as two of the best teams in the league had to go at it in West Lafayette. In the end, it was No. 11 Illinois that pulled the upset and came out on top 88-82 […]

The college basketball season is heating up as conference play rages on, and Saturday was a historic day across the country, especially for a freshman class that is heralded as one of the best in recent memory at this level. On a day full of upsets, BYU avoided that with a comfortable 91-78 win over […]

The Green Bay Packers opted not to move on from head coach Matt LaFleur after a nightmare playoff collapse against the Chicago Bears in the Wild Card Round, but they still had some important decisions to make on the coaching staff. LaFleur and company were forced to pick out a new defensive coordinator after Jeff […]

It’s very rare that you get rubber matches in the NFL, but that is exactly what is on the docket for the NFC Championship Game on Sunday between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. The Rams and Seahawks played two of the best games of the year in their NFC West home-and-home this […]

Just two teams remain in the AFC this season, as the top two seeds in the conference will do battle in the AFC Championship Game with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. A pair of 14-win teams will compete for the title on Sunday when the No. 2 seed New England Patriots […]

The 2025 college football season is officially behind us, which means it’s time to start looking ahead to the NFL Draft. Of course, a lot of the draft conversation each year starts with the quarterbacks, but the 2026 class leaves a lot to be desired at the game’s most important position. Fernando Mendoza is the […]

The College Football Playoff is officially in the rearview, as Indiana and Miami played an epic national title game to cap a CFP that was filled with dramatic, competitive games. 2025 was a bit of a transition season in college football, as Indiana established itself as a national powerhouse and Miami rose back to the […]

Just four teams remain in the NFL playoffs as conference championship week is upon us. Divisional Round weekend is one of the best weeks of the year, and it delivered once again on Saturday and Sunday with four games that had just about everything. To start the weekend off, the Broncos escaped the Bills at […]