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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are revamping their offense for the third consecutive year after their offensive coordinator and play caller became a head coach elsewhere. This time, it was Liam Coen on his way out the door to coach the Jacksonville Jaguars, and now Josh Grizzard is at the helm. Unfortunately, Grizzard isn’t working with […]

The Green Bay Packers are a part of an absolutely loaded NFC North division that should be as competitive as ever next season with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings retooling and the Chicago Bears expecting improvement with Ben Johnson as the head coach. The Packers have been one of the youngest teams in the […]

The Minnesota Vikings are trying to get quarterback JJ McCarthy up to speed this preseason, but more than that they are trying to avoid significant injury losses like all other teams before the regular season gets underway. Unfortunately, they lost two players for what looks like significant time in the preseason opener against the Houston […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are humming along through the season as they look to defend their World Series crown, and they are still led by Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani made his return to the mound this season after recovering from Tommy John surgery, but he is still doing elite work offensively while he gets back into […]

The Seattle Mariners are battling for playoff position in the American League, and now they are finally starting to find their stride as the regular season starts to wind down. Seattle has a formidable group of pitchers, and now the batting order is starting to click after the blockbuster addition of Eugenio Suarez at the […]

The first week of the preseason always brings a handful of highly-anticipated rookie debuts, and perhaps none were more hyped up than Travis Hunter’s first game in a Jacksonville Jaguars uniform. The Jags and their new No. 2 overall pick took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first game of the preseason on Saturday night. […]

The Washington Commanders were one of the best stories in the NFL on their incredible run to the NFC Championship Game last season, but the start to their 2025 campaign was far below a feel-good story. The Commanders got their preseason slate underway on Friday night against the New England Patriots, and it was ugly. […]

The Cleveland Browns got their preseason underway on Friday night against the Carolina Panthers, and all eyes were on Shedeur Sanders for his NFL debut. With Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Pickett sidelined due to hamstring injuries and Joe Flacco sitting out due to his veteran status, the door was wide open for Sanders to come […]

The Carolina Panthers and the Cleveland Browns are going at it in a preseason game that was mostly hyped up as Shedeur Sanders’ NFL debut got a little testy early in the first half. In the first quarter, Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette and Browns safety Rayshawn Jenkins got into a scuffle that saw both […]

A very scary moment occurred during Friday night’s preseason game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Detroit Lions. During the second half of the game, Lions cornerback Morice Norris went down with a scary injury after appearing to take a knee to the head. Norris was down on the field for an extended period of […]

Elena Rybakina is still recovering from her second consecutive heartbreaking defeat, this time at the hands of Canadian teen sensation Victoria Mboko in the semifinals of the National Bank Open, but she got some news surrounding her coaching team on Friday. Rybakina’s coach, Stefano Vukov, has been reinstated after appealing a suspension for abusive behavior […]

There has been a lot of turmoil surrounding Tennessee football this offseason with the stunning departure of Nico Iamaleava, but now Josh Heupel and company are moving on and focusing on the future. One of the biggest components of that is getting the best players healthy and on the field for the Volunteers as they […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ season was derailed by injuries in 2024, but they have made the moves this offseason to ensure that doesn’t happen again. Brian Schottenheimer is in as the new head coach in Dallas to replace Mike McCarthy, and the Cowboys have added to their offensive arsenal. Both Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb struggled […]

The New York Yankees finally broke out of their brutal slump on Wednesday, getting a 3-2 win against the Texas Rangers to avoid a sweep down in the Lone Star State. During their recent slump, the Yankees have suffered from bullpen struggles and errors up and down the roster. That wasn’t the case on Wednesday […]

There is tons of hope surrounding the Chicago Bears heading into 2025 despite a disastrous 2024 season that saw them fire offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and head coach Matt Eberflus during the season. However, Ben Johnson is in as the lead man and he figures to help the offense take multiple steps forward after his […]

As the NFL preseason approaches and training camps are well underway, the league made headlines on Tuesday with the news that it banned smelling salts and other ammonia products from sidelines during games. San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle broke the news during 49ers training camp before blasting the new rule, citing that he […]

The Seattle Seahawks are an intriguing team as the 2025 season approaches, as head coach Mike Macdonald gets ready for his second season as the lead man in the Pacific Northwest. The Seahawks nearly snuck into the postseason in 2024 thanks to a defense that improved dramatically as the season went along, but a disastrous […]

The Minnesota Vikings got bad news on Tuesday when it was announced that star wide receiver Jordan Addison will be suspended for the first three games of the regular season for violating the NFL’s Substances of Abuse Policy. The suspension dates back to a DUI that Addison was arrested for back in 2024. Many times, […]

The Minnesota Lynx have been far and away the best team in the WNBA this season while the New York Liberty have struggled with injury and the rest of the league tries to find its groove, but Cheryl Reeve and company weren’t satisfied with that. With just days to go before the WNBA trade deadline, […]

After back-to-back losses in the College Football Playoff semifinals, expectations are sky-high for Texas football this fall. Arch Manning is officially the starter under center and the Longhorns have slotted in nicely as the No. 1 team in the preseason Coaches Poll. One of the biggest questions surrounding Texas coming into 2025 is the wide […]

Very few teams in Major League Baseball have been struggling more than the New York Yankees lately, as Aaron Boone and company continue to slide down the standings as the playoffs get closer. One of the reasons for that has been the struggles of the bullpen, and that continued on Tuesday. The Yankees’ relievers let […]

The Arizona Cardinals are looking to get back in the playoffs after a disappointing 2024 season that saw them flame out during the second half of the season, and Jonathan Gannon is changing up Arizona’s preseason approach to try to get better results this fall. The Cardinals were one of the many teams that didn’t […]

There is a huge spotlight on the Chicago Bears this season coming into the second season of the Caleb Williams era and the first season with Ben Johnson as head coach, and the pads are officially on as training camp heats up. The Bears suffered a scare on Tuesday when starting tight end Cole Kmet […]

The Chicago Sky have had a disastrous season plagued by injury and the deficiencies of a roster that is not good enough, especially in the backcourt. Now, those injuries have reached the best player on the team, Angel Reese. Reese has been sidelined recently with a nagging back injury, and she will miss Tuesday night’s […]

Things have not gone according to plan over the last few seasons for the Indianapolis Colts, and now they enter a pivotal year for a lot of important figures in the franchise in 2025. General manager Chris Ballard, head coach Shane Steichen and quarterback Anthony Richardson all have a lot at stake heading into this […]

The New York Giants are gearing up for the 2025 season with their very crowded quarterback room, and the race got clarity when the first unofficial depth chart of the season dropped on Tuesday. While Russell Wilson is the expected starter, both in camp taking reps with the first-team offense and on the unofficial depth […]

NFL training camp means time for fans to see what they have in their teams for the upcoming season, but it is also time for some position battles to be sorted out. Those competitions will be decided over the course of the preseason leading up to the regular season at the start of September, but […]

The calendar has officially flipped to August and the hype is already building for college football season at the end of the month. This season, fans have one of the best matchups of the season to look forward to right off the bat when Ohio State takes on Texas. The Buckeyes and Longhorns are already […]

There are always unfortunate injuries at training camp, but very rarely do you see a scary moment involving a coach like the New England Patriots did on Monday. During practice, defensive coordinator Terrell Williams left on a cart after appearing to suffer from a medical issue. A stretcher was brought out for Williams, but he […]

The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback competition has gotten plenty of attention during training camp this year, and as always the spotlight is following Shedeur Sanders. The son of Colorado head coach and NFL legend Deion Sanders is used to the spotlight being on him throughout his football career, and that has not changed since he was […]

The Cleveland Browns have arguably the most high-profile quarterback battle in the NFL during training camp, with four plausible starters battling it out. Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett are the veterans in the room, and Cleveland drafted Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the third round and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the NFL […]

The Atlanta Falcons have a quarterback controversy of sorts, but not a quarterback competition. Michael Penix Jr. is the cemented starter in Atlanta after taking over for Kirk Cousins late in the 2024 season, but now the Falcons must decide what to do with the veteran backup. Unfortunately for Falcons fans, they won’t get to […]

The Minnesota Twins have struggled this season, prompting them to go into a full-scale rebuild at the trade deadline at the end of July. Just about any veteran contributor was up for grabs as the Twins loaded up on prospects and pieces for the future while sending a lot of their best current players to […]

The move that the Houston Astros made at the trade deadline wasn’t necessarily one that everybody expected, but it was one that got everybody’s attention. Carlos Correa is back in Houston after a huge trade with the Minnesota Twins that reunited the infielder with his old team. While a lot of the talk was around […]

The Boston Red Sox are surging as the calendar turns to August this season, but they got some devastating news on one of their best pitchers on Saturday. Starter Tanner Houck, a consistent force in the rotation for Alex Cora and company, needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of this season and […]

The Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds were going at it in the Speedway Classic on Sunday after the rain cut Saturday night’s main event short. The two teams picked things back up on Sunday morning with almost the full game to play, but a damper was put on things on the Atlanta side pretty […]

The Minnesota Lynx made a big swing on Sunday morning, attempting to distance themselves from the field by making a trade with the Dallas Wings for DiJonai Carrington. In return, the Wings got former No. 2 overall pick Diamond Miller, veteran wing Karlie Samuelson and a second-round pick in the 2027 WNBA Draft. Carrington is […]

The Houston Astros failed to get the pitching help that they wanted at the trade deadline, which passed last Thursday without a single new pitcher coming into Houston. Instead, the Astros opted for more bats, acquiring Carlos Correa and a pair of other position players in three separate trades before the cutoff passed. Now, the […]

The New York Yankees have been one of the worst teams in baseball since the All-Star break, with avoidable errors haunting them time and time again. As a result, the men in pinstripes have not only fallen out of the top spot in the AL East, but they have dropped below their hated rival the […]