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The Seattle Storm fell short of its goals in 2024, but all signs were pointing up for next season. This was the first season of the new super team experiment after the Storm added Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith in free agency to join Jewell Loyd and Eli Magbegor. That core now looks like it […]

While some teams are still getting ready to battle for conference championships and bigger things at the end of this season, the chase for next year has already begun. Wednesday is Early Signing Day in college football, and the flips and commitments are as wild as ever. Even Kirby Smart and Georgia aren’t immune to […]

In one of the marquee games of the week, Baylor basketball was looking to pick up a huge non-conference road win on Wednesday night against No. 25 UConn. Both teams came into the game shorthanded, with Baylor missing star freshman V.J. Edgecombe and UConn missing veteran wing Alex Karaban due to injuries. During the second […]

The NFL has upheld Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair’s three-game suspension after his nasty hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. The hit came in the second quarter of the Texans’ 23-20 win over the Jaguars on Sunday. Lawrence was knocked out of the game with […]

The San Antonio Spurs are exceeding expectations so far this season, as they currently sit at 11-10 and are holding onto the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference. Of course, there is still plenty of time left in the season, but the early returns are very positive for the Spurs in their second season […]

It wasn’t always pretty for the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, but they came from behind in the fourth quarter to pick up a massive 119-115 win over the Golden State Warriors in NBA Cup play. This game didn’t have any impact on the group standings in the NBA Cup — the Warriors had already […]

USC women’s basketball superstar JuJu Watkins has had an up-and-down start to her highly-anticipated sophomore season, but Tuesday may have been her best performance yet. With USC taking on California Baptist in Los Angeles, Watkins dropped a smooth 40 points to lead the Trojans to a 94-52 win. Watkins’ efficiency was the most staggering part […]

CFPEverybody is buzzing about the new College Football Playoff rankings as we get closer and closer to a solid, finalized 12-team field for the first edition of the expanded postseason. Tuesday night’s CFP rankings had massive implications, especially for teams in the ACC and the Big 12. In the ACC, Miami fell out of the […]

One of the biggest losers of Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings reveal was Miami. The Hurricanes dropped six spots to No. 12 in the new rankings after blowing a 21-0 lead on Saturday against Syracuse and suffering their second loss of the season in a 42-38 barnburner. Miami currently sits as the first team out […]

The fallout from the final College Football Playoff rankings of the regular season has been massive. Now, just a few conference championship games remain between now and the final reveal of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. One of the biggest games of the weekend is the ACC Championship between SMU and Clemson. For the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the NBA this season. After winning their first four games with JJ Redick as the head coach, the Lakers lost their next four games before ripping off of a six-game winning streak to get to 10-4. Now, the Lakers sit at 12-9 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still rolling at the start of the 2024-25 season as they knocked off the Washington Wizards 118-87 on Tuesday night. While the Cavaliers won’t make it out of their NBA Cup group after suffering a pair of losses in tournament play, they are still locked into the top spot in the […]

The end of the season means the start of a lot of changes for Oklahoma football. After a very disappointing 6-6 season in its first year in the SEC, the Sooners are making a lot of changes heading into year two in college football’s best conference. On Monday, Oklahoma brought in Ben Arbuckle to be […]

The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings are out and we are less than one week away from the reveal of the very first 12-team CFP bracket. On Friday and Saturday, some teams will battle for a conference championship and an automatic bid into the field while others wait at home and hope the dominoes fall […]

In a surprising turn of events, the Penn State football team has made it into the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday to take on No. 1 Oregon. James Franklin and company benefitted from Ohio State’s shocking loss against Michigan to backdoor their way into Indianapolis. Of course, beating the Ducks will be no easy […]

After a hard-fought win over Texas A&M, Texas football has advanced to the SEC Championship Game where it will get a chance for revenge against Georgia. The Longhorns have played very good football for most of the season even while dealing with multiple injuries to quarterback Quinn Ewers. Ewers’ latest injury is an ankle sprain, […]

It was a frustrating first season in the SEC for Oklahoma football. The Sooners struggled mightily on offense for most of the season and could never settle on a quarterback between former five-star recruit Jackson Arnold and true freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. Oklahoma fired its former offensive coordinator, Seth Littrell, after seven games this season […]

One of the biggest surprises of the college football season has been the success of Arizona State football in its second year under Kenny Dillingham. After a 10-2 regular season, Arizona State will compete for a Big 12 Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff on Saturday against Iowa State. Unfortunately for Dillingham […]

Arkansas football had a roller coater of a season, with a few very high highs and some extremely low lows. In the end, the Razorbacks finished 6-6 and will be heading to a bowl game of some sort later in December. However, some of those lows led fans to grow tired of had coach Sam […]

There was plenty of reason to panic for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday when Baker Mayfield left the game with an apparent leg injury. Kyle Trask came into the game for Mayfield, but the Buccaneers starter quickly returned to the game and threw an interception on his first snap back in the game before […]

The Detroit Lions had an eventful Thanksgiving both on the field and off of it. After a dramatic 23-20 win over the Chicago Bears that ended up being the final straw for Matt Eberflus as the Bears head coach, star running back Jahmyr Gibbs made a big mistake. Gibbs posted a video on social media […]

After a fourth consecutive loss to Michigan, Ryan Day’s seat has never been hotter. Ohio State football was a complete no-show on Saturday against Michigan, blowing a chance to go to the Big Ten Championship game and get some revenge on No. 1 Oregon with a 13-10 loss in Columbus. A loss like this one […]

The Baltimore Ravens continues to be one of the most frustrating teams in the NFL this season. On Sunday, a mistake-plagued Ravens team fell just short against the Philadelphia Eagles 24-29 in Baltimore. One of the biggest headlines in this game, since again, was the kicking situation for John Harbaugh and company. Justin Tucker’s struggles […]

The New York Jets squandered a ton of opportunities to win another game on Sunday as they let the Seattle Seahawks come back from an early deficit to walk away with a 26-21 win. This was a dramatic contest between two teams who were not playing the cleanest football. On the Seahawks side, special teams […]

This 2024 season has been a complete disaster for the New York Jets and Sunday was no different. The Jets fell to 3-9 on the season after losing another heartbreaking game, this time in a 26-21 loss against the Seattle Seahawks. This was one of the craziest games of the season as both teams couldn’t […]

2024 has been a disappointing season on all levels for North Carolina football. The Tar Heels announced that they were firing head coach Mack Brown before last week’s rivalry game against NC State, even after Brown got them to bowl eligibility. Brown’s final game in Chapel Hill didn’t end well. After a long Omarion Hampton […]

Sunday’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Jets has had just about everything. The Jets are currently hanging onto a 21-16 lead in the fourth quarter, but it could likely be much bigger. The Seahawks have made error after error on special teams in this one. They fumbled three kickoffs, losing two […]

There has been plenty of buzz around the New York Jets and Aaron Rodgers so far in 2024 and most of it has been for all the wrong reasons. The Jets are having one of the most disappointing seasons of any teams in the NFL and came into Week 13 with a 3-8 record. The […]

Sunday night could be a winer wonderland in Buffalo. Orchard Park has gotten hammered with snow ahead of the Buffalo Bills’ Sunday night clash against the San Francisco 49ers. This is a very important game for both teams as the Bills continue to chase the No. 1 seed in the AFC while they look to […]

After an embarrassing 66-0 loss to rival Indiana on Saturday, Purdue football has decided to make a coaching change. Head coach Ryan Walters has been fired after two seasons with the team, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. Walters went 4-8 in his first season in West Lafayette in 2023 and was looking to build […]

Things didn’t start off as planned for Tennessee football on Saturday. The Volunteers’ arch rival Vanderbilt came out of the gates on fire with a chance to ruin Tennessee’s season and took a 14-0 lead in the opening five minutes of the game with a kickoff return for a touchdown, a fumble recovery and another […]

This was supposed to be the day that Ohio State football got back on track. After three consecutive losses in The Game against arch rival Michigan, everything was set up for the Buckeyes to restore order in the rivalry and get a convincing win over the Wolverines. After all, the game was in Columbus and […]

The Purdue football team has finally reached the conclusion of a nightmare season that will stand in rare company as one of the worst in the program’s history. After winning its season opener against Indiana State, Purdue lost 11 consecutive games to end the season. Most of those losses weren’t even competitive. Notre Dame came […]

Georgia Tech football lost an absolute heartbreaker on Friday night. After having its arch rival Georgia on the ropes for most of regulation, the Bulldogs came back at the end of the fourth quarter to force overtime and eventually won after eight overtimes 44-42. In a shocking turn of events, Georgia Tech felt like the […]

College football’s game of the year may have just finished up on Friday night. Georgia came all the way back from two touchdowns down in the fourth quarter to knock off Georgia Tech 44-42… after EIGHT OVERTIMES. No, that is not a typo. Kirby Smart and company finally punched in the game-winning two-point conversion during […]

After taking an embarrassing blowout loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, the Los Angles Lakers are looking to get back on track in NBA Cup play on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Unfortunately for JJ Redick and company, they are currently trying to get the job done against one of the best […]

The Las Vegas Raiders let another opportunity slip through their fingers. The Raiders had Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on the ropes on Friday at Arrowhead Stadium after two long touchdown passes by Aidan O’Connell gave the Raiders a 17-16 lead. The Chiefs were able to grind out another field goal to squeak […]

The Cleveland Browns are playing much better football recently, and they are looking to keep that trend going on Monday night when they take on the Denver Broncos. The Browns are 2-2 with Jameis Winston as the starting quarterback, so they want to get that record over .500. This will also be a little bit […]

Georgia football has everything still to play for this season, but on Friday night they may have gotten caught looking ahead to bigger and better things. In a big rivalry game against Georgia Tech, named Clean, Old Fashioned Hate, the Yellow Jackets have jumped all over Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs and manhandled them early […]