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The Detroit Lions have been an absolute machine as of late, and Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts has been no different. The Lions are cruising with a two-score lead in the second half, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any cause for concern in Detroit. Running back David Montgomery has gone to the locker […]

The Carolina Panthers are trying to stay step for step with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, and the task just got a little but more difficult. Rookie tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders was carted off the field on a board after landing directly on his head after a catch in the second […]

Penn State football survived a massive scare from Minnesota on Saturday in a game that would have severely damaged the Nittany Lions’ College Football Playoff hopes. James Franklin and company had to battle for 60 minutes in a gritty road game, but eventually did just enough to come away with a 26-25 win. Franklin shocked […]

The Washington Commanders have shockingly had one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has deservedly gotten a ton of credit for the massive uptick in production from that unit, but running back Brian Robinson Jr. has also played a big part in it. On Sunday, Robinson went down with […]

Texas A&M football suffered arguably the most heartbreaking defeat of Saturday’s chaotic slate. Late on Saturday night, after much of the SEC had already fallen victim to a full slate of difficult road games, Mike Elko and the Aggies fell just short in a 43-41 loss to Auburn in quadruple overtime. Texas A&M lost after […]

Ole Miss football was two wins away from a berth in the College Football Playoff, but Lane Kiffin and the Rebels fell flat on their face on Saturday in The Swamp. Florida played a masterful game to secure bowl eligibility against Ole Miss, taking home a 24-17 win and handing Kiffin and company their third […]

Alabama football had a nightmare of a game on Saturday night, getting blown out by Oklahoma 24-3 in Norman. This marks Alabama’s third loss of the season, which puts its hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff in serious jeopardy. In the middle of the loss, star linebacker Deontae Lawson went down with a lower-body […]

Texas football has been cruising along since its disappointing loss to Georgia, but that’s in the rearview mirror now. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns have continued to roll through the bottom half of the SEC on their way to a 10-1 record and a No. 3 ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings before the […]

The Denver Nuggets did things the hard way on Friday night and still weren’t able to come out with a victory. After falling behind by 24 points early in their third NBA Cup game, the Nuggets came all the way back to take a late lead in front of their home crowd before falling to […]

St. John’s basketball seems to have taken a step up this year from a team just scrapping to get into the NCAA Tournament to a team that can be a dark horse contender to compete in the Big East and make an NCAA Tournament run. Rick Pitino and the Red Storm have proved that already […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a tall task in front of them on Sunday. Kyle Shanahan and company will be tasked with knocking off one of the best teams in the NFC, the Green Bay Packers, without starting quarterback Brock Purdy and star pass rusher Nick Bosa. Purdy finished last week’s game against the Seattle […]

It has been a tumultuous season for UCLA football in year one of the DeShaun Foster era, but the Bruins have steadily improved as the season has gone on. Heading into Week 13, UCLA finds itself at 4-6 with a chance to end the season with two wins and become bowl eligible. While head coach […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had a very rocky start to their season due to inconsistent play and , most importantly, injuries. Most of the constant rotation players for the Pelicans have been in and out of the lineup so far this season, and New Orleans finds itself down at the bottom of the Western […]

The San Francisco 49ers have an uphill battle to gain some stronger footing in the NFC West and the NFC playoff chase due to a slow start to the season and a tough schedule down the stretch. The 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams are all 5-5 and trailing the 6-4 Arizona […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have quickly slipped to the bottom of the Western Conference standings this season, and it has been almost entirely due to injuries. Nearly every quality player in the Pelicans’ rotation, save for Brandon Ingram (who has only missed one game), has missed significant time and forced New Orleans to mix and […]

The Cleveland Browns pulled off a big upset on Thursday night when they knocked off the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-19 in a snowy, mucky game in Cleveland. The Browns were buoyed by two rushing touchdowns by Nick Chubb and a heroic fourth-down touchdown run by Jameis Winston. Winston scrambled out of the pocket and did his […]

Although Nick Saban may have retired from coaching and moved onto the media scene, he still doesn’t forget when he feels like he’s been wronged. In 2022, Alabama missed out on a berth in the four-team College Football Playoff in favor of 12-1 TCU who was coming off of a close loss in the Big […]

Coming off of a brutal road loss against Purdue on Friday, Alabama didn’t have any time to sulk. Playing difficult games against ranked opponents in non-conference play has become a staple of the Nate Oats era in Tuscaloosa and this season is no different. On Wednesday, Alabama took on No. 25 Illinois at a neutral […]

Just hours after the news dropped that De’Anthony Melton will miss the rest of the season and undergo knee surgery, the Warriors’ backcourt depth took another hit. During Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, second year guard Brandin Podziemski got hit hard in the face while attempting to get a rebound and stayed down […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have emerged as an AFC contender as the 2024-25 NFL season races past the halfway point. On Sunday, the Steelers picked up a huge win over the Baltimore Ravens in an 18-16 slugfest to establish themselves as one of the teams to beat in the AFC. This win gave the Steelers a […]

UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma continues to establish himself as one of the legends of the sport on Wednesday night. The Huskies’ 85-41 win over Fairleigh Dickinson gave Auriemma his 1,217th win, passing Tara VanDerveer for the most wins in college basketball history. Of course, there was a big ceremony after the game […]

The Wisconsin football team is currently grinding through the final two games of the season in ana attempt to reach a bowl game. After a heartbreaking loss to Oregon on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin is now 5-5 and needs one win in the final two weeks to qualify for the postseason. Of course, while teams […]

The Philadelphia 76ers just can’t escape the injury bug this season. They came into Wednesday night’s action just 2-11 on the season, tied for the worst record on the Eastern Conference. Injuries play a large part in their struggles, as the 76ers have been without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George for portions of […]

As UConn women’s basketball sets out on its quest to secure yet another National Championship, head coach Geno Auriemma reached another unthinkable milestone. With the Huskies’ 85-41 victory on Wednesday night against Fairleigh Dickinson, Auriemma became the winningest head coach in college basketball history with 1,217 career wins. Auriemma passed longtime Stanford head coach Tara […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to a red-hot start to the 2024-25 season, but their rotation took a massive hit on Wednesday. Guard De’Anthony Melton, who has missed the last two games due to a sprained left ACL, is undergoing knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season, according to the team. […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have been one of the surprises of the NFL season so far in 2024, as Jim Harbaugh has them out to a 7-3 start in his first season as head coach. This was supposed to be a rebuilding year in Los Angeles, but Harbaugh has quickly built a team with a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers improved to 2-0 in NBA Cup play on Tuesday night with a 124-118 win over the Utah Jazz in Los Angeles. The story of this one was rookie Dalton Knecht, who earned the start and didn’t disappoint. Knecht finished the game with 37 points on 12-for-16 from the floor and 9-for-12 […]

Nebraska football is searching for answers as its season quickly slips away. Nebraska is now 5-5 after four consecutive losses and its hopes of reaching a bowl game for the first time under Matt Rhule are in serious jeopardy. After Nebraska’s third straight loss, an embarrassing showing at home against UCLA, the Cornhuskers made a […]

One of the stories of the NBA Draft was former Tennessee superstar Dalton Knecht falling all the way to the Los Angeles Lakers in the late teens. Fans and pundits couldn’t believe how one of the best players in college basketball slipped all the way down in the draft and now gets to team up […]

Marquette basketball is off to a hot start in 2024-25. Shaka Smart and the Golden Eagles announced themselves as early National Championship contenders on Tuesday night with a very impressive 76-58 win against No. 6 Purdue. Star guard Kam Jones has been at the center of the Golden Eagles’ success this season and is clearly […]

Before one of Ohio State’s biggest games of the season, it has lost one of its best players. Center Seth McLaughlin, a candidate to be an All-American at the end of the season, is out for the rest of the year with a torn Achilles, according to Joey Kaufman and Bill Rabinowitz of the Columbus […]

The Boston Celtics sent a message to the rest of the NBA on Tuesday night. Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics confirmed that they are still the team to beat in the NBA after knocking off the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-117 in NBA Cup play, handing the Cavs their first loss of the season. The Cavs came […]

One of the biggest games on the college football calendar is coming up on Saturday when No. 5 Indiana heads to Columbus to take on No. 2 Ohio State. Indiana is putting its undefeated record on the line on Saturday with a chance to send a message to the test of the country that it […]

The Week 13 College Football Playoff rankings are out, which means that debates are raging all across the nation about which teams are too high and which ones are too low. One of the teams at the center of those debates is Miami, who came in at No. 8 with a 9-1 record. Miami is […]

Just two Saturdays remain before the conference championships are decided in college football, making the stakes higher and higher around the country each week. All around the nation there are teams struggling to crack their league’s title game and make their way into the top 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Week 12 was […]

2024 has been a dream season for Indiana football. The Hoosiers currently sit at 10-0 in Curt Cignetti’s first season in Bloomington with a massive top five showdown against Ohio State on the horizon. Indiana’s focus is certainly 100% on winning the Big Ten Championship and making a run in the College Football Playoff. However, […]

Over the past three seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs have been in a constant state of trying to reshuffle and add new pieces to their wide receiver room. Ever since Tyreek Hill was traded away, the Chiefs have lacked explosiveness on the outside. As a result, they have brought in a lot of names at […]

The Baltimore Ravens have a kicking crisis. Yes, you read that right. Justin Tucker has been one of the biggest weak links for the Ravens so far this season, and Sunday may have been his worst game yet. Tucker missed two field goals in the first quarter in what ended up being an 18-16 loss […]

The Las Vegas Raiders suffered a brutal 34-19 loss on Sunday at the hands of the Miami Dolphins. After this game, the Raiders have now lost six games in a row after a surprising 2-8 start and their playoff dreams are officially dashed. Despite the long losing streak, the Raiders are sticking with Gardner Minshew […]