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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 […]

The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a playoff spot on Friday with another miraculous win, this time over their AFC West rival Las Vegas Raiders. After a topsy-turvy second half that saw the Chiefs lose a 13-point lead before regaining the advantage and hanging on for dear life, a late fumble by the Raiders handed them […]

Ole Miss football dropped a crucial game for its College Football Playoff hopes last Saturday against Florida, but it still had work to do left this season. Lane Kiffin and the Rebels turned their attention to picking upon a win in one of the most heated rivalries in the sport, the Egg Bowl between Ole […]

The Las Vegas Raiders had plenty of chances to knock off the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday and pull off one of the biggest upsets of this NFL season. After the Chiefs controlled the game for much of the first half, the Raiders stormed back with a pair of touchdowns in  span of just a […]

The Buffalo Bills are coming off of their bye week and are looking to keep their recent hot streak going. The Bills were riding high after knocking off the perviously-unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs, and now it’s time to keep winning as they chase the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs. Their […]

The Rutgers basketball team has had an up and down start to its highly-anticipated season, but its two freshmen have not disappointed. Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper — two projected top-five picks in the 2025 NBA Draft — have carried a massive burden for the Scarlet Knights as they navigate a very difficult non-conference schedule. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered another embarrassing collapse on Wednesday night, blowing a double-digit fourth quarter lead in a 115-104 loss to the Sacramento Kings. This loss was the fourth in a row for the Timberwolves, who now sit at 8-10 and are near the bottom of a very crowded Western Conference. This is a team […]

Late game execution has been a hot topic around the Minnesota Timberwolves for multiple years now, and this season is no different. In fact, it may be even worst this year as the Timberwolves tty to work their way out of a long slump that has seen them blow plenty of leads late in games. […]

Tempers flared between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. With the two teams locked in a close battle, Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell and Spurs point guard Chris Paul got into it near mid-court after the two exchanged hard bumps while Paul was bringing the ball up the floor. […]

The Cincinnati Bengals haven’t lived up to their expectations so far this season, but they still have a chance to get hot and make the playoffs. The primary burden of that falls on star quarterback Joe Burrow, who has played some of the best football of his career this season. Burrow has nearly dragged the […]

The Auburn Tigers have been one of the most impressive teams in college basketball this season. Bruce Pearl and the Tigers took home the title at the Maui Invitational on Wednesday with a dominant 90-76 win over Memphis in the title game. This win capped off an epic week for Auburn. It overcame a 16-point […]

The shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers have been a pleasant surprise this NBA season. Despite playing without Kawhi Leonard, who is rehabbing a knee injury, James Harden and company have jumped out to an 11-8 record and are firmly in the playoff picture in the loaded Western Conference. The Clippers are seeking yet another win on […]

The Cleveland Browns are playing with new life since Jameis Winston stepped in as the starting quarterback. The Browns are 2-2 with Winston as the starter after Deshaun Watson went down with a season-ending torn Achilles. The latest of those wins was a huge 24-19 upset over the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC North rivalry. […]

College basketball is always one of the most chaotic sports around and this season has been no different. If anything, the beginning of the 2024-25 campaign has been even more unpredictable than usual. There’s no greater evidence of that than UConn, the two-time defending national champions, losing its first two games at the Maui Invitational. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had plenty of peaks and valleys in their first season with JJ Redick as the head coach, and Tuesday night was one of those low points. The Lakers got crushed on the road by the Phoenix Suns in a 127-100 drubbing in NBA Cup action. This was the first NBA […]