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As the NFL begins to take shape after Week 7, injuries have the potential to change, or ruin, any team’s season at any time. Teams who are fighting for playoff spots or are in the middle of heated division races can’t afford to be losing top players, but that’s unfortunately exactly what has happened to […]

Sunday didn’t go according to plan for the New York Giants. Daniel Jones and the offense couldn’t get anything going all afternoon against the Philadelphia Eagles, and Brian Daboll made the decision to bench his starting quarterback in favor of Drew Lock in the fourth quarter with the Giants trailing 28-3. Despite the disastrous showing […]

The New York Liberty took home their first championship in franchise history on Sunday night despite some unusual circumstances. In the decisive Game 5 of the championship series against the Minnesota Lynx, it wasn’t superstars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu doing the heavy lifting. Instead, the rest of the team had to pick up the […]

The Deshaun Watson situation continues to get worse for the Cleveland Browns. The morning after the Browns quarterback went down with what looked like a serious injury, an MRI confirmed that Watson ruptured his Achilles during Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watson’s 2024 season is over. Watson’s injury will […]

Utah football is in the middle of a very frustrating season, and now change is on the horizon. Following Utah’s 13-7 loss against TCU late on Saturday night, offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig announced that he is stepping down. Head coach Kyle Whittingham released a statement about the firing, according to Josh Furlong of KSL Sports. […]

The Kansas City Chiefs found themselves back to square one in the wide receiver room after losing emerging star Rashee Rice to a knee injury back in Week 3. Rice underwent surgery and is out for the rest of the season, so the Chiefs are lacking explosive options at wide receiver to help out Patrick […]

The Washington Commanders are off to a very fast start on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, but they now have bigger concerns. Near the end of the Commanders’ first drive, star quarterback Jayden Daniels appeared to be in some discomfort in his midsection. He finished the drive, but went straight into the blue medical tent […]

Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers are turning to their bullpen in Game 6 of the NLCS against the New York Mets on Sunday night. For the second time in this series, the Dodgers will lean entirely on their stable of relief pitchers without using a traditional starter. Michael Kopech is getting the start […]

The New York Mets are trying to pull off a heroic comeback in the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets have a long way to go, but they got off to a good start on Friday night, beating the Dodgers 12-6 to cut their series deficit to 3-2 and force […]

During the second quarter of the Cleveland Browns’ Week 7 game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Browns starting quarterback Deshaun Watson went down with an injury after he appeared to slip in the pocket. On replay, it appears that Watson suffered an injury to his Achilles while planting off of his right leg. This […]

One of the marquee matchups during the Week 7 NFL slate pits the Houston Texans and the Green Bay Packers against each other. The two teams come in with a combined record of 9-3 and have established themselves as two of the top teams in the league, so the stakes are high. Tensions flared pregame […]

Texas football had a disastrous first half against Georgia on Saturday night. Despite protecting the No. 1 overall ranking and playing at home, the Longhorns got blitzed right out of the gate and couldn’t get anything going against Kirby Smart’s Georgia defense, as the Bulldogs raced out to a 23-0 lead in the first half. […]

The Seattle Seahawks will have their top running back for Sunday’s clash with the Atlanta Falcons. Despite appearing on the injury report late in the week due to an illness, Kenneth Walker III is active and ready to play in Atlanta, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “On his 24th birthday, despite his questionable injury tag […]

College football’s coaching carousel got started on Sunday with its first firing of the season. East Carolina head coach Mike Houston was let go by the Pirates after their second consecutive loss and fourth in the last five games. The last two losses for East Carolina have been ugly ones, as it followed up a […]

There was a major shakeup in the NFL this week when two of the best wide receivers in the league were traded. On Tuesday morning, the New York Jets acquired Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting him with Aaron Rodgers. A couple of hours later, the Buffalo Bills traded for Cleveland Browns wideout […]

The New York Yankees are just two wins away from winning the American League pennant and advancing to the World Series for the first time since 2009. They had a great chance to take a 3-0 lead against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 on Thursday night, but they let a late lead slip away […]

The WNBA coaching carousel is going to be a wild one this offseason, with three teams currently looking to fill openings. The Chicago Sky parted ways with Teresa Witherspoon after just one season, the Dallas Wings fired Latricia Trammel on Friday and Curt Miller is leaving the Los Angeles Sparks after two seasons. The Sky, […]

The Buffalo Bills narrowly pulled out a 23-20 victory on Monday night against the New York Jets despite a long list of injuries that limited them on both sides of the ball. Most notably, running back James Cook was a surprise scratch for the AFC East clash after dealing with a toe injury. The Bills […]

The NBA sent a memo to sportsbooks on Friday urging them not to post under bets on players who are on two-way to 10-day deals starting at the beginning this season. FanDuel and DraftKings are two of the sportsbooks who have agreed to the new proposition, according to David Purdum of ESPN. “FanDuel told ESPN […]

UCF football is scrambling to save its season and get things back on track after three consecutive losses have completely changed the vibes around the program. On Saturday against Cincinnati, head coach Gus Malzahn made the shocking decision to bench starting quarterback KJ Jefferson in favor of true freshman EJ Colson. The move didn’t pay […]

Georgia Tech football is going to be missing a major part of their offense for Saturday’s blockbuster matchup with No. 12 Notre Dame. Starting quarterback Haynes King is not expected to play on Saturday afternoon due to an upper-body injury, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Sources: Georgia Tech will be without star quarterback Haynes […]

The Boston Celtics are looking to become the first team to repeat as NBA champions since the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018, and they will need both of their stars to be operating at a high level in order to do so. Jayson Tatum is widely regarded as the Celtics’ best player, but […]

Ohio State football is coming off of a heartbreaking loss against Oregon on Saturday, and now the fallout from the game looks even bleaker. After dropping their first game of the season, star running back Quinshon Judkins underwent a “minor procedure” for a hand injury that he had been dealing with in the weeks leading […]

After dropping Game 2 at home, the Los Angeles Dodgers regrouped in an impressive way as the NLCS shifted back to New York. The Dodgers’ bats caught fire at Citi Field and their pitching staff held the Mets’ lineup in check, and now Dave Roberts and company are one win away from advancing to the […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler has had one of the worst seasons of his career after returning from Tommy John Surgery, but he still did enough to crack the Dodgers’ playoff rotation. Buehler’s playoff run didn’t get off to a great start, as he gave up six earned runs in five innings Game 3 […]

As the New York Liberty chase the franchise’s first WNBA Championship in 2024, head coach Sandy Brondello continues to make history of her own. With Wednesday’s win in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx, Brondello moved into second place on the WNBA’s all-time playoff wins list. Ironically, the only coach that […]

Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier is having one of the most dominant playoff runs in WNBA history as she fights to win her first WNBA Championship. During a pivotal Game 3 against the New York Liberty, Collier continued to make history. A second half bucket gave Collier 20 points for the night and 247 for […]

Texas football is getting ready to take on Georgia in one of the biggest games on the college football calendar, but it looks like it might be missing one of their top offensive weapons. Wide receiver Isaiah Bond is now listed as questionable for the big game on the SEC injury report, per Pete Nakos […]

The New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx have been deadlocked in a classic series in the WNBA Finals. After two roller coaster games in New York saw each team pick up a win, a pivotal Game 3 in Minnesota went down to the wire. With the game hanging in the balance and overtime on […]

The Mets and Dodgers are locked in a battle in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. After the Dodgers put on a pitching masterclass in Game 1, the Mets responded with a fast start in Game 2 to even things up at one game apiece. As the series shifted back to the Big […]

The Buffalo Bills made a huge move to bolster their offense on Tuesday when they agreed to a trade with the Cleveland Browns that sent wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Bills for draft compensation. Cooper is exactly what the Bills need on the outside. He gives Josh Allen a target that can work in […]

Miami Dolphins pass rusher Jaelan Phillips had his season cut short for a second consecutive year in 2024, as he suffered a torn ACL that took him out of the lineup prematurely. On Wednesday, Phillips had a successful surgery for the injury and is now ready to begin the rehab process. “Surgery was a success!!! […]

The New York Jets could be looking for a change at kicker. After Greg Zuerlein missed a pair of kicks, both off of the upright, against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, The Jets brought in three kickers for a workout ahead of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Field Yates of ESPN. […]

Alabama football was riding high after knocking off Georgia in Week 5. Kalen DeBoer and company rose to the No. 1 spot in the AP polls, and it looked like the Crimson Tide hadn’t missed a beat during the transition way from Nick Saban. Unfortunately for Alabama, things are never that easy. Since the big […]

Oklahoma football was forced to make a quarterback change early this season. True freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. replaced Jackson Arnold during the Sooners’ loss to Tennessee after Arnold had struggled mightily to move the ball. The results for the offense as a whole with Hawkins Jr. at the helm have been mixed, but the youngster […]

The Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns made a big move on Tuesday as the Browns sent star wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Bills in exchange for draft compensation. With the move, Buffalo secured a No. 1 target for Josh Allen after they lost Stefon Diggs this offseason, and the Browns begin the process […]

Colorado football star Travis Hunter left Saturday’s loss to Kansas State in the first half due to a shoulder injury. Hunter returned to the sideline in the second half, but never came back into the game. Afterwards, head coach Deion Sanders said that there was never a possibility of him returning. Despite the injury, Sanders […]

The New York Jets made a big move on Tuesday morning, shaking up their roster by trading for Las Vegas Raiders star wide receiver Davante Adams. The move comes in response to the Jets falling 23-20 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 6 to fall to 2-4 on the season. Shortly after the news was […]

The New York Jets and the Las Vegas Raiders shook up the NFL landscape on Tuesday when they agreed to a trade that is going to send star wide receiver Davante Adams to the Jets for a day two draft pick. With the trade, Adams is reunited with Aaron Rodgers after the pairing was extremely […]