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The start of the 2025-26 season was a promising one for Hubert Davis and North Carolina basketball, but the Tar Heels are falling on some hard times in ACC play. That continued on Saturday, as North Carolina fell into a big hole on the road against a frisky Cal team before a late comeback attempt […]

After winning a national championship last season, Florida basketball was in a bit of a rut to start this season after losing a lot of production from last year’s team. A lot of the front court players were back for Todd Golden and company, but the Gators had to retool the backcourt after Walter Clayton […]

Just one game remains in the college football season, and Miami football is getting ready to do battle with top-seeded Indiana in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Both squads were very impressive in their semifinals, as Indiana blew out Oregon 56-22 in the Peach Bowl and Miami showed plenty of grit and resilience […]

The Cinderella season for the Chicago Bears is still rolling on, as Ben Johnson and company are into the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs in his first season as head coach. All season, the Bears have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, and they did so again when they erased a 21-3 deficit […]

The Houston Texans are quietly one of the hottest teams in the NFL, and now they are safely into the divisional round after getting a big win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. Houston’s defense shut down Aaron Rodgers and company and tacked on a pair […]

The New York Giants are one of nine NFL teams looking for a new head coach this offseason after firing Brian Daboll during a disastrous 2025 campaign. Now, they are the first to fill the open position. Former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, who parted ways with Baltimore at the end of the regular […]

The start of the 2025-26 season hasn’t gone according to plan for Kentucky basketball, but there’s still time to turn it around. On Wednesday night, it didn’t look like that was in the cards for Mark Pope and company, as they fell into an 18-point second-half hole against LSU. However, Kentucky battled back to give […]

There are just eight teams left in the NFL field as the playoffs rage on and the best of the best get ready for the Divisional Round. The AFC will kick things off on Saturday afternoon with a heavyweight matchup between the top-seeded Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills. The Broncos had the Wild Card […]

The NFL playoffs are now in full swing, as some teams move on toward their goal of reaching and winning the Super Bowl while others face an abrupt end to what was once a promising campaign. Wild Card Weekend had all of those emotions and more, with four games that saw decisive lead changes in […]

The first two weeks of conference play in college basketball have felt a bit like a changing of the guard, at least for this season, in some ways. Already, both North Carolina and Kansas have stumbled, and the Jayhawks are dealing with a number of issues heading into a Big 12 slate that is only […]

Update: Sam Leavitt has officially signed with LSU, according to ESPN’s Max Olson. One of the biggest splashes of the college football offseason was made by LSU football, which was able to lure Lane Kiffin away from Ole Miss during its College Football Playoff run to be its next head coach. Now, Kiffin has found […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals didn’t go as planned for Oregon football, as Dan Lanning and company were crushed 56-22 by top-ranked Indiana. Now, the Ducks are already looking forward to what their 2026 team could look like as they try to get over the hump. On Monday, they landed one of the top players […]

The NFL playoffs are in full swing, as the wild card round rages on and the league is narrowed down to just eight teams that can win the Super Bowl. Wild Card Weekend will wrap up on Monday night with an AFC battle between the Steelers and the Texans. The Steelers just barely snuck into […]

Early in the 2025 season, Tennessee football looked like an early contender in the SEC and a team that could potentially make it back to the College Football Playoff for a second-consecutive season. Unfortunately, close losses to Georgia and Oklahoma derailed those hopes in what ended up being an 8-5 campaign for the Volunteers. Now, […]

Michigan basketball was looking like an invincible machine for much of the 2025-26 season so far, but the cracks are starting to show as Big Ten play has gotten underway. On Saturday, the lackluster performance finally caught up to the Wolverines in a shocking 91-88 home loss to Wisconsin. The Badgers have struggled at times […]

The Oregon Ducks are licking their wounds after a crushing loss in the College Football Playoff semifinal at thew Peach Bowl, a 56-22 blowout at the hands of top-ranked Indiana. However, there is no time for Dan Lanning and his staff to dwell on the disappointment, as the calendar is moving on and the transfer […]

The NFL playoffs are here and only the best of the best remain with 14 teams vying for a Super Bowl. Six of those teams will have their hopes ended prematurely over Wild Card Weekend, and there are a few blockbuster matchups on the card. On Sunday night, two of the best quarterbacks in the […]

We’re down to the final four in college football, and that means the College Football Playoff semifinals are on the horizon. So far, the CFP has been full of surprises, but the matchup in the second semifinal on Friday night isn’t one of them. Thursday night will feature the two teams who have sprung the […]

We are down to four teams left in the college football season, with a pair of blockbuster College Football Playoff semifinals on the docket. Miami and Ole Miss will get things underway on Thursday night at the Fiesta Bowl with a spot in the national title game on the line. This matchup is an unexpected […]

The regular season is in the books, and now it’s playoff time! Before turning our attention to the postseason, it’s time to take a last look at a Week 18 slate that had a couple of consequential results mixed in with a lot of slop. On Saturday, the Panthers and Buccaneers played football (more on […]

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on January 6th, 2026. Drake Maye and the New England Patriots have since reached Super Bowl 60, while Matthew Stafford’s Los Angeles Rams fell a game short against the Seattle Seahawks. Given the MVP was voted on after the conclusion of the regular season, their play in the […]

The new year is here, and that means it’s time for conference play in college basketball! The Big Ten got off to a bit of a head start in December, but now everyone is fully into the league slate as the picture starts to get a bit clearer this season. The first Saturday of conference […]

The Cleveland Browns once again fell short of expectations in 2025, and now it’s time for some to pay the price. Head coach Kevin Stefanski is taking the brunt of the blame, as he has been fired after six seasons with the team according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Despite finishing 5-12 and sitting in last […]

A 2025 season that started with some very promising signs quickly turned sour for Nebraska football. A midseason slump for Matt Rhule and company was then compounded with a season-ending injury to starting quarterback Dylan Raiola to take the Cornhuskers out of the Big Ten and the CFP race. When the season ended with a […]

One of the sneaky-good teams during this college basketball season this year has been Arkansas, which continues to look like one of the best teams in college basketball this year. John Calipari and company proved that again on Saturday with a very impressive 86-75 win over Tennessee at home in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks controlled the […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars came into Week 18 just one win away from an AFC South title this season, and they are cruising toward just that with a big first half against the Tennessee Titans. After allowing an opening-drive touchdown, the Jags answered with 31 unanswered points to take a 31-7 lead into the break. They […]

2025-26 has been a rough season for UCLA basketball so far, as Mick Cronin and company have not quite met expectations as they get into Big Ten play. That troubling trend continued on Saturday as UCLA took a discouraging 74-61 loss to Iowa on the road. The Bruins didn’t have it right from the start […]

After playing against a grueling non-conference schedule, Alabama basketball is off to a great start in its non-conference slate. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide dominated Kentucky in a 89-74 home victory to get in the win column in SEC play. Alabama dominated this game right from the jump, racing out to a double-digit lead in […]

The Dallas Cowboys are finishing up a disappointing season in Week 18 against the New York Giants before watching the playoffs from home. A big reason for that has been a defense that has been one of the worst in football, unable to complement Dak Prescott and an elite offense. Now, changes are coming on […]

After a nightmare first season with North Carolina football, Bill Belichick has found who could potentially be his next starting quarterback. On Sunday morning, the Tar Heels landed a commitment from former Maryland and Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards Jr., according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Edwards transferred to Wisconsin last offseason but suffered a knee injury […]

Most of the Week 18 slate in the NFL is likely to be lopsided, with plenty of teams playing backups and resting starters to get healthy before the playoffs get underway. However, there are still a few matchups with massive stakes on the line, none more than a matchup for the NFC West title on […]

The final College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Thursday night is a rematch from earlier in the season when Georgia takes on Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl down in New Orleans. The Rebels aren’t big fans of the state of Louisiana at the moment, but an upset of the Bulldogs would make them feel a […]

If someone told you a couple of years ago that Alabama and Indiana would be playing in a College Football Playoff game, everyone would be imagining the same thing. Surely, the Hoosiers would be the heavy underdogs, just sneaking into the field after a Cinderella-type season in the Big Ten. On the other hand, the […]

The regular season in the NFL is winding down, with just one week to go until the playoffs get underway. There are still two playoff spots up for grabs, with both the NFC South and the AFC North playing de facto championship games in Week 18. Those games were set up by some truly disastrous […]

Just one week remains in the NFL season and the battle for the MVP has narrowed down into a two-horse race. New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford have been trading the top spot in these power rankings back and forth for months, but now Maye has taken the […]

The College Football Payoff quarterfinal slate is full of fascinating matchups, but perhaps none of them are more intriguing than the Orange Bowl between Oregon and Texas Tech. Oregon has flown somewhat under the radar for a lot of the season after losing one of its only marquee matchups of the regular season at home […]

The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are almost here, as the top four teams are coming off of byes and are ready to resume their push for a national championship. However, it won’t be easy for any of the top seeds, as all of them re playing against hungry teams that are playing with a lot […]

Following a very successful 12-win season, North Texas football is going through the gauntlet of attrition that hits all Group of Five teams after a breakout year. That involved staff drain and players hitting the transfer portal left and right as they look to level up their respective careers. On Sunday, the Mean Green lost […]

The Carolina Panthers have an outside chance to clinch the NFC South in Week 17 and avoid a Week 18 showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but now they may have to do it with one of their best players compromised. Star wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan popped up on the injury report on Sunday morning […]