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The Detroit Lions are a machine right now as they roll through seemingly every opponent week after week. That was no different on Sunday when the Lions defense dominated Anthony Richardson and the Indianapolis Colts in a 24-6 win. Now, the Lions have a short week as they prepare to take on the Chicago Bears […]

It has been another disappointing season from Utah football. After the preseason polls had the Utes as one of the best teams in the Big 12, injuries have ravaged the team over the course of the season. After yet another heartbreaking loss, this one against Iowa State, Kyle Whittingham and Utah are now 4-7 and […]

The Denver Broncos continue to surge as they roll through this season, and the development of their rookie quarterback is a big part of it. Bo Nix is coming on strong over the last few months to give the Broncos a very capable offense to go along with their elite defense. Nix is playing the […]

The Auburn football team is building some momentum late in the 2024 season after picking up a wild 43-41 win over Texas A&M in quadruple overtime to send its seniors out on a high note. Now, Hugh Freeze and the Tigers hoping that momentum can carry over into the offseason as they look to build […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have just been trying to survive over the first part of the season while they deal with an unbelievable amount of injuries, but they’re finally trying to get some guys back. Guard Dejounte Murray is expected to be back in the lineup on Wednesday night when the Pelicans take on the […]

The Green Bay Packers put it on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, cruising to a 38-10 win over their NFC rivals to move to 8-3 on the season. With this win, the Packers solidified their position as a clear playoff contender in the NFC and the 49ers’ season now feels on the brink of […]

The Seattle Seahawks picked up a huge win on Sunday, riding their defense and a raucous home crowd to a 16-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals. With the win, the Seahawks are now in first place in the NFC West via the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Cardinals. After they appeared to be slumping just a […]

It didn’t take East Carolina football long to find its next head coach. After firing Mike Houston from that position just over one month ago, East Carolina is promoting interim head coach Blake Harrell to the full time gig and removing the interim tag, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Sources: East Carolina is planning […]

The San Francisco 49ers are in big trouble in the NFC playoff picture after they were demolished by the Green Bay Packers 38-10 at Lambeau Field. The 28-point margin of defeat is the worst for the 49ers in their long history against the Packers, and it now feels like Kyle Shanahan and company have a […]

The Chicago Bears continued a recent string of heartbreaking losses with another crusher on Sunday as a frantic fourth quarter comeback fell just short. The Bears made up an 11-point deficit with just a few minutes remaining to force overtime before losing 30-27 on a game-winning field goal. Despite another nail-biting loss that will be […]

During his rookie season, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has become known for his late-game heroics. He completed an improbable Hail Mary to beat the Chicago Bears on the last play of the game in Week 8, and he nearly pulled off another on Sunday. After trailing nearly the entire game against the Dallas Cowboys, […]

The Indianapolis Colts offense has shown signs of life of late after putting Anthony Richardson back in the lineup at quarterback. In last week’s win over the New York Jets, Richardson led the Colts down the field to win the game 28-27 in one of the best performances of the young quarterbacks career. Sunday’s game […]

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 […]