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Another giant of men’s tennis fell by the wayside on Tuesday when No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev was upset by No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz in four sets, 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3), in the quarterfinals. Zverev’s defeat marked yet another stunning result after No. 2 Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz were defeated earlier […]

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has established himself as one of the most consistent quarterbacks in the NFL. His reputation as one of the best processors and orchestrators at the line of scrimmage in the league shows up week in and week out on film and makes the Cowboys offense a formidable unit whenever he’s on […]

The game between USC and LSU on Sunday night generated massive TV ratings, according to Sports Media Watch. The game, branded as the Modelo Vegas Kickoff Classic, averaged 9.2 million viewers and peaked at 11.1 million viewers during USC’s memorable 27-20 victory. The Sunday night before Labor Day has long been a prime spot for […]

One of the marquee games on the week two college football slate will happen in Ann Arbor when Texas takes on Michigan in an SEC-Big Ten showdown. The two teams will be feeling quite different coming off of their week one performances after Michigan struggled with Fresno State and Texas blitzed Colorado State in a […]

Clemson’s 2024 football season didn’t get off to the hottest start, as they were run off the field by Georgia 34-3 on Saturday in Atlanta. The loss continued a troubling trend of lopsided losses to the top teams in college football in recent years. Dabo Swinney and company haven’t been to the College Football Playoff […]

Brandon Aiyuk, one of the biggest perceived trade chips on the market this summer, is staying put after agreeing to a contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers. Aiyuk had multiple trade suitors, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, looking for wide receiver help, but the 49ers waited it out and were able to keep their star […]

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has unveiled his quarterback hierarchy, and it may not be what some expected. Veteran Cooper Rush will be the Cowboys’ backup quarterback to start the season and Trey Lance will be QB3, according to Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team, “Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy said Cooper Rush will be […]

After a difficult 2024 season, Frances Tiafoe is finding his form in New York again, and he may have had a little help from Serena Williams on Sunday night. Tiafoe advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open after defeating No. 28 seed Alexei Popyrin in four sets, 6-4 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3, at Arthur Ashe […]

USC football opened their 2024 campaign in impressive fashion. The 23rd-ranked Trojans knocked off No. 13 LSU 27-20 in a thriller on Sunday night in Las Vegas, pulling ahead on a Woody Marks touchdown run with eight seconds to go. All in all, it was a promising showing for Lincoln Riley and company, who showed […]

Phoenix Mercury star guard Natasha Cloud is set to be suspended for Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Dream after picking up her seventh technical foul of the season on Sunday. The incident occurred during the first half of the Mercury’s game against the Las Vegas Aces where Cloud  had a boisterous reaction toward an official […]

The New England Patriots had one of the most magnified position battles in the NFL this preseason, as fans eagerly awaited the decision of who the starting quarterback would be. In the end, head coach Jerod Mayo went with veteran Jacoby Brissett over rookie Drake Maye as the man who will be under center when […]

Four people were injured on Saturday after the Abilene Christian football team bus was involved in a crash after the Wildcats’ game against Texas Tech in Lubbock. One player, two coaches and the bus driver were treated for minor injuries at the hospital. “One player, two coaches, and the bus driver were taken to University […]

LSU and USC’s football paths cross on Sunday night, when they will meet in the Modelo Vegas Kickoff Classic at Allegiant Stadium to open their respective seasons. However, the two programs have been connected for the past few seasons through their head coaches. Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly both left their old schools — Oklahoma […]

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers passed on the NFL last season for another year in the burnt orange, but that hasn’t stopped him from generating NFL buzz as his third season at Texas gets underway. Ewers toyed with Colorado State in the season opener on Saturday, logging 260 passing yards on just 20 completions, three of […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Georgia football is the preseason No. 1 team and national title favorite once again. Saturday did absolutely nothing to dampen the hype, and it in fact may have even done the opposite. Kirby Smart and the Dawgs dismantled No. 14 Clemson for 60 straight minutes in Atlanta, […]

Oregon football entered 2024 with monster expectations in their first season in the Big Ten, and the season opener against Idaho was supposed to be a chance for Dan Lanning and company to show off why they’re one of the best teams in the nation. It ended up being anything but that. Oregon had to […]

Angel Reese has been a record-breaking machine of late. Her rookie season with the Chicago Sky has been littered with history, as the former LSU star has established herself as a rebounding machine since entering the WNBA. Entering Friday’s game against Indiana, Reese’s 12.9 rebounds per game led the league by a huge margin, over […]

The Green Bay Packers were one of the top breakout teams in 2023, and they think they’re ready to take the next step this season. A blowout victory on the road over the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round last season put Jordan Love and company on the map, and a near-upset of the […]

The 2024 US Open has taken on a March Madness kind of feel. Two of the three biggest favorites to win the title, No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic and No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz, were upset on back to back nights on Arthur Ashe Stadium, blowing the men’s singles draw wide open. View this post […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have been on a roll of late, and they continued that with a convincing 100-81 win over the Chicago Sky on the road on Friday. Clark had yet another stellar game with 31 points and 12 assists as the Fever picked up their fifth win in six games since […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Jared McCain has been famous in two fields long before he was an NBA player. McCain was a star basketball player at Duke last season, a sharpshooting guard who electrified the college basketball world with his scoring ability. The first round pick is also a viral sensation on TikTok, where he […]

The 2024 WNBA season has brought a scorching Rookie of the Year race, as the competition between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese heats up down the stretch of the season. The two stars, whose rivalry started in college, have both been lighting it up in their first professional seasons. Clark has already established herself as […]

The start of the Travis Hunter Heisman Trophy campaign got off to a flying start on Thursday night. The two-way star dominated Colorado football’s season opener with seven catches, 132 yards and three touchdowns. Hunter’s final score of the night came in the form of a highlight reel grab in the right corner of the […]

The Atlanta Falcons pushed all of their chips into the middle of the table this offseason with a number of big moves. The biggest was at quarterback, where they snatched Kirk Cousins away from Minnesota. The Falcons also made a late addition to bolster the defensive line, trading for former New England Patriots edge rusher […]

The Brandon Aiyuk trade saga has been one of the top storylines of the NFL offseason, and the Pittsburgh Steelers have been right at the forefront of it. The star 49ers wideout has been rumored to be in talks with a number of teams on a new contract extension after talks stalled out between him […]

Frank Gore Jr., son of legendary NFL running back Frank Gore, is sticking around with the Buffalo Bills as a member of their practice squad according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Gore Jr. had a strong preseason with Buffalo that saw him rush for 163 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries, including an 18-carry, […]

The Chicago Cubs took a hit to their present and their future on Wednesday as manager Craig Counsell provided a grim injury update on rookie pitcher Ben Brown. “Counsell said it’s not likely Brown will be back this season,” Meghan Montemurro reported on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday morning. Brown has been sidelined since June […]

Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning provided an injury update on some of his starters, including Jordan James and Gary Bryant Jr., ahead of the Ducks’ season opener against Idaho on Saturday. “Lanning said he expects Bryant to be available when the Ducks take the field on Saturday,” Don Smalley of DucksWire.com reported on Monday. […]