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It wasn’t always pretty, but the San Francisco 49ers got their 2025 season off on the right foot on Sunday in a critical divisional matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. Thanks to some unsung heroes covering up some injury issues, the 49ers were able to squeak out a 17-13 victory on the road. On Monday morning, […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have essentially earned the benefit of the doubt for any regular season problems that they may have over the last few seasons, coming back to make the Super Bowl in almost every year with Patrick Mahomes at the helm. However, that doesn’t make their season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers […]

On Saturday, Texas football finally got its first win of the season on the board with a dominant 38-7 win over San Jose State in its home opener in Austin. Of course, playing against the Spartans was a nice reprieve from the gauntlet that is this Longhorns schedule, which opened with a road date against […]

One of the biggest surprises of the college football season so far has been the performance of South Florida, which will likely find itself in the top 25 of the next AP poll on Monday. The Bulls have now knocked off a pair of ranked opponents to start the season 2-0. South Florida opened its […]

This isn’t the same high-flying Colorado football team that fans have gotten used to seeing in past years, as the Buffs are struggling to replace Shedeur Sanders at quarterback and get the passing game off the ground in 2025. Deion Sanders and company didn’t get much going in their season opener against Georgia Tech, suffering […]

The spotlight is on the Dallas Cowboys as they get ready to get their 2025 season underway on Thursday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. Cowboys fans will be happy to finally watch some football after an offseason of drama centered around Micah Parsons. Now, Parsons is a Green Bay Packer and will not be on […]

The Green Bay Packers added one of the biggest difference-makers in the NFL to their team just before the 2025 season, trading for star pass rusher Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys and giving him a massive $188 million contract extension. Parsons is dealing with a back injury, but it seems like it will be […]

Over the last two seasons, Jannik Sinner has made a habit of dismantling everyone not named Carlos Alcaraz on a tennis court. That continued on Wednesday night in the US Open quarterfinals as Sinner crushed his countryman and No. 10 seed Lorenzo Musetti in a routine 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory. Sinner has now reached the […]

Over the last decade, the Yankees and the Astros have formed one of the best rivalries in baseball. The two teams absolutely do not like one another and have staged many playoff battles deep into October. Now, tempers tend to flare whenever the two teams meet. That was no different on Wednesday night, as tensions […]

There has been a lot of uncertainty around the wide receiver room for the San Francisco 49ers during the preseason, but everything is falling into place just before Week 1. On Wednesday, just days after wideout Jauan Jennings returned to practice after dealing with a calf injury, he finally reached a long-awaited agreement with the […]

Years ago, Felix Auger-Aliassime was one of the best prospects in tennis and was taking the sport by storm as just a young teenager. When he made the semifinals of the US Open in 2021, it was thought to be the first of many for the powerful Canadian sensation. That hasn’t played out over the […]

There is a different buzz around the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason after remaking some of the roster and a lot of the coaching staff and front office, most notably bringing in Liam Coen as the new head coach after an excellent season as the Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator. The Jaguars also made a big move to […]

Things got ugly for Clemson football in its season opener against LSU on Saturday night, a 17-10 loss in front of its home fans that put a big damper on one of the most hyped-up teams in the nation coming into this season. The Tigers got off to a good start, especially on defense, jumping […]

Just under two months ago, Amanda Anisimova suffered one of the most lopsided losses in tennis history. Just two days after the biggest win of her career, the American was skunked by Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final without winning a single game, a 6-0, 6-0 rout that will live on in infamy forever. On […]

The business end of the US Open is here, and all of the familiar faces on the men’s side are still in the draw fighting for the trophy. Of course, Novak Djokovic is right at the front of the pack, and he advanced to the semifinals with a hard-fought victory over No. 4 seed Taylor […]

In one of the most surprising twists of this MLB season, the San Francisco Giants are alive and kicking in the National League playoff picture. After limping into the trade deadline and not doing much to improve the team coming out of it, many fans and pundits had given up on the Giants’ playoff chances. […]

The 21st century of men’s tennis is synonymous with Novak Djokovic, and the 38-year old legend continues to make history at this year’s US Open. The Serbian got his toughest test yet on Tuesday night against N0. 4 seed Taylor Fritz, but he came through in a tight four-setter: 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. With this […]

The Green Bay Packers already had very high expectations coming into this season, but the hype went through the roof just before the season when they pulled off a stunning trade to acquire star pass rusher Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys. After that move, Green Bay went from an intriguing NFC playoff team to […]

Last year, Jessica Pegula broke her Grand Slam quarterfinal curse at the US Open and made a run all the way to the final. She is now one win away from backing that run up after defeating Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Pegula is now into […]

A 2025 season that started with a lot of hype didn’t get off to a great start for Clemson football, as the No. 4-ranked Tigers lost to No. 9 LSU 17-10 at home in one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of Week 1. The Clemson defense showed why it is one of the most feared […]

There was a mountain of hype around Clemson football coming into the 2025 season, as Dabo Swinney and the Tigers entered the season ranked No. 4 in the country and with plenty of buzz about a potential national championship run. A lot of that buzz stemmed from a strong close to the 2024 season that […]

Just like it has been most of the year in men’s tennis, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are rolling through yet another big tournament. The two current stars of the game, winners of the last seven Grand Slams between them, are on opposite sides of the draw and are showing off their skills on alternate […]

The US Open second week has been full of uncompetitive, one-sided matches, and now things have gone from bad to worse for the fans. Marketa Vondrousova appeared to suffer an injury in practice and has withdrawn from her quarterfinal match against World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Vondrousova has dealt with injuries throughout her career, including […]

Throughout her career, Naomi Osaka has played some of her best tennis at the US Open and 2025 is no different. On Monday, Osaka advanced to the quarterfinals of the final major of the year with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 3 seed Coco Gauff on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Naomi Osaka punches her […]

We learned a lot in Week 1 of the college football season, with some eye-opening results in some of the marquee matchups of the weekend. LSU upset Clemson on the road, Ohio State held firm against Texas and Miami gritted its teeth to get a tough win over Notre Dame. However, no result was as […]

The Green Bay Packers got an infusion of talent just before their Week 1 clash against the Detroit Lions when they traded for former Dallas Cowboys superstar Micah Parsons. Parsons was waiting for a new contract from the Cowboys and was not practicing in pads while the negotiations went on (or didn’t go on, according […]

Coming into the 2025 season, everyone wanted to see how Colorado football would look after losing star quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter to the NFL. On Friday night, Deion Sanders and his new-look Buffs squad got off on the wrong foot. Despite a great start, the Buffs faltered late in the […]

The PGA Tour season is over and the golf world is still celebrating the incredible victory for Tommy Fleetwood at the Tour Championship, winning the FedEx Cup to finally secure his first career win on the PGA Tour. However, now the focus has shifted to the Ryder Cup at the end of September. The Europeans […]

There are big expectations surrounding South Carolina football coming into the 2025 season, and a lot of that centers around star quarterback LaNorris Sellers. The dual-threat signal caller is regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the nation and has a lot of buzz about a potential Heisman Trophy bid and a No. 1 […]

The San Diego Padres are in a neck-and-neck battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the top of the NL West with just a month to go in the regular season, but a lot of focus is on getting healthy before the playoffs. The Padres have a lot of their key players in the lineup […]

After a disappointing 2024 season, UCLA football has a new feel about it this fall as it looks for a bounce-back year to compete in the Big Ten. After having a dismal offense last season, the Bruins spent the big bucks in the transfer portal to go get former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava and bring […]

All offseason long, Florida State football and quarterback Tommy Castellanos have been asking for it from Alabama. The Boston College transfer has been chirping the Crimson Tide all summer long in the lead-in to their season-opening clash on Saturday in Tallahassee, and the Seminoles backed it up. Florida State came out in the 2025 opener […]

The Green Bay Packers shocked the football world on Thursday when they officially traded for Micah Parsons in a blockbuster deal with the Dallas Cowboys. A trade that started off as a harmless rumor over the last week or so is now reality, and the Packers’ expectations have changed now that the deal is done. […]

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner continued to roll through the early stages of this US Open on Thursday, crushing Alexei Popyrin in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. The current king of hard courts is the favorite to lift another Grand Slam trophy this fortnight and he showed why with a great performance against one of […]

The Micah Parsons saga is officially over, but nobody in their right mind would have guessed that this would be the conclusion. On Thursday, the Dallas Cowboys traded Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for a package of two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Of course, this comes as a huge shock. Even […]

Veteran wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has been on the chopping block for a few years with the Patriots, and he is finally getting a change of scenery. On Wednesday, shortly after the Patriots finalized their official 53-man roster for the 2025 season, Bourne was released by New England and is a free agent. The Patriots […]

The Green Bay Packers have one of the youngest teams in football, but they are still one of the most talented. Coming into the 2025 campaign, Matt LaFleur and company have very high expectations and have their sights set on an NFC North crown and a run at the Super Bowl. Of course, one of […]

The Dallas Wings have not had the season that they envisioned so far in 2025, but now they are focused on the future and developing some of their young players together during the final few games of the regular season. Unfortunately, they are not getting to see Paige Bueckers in action on Wednesday night against […]

The field is starting to whittle down at the US Open, as the second round is in progress and the draw gets cut down to 32 on both the men’s and women’s side. In addition to some thrilling tennis, there was a little drama at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the first […]