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Perhaps no team had a worse Week 1 in the NFL than the Miami Dolphins, who came into this season with high internal expectations. Despite an explosive supporting cast around Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins were crushed by the Indianapolis Colts 33-8 and are now 0-1 on the young season. Miami still has plenty of time […]

The Dallas Cowboys have been looking for help on the edge ever since trading Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, and they tried to address that by bringing in veteran defensive end Jadeveon Clowney for a visit on Wednesday. Clowney worked out for the team, but he left Dallas without receiving a contract, according […]

The New Orleans Saints didn’t get their 2025 season started off the way they wanted to, losing the season opener 20-13 at home against the Arizona Cardinals. Despite a late rally led by Spencer Rattler, the Saints couldn’t quite get in the end zone at the end of the game and now sit at 0-1 […]

Arkansas football is flying under the radar a bit in 2025, in part because of relatively tame preseason expectations and in part because the Razorbacks have not been tested yet during the non-conference slate. Arkansas has taken care of business against its lesser opponents, picking up a 52-7 win over Alabama A&M and a 56-14 […]

After a stellar 2024 season, Oregon football has not yet been tested in the 2025 season but it has still looked very formidable through two games. The Ducks took on Montana State, one of the best FCS programs in the nation, and crushed them 59-13. Then, Lanning and company took on Oklahoma State, which has […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are rolling toward the playoffs in the National League and are trying to secure the top seed and home-field advantage in the playoffs over the final few weeks of the regular season. At the moment, the task at hand is knocking off the Texas Rangers in a three-game set in the Lone […]

One of the marquee games in Week 2 of the NFL slate comes on Thursday Night Football when the Green Bay Packers host the Washington Commanders in a battle between two NFC playoff teams last season and a pair of teams expected to be contenders in 2025. The Packers looked great in their Week 1 […]

It’s time to overreact to Week 1 of the NFL season, and a select few fanbases should be planning parades after their teams’ great performances in their season openers. There were also plenty of losers in Week 1, including poor showings by the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans and another collapse in the fourth quarter […]

The NFL is back! Week 1 delivered in the best way, with great games coming down to the wire in all four primetime windows and throughout the Sunday slate. Some teams with high expectations soared through their openers. The Green Bay Packers looked like the Super Bowl contenders everyone was hoping for in a destruction […]

The New England Patriots were supposed to feel different in 2025 with new head coach Mike Vrabel replacing Jerod Mayo, but Week 1 wasn’t a great start to that trend. Despite a decent start, Vrabel’s Patriots looked a whole lot like Mayo’s Patriots on Sunday in a 20-13 home loss to the Las Vegas Raiders […]

The Week 1 slate in the NFL delivered all day on Sunday after a pair of great prime time games to open the season, but nothing stacked up to the Buffalo Bills’ epic comeback over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football. Despite trailing by 15 points with less than five minutes to go, Josh […]

Despite a controversial offseason that saw them lose quarterback Nico Iamaleava to UCLA in the spring transfer portal, Tennessee football has picked up right where it left off last season. The Volunteers opened the season with a very impressive victory over Syracuse, especially on offense, before destroying East Tennessee State in Week 2. Head coach […]

The Buffalo Bills were left for dead with about five minutes to go in their Week 1 Sunday Night Football clash against the Baltimore Ravens, but nobody told Josh Allen and company that. Allen led a furious rally in the final minutes, marching the Bills on three consecutive scoring drives to give his team an […]

The Los Angeles Chargers surprised a lot of NFL fans on Friday night when they took down the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in Brazil, 27-21. The Chargers defense played a stellar game against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense in this one, but Justin Herbert was unquestionably the star of the show. The star […]

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 […]