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Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian wants his team to “embrace the hate” as the Longhorns enter their first game week of 2023. Expectations and preseason hype are immensely high for Texas football this year, and Sarkisian really needs to deliver. Texas is No. 11 in the country and the favorite to win the Big 12 […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going with two quarterbacks on the active roster for the 2023 season. Less than a week after naming Baker Mayfield the winner of the starting quarterback job, the team has released third-stringer John Wolford. At the 53-man roster deadline Tuesday afternoon, Mayfield and Kyle Trask will be the only quarterbacks […]

NFL teams are making a lot of roster decisions before Tuesday afternoon’s 53-man roster deadline. The Houston Texans are in the process of paring down their roster, and they’ve made some surprising choices on Monday. The latest move by the Texans is releasing former All-Pro cornerback Desmond King, per NFL insider Dov Kleiman. A fifth-round […]

Between C.J. Stroud and Justin Fields, the quarterback position for Ohio State football has been in good hands for the last four seasons. But Stroud and Fields now play on Sundays, and with the 2023 college football season right around the corner, Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day has yet to announce a new starting quarterback. […]

Matt Rhule is ready to start his journey to rebuilding the Nebraska football program, and his first official depth chart is here. Jeff Sims will start at quarterback again, but who else made the Cornhuskers’ first string?   Offense Quarterback: Jeff Sims Running back: Gabe Ervin Jr. Wide Receivers: Alex Bullock, Isaiah Garcia-Casteneda Slot receiver: […]

The San Francisco 49ers have traded former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round pick, according to Adam Schefter. Lance gets a fresh start after a tumultuous 49ers tenure, and the Cowboys get a potential post-Dak Prescott quarterback option. The 49ers’ quarterback situation has been the topic of the […]

Former Arizona State linebacker Juwan Mitchell has transferred to Colorado football to play for Deion Sanders. Mitchell played two years at Texas and two years at Tennessee before transferring to Arizona State this offseason. This is a very late transfer move for Mitchell, who was dismissed from the Arizona State football team earlier this month […]

Oregon State football may be the most underrated team in the country in 2023. The Beavers may have held the same title in 2022, finishing 10-3 and winning a bowl game. Head coach Jonathan Smith has quietly built a really strong foundation at a relatively small program in his first five season. This year, Smith […]

Following rookie WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s injury suffered in Saturday’s NFL preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, the Seattle Seahawks have signed undrafted rookie WR Malik Flowers out of Montana to bolster their pass-catching options until Smith-Njigba gets healthy, per SI.com. Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the Seahawks first-round pick out of Ohio State in this year’s draft, […]

For the first time since before Jalen Hurts, the Alabama quarterback picture is unclear. Nick Saban and the Alabama football dynasty have enjoyed a long run of elite quarterback play. The Crimson Tide’s last four quarterbacks (Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones, and Bryce Young) are all currently NFL starters. But with time running out before […]

Mike Trout is back. For the first time since July 3, the 3x American League MVP suits up for the Los Angeles Angels. He’s in tonight’s lineup, starting in center field and batting second against the Cincinnati Reds. This means everything to the Angels, as making the playoffs could persuade Shohei Ohtani to re-sign with […]

Five Chicago Bears received injury updates from head coach Matt Eberflus Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin. The Bears injury updates include Tremaine Edmunds, Lucas Patrick, Cody Whitehair, Teven Jenkins, and Nate Davis. Eberflus gave no report on Darnell Wright’s injury. Pro Bowl LB Tremaine Edmunds signed with the Bears in March on a four-year […]

Texas football is favored to win all of its games except for Week 2 on the road at Alabama, according to ESPN’s football power index (FPI). Alabama is easily the toughest matchup on the Longhorns’ schedule, as the Big 12 has no clearly elite teams. ESPN describes FPI as follows: “The Football Power Index (FPI) […]

With Monday night’s NFL preseason Week 2 loss to the Washington Commanders, the Baltimore Ravens finally lost their NFL record preseason win streak. The Ravens won 24 consecutive preseason games going back to 2015. John Harbaugh spoke on the Ravens finally losing in the preseason, putting an end to their iconic streak. “You’re proud of […]

Josh Heupel continues to build up the Tennessee football program with top talent, landing 5-star edge rusher Jordan Ross. Ross announced his decision to play for Tennessee football on Monday, choosing the Volunteers over Alabama, Texas and others, per 247Sports. His commitment boosts Tennessee’s 2024 recruiting class by five spots up to No. 6 in […]

Florida State football is one of the most hyped — and most polarizing — teams in the nation ahead of the 2023 college football season. The AP preseason Top-25 has the Seminoles at No. 8, right behind Penn State and ahead of Clemson. The preseason coaches poll has them in the same spot. Florida State […]

The Cleveland Browns successfully restructured DE Myles Garrett’s contract to clear almost $13 million in cap space for the 2023 season, per Field Yates. The Browns now have upwards of $33 million in cap space for this season, which is the most in the NFL. The purpose of this move likely isn’t to make room […]

The 2023 college football season is rapidly approaching; Week 0 kicks off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET with Notre Dame vs. Navy, in Dublin, Ireland. The AP released its preseason top-25 poll last week, and now the AP preseason All-American teams are here. USC, Michigan and Ohio State football all bring serious talent to the […]

Offensive lineman Tyler Brown may be ineligible to play for Colorado football this year. Like many others, Brown transferred to Colorado from Jackson State when Deion Sanders took the Buffaloes head coach job. However, this was his second undergraduate transfer, so, by NCAA rule, he would have to sit out for a year. A waiver […]

An anonymous Big 12 defensive coordinator believes Texas football’s freshman quarterback Arch Manning could take the starting job from Quinn Ewers this season, per ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Head coach Steve Sarkisian has made it clear that Ewers is the starter, and that hasn’t seemed likely to change. “I would watch for the other kid (Arch […]

The Chicago Cubs have “no interest” in extending Marcus Stroman’s contract after the season, according to Bob Nightengale. The club will pay Stroman $21 million in 2024, the final year of a three-year, $71 million deal, should he choose to opt into the contract. Stroman is currently sitting out with fractured rib cage cartilage, and […]

St. Louis Cardinals rookie Masyn Winn made his MLB debut Friday against the New York Mets. With family in attendance, he got to celebrate his first Major League hit, an infield single, in the fifth inning. That is, until Mets first baseman Pete Alonso inexplicably chucked the ball into the crowd. It's the first career […]

Two Seattle Mariners are on track to return from injury over the next few weeks: J.P. Crawford and Jarred Kelenic, per MLB.com. Kelenic is targeting an early September return, and Crawford plans to play a Minor League rehab game this weekend. He could rejoin the Mariners within the next week, according to Mariners president Jerry Dipoto. […]

Atlanta Braves’ All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies is one step closer to returning from injury, per MLB.com. He left Sunday’s game against the New York Mets early with a left hamstring strain, believed to be a cramp at the time. The Braves placed him on the 10-day IL on Tuesday, but he was on the […]

Notre Dame football took only a slight step backwards in 2022, the first year following longtime Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly’s departure for LSU. They finished 9-4, their first season under 10 wins since 2016. Kelly’s 2021 defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman succeeded him, and led Notre Dame football to an up-and-down first season. The […]

The Baltimore Ravens’ training camp is on the right track, with key playmakers J.K. Dobbins and Rashod Bateman showing positive signs Friday. Bateman returned to practice after missing two days this week, and Dobbins is finally participating in full team drills, according to ESPN’s Jameson Hensley. J.K. Dobbins has been a major question mark for […]

The Indianapolis Colts announced a series of roster moves Friday, including the signing of former Pittsburgh Steelers WR James Washington. The move comes on the heels of WR Ashton Dulin’s torn ACL diagnosis, suffered at a joint practice with the Chicago Bears Wednesday. The Colts also placed DE Genard Avery on IR and waived WR […]

The Atlanta Braves are prepared to induct Rico Carty and Fred Tenney into the Braves Hall of Fame before Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. The ceremony is a part of the Braves Alumni Weekend starting Friday, with a “Braves Legends Parade” through the Battery. The club announced the two additions to their Hall […]

Marcus Mariota’s second NFL preseason showing as a backup quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles did not go as the veteran QB planned.  Third-stringer Tanner McKee had a strong showing however, so some wondered if he might jump Mariota in the depth chart. After the Eagles’ 18-18 tie with the Cleveland Browns, head coach Nick Sirianni […]

The 2023 Michigan football team will be a force to be reckoned with. This is arguably the most talented roster the program has ever had — at least under Jim Harbaugh — and the Wolverines have high hopes for the season. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy proved in 2022 that he’s capable of leading this team to […]

Andre Iguodala became a very unlikely NBA Finals MVP in 2015 when the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their first NBA title since 1975. His teammate, Stephen Curry, was the regular season MVP that year and averaged 26 points per game in the 2015 Finals. Many fans believe the award should […]

Year 2 of the Brian Kelly era of LSU football begins Sept. 3 in the second leg of a two-year matchup against Florida State. The Seminoles claimed victory in last year’s game, when they blocked the Tigers’ game-tying extra point attempt with no time on the clock. It made for an embarrassing LSU debut for […]

The NBA released schedules for the 2023-24 season Thursday. Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs take on Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets on Jan. 12. It will be the first matchup between the top two picks in the 2023 NBA draft. Wembanyama gets home-court advantage for this one, and then a week later, […]

Lincoln Riley’s first season as USC football’s head coach marked a serious turnaround for the program. In one year with Riley calling the shots and his transfer talent executing the game plan, the Trojans went from 4-8 to 11-3, falling just short of the program’s first College Football Playoff appearance. Caleb Williams won the Heisman […]

Longtime New York Mets outfielder Daniel Murphy has finally hung up the spikes after making one last run at baseball with the Los Angeles Angels on a minor league contract, per SI.com. Murphy retired from baseball back in 2021, but he came out of retirement in March to sign with the Long Island Ducks. The […]

Georgia football lost freshman tight end Lawson Luckie to an ankle injury suffered in Saturday’s team scrimmage, per Marc Weiszer. Luckie will have a procedure on the ankle on Wednesday and doesn’t have a timetable for a return. Luckie was the No. 2 tight end in the class of 2023 at 6-3, 240 lbs, according […]

Teddy Bridgewater announced Tuesday he would wear the number 50 for the Detroit Lions in NFL preseason. Since the NFL loosened its rules about which positions can wear certain ranges of numbers, we’ve seen a lot of unusual number changes. However’ Bridgewater’s number change is the strangest we’ve seen yet from a quarterback. “I’ma wear […]

As always, Nick Saban has a ton of talent in the Alabama football complex gearing up for another run at a title. However, there’s still one major question ahead of the 2023 season. Who is Alabama’s quarterback this year? While Saban still doesn’t have that answer, he has made it clear what the criteria is […]

A new Kansas football stadium is on the horizon; the university announced plans to renovate the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. It’s a $300 million investment into new athletic facilities, primarily centered on the Kansas football stadium, according to Pete Thamel. The future home of Kansas Football 🔥 The transformed David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium […]