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We are 12 full weeks into the 2025 NFL season, and with that, you are 12 weeks into your fantasy football season. Injuries have ravaged the fantasy football landscape so far, but you can catch back up to your leaguemates – or stay ahead of them – with these Week 13 waiver wire pickups. As […]

The fantasy football playoff race is tightening. Nowhere is the pressure more intense than at tight end. This position is a weekly headache for managers searching for consistency. Week 13 brings welcomed stability at the top, though. Travis Kelce still sets the standard, but there is plenty of movement in the mid-tier. Emerging options like […]

Week 13 arrives with a rare fantasy football gift. Every wide receiver in the league is available, thanks to a zero-bye week. That means the full arsenal of fantasy firepower will be on display. With so much talent on the table, the challenge for fantasy managers isn’t depth but discernment. Key Insights Week 13 features […]

SAN FRANCISCO– It might have taken an animated conversation from Steve Kerr early in the first half to light a fire under the Golden State Warriors, but all is well that ends well as the Dubs took down the Utah Jazz in a comfortable 134-117 win. “It was really just the start, I thought our defense was pretty […]

Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season is here. For many, this is the final stretch before the fantasy football playoffs. Every touch, every snap, every red-zone carry matters now more than ever. Running back remains the position that most reliably swings weekly outcomes. That’s whether through volume dominance, explosive efficiency, or game-script fortune. Key […]

In 2024, the Philadelphia Eagles turned in one of the best rushing seasons of all time. Led by the one-two punch of running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts, the Eagles rushed for 3,048 yards and 29 rushing touchdowns during the regular season and added 818 more yards in the playoffs on the way […]

Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season has arrived. With it comes the final sprint toward the fantasy football playoffs. At this point in the year, every lineup decision carries outsized weight. One wrong start could derail months of preparation. Meanwhile, one savvy play could secure your postseason berth. Key Insights Fortunately for managers, the […]

It’s not too common for two teams to be winners in a franchise-altering trade. Well, that can be said for the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets after trading for Kevin Durant during the offseason. Many thought Houston won the trade by a landslide, and many thought Phoenix was beginning a rebuild. It may only be […]

All is not roses with the Dallas Cowboys as CeeDee Lamb has drop issues. Also, Dak Prescott will likely be without a key protector for Thursday’s game. But here are the bold predictions for the Cowboys’ must-win Thanksgiving tilt against the Chiefs. The Cowboys (5-5-1) will play the 4:30 p.m. (EST) game against the Chiefs (6-5). […]

There is now just one week left in the College Football season. The top five-ranked conference champions get a guaranteed trip to the College Football Playoffs. After Week 13, a few spots have been decided in conference title games, and it is time to break down all the scenarios for each conference in their title game. […]

A Howard University student is stepping into the spotlight after securing a role in the highly anticipated sequel to A Different World. The student’s casting marks a major milestone in their rising career and adds a fresh HBCU connection to the revival of the iconic series that helped define Black television for a generation. Kennedi Reece, […]

Three AFC teams had a bye during Week 12, but a lot of movement happened in the standings regardless. The top teams are scratching and clawing with all of their might to make the postseason, whereas the conference’s bottom dwellers seem more focused on preparing for the NFL Draft. So, how does the AFC playoff […]

The 2026 WNBA Draft arrives at a pivotal moment for the league. With expansion imminent, roster turnover accelerating, and player mobility reshaping franchise strategies, the next generation of talent carries added importance. The draft lottery confirmed an order that brings both an opportunity to plan and intrigue. The Dallas Wings earned the first pick for […]

When the 2025-26 NBA season began, all attention in the Eastern Conference was solely cast on the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks as the only real contenders, simply forgetting about what JB Bickerstaff, Cade Cunningham, and the Detroit Pistons achieved. Well, Cunningham is quickly reminding everyone who the Pistons are, and he’s now drawing […]

Week 12 gave us a wild Sunday in the NFL, with the playoff picture shifting in both conferences. The Ravens moved into the AFC North lead, Matthew Stafford and the Rams took over pole position for the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and Drake Maye and the Patriots also took the top spot in […]

As multiple teams had easier opponents this week in preparation for rivalry week in Week 14, there is not a lot of movement in the Top 25 Power Rankings. Still, some Top 25 teams took another mark in the loss column and have dropped due to that. With those losses, there have been some small […]

Perhaps Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni wants to move on from the meltdown, but the fans aren’t ready. And here is the Eagles’ panic meter after the latest offensive collapse against the Cowboys. The Eagles completely blew a 21-0 lead on the road against the Cowboys. They lost 24-21 and wasted a chance to […]

The Indianapolis Colts have to gauge the panic meter after their collapse against the Chiefs, even though the team got a key defensive player back on the field for the game. But here are the Colts most to blame for the late-game meltdown against the Chiefs. Two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes threw for a season-high 352 […]

It’s not rocket science to see that Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens has made a big difference. And Dak Prescott wants him to stick around. Furthermore, the result of the Pickens trade could eventually bring the 2026 Super Bowl to the Cowboys and end Mike Tomlin’s coaching tenure with the Steelers. Pickens shredded the Eagles’ […]

The Los Angeles Clippers find themselves at a critical juncture early in the 2025-26 NBA season. Expectations for a championship-caliber campaign have already fallen short, with the team struggling to find offensive consistency and cohesion around its stars, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. As whispers of trades swirl across the league, one name has emerged […]

Without LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers were rolling, with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves putting up historic numbers. Now that James is back, the Lakers are in an even better position to contend in the Western Conference, and they have moved into a season-high position in the NBA power rankings. After missing the first […]

It was a week of overtime games and comeback showings in Week 12, making for quite the exciting week of football. It was also a low-scoring week, as only three teams in the early-and-late afternoon slates scored 30-plus points. Even so, ClutchPoints’ Week 13 NFL Power Rankings does have a few changes, even if the […]

There are bad losses and painful losses. And then there are the kinds of losses that leave a deep bruise on a team’s identity. What happened to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12 falls squarely in that last category. Up 21-0 with complete command at AT&T Stadium, the Eagles appeared ready to deliver a statement […]

Donovan Mitchell lived up to his reputation once more on Sunday, as he willed the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers to cap a six-game homestand at Rocket Arena to spoil Kawhi Leonard’s return game. Whether it was getting downhill, hitting his usual left-drifting threes off the dribble, or dazzling […]

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the only player in NFL history with 75-plus receiving yards in each of his team’s first 11 games of the season. The receiver is having a historic year for the Seattle Seahawks, as he has already broken the franchise’s single-season receiving record. The Ohio State product has shown no signs of slowing […]

The Minnesota Vikings entered the 2025 season believing they were ready to build around a young franchise quarterback. Instead, they’ve found themselves staring at one of the most difficult questions an NFL team can face. What happens when the upstart QB you invested in looks completely overwhelmed? JJ McCarthy’s rocky first season as an NFL […]

The Baltimore Ravens are winning but winning ugly. They will head into Week 13 with a 6-5 record and a five-game winning streak. Still, they sit atop the AFC North and continue to lean on one of the NFL’s stingiest defenses. Yet beneath the surface, concern is growing. The Ravens’ offense has sputtered through consecutive […]

The Chicago Bears have become one of the NFL’s most surprising and polarizing teams in 2025. Written off after an 0-2 start, they have since ripped off eight wins in their last nine games. Chicago has featured a resilient defense, clutch offense, and the steady hand of first-year head coach Ben Johnson. Now sitting at […]

For 45 minutes, the Indianapolis Colts looked like a polished AFC contender. They were balanced, composed, and in total control. Football games, though, last 60 minutes. In Week 12, the Colts discovered just how brutal those final moments can be. After holding an 11-point fourth-quarter lead, Indianapolis melted down in staggering fashion. They ultimately lost, […]

Get the Three Six Mafia mix ready. Something worth sampling is finally brewing on Beale Street, even as the Memphis Grizzlies navigate some early-season absences. After stumbling to a 4-11 record, Tuomas Iisalo has strung together back-to-back victories while developing something that can’t be drawn up on a whiteboard: attitude. Not recklessness. Not immaturity. Just […]

The USC football team dropped a pivotal Big Ten conference game to Oregon on Saturday. USC got thumped by the Ducks, losing 42-27. The loss gives USC three losses on the season, and essentially ends the Trojans’ hopes at making the College Football Playoff. USC had a major opportunity to go into Eugene and steal […]

Week 13 is in the rearview in college football, and the College Football Playoff picture is clearer than ever. Just one weekend remains in the regular season with the top 10 all setting their eyes on the postseason. Saturday was uneventful in terms of upsets, but there were still plenty of results that could cause […]

In the wake of Chris Paul’s retirement announcement from the LA Clippers, Jason Kidd offered a heartfelt tribute to one of basketball’s most cerebral floor generals. Speaking with ClutchPoints just hours before the Dallas Mavericks got dealt a low blow by Ja Morant’s trash-talking Memphis Grizzlies, Kidd’s reflections underscore what the NBA loses when one […]

For the seventh time in his 12-year NFL career, Brandin Cooks will be playing for a new team, having officially cleared waivers after being released by the team that drafted him and re-signed during the offseason, the New Orleans Saints. One of the premier players in the 2014 NFL Draft class, Cooks has long been […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been the dominant team in college football throughout 2025. It started when they reeled off four consecutive victories in the College Football Playoff and culminated that run with a 37-23 triumph over Notre Dame in the national championship game. The Buckeyes and head coach Ryan Day were celebrated for that […]

The world of athlete endorsements has shifted from simple logo placements to sprawling business partnerships that redefine what it means to be a global superstar. Look at the deals struck by LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, and Derrick Rose. These agreements are no longer just contracts. They are economic ecosystems, […]

SAN FRANCISCO– The Golden State Warriors felt good coming back home to the Bay after surviving an arduous six-game road trip, especially with five straight home games and far more rest in between games than they’ve had all season. But the flow they found in San Antonio, the good vibes and effort they rediscovered on […]

Week 11 of the 2025 fantasy football season was a minefield. Playoff pushes are heating up, and nothing tilts managers harder than watching their most reliable stars fall flat in the most important stretch of the year. For a wide array of reasons, several big-name players left fantasy football lineups hanging with disappointing outputs. As […]

The Washington Wizards’ 129-106 home loss to the 1-11 Brooklyn Nets on Sunday made the entire organization step back and evaluate what it needs to do to be more competitive. Two days later, general manager Will Dawkins revealed a change it’ll make in the near future, via “Sports Junkies” on 106.7 The Fan. “I will […]