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The NBA, like other sports leagues, is filled with what-ifs. With so many factors at play, some changes in the variables had the power to change the course of history. While it’s great to appreciate what has happened, the offseason is a great chance to reflect and to ponder on alternate scenarios and the ripples […]

The AFC West has been the Kansas City Cheifs’ division to lose for the entirety of Patrick Mahomes’ career. However, the first two weeks of the NFL season would suggest that their dominance is over. There is plenty of time for Kansas City to overcome their early struggles. Even if they do, the Los Angeles […]

Luka Doncic has been a superstar right from his first year in the NBA. Since his arrival at the Dallas Mavericks as the third overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, he has gone from strength to strength, with his cumulative averages of 28.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 8.2 assists over seven seasons, confirming what […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off a tough loss and the revelation of an injury to their top receiver. Also, the numbers show a big problem with the connection between Brian Thomas Jr. and Trevor Lawrence. But who is the Jaguars’ biggest headache between those players? This isn’t a two-game revelation. Mac Jones started the […]

The Dolphins and Bills are two very different teams heading into their matchup on Thursday Night Football. Buffalo is on top of the world after getting off to a 2-0 start to the season. Meanwhile, Miami is on the brink of chaos after a dreadful 0-2 start to the year. As such, this game has […]

Three games into the 2025 college football season, Colorado is largely underwhelming ahead of a Week 4 home matchup with Wyoming. Deion Sanders has his team preparing for the contest with a 1-2 record, the worst start of his tenure. Ahead of the Colorado-Wyoming Week 4 college football matchup, we will be making our predictions. […]

The Washington Commanders have been hit hard by the injury bug, and maybe Jayden Daniels isn’t built for the long haul. But the Commanders took serious offseason chances for the 2025 season, and their roster blunders threaten to crush their Super Bowl dreams. Let’s tackle the obvious. The Commanders made it to the NFC Championship […]

We’ve got the NFL Week 3 Results according to Madden 26 to see who the game thinks will win this weekend. Last week, Madden 26 went 12-4 in its predictions Overall, the game is now 21-11 in predicting NFL Games since Week 1 of the season. Can it improve those numbers in Week 3? Let’s […]

The Fantasy Football season is just two weeks old, but if you have not won yet, it may be time to panic. Our fantasy football quarterback rankings for Week 3 are here after a dominant week for offense in Week 2. Did a disappointing week from Josh Allen knock him out of the top spot? […]

Former conference rivals face off in Week 4 as Oregon State visits Autzen Stadium to face cross-state rival Oregon.  The Ducks’ head coach, Dan Lanning, has been clear: he wants this rivalry to continue. This will be the 129th meeting between the two schools, as Oregon leads the series 69-49-10. While the Ducks come in […]

Relax, and don’t worry about your star fantasy football players coming off a down week. Although it can be disturbing when standout players say they don’t care about stats. Come on. But it’s time to look at the defensive side of fantasy football, and here are the rankings for Week 3 of the 2025 season. […]

A number of top quarterbacks suffered injuries during Week 2, and that will have direct implications for Week 3 fantasy football rankings at the receiver position. After all, receivers need quarterbacks to deliver the ball to them. Joe Burrow will be out for the foreseeable future; JJ McCarthy has already been ruled out for Week […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have found themselves in a fascinating, almost paradoxical position heading into the 2025-26 NBA season. On one hand, they are still building around their young core of Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Donovan Clingan, and 2025 lottery pick Yang Hansen. On the other hand, the franchise has unexpectedly doubled down on its […]

The Houston Rockets are no longer the rebuilding side that once banked on lottery luck and youth development. Their blockbuster acquisition of Kevin Durant signaled a dramatic shift: this team wants to win now. Surrounding Durant with Alperen Şengün’s unique skill set, Jabari Smith Jr.’s developing two-way presence, and the stabilizing veteran hand of Fred […]

The Memphis Grizzlies enter the 2025-26 NBA season at a crossroads. After two years defined by injuries, suspensions, and roster turbulence, this year feels like a genuine reset. Ja Morant is back at the helm, Jaren Jackson Jr. remains the franchise cornerstone on the defensive end, and the front office has spent the offseason shoring […]

The Minnesota Vikings got some terrible injury news on Monday. Second-year quarterback JJ McCarthy will miss up to four weeks with a high ankle sprain. McCarthy missed his entire rookie season with an injury, so it is tough to see him sidelined again after only playing two games. McCarthy is not the only injured Viking, […]

Kyle Daukaus and Gerald Meerschaert are set to collide at UFC 322 on November 15, 2025, as part of a spectacular lineup returning to Madison Square Garden. This pivotal middleweight matchup adds further intrigue to a card already stacked with championship bouts and rising talent, turning UFC 322 into one of the year’s most anticipated […]

It’s happening already, as Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is opening NFL eyes. And he even stole something from Patrick Mahomes. So, is this the year that Herbert finally breaks through to elite superstardom? After two weeks of the 2025 season, there’s reason to believe he could be moving in that direction. The Chargers […]

The main event landscape for UFC Vancouver has taken a dramatic turn. Originally slated to feature the anticipated middleweight clash between Reinier de Ridder and Anthony Hernandez, the card will now be headlined by de Ridder against Brendan Allen on October 18. Hernandez was forced to withdraw due to injury, making way for Allen to […]

Two ranked Big Ten teams are set to clash in Week 4 as Illinois visits Indiana. This will be the 74th meeting between the two schools in football, and Illinois leads the series 46-25-2. Illinois won the last meeting between the two schools. The Illini defeated the Hoosiers in 2023 48-45 in overtime. The two […]

The New York Knicks enter the 2025-26 season with high expectations, and rightfully so. They are coming off back-to-back 50-win seasons. They have an arguably top-10 player in Jalen Brunson. And they just swapped a coach who many felt was holding them back with one known for more creativity. But chief among the reasons for […]

There are specific jobs in the National Hockey League that players covet. These opportunities can be the golden ticket for a player’s future, which is why everyone in the Colorado Avalanche’s 2025 training camp will be itching for the chance to be Nathan MacKinnon’s linemate. Those particular jobs aren’t plentiful in the league, with the […]

We are two full weeks into the 2025 NFL season, and with that, you are two weeks into your fantasy football season. Plenty of standout performances from key players, as well as goose eggs from highly-drafted players, has made this season tough to predict thus far, but you can turn that all around in your […]

The Los Angeles Clippers may finally have the roster they’ve been dreaming of for more than a decade. After a busy offseason where the front office aggressively doubled down on veteran talent, the Clippers now boast one of the deepest and most experienced rosters in the NBA. Bradley Beal has landed in Los Angeles, adding […]

Houston, we have a problem. The Houston Texans have started 0-2 for the first time since 2023, which was DeMeco Ryan’s first season as head coach. Houston lost to Tampa Bay 20-19 in a heartbreaking game in front of a national audience on Monday Night Football. The Texans clung to a one-score lead into the […]

September has brought an unusual air of urgency to the Golden State Warriors. While other teams across the Western Conference have rounded out their rosters and shifted their focus toward camp, the Warriors remain in limbo. The Jonathan Kuminga restricted free agency saga has dragged on for weeks, leaving the front office paralyzed. As negotiations […]

With yet another upset loss to Georgia Tech, Clemson is off to a concerning 1-2 start to the 2025 college football season. After entering the season as national championship contenders, Dabo Swinney’s team is already in danger just three weeks into the new year. After entering the season at No. 4 in the inaugural AP […]

For the Phoenix Suns, the 2025-26 season arrives not as a reset button but as a referendum on the direction of the franchise. The end of the Kevin Durant-Bradley Beal-Devin Booker experiment is now official. Durant’s trade to the Houston Rockets brought back Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and prized rookie Khaman Maluach, while Beal chose […]

The Dallas Mavericks enter the 2025-26 season with a combination of excitement and urgency. On one hand, they hold the rights to the NBA’s newest sensation, Cooper Flagg, who arrived as the No. 1 overall pick and is already being touted as a generational talent. On the other hand, the Western Conference is brutally competitive, […]

It’s a potential preview of the Big 12 title game as Texas Tech hits the road to face Utah. Texas Tech was one of the top-ranked teams in the preseason Big 12 Power Rankings, but with struggles at the top of the rankings, Texas Tech and Utah may be the top teams in the conference. […]

The Cincinnati Bengals entered 2025 with Super Bowl aspirations and one of the NFL’s most talented rosters. In a cruel twist, though, those hopes were shaken in Week 2 when star QB Joe Burrow went down with a significant injury. Now, with the the Bengals’ championship window still wide open, Cincinnati faces a choice: ride […]

The Cincinnati Bengals’ Super Bowl hopes were dealt a crushing blow in Week 2 when star quarterback Joe Burrow went down with a devastating injury. Losing him again at this stage feels like déjà vu. Yet the NFL has no sympathy for setbacks. The Bengals must act decisively if they intend to salvage their 2025 […]

The Minnesota Vikings entered Week 2 hoping to build momentum after narrowly escaping with a comeback win in their season opener. Instead, they delivered one of their most lifeless performances in recent memory. From the opening whistle to the final muffed punt, the Vikings were thoroughly outclassed by the Atlanta Falcons. What made the defeat […]

All anyone could talk about heading into the 2025 college football season was Texas quarterback Arch Manning. He was supposed to win the Heisman Trophy and lead the Longhorns to their first national title in two decades. Three games in, none of that seems tangible after a slow start. Texas is 2-1 after a 27-10 […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers entered Week 2 riding the momentum of their season-opening win. Sunday’s matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, though, brought them crashing back to earth. What looked like a competitive game for three quarters unraveled in the final stretch. Seattle outscored Pittsburgh 17-3 in the fourth quarter to walk away with a 31-17 victory. […]

Texas football is set to finish its non-conference schedule as it hosts Sam Houston. Texas is dropping in the SEC Power Rankings as they have struggled since the loss to Ohio State in Week 1. The Longhorns now have one more chance to get right before the team opens up SEC play. The Bearkats come […]

The optimism in East Rutherford lasted exactly one week. After showing flashes of life in their season opener, the New York Jets were utterly dismantled by the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. The Jets fell 30-10 at MetLife Stadium. It was a collapse that left fans frustrated, players shaken, and coaches scrambling for answers. The […]

It turned out to be a lawn-chair Sunday for Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. And the Ravens’ Derrick Henry turned in a clunker on the heels of a Week 1 gaffe. However, there’s no need to stress over the Fantasy Football bad beats from Allen, Henry, and certain others during Week 2. Allen did next […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have spent the better part of the last six seasons establishing themselves as the NFL’s standard of excellence. With three Lombardi trophies, five Super Bowl appearances, and Patrick Mahomes redefining quarterback play, the expectation in Kansas City has been simple: win. That’s what makes their current predicament so unsettling. After a […]