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The New Jersey Devils missed the playoffs with a stellar roster last season. Injuries took Jack Hughes and Dougie Hamilton out of the lineup and coach Lindy Ruff lost his job. Entering 2024-25, the Devils have a new goalie in Jacob Markstrom and renewed playoff and Stanley Cup hopes. Let’s look at the projected roster […]

We all remember the old childhood playground axiom “First is the worst, second is the best,” but could #2 overall NFL draft picks like C.J. Stroud and Jayden Daniels be proving it’s actually true? (We’ll ignore “third is the one with the hairy chest” for now, no need for body-hair shaming in this particular discussion). […]

With a Baltimore Orioles Wild Card series scheduled against the Kansas City Royals, both fanbases’ blood pressures will rise as each team fights for playoff survival. Ahead of the Orioles-Royals game, we’ll be making our Orioles Wild Card predictions. The Orioles are a baseball purist’s dream, as most of their core players are homegrown. Baltimore […]

The Michigan State Spartans (3-2, 1-1 Big10) hit the road to take on the No. 6 Oregon Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big10) in a Friday night conference matchup. Below we will continue our college football odds series with a Michigan State-Oregon prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here […]

Cameron Brink’s fiancé is Ben Felter. Cameron Brink is a starting power forward for the Los Angeles Sparks who just completed her rookie season. Brink was born in Princeton, N.J., on Dec. 31, 2001. She lived in Amsterdam for three years when she was young because her parents worked with Nike, but she returned to […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hit the road to take on the Atlanta Falcons in an NFC South matchup. Below we will continue our NFL odds series with a Buccaneers-Falcons prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Thursday Night Football is exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Here are the […]

The Connecticut Sun take on the Minnesota Lynx. Check out our WNBA Playoffs odds odds series for our Sun-Lynx prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Sun Lynx. The Minnesota Lynx became the first home team to lose a WNBA playoff game in 2024. The first nine games of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs […]

The Las Vegas Aces take on the New York Liberty. Our WNBA Playoffs odds series has our Aces Liberty prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Aces Liberty. The New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces began their highly-anticipated WNBA semifinal series on Sunday, and the New York Liberty made a firm […]

The hottest basketball sneaker of the last year is finally back and Timberwolves’ franchise star Anthony Edwards will be honoring Minnesota’s roots with this next release. With his debut signature sneaker, the Adidas AE 1, soaring to astronomical heights over the last few months, Adidas will continue to update colorways and bring new looks to […]

The Brooklyn Nets were sellers in the 2024 offseason, trading away Mikal Bridges to the across-the-bridge rival New York Knicks. Entering the 2024-25 season, the Nets will be a young team, allowing their players to prove they should be a part of their core. Brooklyn will not be a contender in 2024 and likely won’t […]

2025 continues to grow as one of the more eventful Air Jordan release calendars in recent memory and we may be seeing another classic retro sneaker hit the shelves. While Michael Jordan never actually wore the Air Jordan 9 upon their release due to his absence from basketball, the shoe continues to be considered a […]

Fresh off their season as UEFA Champions League winners for a record-setting fifteenth time, Real Madrid CF will look to repeat their dominant La Liga run with star Jude Bellingham at the helm. Bellingham will also introduce yet another collaboration with sponsor Adidas as the two side join together for an upcoming Gazelle model. Check […]

The Green Bay Packers fell to 2-2 in Week 4, losing to the Minnesota Vikings 31-29. Taking a bitter loss to an NFC North rival like the Vikings, especially at Lambeau Field, is never easy. Despite the loss, the Packers showed a valiant comeback effort. Trailing 28-7 at halftime, Green Bay mounted a fourth-quarter rally, […]

Our Heisman Trophy power rankings are heating up after a slate full of intriguing Week 5 performances. Jalen Milroe helped lead Alabama to a thrilling victory over Georgia in an SEC showdown for the ages. Meanwhile, Cam Ward was instrumental in Miami’s escape–controversial official overturn and all–from what could have been a massive upset in […]

The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves are playing the final regular season game of the year on Monday, Sept. 30, because of late-season cancellations due to Hurricane Helene. The final 162nd game across the league will decide the postseason fate of those two teams, as well as the Arizona Diamondbacks. The rest of the […]

Dallas Mavericks’ guard Kyrie Irving has been all over the globe this offseason promoting his latest ANTA KAI 1 signature sneakers. Along with the signature model, Irving is also rolling out a lifestyle and apparel brand under ANTA, making the most of his role as Creative Director and expanding his vision through his products. Recently, […]

Around this time during the 2021 season, a looming question surrounded the Jacksonville Jaguars: who was to blame? The Jaguars were on the brink of a 0-5 start, looking worse than expected—which is saying a lot considering they had finished 1-15 just a year prior. Back then, the answer seemed simpler. Urban Meyer was in […]

The Seattle Kraken’s inaugural season in 2021-22 was as expected—solid, but not spectacular, with the team missing the playoffs. However, they turned things around in their second year, making a surprising postseason run that included a first-round upset over the Colorado Avalanche and pushing the Dallas Stars to seven games in Round Two. Seattle regressed […]

Dikembe Mutombo was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and is best known for his iconic finger wag after blocking a shot at the rim. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the NBA, starring with the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, and Houston Rockets and was […]

The New York Rangers are the defending President’s Trophy winners after putting up the league’s best regular season record. They lost to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final, falling short of the Stanley Cup again. Heading into 2024-25, the Rangers have a star-studded lineup and a great chance to make the playoffs and […]

The Colorado football program notched a blowout win over UCF on Saturday to improve to 4-1 on the season, and as is typically the case following any Buffaloes game, the story coming out of the contest was Colorado’s All-American two-way star Travis Hunter, who once again proved why he’s arguably the best player in the […]

Dikembe Mutombo’s net worth in 2024 is $75 million at the time of his death. The 7-foot-1 center was one of the most dominant defensive players in NBA history and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. Mutombo passed away at 58 in September 2024 after a battle with brain […]

It’s no secret that San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle is the best tight end in the NFL today and one of the best to ever do it, but how many fans realize he quietly has one of the most interesting sneaker collections in the league as well? Formerly calling out media members for their lack […]

The New York Jets lost 10-9 to the Denver Broncos on Sunday to move to 2-2 on the season. They set up Greg Zeurlein for a game-winning 50-yard field goal that he missed in the final minute. Despite the loss and the .500 record, Jets fans should not panic just because of this loss to […]

After starting the NFL season at 3-0, the Pittsburgh Steelers dropped their first game yesterday in falling to the Indianapolis Colts 24-27. It was a hard-fought battle with a comeback effort in the final quarter, but the Steelers came up just short of tying the game or taking the lead. Star receiver George Pickens posted […]

Week 4 in the NFL brought a plethora of close finishes and come-from-behind efforts, including the Houston Texans’ 24-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. In a game where they were trailing heading into the fourth quarter, the Texans dug deep to find the late win. Star receiver Stefon Diggs made a massive impact and continued […]

As the Los Angeles Chargers head into their Week 5 bye week, this break in action is coming at the absolute perfect time. After two-straight wins that started both the season and the Jim Harbaugh era off on the right foot, the Chargers have since been bit by the injury bug and lost a pair […]

WWE superstar Seth “Freakin” Rollins was shown during the Sunday Night Football broadcast of the Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills. He went viral in turn for his mainstream appearance. In a clip from NBC’s Sunday Night Football pre-game broadcast, Rollins was seen with Ravens fans ahead of the Bills game. They got hyped up around […]

The Baltimore Orioles enter the American League Wild Card series against the Kansas City Royals with big expectations. While the regular season was disappointing for Baltimore, they can put that behind them with a great postseason. Before the series begins, we’ll make our Orioles Wild Card bold predictions. The Orioles are in year two of […]

The Buffalo Sabres have missed the playoffs in 13 consecutive seasons entering 2024-25. They have a young roster full of potential looking to finally make the postseason. With new captain Rasmus Dahlin on defense, Tage Thompson up front, and Lindy Ruff behind the bench, the Sabres are set up for a solid regular season. We’ll […]

It’s safe to say that Minnesota Timberwolves fans are still reeling from Friday’s trade. How could they not? Karl-Anthony Towns has been a franchise cornerstone for nearly a decade. While they could ease the pain by imagining what Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo would bring, seeing their beloved stretch five in the Big Apple will […]

The Green Bay Packers nearly pulled off a miraculous comeback after trailing the Minnesota Vikings 28-0 on Sunday, but they ultimately fell 31-29, and largely due to self-inflicted errors. This was a high-profile matchup coming into this weekend’s slate of games. The Vikings were one of the surprising teams of the season so far, coming […]

Milwaukee Bucks’ All-Star guard Damian Lillard has been hard at work promoting the release of his latest signature sneaker with Adidas, the Adidas Dame 9. Already seen in a BAPE collaboration for their original release and an upcoming Bucks-themed colorway, we’ll see Lillard and Adidas join forces with the FC Bayern Munich Basketball club to […]

The Washington Capitals made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. And they did so with a shockingly bad offensive attack. In fact, they finished with the lowest goal-differential among qualifying postseason teams since 1991. Their offensive woes continued to plague the team as the postseason began. The Capitals could not run with the New York […]

Despite an incredibly active offseason, the New York Knicks might not be done dealing yet. Mitchell Robinso shared some cryptic social media posts since the Knicks’ blockbuster trade that sent Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns was first announced. He, like many other Knicks fans, is clearly processing the […]

The New York Mets hit the road for the final day of the regular season to take on the Atlanta Braves. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Braves prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. This game has a lot of playoff implications. Monday […]

The New York Jets lost their Week 4 matchup against the Denver Broncos 10-9. While the defense was stellar again, the Jets could not score on the slick MetLife Stadium turf. Aaron Rodgers and the offense did not hit the end zone for the first time this season. Breece Hall was not his dynamic self […]

The Minnesota Wild missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. It was a disappointing result for a team that entered the year with playoff ambition. Players such as Filip Gustavsson underperformed throughout the season. And a rough start to the campaign led to the firing of head coach Dean Evason. In saying this, the Wild […]

The Jordan Tatum 3 is the newest sneaker in the signature line of Boston Celtics’ All-Star Jayson Tatum. After recording one of the NBA’s best collective Regular Seasons of all time, Jayson Tatum has been advancing his brand off the court and using his global reach to promote his newest upcoming model. Adding to their […]