FIU beat Toledo in an absolutely delightful Bahamas Bowl
Extremely weird sponsor? Yeah. Football on TV on a Friday afternoon? Yeah. A dramatic game? Yeah. Unsurprisingly, Florida International has won a football game played outside the United States. Butch...
View ArticleAnthony Davis trade rumors, explained
Davis’ free agency is in 2020, and he said he loves New Orleans. But the trade rumors will never go away. Here’s why.Shortly after LeBron James made his sales pitch for Anthony Davis to join him in Los...
View ArticleThe Dodgers better have a plan beyond dumping salary
Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, and Alex Wood sent to Reds in 7-player, salary-clearing dealFor the second year in a row, the Dodgers have made a Christmastime trade that was more financially motivated than...
View ArticleThe Reds think they’re contending, and the Dodgers are scooping up prospects
This is a trade that needs two more months before we can evaluate it.The Dodgers traded Yasiel Puig, Alex Wood, Matt Kemp, Kyle Farmer, and $7 million to the Reds for Homer Bailey, Josiah Gray, and...
View ArticleAn updated look at the 2019 NFL Draft order
Here’s an updated look at where teams are picking in the first round of next April’s draft.The 2018 NFL season is paring down its playoff teams, and for a handful of hopeful contenders that means a...
View ArticleWhich AFC team will grab the last wild card berth?
Last year, the last spot in the AFC came down to one play. The stage is set for a dramatic finish to the season again in 2018.The Chiefs and Chargers are the only two teams in the AFC that are...
View ArticleWhich NFL teams can clinch a playoff spot this weekend?
Six playoff berths can be claimed this weekend, and maybe one team will finally lock down a first-round bye ... maybe.Are you gathering with your friends and family this week to celebrate the holidays?...
View ArticleHoly hell, look at Army’s record-setting annihilation of Houston
To say the Black Knights won big would not do them justice. Army delivered a drubbing of biblical proportions to Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl on Saturday, 70-14. The Black Knights led 42-7 at...
View ArticleArizona State stuns No. 1 Kansas for second year in a row
Just five undefeated teams remain in college basketball after Saturday’s most surprising result. After escaping a number of close calls in its first 10 games, No. 1 Kansas finally tasted defeat in game...
View Article10 weird NFL playoff scenarios that could technically still happen
The Eagles repeating as NFC East champs? The Seahawks and Steelers getting left out? The Panthers making it in, without Cam Newton? Here’s how they could all happen.With just two weeks left to go in...
View ArticleHawaii faced 1ST-AND-40 after a big ruckus against Louisiana Tech
The Hawaii Bowl got rough and rowdy. Late in the first half of Saturday night’s Hawaii Bowl, the hometown Rainbow Warriors unlocked an Xbox achievement by bringing up their own FIRST-AND-40 situation:...
View ArticleJaylon Ferguson overcame reffing, scoring drama to break the sacks record
A sketchy facemask call nullified one sack, and a scoring error briefly cost him part of another. But Ferguson got the sacks he needed to break Terrell Suggs’ career record.Louisiana Tech defensive end...
View ArticleHow Drew Brees stacks up in the NFL record books
Brees surpassed Peyton Manning’s record for most career passing yards in Week 5. Now, he’s got a chance for more. Drew Brees has been a highly efficient and durable quarterback since he first entered...
View ArticleWhat happened in the 49ers vs. Bears fight?
The Bears and 49ers really got into it on Sunday, leaving three players ejected and a fourth penalized.The San Francisco 49ers don’t have much to fight for at this point in the season but that’s not...
View ArticleThe Steelers might have blown their chance at the playoffs
A bad fake punt call, a couple of questionable penalties, and a late fumble against the Saints might have doomed the Steelers.There were a few twists and turns in the Steelers’ 31-28 loss against the...
View ArticleThe Seahawks are back in the playoffs after their win over the Chiefs
It would’ve taken some bad luck and a disastrous ending to the season for Seattle to miss the playoffs. Instead, the Seahawks got the win they needed.The NFC playoff picture is starting to come to...
View ArticleThe 9 dumbest mistakes from a Grinchy Sunday in the NFL, ranked
The Lions still don’t know how to defend a Hail Mary, and the Steelers put their playoff fate in the hands of the Browns. What a wonderful, awful idea!For a few NFL teams, this week was as full of...
View ArticleFalcons punter Matt Bosher absolutely leveled a Panthers returner
He’s never been afraid to make contact, and Kenjon Barner learned that the har way.The Atlanta Falcons are out of playoff contention, but you wouldn’t know it simply from this Matt Bosher hit on a...
View ArticleOne of Clemson’s best failed a drug test, but it’s not final yet
Dexter Lawrence’s immediate future hinges on the testing of a second sample. Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence tested positive for the NCAA-banned substance ostarine, Dabo Swinney told reporters...
View ArticleBama suspends 4-star starting LG, may replace him with another
Three Tide suspensions for the Orange Bowl are for “violations of team rules and policies.”Alabama suspended three players for the Orange Bowl over team-rules violations, Nick Saban announced Monday...
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