The NFL will open the season on a Wednesday night for the second time ever, with the defending champion Seattle Seahawks set to host the first game of the 2026 season. The NFL announced on Wednesday that the Seahawks will play the traditional opener as Super Bowl champions on Sept. 9, a day earlier than…
The tush push will live on for at least another season. Following another year of debate over the legality of the tush push, a proposal on whether to ban the play will not be voted on at the NFL’s league meetings in Arizona next week. However, the competition committee will push forward five other proposed…
With the 2026 NFL Draft just under a month away, how have the early wave of free agency and the onslaught of pro days impacted where the top prospects could land? Given the latest developments around the league, here’s my first-round (no-trade) mock draft. 1. Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana This has long…
Brackets set the stage for March Madness, but the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is defined by its superstars. This year’s Sweet 16 is overflowing with star power. Three of the five AP first-team All-Americans — Duke’s Cameron Boozer, Arkansas’ Darius Acuff Jr. and Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg — are still alive, alongside a wave of future…
Up-and-coming youngsters, players reaching their potential, or on-the-cusp stars who are about to hit their stride. Who is poised to make some headlines in MLB this season? Our picks for one breakout player for all 30 teams. JUMP TO: AL East | AL Central | AL West | NL East | NL Central | NL West…
The opening weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament started and ended with a thud for the Big Ten. In an instant, No. 8 Ohio State lost to No. 9 TCU in the very first game that tipped on Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t much later when No. 5 Wisconsin got upended by No. 12 High…
The warning comes from about every coach, every player each March — heck, in any sport as the stakes are raised as the games carry more gravitas — don’t look too far ahead. Worry about the next practice, the next game, not what could happen down the road. Then there’s Dan Hurley. The two-time national…
The NFL Draft is a month away, and pro days can yield the kind of ridiculous numbers that build intrigue around outside-the-box prospects you might have never heard of before. That’s the case with UTSA kicker Jaffer Murphy, a former college soccer player who turned heads at the Roadrunners’ pro day last week when he…
That’s a wrap for Hubert Davis at his alma mater. Davis will not return to the North Carolina Tar Heels next season. After five seasons as the Tar Heels head coach, Davis reportedly informed his team of his departure on Tuesday night. His departure comes in the wake of No. 6-seeded North Carolina’s overtime loss…
TAMPA BAY — For well over a decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their fans have always known that any season, good or bad, started with a foundation of two iconic players in receiver Mike Evans and linebacker Lavonte David. The pain of Evans leaving in free agency to sign with the San Francisco 49ers…
