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Sometimes, it doesn’t take long for a first-time head coach to find success quickly. A few years ago, Shawn Poppie took Chattanooga to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in his first two seasons on the job. As the interim coach at Florida Gulf Coast last season, Chelsea Lyles didn’t miss a beat after Karl Smesko left for […]

After opening up their season with a win over the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers improved to 2-0 on the young season with another win over a 2024 playoff team, knocking off the Washington Commanders 27-18 on Thursday Night Football. Jordan Love threw a pair of touchdowns on the night, completing 19-of-31 passes for […]

A lot of teams across women’s college volleyball had very good weeks. North Carolina, for example, remains undefeated and notched a signature win by sweeping Florida. But perhaps no team had a better recent stretch of performances than Texas, who bested a pair of top 10 teams in Stanford and Louisville. A state-record crowd of […]

The New York Knicks’ bench didn’t get much work last season under head coach Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks’ starters played by far the most minutes out of any team, with Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and OG Anunoby each finishing in the top-6 of the league in minutes per game. It got so bad at one […]

It’s time for the dreaded All-WNBA Team. It’s not dreaded for the players selected (it’s an incredible honor), but it’s dreaded for me, a first-time media voter who struggled endlessly to select just 10 WNBA players for an honor meant to capture all-around impact (offensive, defensive, team success, etc). Before I share my explanations and […]

The Green Bay Packers dominated the Washington Commanders on Thursday night, as their defense swarmed Jayden Daniels and company. Unfortunately for the Packers, their top receiver, Jayden Reed, suffered a fractured collarbone and will be out around 6-8 weeks. The hope is that it’s a 6-8 week injury for Jayden Reed, which would bring him […]

Green Bay was one of those teams who were getting hyped to the moon before they traded for Micah Parsons. An 11-6 season a year ago, paired with smart upgrades on offense, and an NFC North with all their rivals rebuilding or retooling, the Packers seemed poised to make noise in 2025. It was acceptable […]

It is officially football season. You knew that already. You see, I respect you as an audience member. I am a firm believer that doing so leads to the best relationship between creators and consumers. I appreciate when others share this sentiment. Chief among these people is Scott Hanson. Football fans know Scott from a […]

In Week 2 of 2025 the Carolina Panthers face the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale. Each week we’re diving into the NFL history books to highlight a unique or weird game when this same matchup happened in the past. October 14, 2007 — One of the funniest things in the last 20 years of the NFL […]

Tiana Mangakahia, who was known for her precise passing and incredible playmaking abilities while starring for Syracuse’s women’s basketball team, died on Thursday at the age of 30 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Her death was announced in a post on her Instagram account and also confirmed by Syracuse athletics. The post on her […]

Ola Aina has been ruled out until December after sustaining a hamstring injury. The defender was forced off in the 10th minute during Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier against South Africa, with the poor state of the Free State Stadium pitch believed to have contributed to the setback. Injuries have been a recurring challenge for Aina, […]

Paul Onuachu has a new teammate at Trabzonspor in Cameroon international Andre Onana. The Turkish club has completed the signing of Onana on a season-long loan until the end of the campaign. Trabzonspor is set to pay the goalkeeper’s full salary of £6 million and also give him a signing bonus. Paul Onuachu during the […]