The NFL Hall of Fame is one of the most exclusive clubs in sports, and every NFL player aspires to get a chance to be included there. There are 16 first-time nominees for the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2025, led by two-time Super Bowl champion and former New York Giants’ quarterback, Eli Manning. Former Defensive Players of the Year, Luke Kuechly and Terrell Suggs, along with kicker Adam Vi...

Adrian Wojnarowski has been the preeminent figure in breaking NBA news for ESPN since leaving Yahoo in July 2017. Wojnarowski dropped one final “Woj Bomb” on ESPN on September 18 when he announced he was leaving to take the general-manager job at his former university, St. Bonaventure’s. There are various reporters who could fill Wojnarowski’s role at ESPN, including The Athletic’s Shams C...

UEFA changed the format for the Champions League and other competitions, adding two games to the new “league phase”. Players are criticizing UEFA for adding more fixtures to the calendar, in play for both club and country. Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri claims players are close to calling for a strike. If you’re playing soccer at the highest level, you’re playing more games...

Star receiver Ja’Marr Chase and the Cincinnati Bengals are embroiled in a contract dispute. Chase has also told the Bengals that he doesn’t plan to negotiate during the regular season. Chase recently took out a $50 million insurance policy on himself in case of injury. Ja’Marr Chase is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, and has been since he was drafted with the fifth pick of t...

Laura Loomer has emerged as a potentially important figure for the Republican Party, and she has been banned from social media platforms for hate speech many times. Loomer has also pushed the theory that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Ohio, and many Republicans are pushing Trump to distance himself from her. There are various betting markets surrounding the Trump/Loomer relationship...

Stealing signs has been going on in baseball forever, peaking with the Houston Astros’ scandal in 2017 and 2018. However, players don’t help the opposition by giving them the pitches that are coming. That happened to Derek Bender, the Minnesota Twins’ minor-league catcher who has been released for telling hitters what pitches were coming up next. While it is frowned upon, teams and pla...

Wynn Resorts had been accused by the Justice Department of allowing gamblers to use unauthorized money transfer systems to receive funds. This was done by foreign gamblers to bypass United States laws for transferring money. Wynn has agreed to pay $130 million to avoid going to court, which is the largest forfeiture amount ever for a casino. Wynn Resorts intended to have an exciting 20...

The NFL has had legal troubles with their players throughout the league’s history, and it continues heading into the 2024 season. Tyreek Hill was arrested as he was driving to Miami’s first game against Jacksonville on Sunday. Cleveland’s DeShaun Watson has had another lawsuit levied against him. NFL players have been under the microscope for years, due to many legal issues off the fie...

Bill Belichick is arguably the greatest head coach in NFL history, as he won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. Belichick and the Patriots parted ways following the 2023 season, and now Belichick is working in media for the 2024 campaign. Reports have surfaced that Belichick would like to get back on the sidelines next season. Bill Belichick will go down in NFL history as o...

Alex Morgan has been a stalwart on the United States women’s national team since 2010. Morgan has scored 123 goals in 224 appearances for the USWNT. Morgan recently announced she is pregnant with her second child, and she’ll play her final professional game on September 8 with San Diego Wave FC. The United States women’s national team has been at, or near, the top of international wome...

Damar Hamlin is a safety for the Buffalo Bills, and the sixth-round pick was drafted in 2021 by the Bills after playing at Pittsburgh in college. The NFL world was mortified after Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field against Cincinnati in January 2023. Hamlin was cleared for a return to football in 2023, and will make his first start for the Bills in their NFL Week 1 opener agains...

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever has been the recipient of some physical plays this season in the WNBA. A tweet revealed that she had been flagrantly fouled five times this season, which is 17% of the league’s flagrant-foul total. Four of those fouls have been by the Chicago Sky. However, a more in-depth look by the Sporting News shows that it might not be targeting, for the most part. ...

Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers have been locked in a contract dispute the entire offseason. As of Wednesday, August 28, Aiyuk had not participated in any practices with the 49ers. On Thursday, August 29, the two sides agreed on a four-year contract worth $120 million, including $76 million in guaranteed money, for the wide receiver. It has been a testy situation between wide...

Contracts for NFL wide receivers have dramatically increased, particularly in 2024 as a number of top wideouts got new, lucrative deals. San Francisco’s Brandon Aiyuk and Cincinnati’s JaMarr Chase have been at their team facilities, but are not practicing as they want new contracts. Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson, Dallas’ CeeDee Lamb, and Philadelphia’s A.J. Brown led the way for new wide-re...

Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce is busy this week, with Week 1 of the NFL season just over a week away. Kelce and his brother, Jason, just signed a deal for their podcast, “New Heights”, with Amazon’s Wondery that is worth over $100 million. Kelce then bought a stake in a racehorse named Swift Delivery with the Zoldan family, who also had a stake in 2011 Kentucky Derby winner An...

Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals are huge in college sports right now, allowing athletes to get paid while they’re in school. While Nike’s Jordan Brand already has NIL athletes, USC’s Zachariah and Zion Branch are the first college football players for the brand. The Branch brothers have to wear Nike-brand apparel on the field, but Jordan Brand off the field. The world of college ...