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When the puck drops on opening night of the NHL season, every fan base has hope. Some of that hope is irrational, but it’s there nonetheless because everyone can talk themselves into their team coming out of nowhere to go on a special run. Having said that, it’s time to confirm some of those prior […]

Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys defense has gone through a tumultuous last couple weeks, getting gashed on the ground in home losses against the New Orleans Saints (44-19) and the Baltimore Ravens (28-25). Now, the heartbeat of their defense, three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons, is banged up. He departed the Cowboys’ “Thursday Night Football” […]

Heading into the weekend, more Americans are getting consistent playing time for squads around the world. Folarin Balogun has ended his goaless drought, but he’ll have some work to do to catch the in form Christian Pulisic. While there may not be the most exciting slate of matches this weekend, here are the Americans to […]

The 2024-25 Arkansas basketball roster will be like a John Calipari basketball family reunion occurring in a location that few could have previously fathomed. After 15 years leading Kentucky, Calipari is setting up shop in Bud Walton Arena for what should be a fascinating cap to a Hall of Fame career. Coming with him from […]

October is only a few days away, meaning that Major League Baseball’s postseason is nearing its arrival. With the exception of the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, who will play a doubleheader on Monday after having their plans disrupted by Hurricane Helene, every club will wrap up their regular season schedule on Sunday. […]

UFC Fight Night takes over Accor Arena in Paris on Saturday with a dynamite lightweight main event. Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint Denis are two of the division’s more reliable finishers, and they look to make a play for the official UFC top 10 on Saturday. Moicano (19-5-1) has been a UFC fighter for 10 […]

USATSI When the NFL’s 32 owners get together for the league’s fall meeting next month, one of the biggest items on the docket will be handing out the hosting duties for Super Bowl LXII, and if all goes as planned, the big game will be heading to a familiar city.  According to the Sports Business Journal, […]

Coach of the Year is among the NBA’s more narratively-driven awards. Consider the following: the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Sacramento Kings were nearly identical in almost every respect. The 2022-23 version won two more games and had a net rating 0.8 points higher, but it also dealt with a few more injuries after having an unusually […]

After last week’s main event, it’s now time for the junior varsity dustup between North London and Manchester. Arsenal’s 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium had everything you would want from a clash of champions: high quality football, overwrought drama, enough incidents to have tided the punditocracy through even the most tepid of international breaks. […]

However highly you think of Duke freshman Cooper Flagg as a prospect and player – I advise you to just recalibrate in your head that you’re probably two or three notches too low. Flagg, the No. 1 player in the 247Sports Class of 2024 recruiting rankings and the No. 1-ranked prospect in our initial 2025 […]