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Through the first six weeks of the 2024 season, Detroit Lions Pro Bowl edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson appeared poised to run away with the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award. He led the league in sacks (7.5), quarterback hits (17) and quarterback pressures (45) through the first four weeks.  Then he suffered season-ending leg […]

Chet Holmgren reportedly re-signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday on a five-year deal worth potentially as much as $250 million. It’s a huge number, of course, one that will set Holmgren and his family up for life. And yet, earlier this week, his draft-mate, Paolo Banchero, inked a similar extension, but one that […]

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will make the third Wimbledon semifinal appearance of her career when she faces American Amanda Anisimova on Thursday morning. Sabalenka survived a scare against Laura Siegemund in the quarterfinals, rallying from a set down and erasing multiple deficits in the final set. She has now reached at least the semifinals […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – It is incredibly easy to build hype around a clash between the last two winners of the UEFA Champions League, to the point that the ancillary parts of the experience, like a roaring crowd and an excessive amount of fireworks for a weekday afternoon, are almost proof of prestige. The fanfare […]

The All-Star break is in a few days and one of the few remaining decisions to be made for the 2025 Midsummer Classic is the naming of the starting pitchers. Over on the American League side, it should be incredibly easy with Tigers ace and reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal getting the ball.  […]

The Indiana Pacers never saw it coming. That’s how coach Rick Carlisle and team president Kevin Pritchard explained the free agency departure of Myles Turner to the Milwaukee Bucks coming off the franchise’s NBA Finals appearance. Turner’s four-year, $107 million deal means Milwaukee now has a featured option to pair with Giannis Antetokounmpo while the Pacers […]

Happy midweek, everyone! John Breech is taking the day to process our wild trade idea involving the Bengals (more on that below), so today’s Pick Six newsletter is brought to you by Cody Benjamin, with tidbits on all the latest from around the NFL. Be sure to subscribe right here, to ensure you never miss […]

The Philadelphia Union will host the New York Red Bulls in a 2025 U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal clash on Wednesday on Paramount+. These familiar foes sit third and seventh in the MLS Eastern Conference standings, and are facing each other for the first time this year in any competition. Philadelphia is returning home after tallying […]

The 2026 NBA Draft is just over 11 months away, but it’s never too early to project potential risers in the class. While the 2025 draft featured some blue-chip talent — including No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg — the overall depth was lacking after many prospects returned to school for the 2025-26 college season. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers (52-40) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-37) in an NL showdown on Wednesday. Milwaukee has won three straight games and is eyeing the sweep over Los Angeles. Last night, the Brewers defeated the Dodgers 3-1. Los Angeles has now lost five consecutive games and is on the verge of getting swept for […]