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This may be the start of a new college football season, but for at least one series, it was the same old Rutgers. The oft-maligned Scarlet Knights were forced into a punt on 4th and goal during their season opener against Boston College. The series …
The New York Yankees’ decision to trade Jordan Montgomery at the deadline has worked out nicely for Montgomery, and the pitcher rubbed some salt in the wound on Friday. The Yankees surprised many by trading Montgomery to the St. Louis Cardinals …
The New York Knicks fell short in their bid to acquire Donovan Mitchell via trade, despite being heavily linked to the star guard all offseason. That outcome apparently has not gone down well even within the organization. The Knicks are …
The Cleveland Guardians will be without starting pitcher Zach Plesac for the foreseeable future after he hurt himself punching the ground in frustration during his last start. The Guardians placed Plesac on the IL Friday with what the team called a …
The Detroit Tigers added Austin Meadows during the offseason to try to add some punch to their lineup, but the trade has not worked out as planned. On Friday, Meadows gave some insight into what has been behind his struggles in 2022. Meadows posted a …
Rob Gronkowski’s longtime agent Drew Rosenhaus still has what he calls a “gut feeling” about the tight end’s potential NFL return. In an interview with Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press, Rosenhaus doubled down on his opinion …
The College Football Playoff Board of Managers made a major decision Friday that paves the way for future expansion. The Board of Managers on Friday voted to approve expanding to a 12-team playoff. The shift to 12 teams will not be immediate, and is …
Former Florida coach Dan Mullen is trying his hand at analyst work in 2022, and he seems to believe that bolder is better in that department. Mullen joined ESPN as a college football analyst following his exit from Florida, and as part of his new …
The Minnesota Vikings parted ways with head coach Mike Zimmer at the end of the 2021 season, which seems to have come as a relief to the bulk of the organization. In fact, things were so bad that even one of Zimmer’s assistant coaches was …
ESPN had Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi mic’d up on the field prior to Thursday’s season opener against West Virginia, and it was a great decision on their part. Narduzzi dropped some classic one-liners about pretty much everything, …
ESPN has officially confirmed the return of the “ManningCast,” complete with a reveal of the telecast schedule for the 2022 season. Just like in 2021, Peyton and Eli Manning will conduct a simulcast of ten “Monday Night …
Russell Wilson has yet to play a regular season game for the Denver Broncos following his offseason trade, but he is clearly comfortable enough with the franchise to commit long-term. Wilson signed a new five-year, $265 million contract extension …
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antonio Hamilton will miss the first four games of the 2022 season due to a strange cooking accident. Hamilton, a reserve cornerback, was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list Thursday, with what NFL …
The New York Knicks’ pursuit of Donovan Mitchell was ultimately unsuccessful, but they remain masters at comedic timing, if nothing else. The Knicks’ summer-long pursuit of Mitchell officially ended in failure Thursday, as the Utah Jazz …
Donovan Mitchell is on the move to a very surprising destination. The Utah Jazz have traded Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, as first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Shams Charania of The Athletic shared the full deal, which sees three …
The Los Angeles Dodgers were hopeful of a brief IL stint for starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin. Based on the update provided Thursday, however, that outcome looks increasingly unlikely. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that the forearm soreness …
