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Perhaps the key takeaway Thursday from the NFL’s Football Operations and Player Health and Safety media briefing to reporters who cover the league was that many of its staffers have returned to work at their…

Jaxson Dart gave the New York Giants and their fans a scare on Thursday night in the team’s final preseason game. After earning the start for ‘Big Blue,’ the rookie out of Ole Miss had…

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For the first time in nearly two years, the New York Giants and New England Patriots will face off in an NFL game. It may be a preseason matchup but there’s a lot for both…

AI-assisted summary Each SEC team will be required to play a ‘high-quality’ non-conference opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, or Notre Dame. Some schools, like Mississippi and Auburn, will need to quickly adjust…

The SEC will play a nine-game schedule beginning in 2026, the league announced on Thursday, bringing the conference in line with the Big Ten as the two heavyweights battle for Bowl Subdivision supremacy. The long-debated,…

AI-assisted summary Being a first-round pick doesn’t seem to convey the job security it once did, even for quarterbacks. WR Quentin Johnston isn’t the only first-rounder on the Chargers who needs to step it up…

Some of the biggest names in the WNBA have been sidelined indefinitely with various injuries as teams enter the final stretch of the season, but that hasn’t stopped basketball fans across the nation from showing…

AI-assisted summary A new Netflix docuseries, ‘America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,’ explores the Dallas Cowboys’ sustained popularity despite a lack of recent championships. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones attributes the team’s value and popularity…

The 2025 Little League World Series has just two teams left standing in the International bracket, as Aruba held off Venezuela for a 3-1 win at Howard J. Lamade Stadium on Thursday. Aruba escaped one…