With National Signing Day here and rosters beginning to take shape for spring, we thought we’d update everyone on some of the outgoing players this offseason. Michigan football saw 10 players on the 2022 roster depart via the transfer portal, which saw the latest flurry of activity end on Jan. 18. Players will have another … Read more
Iowa State’s Will McDonald IV will let you know who he is up front. You see the short dreads, tied up above his face today for the Senior Bowl media breakfast in the Mobile convention center. You see his hoodie depicting his favorite anime character, Killua Zoldyck from Hunter X Hunter. He also has a … Read more
For college quarterbacks, transferring is now standard operating procedure. If you’re not playing, you’re leaving. If you are playing and one thing goes wrong, like a season-ending injury or a coaching change, you’re probably leaving. The Athletic studied the careers of the top 50 high school quarterbacks who signed with FBS programs in the recruiting … Read more
With prospects in the Senior Bowl, there’s never any questions about facing less than top competition. The all-star event provides an awesome opportunity for prospects to showcase their skills against the best senior talent entering the NFL Draft. Without fail, every year, a handful of players rise boards while others see their stock drop due … Read more
1) Have fun2) Listen and learn3) Remain fluid Just as much as I espouse and advise my three rules for all pursuits of engagement in our corner of the universe, I also work by them. When we cracked open 2023 at Kapalua, the old FANTASY badging had been replaced by GOLFBET or Golfbet, depending on … Read more
The NBA trade market continues to hum along quietly, with little chatter of substantive deals gaining actual development. There are frameworks being passed around front offices and role players being made available, but this transaction landscape ahead of the Feb. 9 buzzer is desperately lacking significant talent on the block, in the eyes of lead … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – The MVP potential is easy to see now that Jalen Hurts has led the Eagles to the Super Bowl, where they’ll face another elite quarterback in the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes. Both are MVP finalists, but that was hardly the expectation for Hurts when the Eagles and Chiefs last met, on Oct. … Read more
The 2023 recruiting cycle is behind us – with the exception of No. 1 ranked tight end Duce Robinson who elected not to put pen to paper or even commit during Wednesday’s National Signing Day – allowing us to turn our attention to a 2024 class that’s already off and running. Let’s get up to … Read more
In the fight game, you can never be 100 percent sure, but Fedor Emelianenko—arguably the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time—says that this weekend’s clash against Ryan Bader will be his last. He said something similar back in 2012 after he polished off Pedro Rizzo, but that retirement ended up being nothing more than a … Read more
The college all-star games are under way, which means it’s officially draft season. You know what comes with draft season: mock drafts. Here’s a brand spanking new one for you beautiful readers that will lead to some healthy debate with no name-calling. Let’s be real, none of us have a crystal ball. Just trying to … Read more