Ten talents signed with WWE have been released, per Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com, who reported the news on Friday evening. Here’s a look at some notes on the group. This is the second time a large wave of WWE cuts has occurred in 2026. The last one was announced shortly after WrestleMania (April 24) […]

Sean McDermott may not have been able to help get the Buffalo Bills to the Super Bowl before he was fired following the 2025 season, but he absolutely sees them getting there in the first year without him. McDermott made an appearance on the Rich Eisen show on Friday and not only spoke glowingly of […]

North Carolina G.M. Michael Lombardi resigned on Thursday, not long before a sweeping report from WRAL painted an ugly picture of the Tar Heels program. Defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, based on that report, could be next. The eventual target could be coach Bill Belichick, also in a for-cause, you’ll-get-nothing-and-like-it outcome that would wipe out the […]

NFL teams love to talk about family. Players are encouraged to trust their teammates, buy into the culture and believe they are part of something bigger than themselves. Coaches talk about brotherhood. Organizations talk about building communities. The language is designed to make a locker room feel less like a workplace and more like a […]

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs’ initial court appearance on two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend has been moved up two months and now will take place next week. Jacobs’ hearing originally was scheduled for Nov. 17. The hearing now is set for Thursday, three days before the Packers open the […]

The waiver wire was busy during the period immediately following recent roster cuts. Several claims wound up being made earlier this week, but few players drew interest from more than one team. A notable exception on that front was cornerback Darrell Luter Jr. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, Luter drew claims from the Titans, Dolphins, Cowboys […]

The college sports ecosystem welcomes the current chaos in part, because it justifies the ongoing effort to get an antitrust exemption from Congress. Which, in turn, will allow the programs to partially pick the pockets of players and/or limit their freedom to hopscotch from school to school, like coaches do. That’s the hidden benefit of […]

On Thursday, The Athletic published a lengthy and detailed report on the findings of a standards review that found the relationship between longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was “a violation of company policy” as it pertains to “The Athletic’s standards.”  Later in the day, Vrabel said he didn’t “have any reaction” […]

For 58 minutes and 20 seconds, Georgia Tech and Colorado football played in a low-scoring rock fight in Atlanta. That all changed in the final 100 seconds, which featured a frenetic finale. Colorado emerged victorious 14-13 after (a) quarterback Julian Lewis found tight end Charlie Williams with a 20-yard touchdown pass with 37 seconds left […]

Extension talks between Michael Wilson and the Cardinals have indeed produced a deal. Not long after a report from late Wednesday night indicated an agreement could be imminent, a new contract is in place. Wilson has agreed to a three-year extension, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport report. The pact is expected to be signed […]

The SEC confirmed in a statement that it will appeal the injunction allowing two former NFL players to sign with LSU. Judge William Jorden approved a preliminary injunction Thursday that prohibits the NCAA and the SEC from punishing LSU for playing Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris. The former Ole Miss players have joined coach Lane […]

When it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers, there’s a lot of attention around quarterback Aaron Rodgers this season. That’s a given. That’s just what happens when you have a four-time MVP-winning quarterback ending his career at your franchise. A lot of eyes are also on the team’s new head coach, Mike McCarthy. He’s hoping to […]

Lane Kiffin’s LSU Tigers will wear custom cleats during a season-opening matchup with Dabo Swinney and Clemson on Saturday. LSU showcased the cleats in a series of photos posted on X. Clemson also dropped new cleats for the game: The Tigers are looking to start off strong under Kiffin, who will be coaching his first […]

Giants running back Cam Skattebo revealed on the Up & Adams Show that he considered retiring after suffering a gruesome injury to his right leg last season. “Yeah, definitely,” Skattebo said when asked if he thought about walking away from the field, but acknowledged that his recovery experience was valuable in “learning about myself.” “I […]

The SEC has taken a page out of the Big 12 playbook. Displeased with unfavorable state-court rulings, the conferences turned to federal court. For the Big 12, a federal lawsuit prompted Texas Tech to abandon a plan to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who had won an injunction against an NCAA-imposed gambling suspension. For the SEC, […]

A Wednesday report revealed that there had “been movement” regarding the Arizona Cardinals and wide receiver Michael Wilson potentially signing a contract extension before the start of the 2026 regular season.  It turns out the two sides were closer to getting a deal done than some thought.  How much Cardinals gave Michael Wilson to sign […]

The first game of Robert Saleh’s second run as an NFL head coach comes against the team that gave him his first shot at the job. Saleh’s Titans will host the Jets on September 13 and that will make the first time Saleh has faced the Jets since they fired him early in the 2024 […]

Although the Texans have engaged in productive contract talks with quarterback C.J. Stroud, general manager Nick Caserio said discussions will end until 2027 if an agreement is not in place by Week 1. The belief is that Stroud will indeed play the season without a new contract, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. There are […]

The Ravens have a new head coach in Jesse Minter, and a new offensive coordinator in Declan Doyle, and quarterback Lamar Jackson says opposing defenses don’t know what’s going to hit them when the season starts. Jackson told Adam Schein that he’s excited to unleash an offense that hasn’t been seen before. “I just can’t […]

The Las Vegas Raiders finally made their starting quarterback announcement for Week 1 of the 2026 season, and it is going to be the veteran Kirk Cousins getting the call. That means rookie and No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza is starting on the bench.  It used to be quite normal for a rookie quarterback, regardless […]

If Baltimore Ravens fans weren’t ready for the 2026 season yet, they will be after hearing what Lamar Jackson had to say about the team’s new offense. “I don’t believe a defense is prepared for what’s in store for them,” he said during an interview with Adam Schein of SiriusXM. He also said “it’s making […]

9:50pm: Wilson’s negotiations may have taken a turn in a positive direction, per ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss, who reports “some movement” in contract talks with the team with potential for an agreement this week. Alec Pierce’s four-year, $114MM deal with the Colts could be a key yardstick for Wilson’s extension. Both recorded just over 1,000 receiving […]

Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta is expecting a bounce-back year from cornerback Marlon Humphrey. DeCosta noted today that Humphrey is heading into the final year of the five-year, $97 million contract extension he signed in 2020, and the Ravens are expecting Humphrey to play very well in a contract year — after he fell short […]

Across four NFL seasons, Jalen Hurts connected with A.J. Brown 326 times for 4,789 yards and 30 touchdowns. They won three NFC East championships, appeared in two Super Bowls and lifted the Lombardi Trophy together after Super Bowl LIX just two seasons ago.  But despite the success, there was constant noise about Brown and his […]