Elly De La Cruz took the time to care for a fallen fowl during Sunday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers, and he was later rewarded with some good karma. The Cincinnati Reds star carried an injured bird off the field during the top of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fourth, De La […]

By Nikhil Mehta | at September 6, 2026 4:45 pm The Giants have finalized their second extension of the day after backup quarterback Jameis Winston’s two-year, $13MM deal this afternoon. Starting left guard Jon Runyan has agreed to a two-year, $22MM contract that will keep him in New York through 2028, according to ESPN’s Adam […]

In three days, the Patriots face the Seahawks in a rematch of Super Bowl LX. It remains to be seen whether cornerback Christian Gonzalez will have a new contract and, if not, whether he’ll play. Gonzalez hasn’t committed to playing without his new deal, which means there’s a non-zero-percent chance he won’t. On Saturday, coach […]

The New England Patriots are dealing with plenty of drama with the whole Christian Gonzalez situation. And with Mike Vrabel expressing major concerns about the team’s depth — or lack thereof — one of his stars getting hurt is the last thing he needs right now. The clock is ticking, and there’s still no word on […]

LSU coach Lane Kiffin was thankful his team delivered such an emphatic performance in Saturday’s 51-10 victory over Clemson given the off-field drama that has surrounded the program in recent weeks. “Because I get it, even if we won close and ugly, the whole story would have been, ‘Man, I screwed the team up by […]

Harrison Smith will indeed continue his career in 2026. A one-year Vikings agreement is in place, Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network report. The team has since confirmed the deal. This latest Minnesota pact is worth $12.25MM, per the NFLN report, although The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero notes its base value is $8MM. Both add […]

Some regard LSU coach Lane Kiffin as an agent of chaos. The better explanation is that he’s a garden-variety troll. At halftime of Saturday night’s weather-delayed game against Clemson, Kiffin was interviewed by ESPN’s Holly Rowe. After the interview ended, Kiffin started to walk away before circling back to the microphone and saying, “Imagine if […]

The NFL has spent years trying to make football safer without making football feel less like football. That is a difficult line to walk when the product itself is built around controlled violence. The league’s latest attempt puts even more responsibility on the players. Under a new system agreed upon by the NFL and NFL […]

Several St. Louis Cardinals players wore their hats tilted to the side as a show of support for rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon ahead of a matchup with the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. On Friday, home plate umpire Doug Eddings called time to speak to Rincon about straightening his tilted hat in a clash with Colorado. […]

SEPTEMBER 5: No extension is in place yet, but Fowler notes (video link) a deal being struck prior to Week 1 remains something to watch for in this case. If the team’s willingness to negotiate during the season continues, it will be interesting to see how much urgency is shown in the coming days. SEPTEMBER 2: […]

49ers defensive end Sam Okuayinonu won’t play against the Rams on Thursday and he will miss at least three more games as well. The 49ers announced that they placed Okuayinonu on injured reserve on Saturday. They also announced the previously reported signing of defensive end Khalid Kareem off of the Falcons’ practice squad. Okuayinonu is […]

There’s a lot of nervousness around the Detroit Lions‘ upcoming season, because it’s really a make-or-break time for the franchise. The Super Bowl window hasn’t closed. This team still has an elite offense. But, they didn’t perform like it last season. The Lions ended the 2025-26 season at the bottom of the NFC North. The […]

The UFC will be making its annual September stop in beautiful Paris, France today, and thanks to the time difference, it will air nice and early for viewers on North American soil. Like most of the UFC’s stops in “The City of Light” to date, this one looks like it could be very entertaining. The […]

SEPTEMBER 5: Despite apparently receiving legal clearance to do so, LSU did not add Wright and Harris to their roster by their initial deadline of midnight on Friday night, per Thamel, though he confirmed that both players are enrolled. The school only submitted 103 players on their current roster, leaving spots open for Wright and […]

As controversy about player eligibility embroils college football, LSU has decided not to play two former NFL players today. But another player whose eligibility demonstrates major changes in the NCAA was on the field for the Miami Hurricanes’ opener on Friday night. Miami linebacker Mohamed Toure recorded five tackles in Friday night’s win over Stanford, […]

The Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons already have more than enough on their plates with what pertains to their quarterback situation. The Browns will roll with Deshaun Watson after an underwhelming competition, whereas the Falcons have yet to name a starter. Considering that, and given Kevin Stefanski’s ties to his former team, Bleacher Report analyst Kristopher Knox […]

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” […]