Category : Red Zone Rumors

The United States Men’s National Team reportedly will have star striker Folarin Balogun available for Monday’s round of 16 World Cup showdown against Belgium after all. While Balogun was set to be suspended after he was issued a straight red card for a foul during the Americans’ round of 32

Each of the last seven meetings between Spain and Portugal have either ended in draws, or by a winning margin of one goal. Portugal tied Spain 3-3 in their last World Cup meeting during the 2018 group stage. The three UEFA Nations League meetings in the last three years featured

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams sent Pope Leo XIV an autographed jersey for the Fourth of July. Williams’ foundation posted a photo of Pope Leo XIV holding the jersey on X. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, is a Chicago native. He’s a noted sports fan with an affinity for

The Fourth of July is one of the slowest NFL news days of the year. Every year, I remember the shocking news that emerged in the early afternoon of July 4, 2009. Former Titans and Ravens quarterback Steve McNair had been murdered. The details were confusing. It was quickly ruled

Max Holloway hinted at a third fight with Conor McGregor taking place at Allegiant Stadium following their upcoming clash at UFC 329. “He was talking about some contract stuff, how he doesn’t want to wait a year [to fight again],” Holloway said, per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. “I told him, ‘Don’t

After the Rams traded for defensive end Myles Garrett, a wave of chatter emerged that the move could lure Aaron Donald out of a two-year retirement. Since then, the talk has largely subsided. It’s heating up again. Here’s something we found this morning, thanks to an item published earlier today

Rams quarterback Ty Simpson didn’t slide far enough in the first round to make that into a legitimate source of motivation. If he’s looking for it elsewhere, he’s in luck. Former two-time NFL General Manager Scot McCloughan recently directed sharp criticism at the 13th overall pick in the 2026 NFL

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SmackDown returned to a two-hour format this week, but more importantly, Sami Zayn returned to the blue brand as the new WWE champion following his win at Night of Champions. The new champ defeated Cody Rhodes and Gunther to claim his first world title in WWE, but now, he has

The Philadelphia Flyers signed restricted free-agent forward Leo Carlsson to a massive offer sheet on Friday, meaning the Anaheim Ducks must now decide whether they want to match it. The Flyers announced that the offer sheet is a five-year, $90 million contract. If the Ducks do not match it, they

James Dolan is ceding control of the NHL’s New York Rangers to his 32-year-old son Quentin Dolan. According to Mollie Walker of the New York Post, the 71-year-old Dolan is stepping aside and handing over the positions of president, chief operating officer and alternate governor to Quentin. Quentin confirmed the

As the stakes increase, so will the ratings. Wednesday night’s 2-0 win by the U.S. men’s team over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2026 World Cup’s Round of 32 generated a record American audience of 33.5 million for the English and Spanish broadcasts. On Fox and related properties, 24.4 million

Not all grass field are the same. While NFL players overwhelmingly prefer grass to artificial turf, they want high-quality grass. At Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, the grass has not been high-quality. While it’s come a long way from the Punt That Didn’t Bounce Of 2007, last year’s surface was an

Former NFL linebacker Keith Mitchell has died, Texas A&M athletics announced on Thursday. Mitchell was 51. His cause of death is unknown. The Saints signed Mitchell as an undrafted free agent in 1997, and he played five seasons in New Orleans. In 2000, Mitchell earned Pro Bowl honors. He played

Los Angeles Rams legend LeRoy Irvin died at the age of 68, the team announced Thursday. Irvin operated as a defensive back and return specialist across his 11 seasons in the NFL from 1980 through 1990, with 10 occurring as a member of the Rams. Hall of Fame running back

The Texans made a pair of moves involving players on their injured reserve list on Wednesday. The NFL’s transaction report for July 1 shows that they waived defensive back Ajani Carter and linebacker Xavier Thomas. Both players were waived with injury designations earlier in the offseason and will be free

The World Cup rights for both the English- and Spanish-language broadcasts in the U.S. will be available in 2030 to the highest bidder. NBC, which currently has the Spanish version of the World Cup via Telemundo and Peacock, may try to get both. Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal reports

Veteran defenseman John Carlson is on the move again after helping the Anaheim Ducks reach the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carlson and the Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to an two-year, $17 million contract, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported Wednesday. The Carolina Hurricanes previously acquired Carlson’s rights as a pending unrestricted free

The Lions announced on Monday that they’d released cornerback Terrion Arnold. The official move appears on Wednesday’s report of NFL transactions. The report includes a note that the claiming deadline is Monday, July 6, at 4:00 p.m. ET. It’s highly unlikely that any team will make a claim for the

The boys in red, white, and blue will be back in action tonight. And if you want to see the match in person, it won’t be cheap. Via Sports Business Journal, the get-in price for the World Cup knockout round game between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina was,

New Bills wide receiver DJ Moore hasn’t wasted any time in endearing himself to fans in Buffalo. Moore was recently at a mall in the Buffalo suburbs when he spotted a T-shirt store selling shirt jerseys with his name and number on them. Moore walked into the store without identifying

The release of the bodycam footage from the Dianna Russini traffic stop put the New York Times in an awkward position. It has now attempted, clumsily, to extricate itself from it. Although the original article regarding the former Times employee’s activities, which uses her tale of FaceTiming an NFL coach

Quarterback C.J. Stroud’s first season playing for offensive coordinator Nick Caley ended with a pair of poor performances in the playoffs, but the Texans ended their offseason program feeling positive about how things are developing on offense. Head coach DeMeco Ryans pointed to the way the two men have interacted

It’s over. For now. Via multiple reports, which PFT has confirmed, the NFL and quarterback Brendan Sorsby have reached a settlement regarding his exclusion from the 2026 supplemental draft. Under the deal, Sorsby won’t challenge the decision, and the league will allow him to enter the 2027 draft. The NFL

Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said in April that he believes defensive tackle Johnny Newton is “about to absolutely take off” in his third season with the team and the close to his 2025 campaign has something to do with that. Newton was a 2024 second-round pick missed time heading

The United States men’s national team carries a ton of expectations into the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout round. The Americans produced two convincing wins in Group D to lock up first place in the group after two matchdays. Folarin Balogun is in incredible form, Christian Pulisic is healthy and

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. As it turns out, Dianna Russini didn’t FaceTime an NFL head coach for help in getting out of a ticket for texting while driving. She claimed she did during a February segment with the Stugotz and Company radio

Now that the bodycam from the infamous traffic stop of former New York Times reporter Dianna Russini has emerged, the local authorities who pulled who didn’t issue her a ticket have chimed in. On Monday night, Chief Forest Ross Lyons of the Ridgewood, New Jersey, Police Department issued the following

Ahead of her return to singles competition at Wimbledon on Tuesday, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams is bringing a different approach to this year’s major tournament. Williams recently spoke to ESPN’s Malika Andrews and said she expects to take things easy when she returns to the grass. “As of

The murder trial of former Titans scout Blaise Taylor has continued on Monday. Taylor, 30, is accused of poisoning Jade Benning, who was pregnant with their child. Both the baby and Benning died in early 2023. He is specifically accused of lacing Benning’s pink lemonade with cocaine dissolved in alcohol.

Jets linebacker Demario Davis is heading into his 15th NFL season, and he has missed only one game in his NFL career, an impressive run of durability that he attributes to the way he takes care of his body throughout the year. Davis told Rich Cimini of ESPN that he

David Doty, the federal judge who presided over the lawsuit that created the NFL’s current labor model, has died. He was two days away from his 97th birthday. Judge Doty, Minnesota’s longest-serving federal judge, handled the lawsuit filed by Reggie White and others against the NFL following the 1987 strike.

Brandon Aiyuk isn’t pleased with the NFL Players Association. The disgruntled San Francisco 49ers wideout suggested in a social media post on Sunday that the NFLPA, or certain members in the NFLPA, were working against his best interests during his ongoing showdown with the Niners: This article will be updated

It’s one thing for a former player or a broadcaster to comment on matters that fall within the realm of rights and obligations negotiated between the NFL and the NFL Players Association. It’s quite another for an owner to do it. Tom Brady owns a piece of the Raiders. He’s

Last year’s college football season began with much anticipation — and high expectations — for the latest member of America’s royal family of football. The man who started it all is, in hindsight, not thrilled that people acted accordingly. “I was kind of disappointed in a lot of, just a

Argentina kept its star player sidelined until the 60th minute Saturday and earned a 3-1 victory over Jordan behind all-time World Cup leading scorer Lionel Messi. Ahead of Saturday’s match, Messi had scored all five of Argentina’s goals in the 2026 World Cup, recording his 17th career tournament goal to

The clock keeps ticking for Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers to get a new deal done before Mayfield’s stated deadline of the start of training camp. At his football camp in Oklahoma on Saturday, the topic of his contract came up during a session with reporters. “I would love to

Jarren Duran appeared to have a verbal back-and-forth with a fan during Saturday’s 4-1 win over the New York Yankees, though he downplayed the incident after the contest. “There’s some people that were chirping and had been chirping for a few innings,” manager Chad Tracy told reporters. “Started chirping toward

As football players have gotten larger, their shoulder pads have gotten smaller. And there are real questions about whether that’s better. David Ubben of The Athletic has posted an article that looks at the manner in which shoulder pads have pivoted from bulky to streamlined over the past few decades.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, which means he’s already in elite company in league history. He has also never led the Ravens to the Super Bowl, which means there’s a glaring hole in his résumé. So where will Jackson stand among the league’s all-time

In March 2024, former Titans scout Blaise Taylor was arrested on suspicion that he murdered his pregnant girlfriend. The trial began earlier this week. Via Fox 17 in Nashville, prosecutors allege that the 30-year-old Taylor poisoned Jade Benning and her unborn daughter by spiking pink lemonade with cocaine dissolved in

It’s a curious move, given that Utah made a significant effort to acquire him last season and sign him to a substantial contract. He had a decent enough season and Utah are absolutely trying to take a step after making the playoffs, so what gives? In fact, Peterka is not

The Rams don’t yet know where or exactly how they will use Myles Garrett. All they know is the league’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year will be great at getting after the quarterback wherever and however they deploy him. The Rams acquired the edge rusher on June 1. He

When it comes to the NFL team that plays its home games in AT&T Stadium, Jerry Jones will do nothing to undermine the aesthetic of sunbeams entering the venue. When it comes to hosting a World Cup match there, Jones has no qualms about pulling the curtains shut. Via the

Coming off a disappointing postseason run, Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons are once again struggling to figure out a contract that works for both sides. Per The Athletic’s Sam Amick, Duren is planning to explore sign-and-trade scenarios in restricted free agency after being “underwhelmed” by the initial offer he

It’s been two days since the NFL told quarterback Brendan Sorsby that it won’t be conducting a supplemental draft next month. Despite his lawyer, Jeffrey Kessler, issuing a bellicose statement suggesting that a legal challenge is coming, nothing has happened. With each passing hour, it’s becoming less and less likely

Toronto Tempo guard Marina Mabrey wrote her name into the WNBA record books with a 53-point performance in a 125-97 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. That ties the mark set by A’ja Wilson and Liz Cambage. Here are the stats from her historic outing: This article will

Cornerback Kenny Moore requested and received his release from the Colts on May 7. He remains a free agent. “I’m at the perfect point in my career where I really want to win, and hopefully that comes with a team that has the culture, the scheme set up for me,”

Veteran wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has shared some thoughts about quarterbacks he’d like to play with this offseason, but he remains a free agent weeks before training camps open around the league. That’s not a position that seems to bother him. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Hopkins said

Malhotra has a chance to be one of the wild-card players of the first-round based on where he goes. He is certainly one of the top center prospects in the class, but his actual draft projection seems to be all over the top-10. The most obvious destination, however, would seem