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Joel Klatt Lead College Football Analyst Finally, after weeks and months of mock drafts and prospect rankings, draft week has finally arrived, with Day 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft taking place on Thursday with a highly anticipated first round. As we’re only days away from the draft, I’ve brokenContinue Reading

Sometimes, losing has its positives, especially when it comes to professional sports.  Every season, across the four major American sports, teams with the worst regular-season records end up with the best odds to earn a high pick in the subsequent draft.  Enter Cooper Flagg. Whichever NBA squads sputter the worstContinue Reading

Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the Los Angeles Clippers evened their first-round playoff series against the Nuggets with a 105-102 win in Denver on Monday night. Christian Braun was long on a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left, and Nikola Jokic, who recorded his 19th career playoffContinue Reading

College sports have grown more and more similar to professional sports every day, with millions of dollars flying around and players hopping in and out of the transfer portal. The drama mimics that of NFL and NBA free agency. But, on Monday, it reached a whole new level, when weContinue Reading

Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard is listed as questionable for Game 2 of the Bucks‘ first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, another step forward for the seven-time All-NBA guard after missing the past month. The Bucks had announced Thursday that Lillard was off blood-thinning medication and cleared for fullContinue Reading

Joel Klatt Lead College Football Analyst The 2025 NFL Draft is almost here, and I’ve released one last mock draft before Day 1’s arrival. Before the action starts Thursday, I sat down with NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah on the most recent episode of my podcast, “The Joel Klatt Show.” JeremiahContinue Reading

Cade Cunningham had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Dennis Schroder made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, and the Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 on Monday night in Game 2 of their playoff series. The Pistons, who hadn’tContinue Reading

Walker Buehler wasn’t taking any chances with the early start. Instead of getting up and figuring out what roads may have been closed along the Boston Marathon route, he took his family to a nearby hotel to get ready for his Monday morning start. “I stayed at a hotel lastContinue Reading

Eric Williams NFL Reporter Payton Pardee wanted to do right by his mentor, Wade Phillips. Serving as the interim head coach for the San Antonio Brahmas (1-3) in place of Phillips, who took a leave of absence, Pardee wore a cowboy hat and boots to the stadium in honor ofContinue Reading

Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter If there’s a team that has every flexibility it could ever want, it’s the Minnesota Vikings. They addressed any holes on their roster in free agency, adding veterans along both the offensive and defensive lines. The Vikings also outperformed all expectations last season, with quarterback SamContinue Reading

The 2025 NBA Draft is set for June 25th, but we’ll find out which franchise will have the fortune of picking first on May 12th during the NBA Draft Lottery.  The lottery is an annual event in which the 14 teams who missed the NBA playoffs receive a number ofContinue Reading

Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter The Chicago Bears are in an ideal spot heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. Thanks to a flurry of moves over the past month and a new regime in place, they have afforded themselves the ultimate flexibility: They don’t have any major needs. That will allowContinue Reading

The NCAA passed rules Monday that would upend decades of precedent by allowing colleges to pay their athletes per terms of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement expected to go into effect this summer. The nine proposals passed by the NCAA board were largely expected but still mark a defining day inContinue Reading

First the NFL Draft, then the NBA one. Nothing connects the two basketball stratospheres — the NBA and college hoops — quite like the NBA Draft.  Who will go No. 1 when the draft kicks off on June 25? Check out the early odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of AprilContinue Reading

The Italian soccer league postponed its games scheduled for Monday following the death of Pope Francis. Francis, a lifelong soccer fan, died at 88. The Serie A games scheduled for Monday — a national holiday in Italy — were: Torino-Udinese; Cagliari-Fiorentina; Genoa-Lazio; and Parma-Juventus. A date for the matches toContinue Reading

New York Jets general manager Darren Mougey said Monday the team will exercise the fifth-year contract options for cornerback Sauce Gardner, wide receiver Garrett Wilson and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson. Gardner, Wilson and Johnson are considered foundation-type players for the new-look Jets, who have a new GM in Mougey andContinue Reading

Bob Pockrass FOX Motorsports Insider ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Jeff Burton walked through Rockingham Speedway on Saturday. This was the same Rockingham Speedway where he celebrated winning the October 1999 race at the one-mile oval a couple of hours east of Charlotte. He’s retired now but has dual roles as aContinue Reading

The 2025 NBA Playoffs are underway. Here’s a complete look at where the playoff bracket stands and how each series is going: Eastern Conference Bracket (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Miami Heat – Cavs lead 1-0 (2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Orlando Magic – Celtics lead 1-0 (3) New YorkContinue Reading

It’s officially draft week, with the 2025 NFL Draft starting Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. An annual sports spectacle like no other, the draft delivers memorable moments and selections year in and year out. That said, what are some of those moments that stand out the most? We’ve rounded upContinue Reading

The NBA Playoffs are here! Check out when and where you can watch each game and NBA Finals: When do the NBA playoffs start? Since 2020, the NBA playoffs have tipped off with the NBA play-in tournament. The play-in tournament began on April 15. The first round of the NBAContinue Reading

Stephen Curry scored 31 points and the Golden State Warriors built a huge lead and held on to beat the Houston Rockets 95-85 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series. The seventh-seeded Warriors led by 23 in the third quarter, but second-seeded Houston cut it toContinue Reading

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were angry over the home run that wasn’t. Judge drove a changeup from Tampa Bay‘s Eric Orze deep down the left-field line, high above the foul pole at Steinbrenner Field. Umpires called the ball foul, a decision upheld in a video review. JudgeContinue Reading

Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Ty Jerome had 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 121-100 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. It was the seventh straight series where Mitchell has scored atContinue Reading

San Diego Padres designated hitter Luis Arraez was carted off the field after a scary collision with Houston Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubon on Sunday. Arraez was taken to the hospital, where he is “currently stable, conscious, responsive, and able to move his extremities,” according to the team. In theContinue Reading

Derrick White scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 17 points and finished the game after a scary late fall, and the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 103-86 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Payton Pritchard added 19 points off the bench for Boston, which hosts GameContinue Reading

The drama surrounding former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has come to an end, with the 20-year-old heading back to his home state of California to transfer to UCLA. UCLA’s quarterbacks room was notified of Iamaleava’s impending transfer on April 20, per ESPN.  The news comes just over a week afterContinue Reading

Ronald Acuña Jr. watched with interest when Jarred Kelenic was thrown out at second base after failing to hustle out of the batter’s box on a long drive in the Atlanta Braves‘ 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. Acuña went to social media to criticize the way manager Brian SnitkerContinue Reading

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 131-80, in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history. Jalen Williams scored 20 points and Chet Holmgren had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Oklahoma City, which finished the regular seasonContinue Reading

The days of running backs being the headliners at the NFL Draft are long in the past, with the league’s shift to more passing leading to quarterbacks, pass rushers and pass blockers dominating the top of the draft each year. The ingredients could be in place for a bit ofContinue Reading

RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst Since the day Deion Sanders named his son Shedeur the starting quarterback for his team at Jackson State four years ago, there has been no shortage of journalists, commentators and fans who have openly challenged whether the younger Sanders is good enough. Continue Reading

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer After the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, leading by as much as 27 points on Los Angeles’ home court, Anthony Edwards was asked if he had a message for all of the national mediaContinue Reading

Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points, Naz Reid added 23 with six 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame Luka Doncic’s 37-point Lakers playoff debut for a 117-95 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards had 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in the first-round series opener for theContinue Reading

Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios suspected Seattle’s Cal Raleigh was relaying pitch information to his Mariners teammates and wanted the hard-hitting catcher to know what he thought of it. Berríos exchanged angry words with Raleigh as he walked back to the dugout at the end of the fourth inning ofContinue Reading

Trinity Rodman is taking time away from the Washington Spirit as she deals with back issues, the National Women’s Soccer League team said. The forward, who also plays for the U.S. women’s national team, will be sidelined indefinitely. The Washington Post was first to report Rodman’s absence. “We look forwardContinue Reading

 Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, Cameron Payne had 11 of his 14 in the fourth quarter and the New York Knicks stunned the Detroit Pistons with a 21-0 run in the final period to rally for a 123-112 victory Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Karl-AnthonyContinue Reading

Deion Sanders didn’t get a chance to fully enjoy the moment as his son, Shedeur, and his just-like-a-son, Travis Hunter, had their jerseys retired Saturday before the spring game. The Colorado coach had too many other obligations — checking out his new QBs, watching special teams and making sure theContinue Reading

Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and Aaron Gordon added 25, including a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets roared back from a 15-point first-half deficit to power past the Los Angeles Clippers 112-110 in overtime Saturday in the opener of their Western Conference playoffContinue Reading

Pascal Siakam finished with 25 points and seven rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-98, for a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series on Saturday. Indiana led by as much as 28 and fended off aContinue Reading

Any time there’s a bobblehead giveaway in Major League Baseball, you have to arrive early to secure yours. For Pittsburgh Pirates fans on Saturday, that meant hours if you wanted to get your hands on a Paul Skenes bobblehead. Fans began lining up outside PNC Park more than five hoursContinue Reading

Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood showed glimpses of the growing pains he will experience as a freshman and flashes of the promise that made him the nation’s top-rated high school football recruit in the Wolverines’ spring game on Saturday. Underwood was 12 of 25 for 187 yards with a scrimmage-ending, 88-yardContinue Reading

Sam Panayotovich FOX Sports Betting Analyst Now that the Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic have officially punched their tickets to the 16-team playoff field, the NBA postseason can begin for real. Play-in, schmay-in. I’ll admit, it’s exciting that we no longer need to monitor whichContinue Reading

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer It’s our favorite time of the year, when the NBA takes precedent over all sports, games are thrilling and guys named Jimmy Butler and Jamal Murray transform from mortals into basketball Gods.  It’s playoff time.  The two teams that I think are on aContinue Reading

Ja Morant shrugged off a sprained right ankle to score 22 points and add nine assists, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-106 on Friday night to advance to the NBA playoffs. Memphis secured the Western Conference’s eighth seed and will open against top-seeded Oklahoma City in aContinue Reading

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer The results for the NBA awards will be trickling in soon, so it’s time for a highlight reel of my picks, as well as my playoff predictions.  It’s always an honor to be among the media members selected to vote for the awards, evenContinue Reading

Francisco Lindor knew. He didn’t have to watch. He turned on an inside cutter from Ryan Fernandez leading off the ninth inning and sent the ball soaring into Citi Field’s second deck in right field, 401 feet away. “I hit it with everything I had,” he said. “If that oneContinue Reading

The Panthers (3-1) took sole possession of first place in the USFL Conference after beating the Showboats (0-4) by double digits, 27-9. Memphis took an early lead but then went scoreless in the second half as Michigan gained control.  Panthers dual-threat quarterback Bryce Perkins threw for 200 yards and twoContinue Reading

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse broke down where they believe Gio Reyna should go this summer, as Borussia Dortmund has given him the green light to pursue a transfer. Two early contenders emerging as potential destinations are Rangers Football Club in the Scottish Premiership and MLS side LAFC. Additionally, theyContinue Reading

Tyler Herro scored 30 points while sinking two 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat regrouped after losing an early lead to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-114 on Friday night and make NBA Play-In Tournament history. Miami will play at Cleveland on Sunday night in the opening game of theContinue Reading

Jake Paul will take on former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. in the influencer-boxer’s next bout on June 28 at Anaheim’s Honda Center. Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) and Chávez (54-6-1, 34 KOs) will have a 10-round fight at a 200-pound catchweight limit, promoter Golden Boy announced Friday. Paul hasContinue Reading