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Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

Jared Goff is playing his best football, and that could change Lions' draft plans

The Detroit Lions are one of the hottest teams in the NFL and the play of quarterback Jared Goff is a big reason why. His performance could very quickly change some of the Lions' offseason draft plans.

Red Sox have earned all of the criticism going their way after losing another star

The latest core player to leave Boston was shortstop Xander Bogaerts who spurned the Red Sox's offer to sign a massive 11-year, $280 million deal in free agency with the San Diego Padres late Wednesday night. 

Kris Letang returns to Penguins practice just 10 days after stroke

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang had been doing some light skating on his own over the past few days and it could lead to the possibility of him returning to game action at some point in the not-too-distant future. 

Raiders have real chance to climb back into AFC playoff race

Do not give up on the Las Vegas Raiders' playoffs chances just yet, because that door is still cracked open.  It may not be wide open, but it's still a chance.

Even with NFL's best record, Eagles fans have reason to dream over mock drafts

The New Orleans Saints' collapse on Monday night had to be a thing of beauty for Philadelphia Eagles fans.

Portugal benches Cristiano Ronaldo for World Cup knockout game

Cristiano Ronaldo found himself on the bench for Portugal's Round of 16 match against Switzerland.

WVU QB JT Daniels to enter transfer portal, could play for fourth NCAA team

JT Daniels seems to be on a quest to see just how many college football programs he can quarterback.

NBA introducing new award for best regular-season team

The NHL hands out an annual award to the team with the best regular-season record, awarding the Presidents' Trophy since the 1985-86 season. The NBA will join the NHL with the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named after the league's first commissioner.

Saints RB Mark Ingram apologizes for 'crucial mistake' in Monday night loss

The New Orleans Saints fourth quarter performance was a parade of errors on Monday night, turning a 16-3 lead into a crushing 17-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that devastated their slim divisional chances. 

Chiefs' Justin Reid isn't backing down from pregame talk despite loss

Going into Sunday's AFC Championship rematch Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid said he was going to lock up every Cincinnati Bengals pass catcher and did not know who tight end Hayden Hurst was.

Lamar Jackson's injury is not season-ending, but Ravens still have issues

It is still unknown as to how long Jackson will be sidelined.

The Heyward brothers had a pretty special and emotional day for Steelers in Atlanta

The Steelers were 19-16 winners over the Falcons on Sunday to win their second game in a row.

Deshaun Watson looked bad in debut, but it didn't matter for Browns

Watson returned from suspension on Sunday for the Browns and looked like a quarterback that had not played in nearly two years. 

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson leaves game with knee injury

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had to leave Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos with a knee injury. He is officially listed by the team as questionable to return.  Jackson was sacked on two plays in the first half, exiting the game after the second sack.

Watch: Justin Fields continues to be one-man highlight reel for Bears

No matter what happens with the Chicago Bears in the standings this season it has to be considered a successful year. Why? Because they seem to have finally found their franchise quarterback in Justin Fields.

Watch: Georgia's Jalen Carter shows off incredible strength, sends message to NFL scouts

Carter is a mountain of a man and also one of the top prospects for the 2023 NFL draft. 

Watch: Georgia shows why you play to the whistle on blocked field goal touchdown

The SEC Championship started off with a bang on Saturday when No. 1 ranked Georgia opened the scoring with a 95-yard blocked field goal return for a touchdown.

TCU's OT loss to Kansas State could throw College Football Playoff into chaos

There seems to be a strong belief that TCU did not need a win on Saturday to secure one of the top-four spots and that a two-loss Alabama team that is not even playing in its conference title game would jump over them. But anytime that decision is up to a subjective group of humans you can never fully be sure of anything.

Cowboys players fined for Thanksgiving game 'Whack-A-Mole' touchdown celebration

The NFL has fined four Dallas Cowboys players varying amounts of money for their participation in a Thanksgiving game touchdown celebration.

Watch: Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn embarrasses TCU defender on touchdown run

Kansas State may not have a chance at the college playoff, but it can certainly play the role of spoiler for TCU. And on Saturday it is doing its absolute best to do just that.

Rams put Matthew Stafford on IR, and why that is huge news for the Lions

The Los Angeles Rams announced on Saturday that starting quarterback Matthew Stafford is being placed on injured reserve, which likely means that his 2022 season has come to an end.

Drew Brees faces backlash from lightning strike survivors over marketing stunt

Drew Brees duped some people on Friday when he pretended to get struck by lightning for sports betting commercial and it is not sitting well with a group

Drew Brees lightning ad duped prominent NFL reporter

Drew Brees was involved in an attempted viral marketing ad for a sports betting website that appeared to show the former NFL quarterback getting struck by lightning. 

Watch: Uruguay players chase referees down tunnel after elimination from World Cup

Despite beating Ghana, 2-0, on Friday, Uruguay was still eliminated from the 2022 World Cup and its players were not happy about it.