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July 23, 2024 | College Football

Pitt coach takes shot at Penn State for fading rivalry matchups

The Pittsburgh and Penn State football programs might have the fiercest rivalry in college sports that doesn’t currently exist. The reason it doesn’t exist, despite their history against one another and close proximity within the state of Pennsylvania, is that they no longer play each other regularly.

July 23, 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates manager addresses notion of shutting down healthy Paul Skenes this season

The one lingering question is whether or not the Pirates might consider shutting Skenes down or cap his innings due to the fact this is his first full year of pro baseball.

July 21, 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates' recent hot streak should change trade-deadline expectations

The Pittsburgh Pirates should not only be buyers at the 2024 MLB trade deadline (July 30), but they should be aggressive and set their sights high with the intention of landing a significant bat.

July 21, 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers

Watch: Shohei Ohtani's 30th home run nearly left Dodger Stadium

The Dodgers decided to hold their own home run derby on Sunday night against Boston Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford, clubbing five homers in the first five innings of the game.

July 21, 2024 | Houston Astros

Watch: Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez hits for the cycle

Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez posted the second cycle of the 2024 MLB season.

July 21, 2024 | Green Bay Packers

Packers sign core player to big money deal, but it's not Jordan Love

With the start of the 2024 NFL season looming, the Packers had two big contract extensions to work on before then, including a new deal for starting quarterback Jordan Love.

July 21, 2024 | Atlanta Braves

Braves lose another key starter to long-term injury

The Atlanta Braves just can't catch a break this summer.

July 21, 2024 | Baltimore Ravens

Ravens HC sets incredibly high bar for Lamar Jackson's career

With two NFL MVP awards already on his resume, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is already known as one of the best players in the league right now.

July 20, 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays

Blue Jays need to completely clean house, but it won't be easy

With the trade deadline (July 30) just 10 days away, it is pretty clear that the Blue Jays need to become sellers over the next week and a half.

July 20, 2024 | Los Angeles Lakers

Watch: Team USA narrowly avoids shocking upset to South Sudan

The United States men's basketball team played a pre-Olympics showcase game on Saturday in London and narrowly avoided what would have been a stunning upset against South Sudan.

July 20, 2024 | Miami Dolphins

Dolphins free-agent addition abruptly retires just before training camp

The veteran linebacker announced on Saturday that he has decided to hang up his cleats and retire from the NFL so he can spend more time with his kids.

July 19, 2024 | Florida Panthers

IT outage ruined Kyle Okposo's day with the Stanley Cup

On Friday, Okposo was supposed to get his personal day with the cup — as all players on the winning team get — until something unexpected happened to ruin it.

July 19, 2024 | Golf

Tiger Woods misses the cut at third consecutive major

Tiger Woods missed the cut at The Open (his third straight missed cut at a major), but that doesn't mean he's ready to walk away from golf.

July 19, 2024 | Buffalo Bills

Bills starter argues team is being counted out this season

If there is one thing professional athletes love doing, it is painting themselves into an "us against the world" corner for that extra added layer of motivation, even if they have to manufacture it themselves.

July 19, 2024 | MLB

10 predictions for baseball's second half: Paul Skenes wins Cy Young, Orioles get AL ERA leader

We have 10 predictions for what could be ahead in terms of player milestones, team success and roster moves.

July 18, 2024 | Cincinnati Reds

Reds top draft pick breaks Paul Skenes' signing-bonus record

Expectations for him are not going to be quite as high, but he was the top pitcher available in this year's class and has top-of-the-rotation potential thanks to his 96-to-100 mph fastball.

July 18, 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays

Now that Rays are closing in on new stadium, it's time to pay up for roster

Now that Tampa Bay has finally closed in on a solution, which includes a significant public money investment, the time has come for the Rays to make a bigger investment into their roster.

July 18, 2024 | MLB

Five MLB players who must be better in second half of the season

The second half of the 2024 Major League Baseball season continues on Friday following this week's All-Star break. Here are five players that have struggled in the first half of the season that are going to need to be significantly better to help their teams in the playoff push.