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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

Every NFL team’s 2025 MVP — from Packers EDGE Micah Parsons to Bills QB Josh Allen

Yardbarker NFL writers identify the MVP for every NFL team, weighing on-field impact, consistency and importance to overall success.

Examining what Knicks' NBA Cup championship actually means

For as prominent of a franchise as the Knicks are in the NBA, championship success has not always followed them.

Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love makes 2026 NFL Draft decision

Love finishes his Notre Dame career with 2,882 yards rushing and 594 yards receiving with 42 touchdowns in three years. 

Oilers' Leon Draisaitl makes NHL history with 1,000th career point

Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl reached a major career milestone on Tuesday night.

NHL Department of Player Safety has stopped caring about player safety

Now the department is run by George Parros, a former NHL player whose only claim to fame in the league was for fighting people.

Quinn Hughes makes immediate impact, scores goal in debut with Wild

Hughes made his debut with the Wild on Sunday night and wasted no time making an impact in their 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins.

NFL Week 15 winners, losers: Josh Allen's MVP case; Bengals, Chiefs done

With most of the NFL Week 15 schedule in the books, it is time to take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers from Sunday's action.

Penguins have to consider drastic changes after blowing yet another huge lead

The 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins season is all of a sudden circling the drain after a promising start made them the talk of the league through the first month-and-a-half.

Another wasted season should lead to major changes for Bengals

With Sunday's ugly 24-0 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals fell to 4-10 and were officially eliminated from playoff contention in the AFC and will miss the playoffs for the fourth time in Burrow's six years. 

Malik Washington's return to Maryland is massive win for program

Malik Washington arrived at the University of Maryland before the 2025 season as a prized recruit, and then exceeded expectations by setting the school's freshman passing record.

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama returns to end Thunder's win streak

Victor Wembanyama made his return to the San Antonio Spurs lineup on Saturday night, and he helped make one thing abundantly clear — you'd better start taking that team seriously as a Western Conference contender. If you were not already.

Penguins' latest collapse reached historic level of incompetence

The Pittsburgh Penguins did it again. They managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by blowing yet another third period lead, and this one might have been the worst one yet.

Fernando Mendoza gives Indiana its first Heisman Trophy winner

Indiana football is officially a big-time program. It has climbed to the No. 1 spot in the country. Now it has a Heisman Trophy winner.

49ers' move may have ended Brandon Aiyuk's time in San Francisco

The on-again, off-again relationship between wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers looks to be off again. Potentially for good this time.

Canucks' trade of Quinn Hughes highlights team's failure 

For a player of this caliber to get traded at this stage of their career, it is probably a good sign that something has gone terribly wrong with the franchise. 

Five NFL teams whose playoff odds can swing the most in Week 15

The NFL playoff races are getting even more intense as the regular season hits its stretch run, and the Week 15 schedule is full of more pivotal games in the race.

Rating the potential backup QB disasters in NFL Week 15

So let's take a look at the potential for disaster with each backup quarterback situation this week.

'TNF' takeaways: Buccaneers blow late lead to Falcons as collapse continues

While injuries have played a big role in Tampa Bay's recent struggles, there can be no excuse for this loss.

Steven Stamkos finds fountain of youth for Predators with four-goal game

Things might be starting to turn around for Steven Stamkos, and he may have taken a trip to the fountain of youth in recent weeks as he has started to fill the net like everybody had anticipated.

Possibility of history repeating itself should make Bengals take Joe Burrow's comments very seriously

Joe Burrow seemed down, depressed and talked about how he really has not been having fun, and if he is not having fun, what is the point of doing any of this?

Penguins' problems protecting leads reaches embarrassing new low

Unfortunately for the Penguins, NHL games are 60 minutes. They learned that lesson the hard way in what turned into a 4-3 shootout loss.

Pressure is on Pirates to make meaningful move after Kyle Schwarber flirtation

All their flirtation with Schwarber should have done was raise the bar for them to do something meaningful this offseason.

NFL fan-base satisfaction index: How floundering Eagles, Giants and your team rate

This NFL season has delivered plenty of surprising turns, giving fan bases across the league a wide range of emotions.

Chiefs' run of consecutive AFC West titles is officially over

With the Houston Texans' 20-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, the Chiefs' playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.

NFL Week 14 winners, losers: Josh Allen carries Bills; Packers defense delivers

Now that most of the NFL Week 14 schedule is in the books, it is time to take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers from the action.