Injured players healing, new additions, rookies emerging and/or a key player taking his game to another level are all contributing factors that trigger NFL surprise stories.
Aroldis Chapman has put together a really solid career, likely an even more impressive one than most realize. In fact, Chapman is now one of the top relievers in MLB history in an important category.
Despite being disappointed with his team's performance on Saturday night, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin still took time to praise Zach Frazier.
As attention turns from the Olympics and back to the NBA, the heat is turning up on Embiid to deliver postseason success to the Sixers.
With Team USA's gold medal win over France on Saturday, Kevin Durant can now claim the title of USA Basketball's greatest Olympian. And no matter how polarizing he may be for some fans, this is a major part of his legacy that requires respect.
Beanie Bishop Jr. has been carrying a giant chip on his shoulder most of his life. And that chip — created by feeling constantly overlooked — serves as extra motivation for the undrafted free-agent cornerback.
Everything is pointing to Zach Frazier moving up the Steelers' depth chart.
Friday night will be a night Beanie Bishop will remember forever. The West Virginia product made his NFL debut in the Steelers' preseason opener against the Houston Texans.
Pickens is coming off a season in which he caught 63 balls for 1,140 yards and scored five touchdowns. This was a major jump from only totaling 801 yards during his rookie season.
It's one thing to impress coaches during practice, but Beanie Bishop is days away an opportunity to show what he can do in a game. The undrafted free agent will start at nickel in the Steelers' first preseason game against the Texans on Friday night.
While some might be surprised by Beanie Bishop's performance at Steelers training camp, his former coaches at West Virginia fully expected it.
The new landscape of college football could open up a path for the West Virginia Mountaineers to become an instant national contender again.
In an interview with the NFL Network's Taylor Bisciotti, Smith talked about his role as a team leader and his relationship with his new head coach.
It's not often an undrafted rookie earns reps with the first-team defense at the start of an NFL training camp, but Beanie Bishop is doing just that.
Here are the four head coaches facing the most pressure at the start of training camps.
It's easy to key on Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen for the team's postseason shortcomings, but it's also not entirely fair.
Like it or not, the transfer portal has become a major part of college football.
There's never a guarantee any rookie will live up the hype. But not only has Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes lived up to the immense hype that preceded his MLB debut, he's exceeding it.
While some players are against the NFL expanding the schedule again, Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow is onboard if certain conditions are met. Here is why his plan makes sense.
By this point, most baseball fans know Paul Skenes as the Pittsburgh Pirates' rookie flamethrower. And on Friday night, Skenes made MLB history, ensuring he will be remembered for quite some time no matter what happens throughout the rest of his career.