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• The Ravens voted to keep the tush push. Do you agree?

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The NFL finally voted to keep or ban the tush push. The Ravens — among 10 total teams — kept the play. Do you agree with them? On Wednesday, the NFL voted to either keep or ban the infamous tush push. The NFL needed 24 votes to ban the play, but only 22 teams voted to ban. The Baltimore Ravens were one of the 10 dissenting teams to keep the play, but the...2025
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• Joe Burrow would like a Ravens-Bengals prime-time game in Cincinnati, and I don’t blame him

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow expressed his displeasure for having to face the Ravens in prime time in their stadium for the fourth consecutive season. Each season, the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals face off twice. But for the past three — and again in 2025 — the Ravens’ home game will be nationally broadcast, this time on Thanksgiving. And ...2025
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• Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ non-NFC North opponents’ offseasons

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Checking in on offseason decisions made by some of the Lions 2025 opponents With the 2025 NFL schedule now official and the Detroit Lions’ slate set, it’s a good time to revisit key offseason moves made by their upcoming opponents. While the NFC North rivals have been under the microscope all offseason, what about the rest? This primer breaks down some ...2025
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• 2025 NFL strength of schedule: Detroit Lions road slate historically hard

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Detroit Lions’ 2025 schedule is hard... their road schedule is grueling. No matter how you slice it, the Detroit Lions’ 2025 schedule looks pretty darn difficult. And while perception of schedule rarely meets reality—as Ty Schalter pointed out in last week’s Pride of Detroit Direct Newsletter—the fact remains that Detroit has a lot of teams who are ...2025
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• 10 best ‘Monday Night Football’ games on NFL schedule release, ranked

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Here are the ten ‘Monday Night Football’ games you’ll want to set time aside for Let’s be honest, friends. By the time Monday Night Football rolls around during some NFL weeks, watching another football game is not at the top of your to-do list. Whether you have other life commitments or you just do not want to settle in on the couch for one more game, s...2025
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• Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl LIX regular season rematch is scheduled for Week 2

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Guessing this game might be a little more competitive than the one from February. The reigning Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles will be facing the reigning Super Bowl loser Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 of the 2025 NFL schedule, according to a report from Jeff McLane. This September 14 game (hey, the Eagles ARE actually playing on a Sunday thi...2025
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• 10 best ‘Monday Night Football’ games on NFL schedule release, ranked
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• Cooper Flagg’s 6 best landing spots in NBA Draft lottery, ranked

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Let’s rank the best landing spots for Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft lottery. Not all NBA Draft lotteries are created equal. A year ago, when the Atlanta Hawks jumped from up from No. 10 to win the lottery, there was no sure-fire No. 1 overall player sitting there as the obvious prize. That’s not the case this year: the teams entering the lottery are...2025
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• The Atlanta Dream just added one of the best 2025 WNBA Draft prospects for free

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The rookie was awarded on waivers to the Atlanta Dream after being waived over the weekend by the Golden State Valkyries. After being waived by the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday, Shyanne Sellers has been picked up by the Atlanta Dream, per the WNBA’s transactions page. The Dream were awarded Sellers off waivers two days after it was announced she ha...2025
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• WNBA roster cuts spark debate about prioritizing international talent

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The WNBA saw a wave of roster cuts come through over the weekend as preseason games began. The first wave of WNBA preseason games over the weekend also brought the first big wave of training camp roster cuts. Due to the limited number of roster spots on WNBA teams and the salary cap restrictions, many WNBA training camp attendees don’t make teams. Teams ...2025
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Over the weekend, the baseball discourse took a strange turn. Here’s a sample from Ken Rosenthal on Monday: The Orioles’ 10-17 record is the third-worst in the majors, ahead of only the Chicago White Sox (7-21) and Colorado Rockies (4-23). Their 5.83 rotation ERA is also the third-worst, ahead ...2025
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• Everyone saw the offense’s slump coming, but fixing it is another thing entirely

MJ Melendez #1 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after striking out with the bases load to end the fifth inning of Game Two of the Wild Card Series against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on October 02, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images We’ve got what we’ve got. One of the refreshing traits that Royals general manager JJ Picollo and owne...2025
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• The NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Let’s rank the best rookies in the NBA this season. The 2024 NBA Draft class will not go down in history for the top-end talent it produced, and that’s okay. Not every draft class can be full of franchise pillars: talent ebbs and flows through the years, with especially strong drafts like 2026 being balanced out by weaker years like this rookie class. J...2025
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• 5 Cooper Flagg NBA comparisons that show why he’s No. 1 pick in our mock draft

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Cooper Flagg might be the best American-born basketball prospect since LeBron James entered the 2003 NBA Draft. That’s a bold claim to make against the likes of Anthony Davis at Kentucky, Zion Williamson at Duke, Greg Oden at Ohio State, and Derrick Rose at Memphis, but Flagg has put himself in that conversation during an electric freshman year. Flagg ha...2025
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• Going Over the New NFL Rule Changes

It’s fun to stay at the YYYYYYYYY-M-C-A! | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Let’s see what the league has done here, shall we? Yesterday, the NFL owners got together to vote on some rule changes for the 2025 NFL season. Some of these appear to be changes for the better, while others don’t seem to be all that helpful. Let’s take a look at all of them here and see what’s changing for the ...2025
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"Two all-Australian wildcard teams in Olivia Gadecki & John Peers, and Kimberly Birrell & John-Patrick Smith, will battle…"

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"Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Ravens top tight end has returned to practice On Friday, tight end Mark Andrews returned to practice for the Baltimore Ravens."

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"| Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Fowler has had a terrific bounce-back season in 2022-23."

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"Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Dear athletes who have been affected by a cancelled season due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, The news of playoffs and seasons coming to a screeching halt caught everyone off guard this week."

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• Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ non-NFC North opponents’ offseasons
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• BTB Monday Discussion: How much does the schedule release matter to you?

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The NFL schedule comes out this week! The NFL schedule will be released this week (on Wednesday to be clear) and at long last everything from the offseason will be complete. We will finally know which players (effectively) will be going where and when they will be doing so. At that point all we have to do is wait out the summer. For what it’s worth we fo...2025
• Cooper Flagg’s 6 best landing spots in NBA Draft lottery, ranked
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• The Atlanta Dream just added one of the best 2025 WNBA Draft prospects for free
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• WNBA roster cuts spark debate about prioritizing international talent
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• Everyone saw the offense’s slump coming, but fixing it is another thing entirely
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• The NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked
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• 5 Cooper Flagg NBA comparisons that show why he’s No. 1 pick in our mock draft
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• Going Over the New NFL Rule Changes
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• Harbaugh says Hopkins ‘has always felt like he should be a Raven’

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images John Harbaugh has always felt wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins should be a Raven John Harbaugh recently held a press conference during the Annual NFL Owners Meeting where many topics were discussed. One reporter asked about new Ravens wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and what he brings to the table. Harbaugh answered with a story about the phone call he receiv...2025
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• 2025 NFL strength of schedule: Detroit Lions road slate historically hard
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• WNBA roster cuts spark debate about prioritizing international talent
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?
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• Full results, updates for the road to the Stanley Cup

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Here’s every matchup and the dates and times for each round of the 2025 NHL Playoffs. We’ll provide live updates with results every night. The 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are poised to be legendary. Parity was the name of the game in the 2024-25 season with both the east and west boasting stellar teams up and down the standings. This is not a season wh...2025
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• 10 things to know about the 2025 men’s Final Four teams

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images What could be an all-time Final Four gets underway Saturday night in San Antonio. One of the most anticipated Final Fours in some time will top-off Saturday night in San Antonio with an SEC battle between Florida and Auburn followed up by the nightcap between Duke and Houston. Before the action gets going inside the Alamodome, here are 10 things you ne...2025
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• 5 Cooper Flagg NBA comparisons that show why he’s No. 1 pick in our mock draft
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• Harbaugh says Hopkins ‘has always felt like he should be a Raven’
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• Final Four teams, ranked by likelihood of winning 2025 men’s national championship

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The men’s NCAA tournament is down to four teams, and only the No. 1 seeds are still dancing. Let’s rank them by their championship chances. The top teams during the 2024-2025 men’s college basketball season always seemed a cut above the rest of the country. That idea was confirmed forever when all four No. 1 seeds reached the men’s Final Four for the fir...2025
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• Elite Eight teams ranked by championship chances in 2025 men’s March Madness

Photo by Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Let’s rank the Elite Eight at the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament only has eight teams left standing. This has been one of the chalkiest tournaments in recent March Madness history, with the higher-seeded teams advancing through the bracket with little trouble. All four No. 1 seeds are still alive as we reach th...2025
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• The NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked
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• Harbaugh says Hopkins ‘has always felt like he should be a Raven’
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• Who is your favorite non-Rams player of all time?

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Which player first got you interested in football? Countless NFL legends have suited up for the Los Angeles Rams: Aaron Donald, Deacon Jones, Eric Dickerson and many, many others. While the Rams have one of the richest histories in league history, fans likely have other non-L.A. players who have gotten them invested in football. Two of my all-time favor...2025
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• Nothing but love for Eagles fans by players leaving for new teams

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Offseason moves are already being made, but several players were sure to give love to Eagles fans before their exit. With the official start of free agency on Wednesday, many players from the Super Bowl winning team are heading elsewhere throughout the league. As their time in Philly comes to an end, they have been sure to send love to Eagles fans who em...2025
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• NFL free agency: Everything you need to know for 2025

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Enjoy all the information you need to be prepared for the 2025 NFL free agency period. Outside of the NFL Draft, there’s nothing quite like the excitement and chaos that comes with the league’s free agency period. It’s a whirlwind of breaking news and signings that sucks in just about everyone with a pulse who cares about this beautiful game. Before the ...2025
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• Justin Tucker and wife release statements regarding allegations from massage therapists

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker and his wife Amanda released statements maintaining his innocence. On Wednesday, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker and his wife Amanda released statements maintaining his innocence as the NFL continues its investigation in alleged inappropriate sexual behavior with massage therapists. Statements given to OutKick:...2025
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• Notes: Detroit Lions feature in NFL’s 9th annual Women’s forum

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The NFL will be hosting their ninth annual Women’s forum during the 2025 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. As part of the festivities surrounding the 2025 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, the league will be hosting their ninth annual Women’s forum on February 26. The program was created to connect women with leaders in the NFL to provide them with career paths to...2025
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• Super Bowl highlights: The 6 biggest moments from the Eagles’ win over the Chiefs

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images There were multiple important milepost moments in Super Bowl 59, but here were the six biggest. There was a time when most Super Bowls were like this. I remember when the 49ers and Cowboys routinely blew out lesser opponents on the game’s biggest stage, when the Broncos and Bills lost huge seemingly every season. The Bears killed the Patriots, the Ravens...2025
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• Alexander Ovechkin has almost caught Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, but one stat is mind blowing

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Ovechkin is about to break one of The Great One’s records, but there’s something else to keep in mind. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage. Ovi needs just 22 goals to overtake Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer with 895. Not only is Ovechkin on pace to break the record, he’s also trending to ...2025
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• Travelers Championship: Rickie Fowler shows unreal moxy, posts historic 60 to climb into contention
CROMWELL, Conn. Rickie Fowler waves on the 14th green during the second round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 23, 2023. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Fowler has had a terrific bounce-back season in 2022-23. That was on full display Saturday at the Travelers Championship. Rickie Fowler’s third round at the Travelers Championship Saturday resembled his tr...2023
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• Smith and Ebden charge into Eastbourne semifinals
John-Patrick Smith and Matt Ebden have eliminated one of the world's top teams to reach the doubles semifinals…...2023
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• Petty Family Foundation making gift boxes for overseas soldiers
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 03: NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Petty looks on during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 3, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Getty Images North AmericaThe Petty Family Foundation is taking care of our troops ... and you c...2015
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• 'Gobble 'til you wobble': NASCAR personalities celebrate joyous Thanksgiving
Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were among those who shared their Thanksgiving fun on Twitter. Patrick Smith Getty Images North AmericaNot surprisingly, members of the NASCAR community celebrated Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday in style.From drivers, to drivers' significant others, to FOX Sports TV personalities, check out some of the best "Turkey Day" tweets from around the NASCAR world. ...2015
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• The Cubs are signing Dansby Swanson for seven years and $177 million
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Yes, it’s happening. News item: BREAKING: Shortstop Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs are finalizing an agreement on a contract, sources tell ESPN.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 17, 2022 We entered this offseason hoping the Cubs would sign one of the four “big shortstops,” and now it has apparently happened. Swanson, of course, got married o...2022
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• Richard Petty's in-house speed shop offering bodacious Mustangs
NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Petty is a car enthusiast. Patrick Smith Getty Images North AmericaRichard Petty isn't slowing down at all, despite being 78 years old. Known to all as simply "The King," Petty continues to lead the Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team. And now the seven-time NASCAR champion is also working with Ford Motor Co. to create some bodacious...2015
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• John Carlson Scores Goal In Return to Lineup, Three Months to the Day of Serious Head Injury
Patrick Smith/Getty Images Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson wasted no time making an impact in his return to the lineup against the Chicago Blackhawks, picking up his ninth goal of the 2022-23 season. The goal came in the third period … Continue reading →...2023
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• Capitals Hammer Blackhawks, 6-1; John Carlson Scores In Return; Alex Ovechkin Scores 41st Of The Season
Photo: Patrick Smith/NHL via Getty Images The Washington Capitals trounced the Chicago Blackhawks, 6-1 Thursday night at Capital One Arena in the District. The victory improves Washington’s record to 34-31-8 (76 points) on the season. The Capitals got goals from … Continue reading →...2023
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• Running back rankings for Wild Card Round fantasy football

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images We rank out all the running backs playing in the Wild Card round as you prepare for playoff fantasy football. The 2025 NFL Playoffs are upon us! The Wild Card round gets underway on Saturday with the first of six games through Monday evening. 12 teams open the playoffs with the Chiefs and Lions getting a bye through the first round. The start of the play...2025
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• 10 best ‘Monday Night Football’ games on NFL schedule release, ranked
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• Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl LIX regular season rematch is scheduled for Week 2
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• BTB Monday Discussion: How much does the schedule release matter to you?
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• Cooper Flagg’s 6 best landing spots in NBA Draft lottery, ranked
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• The Atlanta Dream just added one of the best 2025 WNBA Draft prospects for free
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• WNBA roster cuts spark debate about prioritizing international talent
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• One month in: The Rockies, the White Sox, and . . . the Orioles?
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• Full results, updates for the road to the Stanley Cup
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• Final Four teams, ranked by likelihood of winning 2025 men’s national championship
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• Who is your favorite non-Rams player of all time?
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• Grading the Ravens’ 2024 free agent additions

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Looking back on last year’s outside veteran additions and assigning letter grades. When it comes to roster construction, the Baltimore Ravens lean more on the NFL Draft to replenish their ranks on both sides of the ball. They foundationally don’t believe in investing more resources into other teams’ free agents, preferring to re-sign t...2025
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• What has been your favorite Rams season under Sean McVay?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images LA’s most winningest head coach has had a historic run during his time in Los Angeles but which stand out? Since 2017, Sean McVay has won the NFC West as many times as the rest of the division combined, making it’s hard to pick just one season during his time as head coach that stands out above the rest. After a drought of success spanning over a decade ...2025
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• Success of ex-Giants deepens misery for New York, and GM Joe Schoen

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Let’s assess the decisions on six players the Giants have lost since Schoen became GM With so many former New York Giants enjoying tremendous success this season with new teams it has become fashionable to wonder what might have been had the Giants been able to keep most, if not all, of those players. And to bash GM Joe Schoen for letting them go. Let’s ...2024
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• Jahan Dotson trade: Eagles acquire Commanders wide receiver

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The WR3 trade finally happened! After much speculation about the Philadelphia Eagles making a trade for a third wide receiver, Howie Roseman finally pulled the trigger ... in the form a rare in-division deal. The team officially announced the following exchange with their NFC East rival Washington Commanders on Thursday morning: EAGLES RECEIVE — Jahan Do...2024
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• Taylor Swift conspiracy: Did the NFL push to get the Chiefs in the Super Bowl?

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images This year was the Taylor Swift bandwagon season When any television viewer would tune in for a Kansas City Chiefs game, several times a game the TV cameras would pan to pop star Taylor Swift in some secure luxury suite. Movie stars and music legends being shown on the TV screen are nothing new. Who hasn’t viewed Jack Nicholson for any home Los Angeles L...2024
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• Chiefs-Ravens rapid reaction: Kansas City is going back to the Super Bowl

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Chiefs are once again winners of the Lamar Hunt Trophy. They are AFC champions. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC Championship on Sunday, clinching their fourth Super Bowl trip in five seasons. As the reigning champions, the Chiefs now have the opportunity to become the league’s first repeat champions since 2004. B...2024
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• 2023 NFL Power Rankings Wildcard Round: Ravens stay on top despite meaningless season finale loss

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The latest power rankings following their Week 18 defeat in a game in which they rested several starters. The vast majority of national pundits still view the Baltimore Ravens as the undisputed best team in the league even after they after they had their six-game winning streak snapped in a Week 18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that saw several starter...2024
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