Indiana Hoosiers quarterback and 2025 Heisman Trophy Award winner Fernando Mendoza looks poised to be selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. How did Mendoza get to this point? Was there a quarterback he tried to emulate? “As a child, I was always a huge Tom…
Entering Tarik Skubal’s historic hearing on Wednesday, the record salary for an arbitration-eligible player was $31 million, the record salary for an arbitration-eligible pitcher was $19.75 million and the record salary awarded by an arbitration panel was $19.9 million. Now, all of those records belong to Skubal, who will be paid $32 million in 2026 after winning…
If you spend even ten minutes looking at Toronto Maple Leafs trade chatter right now, you’ll find a dozen different plans for what the team absolutely has to do before the deadline. The funny part? Many of these plans contradict each other. It’s not that fans aren’t thinking things through. It’s that everyone is working…
As we move closer to the Seahawks and Patriots squaring off in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, it’s a chance to look back on the last 25 Super Bowls and the best of the best performances. We’ve ranked the top 10 Super Bowl MVPs of the past quarter-century, and such a process makes for difficult…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is talk about a potential coaching change for the Edmonton Oilers. Is the head coach on the hot seat, or is the team simply looking at adding another voice behind the bench? Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs are evaluating potential trade targets, including, but not limited to, Travis Konecny….
Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history, has died. He was 91. While a cause was not disclosed, a Washington Commanders spokesperson confirmed Friday the team learned of Jurgensen’s death that morning from his family….
Hockey players from beer leagues to the NHL seem to love golf. It’s as if golf is the one hobby hockey players have in common outside the rink. The relationship between the two games probably goes back to the very beginnings of hockey. It’s not hard to imagine hockey players 100 years ago turning to the…
As soon as he could get away from his introductory press conference, Mike Vrabel made his way to the scouts’ offices in Gillette Stadium — Eliot Wolf’s part of the building. Vrabel had told the media that he was excited to sit down with Wolf and the scouts. And he meant it. So he changed…
When former Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz replaced David Poile as general manager (GM) of the Predators on July 1, 2023, many Predators fans were excited about the move. Poile was the only GM the Predators had at that point, but he had not had the same magic near the end of his tenure. They…
The Seattle Seahawks have won nine straight games, looking for their first Super Bowl title since the 2013 season. On the other hand, the New England Patriots might be embarking on the beginning of a new dynasty in Foxborough. Super Bowl LX has all the makings of a classic, as Seattle was 60-1 in the…
