The Steelers reign as the AFC North title winners, but two teams are emerging as stronger candidates to win one of the most competitive divisions in football this season, at least according to “First Things First.” From the questions surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers and the Cleveland Browns’ Deshaun Watson, and the healthy talent…
It’s not how you start the season, it’s how you finish. We hear that phrase all the time from baseball players, and it’s most important now to these various stars who have a lot riding on the final month of the regular season. There are multiple players chasing something historic. There’s a long-expected comeback from…
The NFC North enters the upcoming season as one of the most competitive divisions in the league, with all four teams harboring playoff ambitions. The Chicago Bears enter as the defending division champions, but face heavy pressure from a reloaded division. Detroit aims to bounce back behind a high-powered offense, Green Bay looks to navigate…
The New York Rangers have acquired several important players this offseason, including defensemen Sean Durzi and Marcus Pettersson, forwards Pavel Dorofeyev and Oliver Bjorkstrand, and goalie Joonas Korpisalo. They also just signed winger Eeli Tolvanen to a one-season, $1.5 million contract. The move is low risk and could pay off in a big way for…
The odds-on favorite to win the Super Bowl got even better on Sunday, with Aaron Donald rejoining the Los Angeles Rams as he ended his retirement after two years. But should we expect Donald to play at the level that won him three Defensive Player of the Year awards this season? We asked several scouts…
It wasn’t the four seasons he had hoped for when he first signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but after signing a contract to return home to Sweden for the upcoming 2026-27 season, Calle Järnkrok reflected on his time in Toronto and how the final two seasons were tough to swallow. After a 20-goal season…
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The story of Jordan Love’s development has long been that he had the luxury of sitting safely behind Aaron Rodgers for two years, learning from a master while avoiding bad habits and delaying the pressure of the pass-rush and the immediate weight of NFL stardom. But that narrative isn’t true. Not…
We’ve reached September, which means the Detroit Red Wings return to the ice this month. The team kicks off training camp Sept. 17 and opens the 2026-27 season Oct. 2 against the New York Rangers. While most teams enter camp feeling confident in their roster and offseason decisions, the same can’t be said about the…
With less than a month to go before the 2026-27 season opens, it is time to look at the league’s best players and see where they fit in the NHL hierarchy. On the Cusp This tier is for players who are excellent producers but maybe haven’t yet hit that extra gear or level consistently. Ottawa…
With the NFL season about a week away from kickoff, Minnesota Vikings general manager Nolan Teasley isn’t slowing down constructing the roster. On Tuesday night, the Vikings signed veteran edge rusher Kyle Van Noy, first reported by The Ringer. The 35-year-old veteran reunites with defensive coordinator Brian Flores, with whom he won two Super Bowls on…
