Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, is taking heat after resurfaced writings exposed his sweeping attacks on traditional masculinity and U.S. sports culture. According to a report by The Midwesterner, El-Sayed authored a 2021 Substack post taking aim at the gridiron in the wake of former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s resignation over leaked […]
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Which teams are overrated or underrated in new preseason college football Coaches Poll?
The release of the preseason Coaches Poll means one thing: college football season is almost here. And it’s time to start the arguing. That arguing this offseason has mostly centered on the fight for supremacy between the SEC and Big Ten Conferences, thanks to the Indiana Hoosiers winning the National Championship and closing out an […]
Rams have assembled a roster to ruin football, just like the Dodgers have ruined baseball
The Los Angeles Dodgers are overwhelming favorites to win the 2026 World Series. Most sportsbooks list their championship odds at around +150, implying roughly a 40% chance of winning the title, which would mark their third straight. Aside from Dodgers fans, no serious observer can argue that one team having odds that high before the […]
Former college football standout Levi Wyatt dead at 23
Levi Wyatt, a former college football standout who played for the Jackson State Tigers and McNeese State Cowboys, has died. He was 23. Jackson State mourned the loss of the former cornerback on Saturday. Wyatt was a 2024 Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team selection before he joined the Tigers. He had 12 tackles and four […]
WOODY JOHNSON: Making flag football official gives girls a chance to catch their futures
On May 4, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association made girls flag football the 35th sanctioned varsity sport in the state. The vote took a few minutes. The work behind it took 15 years. Sanctioning girls flag football as a varsity sport makes opportunity official. Too — turning years of grassroots effort by parents, […]
Friday night problems: Alabama high school football coach banned for season after recruiting violation
The State of Alabama is the latest to crack down on recruiting within high school football, with Mary G. Montgomery head coach Zach Golson being suspended for the upcming season. You might be wondering what type of recruiting violations would end up getting a coach escorted out of the school after being placed on administrative […]
College football national champion who wore wigs in fraud scheme pleads guilty to charges
Former Alabama Crimson Tide defensive tackle Luther Davis pleaded guilty on Monday to defrauding investors by impersonating NFL players. Davis, 37, entered guilty pleas in federal court in Atlanta to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. CJ Evins, 29, who was accused of executing the scheme with Davis, also pleaded guilty […]
Tom Brady gives praise to Logan Paul after flag football game
WWE star Logan Paul left a lasting impression on NFL legend Tom Brady during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic on Saturday, the seven-time Super Bowl champion said after the game. Brady and Paul had a few flare-ups on the field, but kept things professional. The two had a heated feud over the last month leading […]
Super Bowl champ Jalen Hurts reveals he nearly quit football
Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Hurts opened up Monday about a time when he started to question whether he wanted to continue pursuing his football career. During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Hurts was promoting his new book “Better Than a Touchdown.” The hosts played a video from a fan who asked him whether […]
Virginia Dems take tax hikes into overtime, target fantasy football leagues
Amid a slew of fresh taxes proposed by the newly emboldened Democratic majority in Virginia, the latest entry seeks to sack people’s fantasy football leagues. The Fantasy Contests Act, authored by Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, would impose a 10% tax on fantasy sports revenue from games played within the Commonwealth. Five percent, or 0.5 percentage […]
Ted Cruz unloads on state of college football as programs get decimated by transfer portal: ‘Absolute crisis’
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been trying for years now to get more regulations around name, image and likeness (NIL) deals in college sports, saying back in 2023 that the landscape was “in peril.” Now, in 2025, Cruz sees college football specifically as a “disaster.” Cruz responded to a post on X, which called the […]
Pro soccer players open up on spreading peace through the sport at World Cup — and which sport is ‘football’
The 2026 World Cup is shaping up to be a flashpoint moment in modern international relations, with the world coming to North America at a time when global peace appears delicate. A handful of players and activists are stepping up to help promote peace through the sport. Team USA and San Jose Earthquakes defender DeJuan […]