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Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Chicago Bears.  The Green Bay Packers. Founding franchises. Bitter rivals. About as opposite as they come. That especially rings true with their offensive team-building strategies. One team has a plethora of high-priced talent. The other has the plethora of talent, but is paying pennies on the dollar for said … Read more

David Helman Dallas Cowboys Insider It’s a year-to-year league, and we’d do well to remember it. Part of the incredible popularity of the NFL is that seemingly every team has genuine cause for optimism, every year. Even organizations with bleak outlooks can reverse their fortunes in a heartbeat. Just ask the Houston Texans, who is … Read more

USA Basketball said experience was a major reason Caitlin Clark was not on the U.S. women’s Olympic roster that was officially revealed Tuesday. The selection committee didn’t believe the talented Clark had enough high-level reps to be a member of the group headed to the Paris Games. The team includes seven players from the group … Read more

Dan Hurley pulled himself out of consideration for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ head coaching vacancy, but the team could turn to another two-time national championship head coach instead. Jay Wright was viewed as a possible “stealth” candidate for the Lakers gig prior to Hurley turning the job down, longtime NBA insider Marc Stein reported on … Read more

San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey is on the cover of “Madden NFL 25,” which was revealed on Tuesday. McCaffrey, who signed a two-year, $38 million extension with the 49ers last week, will be the first running back to appear on the cover of “Madden” since Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders graced separate … Read more

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman BJ Thompson is on the mend after experiencing a cardiac event and a seizure earlier in June. Thompson has been released from the hospital, his agent Chris Turnage shared with NFL Media late Monday night. “The family thanks everyone for their prayers and wants to especially thank the Chiefs medical … Read more

Strikers Robert Lewandowski and Karol Swiderski are in doubt for the European Championship after they were injured as Poland beat Turkey 2-1 in a warmup on Monday. Lewandowski set up Swiderski for the opening goal in the 12th minute. But in his celebrations, Swiderski hurt his ankle and had to be replaced. Lewandowski, Poland’s all-time … Read more

Juan Soto was back in the New York Yankees‘ lineup as the designated hitter against the Kansas City Royals on Monday night after missing a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of left forearm inflammation. Aaron Judge, who started the Yankees’ first 67 games, was given a night off from the starting lineup. … Read more

The inaugural UFL playoffs were one for the books!  Newly minted MVP Adrian Martinez and the Birmingham Stallions kicked things off by beating the Michigan Panthers by double digits in Saturday’s USFL Conference Championship Game, 31-18, after trailing by 15 points in the first half. On Sunday, the San Antonio Brahmas stunned the St. Louis … Read more

John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter Dan Hurley became the new face of men’s college basketball when he and his UConn Huskies wrapped up a second consecutive national title this past April, catapulting the head coach into company with Mike Krzyzewski and Billy Donovan as the only men’s college coaches to win back-to-back titles … Read more