Pro Football Talk "The NFL and the Cowboys have announced that Cowboys tackle La'el Collins has been suspended five games for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. Collins’s agent, Peter Schaffer, insists that the appeal process isn’t final and should not have been..." September 10

Pro Football Rumors "A day after he returned for his first game since the 2019 season, La’el Collins will be sidelined for a while. The NFL handed the longtime Cowboys right tackle a five-game suspension Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. Collins came back from a neck injury to..." September 10

Heavy "Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has been anything but shy approaching his NFL debut. The fifth overall pick in this year’s draft called out Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson earlier this week and added fuel to..." September 10

Larry Brown Sports "NFL contracts are often a hot-button issue. People love to debate who is making too much, too little, who deserves more, and who is overpaid. Some athletes outperform their deals, while others cash in and fail to deliver. Teams obviously try hard to avoid the latter situation, but sometimes..." September 10

Pro Football Rumors "The Colts continue to lock up cogs from their standout 2018 draft class. They added Nyheim Hines to the list Friday, signing the situational running back to an extension Friday, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets. Hines agreed to a three-year, $18.6MM deal. In a backfield..." September 10

Clutch Points "The Los Angeles Lakers formed a new Big 3 with the acquisition of Russell Westbrook early in the offseason, and head coach Frank Vogel couldn’t be any happier. Aside from getting an elite talent in Westbrook to boost their championship aspirations, though,..." September 10

Bleacher Report "Following the success of the NHL's Winter Classic and MLB's Field of Dreams game, the NBA is looking to get in on hosting games at non-traditional venues.  NBA Executive Vice President Evan Wasch said on the podcast The Crossover that the Association..." September 10

Clutch Points "The Ben Simmons slander just won’t end. ESPN golden boy Stephen A. Smith is the latest to come out with an all-out tirade against the Sixers want-away star, and it comes to no surprise that Stephen A. did not hold back with his criticism of Simmons. The renowned sportscaster was..." September 10

The Score "The Minnesota Timberwolves are putting the finishing touches on their offseason, coming to agreements on new deals for a pair of their restricted free agents. Forward Jarred Vanderbilt agreed to a three-year, $13.8-million contract, his agent told ESPN's..." September 10

Fadeaway World "As one of the brightest young stars in the NBA, Zion Williamson has become a premier face of the game, often earning attracting tons of attention and heaps of expectation. Last year, he made a bit of history by becoming one of the youngest 90-rated players in NBA 2K ever, a reflection..." September 10

Larry Brown Sports "The Los Angeles Dodgers have been very patient with Cody Bellinger all season, but it appears the outfielder may be running out of time to correct his struggles. Bellinger was not in the lineup for Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres, and manager Dave Roberts suggested..." September 10

Yardbarker "Major League Baseball has placed Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna on administrative leave as it continues to investigate domestic violence allegations made against him, reports David O’Brien of The Athletic. MLB has not made a formal announcement. The league has..." September 10

The Big Lead "Trevor Bauer's season is over, as Major League Baseball extended his administrative leave through the end of the season, including the playoffs. He won't pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers again in 2021as MLB continues the investigation into allegations of sexual..." September 10

Sportsnaut "Major League Baseball suspended Washington Nationals left-hander Sean Nolin five games on Friday for intentionally hitting Atlanta Braves star Freddie Freeman. Nolin was also issued an undisclosed fine for his actions in the bottom of the first inning on Wednesday night in..." September 10

Larry Brown Sports "Brandon Belt felt like the San Francisco Giants needed a spark Friday against the Chicago Cubs, and he had an unusual way of making it happen. The Giants’ TV broadcast spotted Belt with the letter “C” taped to his uniform during Friday’s game, with no..." September 10

The Score "Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev asked for a trade at the conclusion of the 2020-21 season, multiple sources told Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. The club made it clear they do not want to accommodate the request and have told Mikheyev they consider him..." September 10

Pro Hockey Rumors "The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman Erik Gudbranson to a one-year contract worth $1.95MM. Michael Stone is also on his way back on a one-year deal worth $750K. Gudbranson, 29, has become something of a joke among analytics-leaning fans because..." September 10

Bleacher Report "It's almost here. Many of the league's 32 training camps will be open by this time next week, which means preseason games and the start of the regular 2021-22 schedule are not far behind. Of course, the campaign's arrival will be greeted in varying ways in..." September 10

NHL.com "The rubble and ash of the World Trade Center was still being turned over and sifted through when Mark Messier placed fallen fire Chief Raymond Downey's helmet on his head at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 7, 2001. It was a spontaneous moment, Messier said, the Rangers..." September 10

The Athletic "The 17-year-old boy looked to his 30-something roommate — a worn-out vet limping on one good knee — and asked him about greatness. As Ace Bailey teetered through the waning days of a career that earned him two Stanley Cups as a bruising tough guy with the Boston..." September 10

Clutch Points "The college football landscape will look drastically different in a couple of years with some schools moving around. One conference that is set to undergo some change is the Big 12, which will lose Oklahoma and Texas. But, the conference has already put its contingency plan in..." September 10

Sportsnaut "Notre Dame is generally recognized for being an iconic college football program that struggles to thrive on the biggest of stages in recent years, and a recent Twitter survey reflects a national consensus that the Fighting Irish are overrated. A Twitter poll using data from..." September 10

247 Sports "This leads us to the question of how the newly formed Big 12 compares to the other autonomy leagues. Even with its additions, the Big 12 is sure to generate less television revenue than it did previously. Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby estimated in July that Texas and Oklahoma..." September 10

SI "Ed Orgeron is expecting a ton of improvement from his team from week one to week two. It's one of those cliche sayings after all, that the biggest jump a team makes in development is from week one to week two.  Offensively, the Tigers will be down starting tackles Austin..." September 10

Yahoo! Sports "Assuming the Big 12 makes its expected move of adding UCF, Houston, Cincinnati and BYU, Friday will be one of the most distressing days in USF football history. It will mean USF has been lapped by the UCF program it reportedly blocked from joining the Big East a decade ago...." September 10

The Score "UCLA guard Jaylen Clark launched his own form of cryptocurrency Thursday, becoming the first college athlete to do so. Clark made the announcement on his personal YouTube account. " September 09

ESPN "In his 30 years in the spotlight, Chris Webber has rarely allowed anyone outside his circle to know exactly who the real Chris Webber is. It's not surprising. Despite a decorated career -- first as a high school All-American, then as a member of the Fab Five at Michigan, a..." September 08

Yardbarker "The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team already experienced a setback before the start of the upcoming season.  Alabama head coach Nate Oats confirmed Wednesday that transfer sophomore guard Nimari Burnett will miss the entire 2021-22 campaign after having successful..." September 08

Bleacher Report "Kentucky is loading up for big things during the 2022-23 season after landing top recruit Shaedon Sharpe on Tuesday.  Sharpe confirmed his decision to ESPN's Jonathan Givony and announced his allegiance to the Wildcats on social media: A standout..." September 07

Clutch Points "College basketball season is still a couple of months away but there has been some unfortunate news regarding the Gonzaga men’s basketball team. On Tuesday, it was reported that Gonzaga head coach Mark Few was cited for a DUI on Monday, according to..." September 07

ESPN UK "Chelsea are set to revive their interest in Jules Kounde during the January transfer window if Sevilla lower their asking price back to around €50 million, where the two clubs almost found an agreement this summer, sources have told ESPN. At the start of..." September 10

Barca Blaugranes "In what is certainly one of the more strange stories we’ve covered this week, Pep Guardiola has reportedly asked Manchester City not to enter any semblance of talks with Jorge Mendes about Ansu Fati. The “talks” if you call them that, haven’t even..." September 10

Clutch Points "Much talk around Arsenal as of late has centered on the “trust the process” saying, which calls for fans to simply be patient with the club’s long-term sporting project. However, midfielder Martin Odegaard is setting expectations beyond what club officials can even dream of at..." September 10

Bavarian Football Works "When Kingsley Coman hired Pini Zahavi as his agent, the writing was on the wall for the Frenchman. While Bayern Munich would probably love to extend him, it seems that the player’s wage demands are astronomically bigger than what the club wants to offer. The reason is likely the..." September 10

Barca Blaugranes "Dani Olmo appears to have confirmed that Barcelona tried to bring him back to the Camp Nou from RB Leipzig on deadline day. There were rumors that Barca made a late move for Olmo after agreeing to let Antoine Griezmann leave but couldn’t meet RB Leipzig’s..." September 10