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Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce didn’t hold back when talking about his team’s early exit from the 2025 NFL Playoffs, blasting an offense that he feels underperformed all season, including on the biggest stage. “I know it wasn’t the best performance this year offensively,” he said on the Monday, January 12 broadcast of ESPN’s […]

Ethan Walker, an offensive lineman on the Iowa Central Community College football team, died on January 4 while on vacation. He was 20. Though his cause of his death has not been revealed, Walker died after suffering a “sudden medical event,” according to a GoFundMe page set up to support his family and bring his […]

Danica Patrick is “kinda pumped” for 2026, and her latest Instagram post gave fans a good look at why. The former NASCAR driver posted a belated photo dump from her New Year’s celebration, and hidden among the photos is one of her planting a kiss on the cheek of an unidentified suitor. The man is […]

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle may have found a way to celebrate his team’s playoff win despite an Achilles injury that knocked him out of the game in the second quarter. Dianna Russini, who covers the NFL for The Athletic, was in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 11 for the 49ers’ 23-19 win over […]

Legendary collegiate basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale has some thoughts about Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson — and they’re not “Awesome, baby, with a capital A.” “Total CLASSLESS attitude in winning by BEN JOHNSON coach of the ⁦@ChicagoBears⁩ in the fab comeback to beat the @packers⁩,” wrote Vitale, 86, via X on Sunday, January 11. […]

Figure skater Maxim Naumov is headed to the Olympics, almost one year after losing both his parents in the 2025 mid-air collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Naumov, 24, qualified by finishing third at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis on Sunday, January 11. “I thought of them immediately,” Naumov […]

New England Patriots fans were on the edge of their seats during the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs, and Cardi B was no exception. The rapper and girlfriend of New England wide receiver Stefon Diggs shared her thoughts on the Pats’ 16-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, January 11, with […]

Emotions seemingly boiled over for Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and wide receiver A.J. Brown during their 23-19 Wild Card loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, January 11. The two appeared to have a heated exchange as the broadcast was headed to commercial in the waning moments of the first half. Sirianni, […]

WWE star Liv Morgan felt like she was “doing a meet-and-greet” with officers while in the back seat of a police car during her 2023 arrest for drug possession. The pro wrestler recalled the bizarre ordeal on the Thursday, January 8, episode of Stephanie McMahon’s “What’s Your Story?” podcast. It began when police pulled her […]

UPDATE — 1/9/26, 5:58 p.m. ET: Jaxson Dart and Marissa Ayers are Instagram official, thanks to a carousel that Ayers posted to her account on Friday, January 9, showing the couple in a series of PDA-filled moments. The photos ranged from on the football field to at home and in the snow, with the pair […]

Few have had as much of an impact on figure skating as Tara Lipinski, from her first appearance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships to her continued role promoting the sport as a broadcaster for NBC. Lipinski took her talents to reality TV in 2026 when she joined the cast of The Traitors for season […]

UPDATE — 1/9/26, 4:30 p.m. ET: New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs’ arraignment has been delayed until February 13, TMZ confirmed on Friday, January 9. It had been scheduled for January 23, just two days before the AFC Championship Game. That meant the arraignment could have determined Diggs’ availability for the game, if the […]

Figure skating legend Johnny Weir made his reality TV return in 2026 with an appearance on season 4 of The Traitors. But reality fans might not be familiar with Weir’s lengthy resume on the ice. Though he actually started as an equestrian, Weir began skating at age 12, inspired by Kristi Yamaguchi’s 1992 gold medal-winning […]

As former Texas Longhorns star Jordan Shipley remains in the hospital while recovering from an accident on his ranch that left him with severe burns covering his entire body, the wide receiver’s brother has shared a jarring photo from his bedside. Jaxon Shipley took to Instagram on Thursday, January 8 to show his brother in […]

When the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears face off in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, Bears tight end Cole Kmet doesn’t know who his sister will be cheering for. That’s because Frankie Kmet is dating Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness. “I don’t know, I don’t talk to her […]

The College Football Playoff is the perfect opportunity for aspiring NFL players to raise their profiles, and few have done so quite as effectively as University of Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. The Rebels entered the 2025 postseason as the No. 6 seed, but with plenty of attention on them due to former coach Lane Kiffin’s […]

Sports commentator Skip Bayless was once one of TV’s most outspoken Tom Brady supporters. Now, he’s changed his tune — in a big way. Bayless, 74, unloaded on the all-time great quarterback for his post-retirement roles as a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and a football commentator for Fox. “He’s now a crucial […]

The Kansas Jayhawks played perhaps the game of the year in the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season on Tuesday, January 6, and for them, the 104-100 overtime win over Texas Christian University meant a little more. The Jayhawks were playing with heavy hearts, grieving the death of athletics staffer Scott “Scooter” Ward, who died on […]

It is, once again, time for Unrivaled. There is no offseason for women’s professional basketball, and the elite three-on-three league is already underway in Florida. The first season was an inarguable success with the six-team league bringing in $30 million in revenue, according to ESPN. This year, two new teams joined the fold in Breeze […]

The sister of former Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley has shared an update on her brother’s status, including a photo of his bandaged body, following an accident at his ranch that left him in critical condition. “Please join me in praying (and fasting if you feel led) until Jordan’s next procedure tomorrow morning,” Shelby Nuñez […]

Less than a day after the Baltimore Ravens fired head coach John Harbaugh, President Donald Trump spoke out in support of him. “HIRE JOHN HARBAUGH, FAST,” Trump, 79, wrote via Truth Social on Wednesday, January 7. “HE, AND HIS BROTHER, ARE TOTAL WINNERS!!!” Harbaugh, 63, was let go on Tuesday, January 6 after 18 years […]