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What's the worst that could happen? A fair question to ask when a rookie quarterback is thrust onto an NFL field in his rookie season, especially if most believe he's playing too soon. Yet NFL coaches ...

There are costs to a quarterback battle, especially a three-way quarterback battle. For every day the quarterback battle continues, it takes away first-team reps from the eventual starter. Splitting ...

The 2025 NFL season is still months away, and plenty of important position battles have yet to be decided as all 32 teams continue offseason programming, including mandatory minicamp. Still, we have a ...

If you're being obstinate, the best-case scenario for every MLB team at the outset of the season is to win the World Series. Realistically, though, only about half the league—if that much—can have ...

"Hope springs eternal," as they say. And it's a useful phrase at this moment in the baseball calendar, with teams across MLB at a new season with wide eyes and optimistic hearts. Here's the bad news, ...