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NEW ORLEANS – Take a bow, Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates and Sterling Sharpe. You’re now forever on the ultimate team that honors greatness. The Pro Football Hall of Fame unveiled its Class of…

Leading up to the NBA trade deadline, there was talk it might be a quiet period compared to previous seasons because teams were concerned about salary and luxury tax payments. Well, that theory disintegrated when…

The official NHL trade deadline is March 7, but an early one seems to be Monday’s break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. A flurry of trades has taken some expected names off the target list.…

Four wins in five games has Texas A&M climbing the bracket all the way onto the No. 2 line, giving the SEC five of the eight top seeds in our updated tournament picture. Two of…

NEW ORLEANS – The NFC divisional-round game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams on Jan. 19 – the snowy affair that ended with a 28-22 Eagles victory – nearly resulted in an Eagles’…

NEW ORLEANS – Sometimes, the best stories walk right up and shake your hand. Literally. For instance, did you know there’s no guarantee that traditional college football powers such as Ohio State or USC or…

We here at Starting Five HQ recognize that there’s a certain upcoming event this weekend that is getting most of the sports world’s attention. But there’s plenty of action on the collegiate hardwood worthy of…

It started out as a locker-room spitballing session, a couple of Ivy League football players trying to solve for hydration. Sunday, more than a decade and many late nights and early mornings later, Garrett Waggoner…

LeBron James has been compared to Michael Jordan practically since the moment James entered the NBA as the first pick in the 2003 draft. Over 20 years later, James joined M.J. in an exclusive club…

The NCAA has lost its common sense, along with its spine. A day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning transgender women from playing sports, the NCAA threw the handful of them to…