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The Minnesota Vikings’ end to a thrilling season didn’t pan out the way Kevin O’Connell had hoped, but the team’s performance throughout the regular season still earned him the league’s top coaching honor. O’Connell was…

The NFL Defensive Player of the Year award has largely been the domain of the league’s top pass rushers in recent years. The 2024 season, however, featured a breakthrough performance. Surtain proved instrumental in ending…

For the second time in his NFL career, Joe Burrow has capped his return from a season-ending injury by claiming one of the league’s top honors. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback won the NFL Comeback Player…

NEW ORLEANS – Saquon Barkley won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2018 as a member of the New York Giants. He now has another prestigious award to add to his trophy case. The…

Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes appeared to set the record straight Thursday about his relationship with Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Or lack thereof. This has become a growing issue this week as Mahomes prepares…

The idea that a rookie quarterback could be the savior of a NFL franchise is a trope that often lacks examples grounded in reality. Turnarounds require much more than one, first-year player – even if…

It’s a brave new world – again – for the NBA All-Star Game. In December, the league announced the format for the game would change – insert Kevin Durant eyeroll – and feature a three-game…

NEW ORLEANS – The Rams went seven years without a first-round pick. The franchise ended their drought in 2024 when they drafted outside linebacker Jared Verse. It turns out Verse was worth the wait. Verse…

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is surging with a four-game goal streak as he pursues Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, who scored 15 times in his first 18 games before suffering a fractured left fibula…

NEW ORLEANS — Kendrick Lamar is in his prime. Four days after winning five Grammy Awards for his diss track ‘Not Like Us,” including record and song of the year, Lamar is preparing for the pinnacle…