by Zak Drapeau 1/31/2025 Sportz Nation Here's a look at my list of my Top 24 Athletes of 2024 , with guys like Shohei Ohtani, Connor McDavid and a slew of Summer Olympians dominating the list. Without an Olympic event this year, this list will be compiled of mostly athletes in the big sporting leagues such as NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, various Soccer leagues and others. In the fourth year of doing this list, I am a bit biased toward the top sports leagues but will always give credi

Photo Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times. Buying Championships It was a 0-2 count with one out and runners on the corners in the bottom of the 11th in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series. Alejandro Kirk stepped into the batter’s box for the Toronto Blue Jays to face off against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The pitch came, and Kirk swung. His bat shattered as the ball bounced into the glove of Mookie Betts, who stepped on second base and then fired over t

by Zak Drapeau 10/12/2025 Sportz Nation Graphic by NFL Welcome To My First NFL Mock Draft of the 2025-26 Season. I will keep this header brief but I want to give a few notes about this exercise and about the class as a whole: Draft Class Notes 1. This draft class is not very good especially in the top end. 2. This Quarterback class is not good compared to years prior. With no one running away with a QB1 ranking, watch for the first non-QB #1 selection since Travon Walker in

by Zak Drapeau and Joel Piton 10/5/2025 Sportz Nation Jayson Tatum, Isaiah "King of the Fourth" Thomas, Paul "The Truth" Pierce, KG—the...

By Elias Meredith 9/22/2025 Sportz Nation Honorable Mention Performances 15. Kiké Hernandez (5-6, HR, 3 RBI, 11 TB; 2021 ALDS Game 2)...

by Zak Drapeau 9/14/2025 Sportz Nation Crawford Beats Canelo Last night, Terence Crawford challenged Canelo Alvarez for the Super...

With each new NBA season, the league reshapes itself—new stars rise, veterans make adjustments, and the hierarchy of greatness changes....

by Zak Drapeau 8/29/2025 Sportz Nation We are only 4 days away from the start of the 2025 NFL Seasons and I CANNOT WAIT. When the...

Photo by Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images via nbcnews.com Writer: Matt Hylen When you think of what sports are popular in America, the mind...

by Zak Drapeau 8/3/2025 FansOnlySportz The UFC is best example of a thriving international sport in America. With superstars entering...

Two of the WNBA's biggest stars, Caitlin Clark (left) and Angel Reece (right). C/O to nba.com The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) has risen to new heights once again in 2025. With superstars on and off the court, the league is in a position that it has never been in before. Ratings are skyrocketing, viewership is at an all-time high, and players now have as big a platform as ever to advocate not only for themselves but for women all over America. But who is res

by Zak Drapeau 7/20/2025 FansOnlySportz In case you didn't already know... Boston is the GREATEST Sports Town in the World. With 39...

by Elias Meredith 7/13/2025 FansOnlySportz Tonight, the first night of the 2025 MLB Amateur Draft will be aired on ESPN, MLB Network, and...

It’s that time of year again. With the NBA Draft officially wrapping up Thursday night, it’s only right we look back at the last 25...

By Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen of FansOnlySportz- 6/22/2025 C/O to espn.com This Sunday FansOnlySportz Reports brings you Zak Drapeau's...

by Elias Meredith 6/15/2025 FansOnlySportz Catcher, back catcher, receiver, battery mate. There are many titles for the hardest position...

by Matt Hylen 6/8/2025 FansOnlySportz C/O to Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Coming into the 2025 offseason, it was a known commodity that the Patriots had two massive holes in their offense: Left Tackle and Wide Receiver. New England decided to address Left Tackle in the draft, where they selected LSU's Will Campbell, but went a different route at the receiver position. Enter Stefon Diggs. Now with his fourth team, Stefon Diggs has been incredible in his career. In 144 ga

by Zak Drapeau 6/1/2025 FansOnlySportz The 2025 NBA Finals will begin in a few days between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers...