by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 8/3/2026 Photo Credits to Daniel Shirey via Getty images The Boston Red Sox have made another huge move before the Trade Deadline and acquire Baltimore Orioles star Catcher Adley Rutschman. The Trade Included: Red Sox Receive: Adley Rutschman, C Orioles Receive: Carlos Narvaez, C Anthony Eyanson, RHP Kyson Witherspoon, RHP Enddy Azocar, OF Harold Rivas, OF The 28-year old Rutschman is on a 1-year deal worth $7.2 Million but is under team-control

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 7/26/2026 Photo Credit to Stephanie Scarbrough via Associated Press 20. Matthew Stafford Rams Quarterback Last Year's Rank: N/A Does Matthew Stafford have one of the best arms in the league? Absolutely. Is he surrounded by one of the best rosters and Head Coaches in the league? Yes. Has he shown to be inconsistent year-by-year? Yes he has. Stafford was rightfully given the MVP award last year and showed that when healthy and put with the right

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 7/31/2026 In our FN Du Plessis v Usman Predictions, which you can find here, Zak went 5-1 in picks with 0 methods for 5 points. Matt went 4-2 in picks with 3 methods for 7 points. Points To Date: Zak: 142 (96-52) Matt: 128 (83-59) *All odds courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 7/23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14Uros Medic vs 15Daniel Rodriguez (Medic -400) Zak Drapeau - I realize Medic is the heavy favorite here and as of wr

Photo: Sarah Stier-Getty Season 30 hasn’t just been another lap around the calendar—it’s a complete takeover of the league's best fighting for the top spot. With an expanded 44-game slate, new expansion teams raising the stakes, and a talent pool deeper than it’s ever been, the margin for error in this year’s hardware race is razor-thin. From MVP caliber legends continuing to rewrite the record books to a ferocious wave of young stars forcing their way into the conversation,

By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 7/30/2026 Photo Credits to Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Tarik Skubal has been steadfast in his desire to remain with the Detroit Tigers ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline. "I think we have a chance to win a World Series," Skubal said last Thursday. "I've said that since spring training. That's never changed. That belief in this team has never changed throughout the season." "Going into spring training, the whole offseason, I've never been more mo

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 7/30/2026 Photo Credits to Mark J. Rebilas via Imagn Images Indiana Odds to Win B1G: +310 Transfer Grade: A+ Recruiting Grade: B- 2026 Schedule: A- Indiana has made a habit of molding their roster around the Transfer Portal and 2026 will be no different with 17 incoming players including their starting Quarterback, Josh Hoover from TCU. The Hoosiers' miracle 2025 Championship season was one you could only dream of as a Hoosiers fan. When looking

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 7/25/2026 oto Credits to Norm Hall via Getty Images Tier 1 1. Trey McBride 2. Brock Bowers 3. Tyler Warren 4. Colston Loveland 5. Tucker Kraft Tier 2 6. Travis Kelce 7. George Kittle 8. Sam LaPorta 9. Harold Fannin Jr. Tier 3 10. Mark Andrews 11. Kyle Pitts 12. TJ Hockenson 13. Dallas Goedert 14. Juwan Johnson 15. Jake Ferguson Tier 4 16. Brenton Strange 17. Dalton Kincaid 18. Hunter Henry 19. Isaiah Likely 20. Chig Okonk

Photo: James Kipp-Getty Another week means another trip backward through basketball history. This time, we're rewinding eight years to 2018—a class overflowing with future stars, cautionary tales and some of the most overwhelming high-school hype the sport has EVER witnessed. At the center? Zion Williamson, a 6'6", burly viral phenomenon whose thunderous dunks and once in a generation athleticism made ordinary high school gyms in South Carolina feel like must-see television.

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 7/27/2026 Photo Credits to Fadel Senna/ AFP via Getty Images Magomed Ankalaev vs Carlos Ulberg Light Heavyweight Championship Zak Drapeau - The way the top of the 205-division is set up, the original fight between Ankalaev and Rountree should've been either a #1 contender fight or even an interim title fight. Now that Ankalaev has gone through Bogdan Guskov in such dominant fashion, the only way to move forward is to give him a ti

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 7/27/2026 The Red Sox made the BOLD first move of the deadline this weekend trading high valued, young pitcher Connelly Early to the Nationals for right handed-slugger Curtis Mead. Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow recently hinted that the Red Sox might not be done before August 3rd's Trade Deadline. The team should be looking mostly for more Right Handed hitters, with Catcher and Middle Infielders being the likeliest of positions they'd like to upgrade

By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation- 7/27/2026 Photo Credits to David Berding/Getty Images With the MLB trade deadline just nine days away, two nights ago we had a sneak of the chaos expected to ensue. The Washington Nationals agreed to send infielder Curtis Mead to the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Connelly Early. Both teams addressed huge needs, with the pitching-starved Nationals acquiring their potential ace of the future and the Red Sox addressing their impact power-bat defic

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 7/24/2026 Photo Credits to UFC via ufc.com In our FN Du Plessis v Usman Predictions, which you can find here, Zak went 4-2 in picks with 3 methods for 7 points. Points To Date: Zak: 137 (91-51) Matt: 121 (79-57) *All odds courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 7/23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1Magomed Ankalaev vs 10Bogdan Guskov (Ankalaev -550) Zak Drapeau - If Ankalaev was already a huge favorite against Rountree, he

By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 7/25/2026 Photo Credits to Imagn Images As the MLB trade deadline is less than 10 days away, most teams are finalizing their decisions to either buy or sell. With an unprecedented number of teams still in the wild-card chase, this deadline could be one of the most chaotic sellers market ever. Currently only the Angels, Athletics, Giants, Mets, and Reds are expected to be selling, giving us the potential for some off-the radar acquisitions.

Photo: Gary Vasquez-ImagnImages By this point, the NBA offseason is supposed to be winding down. Instead, we’re bleeding into August with unfinished business everywhere, major decisions still hanging in the balance and Hall of Fame talent somehow remaining in the job pool. Rosters are filling up, cap space is disappearing and training camp is much closer than it feels—but some of the league’s biggest available names still have no clear home. With so little time remaining and

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 7/21/2026 Photo Credits to Eddie Keogh/ The FA via Getty Images 10. Declan Rice England Center Mid From the historic Arsenal squad that finally won the Premier League after 22 years to England's 3rd place finish in the World Cup, Declan Rice has had quite a year. As England's Center Mid, he was the master of their set pieces and often times starter of their offense while controlling pacing with passes around the back. Say what you will about t

By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation- 7/21/2026 Photo Credits to Daniel Shirley/Getty Images As the gap between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association's proposals continues to grow, MLB has shifted to a more aggressive public relations strategy. Debuting in July just before the All-Star break, Commissioner Rob Manfred and the league's owners approved the "Level the Playing Field" advertising campaign. The campaign centers on an advertisement that airs between inni

Photo: Dale Zanine-Getty The 2019 McDonald’s All-American Game represented the final chapter of an unforgettable decade in high school basketball. Twenty-four of the nation’s most celebrated prospects showed out with five-star rankings, viral mixtapes and the expectation of becoming a future star. Seven years later? The picture is polarizing. Some of these kids validated the hype in college and then developed into legitimate NBA stars. Others took longer, more complicated rou

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 7/20/2026 Photo by Jeff Bottarri via Zuffa LLC Dricus Du Plessis vs 1Khamzat Chimaev 2 DDP claimed that after a "performance like that", he deserves another title shot but I think it puts him perfectly even with Chimaev as the next contender after Imavov gets his title shot. Obviously, the first matchup between these two didn't quite go to DDP's plans so a rematch should be welcomed by him for redemption and in either man's case,

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 7/20/2026 Photo Credits to Carl Recine via Getty Images The 23rd World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina was something of a boring game but ultra-competitive and intense none the less. Coming into the game, Spain was the favorite and had won every game up to the Final with beautiful defense and teamwork and last night was a culmination of everything. The victors saved their finest game for last in what turned out to be the most dominant Worl

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 7/19/2026 30. Jared Goff Lions Quarterback Last Year's Rank: 55 Photo Credits to Peter Casey via Imagn Images Jared Goff had another outstanding season last year in Detroit in the midst of one of the worst teams Dan Campbell has ever produced and for that reason I'm seeing a LOT of people that are really underrating Goff this year. 4564-34-8 was his line last season and it was a statistical down year for him some how as he continues to show tha