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

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 7/17/2026 In our UFC 329, which you can find here: Zak went 4-3 in picks with 2 methods for 6 points. Matt went 3-4 in picks with 2 methods right for 5 points. Points To Date: Zak: 130 (87-49) Matt: 121 (79-57) *All odds courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 7/16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Graphic by UFC via wikipedia.org 2Dricus Du Plessis vs 9Kamaru Usman (Du Plessis -225) Zak Drapeau - Kamaru Usman may be the

By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation- 7/15/2026 Photo Credits to David Butler II/Imagn Images In a summer when America celebrated its 250th birthday, Boston’s baseball team had little to celebrate. To paraphrase Michael Scott: “Happy birthday, Boston. Sorry your party’s so lame.” On the first day of summer, the Red Sox sat at an abysmal 31-44, the third-worst record in the American League. The problems had been mounting long before the calendar turned. Boston fired manager Alex

Photo: Gordon Grant-AP This year's rookie class feels different. It starting to feel like we may have just received the most promising batch of young talent since 2003. Summer League performances should always be taken with a grain of salt—but some of these players are simply making it impossible not to believe the hype. This year’s action is so far delivering an exciting collection of top-tier rookies, undrafted prospects, and young players who look more than ready for the n

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 7/16/2026 Photo Credits to Martin Meissner via Associated Press Argentina is the reigning World Cup Champions after winning the tournament in 2022 and now, flash forward to 2026 and they have punched their ticket to another World Cup Final after defeating England 2-1 for a chance to go back-to-back. In the 96-year history of 23 World Cup tournaments, a nation has only won back-to-back World Cups twice; Italy in '34 and '38 and Brazil in '58 and

By William Gilhooly Sportz Nation - 7/14/2026 Photo Credits to Matt Rourke/Associated Press As Kyle Schwarber hit his seventh home run in the final round of the Home Run Derby, Phillies teammate Bryce Harper declared the contest "over." Those words came back to haunt him. Jordan Walker entered the final round needing five home runs in his final three swings just to tie Schwarber's total of 11. Instead, the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder delivered the improbable, launching six