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The power of best-laid plans. As the 2025 NFL season began, the braintrust here at SB Nation started sketching out a weekly content plan. One of the cornerstones each week would be this piece, Power Rankings, to publish each Tuesday morning. Well, in the frenetic pace of content production after the first full Sunday of […]

Since the moment Ben Johnson was introduced as the newest head coach of the Chicago Bears — January 22 of this year, to be exact — the team’s fans have been waiting to see what they saw on Sunday. The best version of quarterback Caleb Williams. Drafted by the Bears with the first-overall selection in […]

Coaching is a tough business. Noelle Quinn is out as head coach in Seattle, Sandy Brondello is out as head coach in New York — and the Storm and Liberty have become two of four WNBA teams in search of a new head coach ahead of next season (the league’s two expansion teams, the Portland […]

Kara Lawson has been named the new head coach of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team, USA Basketball announced on Wednesday. She’ll coach the US women’s team at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where they’ll go for their 9th consecutive gold medal. Kara Lawson 2028 #USABWNT pic.twitter.com/KDiWwEjKkp — USA Basketball (@usabasketball) September 22, 2025 She […]Read More

Arsenal’s £48m forward, Noni Madueke is expected to be out for six to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury during Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City, a huge setback for Mikel Arteta’s already depleted attack. The 23-year-old England international was substituted at half-time of the Premier League clash at the Etihad, with Bukayo Saka […]

Paris was the stage for a glittering night of football on Monday night celebration as Ousmane Dembele claimed his first Ballon d’Or and Aitana Bonmatí made history with a record third consecutive women’s award at the 2025 ceremony. At 28, Dembele delivered on the promise that once made him one of the world’s most expensive […]

Melbourne City FC have confirmed the signing of Nigeria’s Chinaza Uchendu ahead of the 2025/26 A-League Women’s season, strengthening their attacking options with a proven international star. The 27-year-old forward arrives from French side Nantes, bringing top-flight experience from Europe and Asia. Uchendu has previously enjoyed spells in Portugal, Sweden, South Korea, Turkey, and Nigeria, […]

Super Falcons and Brighton Women goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie has been ranked fourth in the prestigious 2025 Women’s Yashin Trophy, at the 2025 Ballon d’Or. The award ceremony took place at the Thétre du Chtelet in Paris, where the world’s best players and coaches were celebrated. Nnadozie became the first Super Falcons player to break into […]

Benjamin Fredrick came off the bench in FCV Dender EH’s 3-0 loss to KAA Gent in their recent Belgian league clash. Goals from Wilfried Kanga and Abdelkahar Kadri secured a comfortable win for Gent, who were clearly the better side throughout the match. Statistically, Gent’s dominance was evident they held 63% possession, took 15 shots […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that it is closely monitoring FIFA’s ongoing investigation into South Africa for allegedly fielding an ineligible player in their 2–0 World Cup qualifying win over Lesotho. The proceedings focus on South African midfielder Teboho Mokoena, who appeared in the match against Lesotho on March 21 this year, despite […]

Nigerian striker Gift Orban played a starring role for Hellas Verona in their 1-1 Serie A draw against Juventus at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi on Saturday. Orban scored the equalizer in the 44th minute from the penalty spot, awarded following a VAR review that confirmed a handball by Juventus midfielder Joao Mario. His composed finish […]

In an inspiring showcase of synergy between sports, education, and empowerment, the Nigeria American Football Association (NAFA) and BROWNS NIGERIA through their Gridiron Gems Initiative partnered with the BEMORE Empowered Foundation to bring flag football to the 2025 BEMORE Summer Bootcamp. This collaboration aimed to provide young Nigerian girls with the tools, training, and confidence […]