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Bruner’s Beat: What Jon Jones’ Return Means for the UFC

by Evan Bruner The word “perfect” is often overused in sports. Very rarely does an individual team or athlete deliver a performance without a single identifiable flaw. Jon Jones, though, has proven to be an outlier in many ways throughout his career. He became the youngest champion in UFC history at ...

Bruner’s Beat: Breaking Down The Bears’ Trade With the Panthers

by Evan Bruner   The Chicago Bears officially traded away their first overall pick in the upcoming draft on Friday afternoon to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for the ninth overall pick, the No. 61 pick, a 2024 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick, and wide receiver D.J. Moore. Though ...

Bruner’s Beat: Is the XFL Built to Last?

by Evan Bruner There are few things Americans enjoy more than watching football. Every Saturday and Sunday throughout the fall, millions of fans turn on the TV to watch their favorite teams play. Even events that don’t contain actual football games, like the NFL Draft, have become lucrative television events. ...

Bruner’s Beat: Patrick Mahomes’ Quest for GOAT Status

As the clock struck zero and confetti rained down from above, it was official: the Kansas City Chiefs were once again Super Bowl Champions. The game itself was a classic, a down-to-the-wire thriller between the two best teams in the league. There were so many storylines and implications riding on the ...

Bruner’s Beat: Breaking Down the Kyrie Irving Trade

by Evan Bruner   The role of a superstar in the NBA has undergone a seismic shift in recent years. A league that was once defined by stability with stars such as Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Dirk Nowitzki all playing out legendary careers with a single franchise has now ...

The King Stands Alone

By: Andy Jachim In his 1,410th NBA game, LeBron James has accomplished a feat that could very well never be broken ever again. As of Tuesday, the “Chosen One” is the leading scorer in the history of the National Basketball Association, as he stands all alone with 38,390 career points ...

Bruner’s Beat: Why Dak Prescott is Getting Too Much Heat

by Evan Bruner Once again, The Dallas Cowboys found themselves on the losing end of a playoff game, falling to the red-hot 49ers, 19-12. The closely contested game was a stalemate for the first three quarters before the 49ers took control and sent Dallas packing for the second year in ...

Chicago Bears Offseason Plan 1.0

By Andy Jachim Here we go. I have been given the task of filling Ryan Poles’ shoes for the 2023 off-season to rebuild this Chicago Bears franchise from the ground up. Now, I will fully admit this isn’t the most realistic Mock Offseason I have done, but it is most ...

Bruner’s Beat: What to Make of Brock Purdy’s Success

by Evan Bruner There are many reasons people are drawn to sports. The action, the complexity, the teamwork. Few activities can match the excitement of a sporting event. Sports don’t just make for great games, they make for great stories — ones that can be told for decades. For every ...

Bruner’s Beat: Kliff Kingsbury and the Failure of College Coaches in the NFL

by Evan Bruner The Arizona Cardinals officially moved on from head coach Kliff Kingsbury on Monday after a disappointing 4-13 season. To many, Kingsbury’s firing seemed inevitable. He was a controversial hire from the start. His uninspiring 35-40 record as head coach at Texas Tech did little to ease skeptics ...

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