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Michigan Cheerleader Is Going Viral Ahead Of Saturday’s Game
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) We’re a couple of weeks into the college football season, and with such a short schedule and so many teams, there’s always no margin for error. That’s why the Michigan Wolverines will have to lick their wounds and get […]
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We’re a couple of weeks into the college football season, and with such a short schedule and so many teams, there’s always no margin for error.
That’s why the Michigan Wolverines will have to lick their wounds and get back on track on Saturday.
They’ll host the undefeated Arkansas State Red Wolves at Michigan State in Ann Arbor, and the fans will have to give them a major boost to help avoid back-to-back losses.
That’s where the cheerleading squad also plays a big role.
With that in mind, internet detectives started looking for Michigan cheerleaders on social media, and one of them broke the internet.
One Michigan cheerleader drew plenty of praise and compliments, amassing almost 700 likes.
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It’s a bit of a transition era for the Wolverines.
JJ McCarthy left to turn pro, and HC Jim Harbaugh also packed his bags and left.
Needless to say, there will be some growing pains and adjustments, even for such a successful program.
The reigning National Champions will look to get back to the College Football playoffs, and losing more than one game will obviously make that a bit of an uphill battle.
Even so, this team has more than enough talent to overcome the major losses they suffered in the offseason.
And even if it takes them a little longer than they would’ve wanted, this isn’t the kind of program that struggles for long.
And with cheerleaders this and their loyal fan base by their side, they should be able to bounce back at home today.
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Aaron Rodgers’ Former Girlfriend Went Viral After Monday’s Game
(Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) Aaron Rodgers is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, but he’s not only known for that. He’s constantly made the rounds for his on-and-off history with multiple women. And while he’s not currently seeing anybody — at […]
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Aaron Rodgers is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, but he’s not only known for that.
He’s constantly made the rounds for his on-and-off history with multiple women.
And while he’s not currently seeing anybody — at least publicly — all the women he’s been tied to often gain a massive following on social media — even those who were famous before the rumors.
Notably, Mallory B. Edens wasn’t the exception to that rule.
The model and internet personality was rumored to be dating Rodgers back in January 2023.
Rumors of them being ‘more than friends’ flooded social media, and plenty of NFL fans started following her again.
That’s why it wasn’t much of a surprise to see her going viral during the New York Jets’ season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
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She wasn’t in attendance or even watching, as she was a little too busy enjoying her days in Greece.
Regardless of how things ended between her and Rodgers — assuming they were actually dating — there are more important things going on in his mind right now.
He looked sharp on the field and threw his first touchdown pass in over 600 days, but the Jets looked far from the Super Bowl-contending team some of us thought they’d be.
His connection with Garrett Wilson showed the potential to be special, and his only interception wasn’t entirely on him, so there are some reasons to be encouraged about that performance.
Then again, Robert Saleh’s team will need to turn the page right away, as they can’t afford for this to snowball.
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Report: Stephen A. Smith In Talks For Record Contract
(Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images) Sports personality Stephen A. Smith has been a fixture on the air for ESPN for many years, and many people either find him entertaining or love to hate him. He has been reportedly flirting with other opportunities in recent […]
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Sports personality Stephen A. Smith has been a fixture on the air for ESPN for many years, and many people either find him entertaining or love to hate him.
He has been reportedly flirting with other opportunities in recent months, but he apparently wants to stick around with the network he has been associated with for a long time.
Per Front Office Sports, he’s talking to the network about becoming its highest-paid talent, and he also wants to become a part of its Monday Night Football crew.
Stephen A. Smith is in talks to become ESPN's highest-paid talent—and wants to cover the NFL on Monday Night Football:
"I would love to work with Jason Kelce and Scott Van Pelt and Ryan Clark and my man Marcus Spears."
Story on @stephenasmith's MNF goals from @MMcCarthyREV
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) September 9, 2024
Among other roles he has at ESPN, Smith is a co-host of “First Take,” its morning sports debate show, and he covers multiple sports for the network.
In addition to being a sports commentator, he has made a few cameo appearances on the soap opera “General Hospital.”
Recently, ESPN has made some major cutbacks which have resulted in some prominent personalities getting laid off, including NBA color commentators Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson.
Smith, however, is the type of personality who brings in viewers, not to mention revenue, and is the type of person the network can ill afford to lose.
Many love to tune into First Take and other shows and watch him express his intense views, as well as his dislike of certain teams, such as the Dallas Cowboys.
According to Front Office Sports, Smith could become the first ESPN employee to get a $100 million contract, and that would ensure he will remain with the media outlet for many years to come.
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Stephen A. Smith Reportedly Wants To Join New ESPN Show
(Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) Over the past three years or so, Stephen A. Smith has become one of the most prominent — if not the most prominent — talking heads in all of sports. With ESPN laying off plenty of their on-air talents, […]
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Over the past three years or so, Stephen A. Smith has become one of the most prominent — if not the most prominent — talking heads in all of sports.
With ESPN laying off plenty of their on-air talents, Smith’s figure has become all the more important within the network.
As such, Smith wants to get even more exposure.
According to a report by Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports, the First Take host wants to cover the NBA and the NFL, and he wants to join Monday Night Countdown.
Stephen A. Smith wants to cover the NBA and NFL, and join Monday Night Countdown, per @MMcCarthyREV pic.twitter.com/zvWISJ2cEX
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) September 9, 2024
Stephen A. has developed a big following and platform, even hosting his own podcast independently from ESPN.
He wrote a book, has dipped his toes into acting, and even hinted at getting into politics at one point.
He’s clearly a hard-working guy who loves the grind — and the money.
Of course, some of his takes and hilarious rants have to be taken with a grain of salt, as he has a tendency to talk a little too much at times.
He’s not one to hesitate to apologize when he runs his mouth and says something wrong, but that has also earned him plenty of detractors among the sports community.
Even so, having him out there almost guarantees ratings, regardless of whether people agree with what he’s saying or not.
And given his power with the network and his impending contract extension, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise to see ESPN fulfilling his wish to get even more exposure.
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Jared Goff’s Stunning Wife Going Viral After Sunday’s Win
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit) The Detroit Lions have their quarterback for the future. It didn’t take long before Jared Goff made them forget all about Matthew Stafford. Notably, every king needs his queen, and the city of Detroit has […]
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The Detroit Lions have their quarterback for the future.
It didn’t take long before Jared Goff made them forget all about Matthew Stafford.
Notably, every king needs his queen, and the city of Detroit has also embraced his beloved wife, Christen Harper Goff, with open arms.
That’s why they flooded her latest post on Instagram with likes and compliments.
Christine shared a clip of her rooting for Jared and giving him a kiss before the start of the game, and people were living every single second of it.
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This was the first time she attended a game as Mrs. Goff, as they recently tied the knot.
Moving to Detroit was the best thing that could’ve happened to the former No. 1 pick.
He failed to establish himself and live up to the hype with the Los Angeles Rams, and it became painfully evident that they both needed to move on from each other.
Now, he’s been one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the game, making the most of the plethora of weapons the Lions have put at his disposal.
Goff and the Lions picked up things right where they left them last season and proved why they’re expected to be one of the strongest teams in the NFC this time again.
That means we’ll likely get to see a whole lot of Christen Harper Goff on the sidelines this season and deep into the playoffs as well.
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NFL QB’s Girlfriend Was Turning Heads With Outfit Sunday
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) The Cincinnati Bengals didn’t look good at all in the season opener, at least from a football perspective. Their outfits, however, were quite sharp. They debuted an all-orange uniform to host the New England Patriots, and while it didn’t […]
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The Cincinnati Bengals didn’t look good at all in the season opener, at least from a football perspective.
Their outfits, however, were quite sharp.
They debuted an all-orange uniform to host the New England Patriots, and while it didn’t do much to help their case, some of the fans decided to take the same approach when they arrived at Paul Brown Stadium.
Notably, that included Stephanie Niles, who went viral on Instagram for her stunning all-orange outfit.
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Niles is Jake Browning’s girlfriend, but she didn’t get to watch her better half take the field in the season opener.
Joe Burrow, however, wasn’t particularly at his best to start the season.
Zac Taylor’s team struggled mightily to move the chains, and it might be a sign of things to come with Brian Callahan now coaching the Tennessee Titans.
Ja’Marr Chase was dealing with an illness and skipped plenty of practice as he tried to force the team to give him a new contract, all while Tee Higgins was also out.
Burrow and the Bengals have a history of starting slowly before ramping things up after the first month of the season, but this was a disappointing loss nonetheless.
The Patriots aren’t a very good team right now, and dropping that kind of game at home could come back to haunt them later in the season.
Of course, it’s still too early to sound off the alarms in Cincinnati, and the fans will hope to find more luck when they return to their usual threads for their next game.
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Erin Andrews Is Going Viral For Stunning Outfit On Sunday
(Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) The NFL season is already underway. And while that means the best football league on Earth is back, it also means that Erin Andrews will be making the rounds online for the next 4+ months. The iconic sideline reporter […]
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The NFL season is already underway.
And while that means the best football league on Earth is back, it also means that Erin Andrews will be making the rounds online for the next 4+ months.
The iconic sideline reporter always goes viral on social media thanks to her stunning outfits, and Week 1 of the season wasn’t the exception to that rule.
The 46-year-old was spotted wearing shiny pants and a slim black top for the season opener, and it didn’t take long before her fans took to social media to shower her with compliments.
bumps & shakes
#DALvsCLE | #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/eQDijXPR9o
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) September 8, 2024
She’s become a bit of a fashion icon around the league, and it’s easy to understand why.
Andrews was on the sidelines in Cleveland to partake in the Cleveland Browns vs. Dallas Cowboys broadcast.
This was the most anticipated game of the evening, not only because of the teams that would play but also because it would mark Tom Brady’s debut in the booth.
Unfortunately for the seven-time Super Bowl champion, the fans weren’t exactly thrilled with his performance.
Still, even if it takes him a while to get a hold of the job, he shouldn’t find much trouble getting up to speed by working alongside seasoned veterans like Kevin Burkhardt, and Andrews.
Andrews has repeatedly vouched for her friend, Brady, and she firmly believes in his ability to be as good in the booth as he was on the football field.
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Texas Cheerleader Is Going Viral After Saturday’s Big Win
(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Saturday’s College Football slate was full of stunners and big games. Things got underway with an epic matchup between the Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines. The visitors would hit the road to visit Ann Arbor, one of the toughest […]
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Saturday’s College Football slate was full of stunners and big games.
Things got underway with an epic matchup between the Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines.
The visitors would hit the road to visit Ann Arbor, one of the toughest venues in all of the sport.
However, Steve Sarkisian’s team was up to the task and dominated their opponents from the jump.
Even so, it was one Texas cheerleader as the one who stole all the headlines and eyes during the game.
Following the game, the cheerleader went viral on Instagram, and her follower count has almost reached 4,000 by now.
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The Longhorns made a big statement by handing the Wolverines the first loss of the post-Jim Harbaugh era.
They beat them 31-12 and it could’ve been significantly more lopsided if it wasn’t for a late touchdown by the home side.
Quinn Ewers had another strong performance, completing 24 of 36 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns, and that was despite going against a perennially strong defense.
The Longhorns entered the game as the No. 3 ranked team in the nation, and they now boast an immaculate 2-0 record.
There’s still plenty of football left, but this Longhorns team looks like a legitimate playoff-caliber team, and Ewers continues to prove why he could have a strong case to be the first quarterback off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft.
As for the rest of the cheerleaders, they’re most definitely going to finish the college football season with a few additional thousand followers.
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Joy Taylor Shows Off New Look With Stunning Outfits
(Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Fuse Media) The NFL season is already underway, and that means one thing and one thing only: Sports shows are about to peak. With that in mind, FOX decided to revamp its entire programming. They parted ways with […]
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The NFL season is already underway, and that means one thing and one thing only: Sports shows are about to peak.
With that in mind, FOX decided to revamp its entire programming.
They parted ways with the always-controversial Skip Bayless and gave Emmanuel Acho and LeSean McCoy a new show with Chase Daniel.
Joy Taylor, on the other hand, will continue to lead the way on ‘SPEAK,’ this time along with the likes of Keyshawn Johnson and Paul Pierce.
With that in mind, the renowned anchor took to social media to give her thousands of followers a glimpse of the outfits she intends to wear in the first week of the new version of the show.
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Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long before she amassed thousands of likes and hundreds of comments, with her loyal fan base showering her with compliments.
Taylor has become one of the strongest female voices in football over the past couple of years, and it’s clear that FOX believes in her potential.
Football is back, and with it, we’ll have some hot takes left and right.
Rumors, analysis, and actual news will flood social media from the very second that football is on the air on Sunday.
So, there’s no wondering why Taylor wants to make sure to look as sharp as she can be before she addresses hundreds of thousands of people on a daily basis.
Needless to say, she definitely passed the outfit and the vibes check, at least according to her many followers on Instagram.
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WNBA Rookie Cameron Brink Shows Off Stunning Outfit
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The WNBA season is close to coming to an end. Unfortunately, Cameron Brink wasn’t able to be on the floor for long. She’s made a big impact so far as a rookie in the 15 games she played, averaging […]
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The WNBA season is close to coming to an end.
Unfortunately, Cameron Brink wasn’t able to be on the floor for long.
She’s made a big impact so far as a rookie in the 15 games she played, averaging 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
Now, on the sidelines, the Los Angeles Sparks forward is turning heads with her stunning outfits.
This time, she pulled up to her team’s game wearing a custom gray sports coat with a pink button-up collared shirt, a black miniskirt, and knee-high boots.
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She rounded out her beautiful look with a black-and-white patterned bag
The Stanford product’s pre-game outfits have been a big talking point since the start of the season, and she’s clearly quite stylish.
Unfortunately for her team, they haven’t fared as well on the court as she is doing off of it.
As of today, they rank sixth in the Western Conference with a subpar 7-25 record.
Even so, the future is bright, with Brink and fellow rookie Rikea Jackson leading the way, plus another top-tier recruit they can get in the upcoming edition of the WNBA Draft.
The league has drawn plenty of attention this season, mostly because of the well-known Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry, and it’s nice to see an influx of money coming their way.
The WNBA has survived for way too long, and it’s time they finally start thriving.
They surely have the talent to do so, and that’s not going to change any time soon.
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