Although Mayfield admitted he couldn't have crossed over because he sucked at basketball, there are a couple of NFL names thrown around that might have. He mentioned his teammate, Mike Evans the Buccaneers' wide receiver; Saquon Barkley and AJ Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles and Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns.

Winning one MVP puts you among the elite. Winning multiple? You're in a tier reserved for athletes who reshape their sports. Across the four major North American leagues, the MVP leaderboard is a cross-era mix of icons,

LeBron James made his historic season debut. King James made his 2025-26 season debut in Los Angeles Tuesday night, marking the first time that an NBA player has stepped on the floor for a 23rd season.

An NFL analyst has compared Joe Burrow to NBA star Anthony Davis, claiming he just can't seem to stay fit for the Bengals.

No American sports league has been fully insulated from gambling scandals since the Supreme Court overturned a federal ban on sports betting in 2018. The NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL have all confronted policy violations resulting in punishments ranging from fines and suspensions to league bans and even federal indictments.

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Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills came up short against the Houston Texans on “Thursday Night Football.” Allen and Co. entered the primetime matchup with momentum on their side following their big win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. They lost a lot of steam on Thursday, though, after suffering a 23-19 defeat at the hands of the Texans.

Donald Trump has spent some time ripping on the NFL -- as he tends to do from time to time -- with a recent critique of the new kickoff rules in the league.