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We're only a month into the 2024-25 NBA season, and there's already been plenty of surprises. Only four of the 15 teams in the Eastern Conference are above .500. Based on current records, players missing due to injury and other factors, here's a best guess at how the 2024 NBA Awards will shake out.  Check out Episode #542 as @JaiHov , @JEasley84 , @Lock_Tha_Great and @FSP_Wezzy and handing out awa...

Midway through the 2024 NFL season, it is the perfect time to check in on where things stand with the major individual awards. Though it will be hard for some leading candidates to maintain their current pace, it's good to recognize them for their inspired efforts at this halfway point. Check out Episode #541 as @JaiHov , @JEasley84 , @Lock_Tha_Great and @FSP_Wezzy and handing out midseason awards...

The bar has never been higher to be a starting point guard in the league. Seventeen of the top 18 point guards on this list have made at least one All-Star game. The lone one.... any guesses. Jamal Murray, is considered by many to be one of the best players to never make one.  The 2024 NBA Top 7 Pool JALEN BRUNSON, NY Knicks CADE CUNNINGHAM, Detroit Pistons STEPH CURRY, Golden State Warriors LUKA...

If there's one takeaway from looking at the best shooting guards in the league, it's this: the NBA is moving more toward shifting the best players to point guard. Most of the All-Star guards fall into this category even if they play PG or Shooting Guard.  The 2024 NBA Top 7 Pool Desmond Bane, Memphis Grizzlies RJ Barrett, Toronto Raptors Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timber...

Small forward is the most versatile position in the NBA. There are elite scorers and there are also lockdown defenders. The position is filled with talent, and that'll be on full display when the 2024-25 NBA season tips off. The 2024 NBA Top 7 Pool Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors Mikal Bridges, New York Knicks Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat Demar Derozan, Sacramento Kings Pa...

The power forward position today looks night and day from what it did even 10 years ago, with today’s best 4s expected to space the floor, be able to dribble and defend multiple positions. The 2024 NBA Top 7 Pool Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns Jaren Jackson Jr, Memphis Grizzlies Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavs...

With the rise of the three-pointers, post scoring was slowly phased out of the game. Centers were reduced to just being defensive anchors with the few exceptions who could do a lot more. But with the game evolving, the players have also evolved too, and the top centers in the league have found new ways to succeed and dominate. The 2024 NBA Top 7 Pool Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat Jarrett Allen, Clevelan...

The first College Football Playoff rankings are a month away. Achieving contender status during the first month means your play on the field has led to a sparkling record and mention amongst the nation's best. Playoff expansion means most competitive leagues and losses aren't as detrimental as they used to be. When they begin adding up, however, elites from the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 will be ther...

This NFL season already has delivered its share of surprises. There are more challenges for star quarterbacks, fewer explosive plays and a lot of talk about how to exist in a world where two-high coverage is a constant reality.  It's always intriguing at this time of year to assess what these teams really are, especially if they didn't make the playoffs in the previous season. The best teams in th...

The 2024 WNBA regular season concluded on September 19 with each of the 12 teams playing 40 games. The Minnesota Lynx won the Commissioners Cup and Napheesa Collier was awarded MVP. The WNBA Playoffs officially start on Sunday September 22nd.  The New York Liberty are in the driver's seat for the WNBA playoffs, having officially clinched the best record and well-positioned in first place. We a...

The NFL landscape is shifting as analysis emerges on the league's most hyped teams heading into the 2024 season. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers maintain strong Super Bowl contenders status, but the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions face significant setbacks from key departures. Rising teams like the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans show promise, while others, like the Buff...

Week 1 of the college football season is in the books, and while most of the marquee match-ups from the opening week proved to be fairly lopsided, it still feels like we learned quite a lot some of it good, some of it bad. College football is back in full swing, and with that in mind, here are 5 teams and 5 players that we can predict as contenders or pretenders from around the country in the open...

The 2024 edition of NFL Preseason is officially in the books. That means that nothing stands between us and the opening kick to begin the regular season. And what better way to celebrate pro football’s return than throwing out meaningless predictions for how an unpredictable season will play out? FSP is here to predict some preseason awards, AFC and NFC playoff outlooks and Super Bowl champs. Chec...

The Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens will kick things off for real on September 5. Position battles will be sorted out. Young players will shine. Veterans will disappoint. Many will be answers we expect. Others not so much. But some questions—the really big questions—won't be answered until fall has turned to winter. Which teams will exceed expectations? Which will fail to meet them. Wh...

College football like we've never experienced it is on the doorstep, with games less than two weeks away. Teams have moved to new conferences, players to new teams, and for the first time, 12 teams (and not four) will take part in the College Football Playoff. Before Week Zero starts let’s hand out some preseason award predictions. Check out Episode #528 as @JaiHov , @JEasley84 , @Lock_Tha_Gre...

Ready or not, the 2024 college football season is inside of a month away. Week 0 is slated for Aug. 24, and Week 1—when the overwhelming majority of Football Bowl Subdivision teams kick off—begins on Aug. 29, with the opening Saturday on Aug. 31. It’s a new era of college football. Major conferences are going through significant transformations, the 12-team Playoff is here and the greatest coach i...

In some respects, the quarterback landscape hasn’t changed much. Patrick Mahomes still is the best signal-caller in the game, and there’s a sizable gap between him and the next tier of QBs. However, there have been some risers and fallers, so we made sure to update our rankings. While wide receivers around the NFL continue to steal the headlines, the impact of running backs cannot be forgotten. Tr...

The competition at wide receiver knows no rival. The NFL's deepest position breeds new stars every year. Greatness can come from anywhere. Putting up 1,000 yards isn't enough to crack the elite. Twenty-seven different receivers surpassed that threshold just last season. This year's tight end group is compelling because it has the classic heavyweight fight of Travis Kelce vs. George Kit...

The best player of this era of pass rushers retired. A new No. 1 has emerged to seize Aaron Donald's place on this list. But without a doubt this is the most talent we’ve seen at the pass rusher position in NFL history.  Linebackers patrol the second level of the field, and are asked to both lay the lumber on running backs, and cover pass-catchers downfield. Not many are efficient in both, but...

In order to counter a league full of star and rising pass-catchers, teams need quality cornerbacks in the secondary. In today’s NFL, safeties are tasked to do more than ever before. Check out Episode #523 as @JaiHov , @JEasley84 , @Lock_Tha_Great and @FSP_Wezzy and rank the Top 7 cornerbacks & safeties heading into the 2024 NFL season. #FSPSTYLE **Full Sport Press Episode #523 Breakdown** 00:0...

The NBA free agency period opened last Sunday (6/30) at 6pm. EST. NBA news has been pouring in since the league opened its offseason negotiation period this week. With the NBA Draft complete and some of the biggest free agents off the board, and with a few big trades already on the books, here are some early winners and losers from the 2024 NBA offseason. Check out Episode #522 as @JaiHov , @JEasl...

The start of the NBA off-season is right around the corner. The 2024 NBA Draft has passed and the official start of NBA Free Agency is Sunday, June 30th. Speculation is at an all-time high and the good news is that some of that is going to start playing itself out over the next few days. In anticipation of that happening, let's predict where the top free agents will end up signing this off-sea...

With the 2024 NFL Draft in the rear view, pretty much every quarterback situation is set. At least until summer. More than a half-dozen NFL teams are poised to hold open competitions at the position in the coming months, and all but a few of them register as legitimate battles. That means close to 20% of this year's Week 1 starters could be up for grabs, raising the stakes of training camps ar...

The NBA regular season is 82 games. A team can play a maximum of 28 more in the playoffs. But it's that second season, the postseason, that largely drives our conversations about who’s excelled this postseason. Media, fandom and the basketball world at large view these pressure-packed, high-stakes performances as the ultimate test of an individual player's worthiness. As we brace for this...

Organized team activities (OTAs) kick off this week, and there's plenty of intrigue to be found in the next stage of the off-season. Fans will get their first real looks at rookies and veterans practicing together in the coming days. And while jobs won't be won or lost before training camp, the early rounds of positional battles will start to unfold. Many players returning from injuries wi...