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In today’s landscape of sports, it is extremely valuable for a team to possess not just a high-caliber talent on their roster, but also one who can recruit other star athletes to join them as well. That is a perk Alabama football head coach Nick Saban does not usually have to worry about, as there […]

Few things in sports can compare to an emotional embrace between an athlete and his family following a hard-earned triumph. After five years of being denied entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Scott Rolen finally got to rejoice with his parents after getting the official word he is Cooperstown-bound. The tearful celebration was tweeted […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have had a tough week already, and it is only going to get worse now that center Steven Adams is expected to miss three-to-five weeks, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Adams suffered a sprained PCL in Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns and could sorely be missed in the upcoming weeks of […]

The NBA continues to keep things fresh on its All Star Weekend with the latest change being that the two team captains for the NBA All Star Game will now select their rosters live before the game tips off, according to the NBA and National Basketball Players Association. Since 2018, the highest All Star vote-getters […]

Atlanta Braves legendary outfielder Andruw Jones is going to have to wait at least another year to be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The five-time All Star received 58.1 percent of the vote, falling short of the required 75 percent but gaining almost 17 points from last year, according to Justin Toscano of […]

The Boston Celtics remain banged-up ahead of their Tuesday night road clash with the Miami Heat. Head coach Joe Mazzulla provided fans with an update on the status of both Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart, two key cogs of what can very well be a championship machine come June. Brown, who returned from an abductor […]

Sports pundit Stephen A. Smith is piling on top of Dak Prescott and the Cowboys with his latest take that Jalen Hurts is the superior quarterback of the two on the Monday edition of ESPN’s First Take. Smith often takes delight in reveling in the Cowboys’ misery, but he was not being facetious when he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are still pursuing a Russell Westbrook trade and have continued talking with the San Antonio Spurs on a potential deal, according to LJ Ellis of SpursTalk. Amid earlier rumors that Westbrook would likely be staying put on the Lakers, negotiations with the Spurs for the nine-time All-Star remain “alive.” The Spurs’ […]

Some wounds take a long time to heal. Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashad Mendenhall took to Twitter Sunday night to call out his former teammate, retired quarterback Ben Roethlisberger “If {Roethlisberger} is the ‘leader’ you say he is, why hasn’t he taken credit for the fall,” Mendenhall tweeted. We win it’s him, lose it’s me… […]

The Dallas Cowboys are again working themselves through a difficult grieving process following a stinging 19-12 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in a Divisional Round playoff game. Mike McCarthy can at least rest easy knowing he will apparently be back at the helm next season, but the head coach did have another incident for […]

It goes without saying that North Carolina basketball has one of the richest lineages in the sport’s history. Armando Bacot has to be included in that prestigious group now that he has become the program’s all-time leader in double-doubles and rebounds, according to the ACC Network. Bacot leaped ahead of Billy Cunningham after recording his 61st […]

The NFL just put a little bow on what was a tumultuous season for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. The seven-time Super Bowl champion was fined $16, 444 for attempting to trip safety Malik Hooker in last week’s Wild Card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys, as reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. […]

There was rampant speculation surrounding the Baltimore Ravens and their quarterback Lamar Jackson this past season. And it will likely only increase as the team plans to make a crucial decision this upcoming offseason. The Ravens intend to place a franchise tag on the former MVP ahead of the March 9th deadline, according to ESPN’s Jeremy […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have been the class of the AFC for the better part of a half-decade, but that has not stopped them from getting creative ahead of their Divisional Round matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday afternoon. The Chiefs’ ingenuity on offense is well-established with head coach Andy Reid at the helm, but […]

Boston Red Sox fans might have to pinch themselves for this news: Chris Sale is healthy and should be ready to report to Spring Training next month. Sale said he has been throwing for a couple months now and has recently been doing some work off the mound, according to the The Boston Globe’s Peter […]

Sometimes the relief of not losing is greater than the joy of winning. Alabama head coach Nick Saban has already completed a college football portfolio that would have him among the greatest coaches of all time. Yet, he is apparently far too unsatisfied with how things ended this past season to put away his headset […]

The path for the New York Giants has never been an easy one. However, it is the road less traveled that has often been most successful for the franchise, just when seemingly everyone counts them out. They are the underdogs again, but with Brian Daboll manning the sidelines, they cannot be counted out. The Giants […]

Although the Cleveland Browns are coming off a losing season, Deshaun Watson and Nick Chubb were given some good news Tuesday when the team officially brought back a key part of the offense for next season. Offensive line coach Bill Callahan extended his contract with the Browns, despite drawing interest from the New York Jets […]

It’s about that time of they year when contenders are figuring out how to set themselves up for a successful second half of the season. The Milwaukee Bucks are getting in that spirit, as they intend to trade veteran center Serge Ibaka ahead of the deadline, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. […]

Potential trade candidate D’Angelo Russell probably caught the eye of an NBA executive or two after erupting in the fourth quarter for 16 points to give the Minnesota Timberwolves the 128-126 comeback victory over the Toronto Raptors. Russell’s firepower was especially needed with the team being shorthanded of late. He finished with 26 points, but […]

The Phoenix Suns will probably want to put their best effort forward Thursday night against the Brooklyn Nets because the new boss will be in the building. Owner Mat Ishbia is appearing at his first game at the Footprint Center since acquiring the team for a record $ 4.4 billion, according to Shams Charania. Ishbia […]

Deion Sanders has done it again. Nearly a month after former five-star recruit Travis Hunter followed Sanders from Jackson State to Colorado, the Buffaloes have now landed Cormani McClain, the top cornerback in the 2023 recruiting class, according to ESPN College Football. McClain had committed to Miami before Sanders immediately went to work on scooping […]

The Green Bay Packers were one of the surprise underachievers during the 2022-23 NFL season after going 8-9 and failing to make the postseason. Defensive tackle Kenny Clark was one such player who fell short of expectations on an individual level and is now taking time to reflect. “I was up and down,” Clark told […]

Nikola Jokic has made greatness boring. Just ask his Denver Nuggets teammate Jamal Murray, who was not shocked at all after witnessing Jokic post a dominant 30-point triple-double in a 122-113 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Jokic again defied what is normal for the center position, or just any position at all. Murray has become […]

The Brooklyn Nets will lick their wounds after a tough 106-98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. However, center Nic Claxton continued to build his case for  NBA Defensive Player of the Year by becoming the youngest player since Rudy Gobert to record three or more blocks in nine consecutive games. The low post area […]

D’Angelo Russell could be coming up on his last days with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The team has been fully engaged in trade talks for the 26-year-old guard as the Feb. 9 trade deadline date looms ahead. The Timberwolves have been unable to build off of last season’s success, currently sitting in ninth place in the […]

Brett Maher should be able to sleep soundly tonight after Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy announced that he would remain their kicker despite his historic struggles in a Wild Card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The news comes after Maher became the first kicker to miss four extra points in a NFL game, […]

Milwaukee Bucks fans have been patiently waiting for the return of three-time All Star Khris Middleton, who has endured recurring injury problems this season after spraining his right MCL in last year’s playoffs. That tiresome waiting game might be nearly over, though, as Middleton has ramped up his rehab work of late.  Still, it has […]