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The San Francisco Giants (44-35) currently occupy the second of three National League Wild Card slots and are only four and half games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West race, giving their fans plenty to celebrate after back-to-back losing seasons. But there is little room for error in the crowded Senior Circuit. […]

The Washington Wizards completed a polarizing trade with the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, moving on from Jordan Poole and the almost $66 million left on his contract and welcoming in veteran guard CJ McCollum. The franchise is creating more financial flexibility in the long run and further reshaping the roster’s core. Many fans applaud […]

People have used countless adjectives to describe 18-year-old phenom Cooper Flagg, the man who will officially be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night. ESPN continues to pour out heaping piles of praise ahead of the festivities, marveling at his immense potential and incredibly versatile skill set. Analyst Kendrick […]

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride definitively ascended into the top tier of his position group last season, earning an invitation to the Pro Bowl Games and helping his team double their win total from the previous year. The 25-year-old signed a $76 million contract extension for his efforts and is aiming even higher ahead […]

When taking account of the largely unpredictable melee that was the 2025 NBA playoffs, the Golden State Warriors probably believe they had a realistic chance at contending for a championship with a healthy Stephen Curry. They cannot afford to dwell in the past, however. The clock is ticking on this Curry/Draymond Green/Jimmy Butler-led era of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the persistent Indiana Pacers — who fought valiantly after Tyrese Haliburton suffered a torn Achilles early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals — and claimed the team’s first championship on Sunday night. OKC faced plenty of adversity en route to the Larry O’Brien Trophy, but with MVP/Finals MVP Shai […]

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is under the microscope following an overall disappointing first season in Tuscaloosa. Despite outlasting Georgia in a wild game on Saban Field at the end of September, the Crimson Tide suffered a blowout loss at Oklahoma and missed out on the 12-team College Football Playoff. The two-time Pac-12 Coach of […]

Before the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the devastatingly shorthanded Indiana Pacers to win the NBA championship on Sunday night, the Houston Rockets strengthened their own title aspirations by completing a huge trade with the Phoenix Suns. Kevin Durant is now in Space City, and Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 […]

Less than three days before the 2025 NBA Draft is set to commence, the Denver Nuggets finally have a front-office structure officially in place. The organization is promoting Ben Tenzer to executive vice president of basketball operations and bringing in Jon Wallace to serve as executive vice president of player personnel, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. […]

One of the reasons why the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Alex Caruso last June was to help them learn how to become a championship team. He held up his end of the bargain, displaying invaluable leadership and defensive tenacity in the regular season and tallying 10 points and three steals in Game 7 of the […]

The Washington Wizards have long proven incapable of designing a successful blueprint. Three playoff wins and six losing seasons since 2018 prove as much. Their only chance may be to excel in the NBA Draft and hope that Brian Keefe can leave his imprint on this young roster, starting in his second year at the […]

The Washington Nationals could see a .500 record in sight at the end of May, a welcome sign that the young ballclub’s profusion of talent was finally trending toward competitive results. A nightmarish June has crushed that optimism, however, as the Nats dropped 11 consecutive games before toughing out a 4-3 extra-innings victory versus the […]

James Harden is 35 years old and coming off a first-round playoffs exit with the Los Angeles Clippers, but he seemed as exuberant and confident as ever during Fanatics Fest. The 2018 MVP was feeding into the lively atmosphere, looking like a man who just said his prayers and took his vitamins. He arrived at […]

MLB fan bases are closely monitoring the myriad of pitching injuries that have afflicted the Los Angeles Dodgers (47-30) this season, but the defending World Series Champions overcame a similar calamity last year. While a scarcity of arms is obviously concerning, believe it or not, the biggest priority of this team could actually be keeping […]

UFC all-time great Jon Jones is done stepping into the Octagon, as he prepares to begin the next phase of his life. Dana White, the CEO and president of the mixed martial arts juggernaut, announced the 37-year-old’s retirement, per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, and also dropped some major news that corresponds with Jones’ departure. Tom Aspinall […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has maintained a cool demeanor during the 2024-25 NBA campaign, doing everything in his power to stay grounded on and off the court. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar has displayed tremendous composure en route to a landmark season, on both an individual and collective level. The Paycom Center will be packed with fans […]

Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all-time and a better broadcaster than most people give him credit for, but he frequently rides the fence and can pander to the specific crowd he is in front of, making it difficult to gauge his unfiltered opinion on certain subjects. His latest comments regarding NBA icon LeBron […]

Caroline Hjelle, the wife of San Francisco Giants pitcher Sean Hjelle, made serious accusations against her husband via a TikTok post on Friday, which the team is now looking into, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. “When my MLB husband abandons us on Mothers Day a week after this (video was taken) […]

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese has expressed a strong desire to evolve her game and become a more versatile player, and that ambition was reflected through the triple-double she posted in last Sunday’s road win versus the Connecticut Sun, but she also understands the brand component of her WNBA career. The double-double machine has actively […]

During this frenzied era of Name Image and Likeness (NIL) athletics, fans have been longing for one thing above all else: clarity. There are many people who will never come around on the modern landscape, but a Straightforward set of rules for governing contractual commitments can go a long way in building trust with the […]

Following a tension-filled series, the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-30) and San Diego Padres (40-34) finally succumbed to their emotions on Thursday night. And now come the consequences. MLB is suspending managers Dave Roberts and Mike Shildt and Padres closer Robert Suarez, per ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. All three men were ejected in the last game on […]

The Toronto Blue Jays (40-34) presently occupy the second American League Wild Card slot and are only three games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. Following a hugely disappointing 2024 campaign, many understandably counted them out. This franchise is defying expectations thus far, and is doing so at well […]

The San Diego Padres (40-34) and Los Angeles Dodgers (46-30) got everyone’s blood pumping after a lively end to an antagonistic four-game series in Chavez Ravine. They also brought to light a longstanding debate that revolves around the “unspoken baseball code.” LA rookie Jack Little hit Fernando Tatis Jr. in the hand with a pitch […]

The Caitlin Clark Effect is undeniable and extends wider than many people even realize. If it was not clear by now, the early returns for WNBA All-Star voting, as conveyed by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, emphatically reinforce the notion that she is already the face of the league. The Indiana Fever star leads all players with […]

Tension had been simmering between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, as has been the case since last October, and it overflowed in Chavez Ravine on Thursday night. Both Fernando Tatis Jr. and Shohei Ohtani were once again hit by pitches in this divisional series, Dave Roberts shoved Mike Shildt in an explosive […]

Medical opinions and logic dictated that Tyrese Haliburton was not supposed to play in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. But a championship pursuit supersedes rationale. The star point guard gutted out a calf strain, which doctors told him is a two-week injury, and did enough to help the Indiana Pacers earn a vital 108-91 […]

Even when the Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 1 in Catastrophic fashion and eventually found themselves down 2-1 to the Indiana Pacers, they have been the favorite in these NBA Finals. That remains the case heading into a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Paycom Center this Sunday night. However, there is no telling how the […]

As the Houston Astros (43-31) gain more separation in the American League West — led the Seattle Mariners by five and a half games entering Thursday night’s matchup versus the Athletics, it is becoming easier to overlook their depleted pitching staff. And that cannot happen. Although Joe Espada’s club continues to excel with more than […]

Lexi Held has come a long way since graduating from DePaul University in 2022. She went undrafted and bounced around overseas before signing a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury this past March. The 25-year-old guard is making the most of the opportunity, enjoying a solid rookie campaign in The Desert. Given all the […]

The New York Liberty and their fans are hoping for the best after watching one of their most important players exit Thursday’s game versus the Phoenix Mercury. Jonquel Jones went down with a lower-body injury, grabbing her knee in clear pain. She limped to the locker room and was eventually ruled out for the remainder […]

The Kansas City Royals (37-38) are finally gaining some solace in what has been a miserable June overall. They won consecutive games for the first time in almost a month on Wednesday, and on Thursday, the ballclub watched its top prospect reach a much-anticipated milestone. Rookie Jac Caglianone hit his first two MLB home runs […]

Roberto Luongo and Brad Marchand are celebrating a Stanley Cup victory together following the Florida Panthers’ 5-1 Game 6 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. But some wounds do not close. Luongo, who is currently working as a special advisor to Panthers general manager Bill Zito, suffered probably the most gut-wrenching defeat […]

The Edmonton Oilers have shown admirable determination during these last two seasons, erasing deficits and winning the Western Conference in back-to-back years, but this run is ultimately defined by agonizing outcomes in the Stanley Cup Final. Fair or not, this franchise’s inability to defeat the Florida Panthers will overshadow the other accomplishments. For the second […]

When Corey Perry hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks at just 22 years of age in 2007, it would have been reasonable for him to think he would get another chance to experience that euphoric feeling before retiring. Now, at 40 years old, and after another crushing defeat on hockey’s biggest stage, that […]

Gainbridge Fieldhouse will be nice and warmed up for the Indiana Pacers ahead of Game 6 of the NBA Finals, as emotions reached a boiling point in Tuesday night’s game between the Indiana Fever (6-5) and Connecticut Sun (2-9). Before the home team officially earned an 88-71 victory, fans witnessed a brawl transpire in the […]

Caitlin Clark is not afraid to express herself on the court. That is doubly true when she feels slighted. Following multiple fiery exchanges with the Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark unleashed her fury during the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s 88-71 home win. The 2024 All-WNBA First-Team selection drained a 3-pointer over Jacy […]

The New York Liberty and Atlanta Dream both have serious ambitions this season, and earning a win in Tuesday’s showdown should bring them a little closer to fulfilling them. On this night, the defending champions reigned supreme, pulling out an 86-81 home victory. But before charging into battle in the Barclays Center, two ex-teammates gleefully […]

Despite the controversy whirling around Rafael Devers following his Boston Red Sox exit, the San Francisco Giants know how important their newly acquired slugger is to their foremost goal of contending for a World Series championship. The organization is intent on getting on the same page with him right away, which is obviously something that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers mapped out their future when they completed the instantly-legendary Luka Doncic trade in February. Although he still needs to sign a contract extension to solidify the union, LA is confident it has its long-term franchise superstar. But there is still a high sense of urgency with 40-year-old LeBron James on the […]