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According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, both LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball have begun to weigh their options overseas with the intention of playing internationally. This immediately comes after it was reported that LiAngelo was pulled out of UCLA by his father, outspoken Big Baller Brand founder and CEO LaVar Ball. “Harrison Gaines, the representative […]

What else is there to say about the Greek Freak? This guy is really, really freaking good. Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo almost brought his squad back on the road from a 20-point third quarter deficit against the mighty Boston Celtics. In 39 minutes of action on Monday night at TD Garden, Atetokounmpo finished with […]

During Monday night’s contest at Smoothie King Center, things got very chippy between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. Two of the NBA’s biggest stars got into it during the fourth quarter when Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins had a heated exchange. A video of the exchange can […]

Many coaches around the NBA are taking notice of the Boston Celtics’ young guns, most notably second-year guard Jaylen Brown and rookie forward Jayson Tatum. According to a tweet before tonight’s game from Jared Weiss of USA TODAY Sports, Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd has been very impressed with the duo of Brown and […]

Last night was a very rough Sunday night for Los Angeles Lakers rising star rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, and the critics rightfully jumped all over his lackluster performance against the Houston Rockets. In 22 minutes of action, Ball did not make any of his four shot attempts on the night and finished with just […]

With all the traveling and work NBA players put in throughout an 82-game season, finding time to have fun with teammates is also important, too. On the most recent episode of the Toronto Raptors’ YouTube series “Open Gym,” some of the players went out for a night to play some E6Golf simulator. A few members […]

What an unbelievable game for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith on Sunday afternoon against the New York Jets. Unfortunately, his history-making game was not enough as the Chiefs (6-6) fell 38-31 to the Jets en route to their fourth straight loss after starting the season 5-0. According to a tweet from ESPN Stats & […]

During the defending-champion New England Patriots 23-3 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon, star tight end Rob Gronkowski got some serious heat from NFL fans. Gronk took a cheap shot at rookie defensive back Tre’Davious White while a play that was already over after a Tom Brady interception. Gronkowski, who was clearly upset […]

Even though the Arizona Cardinals struggled in a 32-16 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon at the University of Phoenix Stadium, longtime wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald made NFL history in two different categories. For starters, the Cardinals announced that Fitzgerald became the fastest receiver ever to get to 1,200 career receptions, per […]

One carry all day long, one game-winning touchdown. In Green Bay Packers rookie Aaron Jones’ first game back after suffering a knee injury against the Chicago Bears three weeks ago, he turned his first carry of the afternoon into a 20-yard touchdown run to knock off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-20 in overtime at Lambeau […]

Legendary retired Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson uploaded a series of posts on Instagram that said he intends to bring back all of his classic sneakers as part of the Reebok I3 Legacy Collection. Iverson took to Instagram on Thursday night to share the news with his 3.7 million followers, which included a picture of […]

What has happened to Dallas Mavericks center Nerlens Noel as of late? According to sports anchor Newy Scruggs of NBC 5 Dallas-Forth Worth, he believes that Noel is not getting any playing time over the past month due to his work ethic. “My sources tell me that Nerlens Noel is not known as a hard […]

When it comes to 2017 for safety Calvin Pryor, it simply has not been a very good year for the former first-round pick from the University of Louisville. In an announcement made on their team’s Twitter account, the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-4) made the decision to release Pryor in order to make room for defensive end […]

According to reporter Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet, Los Angeles Lakers rookie rising star point guard Lonzo Ball dealt with calf injury situation during Saturday night’s loss to the Denver Nuggets. Update: Lonzo’s left calf was sore before the game, and his right calf got tight late in the game. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 3, […]

According to a tweet posted late Saturday night by Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Green Bay Packers (5-6) expect rookie running back Aaron Jones to be active for Sunday afternoon’s game at Lambeau Field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Packers’ RB Aaron Jones, questionable for Sunday due to knee injury, is expected to play, per source, […]

It was a clash between two of the league’s premier big men on Saturday night when the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Detroit Pistons at Wells Fargo Center. There was a ton of anticipation leading up to this matchup, as the two centers in the 76ers’ Joel Embiid and the Pistons’ Andre Drummond squared off against […]

Back on Wednesday night, Los Angeles Lakers’ rising star forward Brandon Ingram showed NBA fans why he was selected with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. In a heart-breaking 127-123 overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center, Ingram had easily his best game as an NBA player as he went […]

On Saturday night at Barclays Center, the Atlanta Hawks (5-17) picked up a shorthanded victory over the Brooklyn Nets for their third road win of the year. However, Hawks teammates Kent Bazemore and Dennis Schroder experienced a little bit of friendly fire during the game. On FOX Sports: Hawks’s Twitter account, a clip was posted […]

When it comes to Thursday night’s 103-91 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Moda Center, it is definitely a game that the Portland Trail Blazers (13-9) quickly want to forget about. With 10:52 left in the fourth quarter and the Blazers trailing by 21, Leonard launched a 3-pointer that came up well short and received […]

On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-2) added an unexpected name to their injury report when one player did not practice. According to a tweet from NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Steelers superstar wide receiver Antonio Brown did not participate in practice today at all and was put on the injury report with a toe injury after being […]

After being away from coaching for almost a decade, former New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards is expected to become the next head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils football program. According to SunDevilSource.com publisher Chris Karpman, the report states that Edwards is surprisingly slated to replace recently-fired head […]

The season of underachieving rolls on when it comes to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who lost their third game in a row to fall to 8-12. On Wednesday night at Amway Center, the Thunder could not get it together when they fell 121-108 to the Orlando Magic in a game that was there for the taking. […]

During the Philadelphia 76ers’ gritty 118-113 win over their Eastern Conference rival Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, rising star rookie point guard Ben Simmons made league history. According to Basketball-Reference, Simmons set a record for the most free-throw attempts in a single game by a rookie in NBA history with 29 shots from the charity […]

After last night’s seemingly out-of-nowhere ejection with Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward LeBron James, yet another big star got thrown out on Wednesday night. On his home court, New Orleans Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis was also ejected for the first time in his career during the second quarter of a game against the visiting […]

When it comes to Los Angeles Lakers rookie rising star point guard Lonzo Ball, there will constantly be a magnifying glass on him throughout the season in terms of his shooting production. All eyes will be on him on Wednesday night when the Lakers (8-12) host the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors at Staples Center. […]

In wake of their matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, the Green Bay Packers (5-6) had one of their injured running backs return to practice. Rookie running back Aaron Jones, who suffered an MCL injury to his knee during the first quarter of the Packers’ 23-16 victory over the Chicago Bears […]

According to Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter, quarterback Jameis Winston will return and start on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. “He’s healthy. Jameis is healthy. He’s good to go,” Koetter said Wednesday in a press conference with the media. Coach Koetter said that Winston was back at practice on Wednesday […]

With Sunday’s matchup approaching against one of the NFC’s top teams in the Minnesota Vikings, the Atlanta Falcons have gotten one of their best offensive weapons back. Star running back Devonta Freeman has cleared concussion protocol and will likely play this weekend when the Falcons host the Vikings at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Falcons head coach Dan […]

On Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially reinstated longtime Houston Texans middle linebacker Brian Cushing from his mandatory 10-game suspension when the team was granted a one-week roster exemption. It was reported that Cushing met with Texans head coach Bill O’Brien on Tuesday, as Houston still needs to evaluate his conditioning levels to see if […]

After the news broke that longtime New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning was benched on Tuesday by head coach Ben McAdoo, it’s safe to say that some people were pretty ticked off. Thing is, few expected Michael Rapaport to be one of the guys getting the most headlines for his thoughts on the matter. […]

After another lackluster performance for Houston Texans quarterback Tom Savage during their 23-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football, a change at quarterback was yet again a topic of discussion. According to Mark Berman of KRIV, head coach Bill O’Brien plans on sticking with Savage as his starting quarterback, for the time […]

For the first time in more than 13 years, the New York Giants (2-9) will make a change at starting quarterback this upcoming Sunday when Geno Smith will start on the road against the Oakland Raiders instead of two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning, the team announced on Tuesday via their website. Giants head coach […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, L.A. Clippers star forward Blake Griffin is expected to be out two months with a sprained left MCL after he suffered the injury Monday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. No structural damage in left knee with sprained MCL for Clippers All-Star Blake Griffin, league source tells ESPN. Recovery […]

Ex-NBA shooting guard Ben Gordon has apparently found himself in trouble with the law yet again after he was arrested in Los Angeles for felony robbery on Saturday afternoon when he allegedly assaulted an apartment manager in the face before he took off with thousands of dollars. According to law enforcement via a report from […]

With the New York Jets (4-7) ready to host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon, it is very likely that former All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis will face his former team for his first game action as a member of the Chiefs. Jets coach Todd Bowles isn’t worried about anyone having too much of an […]

When it comes to the Dallas Cowboys (5-6) and their recent struggles, there is plenty of blame to go around. A lot of that falls on quarterback Dak Prescott, who has thrown zero touchdown passes to five interceptions in the Cowboys’ last three games. In that three-game losing streak, Dallas has failed to score in […]

When it comes to toughness, one should look no further than Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams. According to an article by Master Testfatsion of the Washington Post, the five-time Pro Bowler said that he would play the rest of this season on his injured right knee no matter what happens the rest of the […]

Following the Boston Celtics’ 118-108 loss to the Detroit Pistons at TD Garden, superstar point guard Kyrie Irving met with the media after the game and gave his reaction to Monday night’s defeat. According to an article from Jay King of MassLive.com, Irving gave props to the Pistons but made it no secret that he’s […]

After a 5-0 start to the season and a clear favorite to dethrone the New England Patriots in the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs (6-5) have nosedived and things seem to be getting worse after every week. During the Chief’s final drive of the game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon, quarterback Alex Smith […]