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New York Knicks fans are killing Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis in his Twitter mentions after KP posted a random dunk highlight from his loss to the Knicks during the 2019-20 season at MSG. Porzingis, who was traded by the Knicks to the Mavs in Jan. 2019, is still a villain in New York after […]

Brooklyn Nets new head coach Steve Nash is adding a familiar face to his growing bench. It’s former Phoenix Suns All-Star teammate Amar’e Stoudemire, who most recently played for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Stoudemire, 37, is returning stateside to become an assistant coach for Nash’s staff. Six-time […]

NBA legend and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is opening a second medical clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina, per CNN. This new clinic comes just two years after Jordan helped open the first medical clinic with a $7 million commitment. “To see how this has evolved over the last year is to gratifying. It makes […]

The 5-0 Seattle Seahawks will look to remain undefeated in Week 7 when they travel to the desert to face the 4-2 Arizona Cardinals in an NFC West Divisional battle. The Seahawks had Week 6 off as their bye week. They defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5 at home on Sunday Night Football, the […]

New York Giants wideout Sterling Shepard is off the Injured Reserve list and will play in Week 7 against the Philadelphia Eagles, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Shepard suffered a turf toe injury in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears and has been out ever since. 👇🏼 https://t.co/IJLX4GYFt3 — Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October 22, […]

The 4-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers will travel to Las Vegas in Week 7 to face the 3-2 Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. The Buccaneers are coming off a dominant Week 6 win at home over the Green Bay Packers, while the Raiders had Week 6 off after upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs in Week […]

The 4-2 Buffalo Bills will travel to MetLife Stadium in Week 7 to take on the lowly New York Jets, who are 0-6 on the season and a walking disaster on both sides of the ball. The Bills, after starting the season 4-0, have lost two straight games to the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City […]

The 5-1 Kansas City Chiefs will take on the 2-3 Denver Broncos in Week 7 at Empower Field at Mile High. The Chiefs, the defending Super Bowl champions, defeated the Buffalo Bills in Week 6. The Broncos, meanwhile, upset the New England Patriots on the road in Week 6 behind six field goals from Brandon […]

The 2-3 New England Patriots will host the 3-3 San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 in what is a pivotal game for both clubs. The Patriots are coming off a Week 6 loss at home to the Denver Broncos, while the 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams at home in Week 6. With Week 7 […]

The 2-4 Dallas Cowboys will take on the 1-5 Washington Football Team in Week 7 in a game that not many people are going to watch since both teams are terrible. The Cowboys are coming off a blowout loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6 and players reportedly are already talking behind head coach […]

Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor woke up the team’s bats with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning in Game 2 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Take a look at the homer: There it is! The first hit of the game for LA is also the […]

Tampa Bay Rays All-Star Brandon Lowe stepped up big time in his team’s attempt to tie the 2020 World Series at 1-1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lowe has not only one, but two home runs in Game 2 against the Dodgers. Take a look at both of those moonshots by Lowe: And tonight it's […]

In the Arizona Cardinals’ blowout win over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football, Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake went off for 164 yards on 20 carries and scored two touchdowns to help Arizona win by a final score of 38-10. It appears the Cardinals coaching staff has Drake’s mom to thank, as the 26-year-old […]

According to Lucy Robinson of BabyCenter, “Kobe” and “Gianna” are among the most popular baby names of 2020 after Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were tragically killed in a helicopter crash in January. The late great Lakers icon and his daughter are being honored by families around the world in […]

One of the main reasons Stan Van Gundy is leaving his cozy TNT gig for the New Orleans Pelicans is because he gets the chance to coach Zion Williamson, who has drawn comparisons to LeBron James and Charles Barkley. Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft out of Duke, is the […]

The 5-1 Chicago Bears will look to win their third straight game in Week 7 when they travel to SoFi Stadium to take on the 4-2 Los Angeles Rams. The Bears are coming off a solid road in Week 6 against the Carolina Panthers, while the Rams fell to the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was asked about the team’s reported interest to pursue Antonio Brown after his NFL suspension ends by reporters on Wednesday. As expected, Carroll gave a pretty vague answer to the media, per Curtis Crabtree Sports Radio KJR. “We have endeavored to be in on everything that’s going on and [GM] […]

The Toronto Raptors could reportedly play their home games in Louisville, Kentucky next season, per Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports. Travel into Canada has been banned due to the United States’ handling of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Raptors face a similar dilemma, and league sources tell Yahoo Sports one alternate location that has been […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell becomes an unrestricted free agent this NBA offseason and he’s expected to garner interest on the open market despite how his season ended. After winning the 2020 Sixth Man of the Year Award, Harrell was so-so in the 2020 playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets. He […]

The Dallas Cowboys signed Ezekiel Elliott to a massive six-year, $90 million contract extension in 2019. While the star running back put up Pro Bowl numbers in 2019 with 1,357 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, his putrid start to the 2020 season is making the extension look pretty bad. Through the Cowboys’ first six games […]

Aaron Lynch is unretiring and joining the Jacksonville Jaguars, per Field Yates of ESPN. Lynch played for the Chicago Bears in 2019. He has posted 20 sacks over six NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and Bears. Jaguars DE/OLB Aaron Lynch – who retired in August – has unretired and been reinstated to Jacksonville’s […]

Tua Tagovailoa was pretty surprised Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores named him the team’s starting quarterback. When Flores called Tagovailoa into his office to name him the starter, the new face of the Dolphins franchise thought his head coach wanted to watch some film (via Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post). Tua: "You […]

The Seattle Seahawks will pursue wideout Antonio Brown after Week 8, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Brown’s suspension ends after Week 8. With Antonio Brown’s suspension eligible to end after week 8, the Seattle Seahawks are now positioned to make a push to sign him, though they’re not alone, league sources tell ESPN. Other teams […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts went off in Game 1 of the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, so much so he got a shout-out from Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James. Betts became the first player ever to homer, steal two bases and score two runs in a World […]

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar pitcher Clayton Kershaw passed John Smoltz in the all-time postseason record books in Game 1 of the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. Kershaw now has the second-most strikeouts in playoff history. #ClaytonKershaw passes John Smoltz & moves to second all-time on the postseason strikeout list. Listen […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James took to Twitter to react to Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger doing what he does sometimes, hitting a two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the 2020 World Series. James is obviously rooting for the Dodgers since […]

Ever wondered why NBA legend Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player ever, never had an interest in becoming a coach in the league? Well, you are in luck, as Jordan told Cigar Aficionado’s Marvin R. Shanken that he doesn’t have the patience to be an NBA coach, via Slam Magazine: “I have no patience […]

A report surfaced on Tuesday that Dallas Cowboys players have been bashing head coach Mike McCarthy and his coaching staff behind their backs. The Cowboys are 2-4 on the season and coming off a blowout loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6 in the first game without star quarterback Dak Prescott. During his media […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma is going to find himself in trade rumors this offseason despite the team winning the 2020 championship at Walt Disney World over the Miami Heat in six games. Kuzma was the only young player from the Lakers’ 2018-19 roster to survive the Anthony Davis trade with the New […]

Before Game 1 of the 2020 World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback Tom Brady shared his support for the Rays on social media. Take a look: I know what I’ll be watching tonight…and who I’ll be cheering for 😉. Let’s go @RaysBaseball…bring it home! pic.twitter.com/SLd0tmS7Z7 […]

ESPN’s Zach Lowe says he’s going to keep his eye on the Milwaukee Bucks as a potential trade partner for Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo. Lowe, who is pretty well-connected in NBA circles, isn’t reporting that the Bucks have interest in trading for Oladipo. He’s just merely naming them as a team to keep […]

During an appearance on the “Ellen” show on Tuesday, Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown admitted he almost skipped the NBA restart at Walt Disney World. Brown said he contemplated not playing in the bubble games so he could stay with his sick grandfather, who was diagnosed with cancer, via John Karalis of masslive.com. Jaylen […]

The Indiana Pacers have a new head coach in Nate Bjorkgren and stars Myles Turner and TJ Warren are excited to get to work with him. Both Warren and Turner took to Twitter to welcome Bjorkgren to the Pacers family. Let’s Welcome our new coach Indy! https://t.co/5TKIh6OeEN — Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) October 20, 2020 Welcome […]

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, in partnership with the New Orleans Saints, has agreed to a phased and deliberate pilot approach allowing fans to attend Saints home games in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Saints will be allowed to have fans this Sunday when the team hosts the Carolina Panthers in an […]

Odell Beckham Jr. is without question one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, but his prime is being wasted on the Cleveland Browns since the team has a below-average quarterback throwing him the ball in Baker Mayfield. In 22 games with the Browns since his trade from the New York Giants, Beckham has […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has had a rivalry with Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for pretty much his whole career since Suh and Rodgers had plenty of battles when the defensive tackle was with the Detroit Lions. In Week 6 during the Packers-Buccaneers game, Rodgers and Suh started jawing with each […]

Wide receiver John Ross has asked the Cincinnati Bengals for a trade, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Ross is on the last year of his rookie deal and hasn’t been playing much of late. The 25-year-old wants a fresh start if that’s going to continue being the case. From @gmfb: #Bengals WR John Ross […]

Los Angeles Lakers players called Miami Heat sharpshooter Duncan Robinson “Jimmy Neutron” during the 2020 NBA Finals at Walt Disney World. The source of this hilarious tidbit? None other than Robinson himself. https://twitter.com/thenbacentral/status/1318632175852466176?s=21 The Heat lost to the Lakers in six games in the Finals. Duncan Robinson averaged 12.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta says stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook won’t get traded this offseason. The Rockets, who lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2020 playoffs, need a new head coach after Mike D’Antoni decided not to come back. General manager Daryl Morey also stepped down from […]