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The 2024 MLB trade deadline is on July 30 at 6 p.m. ET, and this year’s deadline is expected to be just as hectic as ever. Deadline day always sees a ton of trades made around the league, both big and small. Contending teams will look to add the missing pieces for a World Series […]

Belal Muhammed has kind of gone under the radar over the years in the MMA community, but after years of success in the UFC, he has a much-deserved title shot ahead of him. The fighter will be taking on Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 304, where he has a chance […]

The Olympic Games are the pinnacle of sports worldwide, and the massive event full of the best athletes around the world starts after the Opening Ceremony. For the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Opening Ceremony is on Friday, July 26. This year, the United States will have arguably a bigger sports star than ever before leading […]

Leon Edwards is one of the top fighters in the UFC. He is the company’s number four ranked pound-for-pound fighter, and he is currently the Welterweight Champion. Nicknamed “Rocky,” Edwards is quickly ascending to legend status. In this article, we are going to take a look at Leon Edwards’ net worth in 2024. What is […]

Joey Bosa is one of the most unique players in the NFL, and that has left fans wondering about his love life for years. Bosa is a defensive end for the Los Angeles Chargers. The former number three overall pick from the 2016 NFL Draft has gone on to become a four-time Pro Bowler and […]

Unfinished MMA business will be settled at UFC 304. Two of the biggest rematch fights in recent memory will take place, both of which are coming after premature endings the first go around. Some of the biggest stars in the sport will head to the octagon this weekend, and in this article, we will explain […]

There are a lot of prestigious awards and honors in the world of sports. League MVPs signal a player’s individual excellence, while awards like the Walter Payton Man of the Year award demonstrate players’ excellence outside of sports. Of course, though, the Olympic Games are the highest level of sports, as the top athletes from […]

Patrick Beverley wasn’t an NBA superstar, but he sure made a name for himself during his 12 years in the league. Beverley’s career in the best basketball league in the world was far from normal. After being deemed ineligible to play college ball during his junior season after cheating in the classroom, Beverley went to […]

The NBA is the highest level of basketball in the world. Of course, there are only 15 roster spots on 30 teams, though, so even the biggest-named superstars can’t last in the league forever. True hoopers never want to give up their basketball dreams, though, and many megastar players have continued to lace up their […]

The WNBA has never been bigger than it is now. With the rookie debuts of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, as well as the star-studded talent spread across the league, popularity of the league is at an all-time high. That means that the WNBA All-Star Weekend is more anticipated than ever before. Those magnificent rookies […]

The talent pool runs deep in MLB right now. There are still plenty of legends who have been running the game for years, but some young talent has emerged as some of the best in baseball, too. Regardless of age, all of the sport’s best will show up for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game. The […]

There are a lot of reasons to love baseball, but the long ball will forever remain the most exciting part of the sport. Now, eight of the best home run hitters in MLB will face each other in the 2024 Home Run Derby as a part of All-Star Week. The winner will be crowned the […]

The ESPY Awards are an annual athletics awards show put on by ESPN. The event has taken place every year since 1993, and it is one of the biggest gatherings of superstars every year in the sports world. After an exciting year in sports, the 2024 ESPYS are expected to be bigger than ever. In […]

Team USA is Paris-bound. The United States are one of 12 countries who will be competing in men’s basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and per usual, they have a stacked roster. The best American talent is teaming up again in a trend that has occurred in every summer Olympics since the Dream Team took […]

The Memphis Grizzlies depth was tested last year. They went into last season with arguably the deepest roster in the NBA, and it was needed, as nearly all of their rotation players missed significant time with injury. The injury bug forced the Grizzlies to have a down year, but they ended up with a lottery […]

Anyone can become a star in athletics, but good genetics and the proper resources and training certainly help young athletes reach the pinnacle of their respective sports. As major professional sports get older, we are starting to see more and more sports families. Two generations, and sometimes even three generations of one family competing at […]

The field is officially set in men’s basketball for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. On July 7, the final four teams outlasted the competition and won their respective qualifying tournament to seal their spots in the Olympics. Now, the 12-man field is set and the Olympic groups are finalized. Check out the gallery, and we […]

NBA free agency is still underway during the 2024 offseason, but most of the big moves have already been made. As has been the theme in recent offseasons, the free agent period was busy with megastars receiving huge deals, some of which landed them on new teams in new cities. The likes of LeBron James, […]

Most people consider the 2018 NBA Draft to be the best draft class of the 2010s, and for good reason. Not only is there tons of star talent that has emerged from this class, but it is also a deep class that has plenty of rotation players. Because of how deep this class is, we […]

The 2024 MLB trade deadline is right around the corner. Every year, tons of moves, both big and small, are made at and before the trade deadline. Struggling teams sell off their best players for young prospects, while teams looking to contend are willing to part with young players for win-now pieces and rentals that […]

The draftees from the 2022 NBA Draft class are still young and have plenty of time to better their status in the NBA. For many players, it takes multiple seasons of development before a player is ready for consistent rotation minutes. Oftentimes, though, the best players already begin to separate themselves from the rest of […]

It wasn’t long ago that the 2021 NBA Draft occurred and 60 players heard their names called on draft night, but busts and steals are already starting to emerge from this draft class. It is becoming clearer by the day which teams got their picks correct and which teams didn’t. These players’ careers are still […]

There are plenty of good NBA players who came from the 2016 NBA Draft, but surprisingly, this draft class hasn’t accumulated a ton of accolades. In fact, the number one overall pick in our redraft of the 2016 class hasn’t even made an All-Star game yet. Still, any team would have been happy to pick […]

The 2015 NBA Draft class had a couple of stars, but overall, it lacked elite-caliber talent. With the class having nearly nine seasons under their belt, though, it has become clear that there was solid depth in this class. A lot of that depth came from either the end of the first round, the second […]

Some players were drafted too high in the 2014 NBA Draft, but even more so, there were some players from that class who were drafted way too low. Nikola Jokic comes to mind in that regard, as the player who is now arguably the best player in the NBA wasn’t drafted until the second round […]

Hard Knocks is back for its 22nd season, and fans of the show that gives NFL lovers an inside look at the sport will get to see something they’ve never seen before. This season of Hard Knocks, which focuses on the New York Giants, will look at how the team navigates the offseason. It is […]

The 2024 NBA postseason just ended, and the Boston Celtics were crowned champions for the 18th time. The lull of summer quickly approaches, as the NBA Draft has already passed and the majority of major free agent moves have already been made. There is still basketball to be watched, though, and if it has already […]

Seemingly every offseason, a superstar NBA player signs a massive contract that breaks the record for the biggest deal in NBA history. That was proven true again this offseason, as Jayson Tatum just signed a five-year, $315 million extension to stick around with the Boston Celtics. The deal that will kick in next year is […]

LeBron James has had a long and legendary NBA career. Along the way he has made a lot of money, and it is always one of the most dramatic times in the league when the NBA great is due a new contract. James ranks first in NBA history in terms of career earnings. The former […]

We are at the halfway point in the MLB season, and that means that the 2024 MLB Draft is right around the corner. The draft coincides with the Midsummer classic. While baseball fans admire the league’s best current players during the All-Star Game, they also have a chance to prepare for the next wave of […]

Zach Wilson’s fiancée is Nicolette Dellano. Wilson has had a bumpy start to his NFL career. The quarterback burst onto the scene in his junior season at Brigham Young University, throwing for 3,692 passing yards to soar up NFL Draft boards. The New York Jets eventually selected Wilson with the No. 2 overall pick in […]

NBA free agency is expected to be hectic, but one superstar who is set to hit the open market has gone a little bit under the radar. That player is DeMar DeRozan, the Chicago Bulls wing who is an unrestricted free agent. His free agent status means that he will be free to agree to […]

The Golden State Warriors had a dynasty that won four championships together. Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson formed one of the greatest trios the league has ever seen, but that era of Warriors basketball is seemingly coming to a close. The Warriors have been handicapped by the salary cap for years, and it […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are not known for making huge moves during free agency. In fact, past-their-prime versions of Patrick Patterson and Caron Butler are the biggest-name external free agents that the team has ever signed. To get premier talent in free agency, you have to be willing to pay a premier price, and the […]

Bronny James’ net worth in 2024 is reported to be around $10 million. Few NBA prospects are worth so much, but the son of LeBron James isn’t your average prospect. The younger James has been dedicated to blazing his own trail, and that has now come to fruition, as the guard from USC was just […]

The talk during every NBA Draft always centers around the prospects, and rightfully so, as draft day is their day. Prospects work their whole life to get to this moment, and they deserve all of the attention they get. However, sometimes family members and significant others draw the spotlight during the draft, and that was […]

Before the 2024 NBA Draft even started, the Houston Rockets were the talk of the league. After a spending spree in free agency last offseason, the Rockets improved from 22 wins to 41 wins. The team’s future looked bright, especially after a late-season 11-game winning streak that nearly landed them in the NBA Play-in Tournament. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a great 2023-24 season that saw them advance all the way to the Western Conference Finals for only the second time in franchise history. They were looking for the missing piece to get them over the hump in the 2024 NBA Draft, and they just may have found it. The team […]

The offseason is here, and there is no offseason tradition quite like predicting Los Angeles Lakers trades. Being the most prestigious team in the league, the Purple and Gold are always in win-now mode, and there are always rumors of the team making blockbuster trades in order to fit that philosophy. Los Angeles’ desire to […]