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USC’s basketball season has not gone according to plan so far. That is especially the case since Bronny James made his collegiate debut for the Trojans. USC was 5-3 while their young star was recovering from cardiac arrest. As a top basketball recruit and the son of one of the greatest players ever, James was […]

The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 8, 2024, but trade season officially starts Friday when a number of players who signed as free agents in the offseason become eligible to be traded for the first time during the 2023-24 season. In this article, we will list which players become eligible to be traded and […]

Both the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars are at the top of their respective divisions. The race in the AFC is very close, and winning games down the home stretch will be important for both teams. They play each other on Sunday Night Football during Week 15. Here is how you can watch that […]

Bronny James made his highly anticipated collegiate debut last week against Long Beach State. James flashed in limited action, but he didn’t play much nor put up lofty numbers, and it has left fans wanting more. The son of LeBron James was one of the most famous prep basketball players ever, and expectations were high […]

Draymond Green’s antics have finally caught up to him. The Golden State Warriors forward is known for pushing the limits of what you are supposed to do on a basketball court. While he is a great defender, and his enforcer-like energy has helped the Warriors to win four championships, Green has oftentimes taken things too […]

Once again, Draymond Green is the talk of the NBA because of his antics. Only a month ago, he was ejected from the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 14 after putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock. The incident came after a scuffle between Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels. Both of those players were […]

The UFC is ending the year with a banger. UFC 296 – the final PPV event of the year –  will have two highly anticipated title bouts and a stacked fight card. The main and co-main events have been fights that fans have been looking forward to for a long time. In this article, we […]

Draymond Green is a great defensive player, hard worker, and a good passer for a forward. He is also an irritant, a trash talker and dirty player, a well-earned reputation that has led to him being the second-most ejected player in NBA history. Green was recently ejected after choke-holding Rudy Gobert while dragging the Minnesota […]

“Blue blood” is a term that is often used in college basketball, one that describes the most elite and prestigious programs in the sport. The blue blood schools are considered to be Kansas, UNC, Duke, Kentucky, Indiana and UCLA. Fans think highly of these programs because they have done so much winning throughout their histories. […]

The Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals are both above .500 squads with 7-6 records, yet it feels like both teams have been scrapping and clawing all season and are unlikely to make the playoffs. Injuries to both team’s starting quarterbacks have made their playoff dreams bleak, and while the teams have fought hard to stay […]

The Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions have had two of the best storylines for the 2023-24 NFL season. Although they are in different conferences, they will have a chance to play each other this week in a crucial game. The two teams get the late-night, prime time slot for a Saturday NFL night game. We […]

The AFC playoff race is going to be tight until the end. Two AFC West teams, the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers, are quickly getting squeezed out of the postseason hunt, though. Both teams sit at 5-8 and likely lost out on any chance of making the playoffs after losing last week. Still, […]

There is only one more Matchday for the UEFA Champions League group stage. The biggest club soccer competition in the world is progressing quickly, and the knockout phase is right around the corner. There are still plenty of big group-stage games that will have an impact on the next round, though. One such game will […]

A handful of generational women’s basketball prospects have come out of the college ranks over the last handful of seasons, which means that having the number one overall pick in the WNBA Draft has never been more important. We have seen this firsthand with recent number one overall picks like Sabrina Ionescu and A’ja Wilson […]

One of the most highly anticipated college basketball games of this week will take place on Saturday, Dec. 9. Tennessee. The 17th ranked team in the nation, is gearing up to take on number 20 Illinois. We will explain everything that you need to know on how to watch the game in this article. When […]

The New York Yankees shocked the MLB world when they traded with the San Diego Padres for Juan Soto on Dec. 6, 2023. By bringing one of the biggest stars in baseball to the biggest market in baseball, the Soto trade definitely goes down as one of the biggest trades over the last decade. It […]

The top of the NFC East is more stacked than any other division in the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles are 10-2, and the Dallas Cowboys are 9-3. The Eagles won the first contest between the two rivals, but the division is still up for grabs. Their next matchup will have a big impact on who […]

The highest individual honor a college football player can win is the Heisman Trophy. There have been 86 Heisman winners throughout college football’s history, and the 2023 crop of finalists is just as good as any. In this article, we will explain how you can watch one of the four finalists be crowned as the […]

The Army-Navy Game is the official end of the college football regular season. It is one of the most important rivalries in college football, and it is the only FBS game to take place during Week 15. The rivalry also tends to deliver classic games, so we should be in store for some great football. […]

Thirty teams started in the NBA In-Season Tournament, but only four teams remain. We are down to the semifinals in the In-Season Tournament, which means that there are only three games left. In this article, we will explain how to watch the semifinals, as well as preview what to expect from the next round of […]

As the NFL season winds down, a lot of things start to become more clear. The Week 14 Thursday Night Football game will certainly help with that as well. The New England Patriots have been one of the worst teams in the NFL all season. Another loss would increase their odds of securing the top […]

The MLB offseason is in the full swing of things, and the next big event during the Winter Meetings is the MLB Draft Lottery. The Draft Lottery is a new thing in the MLB, with this only being the second year that the event has been implemented. Therefore, we will explain exactly what the MLB […]

It is a big week for the University of Texas athletics. The biggest news is obviously that it was announced that Texas’ football team will be playing in the College Football Playoff for the first time. However, it is also a big week for the basketball program. Number 12 Texas will be playing Marquette, the […]

The MLB Rule 5 Draft is one of the under-the-radar events of the MLB offseason. However, a number of extremely important acquisitions have occurred during the Rule 5 Draft throughout the history of MLB, making it one of the most important events of the winter meetings. Every December, the MLB holds the Rule 5 Draft. […]

North Carolina has the third-most national championships in college basketball history with six. UConn has the most national championships in the 21st century (four). Both programs are prestigious and incredibly important for the sport. They will face each other in early regular season action on Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic. In this article, we […]

Earlier in the year, Monday Night Football during Week 13 seemed destined to be one of the best games of the year as it was set to pin two of the top teams in the AFC with two of the best quarterbacks in the league against each other. The game has lost some of its […]

On Dec. 15, 2023, 80 NBA players who signed deals in the offseason become eligible to be traded for the first time this season. Recently signed free agents can’t be traded from their teams until three months after they sign, or on Dec. 15, whichever date comes later. That date is right around the corner, […]

Conference Championship week is the biggest week in the college football season. While the Power-5 schools get a lot of attention, there are some great mid-major battles that will happen this week as well, and some of them will be great games. One such game will be the AAC Championship game between SMU and Tulane. […]

After their best season in years, Texas football is back in the Big 12 Championship game. It is their first appearance in the game since 2018. The Longhorns have had a nearly flawless season, but the one dent in their resume is a loss against a school from the state of Oklahoma. That team didn’t […]

For over a decade, Alabama was college football’s most prestigious and dominant program. That honor now belongs to Georgia. Still, to this day these two football programs are arguably the two best and most important in the nation. Therefore, the SEC Championship game will have nearly as much anticipation and hype as the College Football […]

The Pac-12 Championship starts a day before most conference championships do. Oregon and Washington are two of the highest-ranked teams, regardless of conference, and they will play each other for Pac-12 supremacy. This article will explain how you can watch their game. When and where is the Pac-12 Championship For the third straight season, the […]

Group Play in the NBA In-Season Tournament has come and gone. The NBA’s newest event had a lot of fans hesitant to get on board, but with the first round in the mirror, approval of the tournament seems to have increased. Action is clearly amped up during In-Season Tournament games, and it will only intensify […]

The wide receiver position in the NFL right now is arguably the deepest it has ever been before. The tight end position isn’t as deep, but there is some elite talent at the top of that position as well. Together, receivers and tight ends make up NFL team’s receiving corps. With the passing game being […]

The train has gone off of the rails for Arkansas basketball over the last week and a half. Getting things back on track won’t be easy in the Razorbacks’ next game, either. Arkansas is set to take on Duke basketball, the seventh-ranked team in the country. In this article, we will explain everything you need […]

There is perhaps no hotter team in the NFL right now than the Dallas Cowboys. America’s Team has won five of their last six games, the previous three being in blowout fashion. They haven’t played a great team over that three-game stretch, though, so they will have their toughest challenge in a while in Week […]

The NBA has had a lot of great players in their sport’s history. To become a legend, you have to play a lot of minutes. It takes hours upon hours over years upon years of grinding and working on your craft to become good enough to make the NBA, let along to thrive in it. […]

North Carolina and Tennessee are two of the best college basketball programs in the nation, but last week didn’t treat them well. A couple of losses to other prestigious programs caused both schools to fall in the newest AP Poll, which makes their next matchup all the more important. Tennessee will face North Carolina on […]

The Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn is considered by many to be the greatest rivalry in college football. The game has produced countless big moments and crazy outcomes. The best known is the “Kick Six,” but there have been a number of other incredible Iron Bowl games as well. You can almost always count […]

Kentucky basketball has cruised through lesser competition in the early part of the college basketball season, but they fell in the one game against a high-quality team when they faced Kansas. It forced the Wildcats to fall to 16th in the polls, but now they will have a chance to prove that they can beat […]