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In August, the NBA officially unveiled the schedule for the brand new In-Season Tournament. Rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama will be front and center in the action, but there are plenty of other games to get excited about. On Aug. 15, the NBA announced the schedule for all group-stage games. The winner of the inaugural tournament […]

Before the NFL season started, we here at ClutchPoints ranked the 32 starting quarterbacks for the 2023 season. A lot has changed since then, and we are now nearing the mid-way point in the season. We decided to look back at that list and see what has changed. This ranking will take into account both […]

The 2023 rookie quarterback class was hyped as one of the best in recent memory. Three quarterbacks went in the first round, and all three began the season as their team’s starting quarterback while also showing plenty of signs of promise. However, the rookie class was much deeper than just the guys taken in the […]

Mike Shildt has emerged as the front-runner to replace Bob Melvin as manager of the San Diego Padres, according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports. The Padres are fresh off of a disappointing season, and Melvin has moved on to lead the San Francisco Giants. The Padres’ failures made it unlikely that Melvin would […]

Connor McDavid — arguably the best player in the NHL — was at risk of missing one of the most important games of the season. The center has missed the Edmonton Oilers’ last two games because of an upper-body injury. McDavid suffered the injury in the third period of a 3-2 overtime loss to the […]

The Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Chargers have greatly disappointed in comparison to preseason expectations. The two teams will face each other in a must-win game under the lights on Sunday Night Football. The Chargers need to turn things around, and the Bears will look for back-to-back wins for the first time since the […]

The World Series is the biggest event in the baseball season. The 119th World Series starts on Oct. 27 between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers. Neither team was expected to make it this far, nor are either among the biggest market teams in the MLB. The intrigue for something new and unexpected is […]

The first World Series was played in 1903, but it wasn’t until 1955 that the Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Award was given out. The World Series MVP is cool in the fact that it is not always the team’s best overall player that wins the award. Anyone can get hot over a seven-game series, […]

Coming into the year, no one would have guessed the World Series would feature the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks, but that is exactly what we are going to witness when the series starts up on Oct. 27. The surprising runs by both teams have garnered a lot of interest among fans, and lots of […]

For a long time, the NFL trade deadline was usually a pretty insignificant date. That has changed in recent years, and tons of deals — both small and large — are now made every year. At last year’s trade deadline, a record amount of deals were made, and this year is expected to be just […]

For years, the NFL trade deadline was just a day in the calendar, and action was usually pretty quiet. That has changed in recent years, though, and the deadline day is one of the most hectic days on the sports calendar. In 2022, there were a record number of trades. There were 10 players traded […]

It’s official: the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks will be facing each other in the finale of the MLB Playoffs. And of course, the 2023 World Series schedule is set. The Diamondbacks pulled off a massive upset in their takedown of the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS Game 7, but there’s no denying they deserve […]

The NBA and the NBA Players’ Association agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement this offseason. As a result, the NBA is going to look a lot different this year. There are a number of new rules that will affect the NBA in a number of different ways. In this article, we will explain exactly […]

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is the most prestigious individual accomplishment an NBA player can earn. The award earns you the Michael Jordan Trophy, named after the league’s greatest player ever. Recently, the rightful winner of the MVP has been one of the most talked about topics in sports. With so much star-studded talent […]

Winning a championship in the NBA is hard, but defending that title and going back-to-back is much harder, although it is far from impossible. In this article, we will look at how teams have followed up their championship performance in the following season. The Denver Nuggets won the NBA Finals for the first time in […]

The Golden State Warriors have been a steady force in the NBA for nearly a decade now. They are a dynasty that is getting older but one that keeps producing on the hardwood. The Phoenix Suns are the new big thing in the NBA. With a superstar trio featuring Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker, […]

The defending NBA champions are set the raise their first banner. After winning the NBA Finals for the first time during the 2022-23 season, the Denver Nuggets will start off the NBA action for the 2023-24 season. They have the first game of the NBA Opening Night and will be taking on the rival Los […]

Two of the most explosive teams in the NFL will clash in arguably the biggest Sunday Night Football game yet. The 5-1 Philadelphia Eagles and the 5-1 Miami Dolphins will play in Sunday’s prime-time game in Week 7. Both teams have some of the best players in the league and have their eyes firmly set […]

For years, NFL trade deadline day was just another day on the calendar. Rarely were players traded on or around the deadline, and that was especially the case with impact players. That has changed recently, and trade deadline day is super active. More teams are willing to let go of players and acquire future capital […]

USC’s loss last week means it is going to be a lot harder – and potentially even impossible – to make the College Football Playoff. Still, all hope is not lost for the team, but they won’t have an easy matchup in Week 8. #18 USC will take on  #14 Utah in a massive game […]

Two programs that have disappointed this year but are undoubtedly still filled with loads of talent will go to battle in Week 8 of college football action. Alabama and Tennessee both came into the year as serious threats to make the College Football Playoff. Those dreams are quickly fading, and the loser of their game […]

UFC 294 went from being an average-looking MMA competition to one that quickly was at risk of falling apart, to then one of the most highly anticipated UFC events in a long time. Alexander Volkanovski is set to take on Islam Makhachev in one of the biggest rematches in UFC history. Co-main eventing with them […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints are coming off of two very different Week 6 performances. Now they have to quickly get ready for Week 7 as they will play each other on Thursday Night Football. The Jaguars look to stay hot, while the Saints are desperate for a bounce-back game and some semblance […]

Two teams that not a lot of people expected to make it this far are playing in the National League Championship Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks are a 6-seed, while the Philadelphia Phillies are the 4-seed. They both fought their way out of the Wild Card Series, but that doesn’t matter now, as they both have […]

The American League Championship Series is set. Per usual, the Houston Astros have again advanced to the ALCS. The Astros will take on one of the MLB playoff’s biggest surprises, the Texas Rangers. The team is a 5-seed that has made a deep run without losing a game yet. This article will explain everything that […]

The NFL is headed back to London. The Tennessee Titans will take on the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6 across the pond. It is the Titans’ first game in London since 2018 and the Ravens’ first time since the year before that. Both teams lost last week and will be looking to bounce back in […]

A season before the conference is decimated by conference realignment, the Pac-12 is one of the most competitive football conferences in the nation. Conference losses are going to be devastating going forward, especially for Pac-12 Championship Game hopefuls who already have a conference loss. That statement applies to both UCLA and Oregon State, two teams […]

Miami (FL) gave up a should-have-been-guaranteed win in their last matchup because of a late-game play-calling blunder. It resulted in a devastating loss and nearly caused the Hurricanes to drop out of the top 25. They held onto the 25th spot in the AP Poll, but now they have to take on North Carolina and […]

The Colorado football hype train is back in the station. After back-to-back losses, the Buffaloes won a thriller over Arizona State last week. Now they will be front and center on a Friday Night game against Stanford. Colorado has proven they can play with anyone, but they have also played down to the level of […]

The league’s most struggling defense has the task of taking on the scariest offense in the league as the Denver Broncos take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football. The Broncos have lost 15 straight games to the Chiefs, tied for the longest active streak in the NFL. The Broncos are firmly in […]

Kai Jones’ net worth in 2023 is around $1 million. The forward/center was a big investment for the Charlotte Hornets, but unfortunately, he looks like another failed project in Charlotte. Jones has limited production in his first two NBA seasons after being a first-round draft choice. Now, after a bizarre offseason, he has requested a […]

The biggest story in American soccer history happened this summer when Lionel Messi came stateside to play in the MLS. Arguably the best player in the world and one of the best players in the history of the sport, Messi instantly became the best player in MLS history. The start of his Inter Miami career […]

The point guard is the quarterback of basketball. Often times they are the leader of their team, so it makes sense that there are many point guards in the NBA that are among the highest-paid players in basketball. The position controls the floor, and because of how Steph Curry changed the game, the position is […]

The center position in the NBA has undergone a lot of changes. Once the premier position in the league for decades, the emergence of the 3-point shot diminished the importance of the five. Now, the center position has undergone a resurgence. A center has won the MVP in each of the last three seasons, and […]

The entire WNBA season, everyone assumed that the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty were on a crash course to the Finals. Those assumptions have finally been made true, as the two teams come to blows in the biggest event in women’s basketball starting this weekend. Both teams are considered super-teams and possess star-studded […]

Two of the most exciting teams in baseball will face off in the National League Division Series. Last season’s World Series runner-ups, the Philadelphia Phillies, take on the best team in baseball, the Atlanta Braves. With two of the deepest lineups in baseball, the NLDS is sure to give fans an offensive explosion full of […]

The Minnesota Twins record losing streak is over. The team had lost 18 straight postseason games, an all-time record in major American professional sports. The streak was a big monkey on the team’s back, and now, after winning their Wild Card Series, the team has the momentum and the confidence to make a run in […]

Two teams with extended postseason droughts, the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers, have now both made it to the second round of the MLB Playoffs. Neither have experienced playoff action since 2016, but now, the two teams will face off in the American League Division Series. The Rangers started off the season hot, but injuries […]

When Colorado football was blown out by Oregon in Week 4, people wondered if the Buffaloes’ highly publicized start to the season was a fluke. Last week, Colorado proved they can play with anybody when they went toe-to-toe with USC. Just like they did against Oregon, the Buffaloes faced another top 10 team in the […]