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The Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns are both stacked at the top end with superstar talent. For that reason, they were matched up to play each other on Christmas Day. Unfortunately, both teams may be without some of that superstar talent on Dec. 25, but their game is sure to be a thriller regardless. Here […]

The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers have the greatest rivalry in the NBA and one of the greatest in all of sports. However, that rivalry hasn’t played out on Christmas Day as much as one might expect. Christmas Day games are meant for the biggest and best teams, and throughout the NBA’s history, […]

The most recent NBA champions are set to take on the team that has dominated in terms of championships over the last decade. The Denver Nuggets are set to take on the Golden State Warriors, and they will do it on Christmas Day. Christmas Day always features fun and exciting matchups between teams with star […]

Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner is one of the best centers in the NBA. Year in and year out, he excels at shot blocking and is the rare NBA center that can stretch the floor and shoot the three-ball at an efficient clip. He was drafted by the Pacers in 2015, and he has […]

The NBA playing games on Christmas Day is one of their most well-known and longest-running traditions in the sport. Christmas Day games are often considered to be the most prestigious and important games during the regular season. Games on the holiday are scheduled to have the best teams and the best players matched up against […]

The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl has gone by a lot of different names, but regardless of what it has been called, the bowl game has been dominated by UCF. The Knights are once again in the Gasparilla Bowl, and they will be taking on Georgia Tech this year. In this article, we will explain […]

Thanksgiving is the holiday that NFL football is known for. However, there have been plenty of NFL games played on Christmas as well. While Christmas games are not an annual tradition, they are always a fan-favorite event when they do take place. In this article, we are going to take a look at the NFL’s […]

The Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers are trending in opposite directions, but the two teams will face each other in Week 16. The action is going to take place on a Saturday, and it is also not on national television. Don’t worry, though, we have you covered. In this article, we will explain how […]

Week 16 will feature an AFC North battle between the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only do the two teams hate each other and have a history of violent but exciting battles, but the two will be playing each other during a game on Saturday. In this article, we will explain how you can […]

Zion Williamson and Ja Morant are two of the most talented players in the NBA. They went back-to-back with the top two picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. Their talent would leave you to believe that they were easily worthy of those two selections, and many fans have debated who would go number one overall […]

Week 15 saw one of the biggest blowouts not just in Thursday Night Football history but in the history of the league. The Los Angeles Chargers lost to the Las Vegas Raiders by a score of 63-21. The Chargers allowed the Raiders to score their most points in franchise history, and they gave the NFL […]

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. […]