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Angel Reese has quietly been one of the better rookies from the 2024 WNBA Draft Class. There’s been a lot of talk about Caitlin Clark’s up-and-down year, Cameron Brink’s excellence, but lost in the sauce is Reese’s contributions. The LSU product isn’t a flashy scorer, but her fundamentals and all-around game make her a perfect […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is finding his groove! Los Angeles Dodgers fans were a little bit (or extremely worried, depending on who you ask) after his terrible Spring Training and his first-ever start in the regular season. However, as the season progressed, the Japanese sensation has figured out how to deal with MLB-caliber hitters. Now, Yamamoto is […]

Team USA has released their final roster of the women’s basketball team for the 2024 Olympics. The US has been inarguably the best team in the world for some time now, and they look to maintain that pristine standing in Paris. The roster has plenty of WNBA stars, from budding like Sabrina Ionescu and A’ja […]

Stefon Diggs has a new home. After months of rumors about him being disgruntled with the Buffalo Bills, the star wide receiver was rumored to be on the trade block. The rumor eventually became true, as he was dealt to the Houston Texans that same offseason. Now, Diggs will be paired up with an up-and-coming […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have two new men at the quarterback position. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields were acquired by the team in the offseason as part of a small retooling the team did. While there’s questions about who will start for them, fans are nonetheless intrigued by this highly interesting quarterback battle this season. Both […]

Well, that’s not good. The New York Yankees have been on an incredible run this season. A big reason for their success has been the excellent hitting of their two stars, Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. The latter has found his form after a tough start, while the former has regained his consistent hitting en […]

It’s the end of an era. After a few years of experimentation, the NBA is shutting down one of its major programs. The NBA G League Ignite was ended after four years of mixed success. The G League brought about players like Houston Rockets star Jalen Green and Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy. It was […]

The Boston Celtics are back in full force. After sitting out most of the playoffs due to injury, Kristaps Porzingis is returning to the Celtics’ lineup for the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. In an intriguing twist, though, Boston is switching it up for the Finals. According to Shams Charania, the Celtics will NOT […]

We have our first big NFL news in a while, ladies and gentlemen! After months of discussions, the Minnesota Vikings and Justin Jefferson have agreed to a new contract extension. The contract makes Jefferson the highest-paid wide receiver in the league, with $35 million per year for a grand total of $140 million. This move […]

The New York Giants are looking for redemption. After their breakout 2022 campaign, they were hoping to build off of that in the following year. However, injuries and what looks to be regression from the team led them back to where they started: missing the playoffs with a terrible record. Now, the Giants are bracing […]

The Dallas Mavericks are headed to the NBA Finals! After a tough playoff run, the Mavs came out relatively unscathed and ready to represent the Western Conference. They are set to face the Boston Celtics in the Finals in a titanic matchup filled with intense storylines. Before we get to the Finals, though, it’s worth […]

During the 2024 NFL offseason, two moves rocked the entire league. The first was the Atlanta Falcons snatching Kirk Cousins away from the Minnesota Vikings. The other deal that took the league by storm is Saquon Barkley leaving the New York Giants to join rivals Philadelphia Eagles. These were great moves… some may say, too […]

Caitlin Clark continues to impress in the WNBA. There’s been some rough patches, but Clark is slowly acclimating to the pros. Against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, the Indiana Fever had a pretty rough game. However, her efforts in the game were enough to reach a feat rarely seen in the WNBA. Even after […]

The NFL is a quarterback-driven league. While there are exceptions, most championship teams now rely on having a truly elite quarterback under center. For the Houston Texans, they seem to have found their guy in CJ Stroud. The second overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft was one of the best QBs last season, winning […]

The Dallas Mavericks are headed to the NBA Finals! After a pretty intense play off run, Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and the rest of the Mavs are one series away from claiming the championship. It’s been a while since Dallas has been in this position, with their last Finals run happening back in 2011 against […]

The MLB season has been pretty crazy so far. Between the pitcher injuries, the surprise emergence of some teams as contenders, and the Los Angeles Dodgers destroying everyone, things have been pretty crazy so far. However, lost in the chaos is the case of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco. As a refresher, Wander Franco […]

They’re back. After more than a decade, the Dallas Mavericks are returning to the NBA Finals. Once again, they are being led by another European sensation. Luka Doncic’s sensational performance in the 2024 playoffs has been the driving factor behind Dallas’ success in this run. With Doncic (and Kyrie Irving, as well) torching opposing defenses, […]

Oh, how the tables turn. In the second round of the playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves ambushed the Denver Nuggets by winning their first two games on the road. While the Nuggets eventually came back from that deficit, the Wolves did enough to come back in Games 6 and 7. Now, the script has been flipped. […]

Luka Magic is back on the menu, baby! While Luka Doncic has been tearing it up in the postseason, we have not seen a lot of game-winners for the star. On Friday, Doncic finally had his “Kodak moment”, as Reggie Miller would put it. The Dallas Mavericks star drained a tough stepback three over Rudy […]

Nearly a week ago now, a Kansas City Chiefs player started trending on social media… but it wasn’t your usual suspects. Kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech was highly criticized by a lot of fans due to the sexist stereotypes it seemingly perpetuated. There were a lot of calls for Butker to be kicked off the […]

The Indiana Pacers’ Eastern Conference Finals status just went from bad to worse. Yes, they find themselves down 0-2 in the series after a tough Game 2 loss to the Boston Celtics on the road. That’s coming off of a Game 1 where they let the win slip away from them. However, the more pressing […]

Well, that was a rough start to their first Western Conference Finals game in ages. Coming off a scintillating Game 7 win, the Minnesota Timberwolves came into Game 1 of the WCF with high hopes. However, it felt like Minnesota came a little bit unprepared against the Dallas Mavericks. While they weren’t blown out, it […]

The Atlanta Braves need a little bit of help. With their revered hitting lineup not playing up their previous form, the team needs some help holding leads and preventing runs. That means that their pitching will likely need to step up. For the most part, it’s been pretty good: Max Fried and Chris Sale have […]

The prophecy from a few seasons ago has come trye. Around this time last year, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks were wallowing in despair. After a midseason trade sent Irving to Texas, many expected him and Luka Doncic to find success in the postseason. However, a crushing late-season collapse not only ended their season, […]

What a brutal way for a season to end. The Oklahoma City Thunder were oh-so-close to forcing a Game 7 back home against the Dallas Mavericks. Towards the end of a back-and-forth affair, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander found Chet Holmgren on an alley-oop to put the team up one with around 20 seconds left in the game clock. […]

The Chicago Cubs have been playing pretty well as of late, haven’t they? After narrowly missing out on the playoffs last season, they’ve picked up where they left off in 2024. At the time of writing, they are 25-20 and are second in the NL Central. In the last few games, they’ve been able to […]

We’re going all the way, ladies and gentlemen! After dropping three straight games and going on the brink of elimination, the Minnesota Timberwolves forced Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets. They did so in style: a 45-point thrashing of the defending champions to force a rubber match for a Western Conference Finals slot. One might […]

In an unfortunate turn of events, Scottie Scheffler’s second day in the PGA Tournament has gone awry. The star golfer was arrested following a traffic stop in Valhalla Golf Club gone awry. Much has been made about the dubious circumstances surrounding his arrest. However, golf fans are also wondering: how does this incident affect Scheffler’s […]

Well, that’s quite the surprise. Early this Friday morning, news broke out that top golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested near the Valhalla Golf Club. Scheffler, one of the top contenders in the ongoing PGA Championship, had a misunderstanding with some police officers. The golfer was subsequently arrested and detained. Jeff Darlington outlined the events in […]

The Denver Nuggets are right back in this! After squandering their home-court advantage against the Minnesota Timberwolves, many pronounced the defending champions dead. That’s what happens when you get blown out when the other team doesn’t have their DPOY winner, after all. However, the last two games have shown that you can never truly count […]

He’s finally doing it. After a lot of hype around him, Bronny James is making his way to the NBA. The son of superstar LeBron James has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. However, there were some concerns about his health after a health scare a year ago. Thankfully, it seems like Bronny is clear […]

A new era is starting in New England. The New England Patriots have some new faces in key positions on the team. In particular, their quarterback-head coach duo is quite different. Rookie QB Drake Maye will be leading the team on the field, while rookie coach Jerod Mayo will be calling the shots from the […]

After a long time of waiting, Paul Skenes is now in The Show. The Pittsburgh Pirates prospect made his first start for the major league team on Saturday. After years of carving up batters in the minor league system, fans were pretty hyped up to see Skenes go up against the best of the best. […]

When we talk about the Los Angeles Dodgers, we often talk about their first three hitters. Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtnai, and Freddie Freeman might just be the best trio of hitters to lead off the first inning. However, a pretty underrated name in their order comes right after these three demons: Teoscar Hernandez. A long-time […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been on fire this season!  After the Shohei Ohtani trade, many pegged them to be the favorites to win the World Series. So far, they’re living up to the hype and then some. Much has been made about Los Angeles’ dangerous hitting group, and for good reason. A lineup with […]

This was bound to happen. After winning the first two games, the Minnesota Timberwolves had dreams of sweeping the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. It was a crazy thought, but it certainly seemed possible with the way they’ve playing. Upon returning to their home floor, though, Minnesota quickly realized that this series isn’t going to […]

Father Time is undefeated. For the longest time, it felt like LeBron James had the closest chance of staving off time the inevitable. Over the last few years, though… the Los Angeles Lakers star’s play has been slowly but surely declining in the last few years. He’s still pretty good, but if we’re being honest… […]

This is a historic season for the Chicago White Sox… albeit for all the wrong reasons. No one expected this team to be an elite playoff contender this year. The lowest expectation for them was to not completely be bad. And yet, here they are. The White Sox are the worst team in the American […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have some big needs to fill for the 2024 season. Some of these are existing woes (their shoddy offensive line), while others are needs that came about during the offseason. They did address those needs in the draft: Amarius Mims for their offensive line, Kris Jenkins headlining their additions for the defensive […]