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On Sunday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the crosstown rival Los Angeles Clippers in a rematch of Friday night’s game between the two teams, with the Lakers defeating the Clippers in narrow fashion. Sunday’s tilt will mark the fourth and final (regular season) game between the two teams this year, with the Lakers […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Denver Nuggets hit the road to take on the Boston Celtics in a highly anticipated matchup between the last two NBA championship teams. The Nuggets were coming off an impressive road trip including a win over the Detroit Pistons in which they ended that team’s eight-game winning streak. Nikola Jokic got […]

On Saturday evening, the Sacramento Kings continued their recent hot streak with a big road win over the Houston Rockets, a team that has given them trouble as of late. The Kings have now won six out of their past eight games, with the win over Houston being arguably the most impressive result in that […]

On Saturday evening, the Dallas Mavericks lost for the third time in four games with a blowout home defeat at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks. Dallas got behind the eight ball early in this one, and Kyrie Irving wasn’t able to get nearly enough offensive help to keep up with a hot-shooting Bucks squad. […]

The Seattle Seahawks are currently in the middle of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. Seattle finished this past season 10-7 but narrowly missed out on a playoff berth under first year head coach Mike Macdonald.  The Seahawks have several important decisions to make this offseason […]

This week, a bizarre story unfolded with reports of a verbal confrontation between NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport and Fox’s Jordan Schultz inside an Indianapolis Starbucks. Both reporters were on the scene for the NFL Scouting Combine taking place in the city, when apparently a heated confrontation went down. On Thursday, Rapoport stopped by ESPN’s […]

The San Antonio Spurs are still trying to figure out how to finish out their season on a positive note after losing star big man Victor Wembanyama for the year due to a blood clot in his shoulder. The shocking news derailed what had been a promising campaign for the Spurs up to that point, […]

The Atlanta Braves are currently gearing up for the upcoming 2025 MLB season by participating in Spring Training. The 2025 campaign will be filled with expectations for the Braves, who are coming off of an injury-riddled 2024 season that saw them lose in the NLDS to the San Diego Padres. The biggest move of the […]

The Denver Nuggets will take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday evening in a nationally televised clash of two MVP candidates in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets are coming off of an impressive road win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday which allowed them to put their recent home loss to the Los […]

The New England Patriots are currently in the middle of a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The Patriots already made multiple high profile moves this winter by firing head coach Jerod Mayo and hiring Mike Vrabel to the same position. Still, the biggest issues with the Patriots pertain to the […]

The Phoenix Suns have not exactly been rolling as of late, currently sitting in 11th place in the Western Conference after Tuesday evening’s overtime loss vs the Memphis Grizzlies. Kevin Durant has continued to produce at an elite level, but overall, Phoenix’s poor roster construction has cost them mightily so far this year. Durant has […]

Recently, the Cleveland Browns received a jolt to the senses when superstar defensive end Myles Garrett formally requested a trade from the franchise. The decision wasn’t necessarily shocking considering the current direction of the franchise but still signaled a possible end to what has been one of the greatest careers in recent  Browns history. Still, […]

On Tuesday evening, the Dallas Mavericks fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in a tightly contested game at the Crypto.com Arena in what marked Luka Doncic’s first game against his former team. The Mavericks overall did a solid job defending Doncic, but ultimately, the team wasn’t able to give Kyrie Irving enough help on offense […]

On Tuesday evening, a surreal scene took place at the Crypto.com Arena when the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Dallas Mavericks–with Luka Doncic wearing the purple and gold. While Doncic didn’t put together the virtuoso performance that many were anticipating against the team that shockingly traded him earlier this month, he did secure his first […]

On Tuesday evening, Luka Doncic played his first game against the Dallas Mavericks as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in what ultimately ended up being a narrow victory for Los Angeles. It wasn’t Doncic’s most efficient shooting night from the field, but the perennial MVP candidate did end up securing a triple-double en […]

On Tuesday evening, the Dallas Mavericks will hit the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers in what will mark Luka Doncic’s first game against his former squad. The Mavericks have been playing somewhat well since the shocking trade that sent Doncic to Los Angeles, but were brought back down to Earth with a […]

On Monday evening, the Philadelphia 76ers sunk further below the Eastern Conference playoff line with a brutal home loss against the Chicago Bulls. Joel Embiid missed this contest with the same knee ailment that’s been bothering him all season, and neither Paul George nor Tyrese Maxey were able to do nearly enough to offset a […]

On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Dallas Mavericks, giving Luka Doncic his first chance to take on the team that shockingly traded him away less than a month ago. After a bit of a rough start to his Lakers tenure, Doncic put together a virtuoso performance in the team’s recent win […]

No team in the NFL was a bigger disappointment in 2025 than the New York Jets, who made several “win now” moves both leading up to and during the season, yet still didn’t come close to securing a playoff spot. One of those major moves was acquiring wide receiver Davante Adams from the Las Vegas […]

The Sacramento Kings have been a mixed bag since the high profile trade that sent De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs and brought Zach LaVine to the Kings. The Kings are currently sitting in tenth place in the conference, which would give them the final spot in the play-in tournament if the postseason began […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are still sifting through the rubble after their disastrous showing in Super Bowl 59 vs the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs wound up losing that game by a final score of 40-22, but the game really wasn’t even that close as that margin would suggest. Arguably the biggest question of the offseason […]

On Sunday afternoon, the New York Knicks continued their struggles against elite teams with a blowout road loss at the hands of the Boston Celtics. It was the second straight game that New York was routed by a team ahead of them in the Eastern Conference standings and continued to raise questions about just how […]

The Golden State Warriors have gotten off to a strong start to the Jimmy Butler era, winners of four out of their five games since trading for the former disgruntled Miami Heat star. The Warriors’ offense has looked much more stable since acquiring the former All-Star, and their defense has also understandably leveled up in […]

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers put together one of their most impressive performances of the 2024-25 season with a blowout road win over the Denver Nuggets in a nationally televised affair. The Lakers were able to keep Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic in check throughout the evening and enjoyed a red-hot shooting night from […]

Recently, the New York Yankees raised eyebrows across the MLB by changing their long-standing policy of not allowing players to grow facial hair. The rule will go into effect leading into the 2025 season and ends one of the longest-running, and player-hated traditions in the sport of baseball. One person who had a hilarious reaction […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are currently participating in Spring Training in preparation for the upcoming 2025 MLB season, which is slated to begin in late March. Bryce Harper and company are looking to bounce back after a rough playoff showing against the New York Mets a season ago that occurred on the heels of what had […]

On Saturday evening, Luka Doncic had his first great game as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers during the team’s surprising road demolition of the Denver Nuggets in a nationally televised affair. Doncic crossed not only the 20-point threshold but also the 30-point threshold for the first time in a Lakers jersey, and Los […]

On Saturday evening, the Denver Nuggets saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end with a blowout home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Nikola Jokic had arguably his worst game of the season in this one, scoring just 11 points on seven shot attempts against a Lakers defense determined not to let the […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will hit the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers in their second game since the All-Star break. Los Angeles got off to a tough start to the season’s unofficial second half with a home loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, their second straight defeat at […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have had a solid first two thirds of the 2024-25 NBA season, currently sitting at 36-18 ahead of Thursday evening’s matchup vs the Indiana Pacers. Jaren Jackson Jr. was recently rewarded for his efforts with a spot in the All-Star game, which took place this past weekend in San Francisco. Jackson has […]

On Thursday, the San Antonio Spurs announced that superstar center Victor Wembanyama would miss the remainder of the season due to deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder. ESPN reported that the blood clot was discovered after Wembanyama returned to San Antonio from All-Star weekend in San Francisco, and thankfully, a full recovery is expected. Now, […]

On Thursday afternoon, it was reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season with deep vein thrombosis, a form of blood clot, in his right shoulder. The news was confirmed just hours before the Spurs are set to resume their […]

Last week, the Philadelphia Eagles broke through and won their second ever Super Bowl with a demolition of the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans. The Eagles were in control of this game from the start, and have since celebrated with an epic parade down the streets of Philadelphia. While the team and its fans […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to close out the regular season strong after the NBA All-Star break, which took place this past weekend in San Francisco. The Bucks have been without Giannis Antetokounmpo for the past few games due to a calf injury, an injury that also forced the former MVP to miss the All-Star […]

The New York Knicks are currently preparing to resume their 2024-25 season after the All-Star break, in which both Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns participated in the festivities. The Knicks currently sit in third place in the Eastern Conference behind only the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. Recently, New York got some positive news on […]

The Atlanta Falcons are currently trying to figure out how to recover from the disastrous way their 2024 season ended, in which Kirk Cousins’ play fell off of a cliff and Michael Penix Jr. was thrown into the middle of a playoff race that the Falcons ultimately missed out on. Cousins has since blamed injury […]

The Baltimore Ravens are currently in the middle of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. The Ravens are coming off of a brutal playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round this year, a game in which they had several chances to come […]

The NFL is currently in the middle of trying to find ways to improve its product during the offseason after the Philadelphia Eagles recently defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl 59. Much has been made over the last few years about the NFL salary cap and whether it should be increased to […]

The Dallas Cowboys are currently in the middle of a highly important offseason as for the future direction of their franchise. Owner Jerry Jones has already made several big moves, including moving on from head coach Mike McCarthy and hiring Brian Schottenheimer to the same position. Last offseason for the Cowboys was marred by contract […]