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On Sunday, the Brooklyn Nets dropped to 0-3 on the young 2025-26 NBA season with a narrow home loss against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. The Nets found themselves down 21 points at halftime and showed impressive resiliency in fighting back to make things interesting down the stretch, but ultimately, they weren’t able […]

On Sunday afternoon, the New York Giants took their second straight loss with a frustrating 38-20 defeat at the hands of the divisional rival Philadelphia Eagles on the road. The game was the second matchup in three weeks between these two squads, with the Giants taking the first in surprising blowout fashion during Thursday Night […]

On Sunday, the San Antonio Spurs took the floor for their first home game of the 2025-26 NBA season against the rebuilding Brooklyn Nets after two straight road wins to open up the year. San Antonio got off to a strong start to this one, taking a 69-48 lead into the locker room at halftime […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Miami Dolphins hit the road to take on the Atlanta Falcons, searching for their second win of what has been a disastrous 2025 NFL season after a recent road loss to the lowly Cleveland Browns. There was some late question as to whether quarterback Tua Tagovailoa would be able to play […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Buffalo Bills hit the road to take on the Carolina Panthers, looking to get back in the win column after two straight puzzling losses followed by a bye week. The Bills got off to a good start in this one, taking a 19-3 lead into halftime in what was a dominant […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Miami Dolphins hit the road to take on the Atlanta Falcons in search of their second win of the season after last week’s blowout road loss to the Cleveland Browns. Things got off to a surprisingly good start for the Dolphins on Sunday, as the team got on the board first […]

On Sunday afternoon, the New York Giants hit the field on the road to take on the Philadelphia Eagles, in search of their third win of the season. The game marked a rematch of the two teams from two weeks away, when the Giants shockingly demolished the Eagles at home on Thursday Night Football. Unfortunately, […]

Perhaps no 5-2 team in the history of the NFL has faced more scrutiny than the Philadelphia Eagles, who have faced relentless questions about their lethargic offense despite their impressive record and status as Super Bowl champions. The Eagles woke up to some extent on that side of the ball last week, with AJ Brown […]

The Denver Nuggets have gotten off to a mixed bag of a start to the 2025 NBA season, currently sitting at 1-1. First, Denver squandered a 50-point masterpiece from Aaron Gordon in their season-opening road loss to the Golden State Warriors, before bouncing back with a comfortable home win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. […]

No team in the NFL has been a bigger pleasant surprise this year than the Indianapolis Colts, who currently sit at 6-1 ahead of Sunday’s home game against the lowly Tennessee Titans. The Colts have stormed out of the gates thanks primarily to an explosive offense led by running back Jonathan Taylor and quarterback Daniel […]

Arguably no team in the NFL has been more disappointing this season than the Las Vegas Raiders, who currently sit at an abysmal 2-5 after last week’s 31-0 demolition at the hands of the reigning AFC Champion and divisional rival Kansas City Chiefs. The Raiders mercifully have a bye this weekend, during which time quarterback […]

On Sunday, the Cleveland Browns will hit the road to take on the New England Patriots in search of their second win of the 2025 NFL season. Dillon Gabriel has been starting for the Browns at quarterback the last few weeks since the benching and subsequent trade of Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals, with […]

On Saturday evening, the Vanderbilt Commodores kept the good times rolling with a 17-10 home win over the Missouri Tigers to push their record to an impressive 7-1 on the 2025 college football season. After hosting ESPN’s “College Gameday” for the first time in nearly two decades, Vanderbilt football held up its end of the […]

Recently, the NBA world was rocked by a scandal that saw Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat point guard Terry Rozier, and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and coach Damon Jones arrested by the feds as part of separate but related illegal gambling charges. Rozier had already been known to be a target […]

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Dodgers tied the World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays at one game apiece with a comfortable 5-1 road victory. It was a much-needed win for the Dodgers, who had fallen behind 0-1 after a 11-4 shellacking in Game 1 of the series on Friday night. Among the Dodgers […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently preparing for their upcoming World Series matchup against the AL champion Toronto Blue Jays, which is set to begin on Friday evening. The Dodgers have been dominant in this postseason so far, currently sitting at 9-1 in the playoffs after a recent sweep over the Milwaukee Brewers in the […]

On Thursday morning, Miami Heat point guard Terry Rozier was taken into federal custody on charges pertaining to illegal gambling. Rozier had been the subject of a league investigation previously and was accused by the feds of providing insider information on NBA games to bettors in exchange for a fee or a percentage of profits. […]

On Thursday evening, the Minnesota Vikings will hit the road to take on the Los Angeles Chargers for a game in prime time in front of a nationally televised audience. The Vikings are coming off a frustrating home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in which they were playing catch up for most of the game […]

On Wednesday evening, the Golden State Warriors began their 2025-26 season with an impressive road win over the Los Angeles Lakers in comfortable fashion. It was a well-rounded performance for the Warriors, who are hoping to rekindle their mid-2010s dynastic magic one last time with a team full of aging veterans. Speaking of the 2010s, […]

Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers began their 2025-26 season with a letdown by losing at home to the Golden State Warriors in relatively lopsided fashion. The Lakers got a 43-point masterpiece out of Luka Doncic but saw their poor roster construction come back to bite them elsewhere, all with LeBron James taking in things from […]

On Wednesday evening, the Atlanta Hawks began their 2025-26 NBA season with a dud by getting blown out at home by the Toronto Raptors. Almost nothing went right for the Hawks, who surrendered relentless drives into the paint by the Raptors and shot poorly from the field throughout the evening. As has become a theme […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are currently preparing for their upcoming game against the winless New York Jets at home. The Bengals are coming off a long week in the wake of their recent thrilling win over Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, a game in which newly acquired quarterback Joe Flacco turned back the clock to […]

On Thursday morning, it was reported by ESPN that the FBI had arrested dozens of individuals part of a large probe into gambling activities, with one investigation focusing on alleged rigged poker games in connection with New York Mafia families, and another about illegal gambling on NBA games. Among those taken into custody were Portland […]

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their 2025-26 NBA season with a relatively uncompetitive loss to the Golden State Warriors at home. It was a masterpiece performance, at least on offense, for Luka Doncic, who poured in 43 points in his first season opener for the Lakers, but he wasn’t able to get […]

Recently, it was reported by ESPN that the FBI had arrested dozens of individuals as part of a gambling probe, with one having to do with alleged rigged bets in a series of poker games with ties to New York Mafia families, and the other with illegal betting as it pertained to NBA games. Among […]

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles got back into the win column with a much-needed road victory over the Minnesota Vikings to push their 2025 record to an impressive 5-2. This game saw huge performances from both AJ Brown and Devonta Smith, and also the best game of the season from Jalen Hurts at the quarterback […]

Recently, the Philadelphia Phillies saw their 2025 MLB season come to an end with a crushing loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of their NLDS series with a crucial pitching error. The loss marked the second straight year in which Philadelphia won the NL East and then won just […]

On Thursday, it was reported by ESPN that the FBI had arrested dozens of individuals in connection with a sports gambling probe as well as a rigged poker games probe that had ties to Mafia families in New York. Among those arrested were Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier as well as Portland Trail Blazers head […]

On Wednesday evening, the San Antonio Spurs moved to 1-0 on the young 2025-26 season with a dominant road win over the divisional rival Dallas Mavericks. It was one of the best games of Victor Wembanyama’s career, as the former number one overall pick scored 40 points to go along with 15 rebounds and three […]

On Thursday morning, the NBA world received a jolt when it was announced that Miami Heat point guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were among dozens of defendants arrested by the FBI as part of a vast investigation into alleged illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the […]

On Wednesday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers will hit the road to take on the New York Knicks in what will be the first game of the 2025-26 NBA season for both teams. The Cavaliers and Knicks are viewed by many to be the clear favorites in the Eastern Conference this season considering the current state […]

On Wednesday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves will kick off their 2025-26 season with a road game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Timberwolves are coming off their second straight trip to the Western Conference Finals and are now looking for ways to take the next step, led by young superstar Anthony Edwards. Heading into this […]

On Tuesday evening, the Houston Rockets dropped to 0-1 on the young 2025-26 NBA season with a heartbreaking 125-124 double overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in what was a thrilling game. The contest marked the first regular season game for Kevin Durant in a Rockets uniform, and he played relatively well, although he […]

On Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets started off the 2025-26 NBA season with a bang by playing an epic double overtime game, which the Thunder eventually won due to late Shai Gilgeous-Alexander free throws. Prior to the game, the Thunder had celebrated their NBA Finals win from a season ago by […]

Things could not have gone much worse up to this point in the season for the Miami Dolphins, who currently sit at 1-5. Many fans suspected that the team’s recent blowout loss to the lowly Cleveland Browns could have spelled a death sentence for the Mike McDaniel era in South Beach, but up to this […]

It’s been a rough 2025 season so far for the Baltimore Ravens, who currently sit at 1-5 coming off their bye week and are still waiting for a positive update on quarterback Lamar Jackson’s injury status. While Jackson’s hamstring injury hasn’t helped things, the Ravens’ season was already beginning to fall off the rails by […]

On Wednesday evening, the Washington Wizards will kick off their 2025-26 NBA season with a road game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The game will mark the return of Khris Middleton to Milwaukee after the team traded him to Washington last year in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, who hasn’t exactly earned glowing reviews during his time […]

On Tuesday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder moved to 1-0 on the young 2025 NBA season with a thrilling double overtime home win over the Houston Rockets. Both teams came into this matchup shorthanded, but ultimately, Oklahoma City was able to win the game on two Shai Gilgeous-Alexander free throws late in the second overtime […]

On Monday evening, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came crashing back down to Earth with a 24-9 road loss to the Detroit Lions. It was the first truly bad game of the year for quarterback Baker Mayfield, and the team also got an unfortunate update when wide receiver Mike Evans had to leave the field due […]