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Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers made a free-agency splash by signing guard Marcus Smart, who had been bought out by the Washington Wizards, as reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. The move gives the Lakers the point-of-attack defender that they so desperately needed to help out a backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Despite […]

On Sunday evening, the Charlotte Hornets won the NBA Summer League championship with a narrow victory over the Sacramento Kings. Kon Knueppel was named the Summer League championship game MVP for his performance in the contest, which included a three-pointer down the stretch which essentially put the game on ice for the Hornets. Championships of […]

The New York Liberty have been cruising right along thus far on the 2025 WNBA season, currently sitting with an impressive record of 15-6 as the season prepares to return from its All-Star break, where New York had multiple participants. The Liberty of course are coming off of their 2024 WNBA championship, which they won […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are currently gearing up for the upcoming 2025 NFL season, in which they will look to bounce back from their brutal Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles this February. The Chiefs are bringing back the bulk of their core roster from a season ago and have also made some savvy […]

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears are currently gearing up for the 2025 NFL season, in which they will face each other twice. The Packers and Bears were both members of last year’s historically dominant NFC North, which didn’t win a single playoff game despite its historic regular season. Recently, ESPN began its annual […]

The Portland Trail Blazers surprised many at the recent NBA Draft by selecting Chinese center Yang Hansen with the number 16 overall pick. Many had projected the seven footer to be closer to a second-round selection, and the move was particularly surprising considering the number of centers that the Blazers already had on their roster. […]

One of the big topics in NBA circles over the last couple of years has been the prospect of the league expanding by adding more teams. Folks in Seattle and Las Vegas have long been clamoring to get an NBA team of their own to root for, and the current depth of talent in the […]

The Georgia football program is currently gearing up for the 2025 season, in which they will hope to bounce back from two straight years that ended without a National Championship. Head coach Kirby Smart has had his hands full between juggling the transfer portal, recruiting trail, and also trying to get his current team ready […]

The Dallas Mavericks have had quite the offseason so far, most notably drafting Duke standout Cooper Flagg with the number one overall draft pick they recenty lucked into. The Mavericks are hoping that the core of Flagg, Kyrie Irving, and Anthony Davis will be enough to vault them back into contender status in the Western […]

The Denver Nuggets have largely been viewed as one of the winners of this offseason, having made multiple moves to help build the team around Nikola Jokic. First, Denver swung a trade for Brooklyn Nets sharpshooter Cam Johnson, and then the team signed Bruce Brown and Tim Hardaway Jr. in free agency to give them […]

It’s been a busy offseason thus far for the Phoenix Suns, who have traded Kevin Durant, signed Devin Booker to a mammoth extension, and bought out Bradley Beal, among other moves so far in 2025. It’s all been a part of a larger effort to help restructure their team around Devin Booker and give themselves […]

It’s been an impressive summer league for Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel, who recently suffered an injury scare but has largely looked the part of being the number four overall pick in the draft. Charlotte is desperately hoping that this is the year they will finally take a step forward as a franchise after years […]

On Sunday afternoon, the New York Mets salvaged a win in their series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 3-2 home victory. Star Pete Alonso was expected to miss this contest, not being listed in the lineup due to a hand injury sustained during Saturday’s home loss to Cincinnati. However, Alonso ended up playing in […]

Much has been made in recent months about the format of the College Football Playoff, which expanded to twelve teams in 2024-25 and eventually saw Ohio State win its first national championship in a decade. Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program also made the cut this past season, but ultimately bowed out against the […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Milwaukee Brewers in the final game of their series, looking to salvage a win after dropping the first two games earlier this weekend. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts recently gave star Mookie Betts a game off to reset himself after some struggles of late. On Sunday, […]

The Atlanta Hawks have had one of the busiest offseasons of any team in the NBA, trading for Kristaps Porzingis, signing Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard, and drafting Asa Newell. It’s all been part of an effort from the front office to build an ideal team around the strengths and weaknesses of star point guard […]

The Atlanta Hawks have had a busy offseason in 2025, trading for Kristaps Porzingis, signing Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard in free agency, and drafting Asa Newell. And those things don’t even mention arguably the Hawks’ biggest win of this summer, swindling the New Orleans Pelicans out of their 2026 first-round pick swap with the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have restructured their team over the course of the 2025 offseason, agreeing to terms with Pete Carroll to be their next head coach and also signing Geno Smith as their new starting quarterback. These moves come after a dismal 2024 season that saw the Raiders reach new lows, with a Motley […]

The Atlanta Falcons are currently gearing up for the 2025 NFL season in which they will hope to break through and make the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Atlanta will be led by quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who took over for Kirk Cousins down the stretch of last season and played some solid […]

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers made a free agency splash by signing guard Marcus Smart to a contract shortly after his buyout with the Washington Wizards. Smart gives the Lakers the point of attack defender that they desperately needed as well as some veteran leadership and toughness. In order to bring in Smart, the […]

Recently, the Boston Red Sox used their number 15 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft to select pitcher Kyson Witherspoon out of the University of Oklahoma. Witherspoon figures to eventually add depth to a Red Sox pitching department that has been solid this year. Recently, MLB.com insider Jim Callis reported on the contract details […]

The Washington Commanders are currently gearing up for the 2025 NFL season in which they will hope to build off of last year’s surprise run to the NFC Championship Game. Under the direction of quarterback Jayden Daniels, Washington enters this season feeling like they have a legitimate chance to compete for a Super Bowl. The […]

It’s been a rough 2025 MLB season thus far for the Minnesota Twins, who currently sit four games under the .500 mark at 47-51 ahead of Sunday afternoon’s series finale vs the Colorado Rockies. The Twins are looking at missing the playoffs for the second straight season after winning in the Wild Card round back […]

The Atlanta Braves have been in freefall mode for essentially the entire 2025 MLB season, currently sitting 11 games under the .500 mark after blowing a big lead on Saturday evening at home vs the New York Yankees. Things have somehow gotten even worse for the Braves since their 0-7 start to the campaign, and […]

It’s been a rough 2025 season thus far for the Atlanta Braves, who currently sit 11 games under the .500 mark after recently blowing a huge lead at home vs the New York Yankees. Atlanta stumbled out of the gates to an 0-7 start this year and somehow things have gotten even worse since, as […]

On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers helped solidify their defensive line for years to come by signing superstar T.J. Watt to a three-year, $123 million deal that will make him the highest-paid non quarterback in NFL history, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. The deal includes $108 million in guaranteed money and will reset the market for […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had a turbulent last year, as the team signed Paul George and then saw the squad crash and burn during the 2024-25 season, largely due to injuries. The 76ers are desperately hoping for a reasonably healthy season from 2023 league MVP Joel Embiid, who has not yet been out of the […]

The Atlanta Hawks have had one of the busiest offseasons in the NBA, trading for Kristaps Porzingis, drafting Asa Newell, and signing Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard in free agency. It’s been a clear signal from the front office that the Hawks are looking to take full advantage of the current injury-riddled state of the […]

Recently, the Los Angeles Clippers raised some eyebrows by signing free agent Bradley Beal shortly after he was bought out of his previous contract with the Phoenix Suns. Beal effectively gives the Clippers a replacement at the guard position for the recently-traded Norman Powell and adds more scoring depth to a roster that has several […]

Recently, the Toronto Raptors surprised many in the NBA world by moving on from general manager Masai Ujiri, who helped them win the NBA championship in 2019 by trading for Kawhi Leonard. In the years since then, the Raptors have been mired in mediocrity, which may have motivated them to look for a new voice […]

The Dallas Mavericks are hoping to bounce back in 2025-26 after recently winning the draft lottery and selecting Cooper Flagg, softening the blow from the shocking Luka Doncic trade. A lot of the Mavericks’ potential success rests on the health of their veteran players, including Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and Klay Thompson, who joined the […]

Recently, an article from ESPN’s Dotun Akintoye was released chronicling some of the tribulations of Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, including his chronic injuries and the emotional toll that they have taken on him. There was also discussion on other topics, including the future direction of the 76ers as well as the source who leaked […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are currently gearing up for a 2025 season that will be filled with expectations after their resurgent year in 2024. The Chargers burst back onto the playoff scene last year under the direction of head coach Jim Harbaugh, who returned to the NFL after coaching the Michigan football team to a […]

On Wednesday, the Phoenix Suns officially bought Bradley Beal out of his mammoth contract, clearing the way for him to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent, per Shams Charania of ESPN. It wasn’t exactly a successful tenure for Beal in the desert as the Suns failed to win a single playoff […]

Recently, star Caitlin Clark exited the Indiana Fever’s victory over the Connecticut Sun when she re-aggravated a groin injury that had previously caused her to miss time this year. The injury will keep Clark out of the Fever’s upcoming game against the reigning champion New York Liberty, which is the Fever’s final game before the […]

It’s been an eventful offseason thus far for the Boston Celtics, who have traded 2024 NBA champions Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis as part of their effort to get under the second apron. In the Porzingis deal, which sent the Latvian big man to the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics got back wing shooter Georges Niang. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made a free agency splash on Monday afternoon by acquiring Bradley Beal, who had been previously bought out of his mammoth contract by the Phoenix Suns. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported that it would be a two-year, $11 million deal for Beal to take his talents to the City of […]

The Brooklyn Nets are currently in the midst of a full-scale rebuild, having used five (!) first round selections in the recent NBA Draft. It’s a far cry from where the Nets were a few years ago when Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were on their roster and the team was thought to be a […]

Coaches in the SEC are currently taking part in the conference’s media day, including Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian. When he was introduced to press members earlier this week, whoever was operating the audio in the venue accidentally played the Texas A&M football team’s fight song as he walked on the stage in what […]