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The Phoenix Suns are widely expected to trade star small forward Kevin Durant at some point in the next few weeks, with the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, and San Antonio Spurs reported as potential landing spots. While many have speculated that Durant might fit best with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the star reportedly has no interest […]

The Indiana Pacers are currently gearing up for Game 6 of the NBA Finals vs the Oklahoma City Thunder, where they will try to stave off elimination and force a Game 7. The Pacers have endured two rough fourth quarters in a row to go down 3-2 in this series despite playing improved basketball for […]

The Toronto Raptors are currently gearing up for the 2025 NBA Draft, where they have the number nine overall pick. Fans were a bit disappointed that they weren’t rewarded with a higher selection for their suffering in the 2024-25 season, but such is the way of the current lottery system. The Raptors have been rumored […]

On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 6-2 to push their record to an impressive 44-29. The big storyline of this game was the return of Shohei Ohtani to the pitching mound, where he hadn’t been since the 2023 season when he was a member of the Los Angeles Angels. […]

Recently, ESPN NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith came under fire when he was spotted playing Solitaire on his phone during the NBA Finals Game 4 between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. While Smith initially claimed that he was only doing this during timeouts, this was quickly disproven when videos circulating on social media […]

It’s been a rough season thus far for the Atlanta Braves, who currently sit at 31-39 after Sunday afternoon’s 10-1 home loss to the lowly Colorado Rockies. The Braves entered this season with championship-level expectations but stumbled out of the gates to an 0-7 start and have been mired in mediocrity in the months since. […]

This offseason, the San Antonio Spurs will be looking for ways to retool their team around superstar Victor Wembanyama, trade acquisition De’Aaron Fox, and Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle. The name the Spurs have been most frequently linked to is Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant, but the team will still have plenty of avenues […]

On Sunday, the Orlando Magic shocked the NBA world by acquiring Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane for the steep price of four unprotected first round draft picks, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Cole Anthony, along with a pick swap. The move signaled that Orlando is all in on building around this current core, led by Paolo Banchero, […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have had a solid 2025 MLB season up to this point, currently sitting at 41-29 leading into Sunday afternoon’s series finale vs the Toronto Blue Jays. Still, there has been a bit of slippage as of late for the Phillies as the team looks to make sure it peaks at the right […]

On Saturday afternoon, Caitlin Clark returned from her injury absence in epic fashion, scoring 32 points to go along with nine assists and eight rebounds in the Indiana Fever’s blowout win over the New York Liberty. The win handed New York their first defeat of the season and also evened out the Fever’s record at […]

It’s been a rough season so far for the Atlanta Braves, who currently sit at 31-38 heading into Sunday afternoon’s series finale vs the Colorado Rockies. The Braves have endured multiple brutal losing streaks so far this year, and the team’s injury reinforcements have not had the impact on winning that fans were hoping for. […]

One of the big questions currently surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers is how much time LeBron James has left as an NBA player. James has hinted at his impending retirement for several years now but has yet to show many signs of decline on the court as he enters yet another NBA season. Recently, Lakers […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are currently preparing for what could be a consequential offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The Grizzlies surprised many on Sunday by trading franchise cornerstone Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic in exchange for a package centered around Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Much has been made about the current state of the […]

The Phoenix Suns are widely expected to move on from superstar Kevin Durant this offseason as they look to retool their roster. Various teams like the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs have been floated as potential trade landing spots for Durant, who will turn 37 in September. Recently, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania took […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been rolling right along in the 2025 MLB season, currently sitting at 41-28 behind some MVP level play from Shohei Ohtani. While they haven’t had the record-breaking season that many anticipated before the year began, they are still right in the heart of the title mix as the season approaches […]

In the days since they fired head coach Tom Thibodeau, the New York Knicks have made somewhat of a mockery of themselves, trying and failing to secure permission to interview several active head coaches around the league, including Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks and Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets. All of this called […]

The Phoenix Suns are currently gearing up for what could be a consequential offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The team is widely expected to move on from Kevin Durant via a trade, and they’d certainly like to also move off of the contract of Bradley Beal, although that seems less likely. There […]

Recently, former NBA guard Gilbert Arenas came under fire for his bizarre rant about New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns, taking personal shots at the center, including making fun of his body among other things, in the aftermath of New York’s playoff defeat. Kyrie Irving has since come to Towns’ defense, using a recent Twitch […]

It’s been a rough beginning to the MLB season for many teams that have won World Series championships in the last several years, including the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers. All three of those squads currently sit below .500 as the season approaches its midway point, having fallen off significantly from their […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are currently gearing up for the 2025 NFL season in which they will try to win their third straight AFC Championship and bounce back from last year’s Super Bowl defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles. While the Chiefs’ dynasty started out with a focal point on their offense, it’s been Kansas City’s […]

Recently, TNT aired its final NBA broadcast when the Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It marked the end of the road for the network’s partnership with the famous Inside The NBA crew, who will now be taking their talents over to ESPN to continue the […]

The Baltimore Ravens are hoping that 2025 is the year they finally break through and win their first championship of the Lamar Jackson era. Jackson narrowly missed out on his third MVP trophy in 2024, which instead went to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, but it was still another elite season for the superstar. Jackson […]

Recently, the Aaron Rodgers free agency saga came to an end when the future Hall of Famer signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of minicamp. Rodgers will hope to breathe life into a Steelers quarterback room that hasn’t seen productive play in the better part of a decade. Coincidentally, Rodgers’ first game as a member […]

The Washington Commanders are currently gearing up for a 2025 NFL season in which they will tried to build upon the success of last year. Washington surprised many by making it all the way to the NFC Championship a year ago thanks to a dominant rookie season from Jayden Daniels, and they’ll hope to go […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are currently preparing to defend their 2024 Super Bowl championship, which they won in resounding fashion over the Kansas City Chiefs. While Saquon Barkley was relatively quiet in that game, he still put together one of the most dominant running back seasons in NFL history last year in his first season with […]

Recently, the NFL world received a jolt when it was announced that free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers had signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in free agency. Many had anticipated that this move would be coming at some point in the offseason, but that didn’t make it any less exciting for fans of the Steelers. The […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are preparing to hit the road as their NBA Finals series vs the Indiana Pacers shifts to Indianapolis for Games 3 and 4. The Thunder tied the series on Sunday evening with a blowout victory led by another standout performance from league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was dominant on both ends […]

The Miami Dolphins are currently looking to bounce back after a 2024 season that was marred by injuries and general regression around the roster. It was the first time under head coach Mike McDaniel that Miami had missed the playoffs, ultimately finishing the season at a mediocre 8-9. After being voted the best player in […]

The Ohio State football program is currently preparing to defend its recent national championship as the 2025-26 season quickly approaches. Ryan Day broke through for his first championship win this past season, helping guide the Buckeyes past the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to secure the victory in Atlanta. In order to get to the game’s […]

The Cleveland Browns have had a busy offseason so far, signing defensive end Myles Garrett to a historically lucrative contract and then drafting not one but two quarterbacks in the NFL draft, including Shedeur Sanders. The Browns are hoping to shake off the disappointment of last year in which they failed to make the postseason. […]

Recently, the Golden State Warriors’ 2024-25 season came to an end with a five game loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Warriors were without Stephen Curry for the majority of the series, which opened up the door for rotational players like Jonathan Kuminga to see extended minutes. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are currently gearing up for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, where they will look to even things up at 1-1 with the Indiana Pacers. The Thunder looked well on their way to taking an early lead in these Finals with their performance during Game 1, but as they’ve been known […]

Recently, it was reported by NBA insider Marc Stein that the New York Knicks were seeking permission to interview Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd to fill their head coaching vacancy. It remains to be seen whether or not that interview will come to fruition, but the more likely scenario appears to be that Kidd […]

Over the last few weeks, Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton has been on arguably the best stretch of clutch play in the history of the NBA, hitting four game-winning or game-tying shots over the course of this epic postseason run. The most recent of those shots occurred at the end of Game 1 of the […]

The Houston Rockets are currently gearing up for a busy offseason, which could potentially include them taking calls on shooting guard Jalen Green. Green was once thought to be a key member of the Rockets’ burgeoning young core but suffered through a disastrous playoff series vs the Golden State Warriors, calling into question whether he […]

The Phoenix Suns are currently gearing up for what could be a franchise-altering summer. Phoenix is widely expected to take calls on trading superstar Kevin Durant, but the more difficult piece to move will be shooting guard Bradley Beal, who has one of just two no-trade clauses in the entire NBA. Recently, NBA insider Jake […]

Recently, the Indiana Pacers took a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals thanks to yet another incredible fourth quarter comeback capped off by a Tyrese Haliburton game winner to shock the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s hard to be too surprised considering this is the fourth time this postseason that the Pacers have won in epic […]

The San Antonio Spurs are currently in the midst of a highly important offseason for the future direction of their franchise. The Spurs are coming off of a 2024-25 season that effectively ended when franchise cornerstone Victor Wembanyama was sidelined with a bloodclot, but the superstar is expected to be back and healthy for the […]

The Phoenix Suns have had a busy offseason thus far, firing head coach Mike Budenholzer and hiring Jordan Ott to the same position. However, the real heavy lifting remains to be done on the Suns’ roster, with Kevin Durant widely expected to be moved this summer. Durant is sure to have plenty of suitors on […]