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On Saturday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks fell behind 0-1 in their first round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers thanks to a listless showing on the offensive end of the floor. Giannis Antetokounmpo did his part, but virtually none of his Milwaukee teammates were able to put the ball in the basket consistently. The biggest […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Oklahoma City Thunder started out their 2025 NBA playoff run with a home Game 1 vs the eight seed Memphis Grizzlies. This matchup was solidified after the Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the final round of the play-in tournament on Friday. The Thunder wasted no time showcasing their elite defense […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Los Angeles Clippers fell behind 0-1 in their first round playoff series vs the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers got a strong performance from James Harden, but ultimately, turnovers and an inability to get stops down the stretch doomed Los Angeles’ chances of stealing the game. After the game, Clippers head coach […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks fell behind 0-1 in their first round playoff series vs the Indiana Pacers with a blowout loss in Game 1. While Giannis Antetokounmpo did his part, virtually none of his supporting cast showed up ready to play, and the Bucks will now be praying that Damian Lillard is able […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Los Angeles Clippers fell behind 0-1 in their first round playoff series vs the Denver Nuggets with a hard-fought road loss in overtime. The Clippers controlled this game for large stretches of the afternoon thanks to a strong performance from James Harden, but ultimately, turnovers and an inability to get stops […]

The Los Angeles Rams are currently in the middle of a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. Los Angeles is coming off of a narrow playoff loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the division round of the 2024-25 playoffs. The Rams surprised many last year by overcoming […]

On Wednesday evening, the Sacramento Kings’ 2024-25 season came to an unceremonious end with a blowout home loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the play-in tournament. The loss brought to an end a highly frustrating campaign that saw the team trade De’Aaron Fox and fire head coach Mike Brown. After a second straight play-in tournament […]

The Minnesota Vikings are currently in the midst of a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. Minnesota is coming off of a successful regular season but a flameout in the first round of the playoffs against the Los Angeles Rams, and has since let quarterback Sam Darnold walk in free agency. […]

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks got some positive news regarding star point guard Damian Lillard. Lillard has been out of the lineup for several weeks with a blood clot, but ESPN’s Shams Charania reported some optimistic news regarding a potential return during the NBA playoffs. “Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard has been cleared of his deep vein […]

The Sacramento Kings didn’t waste any time beginning their 2025 offseason, firing general manager Monte McNair just hours after their play-in loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The loss brought to an end a frustrating season in Sacramento that saw the team trade star point guard De’Aaron Fox and fall in the play-in round for the […]

Despite their win over the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the play-in tournament on Wednesday evening, the vibes aren’t exactly sky high in the Dallas Mavericks’ organization in the aftermath of the Luka Doncic trade. While Doncic and the Lakers prepare to host a first round playoff series, the Mavericks will have to […]

The Dallas Mavericks are currently preparing for their nine vs ten play-in game vs the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday evening. It’s been a steady downhill trajectory this season for the Mavericks since they shockingly traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Recently, general manager Nico Harrison thought it would be a good idea to […]

The Dallas Mavericks have managed to orchestrate one of the most epic falls from grace in recent professional sports memory, trading their franchise cornerpiece Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and predictably cascading down the standings in the immediate aftermath. The main target of the criticism has been general manager Nico Harrison, although it’s […]

The Green Bay Packers are currently preparing for the upcoming NFL Draft, which is slated to take place later this month. The Packers are coming off a Wild Card round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, who went on to win Super Bowl 59 later in their playoff run. The Packers overall have one of the […]

Recently, the New Orleans Pelicans announced that they had hired NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars to be their Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. The news came shortly after the team fired executive David Griffin, who watched the roster he assembled fall apart due to injuries this past season. In the first part of […]

The New York Giants are currently preparing for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, which is slated to take place later this month. While many projected that the team would likely select a quarterback with their first round pick, the Giants’ recent signing of Russell Wilson cast some doubt in that department. One popular target for […]

The Tennessee football program has been in the headlines of late due to their ugly breakup with quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who has since entered the transfer portal. The two sides were reportedly unable to come to terms on an agreement for a new contract, prompting Iamaleava to publicly set his sights on greener pastures. While […]

The Boston Celtics recently completed a 61-win regular season with a home victory over the Charlotte Hornets. The Celtics finished number two in the Eastern Conference behind only the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they will now await their opponent in the first round of the playoffs. The one downside of being a top two seed in […]

The Dallas Mavericks are still recovering from the aftershocks of the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. While the Lakers have since secured the third seed in the Western Conference, the Mavericks will have to win two play-in games just to get a chance to match up with the 68-win Oklahoma […]

The Phoenix Suns have already begun trying to erase any remnants of the disastrous 2024-25 season by firing head coach Mike Budenholzer. It’s expected to be the first of many moves the team makes this summer, including potentially trading franchise cornerstone Kevin Durant. Recently, famed NBA agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports stopped by ESPN’s […]

On Tuesday, Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison had the gall to hold a press conference–albeit with no cameras allowed–for some members of the local media. Harrison has quickly become one of the most infamous figures in professional sports history due to his recent trade of franchise centerpiece Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

The Dallas Cowboys are currently in the middle of a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise, coming off of a 2024 season in which they missed the playoffs altogether. The 2024 campaign was the first time in well over a decade that future Hall of Fame offensive lineman Tyron Smith was […]

The Dallas Mavericks are currently gearing up for their play-in game matchup vs the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday evening. It’s been a long fall from grace for the team since their shocking early February trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, who have since secured the number three seed in the Western Conference. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently gearing up for a first round playoff matchup against an opponent yet to be determined. The Lakers recently clinched the third seed in the Western Conference, winning 50 games in their first season with head coach JJ Redick. Still, the Lakers aren’t without their skeptics in the national media, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are currently preparing for their upcoming trip to the NBA postseason, which will begin with an appearance in the play-in game vs. an opponent yet to be determined. The Grizzlies recently shocked the NBA world by firing head coach Taylor Jenkins with just nine games left in the season, and the team’s […]

The New York Knicks are currently gearing up for what they hope is a deep run into the NBA postseason after two straight second-round exits. The Knicks will be matched up with the upstart Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs in the East. The Knicks made several “win now” moves this past […]

The Houston Rockets are currently preparing for what they hope is a deep run in the NBA playoffs, having locked up the number two seed in the Western Conference. The Rockets were one of the biggest surprise stories in the NBA this year, having won 52 games under the leadership of head coach Ime Udoka. […]

The Golden State Warriors are currently preparing for their final game of the regular season, at home against the Los Angeles Clippers, with playoff positioning on the line. If Golden State wins the game, they will be able to avoid the play-in and earn a matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round […]

Things have not gone according to plan this year for the New Orleans Pelicans, who will finish well below the playoff line in the Western Conference standings. New Orleans has been dealt several devastating injury blows this year, including a ruptured Achilles for trade acquisition Dejounte Murray. Recently, NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports […]

The Phoenix Suns were officially eliminated from playoff contention with Wednesday evening’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, bringing a fitting conclusion to one of the worst failed experiments in recent NBA history. The Suns now face an offseason filled with more questions than answers, particularly regarding Kevin Durant, whom the team traded for during […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been up and down throughout the 2024-25 NBA season, currently heading for the Play-In tournament for a fourth straight year. Trae Young has been playing some of the best basketball of his career over the last month, but it hasn’t been enough to lift Atlanta out of the cycle of mediocrity […]

One of the biggest storylines heading into this NBA offseason is what the Phoenix Suns will look to do with Kevin Durant. The Suns were recently eliminated from playoff contention, and it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to see Durant look for greener pastures after one of the biggest failed experiments in recent NBA history. […]

One thing that was made clear during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was the team’s need for improvement along the offensive line. The Eagles’ vaunted defensive front had their way against the Chiefs’ unit, putting relentless pressure on Patrick Mahomes and forcing him into arguably the worst game of […]

Arguably the biggest storyline of the young 2025 MLB season has been the use of torpedo bats, which were first implemented by the New York Yankees but have since become a sensation around the league. The bats, which redistribute the weight to be heavier where the ball makes contact, allowed the Yankees to get off […]

The Atlanta Braves have gotten off to a disastrous start to the 2025 MLB season, currently sitting at 2-9 following Wednesday evening’s loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves have had struggles both with pitching and at the plate, struggles that manifested themselves throughout the frustrating loss on Wednesday night. Recently, Braves legend Chipper Jones […]

The Phoenix Suns have been pushed to the brink of elimination for postseason contention after a recent blowout home loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Suns have gone from bad to worse in the wake of Kevin Durant’s recent ankle injury, and the team is now looking like one of the worst failed experiments […]

The Boston Celtics picked up another impressive road victory on Tuesday evening, going into Madison Square Garden and knocking off the New York Knicks in overtime. While they technically had a healthy roster for the game, coach Joe Mazzulla opted to sit Jaylen Brown for most of the fourth quarter and overtime, as the star […]

The Dallas Cowboys are currently preparing for the upcoming 2025 draft, which figures to be somewhat of a crossroads for the future of the franchise. Dallas is coming off of a disastrous 2024 season in which Dak Prescott got injured and the team had little to no wide receiver help outside of CeeDee Lamb. This […]

Much has been made in recent years about the NBA’s three-point revolution and the increasingly large number of shots teams are taking from beyond the arc. This has coincided with various records being broken, including Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry recently becoming the first player to hit 4,000 career three pointers. One of the […]