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The good vibes have dissipated quickly for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who began the season with two straight series sweeps but have now lost three games in a row, including two to the Washington Nationals. The Dodgers now sit at 9-4 ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s series finale in Washington, not quite on the historic win […]

On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets shocked the NBA world by firing both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth with less than two weeks until the playoffs again. The Nuggets have hit a rough patch of late, losers of four straight games, but that still didn’t signal that a change of this magnitude […]

On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets shockingly fired head coach Michael Malone just over a week before the NBA playoffs begin, per Shams Charania of ESPN. The Nuggets have been on a cold streak of late, losers of four straight games, but still few could have imagined the team firing the coach who helped them win […]

The Boston Celtics are cruising toward the NBA playoffs, looking once again like good bets to repeat as NBA champions despite some stiffer competition as compared to last year. Jayson Tatum is a lock to make another First Team All-NBA appearance this year, and Boston is locked into the two seed behind only the Cleveland […]

Fans of the Dallas Mavericks may want to look away on Wednesday evening when Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers come into town, marking the perennial MVP candidates’ first game back in Dallas since he was shockingly traded in early February. Since then, Doncic and the Lakers have turned themselves into legitimate title contenders, […]

With the NBA season winding down, now is the time when experts and casuals alike are putting in their predictions for what will unfold during the upcoming NBA playoffs. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have been red hot as of late, including picking up a dominant road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder […]

On Tuesday evening, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will hit the road to take on Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in a battle of two teams on very different trajectories. The Warriors have been a juggernaut ever since landing Jimmy Butler via a trade with the Miami Heat, while the Suns are […]

On Saturday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks picked up a big overtime win over the Miami Heat on the road. As per usual, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the charge in this one, scoring 36 points to go along with 15 rebounds and 10 assists. The bad news for the Bucks is that they have another game 24 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are peaking at the right time, as they have won 11 of their last 13 games after Saturday evening’s home victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The Clippers have gotten a surge in production from Kawhi Leonard as of late, and James Harden has continued to be a steady guiding force for […]

The San Diego Padres have gotten off to a strong start to the 2025 MLB season, currently sitting at 7-2 after recently dropping to road games to the Chicago Cubs. Jackson Merrill has picked up right where he left off a season ago, continuing to look like one of the brightest young stars in the […]

Much has been made about the modern NBA and how it compares to previous iterations of the league, namely in terms of physicality or lack thereof. One of the leading critics of the current state of the league is former NBA MVP Shaquille O’Neal, who has taken every opportunity to spew hate toward the new […]

Perhaps no franchise in modern professional sports history has endured a rougher two month stretch than the Dallas Mavericks, who inexplicably traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in early February and have since been hit with a tidal wave of injuries that have endured their chances of competing this year essentially nonexistent. Much […]

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Dodgers improved to 9-1 on the 2025 MLB season with a 3-1 road win over the Philadelphia Phillies, avenging their loss from the previous night. The game marked the third career start for former international star Roki Sasaki, and he had by far the most impressive game of his […]

The Atlanta Braves have suffered through an abysmal start to the 2025 MLB season, currently sitting at 1-8 after Saturday evening’s home loss to the Miami Marlins. Perhaps mercifully, Sunday’s game between the two teams was postponed due to inclement weather, giving the Braves two days off before they next take the field on Tuesday […]

On Wednesday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder picked up their 64th win of the season with a home victory over the Detroit Pistons. As has so often been the case, MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 33 points in this one, dominating the game on both ends of the floor. While most of […]

The Los Angeles Rams are currently in the midst of a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The team is coming off of a narrow divisional round playoff loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, and has already made some major moves this offseason by releasing Cooper Kupp and […]

It’s safe to say that the Atlanta Braves have not had the start to the 2025 MLB season that they were envisioning. With Wednesday evening’s loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Braves dropped to an abysmal 0-7 on the season, now standing as the lone team in the league without a win on the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have already begun retooling their roster after their shocking blowout defeat in the Super Bowl at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles exposed several weaknesses up and down the Chiefs’ roster, including most notably along the offensive line, which is an issue that Kansas City has already taken strides […]

Recently, the years-long saga regarding the future ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves came to an end when it was revealed that Glen Taylor had agreed to sell the team, along with the Minnesota Lynx, to the Marc Lore-Alex Rodriguez group for $1.5 billion, per Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The price is the […]

The Detroit Pistons have been arguably the biggest (positive) surprise of this NBA season, currently still in contention to secure a top four seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race. While the ascension of Cade Cunningham has been cited as the main reason for the Pistons’ success, the team has also gotten positive contributions from […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been in the headlines recently for their reported pursuit of free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who recently worked out with newly acquired wide receiver DK Metcalf. The Steelers have already watched Russell Wilson depart for the New York Giants in this free agency period, leaving a gaping hole at the quarterback […]

No team in the MLB has had a worse start than the Atlanta Braves, who are the league’s only winless team after dropping to 0-6 with Tuesday’s loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves’ highly anticipated offensive attack has been an absolute dud through the first week of the season, and there are already […]

The 2024-25 NBA season has been nothing short of a disaster for the Philadelphia 76ers, who have officially been eliminated from postseason contention and are now counting down the days until they can fly to Cancun. Joel Embiid has missed the majority of this year’s games with further knee complications, and the team has also […]

The Ohio State Football program is still basking in the glory of its recent national championship victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Atlanta, Georgia. The win gave Ohio State their first national championship in a decade and was especially impressive considering how turbulent the regular season had been at times. The only bad […]

On Tuesday evening, the Golden State Warriors continued their winning ways with a big road win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors were led in this one by point guard Stephen Curry, who scored 52 points on the evening, including 19 in the first quarter alone, to continue his long legacy of torturing Memphis. This […]

One of the lesser talked-about storylines of the last few NBA seasons has been Boston Celtics guard Derrick White’s transition from unreliable perimeter shooter into a diet version of prime Klay Thompson. White has always been elite on the defensive end of the floor, but his impeccable shooting touch and range have been a large […]

Recently, the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves were involved in a skirmish that resulted in seven ejections of both players and coaches. At the center of it all was Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart, who has been in his fair share of altercations throughout his career, including most notably with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron […]

The Golden State Warriors have been a machine when both Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry have been in the lineup. The Warriors currently sit in sixth place in the Western Conference, a half-game above the dreaded play-in line. One common complaint about the modern NBA has been the seemingly uniform style of play between virtually […]

Amid ongoing speculation about his future, it was recently reported that free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers had held a private workout with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf, per Kevin Patra of NFL.com. Earlier this offseason, Rodgers was released by the New York Jets, paving the way for a team like the Steelers to take […]

If it weren’t for the Dallas Mavericks, the Phoenix Suns would be far and away the biggest disaster of this 2024-25 NBA season, in danger of missing the playoffs despite having the most expensive roster in the league. Kevin Durant has continued to put up elite statistics, but his fit with costars Bradley Beal and […]

It’s been a rough few days for the Memphis Grizzlies, who recently fired head coach Taylor Jenkins and followed that up by losing home games to the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The Grizzlies now find themselves in danger of dropping all the way down to the play-in level of the Western Conference picture, […]

The Golden State Warriors have been a mixed bag as of late, recently picking up a road win over the New Orleans Pelicans to end an ugly losing skid. That game marked the return of Stephen Curry to the lineup after a recent injury, and the Warriors looked reinvigorated with their best player back on […]

On Saturday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder picked up their 62nd win of the season with a home blowout victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Thunder have been a juggernaut all year, led by star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is currently in a race with Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for the league MVP […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are currently in the middle of a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise, looking to put the pieces back together after being destroyed by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59. The Chiefs have already done some work to patch up their offensive line, which was decimated […]

One of the biggest questions of the 2025 offseason for the Atlanta Falcons has been what to do about quarterback Kirk Cousins, who saw his play fall off of a cliff down the stretch of last season and was ultimately benched for Michael Penix Jr. Many have speculated that the Falcons could be in the […]

Recently, the Memphis Grizzlies shocked the NBA world by parting ways with head coach Taylor Jenkins with less than a month to go until the playoffs, which are slated to begin in late April. The Grizzlies have hit some roadblocks as of late but are still in solid position in the Western Conference, causing many […]

The 2025 MLB season is officially underway, with the Los Angeles Dodgers looking like the juggernaut many expected them to be, while the Atlanta Braves have stumbled out of the gates to an 0-3 record so far. The Braves are led by manager Brian Snitker, who won a World Series championship in 2021 but has […]

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers got back on track with a big road win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Austin Reaves, LeBron James, and Luka Doncic were all magnificent in this game, looking every bit the part of the “Big Three” Lakers fans thought they had on their hands when their team acquired Doncic. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been a mixed bag of late, picking up a buzzer-beating win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday evening to bring a recent three-game losing streak to a close. LeBron James hasn’t been playing particularly well since returning from a groin injury, but he was able to get the game-winning putback […]