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Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys are currently gearing up for what figures to be a highly important 2024-25 NFL season as for the future direction of the franchise. Jones is the owner of the team and has long been the face of all things Cowboys, but unfortunately, that hasn’t had such a positive connotation […]

Earlier this week, former Philadelphia 76ers and current Cleveland Cavaliers forward Georges Niang made headlines for his comments made about former Philadelphia teammate Ben Simmons to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Niang essentially put Simmons on blast for his refusal to play games for the 76ers during their 2021-22 season, which was Niang’s first with the franchise, […]

Recently, the New York Jets encountered a bit of perceived turbulence at their training camp when a video went viral appearing to show a fiery exchange between quarterback Aaron Rodgers–who was nice enough to take time out of his busy schedule to join the team this week–and wide receiver Garrett Wilson. The incident occurred on […]

One of the biggest questions for quarterback Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills heading into the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season revolves around their quarterback room, as the team has lost familiar faces recently including Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis. While Allen remains one of the league’s elite quarterbacks, if he doesn’t have many reliable targets […]

The Chicago Bulls appear to have fully embraced a rebuild after letting DeMar DeRozan walk (or technically signing and trading him) to the Sacramento Kings this offseason. The move ended a three-year DeRozan experiment that began with promise in the 2021-22 season but ultimately ended up with much disappointment and no playoff series wins for […]

Things aren’t going great right now for the Chicago Bulls and more specifically shooting guard Zach Lavine, who missed most of the 2023-24 season due to injury. Lavine has long been considered a trade candidate for a Bulls team that seems to have finally opted to undergo a rebuild, but the problem is that there […]

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees have started to get back on track as of late following a disastrous stretch of games into and coming out of the recent MLB All-Star break. The Yankees now sit with an impressive record of 63-45 after Monday evening’s road win vs the Philadelphia Phillies, which marked the […]

On Tuesday, former Buffalo Bills linebacker AJ Klein, who played during two separate stints with the team, announced that he would be retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons. Klein put together a solid career after being drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2013 NFL Draft, and played for the Bills from 2020-2022, and […]

Former Las Vegas (then Oakland) Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has been out of a job for the last three years after emails containing racist, homophobic, and misogynistic emails he had written many years ago leaked. Gruden has since filed a lawsuit against the NFL, with the former Raiders coach alleging that Commissioner Roger Goodell […]

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears are currently at training camp gearing up to take part in the upcoming 2024 NFL season. Williams is of course expected to have an elite rookie season after being drafted number one overall in April, and Bears fans and NFL fans as a whole are getting to experience and […]

On Sunday, Stephen Curry and Team USA took the Paris Olympics by storm with a resounding 110-84 win over the Serbian national team. The win marked the second time the two teams have already squared off, with the first coming in friendly plays a week ago, and Team USA was victorious both times, with Curry […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors currently find themselves in the awkward period every dynastic sports team goes through where they aren’t ready to throw in the towel quite yet but have to face the fact that the competition has caught up to, and in many cases surpassed, them. Curry continues to play at […]

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are currently taking part in training camp in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season, which is set to begin in September. Prescott finished last year as an MVP candidate but once again fizzled out in the postseason, putting the pressure on the Cowboys star to finally break through […]

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are currently gearing up to take part in the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season, which is set to take place in early September. Rodgers is now back with the team after missing minicamp due to an unexcused trip to Egypt, and the Jets are hoping to validate their decision […]

Jaylen Brown has made some headlines since winning the NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics this year, winning an ESPY, and also taking shots at the committee for leaving him off of Team USA in favor of teammate Derrick White. Brown of course was rewarded for his efforts with the Finals MVP trophy and is […]

It’s been an eventful offseason so far for NBA commissioner Adam Silver and company after the Boston Celtics hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy following their defeat of the Dallas Mavericks last month. Silver’s office has been dealing with TV contract negotiations and also watching from afar as several NBA players prepare to compete in the […]

The Dallas Cowboys are currently taking part in training camp in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season and are doing so without the services of star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who is holding out in hopes of a contract extension. Lamb has established himself as one of the game’s elite wide receivers for the […]

It has been an eventful but ultimately unfruitful offseason thus far for general manager Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers made waves by firing Darvin Ham and his staff and bringing in JJ Redick, along with drafting Bronny James; however, it doesn’t seem that Pelinka’s squad is any closer to championship contention […]

Pat Riley and the Miami Heat haven’t made a ton of moves so far in the 2024 offseason, much to the chagrin of their fans who were hoping for a shakeup after a swift playoff exit vs the Boston Celtics in the first round this year. The Heat have proven time and time again that […]

Head coach Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers are currently gearing up to take part in the upcoming 2024 NFL season, which is set to begin in just over a month. The 49ers of course are coming off of yet another heartbreaking Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the third crushing big […]

Daniel Jones and the New York Giants are currently gearing up for what figures to be a make or break 2024 NFL season as for the future direction of the franchise. Jones suffered through a brutal start to the 2023-24 season before going down with an ACL injury about midway through, and the Giants as […]

Aaron Rodgers’ second season with the New York Jets didn’t get off to a great start, as the quarterback missed mandatory minicamp during what was later revealed to be a trip to Egypt. Rodgers of course only played a few snaps for the Jets last year before going down with an injury, so to say […]

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers are currently in the midst of a 2024 offseason that would figure to see the team want to mostly stand by and run it back with the roster that got them to the Eastern Conference Finals a season ago. Haliburton emerged as one of the game’s elite players from […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are in the midst of a frustrating offseason that hasn’t seen the team get any closer to championship contention. Curry continues to play at an elite level heading into his age 37 season, but the Warriors now look like a shell of the dynasty that took the NBA […]

Team USA basketball has had a couple of surprisingly close calls in their exhibition games leading up to the 2024 Olympics in Paris but nevertheless finished friendly play 5-0. Most recently, it was Germany who put a scare into the hearts of Team USA, but ultimately, LeBron James took over down the stretch to lead […]

Although they’ve made some savvy veteran signings around the margins, the main storyline surrounding the Los Angeles Clippers thus far this offseason has understandably revolved around the departure of star forward Paul George to the Philadelphia 76ers. George’s tenure with the Clippers began alongside Kawhi Leonard in 2019 but ultimately produced just one appearance past […]

Newly minted Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer has a lot on his plate as the 2024 NBA offseason officially enters its dog days. Budenholzer inherited arguably the most unenviable job in the entire NBA in a Suns team that is somehow not competitive in the Western Conference despite having hamstrung its future self to […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes are currently gearing up to enter what figures to be a highly important 2023-24 season as for the future direction of the program. Day has led several Buckeyes teams thus far in his tenure since taking over for Urban Meyer, but Ohio State has yet […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are currently in the midst of a 2024 NBA offseason that hasn’t seen the four-time champions gain a whole lot of ground in an increasingly crowded Western Conference playoff picture. While the Warriors have made a couple of savvy signings in the wake of Klay Thompson’s departure, Curry […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have had a monster offseason so far in 2024, attempting to cement themselves as the biggest challenger to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference. Brunson recently took a major pay cut to help the Knicks make other moves, which so far have included resigning OG Anunoby and […]

Manager Carlos Mendoza and the New York Mets are currently looking for ways to stay afloat in a heated playoff race that looks poised to come down to the wire as the season crosses its midway point. The Mets struggled mightily coming out of the gates this year, falling behind the eight ball quickly in […]

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees have had a whirlwind of a 2024 MLB season so far, as the team started out red hot and then stumbled before the All-Star break, finishing that stretch 9-18 heading into the second half of the year. While Judge continues to perform at an elite level two years […]

Manager Mark Kotsay and the Oakland Athletics have not been having a great 2024 MLB season so far, as the team currently sits with a record of 39-61, which is last place in the AL West. As Kotsay’s struggles continue to get his team in the win column, the Athletics also have to deal with […]

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are currently gearing up to take part in the 2024-25 NFL season, which will begin for them in September with a game vs the New York Jets. The 49ers of course are coming off of a heartbreaking defeat in the Super Bowl vs the Kansas City Chiefs, but […]

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are currently gearing up for the 2024-25 NFL season, which will begin in just over a month with a game vs the Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs are of course coming off of yet another Super Bowl victory, and Mahomes another Super Bowl MVP, and will look to pull […]

Earlier this week, the sports media landscape received a jolt when it was reported that Skip Bayless would be leaving FS1’s Undisputed at the end of the summer, via the New York Post. Bayless has been on the network since 2016, which followed a long tenure with sports media giant ESPN, but the ratings for […]

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are currently ramping up for what is going to be a highly consequential 2024 season that will decide a lot about the future course of the franchise. Rodgers of course was forced to miss essentially the entire 2023 season after going down with an Achilles injury just a […]

It has been a frustrating offseason so far for Pat Riley and the Miami Heat, who have stood pat and watched several teams around them in the Eastern Conference playoff picture get better. With time winding down on Jimmy Butler’s prime and no clear avenues for the Heat to get much better anytime soon, Riley […]

Bronny James had his most impressive game of the Summer League on Wednesday evening against the Atlanta Hawks, scoring relatively efficiently and hitting a late three pointer to give Los Angeles the lead in a game they ultimately won. It had to feel good for Bronny, son of Lakers star and NBA legend LeBron James, […]