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Head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls are currently in the midst of what figures to be somewhat of a crossroads of an offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. The Bulls suffered through yet another year of mediocrity this past season that resulted in, stop if you’ve heard this before, a […]

On Friday evening, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks staved off elimination by defeating the Boston Celtics in blowout fashion in Game 4 of the NBA Finals from Dallas. With their backs fully against the wall, Irving and costar Luka Doncic both stepped up to the plate in Game 4 with big performances, and for […]

On Friday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics took the court in Dallas with a chance to sweep the Mavericks and win the franchise’s first championship in 16 years with a Game 4 victory. Instead, the Celtics put together far and away their worst performance of the postseason so far, with Tatum and his […]

Superstar MVP candidate Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently enjoying a very strong start to the 2024 MLB season, sitting with a solid record of 43-19, good for first place in the vaunted National League West division. Betts has continued to play like one of the best players in baseball so far […]

On Wednesday evening, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks gave themselves an opportunity to make history by going down 0-3 to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, a deficit from which no team in league history has ever come back. Doncic put up solid counting stats for the third straight game but was once […]

Star running back Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. McCaffrey continued to cement his status as the NFL’s best running back throughout the 2023-24 NFL season, but it wasn’t enough to get […]

On Wednesday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics brought themselves to within one game of winning this year’s NBA championship by defeating Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on the road. Tatum had far and away his best game of the series in this one, scoring 31 […]

Head coach Robert Saleh and the New York Jets are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise following a disappointing and injury-riddled 202324 campaign that saw quarterback Aaron Rodgers go down for the season on the very first series. The Jets […]

Not long after the NBA Finals include (probably on Friday), several NBA stars will start preparing to join Team USA in preparation for the upcoming 2024 Olympics, which are slated to take place later this summer in Paris, France. Among the notable athletes participating for Team USA are LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and […]

On Wednesday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will look to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their NBA Finals series vs the Dallas Mavericks, a deficit from which no team in NBA history has ever come back. Tatum has not shot the ball well at all in these finals but is finding other […]

Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise following a disastrous 2023-24 campaign. After his high profile trade from the Green Bay Packers the previous offseason, Rodgers went down just a few […]

Head coach Robert Saleh and the New York Jets are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. The Jets suffered through a disastrous 2023 season that was essentially ended three places into the campaign when newly traded for quarterback Aaron Rodgers […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are currently two wins away from hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time in 16 years by going up two games to zero in their NBA Finals series vs the Dallas Mavericks. Tatum himself has put up shockingly poor shooting numbers thus far in this series but […]

Head coach Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos are currently looking to bounce back after what was overall a brutal 2023-24 NFL season, which was the former Super Bowl championship winning coach’s first at the helm in the Mile High City. The Broncos were one of the last winless teams remaining several weeks into the […]

Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks have not had the start to the 2024 NBA Finals that they were hoping for, as the team currently finds themselves down two games to zero against the Boston Celtics as the series shifts to Dallas. Much was made of Irving’s history with the Celtics coming into the series […]

Quarterback Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are currently in the midst of a highly important offseason as for the future direction of their franchise following their curhsing loss in Super Bowl 58 vs the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas. Although Purdy quelled most doubts about his ability to lead his team on […]

Newly signed quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons are currently in the process of preparing for the upcoming 2023-24 NFL season by participating in minicamp at the team’s facilities in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Cousins was one of the most high profile signings of any team this offseason, and the Falcons in typical Atlanta fashion […]

Commissioner Adam Silver has to be a bit dejected with what he’s seen out of the NBA Finals so far this year between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks, which have not been overly competitive, with Boston currently leading the series two games to zero as the series shifts to Dallas. Silver has played […]

Star quarterback Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future of the franchise ahead of the 2024 NFL campaign. The Bengals have been on an upward trajectory for the last three years but saw a dip in 2023-24 thanks in […]

The Chicago Bears and their fans currently have as much reason for optimism as they’ve had in a very long time after selecting former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Caleb Williams out of USC with the number one overall pick at this year’s NFL Draft. Williams was the most highly touted prospect in years, and the […]

Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise following a successful 2023-24 campaign. Although the Magic were unable to advance past the first round of the playoffs, they still had their most competitive postseason showing […]

Rookie sensation Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever recently picked up their third win of the young WNBA season, knocking off the Washington Mystics on the road in front of a WNBA record crowd to improve their record to 3-9. Clark went absolutely ballistic in this game, scoring a professional career high of 30 points […]

On Sunday evening, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will hit the floor for Game 2 of the NBA Finals vs the Boston Celtics. The Mavericks dropped Game 1 of the series on Thursday in blowout fashion, and although Doncic scored relatively efficiently, the Celtics limited the Dallas star’s ability to facilitate, as Doncic finished […]

Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies are currently riding high, holding strong with an impressive record of 45-19 after their win Saturday vs the New York Mets and sitting in first place in the NL East by a country mile. Harper has once again performed at an elite level thus far this year, and the […]

On Sunday night, Kristaps Porzingis and the Boston Celtics will look to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Finals series vs the Dallas Mavericks after winning Game 1 on Thursday night from TD Garden. Porzingis made his return from over a month long injury absence in Game 1 and made his impact felt immediately, […]

On Thursday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will hit the floor at TD Garden for Game 1 of the NBA Finals vs Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Tatum and the Celtics had a cakewalk through the Eastern Conference playoff picture en route to the Finals due to injury luck but will be […]

The Toronto Raptors have been on a downward trajectory ever since Kawhi Leonard left the franchise in 2019 just weeks after winning it its first NBA championship in that year’s NBA Finals. In the years since Leonard’s departure, the Raptors have made it back to the playoffs multiple times but haven’t reached anywhere near the […]

On Thursday morning, it was reported by NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that the Los Angeles Lakers were in advanced talks with UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley to become their next head coach following the firing of Darvin Ham. Hurley just finished leading the Huskies to back to back national championships and has […]

In just over a month, Team USA basketball will reconvene to start preparing for the upcoming 2024 Olympics, which will take place from Paris, France. Team USA didn’t perform so well in last summer’s FIBA World Cup from the Phillipines, but the squad that will take part in the Olympics will look a whole lot […]

It has been a tumultuous post-playing-career life for former NBA point guard Delonte West, who police arrested in Fairfax County, Va. on Thursday morning. West played for several NBA teams throughout his career, including perhaps most notably the Cleveland Cavaliers alongside LeBron James, but has dealt with substance abuse issues and run-ins with the law […]

Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks are currently getting ready to take part in the upcoming NBA Finals vs the Boston Celtics, which are set to get underway with Game 1 on Thursday evening from the TD Garden. The Mavericks have gotten to this point by defeating three separate 50-plus win teams in their side […]

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are now officially (metaphorically–or maybe literally, who knows) in Cancun after losing to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. While that series was a major frustration for Timberwolves fans everywhere, it shouldn’t take away from what was overall an excellent season for the franchise, […]

Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks are currently gearing up to take part in the upcoming NBA Finals vs the Boston Celtics, which are set to get underway with Game 1 on Thursday evening on the road. The Mavericks have gotten to this point by taking down three separate 50-plus win teams in the vaunted […]

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys are currently in the midst of mandatory offseason workouts in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season, which is set to begin in September. The Cowboys overall had a successful regular season in 2023-24 but their epic meltdown against the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card […]

On Monday, it was reported by Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic that the Los Angeles Lakers were “zeroing in” on former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick to be the franchise’s next head coach following the dismissal of Darvin Ham earlier this offseason. Redick does not have any coaching experience but does have an immense […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are currently gearing up for their NBA Finals matchup vs the Boston Celtics, which is set to begin on Thursday evening. Doncic has been having an unbelievable postseason so far, absolutely eviscerating a Minnesota Timberwolves defense that was the best in the NBA this year in the last round […]

Head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls are currently in the midst of what figures to be a crossroads of an offseason as for the future direction of the franchise following yet another disappointing season in 2023-24. The Bulls were unable to make it any further in the Play-In than they did in the […]

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are currently taking part in summer practices in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season, which will see them try to rebound from their painful loss in Super Bowl 58 to the Kansas City Chiefs. While several key 49ers players, including Purdy himself, are under contract for the […]

Head coach Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets have a lot to be excited about this offseason after what was a relatively successful 2023-24 season as compared to expectations entering the year. While the Rockets narrowly missed out on a postseason berth in the vaunted Western Conference playoff picture, Udoka showed a lot of poise […]