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On Thursday evening, the Chicago Bears selected their franchise quarterback of the future by taking former USC Trojans and Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Caleb Williams with the number one overall pick–which they owned courtesy of a previous trade with the Carolina Panthers, who finished with the worst record in the NFL this year–in the 2024 […]

On Thursday evening, the Chicago Bears took a step into the future by selecting former USC quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams with the number one overall pick–which they owned courtesy of a previous trade with the Carolina Panthers, who finished with the worst record in the NFL this year–in the 2024 NFL Draft. […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently in desperate need of a win against their first round playoff rivals, the Denver Nuggets, who went up 2-0 in their series on Monday evening with a game-winning buzzer beater from Jamal Murray. This is of course the second straight season that the Lakers have matched […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are currently in the process of sifting through the rubble left behind after their season came to an unceremonious end with a crushing road loss to the Sacramento Kings–the team they knocked out of the 2023 NBA playoffs–on April 16. Curry continued to put up great counting stats […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are currently in the process of gearing up for Game 2 of their first round playoff series vs the Miami Heat, which is slated to take place on Wednesday evening from the TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics got off to a great start to the series on Sunday […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are currently in the process of gearing up for their Game 2 matchup vs the Dallas Mavericks, and will be hoping to have Kawhi Leonard back in the lineup when they hit the hardwood on Tuesday evening at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Oddly enough, the Clippers had no issues […]

Currently, all eyes in the NFL world are fixed upon the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, where the Chicago Bears have the number one overall pick–courtesy of a 2023 trade with the Carolina Panthers, who finished with the worst record in the league this past season–and are widely expected to take former USC Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback […]

Earlier this week, the NBA finalists for several awards were announced, including the Sixth Man of the Year, and to the surprise of many, one name that was not one of the three candidates was Los Angeles Clippers guard Normal Powell. Instead, the three finalists chosen were Naz Reid of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Malik Monk […]

As the clock winds down until the upcoming NFL Draft, which is slated to take place on Thursday evening, the league is currently looking into a few instances of alleged tampering around the league revolving around this past free agency period, including two having to do with both the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles. […]

On Monday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers suffered their tenth (!) straight loss to the Denver Nuggets and went down 0-2 in their current first round playoff series vs the reigning NBA champions by blowing a 20-point second half lead and ultimately falling victim to a fallaway jump shot from Jamal Murray […]

On Wednesday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks saw a disastrous 2023-24 season come to a blissful end with a road demolition at the hands of the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the NBA Play-In Tournament. While they weren’t exactly championship favorites heading into the year, the expectation was that the Hawks […]

On Saturday afternoon, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns will begin their foray into the 2024 NBA postseason with Game 1 of their first round series vs the Timberwolves, in which they are favored despite being the lower seed. It was a bit of an up and down year for Phoenix, as Durant continued to […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are currently gearing up for their upcoming first round playoff series vs the Philadelphia 76ers, who earned their way into the seventh seed position by knocking off the Miami Heat on Wednesday evening in one of the Eastern Conference Play-In games. Meanwhile, the Knicks have been rolling for […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are currently gearing up for their upcoming first round playoff series vs the Los Angeles Clippers, the team that sent them home both in 2020 as part of the NBA Bubble and during the COVID-impacted 2021 postseason. The Mavericks undoubtedly peaked at the right time this regular season, winning […]

Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers are currently gearing up for their upcoming first round NBA playoff series vs Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, which will begin on Sunday afternoon from the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. Despite the unfounded public perception that Doncic “owns” the Clippers, Los Angeles has actually faired […]

On Wednesday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks saw their season come to an unceremonious end with a brutal blowout Play-In game loss to the Chicago Bulls on the road, signaling the conclusion of what had been a disastrous 2023-24 campaign on multiple fronts for an Atlanta team that was expected to compete for […]

Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets have already experienced a bit of a roller coaster ride thus far in the 2024 MLB season, starting the campaign with a horrible opening stretch before rebounding in recent weeks to currently sit with a somewhat respectable record of 10-8, good for third place in the vaunted NL […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the process of gearing up for their upcoming first round playoff series vs the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans in the seven vs eight Play-In game on Tuesday evening. The matchup vs the Nuggets of course signifies a rematch […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are currently gearing up for what they hope is a run in the 2024 NBA playoffs that results in the franchise’s first championship since the 2008 season 16 years ago. The Celtics finished this season with 64 wins–the most in the association by a country mile–and Tatum had no […]

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are currently gearing up for the first round playoff matchup vs the Phoenix Suns, who are favored in the series despite being the lower seed. The Timberwolves enter the postseason as the third seed in the vaunted Western Conference playoff picture, but their relative lack of experience as compared […]

Head coach Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise following their disastrous 2023-24 campaign, which was Payton’s first foray into head coaching since departing the New Orleans Saints. Despite expectations being through the roof, Payton […]

After their respective playing careers ended over the last few years, two of the brightest names in the ever-changing NBA media landscape in recent seasons have been former New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony and certified NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick, who spent stints with multiple organizations during his tenure in the league. Redick is currently […]

The NBA regular season has now officially concluded and given way to the postseason, which began on Tuesday evening with Play-In games between the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans (ironically in a rematch from Sunday afternoon) as well as a contest between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings, who faced off […]

On Sunday afternoon, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns had their playoff positioning officially locked up with a road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, meaning that they would be the sixth seed in the vaunted Western Conference landscape and, ironically enough, travel back to Minnesota once again this weekend to get ready for a best […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the organization, which is looking to return to college football prominence after a long hiatus as one of the sport’s cellar dwellers. Sanders brought immediate attention […]

The Chicago Bulls have been trying to once again reach championship heights since Michael Jordan departed the franchise in the 1998 offseason after winning six championships in the span of eight years in the Windy City. The closest the Bulls have come to getting anywhere close to those heights in the years since was in […]

Quarterback Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are currently in the midst of a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise following their run to the Super Bowl this past season, which saw them suffer a gut-wrenching defeat to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime. Still, overall […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are currently gearing up for their run in the NBA postseason, which will begin with a road date against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday evening in the Play-In round as a part of the seven-vs-eight matchup, with the winner moving onto face the New York Knicks in the first […]

Over the course of his illustrious career, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James has accomplished virtually everything there is to achieve as it pertains to the NBA landscape. From regular season league MVP’s, to Finals MVP’s, to championships, to All-Star games, in addition to becoming the league’s all-time leading scorer and its all-time […]

On Sunday afternoon, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks had one final chance to tune up this regular season on the road vs the Indiana Pacers before hitting the road to take on the Chicago Bulls in a do or die Play-In game Wednesday evening. The effort the Hawks put up on Sunday was not […]

On Sunday afternoon, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the number eight seed in the Western Conference playoff picture with a road win over the New Orleans Pelicans, a team they will coincidentally face in just 48 hours in the Play-In game, with the winner moving onto face the Denver Nuggets in the […]

On Sunday afternoon, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder officially clinched the number one seed in the vaunted Western Conference playoff picture with a win over the Dallas Mavericks at home, setting the stage for what fans hope is a deep run into the playoffs on the heels of their historic regular season success. […]

With a win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon, star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder officially locked up the number one seed in the Western Conference by winning their 57th game and will now get a week off before hosting Game 1 of their playoff series–opponent yet to be determined–on […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have been on the struggle bus for pretty much the entirety of the 2023-24 season. Golden State had to scratch and claw its way just to secure the number ten seed in the Western Conference this season, meaning Curry and his teammates will have to win not one […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Charlotte Hornets’ disastrous 2023-24 season came to a blissful end–in what was head coach Steve Clifford’s final game–with a surprising road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who many believed to be tanking the game in an effort to secure themselves a more favorable playoffs matchup with the Orlando Magic. Clifford had […]

On Sunday afternoon, star point guard Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers officially clinched a spot in the upcoming playoffs with a resounding 42-point home win over the Atlanta Hawks in the final game of the regular season, setting up a first-round playoff matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 3 vs 6 series in […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have been rolling of late, picking up a blowout win on Thursday night on the road vs the Boston Celtics that raised eyebrows across the NBA landscape. Brunson has been a fringe MVP candidate throughout the duration of the campaign, and the Knicks don’t appear to have missed […]

After finishing her Iowa Hawkeyes college basketball career with a crushing loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the national championship game last week, superstar and presumptive favorite to be the number one overall pick Caitlin Clark will now take her talents to the WNBA Draft, set to take place later this month. Clark has […]

On Friday evening, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers hit the hardwood at home for an important late-season game vs the Orlando Magic. The contest marked another opportunity for Embiid to get back into a rhythm after recently returning to the lineup following a meniscus injury sustained in late January, which caused him to miss […]