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The New York Mets are currently in a three way race with the Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final two Wild Card spots in the National League. After the last two games of last week’s series vs the Braves were postponed due to weather, the Mets have since lost two games in […]

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs are currently gearing up for a monster showdown on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa against the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game will be the second straight road test for Smart’s squad after Georgia barely survived a game against Kentucky in Week 3. Georgia, of course, is led […]

Earlier this week, the Boston Celtics were the first team to host media day for the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season, featuring the likes of several members of last year’s championship team including Jrue Holiday. Holiday was able to exercise some of his playoff demons en route to helping lead the Celtics to their NBA Finals […]

Three games into the 2024 college football season, it’s a bit hard to assess exactly where Ryan Day and his Ohio State football program truly stand. While Ohio State has won all three games so far in dominant fashion, tests against Akron, WMU, and Marshall at home aren’t exactly the barometer for championship contention for […]

Things have not gone according to plan so far in the young 2024 NFL season for Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars currently sit with a record of 0-3 after Monday night’s demolition at the hands of the Buffalo Bills, and Lawrence hardly resembles the rising star he appeared to be throughout his […]

Lincoln Riley and his USC football program have gotten off to a decent start to the 2024 season, as the team currently sits at 2-1, fresh off of a tough loss to the Michigan Wolverines Saturday. Riley has seen positive play from his starting quarterback Miller Moss, who took over the reigns from Caleb Williams, […]

Perhaps the biggest question mark when JJ Redick was announced as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers was how he would try to revamp an offense that started out hot but stagnated down the stretch of 2023-24. One of the key members of that offense was point guard D’Angelo Russell, who had […]

Earlier this offseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder made one of the bigger trades of the summer by dealing guard Josh Giddey to the Chicago Bulls for three and D wing Alex Caruso. While the trade was an acknowledgement of a failure in drafting Giddey, the move should help bring increased perimeter defense and floor spacing […]

This offseason, the Chicago Bulls finally pulled the plug on the DeMar DeRozan era by allowing the shooting guard to walk to the Sacramento Kings in free agency. The DeRozan experiment actually got off to a very strong start in the 2021-22 season, but since then, the Bulls have been the NBA’s symbol of mediocrity […]

On Saturday, head coach Deion Sanders and his Colorado football program picked up one of the most exciting wins of the young college football season at home vs Baylor. Despite trailing for most of the game, Sanders’ son Shedeur completed a Hail Mary with no time left on the clock in regulation, sending the game […]

On Tuesday, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics officially got the new NBA season underway by becoming the first team to host media day, fresh off of their 2024 championship victory. Tatum has had a busy summer, signing the most lucrative contract in league history and winning gold at the Olympics with Team USA, and […]

Monday evening was probably the best night for fans of the Washington Commanders in several years, as they were treated to a virtuoso performance from rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels on the road vs the Washington Commanders. Daniels registered a nearly perfect completion percentage and made several clutch plays down the stretch for the Commanders, who […]

Stephen Curry can’t be happy with what the Golden State Warriors’ front office was able to accomplish this offseason, which was essentially nothing, save for losing Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks. While Curry used the Olympics stage to prove that he is still a viable first option on a good team, the Warriors did […]

Perhaps the most surprising storyline through three weeks of the young 2024 NFL season has been the play of quarterback Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings. Darnold was given the starting job after rookie quarterback JJ McCarthy went down with a season-ending injury, and the journeyman has responded by leading the Vikings to a 3-0 […]

Just three weeks in, 2024 is already beginning to look like somewhat of a lost season for head coach Mike McDaniel and the Miami Dolphins. McDaniel’s squad has already suffered a slew of injuries including most notably to quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and the Dolphins dropped to 1-2 with a road loss in Seattle on Sunday. […]

On Sunday afternoon, Derek Carr and the New Orleans Saints took their first loss of the season with a 15-12 home defeat at the hands of Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles. This contest was a back and forth, defensive affair throughout the afternoon, and ultimately, a late Carr touchdown to Chris Olave was not […]

On Sunday, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark made her WNBA playoffs debut when her team hit the road to take on the Connecticut Sun in some first round action. Clark led a resurgence down the stretch for the Fever this year, establishing herself as not only the best rookie in league history but also one […]

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears did not exactly get off to a hot start on the road Sunday vs the Indianapolis Colts. Many of the struggles that have defined the early portion of Williams’ career manifested again against the Colts, including an ill-advised interception into double coverage. Despite this, the Bears were able to […]

On Sunday afternoon, CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans hit the road to take on the Minnesota Vikings in a battle of two undefeated teams on the early campaign. The Texans haven’t exactly dominated so far on the young season, but Stroud has continued to look like one of the better young quarterbacks in the […]

On Sunday, Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles hit the field against the New Orleans Saints, looking to push their record to 2-1. The Eagles were coming off of a collapse last Monday against the Atlanta Falcons, one which was capped off by a late Hurts interception to essentially end the game. Unfortunately, that trend […]

Perhaps the biggest indictment of the Washington Wizards franchise is the fact that the arguable most accomplished player of all time, Michael Jordan, suited up for them, and it’s still an easily forgotten factoid in the present day. Of course, this was well after the dominant years of Jordan’s career with the Chicago Bulls, and […]

The Charlotte Hornets are adding to their frontcourt depth with just a few weeks to go until the 2024-25 season gets underway. On Sunday, it was reported on X (formerly Twitter) by NBA insider Shams Charnia of Stadium and The Athletic that the Hornets would be signing center Harry Giles to a one-year contract. The […]

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears are currently sitting at 1-1 on the young 2024 NFL season after a road loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football. Williams has not gotten off to the start that many envisioned after Chicago drafted the signal caller number one overall this past spring, but the Bears […]

Earlier this offseason, the Denver Nuggets raised eyebrows when it was announced that they would be signing free agent guard Russell Westbrook after his departure from the Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets were in desperate need of guard depth after the departure of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope this offseason, and although Westbrook may not be a perfect […]

Two weeks into the season, NFL fans are still warming up to seven time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady as a color commentator in the broadcast booth for FOX. So far, Brady has called exclusively Dallas Cowboys games (a trend that will continue this week in the Ravens vs Cowboys game), but some fans have […]

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys are currently gearing up for an early season home test on Sunday vs reigning league MVP Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Both the Ravens and Cowboys are coming off of ugly losses in Week 2, and McCarthy will hope that his team is ready to bounce […]

Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers have been among the early surprises of the 2024 NFL season, getting off to a 2-0 start under new head coach Jim Harbaugh. Herbert hasn’t had to put up any Herculean stat lines thus far, but the Chargers’ defense has stepped up to the challenge in locking down […]

Earlier this week, the NFL world received a jolt to the senses when it was revealed that Carolina Panthers starting quarterback Bryce Young was being benched in favor of backup veteran Andy Dalton after an 0-2 start to the season. The Panthers were blown out in each of their first two games, and Young’s struggles […]

It seems that Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is enjoying himself in the 2024 offseason. Irving was recently spotted walking shirtless through the streets of China, with fans of the Mavericks star bombarding him with autograph and picture requests. (via Kyrie Center on X, formerly Twitter). https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1836401349665145065 NBA players are currently enjoying the last couple […]

Chicago Bears number one overall draft pick Caleb Williams has not gotten off to the start to the 2024 season that he and fans were hoping for. The Bears currently sit at 1-1 after a loss last week vs the Houston Texans, and the metrics suggest that Williams has been one of the least productive […]

On Monday evening, head coach Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles snatched defeat from the jaws of victory with a crushing home loss to the Atlanta Falcons, 22-21. After the game, most pundits blamed Sirianni for his decision to run a pass play for Eagles running back Saquon Barkley on a crucial third down with […]

On Wednesday morning, ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski shocked the sports world by announcing that he would be leaving the program after a career that spanned multiple decades. Wojnarowski has established himself as the number one source for breaking news in the NBA over the years, being the first to report some of the biggest […]

On Wednesday morning, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN shocked sports fans everywhere by announcing that he would be stepping away from the sports reporting profession. Wojnarowski has become known as the breaker of league-altering NBA news over the last decade plus, and his departure signals an immediate search for who will be the next […]

NBA Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal may be great at a lot of things, but hiding his jealousy of Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is not one of them. Over the years, O’Neal has consistently taken shots at the amount of money Gobert makes and incorrectly stated that his defensive impact is overrated despite […]

Everything was going great until it wasn’t for the Philadelphia Eagles during Monday evening’s home opener vs the Atlanta Falcons. Despite leading by three, with under two minutes left and the ball in Atlanta’s red zone, and with the Falcons out of timeouts, the Eagles were still somehow able to snatch defeat from the jaws […]

On Saturday, Arch Manning stepped into the lineup early on in Texas football’s home game vs UTSA and played well for injured starter Quinn Ewers, leading the Longhorns to a blowout win to push their record to 3-0. Among Manning’s highlights was an epic 60-plus yard touchdown run off of play action, and Texas looks […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever now have just one more game left–Thursday on the road vs the Washington Mystics–until the WNBA playoffs get underway this weekend. Clark has quickly established herself as not only the best rookie in the history of the league but also one of its best players overall, and Indiana has […]

Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have gotten off to a strong start to the 2024 NFL season, winning their first two games vs the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions. Mayfield continues to look like a legitimate starting quarterback in the first year of his new contract extension, and Tampa Bay looks poised […]

It was a rough day at the office on Sunday for Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys in a 44-19 home loss to the New Orleans Saints to drop their 2024 record to 1-1. While the majority of the Cowboys’ more pressing issues vs the Saints occurred on the defensive end of the ball, it […]