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One of the big storylines for the Chicago Bulls this offseason revolves around the future of point guard Josh Giddey, who has yet to sign a contract extension with the franchise as was widely anticipated in his restricted free agency. Giddey put together an impressive stretch run of the 2024-25 season for the Bulls, turning […]

It’s been a solid Summer League showing so far for Los Angeles Lakers rising sophomore Bronny James, who has started every game for the team so far in Las Vegas. His father, Lakers superstar LeBron James, was in attendance for the Lakers summer league squad’s recent game against the Portland Trail Blazers and watched Bronny […]

It’s been a busy offseason for the San Antonio Spurs, who recently selected Dylan Harper with the second overall pick in the NBA Draft, adding to their now suddenly robust collection of guard talent. Victor Wembanyama has been in China for a large chunk of this summer working on his game, and the star was […]

The Indiana Pacers have recently been participating in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, with a team led by rising sophomore Johnny Furphy. Furphy didn’t get a ton of minutes as a rookie with Indiana but still showcased some impressive skill that allowed him to be a one and done at Kansas. During Monday’s […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Indiana Fever pushed their record to one game over .500 at 11-10 with a blowout home victory over the Dallas Wings. It was a highly anticipated matchup between young phenoms Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, and although the Wings star had more points on the afternoon, Clark put together a well-rounded […]

The Chicago Bulls have had an interesting offseason, trading Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaac Okoro, among some other transactions. The Bulls are looking to get past the play-in game barrier that has ended their season in each of the last three years. One beacon of hope for the Bulls moving […]

It’s been a strong season thus far for the Houston Astros, who currently sit with an impressive record of 56-39 ahead of Sunday afternoon’s series finale at home against the Texas Rangers. Making matters even more impressive for the Astros is the amount of injuries that the team has dealt with this year, including to […]

It’s been an up and down season thus far for the Chicago Sky, who currently sit at 7-13 ahead of Monday evening’s matchup against the Minnesota Lynx. Despite this, Angel Reese has been playing the best basketball of her young WNBA career over the last couple of weeks, becoming a force on both sides of […]

The Indiana Fever have been up and down so far on the 2025 WNBA season, currently sitting at a perfectly average 10-10 ahead of Sunday afternoon’s home game vs the Dallas Wings. Fever star Caitlin Clark has been in and out of the lineup this year due to various injury concerns, but the team still […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have made some big moves this offseason, trading Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for a treasure trove of draft picks and also making free agency signings, including Ty Jerome. The Grizzlies are hoping that, combined with a healthy year from point guard Ja Morant, will be enough to vault them back […]

It hasn’t been as busy an offseason as fans of the Golden State Warriors were probably hoping it would be. The team looks poised to run back largely the same group as last year, which bowed out in the second round following the team’s midseason trade for Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. Star point guard […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently in the midst of the 2025 offseason, having dished out multiple $100 million-plus contracts so far this summer after their Western Conference Finals loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Timberwolves are now officially under the ownership of a group led by Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore after a years-long […]

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for the Denver Nuggets and their trade target Jona Valanciunas. The Nuggets initially traded Dario Saric to the Kings in exchange for Valanciunas, but then it was reported by multiple sources that Valanciunas was planning to take his talents to Europe in order to play overseas instead. In […]

The Georgia football program is currently preparing for the upcoming 2025 college football season, in which they will try to bounce back from last year’s playoff loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Georgia will see many of the same opponents in 2025 that they did in 2024, including the Alabama Crimson Tide, whom they […]

Earlier this offseason, the Houston Rockets pushed their chips to the center of the table by trading for Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns, giving up a package centered around Jalen Green in the process. The move signaled that the Rockets are all-in on competing for an NBA championship in the near future after finishing […]

Recently, the Denver Nuggets made some offseason splashes by trading for Brooklyn Nets wing Cam Johnson and signing sharpshooter Tim Hardaway Jr. in free agency. The Denver front office hopes that these moves, combined with a reunion with free agent Bruce Brown, will be enough to propel the team back to its championship heights of […]

Future NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Durant is currently gearing up for his first season with the Houston Rockets after he was traded there from the Phoenix Suns earlier this offseason. Durant has had one of the most impressive comebacks from a major injury in recent sports history, having overcome his 2019 torn Achilles and […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are currently preparing for the upcoming 2025-26 NFL season, in which they will attempt to bounce back from their humiliating Super Bowl defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles this past February. It was the third straight AFC championship for Kansas City, but it remains to be seen how the […]

It’s been a solid season so far in 2025 for the Philadelphia Phillies, who currently sit at 54-39 after Wednesday evening’s 13-0 road trouncing of the San Francisco Giants. The Phillies are hoping that this is the year they will finally break through and win their first World Series with the modern iteration of the […]

It’s been a rough season so far in 2025 for the Atlanta Braves, who are currently well outside of the playoff picture as the All-Star break approaches. The Braves stumbled out of the gates to an 0-7 record and are somehow in an even worse position than that now ahead of Thursday’s game against the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are currently gearing up for the 2025-26 NFL season, in which they will look to defend their Super Bowl championship. The Eagles were dominant down the stretch of the 2024-25 season and into the playoffs, where they annihilated the Kansas City Chiefs to win their first Super Bowl since the 2017 season. […]

Recently, the Houston Rockets made arguably the splashiest move of this NBA offseason by trading for former Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant in exchange for a package centered around Jalen Green and draft compensation. The move figures to vault the Rockets onto the short list of teams with a legitimate chance to hoist the Larry […]

The Colorado football program is currently preparing for a 2025 season that will be filled with expectations. The Buffaloes are coming off of their most successful season in years, having finished 9-3 in 2024 and earning a spot in the Valero Alamo Bowl, where they lost to BYU. This past offseason, Colorado head coach Deion […]

The Atlanta Hawks have made a slew of high-profile acquisitions this offseason, including signing Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard as well as trading for Kristaps Porzingis at the Boston Celtics’ recent firesale. The Hawks are looking to take advantage of an East landscape that figures to be wide open considering the current injuries to star […]

The New York Knicks recently hired Mike Brown to be the franchise’s next head coach, bringing to an end a bizarre saga that began when Tom Thibodeau was fired shortly after their season ended. Brown brings a plethora of experience to the Madison Square Garden sidelines, but that didn’t stop him from looking for the […]

On Wednesday, the NBA officially announced the groups for its 2025-26 in-season tournament, which will be the third straight year the league has put on the event. While the fan reception has been hit or miss so far, this year’s tournament figures to have an extra bit of spice thanks to the fact that the […]

The Atlanta Hawks have made a flurry of moves so far this offseason, including trading for Kristaps Porzingis and signing Nickeil Alexander-Walker in free agency, among others. Atlanta is hoping that these will be enough to vault them into contention considering the current wide-open status of the Eastern Conference. Alexander-Walker joins Dyson Daniels to form […]

This season, the BYU basketball program will likely have more eyes on it than usual thanks to the presence of star freshman AJ Dybantsa. Dybantsa is widely expected to be one of the, if not the first name off of the board in next June’s NBA Draft, but not before a college season at BYU […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently undergoing their worst stretch of the 2025 season so far, losers of five straight games, some of them in blowout fashion, leading into Wednesday’s series finale on the road vs the Milwaukee Brewers. The Dodgers have been bitten by the injury bug in unbelievable fashion this year, especially with […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit a bit of a rough patch as of late, currently losers of five straight games ahead of Wednesday’s tilt with the Milwaukee Brewers. Despite this, Los Angeles still sits with an elite record of 56-37 as the All-Star break quickly approaches. A big part of the reason that the […]

The Golden State Warriors have had a relatively quiet offseason thus far, mostly opting to run back the same roster that exited in the second round this past season. One big decision the Warriors have yet to make is what to do about Jonathan Kuminga, who remains unsigned and is a polarizing player both for […]

It’s been a busy offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who recently signed prized free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers, hoping to fortify that position going forward. The Steelers have also acquired wide receiver DK Metcalf and traded George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys as part of a slew of moves to restructure their offense heading into […]

Former NBA player Michael Beasley has been in the headlines for his callouts of some of his former association counterparts, including Lance Stephenson, whom he recently beat in a 1v1 game. Beasley recently publicly challenged former NBA champion guard Nick Young to a matchup, per Ballislife.com on X, formerly Twitter. Now, Young is responding to […]

The New York Knicks recently ended their head coaching search by hiring Mike Brown weeks after they let go of Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks are coming off of their most successful season in a quarter century and are now looking for ways to take advantage of what would seem to be a wide open Eastern […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James went viral for his golf swing that he posted on Instagram, which drew a host of reactions from around both the basketball and golf worlds. The moment opened up a broader debate on who some of the NBA’s counterparts may be in professional golf, and recently, golfing legend […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James went viral on Instagram after he took to the platform to post a video of himself playing golf. James joins a long lineage of NBA players, including Charles Barkley, who were quick to draw mockery from fans for their perceived lack of golfing talents, but one person who […]

Much has been made in recent years about the format of the college football playoff, which switched to a new layout in the 2024 season and ended with Ohio State hoisting the national championship trophy. Some conferences, particularly the Big 12, feel they have been shortchanged by the system and have floated new models, including […]

On Monday, Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero signed a max rookie extension with the franchise that will keep with the franchise long term, as reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. While this sort of move has appeared inevitable for quite some time now, it was still a testament to just how quickly Banchero has climbed […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are currently preparing for the 2025-26 NFL season, which is slated to begin in two months. Kansas City is coming off of a brutal Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in which they fell behind the eight ball early and were never able to get back in the game. Much […]