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Recently, former Utah Jazz star Gordon Hayward announced his retirement from the NBA after a long and successful career. While he was able to somewhat resurrect his career after a devastating leg injury to begin his tenure with the Boston Celtics, Hayward’s prime days were with the Jazz, where he led them on several forays […]

Recently, the basketball world received a jolt when it was announced that the NBA would be declining to sign a new extension with TNT Sports and instead parterning with Amazon and NBC for the foreseeable TV future. The move seemingly marked the end of the beloved TNT show “Inside The NBA,” which features the likes […]

Head coach Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers are currently gearing up for what will be a 2024 NFL season filled with high hopes for one of the game’s most iconic franchises. The Packers took the league by storm in 2023, blowing out the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the playoffs and […]

Head coach Antonio Pierce and the Las Vegas Raiders are currently gearing up for the 2023-24 NFL season, which is slated to begin next month. This will mark Pierce’s first full season as head coach of the franchise after the Raiders promoted him into the interim position midway through last year, and although not many […]

UConn women’s basketball is currently in something of a dry spell considering its lofty standards under head coach Geno Auriemma. Auriemma’s squad continues to make deep NCAA tournament runs on a yearly basis but hasn’t won the whole things since the 2015-16 season, as other programs like South Carolina appear to have caught up to […]

On Tuesday, Jamal Murray and Team Canada were eliminated from the Olympics with an 82-73 loss to Victor Wembanyama and Team France. Murray has struggled throughout the Olympics dating back to the friendly competitions several weeks ago, and Team Canada, viewed by some to be the biggest challenger to the American national team, is now […]

It’s not that often that a consensus top three team in the country finds itself without a clear answer at the quarterback position just weeks away from the start of their season, but that’s the exact position that Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes find themselves in at the current juncture. […]

The sports media world received a jolt recently when it was announced that famed FS1 sports media commentator Skip Bayless would be leaving Undisputed after seven years at the network. Undisputed’s ratings had reportedly been tanking in the wake of Shannon Sharpe’s departure from the show a year ago, and now it is unclear what […]

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears are currently gearing up to take part in the 2024 NFL season, which is slated to begin in just over one month. The Bears already have had their first taste of action in last week’s Hall of Fame game, although Williams and most of the other more notable players […]

Much has been made over the last year or so about United States track and field Olympics star Noah Lyles, whose comments about the NBA champions crowning themselves the “world champions” ruffled some feathers. Lyles’ assertion was that NBA champions, or champions of any national sports league, for that matter, cannot truly assert themselves as […]

LeBron James and Team USA basketball are currently dominating the Olympics in Paris thus far, moving to 3-0 in the official tournament on Saturday with a dominant win vs Puerto Rico. Although Team USA had some shaky performances in the friendly competitions over the past couple weeks, it seems that they have turned things up […]

Earlier this week, the Cleveland Browns received a major injury scare when running back D’Onta Foreman was rushed to the hospital with a neck injury sustained during training camp. Foreman reportedly returned to the team before the end of the day Thursday, per Josh Alper of NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk, a great sign for […]

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams made a key decision regarding their offensive line depth by releasing veteran center Brian Allen, per Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team on X, formerly Twitter. The news comes after it was reported that Allen had suffered a calf injury which had placed him on the injured reserve list […]

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders are currently gearing up for the 2024 NFL season, which is slated to begin in just about a month. Daniels was the second quarterback off of the board this past NFL Draft behind only Caleb Williams, and fans are hopeful that he will be able to resurrect […]

The 2023-24 season was one of the most bizarre in recent memory for Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football teams. The season was shrouded in controversy for the Wolverines as Harbaugh eventually took a self-imposed suspension amidst an NCAA investigation into sign stealing accusations, but ultimately, Michigan ended up winning the national championship in dominant […]

On Thursday, Simone Biles won Olympics gold yet again in the women’s gymnastics all-around final from Paris. Biles had to overcome a slow start in which she made a major mistake on the bars but worked her way back to the top of the leaderboard with her performances over the ensuing events, ultimately winding up […]

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears may be focusing on the upcoming 2024 NFL season in which he will make his league debut, but the former Heisman Trophy winner is also making sure to keep his new teammates in line in the locker room. Recently, Williams reportedly scolded some of his Bears teammates for some […]

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs are currently gearing up for the 2024 college football season, which is set to begin later this month. The Bulldogs are coming off of another undefeated season but an SEC Championship Game loss to Smart’s former mentor Nick Saban and Alabama, which ultimately ended Georgia’s chances […]

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman and his Fighting Irish are currently in the process of gearing up to take part in the upcoming 2024 college football season, which is slated to get started later this month. Freeman hasn’t been able to lift up Notre Dame to its historically lofty heights thus far in […]

About midway through the 2023-24 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers honored the late Kobe Bryant with a statue outside of the Crypto.com Arena, formerly known as the Staples Center. While public reaction to the statue was mixed at best, Bryant’s widow Vanessa and the Lakers ensured fans that there would be more to come […]

Head coach Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers are currently gearing up to take part in the 2023-24 NFL season, which is set to begin in just over a month. While they may not be the most talented squad out there, the Steelers continue to churn out winning seasons and playoff appearances, thanks in large […]

Quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams are currently gearing up to take part in the upcoming 2024 NFL season, with their first game against the Detroit Lions. Coincidentally enough, that game will mark the immediate return of former Lions offensive lineman Jonah Jackson to his former team, as the talented guard signed with […]

Things appear to be going along smoothly for Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears so far at the team’s training camp. Williams of course was drafted number one overall by the Bears this past April into immense expectations, and while the real test will come when the season starts, it seems that the former Heisman […]

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 […]