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On Friday, the Boston Celtics’ season came to an end with a blowout loss to the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Celtics were playing without Jayson Tatum, who ruptured his Achilles in Game 4 of the series, but they were essentially down 3-1 by the time Tatum exited […]

Recently, the Dallas Mavericks sent a jolt through the NBA world when they won the draft lottery, giving them the opportunity to draft Duke standout Cooper Flagg number one overall. While Mavericks fans were understandably thrilled, many in the NBA were upset that the team’s front office incompetence, led by general manager Nico Harrison and […]

On Friday, the Boston Celtics’ season came to an end with a blowout loss at the hands of the New York Knicks in Game 6 of their second round series. While Jayson Tatum’s injury in Game 4 may have stuck the dagger in the Celtics’ season, Boston truly lost this series by choking away not […]

Recently, the Dallas Mavericks shook up the NBA world by winning the NBA Draft lottery, where Cooper Flagg is expected to go number one overall. It was a complete 180 degree flip of emotions for a fanbase who had been enraged after Nico Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this season. […]

The Phoenix Suns are still sifting through the rubble of their disastrous 2024-25 season, which culminated in the team missing the playoffs altogether. It was a brief stay in Phoenix for head coach Mike Budenholzer, who lasted just one year in the desert before the team parted ways with him. Now, the team is searching […]

NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the subject of rampant trade speculation as of late after his Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the NBA playoffs. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Antetokounpmo would be open to a change of scenery if the right circumstances presented themselves, which would mark the first time that Antetokounmpo would suit […]

The Atlanta Braves have been playing improved baseball as of late, currently sitting at the .500 mark despite a crushing loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday evening. The Braves seem to have put a brutal 0-7 start to the season behind them and are now looking to make up ground in the crowded […]

On Wednesday evening, the Golden State Warriors saw their season come to an end with a blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their second-round series NBA Playoffs series. The Warriors ultimately found themselves unable to salvage a single game with Stephen Curry out of the lineup en route to getting gentleman’s […]

On Wednesday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves punched their ticket to their second straight Western Conference Finals with a comfortable home win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of their second round series. It was another strong game from superstar Anthony Edwards, who scored 22 points to go along with 12 assists and seven […]

On Wednesday evening, the New York Knicks dropped Game 5 of their second round series vs the Boston Celtics, reducing their series lead to 3-2. The Knicks actually got off to their strongest start of the series in this one, going up by eight in the first half, but were outscored by 25 in the […]

On Wednesday evening, the Atlanta Falcons released their schedule for the 2025-26 NFL season with a clever video inspired by Mario Kart. Among the highlights of the schedule were five prime time games, as well as a season-opening date with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At one point in the video, an animation was briefly shown appearing […]

The Atlanta Hawks are currently in the midst of searching for a new general manager after firing Landry Fields at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. The Hawks lost in the play-in round for the second straight season this year, signaling that major changes were needed in the organization. Several candidates have already come up […]

The biggest story of the offseason for the Atlanta Falcons has revolved around Kirk Cousins and whether or not he will be still be a member of the team for the 2025 season. The Falcons signed Cousins to a lucrative contract prior to the 2024 campaign but ultimately had to bench him for rookie Michael […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been rolling right along in the 2025 MLB season, currently sitting at 27-15 after a blowout loss to the Athletics at home Tuesday night. The Dodgers have been dealing with several injuries across their roster, including most notably on their pitching staff, with Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and others missing […]

On Tuesday evening, the Indiana Pacers punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals with a resounding road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5. The Pacers found themselves down by 19 points early in this contest, but as has so often been the case, Indiana showed impressive resiliency down the stretch and won […]

Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers saw their 2024-25 season come to an end with a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs. It was overall a good season for first year head coach JJ Redick, but he made some puzzling decisions in the series vs the Timberwolves, […]

Recently, the Dallas Mavericks shook up the NBA world by winning the NBA Draft lottery despite entering the night with just a 1.8% chance to do so. It was the first piece of good news in several months for a Mavericks fanbase that saw their team trade away franchise cornerstone Luka Doncic and subsequently miss […]

Recently, it was reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was open to exploring other options this summer. The Bucks bowed out in five games in this year’s playoffs vs the Indiana Pacers and also saw Damian Lillard go down with a torn Achilles. Immediately after the report emerged, […]

On Monday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves went up 3-1 in their second round series vs the Golden State Warriors with a dominant road win that was not nearly as close as the final score suggested. The Wolves got 31 points from power forward Julius Randle, who has overcome his playoff demons this postseason and now […]

The Portland Trail Blazers recently wrapped up a 2024-25 season that saw them perform perhaps slightly above expectations but still miss out on the NBA playoffs. The team rewarded head coach Chauncey Billups with a new contract extension earlier this offseason. Now, more changes are on the horizon for the Blazers, starting at the very […]

On Monday evening, the Dallas Mavericks shook up the NBA landscape by landing the number one overall pick in the upcoming draft. The consensus top prospect this year is Duke star Cooper Flagg, although if anyone were to go against the grain, it would probably be Nico Harrison. Still, it was a rare moment of […]

The Denver Nuggets are currently gearing up for a highly important Game 5 of their second-round series vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Nuggets had a golden opportunity to go up 3-1 in their series on Sunday but suffered through a brutal fourth quarter that left things tied at 2-2. It’s been a rough series […]

On Monday evening, the Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world by winning the NBA Draft lottery, giving them the first overall pick in next month’s selection process. It was a fitting bookend to what has been a wild three months for the franchise, beginning when they shockingly traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers […]

On Saturday afternoon, the New York Knicks dropped their first game of the second round with a blowout home loss to the Boston Celtics. The loss dropped the Knicks’ record in the series to 2-1, and also extended their current home playoffs losing streak to three games, and four out of the last five. The […]

Recently, the Houston Rockets’ season came to an end with a Game 7 loss at home to the Golden State Warriors. Almost immediately, fans began speculating on trades to help out the Rockets’ half-court offense after the abysmal showing from Jalen Green in his first postseason appearance. One popular name that came up was that […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are still sifting through the rubble of their disastrous Game 7 loss vs the Denver Nuggets, in which everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. The game did nothing to quell concerns about James Harden’s perceived inability to perform in the biggest moments, as the All-Star had just seven […]

On Saturday afternoon, the New York Knicks dropped Game 3 of their second round series to the Boston Celtics, reducing their lead in the matchup to 2-1. One big storyline coming out of this game was the health of big man Karl-Anthony Towns, who appeared to hurt his hand at one point in the contest […]

On Saturday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a big road win in Game 3 of their playoff series vs the Golden State Warriors to go up 2-1. It was a relatively pedestrian start for Anthony Edwards, but the superstar turned up the heat in the second half, finishing the game with 36 points. After […]

On Saturday evening, the Golden State Warriors fell behind 2-1 in their second round playoff series vs the Minnesota Timberwolves with a narrow home loss in Game 3. It was the second straight game the Warriors played without star point guard Stephen Curry, who will be out until at least Wednesday with a hamstring injury. […]

Recently, Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison made his first big move of the offseason by purging multiple members of the team’s athletic performance staff, including athletic performance director Keith Pelton and head athletic trainer Dionne Calhoun. The move comes just months after Harrison shockingly decided to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers […]

On Wednesday, the Boston Celtics fell behind 0-2 in their second round playoff series vs the New York Knicks with a second straight 20-point collapse in front of the home fans. It’s been a particularly brutal series for Jayson Tatum, who turned the ball over on the final Celtics possession in Game 2, sealing the […]

On Wednesday evening, the New York Knicks took a shocking 2-0 lead in their series vs the Boston Celtics with their second straight 20-point comeback on the road. The Knicks trailed this game 73-53 at one point late in the third quarter but took over from there, getting 14 huge points in the fourth quarter […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been humming right along so far on the 2025 MLB season, currently sitting at 25-12 after a recent series win vs the Miami Marlins. The Dodgers are currently dealing with some injuries, as they await the return of pitchers Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and others. Mookie Betts also recently had […]

The Indiana Pacers are currently up 2-0 in their second round playoff series vs the Cleveland Cavaliers thanks to the late game heroics of Tyrese Haliburton, who sank a game-winning three to cap off Game 2. Haliburton was recently voted the most overrated player in the NBA in a survey of his peers, and apparently […]

On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics fell behind 2-0 in their second-round playoff series vs. the New York Knicks with another 20-point collapse in Game 2. The Celtics continue to struggle mightily from beyond the three-point line in this series, and they’ve also seen two disastrous performances from Jayson Tatum that have contributed to the […]

On Tuesday evening, the Indiana Pacers took a 2-0 lead in their conference semifinals series vs the Cleveland Cavaliers thanks to a game-winning three-pointer from Tyrese Haliburton to cap off an epic comeback in the final minute. The Pacers were able to take advantage of the Cavs’ unfortunate injury situation and were led by Haliburton, […]

On Monday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder fell into an 0-1 hole in their first round series vs the Denver Nuggets with a late game collapse capped off by an Aaron Gordon dagger in Game 1. Chet Holmgren missed two free throws down the stretch that opened the door for Gordon’s shot to be a […]

Recently, the Pittsburgh Steelers made headlines when they did not take Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the NFL Draft, instead letting him fall to the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers ultimately drafted Will Howard but still don’t have a clear answer at quarterback for 2025, with some speculating that the team will try to bring in […]

On Wednesday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their Western Conference second round series. The Nuggets took a 1-0 lead thanks to a last-second shot from Aaron Gordon in Game 1, completing what was a mini-collapse by the Thunder in the final minutes. Game 2 is also […]