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If it weren’t for the Dallas Mavericks, the Phoenix Suns would be far and away the biggest disaster of this 2024-25 NBA season, in danger of missing the playoffs despite having the most expensive roster in the league. Kevin Durant has continued to put up elite statistics, but his fit with costars Bradley Beal and […]

It’s been a rough few days for the Memphis Grizzlies, who recently fired head coach Taylor Jenkins and followed that up by losing home games to the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The Grizzlies now find themselves in danger of dropping all the way down to the play-in level of the Western Conference picture, […]

The Golden State Warriors have been a mixed bag as of late, recently picking up a road win over the New Orleans Pelicans to end an ugly losing skid. That game marked the return of Stephen Curry to the lineup after a recent injury, and the Warriors looked reinvigorated with their best player back on […]

On Saturday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder picked up their 62nd win of the season with a home blowout victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Thunder have been a juggernaut all year, led by star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is currently in a race with Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for the league MVP […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are currently in the middle of a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise, looking to put the pieces back together after being destroyed by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59. The Chiefs have already done some work to patch up their offensive line, which was decimated […]

One of the biggest questions of the 2025 offseason for the Atlanta Falcons has been what to do about quarterback Kirk Cousins, who saw his play fall off of a cliff down the stretch of last season and was ultimately benched for Michael Penix Jr. Many have speculated that the Falcons could be in the […]

Recently, the Memphis Grizzlies shocked the NBA world by parting ways with head coach Taylor Jenkins with less than a month to go until the playoffs, which are slated to begin in late April. The Grizzlies have hit some roadblocks as of late but are still in solid position in the Western Conference, causing many […]

The 2025 MLB season is officially underway, with the Los Angeles Dodgers looking like the juggernaut many expected them to be, while the Atlanta Braves have stumbled out of the gates to an 0-3 record so far. The Braves are led by manager Brian Snitker, who won a World Series championship in 2021 but has […]

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers got back on track with a big road win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Austin Reaves, LeBron James, and Luka Doncic were all magnificent in this game, looking every bit the part of the “Big Three” Lakers fans thought they had on their hands when their team acquired Doncic. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been a mixed bag of late, picking up a buzzer-beating win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday evening to bring a recent three-game losing streak to a close. LeBron James hasn’t been playing particularly well since returning from a groin injury, but he was able to get the game-winning putback […]

The Boston Celtics have been rolling as of late, winners of seven straight games despite missed time from both Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum due to injury. Brown was back in the lineup for Wednesday evening’s road demolition of the Phoenix Suns, a game which Tatum missed due to a recent ankle sprain. Recently, Brown […]

The New York Giants recently made headlines by signing free agent quarterback Russell Wilson to a deal. However, despite this high-profile acquisition, there are still rumblings that the Giants could look to take a quarterback in the first round of the draft, with many pointing to Shedeur Sanders from Colorado as a potential candidate. That’s […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are looking for ways to improve their roster after their disastrous performance in the 2025 Super Bowl vs the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs have already made some key free agent signings to help bolster their offensive line and other areas of need, and now their attention is on the upcoming NFL […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves will get their 2025 season underway with a road game against the San Diego Padres, the same team who eliminated them in the postseason a year ago. The Braves are coming into this year looking to rebound after three straight NLDS exits as well as seeing their streak of […]

The Boston Celtics received an injury scare recently when superstar Jayson Tatum went down with an ankle sprain in a road win against the Sacramento Kings. Thankfully, the injury doesn’t appear to be too severe, and there’s even a chance that Tatum could play in Wednesday’s road game vs the Phoenix Suns. In recent months, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are still looking for ways to improve their roster despite recently completing one of the most dominant postseason runs in recent NFL history. The run culminated with a Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, a game that was dominated by the Eagles’ vaunted defensive attack. The Eagles have spent the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are still sifting through the rubble of their disastrous Super Bowl performance vs the Philadelphia Eagles, denying them the chance of a historic repeat. The Chiefs’ options are limited this offseason when it comes to finding ways to improve their team, and the franchise is currently looking ahead to the NFL […]

The New York Mets are currently gearing up for the start of the 2025 MLB season, which is slated to begin on Thursday with a road game vs the Houston Astros. The major story of the offseason for the Mets–and the MLB as a whole for that matter–was the team’s signing of superstar Juan Soto […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James stopped by ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show to discuss a host of topics, including his belief that Giannis Antetokounmpo would average 250 points a game in the 1970s as well as his relationship with Michael Jordan. One of the topics discussed was the coverage of James by the […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James appeared on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show with a host of hot takes in a rare extended interview. Among James’ most notable comments was his assertion that if Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo played basketball in the 1970’s, he would have averaged 250 points a game. One person […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have hit a bit of a rough patch of late, losers of two straight games since LeBron James returned to the lineup after a groin injury. Prior to that setback, James had been playing by far the best basketball of any player in history at this stage of their career and […]

The Miami Heat have been slumping as of late, losers of ten consecutive games before this weekend’s win over the lowly Charlotte Hornets. Tuesday evening is arguably the biggest game left on Miami’s schedule this regular season, as the Heat will host old friend Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors on national television. Many […]

On Monday evening, the Boston Celtics picked up a big road win over the Sacramento Kings, but the real story of the night was an injury sustained by Jayson Tatum in the second half. Tatum was injured while attempting a three pointer–which he made–when Kings center Domantas Sabonis closed out into his landing area, causing […]

The New York Mets are currently gearing up for a highly anticipated 2025 MLB season in which they are on the short list of teams expected to compete for a World Series championship. The big story of the offseason for the Mets was the signing of superstar Juan Soto to the largest contract in MLB […]

The Indiana Pacers have been rolling of late, pushing their lead for the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference to two games over the Milwaukee Bucks. A large part of Indiana’s resurgence has been the play of point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who has shaken off a slow start to the year and is starting to […]

On Monday evening, USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins went down with what was later revealed to be a torn ACL during her team’s victory over Mississippi State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The unfortunate injury ends Watkins’ season and hangs a cloud over the rest of the women’s NCAA Tournament, which […]

The New York Knicks have had a rough go of it in the weeks since point guard Jalen Brunson injured his ankle in a road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. New York has since dropped puzzling contests against the San Antonio Spurs and Charlotte Hornets, among others, but are still entrenched firmly in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got several key players back from injury, including LeBron James and Rui Hachimura, on Saturday evening vs the Chicago Bulls, but that wasn’t enough to prevent a 31-point home loss to Chicago. In what was arguably their worst overall performance of the season, the Lakers got behind the eight ball early […]

The Chicago Bulls have been playing improved basketball as of late, thanks in no small part to the contributions of Josh Giddey, who has turned himself into one of the elite facilitators in the NBA over the last few months. That trend continued on Saturday evening with a road win over the Los Angeles Lakers, […]

Rumors have been swirling recently about whether there’s a legitimate chance that Duke basketball star and projected number one NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg could shockingly decide to take his talents back to school for another year. Flagg has made comments throughout the year indicating that his mind is not fully made up on what […]

On Sunday, former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner and his wife Jessica announced that their 14 year-old son Miller had tragically passed away after falling ill while on vacation. “We have so many questions and so few answers at this point, but we do know that he passed away peacefully in his sleep on […]

The New York Mets are currently gearing up for the start of the 2025 MLB season, which is slated to begin in under a week vs the Houston Astros. New York had one of the busiest offseasons in all of baseball, but they’re still going to have a lot of competition to deal with in […]

On Sunday, the Boston Celtics will hit the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers as part of their ongoing West Coast trip. The Celtics have been rolling as of late, winners of four straight games since their recent home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but they may need all hands on deck […]

The New York Giants currently have a gaping hole at their quarterback position following last season’s release of Daniel Jones. The Giants have been linked to several upcoming draft prospects, including Shedeur Sanders, as well as NFL free agency, including former New York Jets quarterback and future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers. Another name on […]

The New York Giants are currently in the middle of a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The team has suffered through a disastrous last couple of seasons following their playoff appearance in 2022 and has no clear answers at quarterback in the aftermath of the Daniel Jones experiment. Recently, NFL […]

Duke basketball is currently gearing up for what they hope will be a long NCAA tournament run with the good news that Cooper Flagg will be back in the lineup beginning Friday. Flagg recently missed most of Duke’s run to the ACC Championship with an injury but it appears that the setback is not as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a quick turnaround from their breezy win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, having to face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday evening. Luka Doncic was brilliant in the Lakers’ win over shorthanded Denver, but unfortunately, Los Angeles will be without him on Thursday vs Milwaukee. “Lakers star […]

On Thursday, CBS’s coverage of March Madness began on a solemn note with a tribute to the late Greg Gumbel, the network’s former anchor for the NCAA Tournament who recently passed away due to cancer. Ernie Johnson sat in the seat Gumbel once occupied, joined by Clark Kellogg, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley. The segment […]

On Wednesday evening, Sandro Mamukelashvili put together one of the most surprising performances of the 2024-25 season by scoring 34 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the San Antonio Spurs’ big win over the New York Knicks. Mamukelashvili is among the many Spurs who have seen increased playing time in the wake of injuries to […]