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On Sunday, the 2024-25 Dallas Cowboys season will come to a merciful conclusion with a home game vs the NFC East rival Washington Commanders. Dallas recently closed out the road portion of its schedule with a blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and Cowboys fans wouldn’t be blamed for having long since checked out of […]

On Thursday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks will host the Brooklyn Nets in their first game of the new year. In a somewhat unbelievable piece of scheduling, it’s already the fourth time the Nets and Bucks will have squared off this season, with Brooklyn having won two out of the first three matchups. The Bucks recently […]

The San Antonio Spurs have gotten off to a strong start to the 2024-25 NBA season, currently sitting at 17-16 following a recent home demolition of the Los Angeles Clippers. Victor Wembanyama has established himself as a borderline MVP candidate through the first third of the campaign, and San Antonio has already nearly reached their […]

On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will close out what has been a disastrous 2024-25 season with a road game vs their NFC South divisional rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints don’t have a ton to play for in this game, as they’ve already been eliminated from playoff contention, while the Buccaneers will be playing […]

Earlier this week, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James turned 40 years old, marking another milestone for one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. The Lakers currently sit at 18-14 after Tuesday evening’s home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, a game in which James returned from a brief injury absence to score […]

On Tuesday, the 2024 Alabama football season came to an end with a 19-13 loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the ReliaQuest Bowl from Tampa, Florida. Many of the same issues that plagued Alabama throughout the season, including most notably turnovers from quarterback Jalen Milroe, reared their ugly heads once again on Wednesday, and the […]

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a horrific attack took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, in which a vehicle plowed through a slew of pedestrians celebrating New Year’s near Bourbon Street. The attack took the lives of at least ten people and injured dozens of others. New Orleans is slated to host the Sugar […]

On Tuesday, the 2024 Alabama football season came to a merciful conclusion with a loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the Reliaquest Bowl. This one fell off the rails early for the Crimson Tide, who suffered through three first quarter turnovers from Jalen Milroe, before ultimately falling by a more respectable final score of 19-13. […]

On Sunday, the Denver Broncos will close out their 2024 regular season and look to punch a ticket to the playoffs with a home game against the Kansas City Chiefs. There was speculation that the Chiefs, having already clinched the number one seed in the AFC, may opt to rest their starters for that contest […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are rolling into the NFL playoffs, currently sitting at 15-1 ahead of their final regular season game against the Denver Broncos on the road. The Chiefs are expected to rest their entire starting lineup for that contest due to the fact that they have already locked up the AFC’s number one […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been trying to hold down the fort without Kawhi Leonard so far in 2024-25 thanks to some solid play from James Harden as well as a hot start from Normal Powell. The Clippers currently sit at 19-13 ahead of Tuesday evening’s clash with the San Antonio Spurs, fresh off of […]

The Phoenix Suns have been struggling of late ahead of Tuesday’s matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies, currently sitting at 15-16 after Saturday evening’s tough road loss against the Golden State Warriors. Injuries have played a critical role, as the Suns’ three-headed snake of Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, and Kevin Durant have all missed time so […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been struggling mightily to open up the 2024-25 NBA season, currently sitting at 5-28, good for the worst record in th entire league. The Pelicans have dealt with a plethora of injuries this season, with stars Brandon Ingram, Dejounte Murray, and CJ McCollum all missing time. However, all of those […]

On Sunday evening, the headlines that were going to revolve around an impressive road win by the Miami Heat vs the Houston Rockets instead were hijacked by a late game scuffle between Tyler Herro and Amen Thompson, which resulted in multiple ejections for both teams. Herro and Thompson got locked up while Herro tried to […]

On Tuesday, Jalen Milroe and the Alabama football program took the field for the Reliaquest Bowl vs the Michigan Wolverines from Tampa, Florida. It marked the Crimson Tide’s first game since defeating the Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl a month ago, and the team had since missed out on a berth in the college […]

Recently, Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson passed Reggie Miller for fifth place on the all-time three pointers made list, and posted a caption on Instagram that raised some eyebrows pertaining to his relationship with former Golden State Warriors teammate  Stephen Curry. In his post, Thompson referred to Miller as “the greatest to ever shoot it,” […]

On Saturday evening, the New York Knicks picked up an overtime road win over the Washington Wizards thanks to a 55-point outburst from Jalen Brunson, including a game-tying basket from the point guard to send the game into the extra frame. While he’s had more help from his improved supporting cast this year, the game […]

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers picked up an impressive home win over the Sacramento Kings despite playing without LeBron James. James missed the contest due to an illness, but Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves both stepped up big time in his absence. James is just one day away from turning 40 years old, […]

On Saturday evening, the Philadelphia 76ers pushed their record on the 2024-25 NBA season to 12-17 with a narrow road win over the Utah Jazz which featured some controversial officiating down the stretch. This occurred just three days after the 76ers’ impressive Christmas Day win against the Celtics and while it may not have been […]

On Saturday evening, the Washington Wizards lost a thriller of a game to Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks at home. The Wizards were able to take the Knicks into overtime in this one despite playing without their best two players in Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma, each of whom missed the contest due […]

On Sunday morning, the Los Angeles Lakers shook up the NBA trade market by trading D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. The move will mark the second time Los Angeles traded Russell to Brooklyn and will give them one of the […]

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers made one of the first big trades of the 2024-25 NBA season by shipping D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton, as originally reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. With the move, the Lakers move […]

On Wednesday, the NBA had a successful slate of Christmas Day games, headlined by an epic clash between LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers won that game courtesy of a last second layup from Austin Reaves, but it was one of four games throughout […]

Much has been made of the rivalry between Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan, who were members of the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls, respectively, for the team’s clashes during the late 1980s and early 1990s. After coming up short on multiple occasions, Jordan’s Bulls finally got the best of an aging Pistons squad in 1991 […]

On Thursday, it was reported that quarterback Teddy Bridgewater would be coming out of retirement to sign with the Detroit Lions, where he was a backup a season ago. Bridgwater had recently been coaching high school football, where he led his alma mater to the state championship this season, but has since apparently decided that […]

On Wednesday, the San Antonio Spurs lost a thriller of a Christmas Day game on the road to the New York Knicks. The story of this one was the duel between Spurs second year sensation Victor Wembanyama and Knicks recent trade acquisition Mikal Bridges, both of whom eclipsed the 40-point mark in the back and […]

On Thursday, the Portland Trail Blazers announced that head coach Chauncey Billups would be away from the team for a brief period of time due to the passing of his grandmother. Billups will miss the team’s next two games, at home vs the Utah Jazz and at home vs the Dallas Mavericks, per the team’s […]

On Wednesday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs won their 15th game of the year with a road demolition of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day. The Chiefs rolled from the start of this one, sending Steelers fans heading for the exits long before the final seconds had ticked off of the clock. With the victory, […]

On Wednesday afternoon, the Philadelphia 76ers hit the floor for a Christmas Day game against the rival Boston Celtics from the TD Garden. The game marked one of the few instances where the 76ers’ big three trio of Paul George, Tyrese Maxey, and Joel Embiid would take the floor together, but things almost didn’t work […]

On Wednesday, the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs hit the floor at Madison Square Garden for a Christmas Day clash. The game marked the Christmas debut of superstar Victor Wembanyama, but ultimately it was the Knicks who ended up making the crucial plays down the stretch en route to a 117-114 victory. The […]

On Wednesday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs hit the field for a Christmas Day matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road. It was the Chiefs’ second game in just five days, and marked the second straight year that Patrick Mahomes and company would be playing on Christmas Day. The Chiefs got off to a […]

The Chicago Bulls haven’t had a ton of success so far this year but they have been entertaining to watch, embracing a youth movement and recently upsetting the Boston Celtics on the road. Chicago leaned into its youth by letting DeMar DeRozan walk in free agency this past offseason and trading Alex Caruso for Josh […]

The New York Giants recently continued their quest for the number one overall draft pick with a blowout road loss at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. That result, combined with the Las Vegas Raiders’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, put the Giants in the driver’s seat for the coveted top pick with […]

On Wednesday afternoon, the San Antonio Spurs took the floor at Madison Square Garden vs the New York Knicks in what was the Christmas Day debut of superstar center Victor Wembanyama. The fact that a Spurs team that won 22 games last year got a Christmas game in 2024 alone is a testament to the […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons picked up their eighth win of the season with a 34-7 home demolition of the New York Giants. This game marked the first career start for quarterback Michael Penix Jr., whom the Falcons selected eighth overall in this past NFL Draft and was recently moved up the depth chart […]

On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers took a tough divisional loss to the Baltimore Ravens, putting their chances of winning the AFC North on hold for the time being. It wasn’t a great game for Russell Wilson, whose second half pick six essentially ended any chances of a Steelers comeback, and a large part of the […]

On Saturday, Clemson football’s season came to an end with a tough road loss at the hands of the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the college football playoffs. Clemson hung tough for the majority of this game, playing Texas closer than any of the other road teams in the first round played theirs, […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles took the field vs the Washington Commanders on the road with a chance to win the NFC East in the process. Philadelphia has been dominant since a shaky first few weeks of the season, and a large part of the reason why has been the play of running back […]

On Saturday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks bounced back from a rough loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a dominant home victory vs the Washington Wizards on the second night of a back to back. The Bucks dominated this one essentially from the start despite playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo, winning in basically every facet of the […]