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On Monday evening, Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder ended their mini-skid with a narrow road win over the Washington Wizards. Holmgren was electric in the win, scoring 31 points, dishing out five assists, and grabbing four rebounds en route to the 136-128 victory for the Thunder. After the game, Holmgren broke down why […]

On Monday evening, Kristaps Porzingis and the Boston Celtics suffered their eighth loss of the 2023-24 NBA season with a narrow road defeat at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. The game was a rematch of the contest between the two squads two nights prior, which the Celtics won, and on Monday, they were unable […]

After a rough start to the James Harden era, the Los Angeles Clippers have since turned themselves into what seems to be one of the best teams in basketball. The Clippers currently sit with an impressive record of 23-13, and although it took several games for things to come together, Harden now has established great […]

On Monday evening, Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh and his Wolverines ended a two-plus decade drought when they won the 2023-24 College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Washington Huskies by a score of 34-13. The result signified a positive ending to what had been a tumultuous season for Michigan, including a multi-game […]

De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings have enjoyed a relatively strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Kings currently sit with a solid record of 21-14, and Fox has continued to establish himself as one of the most exciting players to watch in the league, currently averaging over 28 points per game on the […]

Recently, quarterback Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers officially clinched a spot in the NFL Playoffs with a home win over the Chicago Bears. Love was electric in the home victory, throwing for 316 yards and two touchdowns against no interceptions to help earn Green Bay a date with the Dallas Cowboys in the […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to a solid start to the 2023-24 NBA season following their trade of James Harden just over a week into the campaign. The Sixers currently sit in third place in the Eastern Conference at 23-12, and Embiid has continued to put up monstrous stats on a […]

Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers are officially going to the NFL Playoffs after a strong conclusion to the 2023 season, which the team finished with a winning record of 9-8. While he did have his ups and downs, overall, Love’s first season as a starter in Green Bay proved to be a success […]

Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers have been playing some stellar basketball as of late. Although the team got off to a rough start after trading for guard James Harden a few weeks into the season, Los Angeles has since reeled off wins in 15 out of their last 18 games, and Leonard has […]

Recently, the New York Knicks traded away two important role players, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a package of players centered around OG Anunoby. Barrett has gotten off to a strong start to his Raptors tenure since his departure from the Knicks, including a recent 37-point performance in […]

Newly acquired forward RJ Barrett has gotten off to a strong start to his tenure with the Toronto Raptors. Barrett was traded along with former Knicks teammate Immanuel Quickley to the Raptors in exchange for a package centered around OG Anunoby, and the early returns on the former number three overall pick have been solid, […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have not enjoyed the opening act to the 2023-24 NBA season that they were envisioning. The Warriors currently sit outside of the Western Conference playoff picture altogether with a record of 17-19, and Curry has recently endured a rare stretch of cold shooting nights which have not certainly […]

On Monday evening, superstar forward Jayson Tatum watched from the sidelines as his Boston Celtics dropped to a still NBA-best record of 28-8 with a narrow road loss to the Indiana Pacers. The game was a rematch of the contest that had taken place between the Celtics and Pacers two nights prior, and although Tatum […]

On Thursday evening, Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the final round of the NBA’s first ever In-Season Tournament with a thrilling win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Haliburton was electric in this one, scoring 27 points and dishing out 15 assists in the Pacers’ 127-118 victory. The NBA’s In-Season Tournament semifinals (of which […]

On Thursday evening, Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the final round of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season tournament with a thrilling win over the Milwaukee Bucks from Las Vegas in the tournament’s semifinal round. Haliburton continued his stellar play as of late, and the Pacers now sit one win away from making history […]

On Thursday evening, star point guard Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the final round of the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament with an epic 128-119 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Las Vegas. Haliburton was once again brilliant, following up his virtuoso performance in Indiana’s recent win over the Boston Celtics with another […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to a relatively strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season in their first bit of action since firing head coach Doc Rivers this past offseason. Rivers was much maligned within the Sixers fanbase over the last couple of seasons due to early playoff exits, and Philadelphia […]

On Saturday, Alabama football quarterback Jalen Milroe and his Crimson Tide earned arguably the most impressive win over the college football season when they defeated the number one ranked Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game. Although Milroe didn’t have his most accurate game from a passing standpoint, he and the Tide offense still faired […]

On Thursday evening, Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the final round of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament with an epic 128-119 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Las Vegas. Haliburton continued his stellar play on the season, recording 27 points and dishing out 15 assists against the Bucks and giving the Pacers […]

On Wednesday evening, star point guard Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks dropped to a disappointing record of 9-11 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with a narrow 114-113 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Although Young scored 30 points and hit a clutch three-pointer late, ultimately, it was a pull-up jumper from Brooklyn’s Mikal […]

On Thursday evening, star point guard Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the final round of the NBA’s first ever In-Season tournament with a thrilling win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Las Vegas. Haliburton continued his stellar play as of late, recording 27 points and 15 assists with no turnovers, and Indiana was […]

USC basketball has gotten off to a bit of an up and down start to the 2023-24 NCAAM season, sitting with a respectable early record of 5-3  but recently dropping a game against Gonzaga by a score of 89-76. The Trojans were able to keep things relatively competitive before seventh-ranked Gonzaga was able to pull […]

On Thursday evening, star point guard Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the final stage of the NBA’s first ever In-Season Tournament with a thrilling 128-119 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in the tournament’s semifinal round in Las Vegas. The Pacers advanced to Las Vegas with a big win over the Boston Celtics […]

Head coach Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos have had an impressive turnaround within the 2023 NFL season. The team started out 0-3 and projected to be among the worst teams in the league; however, Payton has done an impressive job of turning things around, as the Broncos had managed to win five straight games […]

To say that things have not gone according to plan for head coach Robert Saleh and the New York Jets in the 2023 season would be quite the understatement. Saleh saw perhaps any realistic chances of Super Bowl contention for his team go out the window just a few plays into the season, when newly […]

The New England Patriots are currently gearing up for a road prime time matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday evening. Neither the Patriots nor the Steelers have had quite the campaigns that they had envisioned entering the 2023 season; however, the Patriots have been considerably worse, as New England currently sits with the second […]

Quarterback Jared Goff and his Detroit Lions have enjoyed a strong 2023-24 NFL season thus far. The team currently sits with an impressive record of 9-3 following last week’s road win over the New Orleans Saints, firmly in control of the NFC North and in legitimate contention for the NFC’s number one overall seed, and […]

On Wednesday night, point guard Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks dropped to a disappointing record of 9-11 on the 2023-24 NBA season with a narrow home loss to the Brooklyn Nets. The game was a rematch of the contest two weeks ago between the Hawks and Nets, which Atlanta won in the closing moments, […]

This season, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and his league office colleagues decided to shake things up a bit with the implementation of the first-ever In-Season Tournament, which is currently in its knockout stages. Silver has long been looking for a way to address the NBA’s perceived lack of entertainment value in the pre-Christmas portion of […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season, despite a recent loss to the Indiana Pacers. The Celtics currently sit with the best record in the entire NBA at 15-5, and Brown has had no issues integrating with new teammates Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, […]

On Saturday afternoon, Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs saw their chances of a historic championship three-peat come to an end with a 27-24 SEC Championship Game loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide that ultimately left them out of the College Football Playoff. Although in most years, Georgia likely would have still […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been quite up and down since their blockbuster trade for James Harden at the end of October. Although Harden has been able to put up some solid statistics and has shown flashes of the playmaking prowess the team was hoping for in the deal, the Clippers currently sit at 9-10, […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have gotten off to a relatively decent start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Doncic has continued to play at an MVP level, performing superhuman feats on a seemingly nightly basis for the Mavs, and Dallas currently sits with a solid record of 11-8 ahead of Wednesday evening’s matchup against […]

Recently, Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes finished up their work for the 2023 college football season. Although the team got off to an epic start to the campaign, winning their first game against TCU on the road and vaulting Sanders back into the national spotlight in the process, Colorado largely failed […]

Recently, the Dallas Cowboys got a bit of bad news when it was announced that former Indianapolis Colts star linebacker Shaq Leonard would be signing with their NFC East Rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles. Many speculated that the Cowboys could be a possible match made in heaven for Leonard considering their status as potential Super Bowl […]

On Sunday afternoon, Florida State football found itself on the wrong end of history when it became the first ever undefeated Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the College Football Playoff. Sliding into the fourth spot instead of Florida State was the Alabama Crimson Tide, who defeated Georgia in the SEC Championship Game […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have gotten off to a relatively strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Knicks currently sit with a solid record of 12-7, and Brunson has continued to play at an All-Star level, supplemented by a strong supporting cast under head coach Tom Thibodeau. Still, not everyone is […]

This weekend, Florida State football found itself on the wrong end of controversy when they were left out of the College Football Playoff in favor of the Alabama Crimson Tide despite finishing the season as an undefeated ACC Champion (Alabama lost a game this year). The shocking snub led many to question the validity of […]

On Sunday afternoon, quarterback Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers improved their record on the 2023 season to 9-3 with a resounding 42-19 road win over their NFC rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles. Purdy and the offense consistently lit up the Eagles’ vaunted defensive unit throughout the afternoon in what was a rematch of last […]