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Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers are off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. After dropping their first game to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Sixers have since won eight in a row, and Maxey has established himself as a legitimate number two option to Joel Embiid in the wake of James Harden’s […]

Recently retired NBA shooting guard Lou Williams may have only spent one season in a Toronto Raptors uniform, but it seems that the organization made a great impression on him during his time there. Williams won one of his multiple Sixth Man of the Year trophies during his time with Toronto in the 2014-15 season, […]

On Monday evening, Stefon Diggs and the Buffalo Bills dropped to a disappointing 5-5 on the 2023 NFL season with a crushing home loss to the Denver Broncos on a game-winning field goal as time expired. Diggs was held relatively in check throughout the evening, and although Buffalo scored late to give themselves a chance […]

Kristaps Porzingis and the Boston Celtics have enjoyed a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics currently sit at 8-2, winners of three straight games in front of the TD Garden home fans, and Porzingis has largely looked very comfortable in his new threads following his trade from the Washington Wizards this past […]

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills recently dropped to 5-5 on the 2023-24 NFL season with a crushing home loss at the hands of the Denver Broncos. Allen and the offense once again struggled with turnovers during the loss to Denver, and although the Bills initially thought they had the game won when the Broncos […]

On Tuesday evening, Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the San Antonio Spurs in a battle of two of the most promising young teams in the Western Conference and perhaps the entire NBA. A lot has been made of a potential rivalry between Holmgren and Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, who are […]

The New York Jets are hoping that star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be able to make an improbable return from injury as the season enters its second half. The Jets are currently struggling mightily for answers on offense, which was not what was envisioned when the team traded for Rodgers this past offseason. Just a […]

Head coach Darvin Ham and the Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to an up and down start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Although the Lakers came out of the gates slowly, Los Angeles has rebounded with two straight wins to even their record at 5-5, despite Ham having to navigate several injuries, including one […]

Cam Reddish has enjoyed somewhat of a breakout season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Reddish is already playing on his fourth team in just his fifth year in the association, it seems that the former Duke Blue Devil is starting to put some things together for the Lakers, helping the team overcome a slow […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics currently sit at 8-2, winners of all three games of their recent homestand at TD Garden, and Tatum has enjoyed a great opening act to the campaign, continuing to show improvement in virtually all aspects […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Dallas Cowboys improved to 6-3 on the 2023 season with a dominating 49-17 home win over the New York Giants. The win allowed Dallas to bounce back from their crushing road loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last week, as the Giants looked powerless to do anything against the Cowboys neither offensively […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons dropped to a disappointing 4-6 on the 2023-24 NFL season with a crushing 25-23 road loss to the Arizona Cardinals. The Falcons started quarterback Taylor Heinicke against the Cardinals; however, Heinicke suffered an injury in the second half, forcing head coach Arthur Smith to turn to recently benched backup […]

On Saturday evening, Ole Miss football dropped to 8-2 on the 2023 season with a crushing 52-17 road loss at the hands of the reigning national champions, the Georgia Bulldogs. Ole Miss actually got off to a solid start in this one, scoring the first touchdown of the game after driving down the field in […]

Sunday was a wild day across the NFL landscape, with several games going right down to the wire in Week 10 of the season. It seemed like almost every contest was close down the stretch of the fourth quarter, and in fact, some NFL history was made with the fashion in which some of the […]

On Sunday afternoon, Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys improved to 6-3 on the 2023-24 NFL season with a resounding 49-17 win over their NFC East rivals, the New York Giants. Prescott was electric all afternoon, helping Dallas’ offense eviscerate a New York defensive unit that was consistently searching for answers most of the afternoon. […]

On Sunday evening, the Philadelphia 76ers improved to 8-1 on the young 2023-24 season with a 137-126 home victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers trailed by only one point entering the fourth quarter of this contest but were ultimately powerless to stop Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who poured in a career-high of 50 points […]

On Sunday evening, the Philadelphia 76ers improved to 8-1 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with a 137-126 home victory over the Indiana Pacers. One player whom Indiana was powerless to stop was breakout Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who scored an unbelievable 50 points to go along with seven rebounds and five assists in 39 […]

On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons dropped to 4-6 on the 2023 NFL season with a crushing 25-23 loss at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals. The Falcons took a late lead with a touchdown from quarterback Desmond Ridder; however, the defense then relinquished a march down the field by the Cardinals, boosted by the return […]

On Sunday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will be without superstar small forward LeBron James when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers at home. The Lakers have been up and down thus far on the 2023-24 season, as the team currently sits at a subpar 4-5 on the campaign; however, James has continued playing […]

On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints dropped to 5-5 on the 2023 NFL season with a tough road loss at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings. New Orleans was playing from behind essentially from the outset of this one, as Minnesota took a whopping 24-3 lead going into the locker room for halftime. The Saints […]

On Sunday afternoon, Brock Purdy and the San Francisco Cardinals got back into the win column with a resounding win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road. It hadn’t been smooth sailing for the 49ers leading into the contest, as the team had dropped three straight games before last week’s bye; however, the team looked […]

On Sunday, the New York Giants dropped to an abysmal 2-8 on the 2023-24 NFL season with a 49-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The game marked the second meeting the two teams on the year, as the Cowboys previously defeated the Giants by a whopping 40 points in New York to open up the […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Arizona Cardinals improved to 2-8 on the 2023-24 NFL season with a narrow 25-23 home win over the Atlanta Falcons. The game marked the return of star Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, who missed much of last season and all of this season up to this point with an ACL injury, and […]

On Sunday, Julius Randle and the New York Knicks improved to 5-4 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with a comfortable home win over the Charlotte Hornets. Randle had one of his best games of the campaign against the Hornets, scoring 23 points, pulling down five rebounds, and dishing out five assists en route to […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Clippers dropped to 0-4 since trading for James Harden with a brutal home loss at the hands of the previously one-win Memphis Grizzlies. The Clippers were largely dominated in this contest, and although Memphis let them back into the game late and gave them a chance to make things […]

On Friday evening, the Charlotte Hornets improved to 3-5 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with a narrow 124-117 road win over the Washington Wizards. The game was the second straight that the two teams played one another, with the Wizards winning the first time around; however, on Friday, the Hornets used a balanced all […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has never been one to downplay his own accomplishments, of which there are many. The Lakers have stumbled out of the gates in 2023-24, losers of three in a row to drop their record to 3-5, but James has continued to play at an elite level despite this being […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have gotten off to a slow start to the James Harden era. The franchise traded for Harden a couple of weeks ago in the hopes of providing playmaking and stability to a team led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George; however, the Clippers lost their first two games with The Beard […]

On Friday, it was announced that Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh will be suspended by the Big Ten for the remainder of the regular season. The Harbaugh news comes as the Big Ten investigates reports that Michigan was illegally stealing signs from upcoming opponents, thus giving the team an unfair competitive advantage in their […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to a blazing start to the 2023-24 season. After dropping their first contest to the Milwaukee Bucks on the road, the Sixers have since won six straight games, and Embiid has looked the part of the reining MVP of the league. In fact, so dominant has […]

Scottie Barnes has enjoyed a breakout start to the 2023-24 season for the Toronto Raptors. Although Toronto has been in and out of the win column so far this season, Barnes has established himself as an early candidate for the Most Improved Player of the Year Award, showing growth in virtually every aspect of the […]

Head coach Ty Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers are currently preparing to take part in the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament. The Clippers will get their first taste of tournament action on Friday evening when they travel to face the Dallas Mavericks, and Lue for his part has plenty of motivation to try to help […]

Tommy DeVito will be making his first career NFL start this Sunday when the New York Giants take on the Dallas Cowboys on the road. DeVito is filling in for the injured Daniel Jones, lost for the season after tearing his ACL, and while expectations may not be sky high for the Giants in this […]

Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams are currently on a bye week following their Week 9 demolition at the hands of the Green Bay Packers. Stafford was forced to miss that contest with a thumb injury; however, there is hope that he may be able to make enough progress during the Rams’ current bye […]

On Friday evening, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season tournament. Wembanyama has gotten off to a strong start offensively to his debut NBA season. However, some fans may forget just what a force the Spurs rookie can also be on the defensive end […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls have gotten off to a subpar start to the 2023-24 NBA season. DeRozan had a shot up in the air that would have won the Bulls their most recent game against the Phoenix Suns; however, the shot glanced off the rim and the Bulls fell to a lowly 3-6 […]

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs are currently preparing for arguably their toughest test of the season when they host the Ole Miss Rebels. Although Georgia hasn’t been quite as dominant this year as they were throughout the last two regular seasons, they still sit with an unblemished record and Smart has […]

Jaden Ivey has experienced somewhat of a bizarre start to the 2023-24 NBA season, his second year in the association. Ivey has missed the last few games with a reported unspecified illness, per Matt Roth; however, some are wondering whether there may be friction between Ivey and newly minted Pistons coach Monty Williams, who recently […]

Julius Randle and the New York Knicks have had an up-and-down start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Expectations were high for the Knicks coming off of last year’s appearance in the Eastern Conference semifinals; however, Randle has struggled mightily with his perimeter jump shot thus far in the new campaign and New York currently sits […]