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On Thursday evening, the Indiana Pacers improved to 6-3 on the young season with a 126-124 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers had to overcome one of the best games of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career. The Greek Freak scored 54 points on the evening, operating without the services of newly acquired star […]

On Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks dropped to 5-3 on the young season with a loss to the Indiana Pacers despite a virtuouso performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo scored 54 points on the road against Indiana; however, the Bucks’ defense wasn’t particularly great on the evening, and the Pacers ultimately won the game by a […]

On Thursday evening, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo issued a stern reminder to the rest of the NBA about what a dominant force he can be when he’s at his best. Just one night after he was controversially ejected from the Bucks’ win over the Detroit Pistons, Antetokounmpo absolutely dominated the Indiana Pacers on the […]

The Utah Jazz haven’t gotten particularly close to NBA championship contention since Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dropped them off in consecutive NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998. The final game of the latter of those two series featured arguably the most iconic play of Jordan’s career, in which the now Hall-of-Famer *created space* […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has always been at the forefront of pushing the game beyond its rigid boundaries of yesteryear. This has been most recently evidenced by Silver and company introducing the inaugural in-season tournament, which seeks to spice up an NBA slate that tends to get a tad boring in the pre-Christmas portion of […]

The Boston Celtics currently sit at 5-2 on the young 2023-24 NBA season after a frustrating road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Although the Sixers controlled the game for the majority of the second half, Boston made a furious late rally and had a Kristaps Porzingis shot up in the air that […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban is liking what he’s seen out of his team over the past few weeks as the 2023 season has progressed. Although Saban and the Crimson Tide stumbled out of the gates this year, losing to Texas in Week 2 and escaping a shockingly close contest against USF the following […]

Georgia football is currently preparing for a marquee matchup against the Ole Miss Rebels. In fact, so highly anticipated is the Ole Miss matchup that recently, ESPN’s iconic pregame show College Gameday announced that they would be making the trip to Athens to host the program in front of what figures to be a raucous […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks have gotten off to a decent start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Although Young has yet to find consistency in his perimeter shooting so far on the campaign, Atlanta was recently able to reel off four straight wins following a disappointing 0-2 beginning to the year. Atlanta is currently […]

Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Thunder currently sit with a respectable 5-3 record, and Holmgren has been impressive in what is technically his rookie season, as he missed the entirety of the 2022-23 campaign due to an injury sustained after […]

Head coach Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos have slowly begun to turn things around in the 2023 NFL season after what was an abysmal start. Although the team still sits two games below .500 on the year, the Broncos have churned out two victories in a row over the Green Bay Packers and Kansas […]

The Chicago Bears will once again be without their starting quarterback Justin Fields on Thursday evening when they take on the Carolina Panthers in a prime time matchup. Fields has missed four games now with a dislocated right thumb injury, but apparently, a return to the lineup could occur sooner rather than later for the […]

Head coach Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers are looking to capitalize off of one of their most impressive performances of the season last week against the Los Angeles Rams. The Packers defeated Los Angeles 20- 3 in front of a raucous Lambeau Field crowd, and although it was just Green Bay’s third win […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans have battled through and up and down start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Although New Orleans came out strong out of the gates, the Pelicans have now dropped three games in a row, including their most recent contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which Williamson missed due to personal […]

Ja’Marr Chase and the Cincinnati Bengals have bounced back from a slow start to the season. After dropping three of their first four contests out of the gates, the Bengals now sit two games above .500 with a record of 5-3, fresh off of a big time win over the Buffalo Bills this past weekend, […]

Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith is currently finding himself in the middle of some turmoil. The Falcons recently suffered one of the, if not the most embarrassing loss of the entire NFL season at home against the Minnesota Vikings, and Smith has faced heavy criticism for his limited usage of star positional players like […]

On Sunday, Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys dropped to 5-3 on the 2023 NFL season with a narrow 28-23 road loss at the hands of their NFC East divisional rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles. Although the Cowboys couldn’t come away with the victory, Prescott played well against the vaunted Eagles’ defense, continuing to cement his […]

The Minnesota Vikings are currently coming off of one of the most surprising wins of the NFL season, throwing newly acquired quarterback Joshua Dobbs into the fire against the Atlanta Falcons and emerging with an impressive road victory. Dobbs was electric in the win over the Falcons despite not being very familiar with his teammates […]

On Monday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers visited the Miami Heat in what was a wild contest, with Miami ultimately emerging with a one point victory. The game marked James’ annual return to the building where he helped the Heat win two championships during his run with the team in the early […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have stumbled out of the gates somewhat in 2023-24, with their most recent loss occurring against the Miami Heat on Monday night. The Heat game was a back-and-forth affair all night; however, ultimately the Lakers’ look at the buzzer was no good and the team’s record dropped to 3-4. Now, however, […]

On Monday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers fell to 3-4 on the young 2023-24 NBA campaign with a tough road loss at the hands of the Miami Heat. James had the ball in his hands with just seconds to go and the Lakers trailing by one, and he elected to pass out […]

On Tuesday, the Dallas Cowboys made waves around the NFL when it was announced that they were signing former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant to a contract, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Bryant has been out of the league since 2018 and was only recently reinstated to the NFL following a suspension; however, […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks dropped to 4-3 on the 2023-24 NBA season with a frustrating road loss at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. Although Atlanta had entered the game as winners of four straight, Young and the offense were largely unable to generate much momentum until the fourth […]

On Monday night, LeBron James and the Lakers dropped to a disappointing 3-4 on the 2023-24 NBA season with a narrow road loss at the hands of the Miami Heat. The Lakers had a chance to win the game at the buzzer when James found newly signed wing Cam Reddish in the corner for a […]

Recently, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers hit the road to take on the reigning Eastern Conference Champion Miami Heat. Although the Lakers lost the game on a Cam Reddish three that clanked off the rim at the buzzer, it was James’ comments about his time spent as a member of the Miami Heat […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to bounce back after two straight road losses at the hands of the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat. James has been superb on the season, not looking anywhere near 38 (almost 39) years of age; however, the Lakers have dealt with injuries and subpar perimeter […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a relatively slow start to the 2023-24 season. Although James himself has shown little sign of decline in this his 21st year in the NBA, the Lakers currently sit at 3-4, fresh off of a heartbreaking loss at the hands of James’ former team, […]

LeBron James and the Lakers are currently searching for answers after getting swept by the state of Florida, with back-to-back road losses at the hands of the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat. James has continued to be brilliant despite this being his age-38 season; however, the Lakers have found themselves plagued by the injury bug […]

Newly signed Dallas Mavericks forward Grant Williams has had an electric start to the 2023-24 season, establishing himself as an early candidate for most improved player at the rate he’s going. Williams has provided three-point shooting and defense to a Mavs team that needed depth in both areas, allowing the team to get off to […]

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have enjoyed a relatively strong opening half of the 2023 NFL season. The Cowboys currently sit at 5-3, but Prescott has largely played well so far this season, including a strong performance in Dallas’ most recent game, a narrow road loss at the hands of the reigning NFC Champion […]

On Sunday night, Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals took on the Buffalo Bills in a rematch of last year’s playoff game between the two teams. The Bengals won that game last January on the road in Buffalo, and they had a similarly strong performance in the first half on Sunday night, with Burrow looking […]

On Sunday, the New York Giants took a brutal 30-6 road loss at the hands of the Las Vegas Raiders; however, the bigger concern was the health of quarterback Daniel Jones, who sustained a non-contact knee injury during the first half of the game. Reportedly, the initial fear is that Jones might have torn his […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles picked up their eighth win of the 2023 NFL season with a narrow 28-23 home victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Although Dallas threatened to take the lead multiple times in the fourth quarter of the tightly contested game, the Eagles’ defense held serve, recording several sacks in the fourth […]

On Sunday afternoon, Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys dropped to 5-3 on the 2023 NFL season with a crushing road loss to their NFC East rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles, who pushed their own record to an NFL-best 8-1 in the process. The Cowboys had several opportunities late in this game to steal an impressive […]

On Sunday afternoon, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns snapped their recent losing streak of three games with a 120-106 road victory over the Detroit Pistons. Once again playing without star teammates Bradley Beal and Devin Booker, Durant was brilliant against Detroit, pouring in 41 points despite playing on the second night (or afternoon in […]

On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropped to 3-5 on the 2023 NFL season with a crushing road loss at the hands of the Houston Texans. This game was a wild contest, as both the Buccaneers and Texans had moments where it looked like they were in prime position to win; however, a late touchdown […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Toronto Raptors improved their record on the 2023-24 season to 3-4 with a road win against the San Antonio Spurs. Although Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama had a solid game, the Raptors used a furious fourth-quarter rally to send the game into overtime, where they ultimately emerged with a 123-116 impressive […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings finally got above .500 on the 2023 season with a narrow road win over the Atlanta Falcons. Although the Falcons held the lead for most of the contest, Minnesota was able to take a lead late with a touchdown pass thrown by quarterback Joshua Dobbs, whom the Vikings acquired […]

On Sunday, the Washington Commanders improved their 2023 record to 4-5 with a road win against the New England Patriots. This game wasn’t always pretty, with the two teams going back and forth throughout much of the contest, but ultimately, Washington was able to make just enough plays to get past a Patriots squad that […]