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On Tuesday evening, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks took the floor at home in Madison Square Garden against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans in a bit of inter-conference NBA action. The Knicks were playing without the services of point guard Jalen Brunson among others, meaning Hart and other role players would […]

Head coach Matt Eberflus and the Chicago Bears are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The Bears are coming off of what was a horrible season for the most part in 2023, in which the team was one of the last […]

Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers are currently coming off of a crushing loss in Super Bowl 58 against the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime, played from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 49ers’ potent offense, led by Aiyuk and a host of other skill positional stars, was held relatively in check by […]

Vice president of football operations and general manager Andrew Berry of the Cleveland Browns is currently trying to navigate what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The Browns are currently coming off of what was a bit of a lost season in 2023-24, as starting quarterback Deshaun […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have hit somewhat of a rough patch in recent weeks after starting off the new year with a surge up the Eastern Conference standings. The Knicks were gifted a win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday evening with a shocking no-call late in the contest which the NBA […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently searching for answers after getting demolished by the Phoenix Suns on some nationally televised action on Sunday afternoon from the desert. James played well in this one, but the Lakers could not get any stops against a Suns offense featuring Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, as […]

Perhaps no player is more synonymous with an NBA franchise than the late Kobe Bryant is with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant won five championships with the organization throughout his career, the first three of which were when he was a sidekick to MVP candidate Shaquille O’Neal, and then later as “the guy” for the […]

Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the franchise. 2023-24 marked somewhat of a lost season for Cleveland, as Watson was forced to sit out the second half of the campaign due to a shoulder injury, […]

Head coach Kevin O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. The Vikings are coming off of a 2023-24 NFL season in which O’Connell had to navigate a devasting Achilles injury to starting quarterback, forcing Minnesota to […]

On Saturday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics picked up their eighth straight road win (and eighth straight win overall) with a road domination of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The win extended Boston’s enormous lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers for first place in the Eastern Conference, and Tatum showed great […]

On Sunday evening, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs hit the road to take on the Utah Jazz from Salt Lake City. The Spurs were coming off a narrow loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in which Wembanyama lit up the Crpyto.com Arena crowd but San Antonio was unable to get over the hump […]

On Saturday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics picked up their eighth straight win–and eighth straight win on the road–with a big victory over the New York Knicks on the road in Madison Square Garden. Tatum was relatively quiet in this one, scoring 19 points for a Celtics’ offense that was led by Jaylen […]

On Saturday evening, Kristaps Porzingis and the Boston Celtics picked up their eighth win in a row–and also their eighth road win in a row–with a comfortable victory over their rivals, the New York Knicks, in Madison Square Garden. Porzingis was very solid in this one, scoring 22 points to help supplement a Boston offensive attack […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Atlanta Hawks got a devastating injury update when it was announced that star point guard and recently named All-Star Trae Young would be out for the foreseeable future with a hand injury sustained during Friday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors. Young will reportedly undergo surgery later this week and be reevaluated […]

On Sunday afternoon, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns picked up their first win of the post All-Star break portion of the home schedule with a fairly comfortable home victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Durant didn’t have his most efficient shooting night in this one but still did more than enough […]

On Sunday, the NBA handed out a slew of suspensions to the Miami Heat in response to a recent altercation that took place during Friday’s road game vs the New Orleans Pelicans. Several Heat and Pelicans players got into it, an altercation that first started when Heat forward Kevin Love took a hard, but probably […]

On Sunday afternoon, superstar Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks took their first loss of the post All-Star game portion of the NBA slate with a brutal road defeat at the hands of the Indiana Pacers in a bit of inter-conference basketball action. Although Doncic put up his usual incredible stats, registering 33 points, six […]

On Sunday evening, shooting guard Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors hit the hardwood at home against Nikola Jokic and the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets in perhaps the first true test of Golden State’s recent run of success. Thompson was recently moved to the bench in favor of Warriors rookie Brandin Podziemski by […]

On Sunday afternoon, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers dropped to 1-2 on the post All-Star break portion of their 2023-24 NBA schedule with a frustrating road loss to Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. James put together a solid game in this one, scoring 28 points, dishing out 12 assists, and pulling down […]

On Sunday evening, head coach Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors hit the hardwood at home to take on the reigning NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets. The Warriors have been rolling in recent weeks, compiling a 2-0 record since the season returned from the All-Star break, and Kerr has shown much more consistency in […]

On Sunday afternoon, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers dropped their post All-Star break record to a disappointing 1-2 with a frustrating road loss to the Phoenix Suns, playing from behind essentially the whole game. Although he finished with a respectable stat line of 22 points and 14 rebounds, Davis started extremely slow in […]

On Sunday afternoon, Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers fell back down to Earth with a frustrating road loss to the Phoenix Suns, bringing their post All-Star break record to a disappointing 1-2. The Lakers were playing from behind pretty much the entire time on Sunday afternoon, and although Reaves had some solid moments, […]

On Sunday afternoon, former Carolina Panthers star Cam Newton found himself at the center of the NFL world’s attention when a shocking video surfaced of him being seemingly mobbed by a group of individuals, reportedly at a 7-on-7 football game at an Atlanta school, as reported by TMZ. The former Panthers MVP, despite being outnumbered, […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns are currently in the midst of what would figure to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the program. Texas is coming off of an appearance in the College Football Playoff semifinal, where they ultimately lost in heartbreaking fashion against the Washington Huskies […]

On Thursday evening, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors continued their winning ways with a blowout home win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who were operating without the services of superstar LeBron James. Curry poured in 32 points in the Warriors victory, continuing to play at a near MVP level even as his 36th […]

On Thursday evening, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors continued their winning ways with a resounding home win over the Los Angeles Lakers–operating without the services of LeBron James–to open up the post All-Star break portion of the schedule. Curry poured in 32 points, continuing to play at an elite level for the Warriors […]

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys are currently sifting through the rubble, trying to figure out what went wrong after the team’s epic destruction at the hands of the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card Round of the NFC Playoffs. Some Cowboys fans were upset when it was announced that the team […]

Head coach Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the franchise. McVay did an admirable job in leading what was perhaps a slightly talent-deficient Rams squad all the way to the NFL playoffs this past year, […]

On Thursday evening, Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers stumbled out of the All-Star break with a tough road loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road. The Thunder largely controlled this one from the first quarter on, and although George and the Clippers threatened to make a run at various points, the […]

Superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have continued their winning ways as of late, rolling out of the All-Star break with a huge win over one of their top contenders in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Clippers, at home. Gilgeous-Alexander was once again electric in this one, consistently hitting Clippers defenders with an array of crossovers and […]

On Thursday evening, Bojan Bogdanovic and the New York Knicks returned from the NBA annual All-Star break with a road win over the Philadelphia 76ers, 110-96, despite continuing to play without the services of Julius Randle and OG Anunoby. Bogdanovic was electric in this one, scoring 22 points en route to the Knicks victory over […]

Quarterback JJ McCarthy is currently riding high after recently helping lead Michigan football to its first national championship victory in over two decades with a win over the Washington Huskies in the finale of the College Football Playoff. McCarthy wasn’t necessarily asked to do a whole lot for a Michigan football squad whose calling card […]

Star quarterback Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are currently coming off of what was a heartwrenching loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime of Super Bowl 58, played from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Purdy played relatively well in the first Super Bowl appearance of his career, but […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason as for the future direction of the program. Ohio State had another relatively successful year in 2023-24 but once again fell short against their arch rivals, the Michigan Wolverines, leading some […]

The Los Angeles Lakers opened up the second act of their 2023-24 NBA season with a road loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, playing without the services of superstar LeBron James, who was injured for the contest. When on the court, James has been playing at an elite level in recent weeks, […]

On Friday, the Miami Dolphins sent shockwaves throughout the NFL landscape when it was announced that they would be releasing veteran cornerback Xavien Howard, per his agent David Canter (via Marcel Louis-Jacquez of ESPN). Now, Jalen Ramsey is speaking out. Howard had been the longest-tenured player in the entire Dolphins organization up to that point. […]

Few NBA players have had a career trajectory quite as unique as former All-Star center for the Sacramento Kings DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins established himself as a name brand player during his time with the Kings before teaming up with Anthony Davis on the New Orleans Pelicans, where he suffered a devastating injury that he was […]

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees are currently in the midst of what figures to be somewhat of a transitional period for the franchise coming off of what was a relatively disappointing 2023 MLB season. Just a year after Judge set the all-time AL record for home runs in a season and led the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have been rolling for pretty much the entirety of the 2023-24 NBA season so far. The Celtics currently own the best record in the NBA by a whopping 4.5-game margin, and Tatum has continued to play like an MVP candidate, stuffing the stat sheet on a nightly basis while […]