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Danilo Gallinari’s career has been in a bit of a state of limbo recently since his trade from the Washington Wizards to the Detroit Pistons in January. Gallinari appeared in six games for Detroit, averaging 8.7 points per contest in the process. However, it seems that his days in the Motor City are now coming […]

Before he became one of the greatest college football quarterbacks of all time at Florida State, Jameis Winston was also heavily recruited by Nick Saban and Alabama football, having lived not far away from Tuscaloosa as a child. Despite his commitment to Florida State in 2012, it seems that Winston still found himself the target […]

Josh Hart and his New York Knicks teammates have appeared to enjoy great chemistry with one another so far this season. Hart was traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Knicks last offseason, and in the process joined fellow former Villanova Wildcats Jalen Brunson and Ryan Arcidiacono (who was traded Thursday), as well as […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue honoring late franchise icon Kobe Bryant, who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash in 2020. The statue depicted Bryant in his number eight jersey, holding one hand up toward the sky, and is located in front of the Lakers’ home, the Crypto.com Arena, which […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes are currently coming off of what was a (relatively) resurgent season for the program. Colorado didn’t exactly make inroads toward being in the College Football Playoff discussion in 2023, but they did show immense improvement under Sanders’ leadership, quadrupling their win total of just one (!) […]

On Thursday evening, the New York Knicks sent shockwaves through the NBA landscape when it was announced that they would be acquiring sharpshooters Bojan Bogdanovic and (former Knick) Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons at the NBA trade deadline. The Knicks have been rolling as of late, led by some All-Star level play from point […]

On Thursday afternoon, the NBA trade deadline officially passed, with several high profile teams such as the Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks throwing their hat into the soap opera. The trade deadline has long been one of the most drama-filled days of the year in the association, but this season’s iteration was a tad […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue honoring the late franchise icon Kobe Bryant, who tragically passed away in 2020. The statue unveiled Thursday depicted Bryant in his iconic number eight jersey that he wore for the first half of his career, one hand raised toward the sky, and sits in front […]

Shortly before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline, the Indiana Pacers threw their hat into the NBA soap opera by trading wing shooter Buddy Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a combination centered around role players and a pick. Hield had been a part of what had been a revamped Pacers offense this season led […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of late franchise icon Kobe Bryant. Bryant won five championships with the Lakers during his career, which spanned from the mid 1990s all the way to the 2015-16 season, in which he scored 60 points in his final NBA game. Bryant tragically passed away in […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of late franchise icon Kobe Bryant before their home game against the Denver Nuggets. Ever since Bryant retired from the sport in 2016, it was perhaps inevitable that he would one day get a statue in front of the Lakers home arena, known as the […]

On Sunday evening, head coach Kyle Shanahan and his San Francisco 49ers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58 from Las Vegas, with the right to hoist this year’s Lombardi Trophy on the line. Shanahan helped his team get to this point by engineering a 17-point comeback against the Detroit Lions […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have won three-straight games after what was a rough start to their monstrous Grammy road trip. The Lakers are now two games above .500 as they head back to Los Angeles, and James has continued to play at an All-NBA level despite recently turning 39 years old. As […]

Luka Doncic has continued to play at an MVP level so far this year for the Dallas Mavericks. Although Dallas would currently be in the Play-In game if the season ended today, Doncic has done everything he can and more to keep a flawed Mavericks roster afloat, including sautéing the Atlanta Hawks to the tune […]

On Sunday evening, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will hit the field in Las Vegas to take on Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58, with the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy on the line. Mahomes didn’t have to do a ton in the Chiefs’ most recent win, […]

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are currently gearing up to take on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58 from Las Vegas. Purdy engineered an epic comeback for the 49ers against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game, while Mahomes largely relied on the Chiefs’ defense to get […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a crucial offseason for the future trajectory of the organization. The Buffaloes are coming off of a 2023 season in which Sanders quickly captured the hearts and minds (and headlines) of the nation for the first […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have been a bit up and down as of late, as the team tries to navigate a series of injuries and stay afloat in what is a crowded Western Conference playoff picture. Doncic and his teammates most recently picked up a big road win against the Philadelphia 76ers on […]

On Sunday evening, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will take on Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58 from Las Vegas, with the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy on the line. The Chiefs got to this point courtesy of a rather convincing road win over the Baltimore Ravens […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a hugely important offseason for the future trajectory of the program. Day has found himself the subject of immense criticism and hot seat speculation this winter following Ohio State missing the College Football Playoff this […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks are both teetering on uncertainty as the NBA trade deadline fast approaches later this week. The 76ers recently lost superstar big man Joel Embiid for an indefinite amount of time due to a torn meniscus, while the Bucks are still seeing their defensive struggles materialize despite the recent […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have seen just the slightest amount of slippage in their winning ways recently. Although the Celtics defeated what was left of the Memphis Grizzlies by 40 points Sunday, the team did suffer two rather dispiriting losses in the past ten days, ironically to both the Los Angeles Clippers and […]

On Sunday evening, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will take on Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58 from Las Vegas, with the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy on the line. The Chiefs got to this point courtesy of a road win over the Baltimore Ravens in the […]

Recently, the Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves rippling throughout the NBA landscape when it was announced that they would be firing head coach Adrian Griffin despite a relatively successful first few months at the helm. Griffin was replaced by Doc Rivers, who has not exactly gotten off to an excellent start in his Bucks tenure thus […]

Power forward Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are currently nearing the end of what has been a grueling East Coast road trip. The Warriors most recently got into the win column with a road victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday evening from New York, but it seems that Green’s status for the […]

On Sunday evening, Chase Young and the San Francisco 49ers will take on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58 from Las Vegas, with the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy on the line. Young has been a tad underwhelming since his midseason trade from the Washington Commanders to the 49ers; […]

On Saturday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their second straight win with a thrilling road victory over the New York Knicks at the Mecca of basketball, Madison Square Garden. James led the way with 24 points, while Austin Reaves chipped in 22 of his own in what was a total […]

On Saturday evening, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks saw their impressive nine-game winning streak come to an end with a disappointing home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Knicks were leading for most of this game, but a brutal fourth quarter for Brunson and his teammates spelled New York’s downfall, as the […]

On Sunday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics extended their standings lead over the rest of the Eastern Conference with a 131-91 demolition of the Memphis Grizzlies at home. Tatum scored 34 points in the victory, helping Boston bounce back from their most embarrassing performance of the year in last week’s home loss to […]

On Sunday afternoon, Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns bounced back from a recent loss to the Atlanta Hawks with a resounding road win over the Washington Wizards on the road. The game marked the return of Beal to the franchise where he spent the first 11 seasons of his career before the Wizards traded […]

On Saturday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks picked up their fourth straight win with an epic overtime victory over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Curry nearly set a career high in this one with 60 (!) points, but Young poured in 35 of his own, helping lead Atlanta to the victory […]

On Saturday evening, Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their second straight victory with a big road win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Reaves scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter en route to the victory, helping supplement 24 points from Lakers star LeBron James […]

On Saturday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks picked up their fourth straight win with a thrilling overtime victory over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Hawks had to overcome a virtuoso performance from Curry, who nearly set a new career high with 60 points in the contest, but ultimately, it was […]

On Saturday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their second straight win with a road victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Prior to the Lakers game, New York had been the hottest team in the association, winners of nine straight contests; however, James led the way with […]

On Sunday afternoon, Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns bounced back from a loss to the Atlanta Hawks by knocking off the Washington Wizards on the road in blowout fashion. The game marked the first time Beal had ever played in Washington as a visitor after spending the first 11 years of his career with […]

On Sunday afternoon, Marcus Smart and the Memphis Grizzlies (isn’t that still weird to say?) hit the road to take on the Boston Celtics in a bit of NBA interconference action. Smart of course was a member of the Celtics for the first nine years of his career since being drafted there in 2014 out […]

On February 11, superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will take the field in Las Vegas to take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58. The Chiefs got to this point courtesy of a virtuoso postseason so far from Mahomes, who, even after what was considered a “down” regular season, […]

On Sunday, head coach Peyton Manning and the AFC Pro Bowlers took on his brother Eli Manning, coaching the NFC Pro Bowlers, in the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Game. Eli Manning’s NFC squad ultimately got the win in the game, which was a flag football match, although Peyton’s AFC squad sure did make things interesting, […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are currently looking to bounce back after a frustrating home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks despite getting off to a great start to the contest. Doncic has had to do all of the heavy lifting for the Mavericks in recent weeks, including a 72 point explosion against the Atlanta […]