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All signs still point to Dejounte Murray playing elsewhere after the February 8th trade deadline. Trae Young has surely come to grips with that seemingly inevitable reality by now, Murray’s fit alongside him never quite working the dynamic way  the Atlanta Hawks envisioned while sending three first-round picks and an additional pick swap to the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics just can’t kick their penchant for stagnant late-game offense. And against Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the defending-champion Denver Nuggets on Friday night, that longtime weakness led to Boston’s first home loss of the season. The Celtics fell to the Nuggets 102-100 at TD Garden in a potential NBA Finals […]

It didn’t take Caleb Downs long to find a new home. Barely 48 hours after officially entering the transfer portal, the former Alabama star committed to Ohio State football on Friday, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Source: Caleb Downs is committing to Ohio State. The former Alabama safety led the Tide in tackles this season. […]

Anthony Edwards rocked the NBA world on Thursday night with arguably the best in-game self alley-oop of all-time. Joel Embiid clearly caught replays of the instant-classic move, pulling off his own version of the Minnesota Timberwolves star’s step-through, off-backboard lob and dunk less than 24 hours later. J😱EL EMBIID. pic.twitter.com/pKA5dzzryP — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) January […]

A nagging injury is forcing Sam Mewis to hang up her cleats prematurely. The U.S. women’s soccer star and four-time NWSL champion retired from professional soccer on Friday, unable to play through discomfort in her right knee that’s already required multiple surgeries. Mewis announced the news on Twitter. Thank you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PJL2tPFZvt — Samantha Mewis […]

The Los Angeles Lakers clearly need a significant influx of talent to level up toward realistic championship contention this season before February 8th comes and goes. Lacking high-value tradable draft picks and intriguing young talent compared to most other buyers at the trade deadline, though, odds are definitely against the purple-and-gold making the major splash […]

There’s no indication LeBron James wants to play for any team other than the Los Angeles Lakers before his legendary career finally comes to a close. The four-time champion has a player option on his contract for next season, though, and he’s yet to clarify that longtime dreams of suiting up with his son, Bronny, […]

Thankfully, no snow or other inclement winter weather is in the forecast for Sunday’s highly anticipated Divisional Round battle between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs. After Western New York was pounded with historic snowfalls last weekend and is due for a few more inches of lake-effect snow on Thursday, the Bills have issued […]

New Washington football coach Jedd Fisch may not be the only former Arizona Wildcat to take his talents to Seattle. Just a few days after the Huskies poached Fisch from Tucson to replace departed head coach Kalen DeBoer, freshman quarterback Demond Williams Jr.—an early enrollee at Arizona who only just entered the transfer portal—is set […]

USC basketball was out-classed by No. 12 Arizona in Tucson on Wednesday, falling 82-67 for its third straight loss against Pac-12 competition. The Trojans played without injured star freshman Isaiah Collier once again, effectively handing keys of the offense to Bronny James for the most extended action of his ballyhooed freshman season. James notched 30 […]

Malik Beasley’s bounce-back campaign with the Milwaukee Bucks has quietly been among the most pleasant league-wide surprises of 2023-24. After sorely disappointing following a midseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers a year ago, the veteran sharpshooter opted to sign a minimum deal with the Bucks in free agency, turning down a bigger offer from […]

The Toronto Raptors ultimately settled for a package headlined by three first-round draft picks while parting ways with Pascal Siakam. The Indiana Pacers also sent Bruce Brown north of the border in Wednesday’s blockbuster trade, but there’s already scuttle that he could be moved again ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline. After bringing in […]

Andrew Wiggins is back in the Golden State Warriors’ starting lineup, opening his team’s last three games after initially getting benched in mid-December. The Dubs have gone 1-2 since Wiggins returned to the starting five, using a dominant second half to beat the Chicago Bulls before falling to the Milwaukee Bucks without Stephen Curry and […]

Barring injury, it’ll be at least one more season until Arch Manning takes the reins with Texas football. Star quarterback Quinn Ewers recently announced his plans to return to Austin for 2024, putting off the NFL in hopes of winning a national championship with the Longhorns next season. Where does that leave Manning, one of […]

Pascal Siakam might finally be on the move. The Toronto Raptors are reportedly “far along” in discussions on a trade that would send the two-time All-Star to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Bruce Brown and three first-round picks, according to Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic. “The Raptors and Pacers are actively […]

The Detroit Pistons haven’t exactly leveled up in 2023-24 the way optimists anticipated. As the February 8th trade deadline fast approaches with Detroit owning the worst record in the NBA, though, it’s still unclear if management would rather act as sellers or buyers. Case in point: The uncertain status of Bojan Bogdanovic. Simple logic and […]

Bruce Brown will always hold a special place in Denver Nuggets history. The Indiana Pacers guard returned to the Mile High City on Sunday for a matchup with his former team, the first time he’s been in Denver since helping the Nuggets win their first championship in franchise history last season. Brown received an unsurprisingly […]

Defense has been the driving force behind the Houston Rockets’ turnaround under first-year coach Ime Udoka in 2023-24. You certainly wouldn’t have known it on Sunday, though, when the Boston Celtics ran right through the Rockets en route to a 145-113 victory during Udoka’s initial return to TD Garden. After the game, the former Celtics […]

It finally happened for Steven Izzo. Michigan State basketball’s senior walk-on and the son of legendary head coach Tom Izzo scored the first points of his career on Sunday, crossing over his defender before hitting a falling, and-1 floater late in his team’s win over Rutgers. Let’s just say his teammates and the Spartans’ home […]

Matthew Stafford will always have a place in Detroit Lions lore. He’s the franchise’s easy all-time leader in touchdown passes, completions, attempts and yards, not to mention the winningest quarterback in Lions history. Ahead of his highly anticipated return to the Motor City in Sunday’s wild card matchup between the Lions and Los Angeles Rams, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers look to get back on track Saturday night against one of the hottest teams in the NBA. While the purple and gold won’t be full-strength, missing LeBron James and potentially other key contributors, at least Anthony Davis seems likely to suit up at Crypto.com Arena. Davis is officially listed as probable […]

C.J. Stroud might have lost his blindside protector in the first playoff game of his young career. Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil had to be helped off the field in Saturday’s wild card clash with the Houston Texans after suffering an injury while blocking an on extra-point attempt. Video of the incident showed fellow […]

Roydell Williams has found his new home. The former Alabama football running back committed to Florida State on Saturday following a two-day, on-campus visit in Tallahassee, per Noles 247. Williams entered the transfer portal on January 5th, following the Crimson Tide’s 27-20 loss to eventual national champion Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Coach […]

Immediately building on the momentum they established in Friday’s feel-good win over the Chicago Bulls will be especially difficult for the Golden State Warriors. Why? Not just because they’re playing one of the league’s best teams on the second night of a back-to-back, but because Stephen Curry will be watching the action from the bench. […]

Still wondering why the Golden State Warriors might hang on to Andrew Wiggins and his pricey long-term contract past the trade deadline amid his career-worst struggles? Beyond his declining value league-wide, look no further than the impact the former No. 1 overall pick made in his team’s much-needed 140-131 win over the Chicago Bulls on […]

So much for Jonathan Kuminga’s stunning return to the bench re-fracturing his mended relationship with Steve Kerr. The Golden State Warriors’ third-year wing was a driving force behind his team’s much-needed 140-131 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, matching his season-high with 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting and a perfect 4-of-4 from beyond […]

The Golden State Warriors’ lineup and rotation carousel keeps on spinning. Steve Kerr opened with a different starting five for the fourth straight game on Friday, going with Andrew Wiggins and Dario Saric next to Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney. The most notable absence from that quintet amid Draymond Green’s imminent return from […]

Moses Moody and the Golden State Warriors just can’t catch a break this season. Steve Kerr told reporters before Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls that Moody will be sidelined for the entirety of his team’s four-game road trip due to a calf strain. “Huge loss,” Kerr said of Moody’s absence. “He’s been playing really […]

TreVeyon Henderson, apparently, isn’t worried about splitting the backfield load with another talented teammate in what’s likely to be his final collegiate season. In wake of Ohio State football securing a commitment from Quinshon Judkins, the top-ranked running back in this year’s transfer portal, Henderson announced on Twitter Friday afternoon that he would be returning […]

A tough season for USC basketball just got more difficult. Trojans star freshman Isaiah Collier has suffered a hand injury that will cost him to be sidelined for the next four-to-six weeks, the program announced on Thursday. Collier left USC’s disappointing 72-64 loss to Washington State on Wednesday with 12 minutes left after turning the […]

The health bug is biting the Los Angeles Lakers once again. Cam Reddish didn’t start the second half of his team’s game against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, the Lakers eventually ruling him out for good with left knee soreness, per Michael Corvo of ClutchPoints. The extent of Reddish’s injury is unclear, as is whether […]

The Golden State Warriors acquired Andrew Wiggins two years ago with the hope he’d serve as a strong, reliable bridge between the team’s personnel past and future. He more than lived up to that billing during his second season in the Bay, helping Golden State extend its dynasty by emerging as arguably the NBA’s top-two […]

The Golden State Warriors hit rock bottom of a tumultuous, disappointing season on Wednesday night, suffering a 141-105 loss to the surging New Orleans Pelicans that marked their second straight blowout defeat at Chase Center. Even worse? The Dubs received boos from their typically adoring home crowd once again, just like they did during Sunday’s […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst loss of a disappointing season on Wednesday, falling 141-105 to the surging New Orleans Pelicans. They faced boos from the Chase Center crowd for the second straight game, too, after the Dubs were “punched in the mouth” by the Toronto Raptors on Sunday in another double-digit defeat. Golden […]

The Golden State Warriors hit a new low Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, closing out a disappointing seven-game homestand with what might be their worst performance of the season. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and company fell behind by double-digits in the game’s first three minutes, setting the stage for an embarrassing 141-105 loss […]

SAN FRANCISCO — A broken left hand means there’s a real chance Chris Paul has already played his last game with the Golden State Warriors. Even if the Dubs hang onto the future Hall-of-Famer and his $30 million expiring contract past the February 8th trade deadline, though, they’ll have to find a way to stay […]

Grant Williams notched just over seven minutes of action on Tuesday in an ugly 120-103 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, who played without not just Ja Morant but also Jaren Jackson Jr. That’s the least playing time Williams has garnered during his debut season with the Dallas Mavericks, one that’s quickly becoming disappointing after a […]

The stunning trade that landed OG Anunoby with the New York Knicks and sent Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett back to the Toronto Raptors still looks like a clear win for both teams. Just five games into his ballyhooed New York tenure, though, it’s tough to imagine Anunoby’s impact on the Knicks looming much larger. […]

The Carolina Panthers have requested interviews with nine potential candidates to become the team’s next head coach. Before any further information on Carolina’s expansive coaching search is gleaned, though, three highly respected NFL assistants have emerged as betting favorites to succeed Frank Reich on the Panthers’ sidelines. Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Baltimore […]