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Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables and university athletic director Joe Castiglione maintain they were initially unaware of disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles’ presence on the field Saturday following the Sooners win over SMU and insist it won’t happen again. “I was made aware of it, just before I came in here, that he was […]

It only took the Tennessee Titans less than two hours until kickoff of the season opener to publicly name their second-string quarterback. Rookie Will Levis is on Tennessee’s inactive list against the New Orleans Saints, meaning Malik Willis will be veteran starter Ryan Tannehill’s backup on Sunday. Titans Inactives #TENvsNO pic.twitter.com/2huXTNYNo0 — Tennessee Titans (@Titans) […]

Shedeur Sanders and Colorado football continue taking the sports world by storm. A week after knocking off reigning national title runner-up TCU in Deion Sanders’ first game as head coach, the new-look Buffaloes thrashed Nebraska 35-14 in Saturday’s home opener, moving to 2-0 on the season. Colorado’s star quarterback following up his record-setting debut in […]

All aboard the Shedeur Sanders Heisman Trophy hype train! A week after leading his team to one of the biggest wins in program history, exploding onto the early-season awards scene, the Colorado football quarterback continued establishing himself as a frontrunner for college football’s top individual honor on Saturday against Nebraska. The Buffaloes thrashed the Cornhuskers […]

Marvin Harrison Jr. was unexpectedly quiet in Ohio State football’s disjointed Week 1 victory over Indiana. The superstar wide receiver wasted no time making up for his lackluster performance in the opener on Saturday, and LeBron James took notice. As Harrison lit up Youngstown State for seven catches, 160 yards and two touchdowns in the […]

Luka Doncic’s nagging left thigh injury just won’t go away. As the Dallas Mavericks superstar finished up FIBA World Cup action with his native Slovenia, though, Doncic knew he doesn’t have much time to get fully healthy. “I do not know what to say. It’s not okay,” he said of his left leg injury following […]

Make that two straight cycles of the FIBA World Cup that Team USA has failed to deliver gold. The only program-wide silver lining gleaned from the Americans’ time on the international stage over the last few weeks? They’ve already qualified for the 2024 Olympics, an event bound to serve as a reckoning for USA Basketball […]

Texas football is mere hours away from one of its biggest games of the 2023 season. Before the No. 11 Longhorns kickoff against the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, though, burnt-orange fans across the country can calm their nerves by basking in some positive news on the recruiting front. Brandon Baker, arguably […]

Tom Brady seems to be relishing retirement. Instead of poring over game plans and watching hours of extra film while trying to squeeze some extra rest in ahead of his team’s season-opener, the New England Patriots legend spent Friday night catching some US Open tennis in New York City. The one problem? Brady missed the […]

No team in the country got more attention in Week 1 than Colorado football. Coming off one of the biggest wins in program history, coach Deion Sanders has made sure the Buffaloes will continue turning heads during their highly anticipated home opener against Nebraska. Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter and their teammates will don custom gold […]

Steve Kerr insisted last month he wouldn’t determine whether Chris Paul will start or come off the bench this season until the Golden State Warriors get a better feel for their revamped roster during training camp. As official preparations for 2023-24 loom on the horizon, though, one plugged-in league insider believes the Warriors have already […]

A season-opening matchup between the reigning Super Bowl champions and one of the NFL’s most exciting young teams wasn’t enough for NBC. The presence of arguably the greatest quarterback of all time, two revered yet significantly different head coaches and multiple young stars on both sides of the ball apparently didn’t provide enough intrigue for […]

Travis Kelce isn’t the only Kansas City Chiefs superstar in attendance for the NFL opener who’s not suiting up on Thursday night. Unlike Chris Jones, though, the future Hall-of-Famer was ruled out of his team’s highly anticipated matchup with the Detroit Lions due to injury. Jones, meanwhile, is still holding out from the team in […]

The Miami Heat remain the only serious suitor for Damian Lillard. With the league’s unofficial late-summer vacation period winds down as a new season dawns, though, there’s at least a chance other teams more seriously engage the Portland Trail Blazers in trade talks for the seven-time All-Star. Though Lillard and the Blazers are both “prepared” […]

Kyrie Irving has 126 million reasons to defend the Dallas Mavericks’ honor. Whether his Wednesday tweet about “smear campaigns” was an indirect response to Christian Wood’s pointed recent criticism of his team, though, only a “free-thinker” like Irving knows for sure. “Smear campaigns are created by all the Cowards in our world,” the Mavs star […]

It’s safe to say Jayson Tatum knows a thing or two about what it takes to thrive at the highest levels of basketball. The Boston Celtics franchise player won Gatorade National Player of the Year as a high school senior before taking his talents to Duke, where he made the ACC All-Freshman Team and established […]

Odell Beckham Jr.’s status for Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season could be in doubt. The veteran wide receiver showed up on the Baltimore Ravens’ Thursday injury report as a limited practice participant due to an ankle injury, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Beckham signed a one-year contract with the Ravens in April, […]

Anthony Davis has always preferred to play power forward, and the Los Angeles Lakers publicly acknowledged that reality after signing him to a three-year, $186 million contract extension earlier this summer. Related: Christian Wood finally put pen to paper with the Lakers on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation that he was bound to sign in […]

Cam Whitmore played like the top-five pick at Las Vegas Summer League he was once supposed to be. The Houston Rockets rookie took home MVP honors of the July festivities in Sin City, leading his team to the title game while averaging 19.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.0 assists per game on workable […]

The Golden State Warriors left Oakland for the glitz, glamor and cash of San Francisco in 2019. Nearly four years later, Steph Curry continues fulfilling his promise to never forget the community that helped him launch a dynasty. Eat. Learn. Play., the charitable foundation Curry heads alongside his wife, Ayesha, announced plans for a new […]

The injury bug has already preyed on the New Orleans Pelicans once again. As the 2023-24 season draws closer and closer, let’s hope it’s bite on Trey Murphy III isn’t as bad as the worst fears suggest. After suffering a left knee injury during a routine workout on Tuesday, Murphy underwent further evaluation that revealed […]

There’s no doubt the New York Knicks are keeping close tabs on Joel Embiid as his long-term future in the City of Brotherly Love potentially hangs on the precipice. Before turning their implicit attention toward eventually acquiring the NBA’s reigning MVP, though, the Knicks held early talks with Daryl Morey on trading for fellow Philadelphia […]

Before Dennis Rodman suddenly became an international diplomat or the father of a rising star with the U.S. Women’s National Team, the Chicago Bulls legend crossed paths with Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse under unique circumstances in the United Kingdom. Recalling his brief tenure coaching Rodman with the British Basketball League’s Brighton Bears in 2006, […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the best player on the floor in Canada’s impressive 100-89 win over Slovenia on Wednesday in Manila, a victory that sends his country to the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup for the first time ever. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar put together one of the most efficient performances in tournament history, […]

First things first: Chris Paul will primarily come off the bench with the Golden State Warriors in 2023-24. Steve Kerr might downsize his starting lineup against certain opponents, inserting Paul for Kevon Looney like he did with Jordan Poole last season. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson certainly won’t play 82 games, either, and Golden State’s […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and their notoriously passionate fan base don’t exactly hold Ben Simmons in high esteem. As his second full season away from the City of Brotherly Love dawns, though, the Brooklyn Nets forward is able to look back on his ill-fated time in Philly with truly shocking positivity. “I had a lot of […]

Justyn Ross’ long-awaited comeback from injury is no longer just a dream. The former Clemson star has officially made the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man roster, according to Nate Taylor of The Athletic, cementing himself as an emerging weapon for reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes. Ross immediately emerged as a fan favorite in Kansas City after […]

Robbie Chosen is on the move again—for now, at least. After restructuring the contract of Cedrick Wilson Jr. on Tuesday, the Miami Dolphins released the veteran wide receiver, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. Chosen legally changed his name from Robbie Anderson in February. He’d previously altered the spelling of his first name from ‘Robby’ […]

Few players in the NBA have improved defensively as much as Stephen Curry over the course of their careers. One an abject liability on that side of the ball, the Golden State Warriors superstar worked and willed himself into becoming an above-average defender at point guard midway through his team’s finally fading dynasty. But just […]

All remains quiet on the Damian Lillard front. As the Portland Trail Blazers continue refusing to engage the Miami Heat in legitimate trade discussions, though, Jimmy Butler is trying to will that potential blockbuster deal into existence. After draining a step-back jumper over a helpless young defender at his basketball camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, […]

Chicago police have provided an update on a stunning shooting inside the Chicago White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field that left two women with bullet wounds. The incident occurred during the fourth inning of Chicago’s 12-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Two women sitting in bleachers of Sections 161 and 162 of the […]

It’s safe to say Colorado football doesn’t need any extra motivation entering the 2023 season. Not only will Week 1 mark the official beginning of Deion Sanders’ program-altering tenure in Boulder, but the Buffaloes face a stiff nonconference test in the opener by traveling to face No. 17 TCU. Always one to embrace pomp and […]

Jaxson Smith-Njgiba’s highly anticipated NFL debut might be delayed by injury. Fortunately for the Seattle Seahawks, though, the rookie wide receiver could be back on the field sooner rather than later. Despite undergoing surgery to repair a broken wrist last week, Smith-Njigba is poised to be on Seattle’s active roster for Week 1 of the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders officially left Oakland in January 2020. Over three years later, though, bad Bay Area blood between fans of the silver and black San Francisco 49ers continues to spill—both metaphorically and literally. The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Niners 23-12 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday in a preseason matchup […]

Klay Thompson’s father, Mychal, was born in the Bahamas before being recruited to play college basketball in the United States as a teenager. His older brother, Mychel, played several years with the Bahamian national team, for which he’s currently an assistant coach. Who will sit in the Bahamas’ head-coaching seat early next summer as the […]

The burgeoning rivalry between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies didn’t exactly live up to the hype last season. Apart from the Steph Curry-less Warriors’ boastful beatdown of the Grizzlies at Chase Center on Christmas, Golden State’s rollercoaster regular season and Ja Morant’s off-court drama largely kept the teams’ focus off of one another. […]

It’s safe to say Team USA has put an impressive, undefeated exhibition slate behind it as the 2023 FIBA World Cup gets fully underway. As the Americans prepare for their second game of group play against Greece on Monday morning, though, Austin Reaves and Tyrese Haliburton couldn’t help but smile when tasked with reacting to […]

Klay Thompson is still enjoying his annual offseason trip to China, soaking in the lavish reception he gets every time the Golden State Warriors star heads to the Far East. What better time to give fans an early glimpse at his latest signature shoe? “Captain” Klay posted a pair of photos on Instagram featuring the […]

Jaren Jackson Jr.’s nagging penchant for foul trouble with the Memphis Grizzlies followed him to Team USA’s opening game of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Despite fouling out in the Americans’ uneven 99-72 win over New Zealand after just 16 minutes of action, though, the Americans’ starting center and reigning NBA Defensive Player of the […]