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The Golden State Warriors had nowhere else to turn in the playoffs when their beautiful game of ball and player movement was neutered by Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers. Being forced to revert to a steady diet of Stephen Curry ball screens is a luxury for the Dubs, obviously, but not a winning […]

Anthony Edwards has the opportunity to follow in a long line of ascending stars who have used their experience with Team USA as a jumping off point to reach greater heights in the NBA. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ franchise player is the best individual talent on the Americans’ 2023 FIBA World Cup roster, poised to cement […]

Marcus Peters still has a lot of good football left to play. The veteran cornerback, in fact, has made an immediate impact since signing with the Las Vegas Raiders two weeks ago, leading a ball-hawking secondary in interceptions during training camp. But as his ninth NFL season begins in earnest, Peters seems less concerned with […]

Patrick Mahomes has nothing left to prove on the football field. The Kansas City Chiefs superstar has won two Super Bowls and two MVP awards over his first five seasons as a starter, staking a forceful claim as the greatest quarterback in NFL history. As he and defending-champion Chiefs prepare to defend their title in […]

Tony Parker’s playing days have been finished for over four years. As the peak coronation of his career awaits, though, the San Antonio Spurs icon can’t help but continue lamenting all the gold medals he would’ve won with his native France if not for Spanish contemporary Pau Gasol. Speaking with media ahead of the 2023 […]

Steve Kerr knows pretty much exactly what he expects Chris Paul to bring to the Golden State Warriors. With official preparations for 2023-24 on the horizon, he still seems largely unconcerned by whether the future Hall-of-Fame floor general will start or come off the bench, confident that training camp will answer looming questions about the […]

All signs still point to the Golden State Warriors holding a training camp competition for their 14th and final roster spot entering 2023-24. Starved for size despite an offseason roster overhaul, they’re reportedly bringing in a former first-round pick and prep superstar for a free agent workout to potentially fill that void. After holding sessions […]

The Dallas Cowboys have locked up Malik Hooker for the long haul. Nearly two weeks into training camp ahead of the 2023 season, the veteran safety agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Cowboys that could reach as much as $24 million. “Cowboys’ safety Malik Hooker is signing a three-year contract extension worth up […]

Former Florida football quarterback Jalen Kitna is speaking out for the first time since pleading no contest last month to two misdemeanors after previously facing charges involving child pornography. Kitna pleaded no contest to two counts of disorderly conduct on July 5th, resulting in the dismissal of five felony charges stemming from his November arrest. […]

NFL running backs’ collective push for more equitable pay, evidently, hasn’t affected Josh Jacobs’ status with the Las Vegas Raiders. Now over a week into training camp ahead of the 2023 season, contract talks between the All-Pro rusher and his long-time team reportedly remain at a stalemate. “Per a source with knowledge of the situation, […]

The Tennessee Titans have seen more than enough from Jamarco Jones. Shortly after he was involved in another altercation with teammates at Titans training camp on Thursday, the team officially released the veteran offensive tackle. In a statement announcing the move, the Titans specify that Jones was cut specifically due to behavior in back-to-back practices […]

The Golden State Warriors’ title defense last season was basically doomed before it tipped off. Draymond Green’s punch to Jordan Poole was just the most combustible among a host of looming internal issues, all at least somewhat related to the “disease of more” so many teams face after raising the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Poole is […]

Jonathan Kuminga knows exactly what he has to do to become an indispensable cog for the Golden State Warriors in 2023-24. Don’t mistake his frank acknowledgement of the immense pressure facing him as any indication the 20-year-old will be burdened by it, though. “This upcoming season is definitely the year,” Kuminga told Leonard Solms of […]

Micah Parsons has designs on terrorizing quarterbacks to an even more frightening extent in 2023. For sake of the Dallas Cowboys’ hopes of winning their first Super Bowl in nearly 30 years, though, the superstar pass-rusher better take it easy going after Dak Prescott during training camp action. Parsons’ unbridled zeal for taking down passers […]

Joey Porter Jr. may very well follow in his father’s footsteps as a Pittsburgh Steelers legend. During Tuesday’s training camp practice, though, budding star wideout George Pickens provided the rookie cornerback with a classic “welcome to the NFL” moment. Matched up in one-on-one pass-catching drills, Pickens and Porter ran for stride-for-stride in a physical downfield […]

The Texas Longhorns ruffled feathers across the college sports landscape by deciding to leave the Big 12 one year earlier than initially agreed upon. As a new season dawns, Texas football is ready to “embrace the hate” that comes with not only bailing on its conference, but entering kickoff of 2023 as favorites to win […]

Steve Kerr wasn’t exactly surprised the Golden State Warriors didn’t repeat as champions last season, but it’s at least safe to say he was disappointed. Just because his team failed to raise the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June for a remarkable fifth time in nine seasons, though, hardly means Kerr didn’t glean joy from another […]

No one will ever mistake Brandin Podziemski for lacking confidence. Mere moments after he was selected with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors rookie boasted about his potential to be a “triple-double guy” in the NBA—despite having not accomplished that gaudy statistical feat in either of his […]

The Miami Dolphins shouldn’t be overly concerned by Jalen Ramsey’s knee injury. Why? As kickoff of the 2023 NFL season fast approaches, the superstar cornerback seems ready to attack rehab from surgery on his torn meniscus with self-reliant vigor. A day after undergoing surgery on his left knee, Ramsey posted a meme on Twitter meant […]

Moving on from Jordan Poole should’ve been a tough pill to swallow for the Golden State Warriors. Not only were the Dubs trading a 23-year-old who helped them win a title as negative value, but Poole’s departure marked the unofficial end of Golden State’s second timeline behind its dynastic core of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green […]

Don’t get your hopes up, New England Patriots fans. As the 2023 season dawns, free agent running back Dalvin Cook seems to only have eyes for the New York Jets. Refuting rumors of a possible meeting with New England, Cook clarified that his only remaining scheduled visit is with the rebuilt Jets, who—on-paper, at least—fit […]

Eddie Goldman’s un-retirement may prove unfortunately short-lived. Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith said on Saturday the veteran defensive tackle won’t be with the team going forward, per Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network, noting the franchise will soon make an official transaction on his status. Atlanta also signed defensive tackle Justin Ellis to fill Goldman’s vacated […]

Stephen Curry is the driving force behind the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty. Anyone with even a passing understanding of the team’s historic success over the last decade, though, knows full well that Curry and the Warriors may not have won a single championship, let alone four, without the singular impact provided by Draymond Green. As […]

The Golden State Warriors won’t enter 2023-24 as championship favorites. If the stunning offseason acquisition of Chris Paul goes even half as well as the Boston Celtics’ league-shaking trade for Kevin Garnett leading up to 2007-08, though, the Warriors will no doubt have a real chance to win a remarkable fifth title in nine years. […]

An anonymous former player is pushing back on P.J. Fleck’s denial of fostering a toxic culture as head coach of Minnesota football. Responding to the embattled coach’s insistence at Big 10 media day that he never used extra grueling workouts as a means of punishment for players, a former Gopher is calling B.S. “The fact […]

Gary Patterson might be back with Texas football this season after all. Just five months after leaving his position as a special assistant with the Longhorns, the former TCU head coach has received an invitation to return to Steve Sarkisian’s staff, according to Chip Brown of Horns247. Patterson assumed his role with Texas following the […]

Iron sharpens iron in the NFL. As a joint practice and exhibition opener between the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers loom, it should come as no surprise that Packers coach Matt LaFleur hopes Joe Burrow is healthy enough to face his team—and not just because he’s friends with Bengals coach Zac Taylor. In wake […]

Clemson football experienced an uncharacteristic down year in 2022. After entering the season with national title expectations, the Tigers finished 11-3, going undefeated against ACC foes but losing each of its major non-conference matchups—including an ugly 31-14 defeat to Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Coach Dabo Swinney was no doubt disappointed as anyone by his […]

When news of Joe Burrow’s non-contact, lower right leg injury initially made the rounds, one thought no doubt crossed the mind of every Cincinnati Bengals fan across the country. How would Kay Adams react? The host of Up and Adams, a devoted member of Bengals nation, shared her slack-jawed shock at Burrow’s injury on Twitter. “Omg,” she […]

Bad news for the rest of the NBA: As his 15th season begins to dawn, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry feels fresher than ever. Among the many reasons why, unfortunately, won’t sit well with fans fed up by the continued spread of load management across the league. Lauding the impact Warriors director of sports […]

Many studies have been conducted over the last decade exploring whether the “hot hand” is a tangible phenomenon in sports. No matter what conclusion data scientists land on, it goes without saying they aren’t as well-versed in the topic as Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. Unsurprisingly, the greatest shooter in the history of basketball […]

Deion Sanders’ sudden foray into coaching didn’t come from any insatiable need to scratch his post-playing football itch. Instead, it was his sudden realization of how young players were being taught the game he loves that pushed the Hall-of-Fame cornerback to become a college football coach. Sanders expanded on that development in the most recent […]

So much for the San Francisco 49ers’ health-related quarterback controversy. As training camp kicks off, all signs point to Brock Purdy being available for not just the regular season opener, but the lead up to 2023. General manager John Lynch said Tuesday that Purdy is “ready to go” and will not be placed on the […]

The Golden State Warriors tried their best in 2022-23 to get past Draymond Green’s preseason punch to Jordan Poole. As a new season dawns with that once looming controversy firmly in the rearview mirror, Stephen Curry still isn’t sure what else he and the team could’ve done to salvage its fractured chemistry while vying to […]

The Golden State Warriors’ title defense didn’t exactly go as planned. With that 20-20 hindsight, any hesitation felt by the Warriors and their fans regarding talks of Kevin Durant’s potential return last season seems incredibly foolish. As Stephen Curry recently revealed, a reunion with the two-time NBA Finals MVP wasn’t completely outside the realm of […]

You can take Brian Harman a long, long way from his native Peach State, but you definitely can’t take his love for Georgia football out of the newly minted winner of the Open Championship. After making history at Royal Liverpool by taking the Open Championship by a whopping six strokes, Harman revealed how he was […]

Dennis Schroder has issued an apology to Maxi Kleber after calling him out for not participating in last year’s Eurobasket with the German national team. The Toronto Raptors point guard’s mea culpa came via the German Basketball Federation, which attempted to squash the roiling beef between Schroder and Kleber by publicly calling for “the end […]

Katie Ledecky is no longer queen of the 400-meter freestyle. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist wasn’t exactly surprised to see her previous record broken once again at the swimming world championships. Ledecky finished second in the 400m on Sunday in Fukoaka, Japan, behind new world-record holder Ariarne Titmus’ winning time of three minutes, 55.38 seconds. […]

Brian Harman has earned his first major victory in historic fashion, winning the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on Sunday by a whopping six strokes. From Savannah, Georgia, to Hoylake, England 🏆@HarmanBrian wins his first major by SIX @TheOpen! pic.twitter.com/UzNuy4Nomi — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 23, 2023 Harman finished the Open Championship at […]