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A full twenty years after his career came to a close, Dennis Rodman remains one of the most controversial, beloved, and headline-making players in NBA history – a reality he insists would have helped him become a billionaire if he’d played in today’s era. In a sprawling conversation with Bleacher Report’s Sean Highkin, the Hall-of-Famer […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ season didn’t exactly get off to the start they envisioned. Fortunately for coach Mike Tomlin and company, though, any struggles going forward won’t be related to the absence of JuJu Smith-Schuster. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Pittsburgh’s No. 1 wideout won’t miss any time despite leaving Sunday’s loss to the […]

Who needs Tyreek Hill? Well, to achieve their goal of winning the organization’s first Super Bowl since 1970, the Kansas City Chiefs almost definitely will require the services of football’s most dangerous player. But if Sammy Watkins plays like he did in the Chiefs’ season-opening victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars, they’ll certainly be able to […]

Chris Bosh’s departure from the Toronto Raptors didn’t exactly endear him to basketball fans north of the border. Nearly a decade after he spurned the Raptors to join Dwyane Wade and LeBron James with the Miami Heat, though, the 11-time All-Star’s relationship with his former team is clearly much, much improved. During a Monday appearance […]

Antonio Brown is a member of the New England Patriots. Maybe even better for the six-time Pro Bowler than the opportunity to play for the reigning Super Bowl champions and catch passes from arguably the greatest quarterback of all time? That he got another substantial payday after his tumultuous tenure with the Oakland Raiders came […]

Training camp is just right around the corner, and Team USA seems destined for an epic gold-medal game against a dominant Serbia at the FIBA World Cup. But on Saturday, much of the attention of the NBA world was on superstar wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was embroiled in a fluid dispute with the Oakland […]

Grant Williams knows exactly what he has to do become a viable NBA rotation player sooner rather than later. The Boston Celtics rookie told Jay King of The Athletic that he’s concentrating on honing his long-range jumper, shooting on the move, and pressuring the ball defensively as his first training camp quickly approaches. Grant Williams […]

Rookie forward Kris Wilkes will no longer play for the New York Knicks this season on a two-way contract, according to the New York Post’s Marc Berman. Wilkes, undrafted out of UCLA, had a verbal agreement with the Knicks, but will be unable to honor it due to injuries. Though he won’t be healthy enough […]

What a difference few hours make. Antonio Brown is now officially a member of the New England Patriots, having signed a one-year deal with the reigning Super Bowl champions that could be worth as much as $15 million. The six-time Pro Bowler woke up on Saturday, though, as a member of the Oakland Raiders – […]

Antonio Brown is taking the narrative into his own hands. Mere hours after the Oakland Raiders announced that he would indeed play in his team’s regular-season opener on Monday night, the six-time Pro Bowler posted a video on Instagram that includes a recent phone conversation he shared with Jon Gruden. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2F39nzBthS/ Did you catch that? […]

Antonio Brown has yet to officially be suspended by the Oakland Raiders, and apparently hopes to mend his fractured relationship with the team despite so much mounting friction between he and organizational higher-ups. Whether the six-time Pro Bowler is ultimately forced to sit out multiple regular-season games or actually has the chance to get himself […]

Todd Gurley will not be at all limited in the Los Angeles Rams’ regular-season opener. After a playoffs in which he was more afterthought than integral cog of his team’s offense, the superstar running back opted against pouring fuel on the fire of speculation why during the offseason, instead keeping his head down to focus […]

It’s barely been 24 hours since the Dallas Cowboys inked one of their young offensive building blocks to a record contract extension. Just because Ezekiel Elliott’s deal is finally done, though, hardly means management’s work is finished. Where does the front office’s attention turn now that Dallas’ superstar running back is locked up for foreseeable […]

Antonio Brown’s frozen feet are pretty much fully healed. The helmet issue that kept him off the field midway through training camp has apparently been resolved. But despite overcoming the obstacles that once jeopardized his tenure with the Oakland Raiders, Brown’s status with the silver-and-black is more tenuous than ever as the regular season officially […]

Two Larry O’Brien Trophies and four straight trips to the NBA Finals later, it’s easy to forget that many thought the Golden State Warriors’ first championship deserved an asterisk. It wasn’t just Cleveland Cavaliers fans, frustrated by the absence of Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving in the first of three consecutive June matchups between their […]

Ezekiel Elliott got his wish. Now that the Dallas Cowboys have compensated him as the highest-paid running back in football, the Dallas Cowboys star hardly minced words when asked why he sought that distinction in contract negotiations. “Because I believe I’m the best,” Elliott said, per ESPN’s Todd Archer. On Wednesday, Elliott signed a six-year, […]

Barely more than a year removed from being promoted to head coach of the Toronto Raptors, Nick Nurse is already taking the lead in helping develop Canada’s national program. The championship-winning coach is currently roaming the sidelines for Team Canada at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, his first tournament as coach of our neighbors to […]

Sterling Brown, as expected, isn’t backing down. The Common Council in Milwaukee officially approved a $400,000 settlement offer from the city attorney to the Milwaukee Bucks guard, according to Alison Dirr of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Brown’s attorney, Mark Thomsen, made it clear his client would not accept any settlement that didn’t include an admission […]

Ezekiel Elliott’s gamble paid off exactly how he wanted. The superstar running back signed a six-year, $90 million deal with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday, ending his weeks-long holdout from the team just days before its season-opener. Just because player and management finally reached an agreement, though, doesn’t necessarily mean Elliott is pleased with the […]

Hopes of Laquon Treadwell living up to his draft position have all but vanished entirely. Just because the fourth-year wide receiver was released over the weekend by the Minnesota Vikings, though, hardly means he won’t get another chance to establish himself as a worthwhile pass-catching weapon. Following his visit with the Buffalo Bills earlier this […]

The Houston Rockets have been as successful as any team in basketball outside of the Golden State Warriors over the past three seasons. They won 55 games in 2016-17, pushed the Warriors to a deciding seventh game in the Western Conference Finals one year later, and were tied 2-2 with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and […]

Maybe the most anticipated matchup of Week 1 of the regular season will come on Monday night, when the Houston Texans visit the New Orleans Saints. The game isn’t just a meeting between two teams with legitimate Super Bowl aspirations, but also one between two of the league’s best quarterbacks on opposite ends of their […]

Eric Weddle surely needs less time to acclimate to the Los Angeles Rams than the vast majority of players who switched teams over the offseason. Just because the veteran safety’s smarts and experience are poised to make his transition to playing for the Rams relatively easy, though, doesn’t mean he’s entirely comfortable heading into Week […]

The Chicago Bears could be without a key weapon as they kickoff off the 2019 regular season, the franchise’s 100th in existence, on Thursday night against the Green Bay Packers. According to ESPN’s Jeff Dickerson, tight end Trey Burton will be a game-time decision for Week 1 as he continues recovering from a groin injury. […]

The Chicago Bears unveiled statues of a pair of franchise legends outside Soldier Field on Tuesday, mere days before kickoff of the team’s 100th season. Legends live on.#Bears100 pic.twitter.com/Ax7slCftiR — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 3, 2019 Hall-of-Fame running back Walter Payton was one of the organization icons honored with a statue measuring 12-feet tall and […]

Evan Engram was on the fast track toward stardom after a record-breaking rookie season. Injuries robbed the New York Giants tight end of fulfilling that potential in 2018, though, as he played just 11 games. But with kickoff of the regular season right around the corner, Engram is excited to re-establish himself as one of […]

Rob Gronkowski still hasn’t completely closed the door on resuming his football career in the future. If Tom Brady has any aspirations of his former favorite target returning to the field soon, the New England Patriots quarterback now knows exactly how to convince him. During an appearance on “The Adam Schefter Podcast,” a laughing Gronkowski […]

Rob Gronkowksi hasn’t completely closed the door on resuming his football career down the line. And if he ultimately elects to return to the NFL, the New England Patriots icon will be all the better off for his time spent away from the game. During an appearance on HBO’s The Shop, Gronkowski shed light on why […]

For now, the jury is still out on DK Metcalf’s prospects of developing into a high-level wide receiver at the NFL level. What’s been abundantly clear dating back to his days at Ole Miss, though, is the rookie’s incredible athleticism and all-around physical profile. As such, it should come as no surprise that his body […]

Jason Verrett has gained a clean bill of health just in time for the regular season. According to Nick Wagoner of ESPN, the San Francisco 49ers cornerback was back at practice on Monday in advance of his team’s season-opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Also returning to the field for San Francisco was cornerback K’Waun […]

Two of the New York Jets’ most important players are “trending in the right direction” for Week 1. Coach Adam Gase told reporters on Monday that cornerback Trumaine Johnson and wide receiver Robby Anderson are both on track to play in Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini. Johnson, the Jets’ […]

Rolando McClain could still very well prove himself worthy of a roster spot. If his comeback ultimately proves fruitful, though, it won’t come with the Dallas Cowboys. McClain was released by the Cowboys on Monday, according to Pro Football Talk, mere days after he was conditionally reinstated by the NFL. Cowboys will release LB Rolando […]

Amari Cooper got healthy to play at the perfect time. The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver returned to practice on Monday, taking the field with his teammates for the first since early August after dealing with pain in his heel due to plantar fascia. Though he didn’t participate in every drill and still feels some amount […]

Melvin Gordon has lived up to his word. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, The two-time Pro Bowler will sit out of the Los Angeles Chargers’ season-opening matchup against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday as he scours the trade market for potential suitors to end his stalemate with the organization. Chargers running back Melvin Gordon does […]

Kevin King doesn’t exactly have a proven track record of success in the NFL. Injuries have limited 2017 second-round pick to just 15 games of his first two seasons, leading many to wonder whether the Green Bay Packers cornerback would ever earn a lasting clean bill of health. Fortunately, King took the biggest necessary step […]

Adrian Peterson, after a surprisingly effective 2018, will get his fair share of touches this season. Any notion that the Washington Redskins’ plan of attack in the backfield was a true time share between he and sophomore running back Derrius Guice, though, was put to rest on Monday by coach Jay Gruden. “Jay Gruden told […]

The Kansas City Chiefs wasted no time bringing in LeSean McCoy. Now that the veteran running back has officially signed in Kansas City, the Chiefs will quickly get him up to speed before Sunday’s season-opening tilt with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Asked on Monday if McCoy would play against Jacksonville, coach Andy Reid answered with a […]

The 2019 FIBA World Cup is officially under way. Though there’s a lot of star power in China, including reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic, the Americans clearly sent their ‘B’ team or even worse to the World Cup, and several longtime powers on international stage are […]

Two years removed from being selected with the No. 1 overall pick of the NBA draft, Markelle Fultz remains basketball’s biggest mystery. The Orlando Magic elected against playing him in Summer League, and have stayed mostly mum on his progress recovering from the shoulder injury that caused him to miss most of his first two […]