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Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winner to open the 2025 NBA Finals did not just captivate Indianapolis; it ignited fans around the globe. International fans could barely contain their excitement as the Indiana Pacers star gave his team a stunning 1-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder. As the league typically does with big highlights, the NBA released […]

Since retiring from the NBA in 2019, Dwyane Wade has remained at the center of the spotlight. Now simply a fan of the game, Wade filmed his reaction to the Indiana Pacers’ fourth-quarter comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals. As the chaos led to another Tyrese Haliburton […]

Ahead of what figures to be a semi-rebuilding year in the 2025 college football season, Oregon might have suffered another major loss. The Ducks’ top returning receiver, Evan Stewart, sustained an injury in early June that is believed to threaten his availability in the upcoming season. Stewart, a rising senior, suffered a “significant” lower-body injury […]

With Game 1 seemingly out of reach in the final frame, Tyrese Haliburton did it again with another jaw-dropping game-winner. In what seems like a broken record at this point, Haliburton’s step-back jumper lifted the Indiana Pacers over the Oklahoma City Thunder to steal the first installment of the 2025 NBA Finals. Haliburton’s absurd midrange […]

After months of deliberation, the most drawn-out storyline of the 2025 NFL offseason will finally come to an end. Following his release from the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers will return for one more year in 2025 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ahead of his first season with the Steelers, we’ll be making our Aaron Rodgers […]

Despite trading out of the first round, the Los Angeles Rams reeled in an impressive rookie class at the 2025 NFL Draft. With 2025 NFL OTAs taking place, the Rams got their initial look at their first-year players in live action. While many players garnered considerable attention, dynamic wideout Konata Mumpfield continues to turn heads. […]

Undefeated contender Azamat Murzakanov puts his No. 12 ranking on the line at UFC 316 against the surging Brendson Ribeiro. It is time to continue our UFC 316 odds series with an Amazat Murzakanov-Brendson Ribeiro prediction and pick. Murzakanov, 36, improved to 14-0 with a knockout of Alonzo Menifield at UFC Kansas City 2024. Though […]

Penn State’s defense suffered a significant setback early in the 2025 college football offseason. After losing former stars Abdul Carter, Kevin Winston Jr. and Jaylen Reed to the NFL Draft, the Nittany Lions suffered another major blow with Max Granville picking up a significant injury. Granville, a redshirt freshman, suffered a serious injury in practice […]

Nick Bosa and Joey Bosa both went to Ohio State before wreaking havoc in the NFL, but have not shared a field since high school. However, when the latter was released by the Los Angeles Chargers early in the 2025 offseason, the former briefly believed the San Francisco 49ers might be interested in adding his […]

With four quarterbacks seemingly on even ground — Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders — the Cleveland Browns’ offseason battle is one of the tightest in the league. Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees confirmed as much during the team’s OTAs. Ahead of his first year with the team, Rees believes any of the […]

After avenging an early loss with a 75-70 victory over the Seattle Storm on June 1, the Las Vegas Aces filed an official complaint to the league. The Aces alleged that a member of the Storm’s coaching staff cursed at one of their players, forcing the WNBA to intervene. The WNBA is not launching a […]

With Aaron Rodgers still unaccounted for, the Pittsburgh Steelers are noticeably cautious with their public comments. Many noticed head coach Mike Tomlin being specifically careful of his interview wording, even if it counters some of his previous talking points. Most assume Rodgers will sign with the Steelers, but the quarterback remains absent while the team […]

After compiling one of the greatest careers in college football history, Reggie Bush struggled with injuries at the next level. While injuries will never be entirely removed from the game, Bush believes they would be mitigated if NFL owners agreed to eliminate field turf. Nearly a decade after his retirement, Bush still finds himself worrying […]

With OTAs fully underway, the Jacksonville Jaguars have not stopped improving their offseason roster. Their latest additions came in the form of receiver Trenton Irwin and defensive end Dawuane Smoot. The Jaguars signed Irwin and Smoot on Tuesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. Details of the deals have yet to be released, but the veterans appear […]

The San Francisco 49ers made a mid-sized defensive addition on Monday, acquiring defensive end Bryce Huff in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. One day later, the trade became official, with Huff passing his mandatory physical. Huff’s physical was the final requirement for the teams to complete the trade. He passed it on Tuesday to […]

With just 37 tackles and one sack in 2024, Kenny Clark is coming off the worst statistical season of his nine-year career. However, after recovering from surgery early in the Green Bay Packers’ 2025 offseason, Clark admitted that a previously undisclosed injury was to blame for his uncharacteristically poor performances. After missing the Packers’ first […]

By drafting Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns’ 2025 offseason easily became one of the most discussed topics in the league. But with the upcoming season shaping up to be a rebuild year, the Browns have more than one potential hidden gem on their roster. By definition, […]

After claiming her third MVP award in 2024, A’ja Wilson is already collecting more trophies in 2025. Following three more strong performances, the Las Vegas Aces center earned the Week 2 WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week award. The league announced the winners on Tuesday morning on its social media pages. Wilson earned the […]

When Tyreek Hill bluntly requested a trade at the end of the 2024 season, it seemed like a storyline that would dominate the offseason. But after he rescinded the comment, the narrative quickly faded away. However, with the NFL offseason hitting the June 1 landmark, the discussions are back on the front page, with the […]

For the first time in years, New York Giants fans are actually excited for the 2025 season to begin. After hauling in an impressive group of free agents, the Giants had an even better 2025 NFL Draft class, including an intriguing batch of undrafted rookies. The Giants started the draft with a bang, taking Abdul […]

Even as the Indiana Pacers advance to the 2025 NBA Finals, Myles Turner knows they are still not a big-market team. But after beating the New York Knicks to clinch the Eastern Conference Finals, the center knows his team does not need attention to “get results.” After the win, Turner said he sees fans acknowledging […]

The Indiana Pacers’ offense blew the New York Knicks away in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but their suffocating defense truly clinched the historic win. While Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam shone offensively, they would not have won the series without Andrew Nembhard’s defense on Jalen Brunson. Brunson scored a series-low 19 points […]

Micah Parsons’ surprising no-show at OTAs suddenly made his contract dispute painfully evident to the Dallas Cowboys. Though still early in the offseason, NBC Sports analyst Mike Florio believes the Cowboys only have themselves to blame. Ahead of the final year of his current deal, the injury risk OTAs present is not worth Parsons’ time […]

While ‘Inside the NBA’ will live on, its three-decade-long partnership with TNT concluded along with the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. After the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks to clinch the NBA Finals, Ernie Johnson led the iconic four-man crew in an emotional final send-off on the TNT set. Johnson closed the show with […]

After 36 years, the beloved NBA on TNT program will finally come to an end. While the fan-favorite ‘Inside the NBA’ crew will remain intact, the league will no longer broadcast games on the TNT channel, with the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals marking the end of its legendary run. As the winning head coach of […]

In the last 30 years, no team has been better at consistently digging up diamonds in the rough than the New England Patriots. Amid an offseason full of change, the Patriots believe they have found a few more hidden gems on their 2025 offseason roster. The Patriots’ 2025 season will begin a new era for […]

Coming off a 6-11 finish in 2024, changes to the San Francisco 49ers’ roster were inevitable in the 2025 offseason. Without much wiggle room to use in free agency, the team could not make a big offseason splash. However, in typical 49er fashion, some of their most intriguing additions flew under the radar. The 49ers […]

Coming off another season-ending loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills’ roster only has one direction to go in the 2025 offseason. While they brought in an impressive batch of new players, a handful of unheralded rookies could end up being some of their best moves. After bringing in a noteworthy free agency […]

Few teams have been more active than the San Francisco 49ers in the 2025 offseason, leading to an interesting state entering OTAs. Following the 49ers’ roster shakeups, many players have a lot to prove in the offseason, but perhaps none more than second-year wideout Ricky Pearsall. Since losing to the Arizona Cardinals in their 2024 […]

With the uncertainty surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2025 offseason, most of their roster has much to prove at OTAs. However, coming off a nonexistent rookie campaign, wide receiver Roman Wilson has more ground to cover than most. A 2024 third-round pick, Wilson entered the Steelers organization with high expectations. His hype train took […]

Following a 0-5 start to the 2025 season, the Connecticut Sun are finally on the board with an 85-83 win over the shorthanded Indiana Fever. Despite the long road ahead in the young season, the Sun took a moment to celebrate their first win of the year. Marina Mabrey, Saniya Rivers, Olivia Nelson-Ododa and others […]

The Las Vegas Aces topped the Los Angeles Sparks 96-81 on Friday night in their first meeting since their blockbuster offseason trade. The matchup featured Kelsey Plum’s return to Michelob ULTRA Arena, but her homecoming was ultimately spoiled by former teammates A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young. In her typical dominant fashion, Wilson led all scores […]

While the NFL OTAs do not typically have much roster implications early in the offseason, several Kansas City Chiefs members could already be fighting for their jobs. Coming off a pedestrian 3.5-sack season in 2024, defensive end Mike Danna tops the team’s list of players with the most to prove over the summer. Danna, 27, […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had several rookie standouts over the last two decades, including a handful who are still with the team. While current stars Mike Evans and Vita Vea burst onto the scene in their own right, the Buccaneers’ best rookie in the last 20 years is running back Bucky Irving, according to […]

A lot has happened in the Los Angeles Chargers’ 2025 offseason, making their rookie minicamp seem like a distant memory. But with their unique approach to the offseason, everything is set up for the rookies to hit the ground running. Jim Harbaugh has never been a coach to take the easy route, and he worked […]

If there is one player Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell expects to have a big year in 2025, it is Jameson Williams. Ahead of the speedster’s fourth season, Campbell loves everything he is seeing from him in the offseason. Campbell already loved Williams’ “versatility,” but complimented the work the 24-year-old has done in the […]

As one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, St. John’s Rick Pitino has seen it all. While not typically a fan of how NBA teams defend, Pitino offered one of his greatest compliments to the Oklahoma City Thunder. One day after the Thunder clinched the NBA Finals with a Game 5 win over […]

Few professional sports teams celebrate big wins like the New York Knicks do. Coming off the team’s big win over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, Knicks fans immediately hit the streets to celebrate the victory in a way only they could. Knicks fans could not contain their excitement after New […]

The Indiana Pacers dropped Game 5 to the New York Knicks, but that did not stop them from making a ruckus on social media. Despite the loss, the Pacers did not hesitate to troll the Knicks’ celebrity row of fans, including Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Ben Stiller and Miles Teller, before the Eastern Conference Finals […]