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For the first time since 2000, the New York Knicks’ Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics advances them to the Eastern Conference Finals. The momentous victory gave fans a reason to celebrate in the streets, even if that meant temporarily blocking the road for fan-favorite center Mitchell Robinson. As the 7-foot-1 center attempted to […]

The Dallas Wings’ 2025 WNBA opening night game against the Minnesota Lynx did not go as planned. While all the attention was on Paige Bueckers’ professional debut, Wings center Teaira McCowan turned heads for all the wrong reasons. The 28-year-old center started her seventh season in the league on Friday night, including her fourth with […]

Bill Belichick sees his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, as his creative inspiration. Ahead of his first season with North Carolina, the 73-year-old coach credited her as much in his new book, “The Art of Winning: Lessons from my Life in Football.” While Belichick focuses his mind on football, Hudson is the creative, business-minded thinker of the […]

Despite going just 5-12 in 2024, there is a lot for Chicago Bears fans to be excited about. With the NFL officially releasing the 2025 season schedule, predictions are fully underway for Ben Johnson’s first year with the Bears. Johnson, the reigning AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year, was the ideal hire to guide […]

Seven months after winning their first title in franchise history, the New York Liberty are prepared to defend their championship status. The Liberty begins their back-to-back bid in their season opener against the Las Vegas Aces, where 2024 breakout star Leonie Fiebich is expected to return to the team. Fiebich had been away from the […]

By bringing the New York Liberty to their first WNBA championship, Breanna Stewart believes she changed the culture of the city. Despite winning two previous titles with the Seattle Storm, Stewart saw her third ring as a pivotal point in her career. Stewart believes that winning a title with the Liberty will change the structure […]

Ahead of her seventh season in the WNBA, Napheesa Collier is taking her career to the next level with an official shoe deal. The Minnesota Lynx star has quickly become one of the biggest names in women’s sports and recently took her next step to superstardom. Collier’s deal with Nike’s Jordan Brand was announced within […]

Three new families are joining the San Francisco 49ers’ ownership group. After fielding offers for weeks for a part of his stake in the team, 49ers owner Jed York reportedly agreed to sell six percent of the franchise. The York family will sell six percent of their stake to the Khosla, Deeter and Griffith families, […]

Following Derek Carr’s shocking retirement, the New Orleans Saints are suddenly left without a quarterback. While the move presumably leaves the team in the hands of rookie Tyler Shough, there are still a lot of unanswered questions that the now-retired veteran is leaving open-ended. Since hanging up the cleats, Carr has not spoken to any […]

The Green Bay Packers are aware that 2025 will be a crucial year for Jordan Love. With Sean Mannion taking over as the Packers’ quarterbacks coach, the team is confident in Love as their leader ahead of his fifth season. Mannion, a former third-round pick, played for head coach Matt LaFleur in 2017 with the […]

For years, Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have been pitted against each other as enemies. Ahead of their second seasons in the WNBA, the tension has developed into a Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever rivalry. The outspoken Reese has primarily driven the narrative between the two, culminating with her viral statement that she is just as much […]

Just four years into his professional career, fans wondered if blood clots would prevent the injury-riddled Christian Barmore from ever playing an NFL snap again. Five months later, the New England Patriots defensive tackle feels as good as he ever has. Barmore, 25, believes he is ready to return for the Patriots’ 2025 season opener, […]

As one of the league’s most storied franchises, the Dallas Cowboys are still one of the biggest draws in the NFL. With the 2025 NFL schedules releasing on Wednesday, the Cowboys unsurprisingly topped the charts with six scheduled prime-time games. While many still despise Dallas, the team still has thousands of loyal supporters nationwide. The […]

Despite splitting his time in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers, Hall of Famer Charles Woodson is on track to become a minority owner with the Cleveland Browns. That is, with a specific Tom Brady-inspired clause in the expected deal. Woodson is on the verge of buying a 0.1 percent share […]

Seeking a spot in the notoriously stingy lightweight rankings, Jared Gordon (20-7, 1 NC) and Thiago Moises (19-8) meet in the Octagon at UFC Vegas 106 on Saturday. It is time to continue our UFC odds series with a Jared Gordon-Thiago Moises prediction and pick. Gordon, 36, is known for his rotten luck with the […]

Like all teams now do, the Indianapolis Colts attempted to get creative with their 2025 NFL schedule release video. Unfortunately, they took the scenes in the video a bridge too far and were forced to later take it down and issue an apology to Miami Dolphins wideout Tyreek Hill. The Colts apologized for the “insensitive […]

As the new-look Indiana Fever prepare for another record-breaking season, Sports Illustrated recognizes them as the center of the athletic world. Ahead of the 2025 WNBA season opener, the long-running popular magazine bestowed Caitlin Clark, DeWanna Bonner, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston with the honor of being on the cover of its May issue. Weeks […]

With a gentleman’s sweep of the Golden State Warriors, the Minnesota Timberwolves return to the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive season. However, as excited as fans were, many did not approve of the team using Anthony Edwards to mock Stephen Curry in celebration. After the Game 5 victory, the Timberwolves posted a video […]

One month after the 2025 NFL Draft, the league still has no clue what is happening with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ situation with former New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. However, if the official schedule release is any indication, officials seem to believe Rodgers’ signing is imminent. The league certainly pays attention to media storylines and […]

Despite morphing into one of the best teams in the league down the stretch of the regular season, the Golden State Warriors’ 2024-2025 run ended on a whimper. The Warriors played without Stephen Curry for most of their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but it seems they were also essentially without Jimmy Butler, who was […]

For the sixth time in their parallel careers, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are scheduled for a primetime clash. As one of the biggest pieces of news during the NFL 2025 schedule releases, the Baltimore Ravens will host the Buffalo Bills in the first Sunday Night Football game of the year. In the first week […]

Ever since the San Francisco 49ers traded DeForest Buckner to the Indianapolis Colts, they have lacked a physical presence in the middle of their defense. The 49ers attempted to address the issue by taking two defensive tackles within the first four rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft: Alfred Collins and CJ West. Not much went […]

Barring a shocking trade, Cooper Flagg will begin his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks but cannot hide his fandom for Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton. Amid the point guard’s superb run in the playoffs, Flagg gave Haliburton his flowers during the 2025 NBA Draft Combine. Flagg was one of the handful of incoming rookies […]

The Cincinnati Bengals still have a lot of time to potentially work on a Trey Hendrickson extension, but the signs are not looking good. Months after requesting a trade for the second straight offseason, Hendrickson ripped the Bengals for not reaching out to him after the 2025 NFL Draft. The star defensive end said he […]

Since its reconstruction in 2019, the NBA Draft lottery has been notoriously difficult to predict. Few were more surprised by the Dallas Mavericks coming out on top of the 2025 lottery than Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri. Ujiri’s Raptors entered the lottery with the seventh-highest odds of landing the No. 1 pick and ended with […]

Another NBA Draft lottery went down in the books, giving fans another reason to call the process rigged. Regardless, the Dallas Mavericks received a lucrative compensation prize, whether intentional or not, for the failed Luka Doncic trade, securing the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, which the Mavs will most likely use […]

After sweeping the Miami Heat in the first round, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in a shocking 3-1 hole against the Indiana Pacers. The Cavs’ injury struggles have contributed to the disappointment with Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley all missing time. With Game 5 on deck, Mitchell remains questionable with an ankle sprain. […]

Without Stephen Curry on the court, the Golden State Warriors are desperately searching for answers to avoid elimination against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Through four games, Brandin Podziemski has not been that guy. Despite starting each of the series’ first four games, Podziemski has been arguably the Warriors’ biggest offensive liability. The second-year guard has gone […]

Five years into his NBA career, Anthony Edwards is already developing a reputation as one of the league’s best playoff performers. While his on-court heroics stole the show in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 4 win over the Golden State Warriors, his behind-the-scenes leadership was even more critical. When the Timberwolves entered the locker room with […]

After one year away from the league, Jaylon Smith is returning to the NFL. The former Pro Bowl linebacker, who spent the first five years of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, will sign with the Las Vegas Raiders in his attempted comeback. The Raiders decided to sign Smith on Sunday after a weekend tryout, […]

Coming off their second Super Bowl title in the last decade, it is hard to imagine the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense being much better in 2025. However, under new offensive coordinator, Kevin Patullo, some within the organization believe they can reach another level. By returning 10 offensive starters in 2025, the Eagles retain the cohesion and […]

Four years after last sharing the field, Antonio Brown revealed that Tom Brady still messages him to check in on each other. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates endured a brief falling out during Brady’s divorce from Gisele Bundchen but appear to have mended the fences. After Brady spoke about Brown […]

Derek Carr officially retired as a member of the New Orleans Saints, but a part of him will always belong to the Las Vegas Raiders. After he shocked the league with his stunning decision, Carr did not forget to leave Mark Davis and the Raiders out of his official farewell statement. With a picture of […]

Even coming off a loss, Ben Stiller remains confident that his New York Knicks will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Ahead of the Knicks’ Game 4 against the Boston Celtics, the actor and superfan showed no doubt in his updated series prediction. Stiller, who has been a fan his entire life, predicted that his […]

Angel Reese is ready to take her game to the next level in 2025. Coming off a historic rookie year, the Chicago Sky forward plans to use her successful WNBA preseason to launch herself into an even better second season. Knowing how successful her rookie campaign was, Reese still believes she has another level to […]

Several factors contributed to the Golden State Warriors’ Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but many pointed to Draymond Green’s sixth foul with four minutes remaining. To Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, the foul-out was not the biggest factor in his team’s downfall. Kerr admitted he did not believe Green deserved a couple of […]

As the younger brother of the late Sean Taylor, Gabe Taylor is getting more shine during the Washington Commanders’ rookie minicamp than most undrafted rookies. As much as fans appreciate the story, the moment means even more to the Taylor family. Well aware of the spotlight he is receiving due to his brother, Gabe Taylor […]

Two weeks after Cam Ward represented them well at the 2025 NFL Draft, the Miami football team took a significant hit. After putting the final touches on his first full academic year, freshman linebacker Adarius Hayes was involved in a fatal car crash that took the lives of two young boys in his hometown of […]

Over the past 20 years, few teams have been better at producing quality under-the-radar rookie prospects than the New England Patriots. Even with Bill Belichick out of the building, the Patriots have an intriguing crop of talent to work with coming out of the 2025 NFL Draft. The Patriots selected 11 players in the 2025 […]