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The Dallas Mavericks are one of the many teams adding players using the hardship exception due to the outbreak of COVID-19 around the NBA, plus injuries to Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. The Mavs recently added former lottery pick Marquese Chriss, and he played a key role in a big win over the Minnesota Timberwolves […]

With COVID-19 spreading rapidly around the NBA and so many players in the league’s health and safety protocols, teams are scrambling to find replacement players. One intriguing name that has come up is Tyreke Evans, who has been out of the NBA since a 2019 drug ban. The Sacramento Kings would make plenty of sense […]

The Seattle Seahawks were trying to mount a late comeback against the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday night, but they were stifled on a fourth-down play with about three and a half minutes remaining. Under pressure, Russell Wilson lofted up a pass for DeeJay Dallas, only for it to fall incomplete. However, Rams linebacker Ernest […]

With NBA rosters ravaged by COVID-19, a number of players are getting major opportunities. That includes Lance Stephenson, who’s set to make his return to the league as a member of the Atlanta Hawks on a 10-day hardship deal, according to Marc Stein. Stephenson had been playing in the G League with the Grand Rapids […]

The Toronto Raptors are just one of the many NBA teams dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, and now Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn are the latest to enter the league’s health and safety protocols, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. They join Pascal Siakam, Gary Trent Jr. and Dalano Banton as the other Raptors in protocols. Shams […]

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were dealt a devastating blow when an MRI revealed star wide receiver Chris Godwin tore his ACL in the ugly 9-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football. The injury initially wasn’t believed to be that serious, but further testing showed the true nature of […]

The Chicago Bulls had two games postponed last week due to a massive COVID-19 outbreak. At one point, the Bulls had 10 players in the NBA’s health and safety protocols, which finally prompted the postponements. Last month, Nikola Vucevic also missed time with COVID. One Bull who hasn’t yet tested positive for the virus is […]

The Boston Celtics crumbled in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, getting outscored by 10 points in the final frame to suffer a 108-103 loss as Joel Embiid dominated down the stretch. The defeat dropped the Celtics under .500 to 15-16 on the season. While Boston has not been able to […]

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields took a bit of a beating against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. He continues to struggle to draw roughing-the-passer calls despite the NFL typically doing all it can to protect quarterbacks, and he took a dirty shot to the head from Eric Kendricks while sliding to finish […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff had his best game of the season in a shocking 30-12 win over the first-place Arizona Cardinals, so of course now he’s going on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Lions announced the move, along with a number of others, on Monday. #Lions announce roster moves: Activate CB Mark Gilbert & RB […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has had himself one heck of a career, dominating the NBA essentially right since he came into the league in 2003. James is now in Year 19 of his career and is still playing at a high level as one of the best players in the world. Monday, SB […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was officially introduced by Grant Hill as the new men’s basketball head coach for USA Basketball on Monday. Kerr will coach Team USA for the 2022-2024 cycle, which includes the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Warriors head coach is taking over for […]

It was reported earlier Monday that Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin had suffered an MCL sprain and would miss the rest of the regular season, but a return to the playoffs wasn’t ruled out. The injury is actually much worse, though, with Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians revealing a torn ACL, per The […]

The NC State men’s basketball program has received its punishment for its role in the college basketball’s FBI scandal. While there will be no postseason ban, the program has been placed on probation for one year and former Wolfpack head coach Mark Gottfried was given a one-year show-cause order, per ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. Furthermore, former […]

The Peng Shuai saga took another turn, with the women’s tennis player speaking to a Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper about her situation. In a video released by the newspaper, Lianhe Zaobao, Peng denied saying she was sexually assaulted, even despite a November social media post that accused a former top Communist Party official of forcing her […]

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden hasn’t played since Week 10 action against the Detroit Lions in mid-November due to a foot injury, but he’s finally set to make his return against the Tennessee Titans in Week 15, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapaport. Haden will provide a boost to a Steelers team that needs all […]

The Arizona Cardinals will not have DeAndre Hopkins for the rest of the season and the beginning of the playoffs due to knee surgery, but their high-powered offense is getting some good news on the injury front ahead of Sunday’s game against the lowly Detroit Lions. Running back Chase Edmonds is set to return from his […]

Jake Paul got the better of Tyron Woodley again on Saturday night in Tampa, this time knocking him out cold in the sixth round. Paul knocked out Woodley with a big right hand at the 2:12 mark. Check this out: After the fight, Jake Paul talked up that powerful right hand of his, via Marc […]

After going up 20-0 on the New England Patriots, the Indianapolis Colts found themselves on the ropes after 17 straight Patriots points made it 20-17 late in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s game. But as he has all season, running back Jonathan Taylor played the hero, sealing the game with an incredible 67-yard touchdown […]

The Zion Williamson saga this season has been a painful one for the New Orleans Pelicans and their fans. It all started when David Griffin announced at Media Day that the New Orleans Pelicans star had undergone offseason foot surgery. While Griffin said the expectation was that Williamson would be back for the start of […]

When there’s a coaching change in college football, it’s smart to assume there will be an impact on recruiting. Kids often follow a coach to their new school, or they simply just decide to go somewhere else. The former is what happened with the LSU Tigers and wide receiver recruit Decoldest Crawford. While former LSU […]

Positive COVID-19 tests are sweeping through the NFL and other sports right now, and New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton just got hit with a positive test. That means Payton will not coach in the Saints’ Week 15 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football. New Orleans announced that defensive coordinator […]

The Kentucky Wildcats were supposed to face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Saturday. Ohio State’s COVID-19 outbreak resulted in the cancellation of that game, leaving Kentucky looking for another opponent. Once the North Carolina Tar Heels’ CBS Sports Classic game against the UCLA Bruins was canceled because […]

Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice tendered his resignation on Friday morning, with Dave Lowry set to take over as the interim coach. The Jets released this statement on the matter: pic.twitter.com/Nb42gBlJJS — Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) December 17, 2021 This is a somewhat shocking move after Maurice signed a contract extension in early 2020. […]

Tiger Woods is back. The legendary golfer recently announced that he would be participating with his son Charlie in the PNC Championship this weekend, including the pro-am portion of the event. Tiger and Charlie hit the range before Friday’s pro-am and then teed off in the morning: It's good to have @TigerWoods and Charlie on […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars fired Urban Meyer overnight after a disastrous 2-11 start to his first season, which featured loads of dysfunction and embarrassment. People have been dunking all over Meyer for being a total debacle as an NFL head coach, and this didn’t stop at interim head coach Darrell Bevell’s press conference on Thursday. A […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson will not be back by Christmas, according to Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic. There had previously been rumblings that Thompson could return the week of Christmas, but the Warriors don’t have plans for Thompson to debut at home on either Dec. 20 or Dec. 23. There […]

The Detroit Lions’ 2021 season has been brutal, and it just took another hit with the loss of star tight end T.J. Hockenson to left thumb surgery. Hockenson went under the knife on Thursday and is expected to make a full recovery for the Lions’ offseason program, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hockenson finishes his […]

Minnesota Vikings star wide receiver Adam Thielen missed last Thursday night’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers due to an ankle injury suffered in Week 13 against the Detroit Lions. However, there’s some optimism that Thielen will be able to return for Monday Night Football against the Chicago Bears to finish off Week 15. Vikings head […]

Former NFL star wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead at just 38 years old in a Florida hotel room back in February. Jackson’s brain was sent to researchers after his death, and results of the research show he was suffering from stage 2 CTE when he died. CTE is a degenerative brain disease that can […]

It seemed like every day there was a new story coming out about Urban Meyer and the dysfunction surrounding the Jacksonville Jaguars. It all came to a head on Wednesday, when former Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo accused Meyer of kicking him. Late in the night, it was then reported and officially announced that Meyer was […]

People always love to come up with lists and debate the best players in sports, so that’s why The Athletic decided to poll 118 former NBA players before the 2021-22 season on a number of questions pertaining to the league when it comes to both the present and future. Naturally, the lead question asked who […]

The Chicago Bulls are currently dealing with a massive COVID-19 outbreak that has postponed two of their games. The Bulls reached a whopping 10 players in the NBA’s health and safety protocols before the league finally stepped in to give the team a break. One of those players not in protocols is Nikola Vucevic (he […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is set to break Ray Allen’s all-time 3-point record on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, albeit after some crazy travel issues. However, legendary New York Knicks announcer Walt “Clyde” Frazier won’t be in the building for Curry’s record-breaking night. That’s because Frazier is now in the NBA’s health […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson’s return from foot surgery recently hit another setback when it was announced that the bone in his right foot wasn’t healing as hoped. The Pelicans decided it would be prudent to scale back his rehab in order to an attempt to help the healing process. It’s unclear just when […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is still chasing after Ray Allen’s 3-point record. There was some hype that Curry could pull it off at home against the Portland Trail Blazers last week before the Warriors went on a long road trip, though he would have needed to hit an NBA-record 16 triples to do […]

The Indiana Pacers are reportedly mulling big roster changes, with star big man Domantas Sabonis a candidate to be traded. Caris LeVert and Myles Turner are other notable names on the trading block, though The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports the Pacers likely wouldn’t trade both Sabonis and Turner. Given Sabonis is Indiana’s best player, Charania […]

The Chicago Bulls currently have 10 players in health and safety protocols due to a COVID-19 outbreak, and the NBA finally stepped in and decided to postpone their games this week against the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors. The Athletic’s James Edwards III first reported the likelihood of Tuesday’s game against the Pistons getting postponed, […]

There was some speculation that Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry wouldn’t play in Monday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers because it’s the front end of a back-to-back ahead of a Tuesday night showdown against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Curry will play against the Pacers, but will he play in […]