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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 […]

The Chicago Bulls were without DeMar DeRozan, Coby White, Javonte Green and Matt Thomas in an ugly loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night due to health and safety protocols. Now, Derrick Jones Jr. is the latest Bulls player to enter the protocols, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Bulls just signed Stanley Johnson […]

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy boldly guaranteed a victory over the Washington Football Team this weekend. Washington defensive tackle Jonathan Allen offered up the perfect response to McCarthy’s guarantee: Jon Allen's response when asked about Mike McCarthy guarantee comment: "The only thing guaranteed is death and taxes." https://t.co/vZymZqvaNS — Ben Standig (@BenStandig) December 9, […]

The Arizona Cardinals sit atop the NFC with a 10-2 record, and their talented roster is close to getting another big boost. The Cardinals announced Thursday that running back Chase Edmonds is one of three players designated to return from injured reserve. This means Edmonds can return to practice and potentially be activated for Monday […]

The Chicago Bulls are dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak on their roster. After Nikola Vucevic missed time earlier this season, the Bulls now have four players in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Matt Thomas is the latest player to enter the protocols, joining DeMar DeRozan, Coby White and Javonte Green. In addition to that, […]

The Chicago Bulls are decimated by health issues. DeMar DeRozan, Coby White, Javonte Green and Matt Thomas are currently all in health and safety protocols due to COVID-19. Alex Caruso is out with a hamstring injury. Nikola Vucevic missed time due to COVID earlier this season. Patrick Williams suffered a potentially season-ending wrist injury near […]

Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams suffered a shoulder injury in the Week 13 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, and now he’s going to miss the rest of the season. Ian Rapaport of NFL Media reports Adams “tore his labrum and suffered additional shoulder damage” in the victory and needs season-ending surgery to fix it all. […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving hasn’t played yet this season because he’s not vaccinated against COVID-19, and it doesn’t seem as if he’s going to be getting that jab anytime soon. While there has been reporting out there suggesting Irving is against vaccine mandates (the New York City mandate is part of what’s […]

Staples Center will officially be changing to Crypto.com Arena later this month. The building opened up as Staples Center in 1999, making this the first name change in the arena’s history. Preparations are already being made for the big switch. Video surfaced Monday of signage beginning to come down: Goodbye, Staples Center. 😢💔 (via @SpecNews1SoCal)pic.twitter.com/xzZXyJLnHK — Bally […]

The Joe Biden administration will stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. White House press secretary Jen Psaki made the announcement on Monday: Jen Psaki announces that the Biden administration won't send diplomatic representation to the Beijing Olympics given the PRC's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity" pic.twitter.com/Cpsn0IZiRd — Aaron Rupar […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh used to be one of the most destructive forces in the NFL when he was a member of the Detroit Lions. Suh took the league by storm after going second overall to the Lions in the 2010 NFL Draft, earning First-Team All-Pro honors while racking up a career-high […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are at a crossroads after firing Neil Olshey. The Blazers need to nail their next hire and get the franchise back on track as they struggle on the court. One possible blockbuster move could be trading for disgruntled Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons, which is something that has been rumored for […]

The Vancouver Canucks are in last place in the Pacific Division, and ownership decided it was time to drastically shake things up in the organization. Sunday night, the Canucks announced sweeping changes in leadership, including the firing of general manager Jim Benning, assistant general manager John Weisbrod, head coach Travis Green and assistant coach Nolan […]

It was absolute madness at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday. There were several early crashes that brought out red flags, and then there was a ton of drama at the end with, of course, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen doing battle. Ultimately, it was Hamilton edging out Verstappen to win and set up […]