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Draymond Green and LeBron James have built a friendship born out of the years they spent fighting against one another in the NBA Finals during the heyday of the Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers rivalry. Now that James is residing nearer to Green with the Los Angeles Lakers, their friendship has only blossomed — with the […]

Dalton Knecht has survived some serious roster turnover from the Los Angeles Lakers, as all indicators point to him starting the second year of his NBA career with the team that drafted him. Knecht is only 24 years of age and the Lakers continue to have high hopes for him. Perhaps he’ll be a more […]

The Los Angeles Lakers addressed their most urgent need heading into the offseason when they pounced on the surprise availability of Deandre Ayton on the free-agent market after the Portland Trail Blazers decided to buy him out of his contract. Considering how limited the Lakers’ resources were, upgrading their frontcourt with the addition of Ayton, […]

The 2025-26 season is yet to begin but disaster has already struck for the Houston Rockets. They were heading into the new campaign with high hopes after they brought in Kevin Durant in a blockbuster trade with the Phoenix Suns, but their point guard situation is going to be a mess after Fred VanVleet suffered […]

This past offseason, the New York Mets were parading themselves as the new king of New York after they stole Juan Soto from the New York Yankees by enticing him with a record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract that could reach $800 million provided that he reaches certain milestones. However, the Yankees have managed to get […]

The San Francisco Giants have been desperately trying to keep in step with their peers in the NL West. They have been doing everything they could to recapture the magic of their stunning 107-win 2021 season, but since then, they haven’t finished with a record better than 81-81 or worse than 79-83 — a remarkable […]

Aaron Judge, in another year, would be the undisputed AL MVP, and perhaps win that award unanimously. But 2025 is no ordinary year in the AL MVP race. The New York Yankees star’s closest competitor for the award is Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who broke out and became an MVP-level player who finished the […]

The New York Mets’ worst fears have come true: they will be missing the MLB postseason in 2025, with their September collapse culminating in a 4-0 loss to the Miami Marlins on Game 162 eliminating them from playoff contention. Even though the Cincinnati Reds also lost on the final day of the regular season, they’ll […]

The Dallas Cowboys are looking to redeem themselves this year after missing out on the postseason last year. Their start to the new campaign hasn’t exactly been ideal, as they’ve lost two games (one against the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and another against the seemingly improved Chicago Bears) heading into play for their […]

The Seattle Mariners could not have dreamed up of a better way to finish the season than the way they did. They managed to not just win the AL West crown, with the Houston Astros failing to even make it to the postseason, they also clinched a bye to the ALDS by virtue of being […]

Another season has come and gone and Aaron Judge has, yet again, put up another monster year that has him in consideration to win another AL MVP award even though the New York Yankees narrowly missed out on the AL East crown by virtue of losing the tiebreaker against the division champion Toronto Blue Jays. […]

It may have gone down to the final day of the regular season, but the Toronto Blue Jays managed to secure the AL East crown at last with a 13-4 romp over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 162 on Sunday night. The Blue Jays own the tiebreaker over the Yankees so they controlled their […]

On Sunday night, all MLB teams played their 162nd game of the regular season, marking an end to an eventful 2025 campaign for 18 teams in the entire league. For 12 teams, their journey in October is only about to begin, and one of the teams that qualified for the postseason, the Boston Red Sox, […]

On Friday night, the Boston Red Sox officially punched their ticket to the 2025 MLB postseason with a 4-3 win over the floundering Detroit Tigers. This is a major achievement for the Red Sox, as they managed to escape the mediocrity they seemed to be destined for towards the start of the season. This also […]

The fate of the New York Mets’ season lies in the results of their final few games. Friday night was not a very good start for the Mets; facing the sub-.500 Miami Marlins, one would have thought that this was a good opportunity for them to keep the Cincinnati Reds at bay. Alas, the Mets […]

The Minnesota Lynx’s dream season is on the brink of coming to an abrupt end. On Friday night, with their semifinal clash against the Phoenix Mercury headed to the Valley, the Lynx had to put up a big performance to avoid going down 2-1 with homecourt advantage having slipped away from their fingertips. However, the […]

The Seattle Mariners have already punched their ticket into the 2025 MLB postseason and they have in fact won the AL West. It keeps on getting better for the playoff-bound Mariners, as they earned a bye to the ALDS since they cannot finish below second place in the overall AL standings. But on Friday night, […]

When the Indiana Fever won Game 1 of their semifinal clash against the heavily-favored Las Vegas Aces, it looked like everything was going sunshine and butterflies and rainbows for the seventh-seeded Fever team that continues to punch above its weight class amid the season-ending injury to Caitlin Clark. But the Aces, led by four-time MVP […]

The 2024-25 season counts as a successful one for a Portland Trail Blazers team that fully committed to the rebuild during the 2023-24 campaign when they traded franchise cornerstone Damian Lillard after a few tumultuous seasons. The turnaround hasn’t been as swift as the most optimistic fan would expect, but last year, the Blazers won […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had as good of an offseason as they could have from a player addition standpoint. They were already a deep team to begin with, but they added veterans Chris Paul, Bradley Beal, and Brook Lopez to supplement the team’s Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Ivica Zubac core. Moreover, the Clippers […]

With October on the horizon, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the reigning World Series champion, still have a lot to sort out. In particular, the Dodgers have to worry about their bullpen troubles when some of their big-money relievers have not been playing up to par. On Wednesday, the Dodgers may have given a sneak peek […]

Everything is looking bleak for the Detroit Tigers right now, and their 5-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians might be the final nail in the coffin of their AL Central crown hopes. The Guardians own the tiebreaker over them, so Cleveland essentially has a one-game buffer over them — making it close to impossible for […]

The AL MVP race is heating up in the dying moments of the regular season. All indications point to it going down to the wire between New York Yankees star and reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge and the best player of an upstart Seattle Mariners team that booked its trip to the playoffs in recent […]

On Wednesday night, the Boston Red Sox claimed an all-important 7-1 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays thanks to an elite start from ace Garrett Crochet, who’s proven to be worth every asset Boston had to give up to the Chicago White Sox this past offseason. Unlike yesterday, this win for the Red Sox did […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to be in the trenches, as they are going to finish with a record below .500 for the ninth season over the past 10. There is certainly plenty of room for the Pirates to grow in the coming years, but they at least have a foundational piece in ace Paul Skenes, […]

There might not be a nightmare scenario for the 2025 MLB playoffs that the 81-76 New York Mets have to account for if they slip up in the coming games. On Tuesday, the Mets at least put themselves back in control of a playoff spot with a 9-7 win over a Chicago Cubs team that […]

It’s all going downhill in a hurry for the Detroit Tigers, the team that has led the AL Central since the 23rd of April. Entering their all-important clash against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, the Tigers had gone 5-13 in the month of September all while the Guardians had gone 16-5. This has helped Cleveland […]

On Tuesday night, the New York Yankees finally secured their spot in the 2025 MLB postseason with a dramatic, come from behind 3-2 win against the Chicago White Sox that required some heroics from trade deadline acquisition Jose Caballero. Caballero hit a single to center field to score Aaron Judge to give the Yankees their […]

The Detroit Tigers’ worst fears are coming true. After heading into the All-Star break with the best record in MLB, the Tigers suddenly find their playoff spot in serious peril after a 5-2 loss to the red-hot Cleveland Guardians dropped them to second on the division. The month of September has been a nightmare for […]

On Tuesday, the New York Yankees booked their spot in the 2025 MLB postseason with an exciting 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Down 2-1 in the ninth inning, the Yankees came back and stole the game, thanks to a run-scoring single from trade deadline acquisition Jose Caballero, who continues to be a huge […]

Last season, the New York Knicks’ main problem was depth after they had to manage their cap situation after they were hard-capped at the first apron following their blockbuster acquisition of Karl-Anthony Towns. But this year, the Knicks aren’t subject to such a restriction. As a result, they managed to beef up the team’s depth […]

The Indiana Fever did not luck into the semifinals of the 2025 WNBA playoffs, that’s for certain. After all, they continue to defy the odds by taking Game 1 of their semifinal clash against the heavily-favored Las Vegas Aces, stealing that contest on the road in convincing fashion with an 89-73 victory. This playoff run […]

The start of training camp is nearly upon us, with media day having come and gone for a New Orleans Pelicans team that will be traveling to Australia to start their preseason journey. The Pelicans will be raring to redeem themselves from a 21-win 2024-25 season, and they continue to believe that Zion Williamson is […]

On Monday, the Houston Rockets were greeted with the unfortunate news of point guard Fred VanVleet’s torn ACL that might end up keeping him out for the entirety of the 2025-26 campaign. The Rockets have grand contending ambitions especially after they brought in Kevin Durant via a blockbuster trade that cost them Jalen Green and […]

The Milwaukee Brewers were the first team in MLB to clinch a spot in the postseason in 2025, and they have clinched a bye to the NLDS, as they no longer can be overtaken by the NL West division leader in the standings. Thus, one would think that the Brewers would prioritize getting their key […]

They may have gone through some nervous moments over the past month or so, but the San Diego Padres have finally clinched their spot in the 2025 MLB postseason on Monday. They did so in grand fashion as well, as they defeated the NL-leading Milwaukee Brewers via a walk-off single from catcher Freddy Fermin in […]

This week’s edition of Monday Night Football brought fans quite a star-studded matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions. Both teams have star quarterbacks leading the way with former MVP Lamar Jackson helming the Ravens’ offense while Jared Goff, the upstart quarterback who led the Lions to a 15-2 record last year, returns to […]

The Baltimore Ravens suffered their second loss of the season in three games after they failed to overcome the Detroit Lions, 38-30, on Monday night. There is plenty of blame to be shared around the Ravens roster, as a difficult slate to begin the year has now forced them into deep rumination — and perhaps […]

The Atlanta Braves are going to miss the playoffs in 2025, snapping their seven-year postseason streak. A lot of their key players have underperformed, and in the end, they weren’t even close to threatening for a playoff spot. But their end to the 2025 season bodes well for their chances at redemption in 2026, as […]