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The Philadelphia Phillies have fallen off their torrid pace to start the 2024; since the calendar flipped over to July, they have lost more than they’ve won (16-21) even after their convincing 13-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday. But it seems as though the Phillies are getting their groove back, and at just […]

The San Francisco Giants knew just how crucial their four-game set against the Atlanta Braves was going to be for their playoff hopes. The Braves are their direct competitor for a playoff spot after all. Alas, the Braves won the first three meetings thanks to dominant pitching in the first two games and some incredible […]

The Boston Red Sox are currently down two starting pitchers, with James Paxton and Cooper Criswell both currently on the injured list. This injury situation is forcing the Red Sox’s hands, as they are reportedly about to turn towards an old friend in Rich Hill for help. Hill, the 44-year-old veteran, is “trending” toward signing […]

Clock is ticking on the Golden State Warriors. There was already much urgency to surround Stephen Curry with as much talent as possible as they look to give the four-time NBA champion a shot at another ring, but it became even more clear with the way that Curry performed in the final two games of […]

Patrick Beverley’s stint for the Los Angeles Lakers may have been short, but it gave fans plenty of memorable moments to remember. One of his most memorable moments as a member of the Purple and Gold was when he brought out a camera to mock the referees after they missed a foul call that could […]

The Chicago White Sox are on pace for the second-worst season (in terms of winning percentage) in modern MLB history; following their 10-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday, their record has fallen to an atrocious 29-93, putting them on pace for around 38 to 39 wins — surpassing the ignominious mark the […]

What a difference a year can make. Elias Diaz, the Colorado Rockies’ catcher who turned heads last season by not just making the National League All-Star team, but also taking home All-Star Game MVP honors, was placed by the team on outright waivers, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Diaz is now available for all […]

The St. Louis Cardinals entered a three-game set against division rival Cincinnati Reds with the hope that they could string together a few wins to try and keep up in the National League Wild Card race. However, the series has come and gone in an instant, and the Cardinals find themselves falling even further off […]

The Toronto Blue Jays may have taken a comfortable 6-1 win on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels, but this victory did not come without its fair share of controversy. During the top of the seventh inning, George Springer got himself ejected from the ballgame after heatedly protesting the officials’ decision not to overturn […]

Patty Mills may be done playing for Australia in international competition, but that doesn’t mean that his NBA career is also done and dusted. On Wednesday morning, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that Mills has signed with the Utah Jazz on a one-year, $3.3 million deal. Mills will be reuniting with Jazz head coach Will […]

The Golden State Warriors whiffed yet again on one of their major trade targets, with Lauri Markkanen signing a huge extension with the Utah Jazz and rendering himself unable to be traded this season in the process. It looks as though the Dubs are more than happy to enter the 2024-25 season with more or […]

The Atlanta Braves are finally on the cusp of bringing everyday center fielder Michael Harris II back into the lineup. Sidelined since June, Harris will be activated from the 60-day injured list on Wednesday just in time for the third game in the Braves’ four-game set against the San Francisco Giants, per MLB.com. “He’s getting […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are already a dangerous enough team as it is, as following their 7-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, they stand tall as the proud owner of the best record in the National League. But things could get better still for the powerhouse Dodgers, as they are on track to […]

Earlier this offseason, the Atlanta Hawks finally put an end to the Dejounte Murray experiment, sending the former All-Star guard to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., and two first-round picks. The Hawks’ trade for Murray was an attempt to give Trae Young an All-Star running mate as they […]

James Paxton received a second chance this season when the Boston Red Sox traded back for him from the Los Angeles Dodgers days prior to the trade deadline. Paxton’s familiarity with the Red Sox was seen as a positive as the team looks to him to make a positive impact in the looming stretch run. […]

The Chicago White Sox have been historically bad in 2024. Their putridity has reached the point of spectacle, as fans are eagerly watching just how low the depths the White Sox could sink towards. But on Monday night, they achieved a miracle, winning a ballgame, and against the powerhouse New York Yankees no less, and […]

On Monday night, the stars aligned and the baseball gods treated fans to a top-quality pitching matchup during the Atlanta Braves’ series-opening clash against the San Francisco Giants. Starting for the Braves was a rejuvenated Chris Sale, who made it to the NL All-Star team in 2024, and for the Giants, it was Blake Snell, […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have decided that the future is now. Following their 6-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Monday night, the Rays have decided to call up top prospect Junior Caminero, the number-two ranked prospect according to MLB.com, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. One would assume that Caminero will become […]

The St. Louis Cardinals remain hopeful that they could somehow sneak into the playoffs despite being a few games out of a wild card spot entering Monday night. Games against below .500 teams, such as the Cincinnati Reds, should be the Cardinals’ to lose, as they have every incentive to give it their all to […]

2024 hasn’t exactly gone according to plan for the Atlanta Braves. On Sunday, it looked like the Braves were on their way to an easy victory over the Colorado Rockies on the road. They were leading 8-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, and they only allowed just two runs to cross the […]

Things are going downhill in a hurry for the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers. Entering their Monday night contest against the Boston Red Sox, their record sits at 55-63 — 7.5 games back of the Houston Astros for the AL West division lead and 10 games back of the Kansas City Royals for the […]

The wild card race in the American League continues to be as heated as it can get, and the Minnesota Twins are gearing up for the stretch run by calling up one of the fastest-rising prospects in their system, Zebby Matthews, ahead of their crucial three-game series against the Kansas City Royals, per Jeff Passan […]

Clayton Kershaw has remained a constant for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the good and the bad. 13 years later, one event still remains a pain point for Kershaw and the Dodgers — Matt Kemp’s second-place finish in the 2011 NL MVP award voting. Instead of Kemp, it was Ryan Braun, the catalyst for the […]

What made the men’s Team USA basketball team’s run to the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics such an entertaining watch was the fact that generation-defining superstars such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant were the ones leading the way. Those three have been battling one another for decades on an NBA […]

The Atlanta Falcons cleaned house in the offseason as they looked to fashion for themselves a new beginning. What better way for the Falcons to start a new era than to draft a new quarterback, which they did by selecting Michael Penix Jr., the star QB for Washington, with the eighth overall pick of the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are still in the middle of figuring out their quarterback situation for the 2024 season, and during their first preseason game on Friday night, it was third-string quarterback Kyle Allen who drew the majority of snaps. But Justin Fields was the one who started off the game for the Steelers, and things […]

Angel Reese turned some heads when she was announced as one of the players who will be joining Unrivaled, the new three-on-three women’s professional basketball league founded by WNBA and Team USA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. The inaugural season of this league will begin in January 2025, and the primary goal of this […]

It was written in the stars: buoyed by the fervorous home crowd support, the men’s and women’s French basketball teams will be vying for the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, both France teams will be running into the buzzsaw that is Team USA — the nation that has dominated the men’s and […]

The real test of character comes when adversity hits. Team USA, in the process of being pushed to the brink by Serbia in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, leaned on their established stars to carry them over to the finish line and into the gold medal game with a 95-91 win. Stephen Curry, […]

Prior to the San Diego Padres’ Friday-night contest against the Miami Marlins, they made a slew of moves to reconfigure their bullpen following a hard-fought series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Padres called up two fresher arms in Carl Edwards Jr. and Jhony Brito in place of Alek Jacob and Randy Vasquez according to their […]

One of the major narratives surrounding basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been Joel Embiid’s decision to represent Team USA instead of pushing through with his commitment for the French national basketball team. What better way for this story to meet its ending than a clash between USA Basketball and France in the gold […]

At the conclusion of 2023, the Chicago Cubs had center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong as the top prospect in their system. With this status comes lofty expectations, and the Cubs decided that it was time to turn over the toughest outfield position over to the 22-year-old. However, Crow-Armstrong has gone through his fair share of growing […]

One of the major additions the NBA introduced in an attempt to spice up the regular season was the NBA In-Season Tournament. In its first season, the tournament was a rousing success; hence, it was a no-brainer for the league to bring it back for its second season, this time under a different branding — […]

The enthralling clash between Team USA and Serbia in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics brought to the forefront some allegiance issues among fans. With Nikola Jokic playing a starring role for Serbia (and his biggest rival, Joel Embiid, playing for Team USA), fans of the Denver Nuggets were actively rooting for Serbia on […]

LeBron James might be getting up there in age, but he sure isn’t making it obvious by how well he continues to perform on the hardwood. James, in a spirited 95-91 comeback win over Serbia in the 2024 Paris Olympics, dropped 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists — embracing his role as the maestro […]

Team USA was pushed to the brink by Serbia in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. They needed to mount a comeback from a deficit that grew as large as 17 points, and pulled it off, taking a 95-91 win that guarantees them the silver medal. But Team USA may not have been in […]

The New York Yankees looked to finish their series off against the Los Angeles Angels off on a good note, and after rookie Will Warren’s disastrous start on the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, they were turning the ball over to the more experienced hand of southpaw Nestor Cortes. But few things seem to go […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have assembled a solid collection of talent over the past half-decade, and with a more talented roster comes bigger and bigger expectations. After a few disappointing years of flaming out in the playoffs, the Blue Jays looked at 2024 as a fresh start as they sought to make it back to […]

The Atlanta Braves have not been able to recapture the heights of their 104-win 2023 season, and it’s thanks in large part to their struggles on the offensive side of the ball. On Thursday, the Braves cut ties with a former postseason hero who has struggled immensely from the plate in Eddie Rosario, designating the […]