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The Philadelphia 76ers were successful in retooling their roster around Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, making the most out of their cap space and bringing in a third star in Paul George. Moreover, they were able to re-sign Kelly Oubre Jr. and Kyle Lowry, and they also managed to add Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond, and […]

Stephen Curry has made a living out of breaking his opponents’ hearts with one three-point dagger after another. The Golden State Warriors star elicits fear whenever he’s around the perimeter like no other player in history, as he could get hot in a hurry and turn the game on its head rather quickly. Curry has […]

With the benefit of hindsight, it’s preposterous to see that Luka Doncic slipped all the way to the third overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, and the team that drafted him — the Atlanta Hawks — even decided to trade him away to the Dallas Mavericks for the picks that became Trae Young and […]

The Atlanta Hawks are in a bit of a weird situation, roster building-wise, following their decision to trade Dejounte Murray away to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., and a future first-round pick. They have embraced the youth movement with much more open arms, and yet there are a […]

In a move to bolster the team’s bench following the departures of a few key players, the Denver Nuggets opted to sign Russell Westbrook to a two-year, $6.8 million deal following his trade and subsequent release from the Utah Jazz. Nikola Jokic was reportedly among the strongest voices that lobbied for the Nuggets to bring […]

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert brought a bit of firestorm upon herself when she didn’t outright condemn the vitriol-filled social media discourse surrounding the rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, the rookies who have combined to bring the most attention to the women’s game to this point in time. Engelbert even compared Clark and Reese’s […]

The Chicago Bulls have finally decided to stop living in denial. Earlier this offseason, they faced the fact that a rebuild is necessary to put an end to the cycle of mediocrity they’ve been in over the past few seasons, and as a result, they traded away Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for […]

In a hard-fought battle between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers in Brazil, it was the Eagles that came out on top, 34-29, thanks in large part to the efforts of Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley. But the game wasn’t without its fair share of heart-stopping moments. One such moment came late in the […]

The New York Knicks have changed its roster a lot ever since Julius Randle arrived in 2019 and began to turn the franchise’s fortunes around. They now boast one of the deepest rosters in the entire league, while Jalen Brunson has taken over as the team’s undisputed number one option over the past two seasons. […]

To start the 2024 NFL season, Taylor Swift was once again in attendance at Arrowhead to support her significant other Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs as they begin their quest for a third-consecutive Super Bowl. Swift, in fact, even grabbed a few headlines with her reaction towards a complete pass from Patrick Mahomes […]

The New York Yankees’ outfield is home to two of the best players in the MLB in Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, the former’s slump over the past few games notwithstanding. Judge and Soto are among the league leaders in WAR (per Fangraphs), and they have done their fair share of heavy lifting for the […]

Week 1 was always going to be a challenge for the Kansas City Chiefs. As the defending Super Bowl champion, their matchup to start the year was always going to be against one of the best teams in the league. This year, it was the Baltimore Ravens that came into Arrowhead to try and deal […]

It seemed rather unlikely that the Baltimore Ravens, on the final drive of the game, will come back from the death and force an overtime against the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. But with 1:50 remaining on the game and Lamar Jackson at the controls, nothing was impossible for the Ravens, who were […]

After finishing 8-9 last season, the Las Vegas Raiders are hoping that 2024 will be their year and that they will break through and become a playoff team. Ahead of their season opener on Sunday afternoon against the Los Angeles Chargers, there is plenty of anticipation surrounding the Raiders, especially when they have a new […]

It’s the first game of the season and plenty of controversy has already enveloped the Kansas City Chiefs’ exciting contest against the Baltimore Ravens — a rematch of the 2024 AFC Championship Game and a showcase between two of the best quarterbacks in today’s game, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson. In particular, the referees have […]

It’s safe to say that the first half of the Baltimore Ravens’ season-opening clash against the Kansas City Chiefs — a rematch of the 2024 AFC Championship Game — did not exactly go according to plan. Regardless, reigning league MVP Lamar Jackson appears to not have missed a beat, as he is back to being […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a flying start in their second consecutive title-defense season. Patrick Mahomes, in particular, was on the cusp of history entering the night, and in the second period, he etched his name deeper into Chiefs franchise lore, as he became the team’s all-time leader in passing yards on Thursday […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been at the forefront of trade rumors aplenty over the past few seasons. It seemed rather inevitable for a few insiders that Donovan Mitchell would be leaving the Cavs eventually after the September 2022 blockbuster. But here Mitchell is, still in a Cavs uniform after signing a huge extension with the […]

The Detroit Pistons are looking to put their terrible 2023-24 campaign completely in the rearview mirror. They won just 14 games last season, setting a franchise-worst, and they also ended up setting the record for the longest losing streak spanning just a single season in NBA history. With such putridity comes a ton of consequences, […]

On Wednesday night, the Chicago Cubs laid waste to the Pittsburgh Pirates, perhaps in retaliation over their heartbreaking 5-3 defeat on Monday and their hapless performance in a 5-0 loss on Tuesday. The Cubs got their offense going rather quickly en route to a 12-0 win over the Pirates. But it was the Cubs’ pitching […]

Being a respected veteran across the association has its perks. For Chris Paul, who has cultivated his brand of “CP3” quite carefully throughout the course of his entire career, there is almost a need for him to be able to get that jersey number, regardless of which team he plays for. After signing with the […]

A miracle may be the only shot the Boston Red Sox have left at making it to the postseason after going through a rough 3-7 stretch over their past 10 games. On Wednesday night, the Red Sox continued to lose ground in the AL Wild Card race, as they suffered an 8-3 defeat to the […]

The Houston Astros, as things stand (despite their 12-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night), are well on their way to another AL West division crown, which would be their fourth consecutive and their seventh over the past eight seasons. But all season long, the Astros’ starting rotation has had to deal with […]

Caitlin Clark has been grabbing the majority of the headlines amid the Indiana Fever’s rise from mediocrity over the past few seasons into playoff contention. Clark has been the main difference-maker for the Fever after all, as she has proven to be the engine of Indiana’s offense both on the shot-creation and playmaking side of […]

As if Caitlin Clark’s impact needed more evidence for people to finally internalize that she, indeed, has been one of the best stars in the WNBA this season despite being a rookie, the Indiana Fever continue to race on the winning path. On Wednesday night, the Fever won their fifth game in a row thanks […]

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has done nothing but enjoy life thus far in his stint in the Bronx after getting traded to the New York Yankees. Getting traded from the Miami Marlins to one of the best teams in the MLB will have that effect. But during their Wednesday night contest against the Texas Rangers, Chisholm […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming into the 2024-25 season with high hopes, as they replenished the roster with plenty of depth to make up for the departure of Klay Thompson as well as their failed trade pursuits of Paul George and Lauri Markkanen, among others. But them being in the Western Conference means that […]

With the St. Louis Cardinals hanging on for dear life in the playoff race in the NL, every game feels as if they’re must win from here on out. On Tuesday night, it seemed as though the Cardinals were going to blunder their way towards defeat, what with center fielder Michael Siani, who butters his […]

Everyone who has fallen in love in the past knows that the old adage of first love never dying has a strong basis in reality. Nothing simply beats one’s first; in this case, Shohei Ohtani certainly still feels fond of the Los Angeles Angels franchise even after signing a historic 10-year, $700 million contract with […]

For a while, it seemed as though the Philadelphia Phillies were headed down the slippery slope that is a late-season choke job. After having a stranglehold on the NL East to start the 2024 season, the Phillies have played mostly mediocre baseball, inducing plenty of panic from the team’s passionate fanbase. But they seemed to […]

The relationship between Stephen Curry and LeBron James has taken on an entirely different level after their historic team-up for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Once longtime rivals on the hardwood thanks to four straight tussles between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, Curry and James have […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are walking on thin ice, financially-speaking. They rank second in the entire NBA in active payroll, only trailing the Phoenix Suns, and they have blown past the second tax apron to keep their core together. But the Timberwolves will have to face some very difficult roster-building questions soon, as both Rudy Gobert […]

Ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-game road series against the Los Angeles Angels, there is much talk surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s return to his MLB home for the first six seasons of his career.  Ohtani, in the end, wasn’t even given a legitimate offer by the Angels in free agency this past offseason, which made […]

Caitlin Clark has generated an unprecedented level of fanfare ever since she burst onto the scene with Iowa. Not only has she been one of the most exciting players the women’s game has ever seen, she has also proven to be a winning player, transforming the Indiana Fever’s fortunes and turning them into a playoff […]

Willy Adames continues to rake for the Milwaukee Brewers. During their 9-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, it was Adames who took center stage once again and got Milwaukee off to a strong start that they wouldn’t look back from. In the first inning, after a glaring missed call from home plate […]

The San Diego Padres have played well as a ballclub despite having missed the services of right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. for over two months after he had suffered a stress reaction in his right thighbone. But now, after much anticipation, Tatis was able to make his triumphant return to the Padres lineup in a […]

Gerrit Cole hasn’t had the most injury-free 2024 season. He had to make his season debut for the New York Yankees all the way in June after suffering an elbow injury in Spring Training, so the last sight any Yankees fan would want to see is for their veteran ace to go down with yet […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have played inspired baseball during the second half of the season, overcoming a slow start to become one of the favorites to nab a wild card spot in the NL. But manager Torey Lovullo is not resting on his laurels. After losing two out of their first three games in a four-game […]

It was only last night when it looked as though the Chicago Cubs’ hopes of making it to the playoffs were renewed what with the Atlanta Braves losing some ground in the NL Wild Card race after losing three out of four to the Philadelphia Phillies. However, their heartbreaking 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates […]