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The 2024 WNBA Draft class is hailed by many as one of the best in the history of the association, with transcendent talent Caitlin Clark, who’s already been breaking records through her first 12 games as a member of the Indiana Fever, leading the way. Clark, however, is not alone in terms of the marketable […]

The 2024 season hasn’t exactly gone according to plan for the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite having one of the deepest rosters in baseball, at least on paper, the Blue Jays have been very disappointing. Despite coming into Friday night having won two in a row, and against the Baltimore Orioles, no less, they are still […]

Caitlin Clark’s transition to the WNBA hasn’t exactly been the easiest. While she continues to draw eyes to the women’s game at an unprecedented level, Clark has endured her fair share of rough patches through the first few games of her professional career. She has seemingly been the target of a heightened level of physicality […]

The 2024 NBA Draft class may be receiving some negative reviews, with some analysts hailing it as one of the worst crops of youngsters to enter the league in recent history, but there are still a few prospects who have the potential to be long-term keepers, if not outright stars. One of the most interesting […]

At the moment, there appears to be no end in sight for the Chicago White Sox’s descent into unprecedented putridity. They continue to plunge into new depths, and on Thursday night, the White Sox find themselves ever closer to rock bottom following a 14-2 defeat at the hands of the Boston Red Sox. Fittingly, in […]

The Boston Celtics have been mostly overlooked throughout the 2024 NBA playoffs, and it’s not because they’ve performed poorly; on the contrary, the Celtics have been so dominant that they have flown under the radar on their way to the NBA Finals. In fact, they went 12-2 in the first three rounds of the playoffs […]

Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics played out exactly the way many analysts thought it would. The Celtics simply have too much firepower and floor-spacing, and on Thursday night, their shooting was the differentiator in a 107-89 victory to start off the series. They made 16 threes […]

The Dallas Mavericks have seemingly been the underdog in every round they’ve been in for the entirety of their 2024 NBA playoffs run. This remains the case as they head into the NBA Finals to square off against the Boston Celtics. The Celtics will give the Mavericks their biggest challenge yet, and in Game 1, […]

The Boston Celtics took Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals in convincing fashion, defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 107-89, to come to within three wins away from banner number 18. However, the Celtics’ victory, as convincing as it was, did not come without its fair share of rocky moments. In particular, Luka Doncic and the […]

The Dallas Mavericks came into Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals with supreme confidence that they can hang against the team with a 76-20 record thus far this season (regular season and playoffs combined) in the Boston Celtics. They certainly came out with a swagger as they went toe to toe with the Celtics […]

The entirety of the 2024 NBA playoffs has been a revenge tour of sorts for Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving. After a few years filled with off-court tumult, Irving has reminded the world of what he’s capable of when he’s at his best. Irving can be one of the most frightening players to deal with […]

The Indiana Pacers have assembled a nice core that should keep them squarely in the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference for the foreseeable future. This offseason, however, there will be a few pressing matters for the Pacers to attend to. The good news is that Tyrese Haliburton is locked up to a huge contract […]

Kyrie Irving endured plenty of low points during his time as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. His decision to join the the Nets in 2019 was met with celebration, but four years later, his mere presence gave the Nets franchise consternation. During the 2022-23 season, the Nets reached its last straw with Irving following […]

On Thursday morning, a bombshell report came out that the Los Angeles Lakers are pulling out all the stops in their pursuit of UConn’s Dan Hurley to be the franchise’s next head coach. Hurley has been wildly successful in his six-year stint thus far in UConn; the Huskies have won the last two national championships […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ head coaching job is the highest profile vacancy in this offseason’s coaching carousel, and it looked as though the Lakers were well on their way to hiring JJ Redick away from the ESPN commentary booth to succeed Darvin Ham. However, in what seems like the 11th hour, the Lakers are reportedly […]

On December 18, 2014, the San Diego Padres, led by general manager AJ Preller, made a splash. They pulled off a trade for Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, a former runner-up in the MVP voting, to bolster their lineup. While Kemp did hit 46 home runs in his one and half season-stint with the […]

The 2024 season has been pivotal for the WNBA, as there seems to be more eyes attuned to the product than ever. Now, part of the increased attention the WNBA has been drawing is due to Caitlin Clark, the transcendent talent who makes many tune into their televisions just so they could witness her game-changing […]

James Harden will be turning 35 years of age in August, but he remains in search of his first championship in the NBA. Time is ticking on the Los Angeles Clippers guard’s career to the point where conversations about what kind of legacy he wants to leave when his career is over are ever pertinent. […]

For a second, it looked as though it was only a matter of time before the Los Angeles Lakers finalized the hiring of JJ Redick as the team’s next head coach. However, there have been some pushback on this purported inevitability. Even Redick himself has broken his silence regarding his reported standing as the frontrunner […]

It’s difficult to believe that almost 24 years have already passed since the Los Angeles Lakers won its first championship with the duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant leading the way. O’Neal and Bryant formed arguably the most dangerous guard-big man combo in NBA history, and before their flammable personalities meant that a parting […]

The Miami Heat franchise is shrouded in aura, and it all starts with Pat Riley, the franchise’s president of basketball operations. Riley exudes greatness and he somehow finds a way to pull a rabbit out of his hat in his attempt to keep the Heat competitive. With Riley’s cachet comes an intimidating aura, which is […]

The story of how one of the worst owners in the history of professional sports, Donald Sterling, lost control of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise is no laughing matter. The new mini TV series presented by FX titled “Clipped” aims to show what happened behind the scenes in a stylized manner. However, they must have […]

The Houston Astros may be playing better ball as of late, but even after their 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night, they remain six games below .500 at 28-34. Alas, the blows keep on coming for the Astros. Their pitching staff, in particular, has been ravaged by injuries throughout 2024. Not […]

The 2024 WNBA Draft class is one of the most talented in recent memory; everyone knows all about Caitlin Clark, the dynamic guard hailed as the transcendent, revolutionary individual who will change women’s basketball forever. But Clark isn’t the only immense talent to come out of this year’s draft. Angel Reese has been making waves […]

2024 has been kind to the New York Yankees; through 62 games, they are tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for the best record in the MLB, at 43-19. And it seems like turning things around after a substandard 2023 isn’t limited to the current Yankees roster. Even former members of the franchise appear to be […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have no time to lick their wounds following a heartbreaking playoff exit at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 Western Conference Finals. They have a few pressing matters to attend to, and on Tuesday night, they took care of the uncertainty surrounding the contract situation of president of basketball […]

On Tuesday night, the Chicago Sky suffered an 88-75 defeat at the hands of the New York Liberty, with the latter going on a 23-9 spurt in the fourth quarter to turn the game on its head. However, the Sky’s defeat, as convincing as it may have been, did not come without its fair share […]

The Tampa Bay Rays looked primed to contend for the next decade when they began to re-emerge as a powerhouse in 2018. Alas, it looks like the Rays’ World Series contending window is shutting down. Through 60 games in 2024, the Rays remain under .500 with a 29-31 record, and it looks very likely that […]

Not much was expected out of the Chicago White Sox entering the 2024 season. And on cue, the White Sox have proceeded to stink up the joint. They are far and away the worst team in the MLB with a record of 15-45, and it’s only a matter of time before they sold off some […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on the clock. Just two seasons after giving Darvin Ham his first gig as an NBA head coach, the Lakers have decided that going in another direction is what’s best for the franchise after the team suffered back-to-back playoff exits at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. And it’s looking […]

It has been a rough 2024 season thus far for the reigning NL Cy Young award winner, Blake Snell, and things don’t seem to be getting any better for the 31-year old lefty. Following his Sunday night start in a 7-5 loss for his San Francisco Giants against the surging New York Yankees, Snell re-aggravated […]

Given how poorly the Houston Astros have begun the 2024 season, the last thing they need is an injury to one of their best players. However, on Monday night, that’s exactly what happened after star right fielder Kyle Tucker had to exit the game in the bottom of the third inning of their 7-4 win […]

Patrick Beverley drew the ire of plenty of fans and media members due to his antics following the Milwaukee Bucks’ season-ending 120-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers back in May 2. Beverley, who had a clear look of frustration on his face, asked veteran ESPN reporter Malinda Adams, who was situated to his right, if […]

Paul George did not have the best of endings to his and the Los Angeles Clippers’ run in the 2024 NBA playoffs. George followed up a 33-point effort in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks with two straight stinkers as the Clippers fell to the Mavs in six games. Now, George […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo, for as much as he would want to win more NBA championships, can rest easy knowing that his legacy is secure. After all, he has already led the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA championship back in 2021. Thus, Antetokounmpo is more free when it comes to his other pursuits that involve a secretive […]

Winning the NBA Finals MVP is simply gravy for anyone’s career. After all, doing so has usually meant that one’s team has emerged victorious, achieving the pinnacle of team success. And for members of the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics organizations, it’s hard to envision anyone caring too much about who lifts the Finals MVP […]

Since 1947, the NBA Finals has been in existence to determine which team stands on top of the professional basketball mountain. Of course, 77 years ago, there were only 11 teams in the league, with three of the best teams per division (now known as conferences) duking it out in the postseason. At the conclusion […]

It was only a matter of time before Kylian Mbappe’s move to Real Madrid became official. Over the weekend, following Madrid’s triumph in the UEFA Champions League Final over Borussia Dortmund, 2-0, Mbappe completed his blockbuster move. This epitomized the old adage of the rich getting richer, as the Los Blancos, winners of six of […]

Many pegged the New York Yankees to have a major bounce-back season in 2024 after missing the playoffs entirely last year. However, the Yankees have surpassed expectations of them and then some, at least through their first 61 games of the season. Fresh off a three-game series sweep of the San Francisco Giants that extended […]