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The Houston Astros didn’t begin the 2024 season in the way that they would have hoped. They were swept by the New York Yankees in their four-game opening series, and it’s quite a rarity to witness the Astros struggle. But in the fifth game of the season, the Astros stopped the bleeding thanks in large […]

They say that all good stories come to an end, and not all good stories end on a happy note. On Monday night, this took on a whole different meaning to USC Trojans star guard JuJu Watkins, who, despite her best efforts to lead the program to great heights as a freshman, fell to the […]

The Monday night women’s NCAA tournament Elite Eight slate brought forth some exciting matchups; in the end, it was the Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes that took home a 94-87 victory over Angel Reese and the LSU Tigers, avenging their defeat last year in the national championship game. Later in the night, Clark and company then […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are in the middle of their most difficult stretch of the season. Coming off a 25-point demolition at the hands of the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-less Oklahoma City Thunder, the Suns figured out the hard way that there was no rest for the weary, as they took on the New Orleans […]

We might be in the early stages of the 2024 MLB season, but the all too familiar problem of injuries is already haunting a few teams. On Monday night, it was the Texas Rangers’ turn to fall prey, with starting third baseman Josh Jung having to exit their 9-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays […]

All season long, the USC Trojans women’s basketball team has been one of the most dominant in the nation, thanks in large part to the impact of freshman guard JuJu Watkins. In fact, Watkins’ impact on the USC women’s basketball program is giving Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard some flashbacks to how an 18-year old […]

The Detroit Pistons’ nightmarish 2023-24 season is nearing its end. There are only eight games left on their calendar for this season, and they’ll be looking to at least get a rare victory to help end this campaign on a much better note than they began it. On Monday night, the Pistons will be taking […]

Not even a week has gone by in the 2024 MLB regular season and injury woes have already begun to plague the Minnesota Twins. The Twins may have won their Opening Day tussle against AL Central foe Kansas City Royals, 4-1, but it came at the cost of the health of right fielder Max Kepler, […]

April is upon us, and that just means that the NBA playoffs is right on the horizon. Alas, year after year, it seems as though which team gets through the playoff gauntlet unscathed is the one that wins the Larry O’Brien trophy. To that end, the New York Knicks may have difficulties making their championship […]

The Houston Astros have been one of the most successful franchises in the MLB over the past decade or so; they have won two World Series titles since 2015, and they haven’t fallen short of the ALCS since then with the exception of the 2016 season (when they missed the playoffs). With sustained contention, however, […]

The heated race for the sixth spot in the Western Conference continued on Friday night, with the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks duking it out in a matchup that will have major implications on the playoff picture. However, the Kings were struck with misfortune as an inopportune time after Malik Monk sustained what appeared to […]

On February 8, 2022, the Indiana Pacers decided that it was time for them to rebuild the team, trading established star Domantas Sabonis to the Sacramento Kings for nascent floor general Tyrese Haliburton. Haliburton was already good two years ago, but he has taken off since he became the undisputed star in Indianapolis. Now, all […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered their Friday night battle against the Indiana Pacers in a bit of a roll; they won their past five games, including an impressive double-overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks this past Tuesday despite LeBron James’ absence. However, the Pacers stopped the Lakers in their tracks, holding them to a putrid […]

The Cleveland Guardians did not have the best 2023 season, following up their 92-win 2022 by being 16 games worse. It led to a bit of a transition in the offseason, with Terry Francona stepping down as the Guardians’ manager, paving the way for Stephen Vogt to take over. How poetic it was then that […]

Due to one blatantly missed call in the ninth inning, it seemed as though the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers were going to suffer a loss to the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day. But Travis Jankowski took matters upon his own hands and made sure that the home plate umpire’s error wouldn’t come back […]

The San Francisco Giants still have high hopes of contending for a World Series trophy despite having failed to reach the heights they reached in 2021 over the past two seasons. Sure, their 2024 campaign may not have ended on the best note, having lost to the San Diego Padres 6-4 on Opening Day, but […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is quickly becoming one of the best examples of how humans mostly stay the same. Despite all the controversy surrounding him earlier in the season that led to an indefinite suspension, Green is back to his hot-headed ways, most recently drawing an early ejection during the Warriors’ 101-93 win […]

The Philadelphia 76ers would have loved to do nothing more than to rub even more salt on James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers’ wounds after a rough past month or so. On Wednesday night, the 76ers were in a position to do so for much of the game, but in the end, Kawhi Leonard […]

The Los Angeles Clippers, following a rough stretch that has them on the brink of falling out of the Western Conference top four, will take a win in any way they can. On Wednesday night, it was Kawhi Leonard who came up huge, making clutch play after clutch play to bounce back from a rough […]

In a bit of masterful man management, the Los Angeles Lakers held out LeBron James on the first night of a back-to-back set (and came away with a win) so that he’d be fresh in his return on Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Indeed, the rest appeared to do James a world of good. […]

The careers of Phoenix Suns star Bradley Beal and Boston Celtics stalwart Jayson Tatum will forever be intertwined even though they entered the NBA five years apart. Beal and Tatum are close friends from childhood, growing together in St. Louis (even going together to the same high school), and now, they have become two of […]

Austin Reaves may not have continued on his rapid upward trajectory that had him on the verge of a true star turn, but if there’s one thing that Los Angeles Lakers fans love the most about Reaves, it’s his fearlessness in big moments. On Tuesday night, Reaves was the biggest hero in second overtime of […]

There might not have been a better test of the New Orleans Pelicans’ mettle than their Tuesday night contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Over the past few weeks, the Pelicans have been playing much better basketball, thanks in large part to Zion Williamson’s emergence. However, a lethargic second quarter effort doomed the Pelicans, proving […]

On Tuesday night, LeBron James was ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ heavyweight clash against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. James’ absence is not exactly what the Lakers need right now, especially when they’re still jostling for a more favorable position in the Western Conference playoff picture. After all, no rational basketball analyst […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to roll; coming off a dispiriting road loss against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder bounced back in a big way, holding off the hard-charging New Orleans Pelicans and holding on for a 119-112 victory. Gilgeous-Alexander, in particular, redeemed himself, putting up 24 points, five rebounds, […]

For a second, it seemed as though the Los Angeles Clippers were turning a corner; after a rough stretch, the Clippers looked like they were in midseason form when they dismantled the Portland Trail Blazers on back-to-back occasions leading up to the weekend. However, all the good vibes the Clippers built during those wins have […]

The last thing the New York Knicks need is an injury to yet another rotation player. But in the aftermath of their 124-99 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, New York may be forced to deal with yet another injury blow after Bojan Bogdanovic appeared to pick up a knock after playing in […]

On Monday night, it looked like the Boston Celtics, despite being shorthanded yet again (they were without Derrick White and Jrue Holiday), were going to cruise to an easy victory over the injury-riddled Atlanta Hawks. Jayson Tatum and company were rolling in the first half, even taking a 30-point lead at one point before succumbing […]

Pressure is mounting on the Golden State Warriors. Despite having the biggest payroll in the NBA, the Warriors are dangerously close to missing out on the play-in tournament, with their 114-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves not helping matters in the slightest. The Warriors now have a mere one game lead for the 10th spot […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes will be taking on the Holy Cross Crusaders to begin their 2024 March Madness journey. With Iowa being the number-one seed, the odds are heavily in their favor to book a trip to the Round of 32 where they’ll be facing the winner of the 8 vs. […]

A scary situation unfolded during the Chicago Cubs’ 7-3 Spring Training loss to the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. At the top of the second inning, starting pitcher Justin Steele had to exit the game early after a line drive from Giants centerfielder Luis Matos hit the Cubs starter squarely on the left knee, […]

It hasn’t been the greatest past 24 hours for the New Orleans Pelicans. Not only did they suffer one of their most disappointing defeats of the season on Thursday night, a 121-106 loss against the Orlando Magic, they had to hold their breath as they waited for the official diagnosis on Brandon Ingram’s injury (a […]

Hailey van Lith made waves when she decided to enter the transfer portal, later joining the LSU Tigers. But it seems like van Lith has no love lost for her former school, the Louisville Cardinals. During the Sunday Selection show, van Lith caused a bit of an uproar when she smiled and laughed out loud […]

The Boston Celtics are charging strong into the playoffs, having won their past seven games. At this point, with 13 games to go in the regular season, all the Celtics are focusing on is getting to the playoffs at full strength. Thus, with a game against the Detroit Pistons, the second-worst team in the Eastern […]

For years, putting Draymond Green at center allowed the Golden State Warriors to unlock their best lineup combinations whenever the level of adversity they were facing was at its highest. With Green at the five, the Warriors were able to switch plenty of matchups defensively, thanks to his versatility, while his playmaking at the position […]

The Golden State Warriors entered their Wednesday night battle against the Memphis Grizzlies looking to get back on track after a disappointing loss to the shorthanded New York Knicks on Monday. The Warriors, from the get-go, looked motivated, shooting the lights out in hopes of returning to winning ways. That was exactly what they did, […]

During the Phoenix Suns’ 115-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Kevin Durant made history; in need of just nine more points to surpass Shaquille O’Neal for eighth on the all-time scoring leaderboard, Durant scored his ninth and tenth points of the night on a midrange shot with over 10 minutes to go in the third […]

Over the past month or so, analysts have noticed a downward trend in leaguewide scoring. This downward trend has come as a result of a directive from the league to “evaluate the state of offensive vs. defensive balance with a focus on legal guarding position and level of contact on pathway plays to the basket”. […]

The New York Knicks have been one of the most resolute defensive teams in the association, with the acquisition of OG Anunoby taking the team’s collective two-way prowess to a higher level. But the Knicks may not have reached their final form on the defensive end quite yet, especially when Mitchell Robinson has been on […]