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The 2024 offseason is as pivotal as it gets for the Philadelphia 76ers. Armed with a ton of cap space and a few draft assets, if the 76ers were to make a move for a third star, it’s now or never, especially as Tyrese Maxey should soon sign a maximum contract that will basically vaporize […]

The New Orleans Pelicans franchise appeared to be in an as enviable a position as any other team in the NBA as we entered the 2020s. They had a future superstar in Zion Williamson, a wing on the rise in Brandon Ingram, and a very deep arsenal of draft picks. Alas, this has not resulted […]

As if the New York Yankees’ 2024 season couldn’t go any better, they were able to get Gerrit Cole back on the mound on Wednesday night in a heavyweight battle against AL East rival Baltimore Orioles. Entering the night with A 51-24 record, the Yankees had a golden opportunity to gain even more separation from […]

It’s shaping up to be another lost season for Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels as the star center fielder who has been the best player in the MLB for most of the past decade is currently recovering from the torn meniscus that has kept him out of action since April 29. An injury […]

On Tuesday night, it seemed as though the Los Angeles Dodgers were closing in on their 30th defeat of the season after their pitching let them down on the right. They entered the ninth inning of their contest against the Colorado Rockies down 9-4, and a five-run deficit at any point of the game is […]

Given how rooted LeBron James and his family have been in LA ever since he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency back in 2018, it seems rather unlikely that James, who could be entering free agency if he declines his player option for the 2024-25 season, will be leaving Tinseltown. However, crazier […]

The baseball world experienced a great tragedy on Tuesday after the San Francisco Giants announced that one of the greatest players of all time, Willie Mays, has passed away at the age of 93. Mays was a true revolutionary of the sport and he also embodied the baseball ethos of giving it one’s all in […]

Now that the 2024 NBA Finals is over and the Boston Celtics have been crowned the champion for the 18th time in franchise history — good for most titles in the 78-year history of the association — it has become very clear what the blueprint for the New Orleans Pelicans is to win a championship […]

The Miami Heat, coming off a 2022-23 season in which they made it all the way to the NBA Finals, could not overcome the major injury woes that they experienced into the playoffs. Not only was major trade deadline acquisition Terry Rozier III unable to suit up, the Heat’s best player, Jimmy Butler, also missed […]

It seemed rather inevitable once the Boston Celtics went up 3-0 in the series, but on Monday night, the end of the Dallas Mavericks’ season came to a heartbreaking end after they suffered 106-88 defeat in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals. The Mavericks have tried to come up with the right formula to […]

There is a rot that’s infesting the New York Mets organization at present that seems to be extending its impact towards former members of the organization. One ex-Mets player in particular, namely infielder J.D. Davis, has been experiencing low point after low point after his departure from the franchise in 2022 that he appears to […]

The Dallas Mavericks took Game 4 in grandstanding fashion, demolishing the Boston Celtics by 38 points as they looked to begin their attempt at mounting a historic 3-0 comeback in the NBA Finals. However, with the series shifting back to the road, it was always going to be an uphill battle for the Mavs to […]

Coming off a rousing World Series victory in 2019, the Washington Nationals have done nothing but plummet down the MLB totem pole. They have failed to make the playoffs in the four seasons that have followed, and they even lost 107 games in 2022. But the Nationals are trending upwards. After a 71-91 season in […]

The Boston Celtics looked very much poised to win banner number 18, as entering Friday night, they have looked unstoppable in the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics have simply been a matchup nightmare for the Mavs to deal with, and it looked like it was going to be near-impossible for the […]

The NBA is set to lose one of its most entertaining on-screen personalities, with Charles Barkley leaving the small screen at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. With ABC having the broadcast rights for the 2024 NBA Finals, Barkley announced that next year will be his final year as a full-time presence on television on […]

The Dallas Mavericks had to come out of Game 4 and mean business, as any lapse in concentration would mean the end of their championship hopes. Accordingly, they wasted no time to put their stamp on the game. Thanks to a strong start in the first quarter spurred on by a version of Luka Doncic […]

The Boston Celtics looked very much on track to seal the deal in the 2024 NBA Finals after taking a 3-0 series lead against the Dallas Mavericks. While the Mavericks have mounted a few runs here and there to threaten to keep the series close, the Celtics have had an answer for every question Dallas […]

Kristaps Porzingis made his triumphant return for the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals after he missed 10 consecutive playoff games — which spanned from Game 6 of the first round until the end of the Eastern Conference Finals — due to a calf strain. However, Porzingis sustained a “rare” injury […]

Jalen Brunson has turned into a legitimate superstar for the New York Knicks — an MVP candidate even — that it’s easy to forget his humble beginnings with the Dallas Mavericks. Many people remember how he was the breakout star of the 2022 NBA playoffs. But before that, he was a bench player for the […]

The St. Louis Cardinals franchise is not accustomed to losing. Fresh off a 91-loss season in 2023, the Cardinals look to return to business as usual in 2024. However, they haven’t exactly been good through the first three or so months of the current season. They have a 33-34 record at the time of writing, […]

The Las Vegas Aces have not started their bid for a third consecutive championship on the best of footings. Without team leader, both on and off the court, Chelsea Gray, the Aces have sputtered to a 5-5 start, including a 1-4 stretch entering their Thursday night matchup against the Phoenix Mercury. But even amidst the […]

There have been some parallels between the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Mavericks in their respective runs to the championship round of their respective leagues. The Oilers, led by generational talent Connor McDavid, finally broke through, getting past the Western Conference gauntlet en route to their first Stanley Cup Final berth in 18 years. Meanwhile, […]

The Boston Celtics, despite losing in the 2022 NBA Finals, have all the makings of a contending team, especially when they have two of the best wings in the NBA in a league driven by those exact archetype of players. Wings who do it all on both ends of the floor are worth their weight […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks may have entered the 2024 NBA Finals as the underdog, but no one who calls themselves a basketball analyst would have counted them out against the Boston Celtics. However, from the get-go, it was apparent that the Celtics posed a ton of matchup issues that the Mavericks hadn’t yet […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been impressive throughout their run to the 2024 NBA Finals; they handily took care of the Kawhi Leonard-less Los Angeles Clippers, outmuscled the youthful Oklahoma City Thunder, and rendered the top-ranked defense of the Minnesota Timberwolves helpless. However, Luka Doncic and company have run into a major problem in the Boston […]

The Boston Celtics are well on their way to hanging the 18th banner on the TD Garden rafters after they survived a late Dallas Mavericks onslaught to take a 106-99 victory. They are now leading the 2024 NBA Finals, 3-0, and the Celtics fans are smelling blood in the water as they have the Mavericks […]

The 2024 NBA Finals is still the league’s biggest spectacle, as it, more often than not, pits against each other two of the best teams in the association. However, having the best teams doesn’t necessarily mean having the best players. The opportunity for the NBA to showcase its best players comes during February, when the […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals knowing what was at stake. They were looking to avoid going down 3-0, which would basically be a death sentence for their title hopes. Being at home, they had the advantage of being in friendly confines, giving them a golden opportunity to make it […]

On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the NBA lost a huge icon of the sport in Jerry West, the Los Angeles Lakers legend who put a stamp on the game both as a player and as an executive. West, who served as the inspiration of the association’s timeless logo, had passed away at the age of […]

The Las Vegas Aces may be one of the best teams in the WNBA in 2024, but over the past few games, they have looked anything but. A’ja Wilson has been putting up MVP numbers on a nightly basis, but the Aces haven’t quite hit their stride yet this season amid their bid for a […]

The Philadelphia Phillies own the best record in MLB at the moment for a reason. On Tuesday night, even on a night where they had to scrap and claw against a gritty Boston Red Sox team, the Phillies showed why they’re a class above the rest of the pack this season. They pulled out a […]

On Tuesday night, the Boston Red Sox began as difficult of a series as it can get in 2024 as they welcomed the Philadelphia Phillies, the team with the best record in the entire MLB, into Fenway Park. With the Red Sox struggling to climb over .500, defeating the Phillies will be a difficult task, […]

It’s a downright understatement to say that Ben Simmons has endured a rough couple of years. In fact, the entirety of Simmons’ Brooklyn Nets has been a disaster. It’s important to note, however, that Simmons is only 27 years old. So there might still be a chance that he regains his form and bounces back […]

Since the 2017-18 season, the Boston Celtics, more often than not, have been one of the best teams in the association. They may have come close to winning a championship in 2022, but this year feels different, as the Celtics have been very dominant en route to taking a 2-0 series lead over the Dallas […]

James Harden, without a doubt, is way past his prime. Set to turn 35 years of age in a little over two months, Harden is looking to command one last big pay day that would most likely come from the Los Angeles Clippers. The memory of his prime is fading fast, but some of his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, despite being a first-round exit in this year’s playoffs, became the talk of the town this past week when reports of their hot pursuit of UConn head coach Dan Hurley came out via Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Lakers even went as far as to offer a six-year, $70 million deal […]

To this day, Kevin Durant’s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder in free agency eight years ago to form a superteam with the Golden State Warriors remains a sore spot for some fans. The Warriors’ addition of Durant, for as long as health permitted, virtually guaranteed a championship, and in 2017 and 2018, it seemed […]

The Chicago Cubs may be two games below .500 at the moment, but amid the morass of mediocrity that is the NL Wild Card race, they are firmly within striking distance of a playoff spot. They sit just a half game back of the San Francisco Giants for the third and final Wild Card spot, […]

The Boston Celtics have assembled one of the deepest, most talented rosters in the history of the NBA that they haven’t needed Jayson Tatum to be at his best, shooting-wise, to take a 2-0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. They have steamrolled the opposition thus far in the playoffs, losing […]