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The NBA In-Season Tournament has brought plenty of amazing action, with the knockout stage taking the stakes of the competition to new heights. On Tuesday night, however, the Milwaukee Bucks had no intention of keeping it close against the New York Knicks. Buoyed by the raucous home crowd at Fiserv Forum, the Bucks simply couldn’t […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ unlimited resources both from a financial and talent perspective have made them the epitome of consistency over the past decade. However, despite winning the NL West for the 10th time in the past 11 years in the 2023 season, the Dodgers’ pitching corps wasn’t as elite as it has been in […]

Austin Reaves became an instant fan favorite for the Los Angeles Lakers when he arrived on the team in 2021, and then the Lakers fanbase’s love for him reached new heights when Reaves broke out in a starter’s role to end the 2023-24 season. In fact, Reaves’ importance to the Lakers reached the point where […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may be on their way to the top, as they recently saw the returns of CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy from injuries, but their 2023-24 season hasn’t exactly been a cakewalk. They have a 12-10 record at the moment, and earlier in the season, they lost five consecutive games. A more […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ stock is on the rise. Now that CJ McCollum has returned from a collapsed lung and Trey Murphy hasn’t taken much time in re-acclimating himself back from a torn meniscus, the Pelicans have more depth than ever. In fact, the Pelicans were as healthy as ever during their 127-117 win over […]

The New Orleans Pelicans appeared to start off their NBA In-Season Tournament matchup against the Sacramento Kings in an anxious manner; they went down by double-digits early on in the game, with the Kings’ shooters running wild against the Pelicans. But the Pelicans’ bench came in and straightened things out, and it may be thanks […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is entering free agency coming off a middling season with the middling New York Yankees which missed the playoffs by seven games. However, despite Kiner-Falefa’s less-than-stellar output during the 2023 season, plenty of teams still recognize the fact that the 28-year old shortstop by trade can provide a ton of impact, which may […]

The Phoenix Suns are heading into their Tuesday night matchup against longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers with a chance to advance to the semifinals of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, booking a spot in Las Vegas for the competition’s final four. With Bradley Beal out due to a back injury, the Suns will be in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are rounding back into form, as they’re currently getting back the services of the players that helped spur their strong start to the 2022-23 season. Don’t be fooled; despite their 12-10 record, the Pelicans may be as dangerous a team as any in the Western Conference, especially in the aftermath of […]

With a matchup between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers in the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament on the docket in a few hours’ time, there is much anticipation for yet another matchup between Kevin Durant and LeBron James. In fact, barring an unforeseen turn of events on the injury front, their […]

Taking care of the basketball is paramount to winning ballgames; after all, it’s hard to put the ball through the basket and score more often than your opponent when you give away the ball cheaply, and on live-ball turnovers, no less. And for De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings, they need to chalk this one […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are starting to get a few of their crucial players back from injury, and they’re beginning to go on a roll. CJ McCollum has returned from a collapsed lung, Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have mostly avoided the injury bug, and Trey Murphy is also back on the hardwood after suffering […]

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes is not the flashiest player in the world. In fact, he is one of the players who thrives in a more functional team setting, as that’s where he can nail the little things (defense, drawing fouls, nailing open shots) that are conducive to winning. However, Barnes’ level of production is […]

The Cincinnati Bengals needed to play with a great sense of urgency on Monday night, as they were falling off the pace in the playoff race after losing three straight heading into their matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. And that’s exactly what the Bengals did, with quarterback Jake Browning putting up the best game of […]

There was plenty of concern from fans of the Cincinnati Bengals when news of Joe Burrow’s season-ending wrist injury broke. After all, the Bengals will now have to turn over the controls of the offense to Jake Browning, the 27-year old career backup who, prior to Burrow’s injury, had only played in a total of […]

The Indiana Pacers continue to run roughshod over their opponents in the NBA In-Season Tournament, as they booked their trip to Las Vegas in the semifinals after knocking out the Boston Celtics, 122-112, on Monday night. The Pacers continue to thrive in such a high-octane offensive environment, and it’s thanks in large part to the […]

The Houston Astros may still have a stacked roster heading into the 2024 season, but that doesn’t mean that the franchise isn’t looking for some changes to bolster the team’s chances of competing for the World Series title. There’s also the question of the Astros’ future, especially when some of its veteran stars, such as […]

The Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes appear to have been shot in the head point-blank when news of Joe Burrow’s season-ending wrist surgery broke. With the Bengals’ QB1 out, no one could have expected backup quarterback Jake Browning to step up the way he did. But in just his second career start, Browning led the Bengals […]

It has been a nightmare season thus far for a Memphis Grizzlies team with ambitions of competing in the Western Conference. Without Ja Morant due to his 25-game suspension, the Grizzlies have found it extremely difficult to get anything going. In fact, even though Desmond Bane is working as hard as ever, expanding his game […]

The Boston Celtics are currently the holder of the best record in the Eastern Conference (and second-best overall). But in a knockout game, that standing doesn’t matter as much. And on Monday night, the Celtics bowed out of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament after the Indiana Pacers continued their dominance in the competition, defeating them […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament was introduced by the league to elicit more excitement for what are otherwise humdrum regular season games, and if the first game of the knockout stage is any indication, then the league has succeeded in that regard. In quite the enthralling contest, it was the Indiana Pacers that stood tall over […]

In a quarterback-driven league, it’s always hard for a team to win without its QB1, especially when that QB1 has, time and time again, proven that he’s capable of stepping up in big moments. For the Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow is that guy. However, Burrow won’t be able to suit up for the Bengals this […]

A major plot point for the Philadelphia 76ers heading into the 2023-24 season was James Harden’s trade request, as it seemed like both sides refused to relent even an inch to the other party. In fact, the tensions ran so high to the point that Harden, in an Adidas event in China, went scorched earth […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers remain in striking distance of the division lead in the mediocre NFC South, as their 21-18 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday moved them to 5-7 on the season, one game behind the 6-6 Atlanta Falcons. One of the major reasons for why the Buccaneers remain in playoff contention is […]

The Tennessee Titans, despite all of Derrick Henry’s best efforts, have been a colossal disappointment in 2023. Henry has clearly tried his best to prop up a middling Titans team, and his performance on Sunday against a streaking Indianapolis Colts team was no different. He tallied a total of 102 yards on 21 carries, with […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ week continues to go from bad to worse. Despite all the marked improvements their offense showed in their first game without Matt Canada as the team’s chief brain trust on that end of the field, the Steelers struggled to score against the Arizona Cardinals of all teams. They suffered a 24-10 loss, […]

Coming up against the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers needed herculean efforts from its top guys to defeat the team that’s currently holding the best record in the NFL. And that’s exactly what the 49ers got, especially from wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who was such in a dominant mood offensively in linking up with […]

There might not be a franchise with a bleaker outlook in the NBA than the Washington Wizards. Following their 130-125 loss to the Orlando Magic on Friday night, the Wizards now have a 3-16 record, and at the moment, the Wizards are lacking the requisite foundational pieces that portend a future of title contention. Unlike […]

Two of the powerhouses in College Football collided on Friday for the opportunity to be crowned as the champion of the Pac-12 Division, with no. 3 Washington Huskies taking on no. 5 Oregon Ducks in Allegiant Stadium. It was a game of runs between Washington and Oregon, but in the end, it was Michael Penix […]

Free agency is always an exciting time for fans who would love nothing more than to see their beloved teams upgrade their roster. However, free agency is also a time for goodbyes, and on Friday, Luis Severino finalized his move to the New York Mets, marking an end to his eight-year stint as a member […]

The Boston Celtics surprisingly found themselves in a tough battle at home against a Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey-less Philadelphia 76ers, and their tough game became even more difficult when Jayson Tatum was ejected in the third quarter after drawing his second technical foul for protesting the referee’s decision to put his inadvertent elbow towards […]

The Dallas Mavericks were without Luka Doncic in their Friday night battle against the Memphis Grizzlies, so naturally, the onus to lead the offense fell to the capable hands of Kyrie Irving. Irving, however, proceeded to have his worst game of the season to this point, scoring just 10 points on 3-15 shooting from the […]

The Boston Celtics’ Friday night battle against the Philadelphia 76ers had all the makings of being a trap game. The Sixers were without both Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, so naturally, the likes of Patrick Beverley and Robert Covington stepped up on the offensive end. And to make matters worse for the Celtics, Jayson Tatum […]

It’s already December, and the race to get Shohei Ohtani’s signature in free agency is only going to heat up from here for the Japanese international’s biggest suitors. At this point, there are no clear-cut indicators for which team is ahead in their pursuit or which team has seen their chances of signing Ohtani dwindle […]

The New York Yankees, the MLB’s greatest powerhouse in its entire history, don’t stay down for too long. They’re called the Evil Empire after all. So after a season in which the Yankees fell way short of expectations, winning just 82 of their games en route to finishing fourth in the AL East (and seven […]

At this point, the Los Angeles Clippers still have plenty of problems to resolve with their roster as presently constructed. They have a hard time generating easy shots at the hoop, settling for tough midrangers quite often, and when their shot isn’t falling, their offense becomes very hard to watch despite boasting the services of […]

The Chicago Bulls, after what has been quite a rough stretch for them in the aftermath of the rumors that Zach LaVine is on his way out of the Windy City, looked like they were destined for another defeat on Thursday night, this time at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks especially when both LaVine […]

Losing a loved one feels like dying by a million cuts, having to relive the pain over and over as one tries to keep a loved one’s memory alive even long after they’re gone. That is what grief feels like; so for those grieving to have someone on their corner, taking care of them as […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have quickly become one of the dangerous teams in the NBA, and it hasn’t primarily been due to the lottery picks they have gathered over their past three finishes in the lottery. Sure, the likes of Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams have aided in OKC’s ascent to the top of the […]