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The New York Mets live; after a 0-5 start to the season that had fans seeing flashbacks of their nightmare 2023 season, they have now won seven of their past 10 games, including a series win over the Atlanta Braves. In fact, the Mets won their most recent series against the upstart Kansas City Royals, […]

The last day of the regular season gave fans a bit of a taste of what awaits them in the playoffs; there were a few games that had major seeding implications, imploring teams to play with a playoff-like intensity. But for the Houston Rockets, they were locked in a game with no stakes against a […]

Through 81 games, only two out of the six playoff spots in the Western Conference have been settled. The Denver Nuggets’ loss and the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves’ wins on Friday night will set up a photo finish for the number one seed out West, with all three teams having the same win-loss […]

The San Antonio Spurs, for the second consecutive season, could finish with the worst record in the Western Conference. But even though they reached the 60-loss mark for just the fourth time in franchise history, the Spurs’ players remain highly motivated. This was in full display when Victor Wembanyama and company decided not to give […]

LeBron James was questionable ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Friday night clash against the Memphis Grizzlies due to wear and tear on his ankle. But James suited up in the end, and looked like his usual self in the process. In a 123-120 win for the Lakers, James finished with 37 points, two of […]

The end of the 2023-24 regular season is approaching, and before long, eligible media members will be voting for who they think is deserving of winning the Most Valuable Player award — the greatest regular-season individual acclaim there is. Now, the standards for what makes one deserving an MVP varies from voter to voter. Nonetheless, […]

It’s far from ideal that the Milwaukee Bucks are nearing the postseason with Giannis Antetokounmpo dealing with a calf issue that is threatening to derail a playoff push before it even starts. Nonetheless, the Bucks still have pressing regular-season matters to deal with. They are only in need of one win to secure the two-seed […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the driver’s seat for the one-seed in the Western Conference; following their 116-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, they have a much-needed one-game cushion. However, nothing is sealed quite yet for the Nuggets. There is a chance that they could fall as far as the third seed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have fallen to 10th in the Western Conference standings following the Golden State Warriors’ win on Thursday night. Now, there’s still a chance that the Lakers escape the dreaded 9/10 side of the play-in tournament bracket, but they have to win out to have a strong chance at doing so. Thus, […]

The New York Mets were one of the most disappointing teams in the MLB in 2023, and their start to the 2024 campaign didn’t give anyone much reason to believe that a turnaround was right around the corner. However, following an 0-5 start to the season, the Mets won three out of four games entering […]

It’s official: the Sacramento Kings are locked into the play-in tournament after suffering a 135-125 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night at home. It was an overall frustrating night, as the Kings were unable to slow down the Pelicans’ high-octane offense led by Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum, both of whom had […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is one of the smartest players the league has ever seen. He calls out opponents’ plays before they materialize, he’s almost always at the right position on defense, and he dissects defenses in real-time, solving every coverage that is thrown his way. Thus, it’s no surprise that James has […]

The Sacramento Kings may have been able to recapture the heights they reached during their breakout Beam Team 2022-23 season, but they have remained competitive, which is no mean feat given how difficult it is to keep up with the tough Western Conference. However, the Kings have had a rough go on the injury front […]

The Boston Celtics have steamrolled the opposition for most of the 2023-24 season. Thus, seeing them play like a mortal basketball team is a jolt to the senses. On Thursday night, the Celtics lost their second game in a row for just the fourth time this season, suffering a 118-109 defeat to division rival New […]

The Atlanta Hawks have had a disappointing 2023-24 season, and now, it looks more likely that their season will end in the play-in tournament given the unfortunate developments they’ve had on the injury front. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, two of the Hawks’ most crucial frontcourt players, Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu, will be […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have been consistently among the best teams in the American League for the past four seasons; however, they have not made it past the AL Wild Card round, winning a grand total of zero playoff games since 2020. Thus, the Blue Jays are entering the 2024 season with a chip on […]

There are few more exciting days for a baseball fan during the regular season than when one of the most hyped-up prospects in the game finally receives a call-up to the major leagues. On Wednesday, that’s exactly what happened when the Baltimore Orioles brought up consensus number one prospect, middle infielder Jackson Holliday, to the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have managed to sort themselves out after a rough post-All-Star break stretch, but that aforementioned brutal stretch where they played mediocre basketball courtesy of a soft defense took them out of the running for the first three seeds in the Western Conference. As a result, what awaits them is another date […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have reached 50 wins in a single season for the first time in the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era, but to put into perspective how unforgiving the Western Conference is, all that earned them was a first-round matchup against a familiar opponent in the Dallas Mavericks. Clippers fans, of all […]

Luka Doncic has been playing at such a high level throughout the 2023-24 NBA season, and the Dallas Mavericks, as a result, have put their disappointing 2022-23 campaign completely in the rearview mirror. Following the Mavericks’ 111-92 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night that clinched the second 50-win campaign of Doncic’s career, the […]

Kyrie Irving went through a 2022-23 season full of tumult. His stint with the Brooklyn Nets, already filled to the brim with controversy, ended rather infuriatingly after Irving requested a trade. The Dallas Mavericks then took Irving in, betting on his talent shining through as he works to figure out his off-court troubles. Now, it’s […]

Dirk Nowitzki is good friends with Luka Doncic, that much we all know. Since the Dallas Mavericks traded for Doncic on draft night in 2018, Nowitzki has made it a point to strike up a rapport with the player who would take on the mantle of face of the franchise following his retirement. But now, […]

The Phoenix Suns entered the 2023-24 season as one of the most hyped-up teams in the association after they traded for Bradley Beal, giving the team yet another high-level shot creator. They already had Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, so adding Beal seemed as if it was a move that could push them over the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are heading into the playoffs in the worst shape imaginable. April has been a month straight out of their nightmares; they have lost all four of their games in the month, including losses to three of the worst teams in the NBA. This stretch forced them to hold a […]

On April 3, it was reported to the public that Chauncey Billups (along with Vince Carter) will be headlining the 2024 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. The current Portland Trail Blazers head coach, however, learned of this good news on the 1st of April. Naturally, this gave Billups some pause, since […]

The Golden State Warriors’ contending days with their Hall of Fame core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green are numbered. It’s unlikely for the Warriors, despite their 118-110 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday, to move higher than 10th in the Western Conference standings, as it has been a rather tumultuous season […]

The UConn Huskies program may be the most successful in the entire history of NCAA-sponsored women’s college basketball. However, over the past six years, they have experienced an unprecedented drought, failing to win a national championship marking their longest drought since the late 1990s. Paige Bueckers was looking to lead UConn back to its usual […]

Caitlin Clark has been the talk of the town, and for good reason. Clark has done nothing but impress in her four seasons in Iowa, although she still has one more goal in her sights so she could truly say that she achieved everything there is to achieve in college basketball — the national championship. […]

Paige Bueckers and the UConn women’s basketball team may have held Caitlin Clark to an uncharacteristically poor first half, but the Iowa women’s basketball squad had no quit in them. With around five seconds to go, UConn had possession with a chance to regain the lead while down one, 70-69. They ran a curl for […]

Caitlin Clark has done nothing but set the entire sports world on fire with her record-setting 2024 season. The Iowa Hawkeyes standout is as big of a ratings draw as the sport has ever seen, and it’s thanks in large part to her stellar offensive game that makes her such a treat to watch. But […]

The Golden State Warriors have struggled to find the right starting lineup combination all throughout the 2023-24 season. They have shuffled through a few lineups amid Draymond Green’s battle with on-court troubles, Klay Thompson’s inconsistency, and the up-and-down play of the Dubs’ veteran big men (Kevon Looney and Dario Saric). Even Andrew Wiggins has been […]

The Golden State Warriors, after much drama surrounding the race for the 10th spot in the Western Conference standings, took care of business on Thursday night against the Houston Rockets. They took home a 133-110 victory to extend their lead in the win-loss column to four games, virtually sealing their place in the play-in tournament. […]

The New York Yankees had the difficult task of starting their first seven games of the 2024 season on the road. But that wasn’t the only difficult part of the Yankees’ start to their 2024 campaign. They had to face the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks, two teams that made their respective league’s championship series. […]

The Houston Rockets’ 2023-24 season looked dead in the water when they lost Alperen Sengun to a serious knee injury in early March. But the Rockets had no quit in them; they rattled off 10 straight victories to come to within one game of the Golden State Warriors for the 10th spot in the Western […]

The Miami Heat may be coming off a dispiriting 109-105 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night that knocks them out of the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference standings for the time being, but help in the form of Tyler Herro could soon come. According to Zachary Weinberger, Heat beat reporter for ClutchPoints, […]

It was a sad start to the day for the New York Knicks and their fans after it came out that Julius Randle will miss the rest of the season after deciding to undergo surgery to repair his injured shoulder. And then the Knicks’ day was seemingly only getting worse after the Sacramento Kings took […]

For a while in late March, it seemed as though the Golden State Warriors were going to fall out of the playoff picture entirely amid the Houston Rockets’ hot streak. But on Thursday night, the Warriors showed that they are still a class above the Rockets, securing a 133-110 victory on the road that extends […]

Gilbert Arenas is sick and tired of the double standard some members of the media have in evaluating the impact Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum have for the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics, their respective teams. Speaking on his Gil’s Arena Podcast, Arenas blasted the media’s purported over-exaggeration of Doncic’s superstar status, as he doesn’t […]

The Atlanta Hawks looked as if they were going to build off a respectable showing against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. Alas, the 2023-24 season has been an overall disappointment for them. Following the Hawks’ 121-113 win over the Detroit Pistons despite Malachi Flynn’s 50-point outing, Atlanta has […]