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In terms of bouncing back from their defeat in Super Bowl LVII, the Philadelphia Eagles have done an incredible job, at least through the first three game weeks of the season. Jalen Hurts may not have had the best game at the point of attack, as he threw just one touchdown against two interceptions, but […]

FC Barcelona’s squad depth will be tested for at least the next month or so after sources reveal an unfortunate injury update for star midfielder Frenkie de Jong. de Jong had to exit their 3-2 win over Celta Vigo last Saturday afternoon in the first half, giving way for Gavi after the 26-year old Dutchman […]

In the spur of the moment, podcast host JJ Redick, on Old Man & The Three, agreed with retired NBA forward Evan Turner’s assertion that the league must relocate the Grizzlies franchise a couple hundred miles east from Memphis to Nashville. But now, the retired sharpshooter out of Duke is backtracking on his initial agreement. […]

Defending a championship in any professional sport is never easy. Not every athlete copes well with being “hunted” by the rest of the league. But the Las Vegas Aces seem to be doing just fine. Continuing on their road to a second consecutive WNBA championship, A’ja Wilson and the Aces handily took care of business […]

The New York Liberty have made it a point over the past few weeks to explicitly state that their goal is to cement their status as the best team in New York, or, at the very least, take care of business to set up a likely WNBA Finals matchup against the Las Vegas Aces. However, […]

In 2010, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers were on top of the NBA world, having won their second consecutive championship — the Black Mamba’s fifth in the process. While Bryant was achieving the pinnacle of success, there Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were, unable to break through despite posting varyingly successful campaigns during […]

Coming off a huge 35-11 victory over Northern Illinois last week, the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team is entering the fourth game of their season, a huge clash against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, with high hopes. Nevertheless, head coach Matt Rhule still has to sort out who will start for the team at quarterback tomorrow afternoon, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are rolling right along on their path to the postseason, with first baseman Freddie Freeman at the heart of yet another NL West crown for the MLB powerhouse. Even during their 5-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, Freeman cemented himself even further as one of the biggest […]

Over two months have passed since James Harden opted into his contract with the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2023-24 season with the intention of receiving a trade to his intended destination — the Los Angeles Clippers. Alas, things haven’t exactly gone according to plan for The Beard. With only a little over a month to […]

The New York Yankees organization holds itself to such a high standard, owing to their stature as the most successful franchise in the history of the MLB. Their huge spending ways have always given them a leg up on their opposition, spoiling fans with one playoff berth after another; in fact, since 1994, the Yankees […]

With the 2023 MLB playoffs just right around the corner, suffering injuries to some of the team’s key guys is an aspiring World Series contender’s worst nightmare. And on Friday night, the Tampa Bay Rays’ injury woes just went from bad to worse, putting an even greater damper on their 6-2 loss to the Toronto […]

The Las Vegas Aces look as dominant as ever as they come to within six wins away of successfully defending their WNBA championship after making quick work of the Chicago Sky across two lopsided first-round games. A big part of their continued dominance has been the stellar play of star forward A’ja Wilson, who continues […]

The Toronto Blue Jays may be in the middle of a heated AL Wild Card playoff race, but it’s never too early for starting centerfielder and impending free agent Kevin Kiermaier to plan his future. And if Kiermaier’s recent comments are any indication, it seems like he will, more likely than not, be heading to […]

There’s nothing quite like the myth that is the famed Miami Heat culture among those well-versed in NBA lore. It’s the habits ingrained deep within those who enter the Heat organization that seems to make the roster add up to something more valuable than the sum of its parts. Even veterans who didn’t exactly spend […]

The San Diego Padres may be out of playoff contention, but it doesn’t mean that their games don’t count all the same, at least to starting pitcher Blake Snell. Snell pitched yet another marvelous outing, completely blanking the Colorado Rockies in seven innings of work. The talented lefty did not allow any hits, striking out […]

The Charlotte Hornets may be assembling a nice young core with LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, but the Hornets franchise haven’t exactly brought in players whom Ball and company can look up to as role models of good behavior. The Hornets, this offseason, brought back Miles Bridges, a player who missed the entirety of the […]

The mindset that it takes to be a professional athlete is borderline sociopathic. Even then, some couldn’t help but let their overcompetitive juices overflow — and in team sports, they become the kind of players that you loathe if you come up against them or end up loving if you team up with them. One […]

Natasha Cloud bore the weight of the world on her shoulders as the Washington Mystics’ best player; not only does she have to carry the load on offense, she also has to guard one of the New York Liberty’s best players, Sabrina Ionescu, on the other end of the floor. But in the end, even […]

The San Francisco 49ers are rolling. Coming off a huge 30-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers to open the season, the 49ers then took care of business in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams, taking home a 30-23 win in the process. But beyond that, the 49ers’ locker room chemistry seems to be at […]

With their backs against the wall, Natasha Cloud and the Washington Mystics weren’t about to go down without a fight against the New York Liberty, the team that posted the second-best record in the WNBA this past season. Despite facing heavy odds, Cloud and the Mystics made it a close-run thing throughout the game, even […]

NBA Twitter has always been a mess of a place, with fans spewing plenty of unresearched and ill-advised takes regarding the sport we all love. One take that never seems to vanish in social media circles is the notion that the championship LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers won in the bubble should come […]

The Houston Astros are currently locked in a tight battle with the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners for AL West supremacy. However, at the moment, the top of the AL West is lava, with the three contending teams not exactly playing convincing baseball over the past few weeks. The Astros, in particular, are coming off […]

The 2022-23 season felt like the tide had shifted for the Minnesota Timberwolves. It felt like a changing of the guard was happening, with Karl-Anthony Towns ceding “ownership” of the franchise to nascent star Anthony Edwards, especially with Towns having to adjust completely to having to play alongside another center in Rudy Gobert. But Timberwolves […]

One of the highlights of the 2023 NBA Playoffs was the heavyweight clash between two of the NBA teams with the most populous fanbases in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. While the two teams, led by all-time greats in LeBron James and Stephen Curry, respectively, traded one punch after another, it […]

In need of just one more win to get 200 wins for his career, veteran St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright threw the best game of his 2023 season. Wainwright shut out the Milwaukee Brewers, the current NL Central leaders, in seven innings of work, allowing just four hits in the process. Given how dreadful […]

With the 2023 season winding down, Adam Wainwright was in a race against time when it came to his pursuit of 200 wins, as he had already announced prior to the start of the campaign that he’d be retiring at season’s end. Wainwright needed just five more wins to breach that mark, but it has […]

The Cleveland Browns are in a state of mourning on Monday night, not just because of their 26-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but because they’ll now be without Nick Chubb for the rest of the season after the running back is believed to have sustained a significant, season-ending knee injury. Deshaun Watson and Myles […]

The New Orleans Saints didn’t exactly enter the 2023 NFL season to much fanfare; they finished last year with a 7-10 record, and they didn’t exactly bolster the lineup with groundbreaking additions, save for, perhaps, the signing of quarterback Derek Carr. But here the Saints are on cloud nine after their rock-solid 20-17 win over […]

Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick had to exit the contest in the third quarter after making a crucial tackle on Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford. The Steelers defender, before heading to the locker room with an undisclosed injury, was seen throwing up on the sideline — a concern given how instrumental he is […]

Lost in the sea of Nick Chubb injury news will be the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers took home a huge 26-22 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Monday night. While Chubb’s reported season-ending injury will justifiably draw the headlines, credit must go to the Steelers for tallying their first win of the season. In […]

Fresh off a huge 24-3 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1, the Cleveland Browns entered their Week 2 clash against the Pittsburgh Steelers with high hopes as they look to start the season with a 2-0 record. Alas, the Browns’ excitement for their 2023 season quickly turned into frustration when star running back […]

The Carolina Panthers basically handed over the keys to the franchise to rookie quarterback Bryce Young from day one, a huge show of trust in the 22-year old’s ability to lead a team that finished 7-10 last season to greater heights. But so far, it hasn’t been the easiest transition to the NFL for Young. […]

With 10 games left in the season, the Cincinnati Reds still find themselves right in the thick of the playoff hunt. With a 79-73 record, they’re currently behind the Chicago Cubs by a few percentage points in the NL Wild Card race. While there’s always a possibility that the Reds manage to break through and […]

It has been a slow crawl for Adam Wainwright to get to this point given where he ended the 2022 season, but finally, the longtime St. Louis Cardinals pitcher has made history — and in resounding fashion. Wainwright finally crossed the 200-win mark after he turned back the hands of time with a dominant performance […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the postseason for the 11th straight year, clinching the NL West crown for the 10th time during that span with a win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. But the Dodgers, of all teams, know that nothing is guaranteed come playoff time. Thus, they have every intention of […]

During a hotly-anticipated matchup between two AFC East foes, it was the Miami Dolphins that came out on top against the New England Patriots, 24-17. The Dolphins, in particular, came away with the game by virtue of a strong second quarter, a period in which they scored two touchdowns — a rushing TD from Rasheem […]

Given the keys to the team as the Indianapolis’ Colts franchise quarterback, Anthony Richardson, the fourth pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, was beginning to show the qualities that made him such a coveted prospect. During the early goings of their Sunday clash against the Houston Texans, Richardson scored two rushing touchdowns, giving the team […]

The Baltimore Orioles’ painful rebuild has finally borne some tangible fruit. On Sunday, the Orioles officially clinched a place in the 2023 MLB postseason by virtue of a pivotal 5-4 win over AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays, which gave them a two-game cushion as well in the division race. And they managed to get […]

With an eight-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central standings with 14 games left in the season, the Minnesota Twins have a 99.9 percent chance of winning the division. The Twins have managed to bounce back from their 78-84 season in 2022 thanks in large part to the contributions from star third […]