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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 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t exactly in a bad spot; entering their Thursday night clash against the Oklahoma City Thunder with an 11-8 record fresh off a blowout victory over the Detroit Pistons, the Lakers looked like a much different team than the one that was on the receiving end of a 138-94 thwacking from […]

The New York Knicks’ signing of Jalen Brunson during the free agency season of 2022 continues to pay dividends, as the lefty point guard continues to ascend to higher levels during his stint as one of the franchise cornerstones in the Big Apple. On Wednesday night, facing a desperate Detroit Pistons team that has lost […]

There was a bit of a hullabaloo this past offseason when the Orlando Magic waived Bol Bol due to a roster crunch; Bol, after all, was able to rack up impressive stats in his stint as a starter for the Magic early on in the 2022-23 season, and at only 24 years old, there may […]

An aspiring World Series contender knows that having top-tier pitching isn’t enough; it’s also important to have a deep arsenal of arms that can put in quality innings all throughout the season. Thus, it’s not exactly a huge surprise that veteran pitcher Seth Lugo, who has shown that he can excel in either a starting […]

Many believed that the Detroit Pistons were on an upward trajectory heading into the 2023-24 season. After all, there was plenty of positivity surrounding the development of Cade Cunningham, who was coming off a season-ending shin injury, and they added one of the most talented rookies of the draft class in Ausar Thompson as well. […]

The Boston Celtics ruffled some feathers on Tuesday night when, in the spirit of the NBA In-Season Tournament, they decided to try and run up the score late in the game against the Chicago Bulls by fouling Andre Drummond on purpose despite already being up by 32 points. The Celtics needed to win by 23 […]

Not a single basketball player hoists up a shot expecting it to miss, regardless if you’re picking up a ball for the first time or if you’re doing it for a living, like Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. Doncic, in particular, makes putting the ball through the hoop look like an easy task, which is […]

The Boston Celtics needed to demolish the Chicago Bulls by at least 23 points on Tuesday night in the final game of their NBA In-Season Tournament group stage journey so they could advance to the knockout stage by virtue of having a better point differential than the Orlando Magic. Thus, the Celtics kicked up a […]

The Golden State Warriors had a golden chance to be the final team to enter the knockout stage of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, as they led the Sacramento Kings by a considerable margin for much of a game that they needed to win by 12 points or more. However, it seemed like head coach […]

The Golden State Warriors entered their NBA In-Season Tournament matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night with a puncher’s chance of making it to the knockout stage. All they needed to do was to win by 12 points or more, then they’ll have a better point differential than the Kings, the leader of their […]

Things haven’t exactly been rosy for the Dallas Mavericks over the past week or so; entering their Tuesday night NBA In-Season Tournament battle against the Houston Rockets, the Mavs have lost three of their past four games, and they even nearly choked away the game they won. As a result, there wasn’t much positive vibes […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to be one of the biggest players in free agency during this Hot Stove season, as they are one of the foremost suitors for the likes of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. But over the past few days, the Dodgers made an under-the-radar move when they re-signed outfielder Jason […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were widely criticized in the aftermath of their trade for Rudy Gobert, as many fans and pundits believed that the Timberwolves gave up too many assets just to put the three-time Defensive Player of the Year in an awkward frontcourt setup alongside Karl-Anthony Towns. But with the Timberwolves’ success during the 2023-24 […]

There was cause for much concern for the New Orleans Pelicans when CJ McCollum was diagnosed with a collapsed lung in early November, as McCollum has sustained this injury in the past. It was unclear yet just how severe the injury McCollum sustained was, but clearly, matters of the respiratory system aren’t anything to take […]

In the lead-up to the Philadelphia 76ers’ 138-94 demolition of the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, Sixers big man Paul Reed caused a bit of a fuss when he called Lakers star Anthony Davis “a big flopper” when giving a glimpse into his team’s game plan in slowing down the eight-time All-Star. Davis doesn’t […]

LeBron James, being the most experienced player in NBA history, knows what it takes to win a championship. And as presently constructed, it seems as though James does not foresee much success in the Los Angeles Lakers’ future, remarking that “a lot” has to change for the Purple and Gold in the aftermath of the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers haven’t exactly hit the ground running since trading for James Harden, but it seemed like things were looking up for them especially when they’re coming off a resounding weekend victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The Clippers, on Monday night, were set to face a Denver Nuggets team that was without Nikola […]

The Golden State Warriors, after a solid start to the 2023-24 season, have come crashing down to earth. Of course, the Warriors can attribute this drop-off to a few things, such as Stephen Curry’s knee-injury-related absence, Draymond Green’s suspension, and Andrew Wiggins’ generally poor play. But one of the biggest culprits behind the Warriors’ early-season […]