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The holiday season is in the air. People will be heading to department stores to buy presents for their friends and loved ones. What if an NFL superstar suddenly showed up and helped you with your shopping? That was exactly the case Monday. Not one, but two members of the Denver Broncos’ defense showed up. […]

Offensive guard Rees Odhiambo is heading to his new team. A day after losing Mike Iupati to a season-ending injury, the Arizona Cardinals decided to make the move to sign him. According to Charean Williams of NBCSports, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reported that Odhiambo would sign with the Cardinals. Odhiambo entered the league in 2016 as a third-round […]

Ever since DeMar DeRozan left the Toronto Raptors in July, none of the team’s players have occupied his old locker at Scotiabank Arena. But according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN, “The Boy,” who is better known as Drake, took charge of DeRozan’s former spot: Courtesy of Delon's IG, this is a picture of DeMar DeRozan's […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is one of the best passing big men in the league today. Ever since he came to the league in 2015, he has recorded a total of 1,179 assists, which is incredibly impressive for a center in his first four years. Above all, Nikola Jokic is the only center to […]

The recent firing of Mike McCarthy can be attributed to his terrible 2018 campaign. It could not be denied, as the Green Bay Packers are set to miss the playoffs for the second straight season. They are currently 11th in the NFC with a 4-7-1 record. But aside from that reason, the 55-year-old’s play-calling might […]

Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter stated that rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield would fit with former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy. Tretter knew McCarthy well because he used to play for him in Green Bay for four seasons. According to Scott Petrak of BrownsZone.com, the 27-year-old suggested that the recently ousted Packers coach should take […]

Colt McCoy got hurt, and the Washington Redskins quickly replaced him with the only available quarterback on the roster. That signal-caller is none other than Mark Sanchez, who used to play for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014 and 2015. According to Mike Garafolo of NFLNetwork, the Philly fans gave the 32-year old a standing ovation as […]

History repeated itself Monday night as Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Sanchez had another “Butt Fumble” moment for his new team. Sanchez took over the injured Colt McCoy in the first quarter to make his Redskins debut. But it did not take long for him to have a memorable moment with the team. In a tweet […]

The Arizona Cardinals pulled off an upset Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. But they also lost a couple of good players in that same game. According to Darren Urban of  ArizonaCardinals.com, wide receiver Christian Kirk and guard Mike Iupati were the latest additions to the injured reserve list. WR Christian Kirk and G Mike Iupati […]

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks was suspended by the NFL back in October. The suspension was due to insider trading charges in which he pleaded guilty. He allegedly made nearly $1.2 million from investments in 2014. His suspension seemed to be an indefinite one, but the league trimmed it down to eight games. Now he can once again […]

The Washington Redskins took another big blow to their already injury-ridden roster, as quarterback Colt McCoy went down with a lower leg injury in the first quarter and is questionable to return as per the team’s official Twitter account. QB Colt McCoy is questionable to return with a right lower leg injury. #WASvsPHI — Washington Commanders […]

Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt is currently in hot water. He finds himself unemployed right now as a result of his actions last February. In a viral video released by TMZ, the 23-year-old All-Star is seen shoving a woman after a heated argument. What followed was a more horrible moment as Hunt kicked […]

The Chicago Bears played without their starting quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky, for the second straight week. Last week, backup quarterback Chase Daniel took over and was able to lead the Bears to a Thanksgiving Day win over the Detroit Lions. It was the team’s eighth of the season and it strengthened their bid for the playoffs. In […]

The Seattle Seahawks’ blow-out victory over the San Francisco 49ers came with a painful price. Running back Chris Carson dislocated his index finger. He was one of two Seahawks players to leave in the fourth quarter. Guard D.J. Fluker was the other one as he went down with a hamstring injury. According to John Boyle, head […]

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and wife Tiffany are expecting their ninth child as per Eric Williams of ESPN. I can confirm that Philip Rivers and wife Tiffany are expecting their ninth child. Congrats to them both. — Eric Williams (@eric_d_williams) December 3, 2018 Yes, that’s right, the 36-year-old signal-caller already has eight children and […]

Robert Griffin III saw action for the first time since 2016 on Sunday. He came in the third quarter of the against the Atlanta Falcons after starter Lamar Jackson was knocked out with a suspected concussion. RGIII then completed two of his four pass attempts for 21 yards. It eventually led to a field-goal score […]

The Denver Broncos’ win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday was marred by an injury to star cornerback Chris Harris Jr. The All-Pro corner had to exit the game early because of a broken leg. But according to Aric Dilalla of DenverBroncos.com, Harris remained positive despite being hurt and stated that he would probably be back […]

The Indianapolis Colts just lost an ugly game, and head coach Frank Reich is clearly upset. In their game Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, tight end Erik Swoope received a four-yard pass. But it seemed like he was tackled out of bounds by Jalen Ramsey before time expired. The officials then ruled that the clock […]

The New York Giants got their fourth win of the season with a 30-27 overtime victory over the NFC North-leading Chicago Bears. Odell Beckham Jr. played a huge part in the upset win as he contributed two touchdowns — one receiving and one passing. That was OBJ’s second touchdown pass of the season, which put […]

Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Desmond King seemingly played police pursuit against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. With two minutes gone by in the 4th quarter, the quick-footed returner received a punt from Jordan Berry. After avoiding two tackles, he went on to find a whole in the Steelers’ defense. He then sprinted towards the end-zone with […]

Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Russel Okung displayed his funny side in their Sunday night showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the players’ introduction of SNF on NBC, the ninth-year player humorously stated that “Wakanda Tech” is his alma mater. Wakanda Tech forever. 🙅♂️ pic.twitter.com/sNd7yLyA9m — Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) December 3, 2018 […]

The action on the field between the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills may be over, but in the tunnel at Hard Rock Stadium it continued. No, it’s not between the two teams, but rather between a player and an official. In a video shared by Ivis Aburto, Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes is seen […]

The incident that involved Kansas City Chiefs’ Pro Bowl running back Kareem Hunt sent shock-waves throughout the league. No wonder, the 23-year old’s career is in deep jeopardy as teams are hesitant to give him another shot. He was immediately released following the release of a video showing him physically assaulting a 19-year old woman […]

The Green Bay Packers just fired one of the most successful coaches they ever had. After a 13-season tenure with the Packers, Mike McCarthy was released by the team Sunday after dropping his third straight outing. Their recent loss came against one of the worst teams in the league, the 2-9 Arizona Cardinals. It did […]

The Mike McCarthy era is over in Green Bay. Another disappointing loss led to his release Sunday after the Green Bay Packers went on to lose a close one against the Arizona Cardinals, 20-17. Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin takes over his reigns and hopes that he could stop the thing’s bleeding with four weeks to […]

The Green Bay Packers just lost another game. What’s more disappointing is that it was against the hapless Arizona Cardinals team whom they played at Lambeau Field Sunday. A 44-yard field goal by Cardinals kicker Zane Gonzalez with a minute to go in the fourth seemingly sealed the Packers’ fate this season. It enabled the […]

Cleveland Browns interim head coach Gregg Williams pushed hard for the Browns to take defensive end Myles Garrett with the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NFL draft when he was still the team’s defensive coordinator. And he says he has no regrets with that decision. Williams also added that he would pick Garrett over […]

The Miami Heat hosted the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, and after the matchup took place, two Chicago natives displayed mutual respect for each other. 16-year veteran Dwyane Wade had a special moment with All-Star center Anthony Davis as the two swapped game-worn jerseys: Two ballers from Chicago 🏀 pic.twitter.com/flG42iLKQG — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December […]

NBA players surely cannot avoid criticism from fans and the media. Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is one of them as he has been criticized this season amid the team’s sluggish start. An article on SB Nation was recently published with this headline: “The Jazz have a Donovan Mitchell problem.” The second-year man has assumed leadership for […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban defended J.J. Barea after his ejection Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 34-year-old was thrown out of the game Friday by referee Scott Foster after he said, “You guys are a disaster tonight.” The 60-year-old Mavs owner wasn’t pleased at all by the punishment Barea received. He tweeted […]

The Washington Wizards suffered yet another loss Friday night when they were blown out by the Philadelphia 76ers. At the postgame press conference, All-Star guard John Wall blasted the referees and stated he was not getting any calls: Wizards got blasted in Philly but John Wall spent most of his postgame availability complaining about the […]

Washington Wizards guard John Wall refused to listen to a joke delivered by Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid before their Friday night game. The 7-footer approached Wall, who was on the bench, and whispered something, but the latter seemed uninterested: https://twitter.com/BBallSociety_/status/1068680468780978177 Joel Embiid may be cracking jokes before the game, but the Cameroonian’s play afterwards […]

It is a fun fact that two of the Boston Celtics’ current players share the same birthday. Those two players are none other than All-Stars Kyrie Irving at Gordon Hayward. Both were born on March 23rd, but Hayward is two years older as he was born in 1990 while Irving in 1992. There is no […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward refers to himself in the third person as “Old G.” According to Chris Forsberg of NBC Boston, the one-time All-Star is eager to get back his old form. I enjoy third-person references from Gordon Hayward #OldG "There was a play today where I went around and tried to shoot a […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo was cleared to return in their game against the Atlanta Hawks Friday as per Royce Young of ESPN. Hamidou Diallo is available to play tonight. Terrance Ferguson is not. — Royce Young (@royceyoung) November 30, 2018 Just a week ago, Diallo suffered a scary ankle injury that seemed to have […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s game against the Atlanta Hawks turned messy in the third quarter. With their team up 82-66 in the four-minute mark of the third, Russel Westbrook was called for a technical foul because he let his emotions get the better of him. The incident stemmed after Westbrook battled for possession of the […]

Kareem Hunt became the second player this week to be in hot water. Less than a week after Reuben Foster’s arrest, it was the ex-Kansas City Chiefs running back who was added to the list of “woman-beaters” in the NFL. TMZ obtained a 79-second video that showed Hunt running amok at a five-star hotel in […]

Kyle Korver wore the Utah Jazz jersey for the first time in eight years. A day after being shipped by the Cleveland Cavaliers to Salt Lake City, the 16-year veteran geared up and re-debuted for his former team. In their game against the Charlotte Hornets, Korver scored his first points with the Jazz since coming […]

Kyle Korver’s trade with the Utah Jazz has already been finalized Thursday. The 37-year old makes his return to his former team and is expected to bring the same level of competitiveness that he has brought with the Cavaliers. According to Andy Larsen of TheSaltLakeTribune, Jazz General Manager Dennis Lindsey thought that he struck a […]