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Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry is an absolutely terrifying presence — just ask Buffalo Bills cornerback Josh Norman… and Twitter. Midway through the second quarter of Tuesday evening’s AFC clash between the Titans and Bills, Norman was called upon to perform the unfortunate task of attempting to tackle the Titans running back in the […]

For fans of the Tennessee Titans, a devastating stiff arm from Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry is no longer new. However, “King Henry” took things to new heights on Tuesday evening against the Buffalo Bills, as veteran cornerback Josh Norman stood absolutely no chance in the open field midway through the second quarter. The […]

Hardly coming as a surprise, the Tennessee Titans are attempting to lean on Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry after failing to play a game in over two weeks. With the Titans currently leading the Buffalo Bills by the score of 14-7 at home, the team’s latest score came early on in the second quarter […]

The Buffalo Bills are on the board…on Tuesday night! With red-hot Bills quarterback Josh Allen helping his team getting in on the scoring to tie the game at seven against the Tennessee Titans, it was wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie that actually found the end zone midway through the first quarter in Nashville. Allen technically receives […]

Though the NBA only recently crowned a champion in the 2019-20 campaign, the league remains at the forefront of how North American professional sports will operate in the coronavirus pandemic. With the NBA being the first major sport to halt its season in the early portion of the pandemic, the league then finished its season […]

The Tennessee Titans are currently suiting up for the first time in 16 days after the team unfortunately found itself right in the thick of the NFL’s first COVID-19 outbreak. With the Titans being forced to play the team’s Week 5 matchup against the Buffalo Bills on a Tuesday after having to reschedule its Week […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are officially the reigning champions of the NBA after navigating an unprecedented 2019-20 campaign en route to the team’s latest title. However, the city of Los Angeles will apparently have to wait to celebrate alongside the Lakers organization, as the heralded Western Conference franchise has formally announced that a championship parade […]

As it stands today, the New York Knicks currently own the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. However, all of that may change in November, as it is now being reported that the ‘Bockers may opt to trade down. Per Marc Berman of The New York Post, the Knicks are “seriously” considering […]

It is no secret that Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen is one of the best in the league at his position. However, Allen might just be scratching the surface as the veteran pass catcher and rookie quarterback Justin Herbert are already clicking in a major way. With this Chargers tandem wasting absolutely no […]

The Los Angeles Rams currently sit in second place in the stacked NFC West Division, behind only the undefeated Seattle Seahawks. With both the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals presently an even 2-2 on the season, every game will be crucial down the stretch for each of the four teams that inhabit the NFC […]

Regardless of the eventual outcome of the 2020 NBA Finals, one thing will remain quite certain heading into next season — the Miami Heat are officially on the map in the Eastern Conference. Despite battling a slew of injuries down the stretch of the NBA Finals, All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler and breakout rookie sharpshooter Tyler […]

There will be more than a few wide receivers to choose from in Week 5 as the NFL officially passes the quarter mark of the 2020 regular season. However, because of the volume that can be found at this particular position, fantasy football owners need to tread lightly as there are some traps to avoid […]

The good news is that a stellar performance from All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler led the Miami Heat to a win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The bad news? That seemed to wake up superstar forward LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 as the Western Conference powerhouse now holds a […]

The NFL has reached quite the impasse as the league attempts to trudge forward as a result of the 2020 regular season. With the season just barely a quarter of the way through its typical 17-game schedule (well, sort of) fantasy football owners have already been impacted in a big way with Week 5 now […]

With the 2019-20 NBA Finals currently in full swing, it was actually the WNBA that kicked things off in a big way on Tuesday evening. With Jewell Loyd and the Seattle Storm defeating the Las Vegas Aces en route to winning this year’s WNBA title in impressive fashion, the veteran guard wasted absolutely no time […]

Through the first four weeks of the 2020 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers have already been forced to utilize four different quarterbacks. Due to a lingering injury to starting signal caller Jimmy Garoppolo, the tandem of Nick Mullens and C.J. Beathard have also seen time under center as San Francisco currently sits at an […]

Longtime NBA shooting guard JR Smith has not received a ton of playing time as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the veteran sharpshooter made sure to make his own impact ahead of his team’s Game 4 matchup against the Miami Heat as Smith arrived to the looming clash sporting a shirt promoting […]

The Ottawa Senators selected German forward Tim Stützle with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft on Tuesday evening. Although Stützle was selected after New York Rangers winger Alexis Lafrenière and Los Angeles Kings center Quinton Byfield, it was the Senators at No. 3 overall that stole the show as a result of […]

Just two picks into the 2020 NHL Draft, history has already been made—and in a big way, at that. With the No. 2 overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft, the Los Angeles Kings selected center Quinton Byfield, who has now become the highest-drafted black player in the history of the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat are still battling down in Orlando as the NBA bubble now has just two teams remaining in the mix for a title. With Game 4 of the 2020 NBA Finals slated to take place on Tuesday evening with the Lakers holding a 2-1 series lead over the Heat, […]

Although such a move hardly comes as a surprise, which is still somehow an understatement, the New York Rangers have officially selected Canadian winger Alexis Lafrenière with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. Far and away considered to be the best all-around player in this year’s NHL Draft class, Lafrenière will […]

The NFL made it almost a quarter of the way through the 2020 regular season before encountering its first — and hopefully last — COVID-19 outbreak. With the Tennessee Titans seeing around 20 players and other personnel test positive for the “coronavirus” over the course of the last week or so, the team’s Week 4 […]

The New England Patriots secured longtime Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton via free agency this past offseason, which basically put a massive roadblock for up-and-coming QB Jarrett Stidham. However, with Newton missing the team’s Monday evening matchup against the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs due to a recent positive coronavirus test, both Brian […]

It’s official. Bill O’Brien is out as the head coach of the Houston Texans. While such a decision came just a quarter of the way through the 2020-21 regular season, it still feels as though this was a move that was a long time coming — especially after the most recent offseason that the Texans […]

Whether it has been as the Los Angeles Chargers, San Diego Chargers or once again the Los Angeles Chargers, the current AFC West franchise has carved out quite the lineage during its time as a member of the NFL. After a one-year stint in Los Angeles to begin the organization’s tenure as a professional franchise, […]

Despite the fact that the Seattle Seahawks are on absolute fire right now, there has been at least one hiccup to overcome in the Pacific Northwest in 2020. Last Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, Seahawks starting running back Chris Carson suffered a slightly sprained knee on a play that some deemed to be a bit […]

With the 2020-21 NFL regular season approaching the quarter mark as Week 4 currently looms large, fans and fantasy football owners alike continue to learn more and more about each team and key players throughout the league as time rolls on. Of course, the quarterback position remains the most important on the field in addition […]

The five-time defending Western Conference Champion Golden State Warriors were finally dethroned in 2019-20 as the heralded franchise was unseated by superstar forward LeBron James and the surging Los Angeles Lakers. With the likes of guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in addition to All-Star big man Draymond Green all encountering various injuries this season, […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the NBA Finals. Unfortunately, the late Kobe Bryant won’t be able to watch the heralded franchise attempt to capture yet another title after he tragically died earlier this 2020. Despite the absence of Bryant, however, Davis and the Lakers clearly understand the importance of dedicating […]

The Big Apple is apparently on the precipice of a new era as a king is about to be dethroned. According to a report from Larry Brooks of the New York Post, the New York Rangers are planning to buy out the contract of longtime goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who has spent his entire 15-year NHL […]

The 2020-21 NFL regular season is approaching the quarter mark of the campaign as Week 4 is now on the immediate horizon. After just three weeks of the 2020-21 regular season, fantasy football owners have already cheered, cried and perhaps broken some televisions along the way as the waiver wire activity continues to be fierce. […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are putting it on the Baltimore Ravens; this AFC clash has been lopsided through one half. With Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes leading the way per usual, his latest touchdown pass was hauled in by wide receiver Mecole Hardman, a score that put Kansas City up 27-10 late in the first half. […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes are putting on an absolute show on Monday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens. With Mahomes initially scoring a rushing touchdown to kick things off, he has since completed a shovel pass to full back Anthony Sherman alongside a perfect throw down field to wide receiver Tyreek […]

By now, just about everyone and their mother knows that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a whole bag of tricks and then some. With the reigning Super Bowl MVP pulling out a few tricks early on against the Baltimore Ravens, Mahomes’ shovel pass to fullback Anthony Sherman couldn’t have come at a better […]

According to an official statement released by the team on Monday evening, Kansas City Chiefs starting right guard Andrew Wylie was taken to a local hospital in Baltimore due to a possible bout with appendicitis. As a result of Wylie’s absence, the Chiefs started veteran guard Mike Remmers in his place on Monday Night Football […]

As expected, the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens wasted absolutely no time getting the scoring started on Monday evening as both teams scored points on their opening drives. With the Ravens receiving the opening kickoff en route to putting one through the uprights, the Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes then immediately answered with the […]

Despite reaching the playoffs just a season ago, both the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings already find themselves in an early-season hole with Week 4 of the 2020 campaign now looming quite large for this tandem of struggling franchises. Not only did the Texans and Vikings each reach the postseason in 2019-20, both even won […]

Seattle Seahawks superstar quarterback Russell Wilson entered his team’s Week 3 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys as the frontrunner to become the 2020 NFL MVP. With the Seahawks taking down the Cowboys by the score of 38-31 on Sunday afternoon, Wilson remains at the top of such a list after stringing together yet another memorable […]

Superstar quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks are a perfect 3-0 after taking care of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon. After initially taking down both the Atlanta Falcons and heralded New England Patriots to begin the 2020 regular season, the Seahawks rallied late despite leading most of the way against the Cowboys en […]