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Former Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler has finally found his long-term NBA home with the Miami Heat. According to multiple reports from throughout the day on Monday, not only is Butler expected to sign a four-year contract extension with the Heat, but Miami will reportedly be ponying up the […]

The Washington Wizards have officially selected former Gonzaga Bulldogs small forward Corey Kispert with the No. 15 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. Sources: Wizards, No. 15: Corey Kispert. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 30, 2021 Spending four years as a member of the heralded West Coast program, Corey Kispert […]

The Golden State Warriors take Arkansas Razorbacks guard Moses Moody with the No. 14 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. After spending just one season at Arkansas, who experienced a tremendous 2020-21 campaign, the 19-year-old Moody elected to enter the 2021 NBA Draft pool en route to shooting up in […]

The Charlotte Hornets have selected James Bouknight with the No. 11 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. With Bouknight’s 2021 NBA Draft stock rising rapidly throughout what would become his final go-round at the collegiate level, it hardly comes as a surprise that the Thunder have decided to tab the […]

The Orlando Magic have officially selected former Michigan Wolverines guard Franz Wagner with the No. 8 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. The former Michigan standout would go on to spend a pair of seasons as a member of the Wolverines before making his way into the 2021 NBA Draft […]

NBA G League Ignite swingman Jonathan Kuminga is off the board after the Golden State Warriors selected him with the No. 7 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. After serving as a high school standout and one of the best all-around players in the country as a senior back in […]

The Orlando Magic have officially selected former Gonzaga Bulldogs point guard Jalen Suggs with the No. 5 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. Although Suggs spent just one season at the collegiate level as a member of the heralded Bulldogs, the up-and-coming signal-caller stood out from the jump and quickly […]

The Houston Rockets have officially selected former G League shooting guard Jalen Green with the No. 2 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. The Rockets long expected Jalen Green to be awaiting them at No. 2, and he's there: They think he's going to be a star for them. — […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially selected former USC Trojans center Evan Mobley with the No. 3 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. With Jalen green coming off the board at No. 2 overall just ahead of the former USC big man, Mobley has quickly become the first center off the […]

Former Oklahoma State Cowboys superstar Cade Cunningham is now headed to the Detroit Pistons after the team selected him first overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. Cunningham has been widely regarded as the top prospect in this year’s class, and he has repeatedly said so as much in the days leading to the NBA draft. […]

Former United States President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa both as a strategic partner and minority owner, the NBA announced on Tuesday. Obama is no stranger to the game of basketball and has never been shy to discuss his interest in the game and the NBA in particular. In a statement, Obama said he […]

It appears as though Aaron Rodgers will have at least one more go-round as a member of the Green Bay Packers. With reports indicating that Rodgers will indeed suit up for the Packers in 2021 despite clashing with the team’s upper management throughout the offseason, the upcoming campaign will more than likely be the legendary […]

Many would argue that former Houston Texans and current Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is the best pass catcher in the entire NFL as it stands today. Not only that, but those arguing in favor of such a notion wouldn’t necessarily be wrong either. However, according to the latest Madden ratings, Hopkins would technically […]

The Arizona Cardinals are no doubt expecting big things in the desert in 2021-22 as the surging NFC West franchise is on quite the upswing. After improving in a big way under the direction of head coach Kliff Kingsbury and up-and-coming quarterback Kyler Murray in 2020-21, the Cardinals have kept the train rolling into this […]

The New Orleans Saints became a perennial playoff team under the direction of head coach Sean Payton and future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees. However, with the longtime Saints quarterback now heading off into the sunset that is retirement, New Orleans must begin preparing for life after Brees. Making matters worse, the […]

Major League Baseball is currently gearing up to complete this year’s trade deadline. With the MLB trade deadline slated for July 31, there will surely be no shortage of players dealt ahead of the mid-season threshold. Because (typically) well-regarded teams such as the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs will more than likely be sellers […]

The Chicago Bears are in a unique position heading into the 2021 campaign. Even with 2021 first round NFL draft pick Justin Fields now waiting in the wings as the team’s quarterback of the future, the Bears still possess a veteran team around the up-and-coming signal-caller, one that can potentially compete should Green Bay Packers […]

The New England Patriots continue to live life after future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady as the once heralded AFC East franchise was unable to even reach the postseason in 2020-21. Meanwhile, Brady will enter the upcoming 2021 campaign as a member of the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers as […]

New York Yankees starting right fielder Aaron Judge quickly became a sensation in the Bronx, but the former phenom might very well become trade bait before too long as the American League East ballclub continues to struggle. With the Yankees emerging from the holiday weekend with two losses to the cross-town rival New York Mets […]

After a strange 2020-21 campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL is looking to return to normalcy in 2021-22 — at least somewhat, anyway. With teams trying to find ways to compete this time around, while spending money appropriately and responsibly throughout the offseason, there are still more than a few unrestricted free agents […]

The New England Patriots are currently gearing up for year No. 2 without Tom Brady, who won a Super Bowl in his first year down in Florida. With Brady and company getting set to start the 2021 season as the defending Super Bowl Champions, the Patriots are looking to turn things around in a hurry […]

The Green Bay Packers have encountered quite the odd offseason, thanks to the team’s ongoing rift with future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Packers are not even a season removed from a trip to the NFC Championship Game and will no doubt sport a competitive — and then some — roster […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will enter the upcoming 2021 NFL campaign in a very interesting position. Although the Steelers strung together 11 consecutive wins to begin last year’s regular season, Pittsburgh quickly fell into a major rut, failing to reach the divisional playoff round. After losing four of the team’s last five regular season games following […]

The New England Patriots quickly became the most heralded franchise in the history of the NFL over the course of the last two decades. Under the direction of both team owner Robert Kraft and longtime head coach Bill Belichick, the AFC East powerhouse has reached nine Super Bowls while winning a total of six titles […]

Not only is longtime New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady now a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the future Pro Football Hall of Fame signal caller even delivered a Super Bowl in his first season outside of Foxborough. With Brady ultimately signing with the Buccaneers as an unrestricted free agent after nearly two […]

The Chicago Bears were pretty quick to both sign and name Andy Dalton the team’s starting quarterback upon landing his services earlier this offseason. However, despite the presence of the longtime Cincinnati Bengals and former Dallas Cowboys signal-caller, the Bears then went ahead and promptly selected former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields early on […]

Despite entering the postseason with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers are now couch-bound. The Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Atlanta Hawks continue to pursue the 2021 NBA Finals. With the upstart Hawks taking down the top-seeded 76ers in the East semifinals by winning Game 7 in Philadelphia, […]

Over the weekend, former Kansas City Chiefs running back and unrestricted free agent Le’Veon Bell had some choice words for longtime NFL head coach Andy Reid as the veteran rusher made a point to note that he would rather retire than play for Reid ever again. On Monday, veteran NFL defensive back Tyrann Mathieu, who […]

As though the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t have enough on their plate on Tuesday evening at PNC Park against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the struggling National League Central ballclub moved backward in terms of scoring runs. Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes blasted a home run early on in the National League clash in Pittsburgh to […]

The NBA MVP voting provided an unexpected plot twist. Former Chicago Bulls standout and current New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose was a finalist for this season’s NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, and rightly so. After being traded from the Detroit Pistons to the Knicks midway through the 2020-21 regular season, Rose […]

The Atlanta Falcons have officially traded future Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Julio Jones to the Tennessee Titans. The NFC South franchise continues its attempt to rebound both on the field and financially under the direction of first-year NFL head coach Arthur Smith. With Jones’ contract now off the books down in Atlanta, […]

The Tennessee Titans made some waves over the weekend. The defending AFC South champions officially acquired Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones from the Atlanta Falcons. With Jones now stepping in to fill the void left by former Titans and current New York Jets wide receiver Corey Davis, Tennessee’s offense has quickly become one of […]

The Cleveland Browns won 11 regular season games and a postseason game in 2020-21 while finally making the leap that seemingly everyone across the NFL landscape had been expecting for the last several years. With the Browns now sporting an improved roster under the direction of soon-to-be second-year NFL head coach Kevin Stefanski, the 2021-22 […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will enter the upcoming 2021-22 campaign as the defending Super Bowl Champions while the heralded NFC South franchise has a pretty good shot at repeating as the NFL’s top dogs this time around as well. Somehow, the Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht and head coach Bruce Arians have brought back a nearly […]

The New York Jets had been unable to live up to even the slimmest of expectations over the course of the last several seasons, though things could very well be a bit different in East Rutherford this time around. With former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh now serving as the team’s head coach […]

The Tennessee Titans remain one of the more intriguing teams in the AFC heading into the upcoming 2021-22 NFL campaign despite the fact that the AFC South franchise lost quite a bit of firepower to the free agent market this offseason. However, with quarterback Ryan Tannehill, running back Derrick Henry and wide receiver A.J. Brown […]

Both the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers currently find themselves in the midst of major pickles as the ongoing NFL offseason rolls on from May into June. On one hand, the Falcons have seemingly been backed into a corner in regards to ultimately trading veteran wide receiver Julio Jones while the Packers continue to […]

It is no secret that the Tennessee Titans are currently interested in potentially acquiring longtime Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones. Even with the trio of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, running back Derrick Henry and wide receiver A.J. Brown still in place ahead of 2021-22, the Titans did lose the services of wide receiver Corey Davis […]

The Baltimore Ravens are paying attention to this developing NFL story: It appears as though Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones has already played his last down as a member of the NFC South franchise. With the rumor mill churning more and more over the course of the last few weeks, Jones pretty much confirmed […]