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This is it for Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade, who will be retiring from the NBA at the end of the 2018-19 campaign. With Wade and Dallas Mavericks big man Dirk Nowitzki signing on to anchor this year’s NBA All-Star Game rosters as the tandem of legends get set to hang up their sneakers for good, […]

The Dallas Cowboys returned to the postseason as a result of the 2018-19 campaign. While Dallas sported an impressive trifecta comprised of quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott, and former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper on offense, it was actually the Cowboys’ defense that rounded out the team’s attack down the stretch. Thanks […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks made sure that rookie point guards Trae Young and Luka Doncic would be linked together forever upon swapping the tandem of up-and-comers at the 2018 NBA Draft. After originally selected Doncic at No. 3 overall, the Hawks promptly shipped the Slovenian point guard to Dallas in exchange for the aforementioned […]

It appears as though this year’s edition of NBA All-Star Weekend has drawn much more than just the top players from around the league. With at least one unexpected face currently in attendance in Charlotte, North Carolina, former No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet was recently seen working out in front of representatives from the […]

The New England Patriots are Super Bowl Champions…again! The Patriots have now won two of the last three and three of the previous five Super Bowls while rookie running back Sony Michel is officially on the board thanks to the team’s Super Bowl LIII win over the Los Angeles Rams. What’s the best way to […]

Th Golden State Warriors are currently gearing up to take on the Utah Jazz on Tuesday evening while the Western Conference powerhouse will have a quick turnaround come Wednesday. As a result of the team’s Wednesday evening matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Warriors will be without the services of starting center DeMarcus Cousins […]

The Kansas City Chiefs almost reached the Super Bowl in 2018-19, before ultimately coming up short against the heralded New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. While the Chiefs offense will need little work this offseason, it appears as though the team’s defense is heading in a different direction. According to multiple reports, the […]

Former Atlanta Falcons placekicker Matt Bryant is currently an unrestricted free agent. As a result, the veteran special teamer will be forced to find his next NFL home this offseason while a reunion with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers remains possible. “They are definitely an option,” Bryant recently said, via Vance McClure of ESPN, regarding the […]

The Indiana Pacers remain hot even with the injury bug ravaging the team’s roster. As a result, the Eastern Conference franchise recently added the services of former New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Wesley Matthews. Matthews, who has finally found a home in Indiana’s starting lineup, is not going unnoticed in the Pacers’ […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons is turning into a perennial All-Star, and Brett Brown thinks he is about to expand his game. The Sixers star has yet to truly develop a jump shot, leading to such a notion rapidly becoming the talk of the town in Philadelphia. As a result, Brown was forced to […]

Despite the fact that former New York Knicks superstar big man Kristaps Porzingis has yet to play a game as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, “The Unicorn” is already being compared to the legendary Dirk Nowitzki. Technically a teammate of Nowitzki, it does not seem as though Porzingis will ever suit up alongside the Mavs […]

It appears as though All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown has played his final game as a member of the heralded Pittsburgh Steelers. According to a Tuesday afternoon report from Adam Schefter of ESPN and a cryptic social media post from Brown himself, the Steelers wideout has formally requested a trade away from Pittsburgh. As is […]

Could we be on the verge of encountering the unthinkable? Could current Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell exchange his black and yellow threads for some black and purple as a member of the Baltimore Ravens? Although the Le’Veon Bell saga remains far from over with the 2019 offseason in its very early stages, the […]

The New England Patriots are once again Super Bowl champions, with future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady at the forefront of yet another successful season. The Patriots have now won two of the last three Super Bowls, underlining the fact that the New England football dynasty is very much alive. However, it appears as […]

The Tennessee Titans were unable to return to the postseason as a result of the 2018-19 campaign despite finishing at 9-7 for the third consecutive season. With the team’s inability to return to the postseason coming largely in-part due to the continued absence of quarterback Marcus Mariota, the Titans are certainly not far off from […]

The Washington Redskins have not encountered a ton of good fortune over the years with the struggling NFC East franchise not receiving any additional help over the weekend. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, the son of Redskins head coach Jay Gruden, Jack Gruden, was arrested early Saturday morning in Ashburn, Virginia. “Jay Gruden’s 22-year-old […]

Former NFL and high-level college head coach Steve Spurrier is now leading a team that is part of The Alliance of American Football. With the new professional football league getting off to quite the start over the weekend, Spurrier’s Orlando Apollos quickly became the talk of the town due to a huge 40-6 win over the […]

Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane has won multiple Stanley Cups during his time atop the highest level. While Kane can undoubtedly be categorized as someone who knows a whole lot about winning, I think it’s safe to say that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady remains atop such a list after capturing yet another Super […]

Former Toronto Raptors swingman DeMar DeRozan was infamously traded to the San Antonio Spurs this past offseason. With such a trade obviously coming as a surprise to the former Raptors cornerstone, DeRozan has since become quite vocal about the entire process and trades overall. Most recently, DeRozan made a point to support players that have […]

The New Orleans Saints are already looking ahead to next season after encountering quite the successful run in 2018-19. While the Saints will surely be looking to add even more talent from around the league, New Orleans has actually elected to retain one of their own early on in the offseason. According to an initial […]

In a controversial decision, the Cleveland Browns elected to sign former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt on Monday afternoon. However, both the Browns and general manager John Dorsey were forced to release statement after statement on Monday in order to defend the decision. Perhaps most notably, Dorsey noted that nothing with be guaranteed for […]

Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt has surprisingly found a new NFL home pretty quickly despite being released midway through the 2018 regular season. Earlier in the day on Monday, it was formally announced that the Cleveland Browns had come to terms with the troubled rusher ahead of the 2019-20 campaign. However, it […]

The Atlanta Falcons have already locked up a veteran defender for the 2019 season. According to an official statement released by the team on Monday, the Falcons have signed former Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets linebacker Bruce Carter to a one-year contract extension. Carter originally arrived in Atlanta ahead of the […]

The New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions once again with the AFC East powerhouse recently defeating the surging Los Angeles Rams to cap off the 2018-19 campaign. However, the Patriots were forced to earn title No. 6 without the services of veteran defensive back Patrick Chung, who exited the contest prematurely due to a […]

The Alliance of American Football encountered quite the successful opening weekend while the new professional football league is now officially off and running — to say the least. As a result, many believe that “The AAF” will only aid the ever-growing popularity of the NFL by filling the void left by the latter after the Super […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are now officially an affiliate of the Birmingham Iron of The Alliance of American Football, a new professional football league that formally launched over the weekend. With The Alliance of American Football now slated to serve as somewhat of a feeder league for the NFL, it appears as though the Steelers are all in. […]

The New York Giants have been linked to parting ways with veteran quarterback Eli Manning for years now. The NFC East franchise will more than likely find a replacement under center this offseason. Although Manning is still a serviceable quarterback, it is seemingly time to move on with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and running […]

The Atlanta Falcons are just a few seasons removed from becoming NFC Champions and making an appearance in the Super Bowl. Not only that, but the Falcons were an insane New England Patriots comeback away from securing a title as well, which seemed to deflate the NFC South franchise going forward. With the Falcons continuing […]

The New Orleans Saints finished the 2018-19 campaign as the runner-ups in the NFC behind only the Super Bowl-bound Los Angeles Rams. With such a season coming to an end on quite the forgettable note due to a blown call by the officials toward the end of this year’s NFC title game, the Saints will […]

The Arizona Cardinals are on the clock… As it stands today, the Cardinals own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. However, with the NFC West franchise already selecting former UCLA Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen with their top pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, it is possible that Arizona trades away the […]

The Los Angeles Rams just participated in the Super Bowl, with such an accomplish definitely serving as motivation for next season. While the upstart team should be more than proud of themselves for winning a NFC title this past season, Los Angeles will also be extra motivated going forward after scoring a mere three points […]

It has been several years since veteran NFL running back Adrian Peterson has suited up in purple and gold. Nonetheless, the 2019-20 season could serve as a Minnesota Vikings homecoming for the seasoned rusher — at least in the eyes of one former league MVP-turned-NFL Network analyst. According to former Denver Broncos running back and […]

The Minnesota Vikings unfortunately encountered a miserable 2018-19 campaign just one year after almost reaching the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. With former Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins hopping on board ahead of the 2018-19 season, most of the focus has remained on the Vikings’ offense, a unit that did not fair well as a whole […]

The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks both occupy a similar space in the state of Texas, while each NBA franchise is currently sporting a slew of both up-and-comers and legends alike. With the Rockets employing veteran point guard Chris Paul, the Mavericks are currently in the midst of veteran power forward Dirk Nowitzki’s final go-round […]

The New York Knicks are clearly all in for the 2019-20 campaign. Despite the fact that the 2018-19 regular season is barely halfway over, the Knicks continue to rebuild in an effort to attract some big-time free agents this upcoming offseason — current Golden State Warriors superstar forward Kevin Durant included. In what initially appeared […]

The New York Knicks are officially in the future. With the lowly Eastern Conference franchise currently in full-on rebuild mode, it appears as though the Knicks are well on their way to looking ahead to the 2019-20 campaign. Solidifying such a notion, the Knicks recently traded away superstar big man and franchise cornerstone, Kristaps Porzingis, […]

The Oakland Raiders ultimately encountered quite the disappointing season in 2018-19 with the AFC West franchise trading away a tremendous amount of talent early on. With the Raiders now seeking to rebuild from the ground up, could yet another trade pave the way for an eventual upswing? According to Paul Gutierrez of ESPN, it is […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are no doubt on the upswing, with the AFC West franchise making a serious splash in 2018-19. However, the team might need to start looking toward the future with current Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers nearing the end of his NFL career. As a result, the Chargers could make a move during […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars will more than likely be in search of the team’s quarterback of the future this offseason. With current Jacksonville signal-caller Blake Bortles continuing to struggle mightily, the Jaguars have already been linked to a multitude of different options with the 2019 campaign looming. According to Mike DiRocco of ESPN, the Jaguars could […]