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The Brooklyn Nets fell way short of their goals in the 2020-21 NBA season, as their star-laden roster failed to even get past the second round of the playoffs. With eyes on further improving their roster via the upcoming 2021 NBA Draft, Brooklyn is being rumored to be shopping Landry Shamet with the goal of […]

Something big is developing in the world of college sports, and it involves two of the Power Six conferences and a couple of major programs. As reported previously, the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns, who are both long-time stalwarts of the Big 12, have set in motion the plan to move from their current […]

Davante Adams wants a contract extension with the Green Bay Packers, but the franchise does not seem to have something that would satisfy the wide receiver yet. The uncertainty surrounding the contract talks between Adams and the Packers was not going to stop the wideout from feeling good about himself after he received the news […]

Luka Doncic felt woke up feeling dangerous on Sunday and proceeded to torch the Argentinian national team in group play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics men’s basketball tournament. Doncic was in no mood to show any diplomacy to his defenders against Argentina, as the Dallas Mavericks golden boy scored 48 points on 18-of-29 shooting from […]

Bradley Beal remains undecided whether to go all in and ask for a trade from the Washington Wizards or assure the franchise that he will be happy and content for at least the last guaranteed year of his current deal with the team. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Still: Beal has been seriously mulling […]

The Arizona Cardinals made quite some noise last season, with Kyler Murray coming into his own, but not everyone is a happy camper over that side. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Cardinals pass rusher Chandler Jones has expressed his desire to be traded, particularly because of his issues with his contract. All-Pro pass rusher […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly exploring possible options for unloading veteran guard Eric Bledsoe off their books, including one that will have him play alongside Ja Morant with the Memphis Grizzlies,  according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report: Sources said the Pelicans have generated traction with the Grizzlies in a framework that would swap […]

Spanish golf star Jon Rahm is out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. That’s after he turned up with another positive COVID-19 test result. Pau Gasol heard of the bad break that has befallen his compatriot and went on Twitter to show support for the world’s No. 1 golfer. .@JonRahmpga da positivo en Covid-19 y no […]

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is getting in on the fun the internet is having over what the Green Bay Packers’ duo of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Davante Adams had recently shared on social media. See, Rodgers and Adams both posted the same image of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen on […]

The internet is having a good time Sunday at the expense of Team USA after Kevin Durant and company lost to Evan Fournier and  Les Bleus in a group stage match in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to the tune of an 83-76 score. It was the first Olympic loss for the Americans since 2004, and […]

Let the Max Scherzer MLB trade rumors fire up again, just as they should ahead of the rapidly approaching trade deadline on July 30th. According to Jon Heyman of the MLB Network, the Washington Nationals ace is having his name in discussions about a potential move outside of the capital. Max Scherzer* is being discussed […]

The Montreal Canadiens were the feel-good story of the 2020-21 NHL season after making it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals despite having the least points among all teams that made the postseason, Well, the same hockey franchise didn’t make a lot of people go through the same sweet sensation Friday when the […]

NBA teams love to see confidence in the young guns, and it appears Evan Mobley is one who’s got a massive surplus of such, as anyone could glean from this particular quote from the big man ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft, per Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle, which implies greatness beyond the levels […]

A week has not even gone by since the 2021 NBA Finals had concluded with the Milwaukee Bucks winning the Larry O’Brien trophy in six games against the Phoenix Suns, but three key figures of that series — Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, and Devin Booker — will have more basketball to play, as they will […]

The Montreal Canadiens will still have the services of Carey Price. Although the Habs exposed the goalie in the NHL expansion draft, the Seattle Kraken decided not to take the veteran netminder. According to Pierre LeBrun — considered by some as the Adrian Wojnarowski of NHL reporting — the Kraken simply did not have enough […]

It was not that long ago when Todd Gurley was arguably the best running back in the NFL when he was regularly taking the rock to the house as part of the Los Angeles Rams. Today, Gurley appears to be struggling to even find a job, as he remains a free agent with less than […]

We are now closer to the 2021 NFL season than to when Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl win last February, but the legendary quarterback is apparently still not over the way teams passed on him when he became a free agent in 2020. In a recent appearance on a […]

This could bring a smile to New York Yankees fans. According to Mark Berman of Fox 26 KRIV in Houston, the son of former Bronx Bombers  Andy Pettitte, Jared, will be joining the Miami Marlins, whose current CEO is Yankees legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter. LHP Jared Pettitte (@jaredp46), son of Andy, […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo added another reason why it’s okay to believe that he’s not human, with his performance in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals, which keyed the Milwaukee Bucks clinching the franchise’s first championship in 50 years, Then again, he appeared like a feeble mortal just moments after he dropped 50 points on the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo was not going to let Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns extend the 2021 NBA Finals to a Game 7, and he made sure of that by dropping one of the best performances in NBA Playoffs history. Unfortunately for Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, he was not at Fiserv Forum to witness Giannis […]

Khris Middleton and Devin Booker are in the middle of a tight and drama-filled battle in the 2021 NBA Finals, with the Milwaukee Bucks being just a win away from winning it all. That’s all the focus right now for both Middleton and Booker, but waiting in the wings for the two stars is a […]

It was just last week when ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith dipped his toes in baseball talk and churned out a take about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani which is now considered as one of the worst of the year.  To rewind, Smith showed his frustration over the decline of baseball’s popularity in America […]

Phoenix Suns fans must be feeling anxious right now, ahead of Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals. One report from Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic surely wouldn’t help Suns fateful remain calm ahead of the must-win game for Chris Paul and company.  There has been a Scott Foster sighting in downtown Milwaukee. No […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley certainly couldn’t wait to get back on the field and see some real football action. Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t have an exact idea yet when he can make his return, per Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York. Saquon Barkley said he’s not trying to be evasive about […]

Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo is hearing his name more and more as the MLB trade deadline gets closer, and hopefully for him, he didn’t catch former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez talk about him during Sunday’s broadcast of the series finale between the Boston Red Sox and the Bronx Bombers. Asked about his […]

Not a few NBA fans want the Phoenix Suns to win the 2021 NBA Finals because there aren’t many sweeter moments in sports than seeing an aging veteran in the twilight of his career finally winning his first championship. That Suns veteran would, of course, be Chris Paul, who has done a magnificent job of […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal, already frustrated over the fact that he won’t be with Team USA in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, had another reason to feel annoyed. That’s after he watched a reported hurl a ridiculous question at Devin Booker about Chris Paul following the Phoenix Suns’ heart-wrenching loss to the Milwaukee Bucks […]

The NHL is going to have a new team seeing action on the ice, beginning in the 2021 season. That’s the Seattle Kraken, whose logo you may or may not find cool but hockey fans will surely keep a close eye on in the offseason, especially during the NHL expansion draft.  Starting on Wednesday, July […]

Collin Morikawa is the new king of The Open Championship after topping the field on Sunday at Royal St. George. Morikawa had to keep it together in the clutch with former champion Jordan Spieth breathing down his neck with a solid Round 4 of his own. With the victory, Morikawa is now part of an […]

Aaron Rodgers is still with the Green Bay Packers, as fans of the team continue to wait for the quarterback to join the team this offseason. One thing that the future Hall of Famer is decided on is the woman he will marry soon, and that’s Shailene Woodley, which we now know thanks to Rodgers’ […]

The 2021 NBA Finals, while not featuring teams many basketball fans predicted prior to the season would try to take each other’s heads off, is surprisingly entertaining. The Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks have traded blows in the form of home wins. The series is now tied. Chris Paul is just as close to […]

Trolling NBA players have been so easy for social media, but a piece of news from China could be key in taking away at least one of the trolls’ favorite references when bugging Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma on the internet.  According to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando, at least 15 teams in the Chinese Basketball […]

Team USA is not looking rosy right now. Not only did it got beat in exhibition games by Nigeria and Australia, but it’s also losing on the personnel front. Head coach Gregg Popovich will look to steer Team USA to a gold-medal finish in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics without Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal, […]

The first two rounds of  The Open Championship 2021 had been middle-of-the-road for Rory McIlroy, but he woke up feeling dangerous Saturday and started Round 3 like a house on fire. McIlroy, who scored a 70 in both Round 1 and Round 2 pulled of not one, not two, not three, not four, but five […]

One of the surest things in life is Team USA men’s basketball team winning the gold medal in the Olympics. Ever since the original Dream Team of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson was formed for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the competition itself has devolved into a semi-fictional tournament to determine which country is […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic is tired of seeing people in the United States take the best solution to end the global pandemic for granted. Although COVID-19 cases in the United States have decreased dramatically over the past several months, in large part because of the vaccines, Nurkic still could not help but […]

Cam Newton wants everyone to know that he doesn’t harbor any hate towards the New England Patriots for the team’s decision to bring another quarterback over by taking Mac Jones via the 2021 NFL Draft. Newton made that especially clear with a truthful response on the matter during a recent appearance on ESPN’s Keyshawn, JWill and […]

Golf fans know the struggles Jordan Spieth dealt with after he won Claret Jug back in 2017. It took four years since that victory at The Open Championship for Spieth to win a PGA Tour event again, as he finally broke his cold spell with a win last April at the 2021 Valero Texas Open. […]

Dwayne Haskins signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers back in January, hoping that he could resurrect his career with the storied franchise. But the 2021 NFL season has not even started and he’s already dealing with a serious off-the-field issue that involves his wife. As first reported by Greg Haas and Carolyn Williams […]