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Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers are still in the hunt for an NBA title. The Los Angeles Lakers are not. And even though Clippers have lost Kawhi Leonard for at least the rest of the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, that doesn’t mean they aren’t thriving. Without The Klaw, the Clippers […]

The Phoenix Suns just got a bad break. In a piece of massive news that broke early Wednesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic shared that the Suns’ best player is out indefinitely due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. This is a brass-knuckled punch to the gut of the Suns, who had just taken care […]

One day, people will be looking back at Alex Caruso’s career and think he’s got to be the GOAT. The Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard has exploded into the NBA scene as one of the most popular players today, being in that extremely exclusive territory of players with zero haters. We all just love to […]

The Miami Dolphins are starting their final mandatory workout in the offseason, but cornerback Xavien Howard has yet to show up. Head coach Brian Flores did not seem to be really surprised at all in Howard’s no-show on Tuesday, though, saying that when it comes to the player’s situation, it’s something that is unusual in […]

You may have recently heard about Stephen A. Smith declaring Donovan Mitchell as the greatest Utah Jazz player of all time. It’s definitely a hot take, considering that the Jazz used to have players named John Stockton, Karl Malone, and Pete Maravich. Do you know any of those guys? It seems that Stephen A. Smith […]

Like many Denver Nuggets fans who watched the team’s Game 4 matchup against the Phoenix Suns Sunday night, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was also left stunned over the ejection of  2021 NBA MVP Nikola Jokic in the third quarter. Here’s Wilson’s Twitter reaction to that surprising development. They really just kicked this man out […]

The Montreal Canadiens are on a Cinderella run, and they will take their glass slippers with them all the way to the Stanley Cup Playoffs semis, where they will square off with the rampaging Vegas Golden Knights. Check out the latest NHL odds for Game 1 of this series plus our Canadiens-Golden Knights prediction and […]

Even though the Cleveland Browns have blossomed into a team that should be taken seriously, many still think of the franchise as a joke. After all, the Browns went through a long stretch of ineptitude before finally seeing the light of the playoffs for the first time since 2002 during the 2021 NFL season.  If […]

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray grew up in the state of Texas but that does not mean he was at any point in his life a Dallas Cowboys fan. Murray was pretty direct about that when asked about it recently, suggesting that it was hard for him to cheer for Dallas had never been good […]

Great athletes further prove their greatness when their backs are against the wall. That’s exactly what Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic showed Sunday in the final of the 2021 French Open against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. Djokovic looked like he was circling down the drain in the early goings of the match. He lost the opening […]

Stephen A. Smith has done it again. He has triggered people with another incredible hot take probably meant to make older fans of the NBA shake their fists and yell at the clouds. In a recent appearance on ESPN’s Get Up show, Smith ran to the top of the nearest hill, thumped his chest several […]

The human civilization enjoyed at least two things on Friday: the celebrity boxing match between former Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom and singer Aaron Carter and the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, which featured Game 3 of the Phoenix Suns-Denver Nuggets series.  Well, maybe “enjoyed” is too much of an adjective because […]

Being an offensive lineman in the NFL can be a thankless job. Nevertheless, it’s one of the most crucial positions in football because it protects the most important of them all, arguably in all sports even.  It’s largely for this reason why it took Cincinnati Bengals guard Michael Jordan quite some time to get over […]

If you think the 2021 NBA Playoffs is no longer fun to watch just because two of the league’s most marketable stars like LeBron James and Stephen Curry are no longer in contention, then perhaps let Utah Jazz scoring machine Donovan Mitchell convince you to gravitate back to watching the games. Speaking to the media […]

Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns are rolling in the playoffs. They just buried the Denver Nuggets in a 2-0 hole in the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, and the manner with which they are dismantling Nikola Jokic and company can be bewildering to some. The Nuggets are getting manhandled by the Suns. […]

The Dallas Cowboys got a stud in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, as they selected linebacker Micah Parsons 12th overall. He is expected to give the team’s stop unit a much-needed shot in the arm after a horrible showing last season, and the Cowboys already seem to have an interesting plan for […]

With or without Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers are having their mandatory minicamp, and one face the team must be so happy to see show up on Tuesday was wide receiver Davante Adams. Like Rodgers, Adams also missed Green Bay’s voluntary offseason workout along with several other players back in May, but he’s now […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers appear to be at a standstill. But the latest development about the two sides should be alarming at least a few people concerned about Rodgers’ future with the only team he’s played for so far in his legendary NFL career. As recently reported, Rodgers will be missing the […]

Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns pulled off a 122-105 home win in Game 1 of their series in the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets. It was a masterful display of terrific basketball in the second half that gave the Suns the win, one that likely gave Phoenix fans […]

By now, you probably have heard that the Atlanta Falcons have traded Julio Jones to the Tennessee Titans. It’s a big deal because Jones was a huge part of the Falcons in the last decade and when you consider where he was traded, the news just takes on a whole new level, as the Titans […]

Instead of preparing for a second-round date in the 2021 NBA Playoffs with the Utah Jazz, the Dallas Mavericks are now left answering tough questions and facing scrutiny from media and fans following their postseason exit. The Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers was a tough pill to swallow for Mavs stars Luka […]

The Julio Jones era of the Atlanta Falcons has just ended, with the franchise finally pulling the trigger on a trade deal that sent the wide receiver all the way to the AFC South and in the fold of the Tennessee Titans. This whirlwind of a trade has left several people putting the pieces together […]

You could just imagine the huge sigh of relief the Los Angeles Clippers must have let out after finally getting Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks out of their hair. It took the Clippers seven games to take care of business in the first round. Tucked inside the series were two do-or-die games for LA, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers accomplished the only thing that matters to them in Game 6, which was to beat the Dallas Mavericks on the road and force a Game 7 at STAPLES Center. Ty Lue obviously felt good about the result, but not too good, per Law Murray of The Athletic. Tyronn Lue says that he was left […]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Tennessee Titans have got him. The Julio Jones sweepstakes have already been won, as the Titans have secured the services of the future Hall of Famer wide receiver via a trade with the Atlanta Falcons — the only team Jones has ever played with so far in his NFL career. Barring […]

In the words of the great early 2000s philosopher Vince Carter, IT IS OVER. That’s practically what Tennessee Titans wide receiver AJ Brown said on Twitter shortly after learning that his team’s front office pulled off one of the biggest trades in years. With the Titans which has the AFC South team landing future Hall […]

Chris Bosh and LeBron James played and won championships together back in their days in South Beach with the Miami Heat. But their friendship did not factor in Bosh saying that Anthony Davis “is more crucial” to the Los Angeles Lakers than the four-time NBA MVP. In a recent appearance on Speak For Yourself, Bosh […]

The New York Knicks have been eliminated from the 2021 NBA Playoffs after losing to the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. The Knicks are now officially in their offseason, but that’s not why you’re reading this story. We all gather here to talk about New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson and his […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have their backs against the wall, as Ty Lue’s team needs to battle back from a 3-2 series deficit against the Dallas Mavericks if they are to prevent an embarrassing first-round exit from the 2021 NBA Playoffs. After his team took a 105-100 home loss in Game 6 Wednesday night, Lue […]

Luka Doncic has been a huge problem for the Los Angeles Clippers in more ways than one in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Following the Dallas Mavericks’ 105-100 win over the Clippers in Game 5 of the series that also put the Mavs a step closer to gaining entry into the second […]

Remember that dude who ran to the court in the middle of Game 4 between the Washington Wizards and the Philadelphia 76ers? Apparently, he was not the only one who got people’s attention, as even the security guard who ran after the out-of-control fan and made the tackle, turned not a few heads, including that […]

The second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs will feature an incredibly tasty series matchup between Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. In a much more ideal world, this wouldn’t just be a meeting in the conference semifinals but in the grandest stage of them all […]

Former NBA big man LaMarcus Aldridge shocked the basketball community in April 2021 when he suddenly announced that he’s walking away from the sport as a player for good. A health scare that had his heart beating irregularly during a Brooklyn Nets game against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 10 ultimately led to his […]

Is Kevin Stefanski a folk hero in Cleveland? Whether he is already or not, the fact about him being the head coach who finally led the Cleveland Browns to the playoffs for the first time in 18 years will never change. Stefanski steered the Browns to the playoffs in the 2020 NFL season after the […]

There’s nothing like a Game 7 in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s the exact setup the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be on Monday night. Check out the latest NHL odds for this game plus our Canadiens-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. Here’s how sportsbooks have set the Canadiens-Maple Leafs odds. NHL […]

The Green Bay Packers remain adamant that Aaron Rodgers is not going anywhere, but rumors of the quarterback getting shipped continue to persist. Rodgers’ status with the Packers and the front office’s stance on him should be a whole lot clearer after June 1, as that date is an important bookmark of sorts when it […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are back from a 0-2 hole against the Dallas Mavericks after winning Games 3 and 4 of their first-round series matchup. It was not that long ago when the Clippers looked like they were circling down the drain, but with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George doing a spectacular job of keeping […]

Trae Young is a huge thorn in the side of the New York Knicks, as the Atlanta Hawks point guard is a problem the Knickerbockers don’t seem to have an idea on how to slow him down. But what makes Young even more annoying to the Knicks is his next-level junk talk that betrays his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have Anthony Davis on the floor for their Game 4 matchup against the Phoenix Suns Sunday afternoon. This is according to Lakers head coach Frank Vogel himself, as reported by Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Frank Vogel says AD is in and KCP is a gametime decision for Game 4. Both […]