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An October night in Los Angeles often has plenty of buzz around the city. The Los Angeles Dodgers are often in the postseason, while the Los Angeles Lakers are typically beginning their season. That was the case on Friday night with both teams playing, and both teams won on Friday night. The Dodgers took care […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 6-3 in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam in extra innings to send Dodgers fans home happy. However, there was far more to the Dodgers’ win than simply one swing of the bat. “Key stat: The […]

Derek Jeter enjoyed a Hall of Fame playing career. He won five World Series championships and even earned the nickname “Mr. November” for his Fall Classic heroics. Yet, Jeter has one regret from his playing career and it has surfaced amid the 2024 New York Yankees-Los Angeles Dodgers World Series. “I’ll be honest with you, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to defeat the New York Yankees in the World Series. Mookie Betts has helped the Dodgers throughout their World Series run, and he is unquestionably one of the best players in all of MLB. During an appearance on MLB Network before Game 1 of the World Series, Betts revealed […]

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to go head-to-head in the World Series. As a result, LA is understandably focused on the Fall Classic. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman made this especially clear when asked a question about LA’s potential pursuit of Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki at some point down […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are 1-0 to begin the 2024-25 season. Dallas held practice on Friday before leaving for Phoenix to play against the Suns. The Mavericks feature a deep roster with a number of impactful players, and the team may feature the best center duo in the NBA. Daniel Gafford was acquired before […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks earned a 120-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. Dallas’ final point total suggests that they had a quality offensive performance, but the team actually started slow on the offensive end of the floor. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd gave credit to Jaden Hardy for helping to […]

The Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks will go head-to-head on Friday night. However, Lonzo Ball, who played in the Bulls’ first game of the season, is out for Friday’s clash, per the NBA injury report. Ball is listed on the injury report with “Left Knee; Surgery; Injury Management.” The Bulls were defeated 123-111 by the […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs by a final score of 120-109 on Thursday night in their season opener. It was a quality effort by Dallas. The Mavs’ defense played well while the offense took care of the rest. Klay Thompson wasted no time before finding his groove in his Mavericks […]

DALLAS — The San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks went head-to-head on Thursday night. There were plenty of storylines heading into the season opener for both the Spurs and Mavs as Chris Paul and Klay Thompson prepared to make their debuts with their new teams. Victor Wembanyama was also ready to officially begin his second […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are playing host to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night in their season opener. Before the game, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was asked about his initial reaction to finding out that Dallas acquired Klay Thompson during the offseason. The always brutally honest Popovich provided a hilarious answer. “‘Oh […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has found success with the team. He has led the Mavs to the Western Conference Finals in two of his three seasons in Dallas as the head coach, and the team of course reached the NBA Finals during the 2023-24 campaign. Kidd recently explained how holding his best player […]

Is an automated strike zone coming to MLB soon? MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently hinted that it could be implemented within the next few years, per The Dan Patrick Show. “I think you will see some version of the automated strike zone in the big leagues in the next four years,” Manfred said. “The technology piece […]

The New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. New York earned the win with stars such as Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones leading the way throughout the season. Rookie Leonie Fiebich also stepped up for the Liberty in 2024. Fiebich reflected on her WNBA Finals run with the Liberty […]

Rumors have swirled about the Chicago White Sox possibly relocating. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently addressed the possibility of the rumors coming to fruition during an interview on Fox Sports 1, per Audacy’s 670 The Score. “Chicago is an anchor city for us,” Manfred said. “I think that the White Sox are in a difficult […]

The San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks are set to play against one another in Dallas on Thursday night in their first game of the 2024-25 season. Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan shared a video on his Instagram Story late on Wednesday night of a fire alarm going off at what appears to be the Spurs’ […]

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers will go head-to-head in the 2024 World Series. The ’24 Fall Classic projects to be competitive while receiving no shortage of attention as two of MLB’s most popular teams play against one another. Many storylines will revolve around Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, but Yankees ace Gerrit […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks will host the San Antonio Spurs to begin their 2024-25 NBA season on Thursday night. The stars will be ready to go, as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will be joined by Klay Thompson for the first time in a regular season game. Meanwhile, Chris Paul will make his regular […]

Juan Soto is going to receive a lucrative contract in MLB free agency. New York Yankees fans are hopeful that Soto will re-sign with the ball club, of course, but regardless of which team he signs with, the outfielder is going to get a massive deal. How much will Soto end up receiving, though? “Who […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks and guard Jaden Hardy recently agreed to a rookie contract extension. The Mavs announced the extension on Tuesday and Hardy spoke to reporters after practice on Wednesday. Hardy revealed both his team goal and individual goal for the 2024-25 campaign with the season set to begin for the Mavericks on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Chicago Bulls will go head-to-head in their first game of the 2024 NBA regular season on Wednesday night. Excitement is high as New Orleans has playoff hopes in 2024-25. However, is Zion Williamson playing in the Pelicans’ season opener? It was previously reported that Williamson’s status for Wednesday’s game was […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks reached the NBA Finals during the 2023-24 season. Dallas fell short against the Boston Celtics in the Finals, but it was still an impressive season for the team. Luka Doncic and the Mavs can learn a lot from their 2024 postseason run. Although expectations are high for the upcoming 2024-25 […]

Anthony Davis led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 110-103 defeat over the Minnesota Timberwolves in their season opener on Tuesday night. Davis scored 36 points and added 16 rebounds, four assists, one steal and three blocks in an all-around tremendous effort. The Lakers star had a great offensive game, but his defense was quite […]

DALLAS –The Dallas Mavericks are focused on preparing for their 2024-25 regular season opener on Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs. However, Luka Doncic doesn’t mind looking back at the 2024 postseason despite losing in the NBA Finals, something he told reporters on Tuesday after practice. “Why not look back?” Doncic said. He later explained […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic is expecting to play in the Dallas Mavericks’ season opener on Thursday after missing the preseason with a calf injury. Doncic suffered the injury before preseason games began and ended up not playing in any of the Mavs’ four preseason contests. However, Doncic said he is ready to go for the […]

Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson are two of the most notable sports stars in Minnesota right now. Jefferson, a star for the Minnesota Vikings, is arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL. Meanwhile, Edwards is establishing himself as a superstar for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. Edwards does not believe that Jefferson would […]

The Dallas Mavericks and guard Jaden Hardy are reportedly in agreement on a three-year, $18 million rookie contract extension, per Shams Charania of ESPN. Charania reported the news right before the rookie contact extension deadline at 6 PM EST on Monday. The final season of the contract will be a team option, per Tim MacMahon […]

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving has been a tremendous leader for the Dallas Mavericks. He has embraced the role with the Mavs, and Dallas is in a great position because of it. Is Irving interested in becoming an NBA head coach after his playing career comes to an end, though? “Yeah, I don’t know if I’m […]

Pittsburgh Steelers spokesperson Burt Lauten announced on Saturday that former president Donald Trump will be in attendance at Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Lauten shared a statement, encouraging fans to arrive early and ensuring that additional safety precautions will be implemented. “With former President Trump expected to attend Sunday night’s game as a […]

Will Levis is reportedly being replaced by Mason Rudolph as the Tennessee Titans starting quarterback for Week 7 against the Buffalo Bills, per Paul Kuharsky. Rudolph is in his first season with the Titans and is set to make his first start for the team on Sunday. The Titans have struggled in 2024. They are […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks added impactful depth during the offseason. Klay Thompson joining the Mavs stole headlines, but players such as Quentin Grimes, Naji Marshall and Spencer Dinwiddie are also set to help the team. Grimes’ potential is especially intriguing, and according to NBA insider Marc Stein he is a candidate for a contract […]

The Dallas Wings announced the decision to part ways with head coach Latricia Trammell on Friday. Trammell, who is no longer with the Wings after two years with the team, shared a message on X, formerly Twitter, after the news was announced. “It has been an absolute honor to work with such talented players, staff, […]

For a moment it appeared that perhaps Clayton Kershaw had moved on from the Houston Astros’ previous sign-stealing cheating scandal. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was recently asked which players are the best top of the batting order hitters he has faced. Kershaw was seemingly on the verge of giving Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman […]

The Detroit Pistons are trying to build a winning team around Cade Cunningham. Their rebuilding efforts have yet to lead to much success, but Cunningham recently made it clear that he still appreciates playing with the Pistons. “That was the goal when I got drafted, when I was watching the draft lottery and I saw […]

The San Francisco 49ers have dealt with injury concerns throughout the 2024 season. However, their latest updates are important, as wide receiver Deebo Samuel and running back Jordan Mason have been removed from the injury report. Samuel was previously on the report with a wrist injury, while Mason was dealing with a shoulder concern. Barring […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are preparing for the regular season, which is set to begin on Thursday, October 24. Dallas is hoping to get healthy before the regular season begins, and they received three important updates on Friday after practice. Luka Doncic (calf) and Maxi Kleber (ankle) both practiced, while Kessler Edwards (ankle) was […]

The Dallas Wings have parted ways with head coach Latricia Trammell after two years, a source confirmed to ClutchPoints. The Wings finished with the second worst record in the league in 2024 and will now begin the process of searching for the franchise’s next head coach. Wings president and CEO Greg Bibb released a statement […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks snapped their postseason slump with a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Dallas had been 0-3 in the preseason before their 109-84 win on Thursday night. Although wins and losses do not matter in the preseason, it surely still felt good to earn a victory with the regular […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are playing the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Sure, Mavs head coach Jason Kidd and the coaching staff are still evaluating players’ performances. However, Kidd admitted that the primary goal is to get out of the game healthy. The injuries have piled up during the preseason, although Kidd said a […]