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The Boston Celtics have been forced to play the greater portion of a month without Robert Williams. Their starting center suffered a torn meniscus on March 27, and has been out of commission and recovering ever since. Fortunately, the Celtics have been able to hold their own in their first series of the playoffs against […]

If you’ve been on social media the past few days, you’ve likely seen the video of Mike Tyson repeatedly punching a man on a plane. Allegedly, the former boxer grew impatient with the man heckling him on a JetBlue flight Wednesday night, prompting the physical attack. Since the incident occurred, the man has been identified, […]

After a disappointing and short postseason run, the Charlotte Hornets are already making major adjustments, releasing head coach James Borrego. Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted the breaking news Friday morning. Charlotte is dismissing coach James Borrego, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 22, 2022 Borrego just finished his fourth season with the Hornets, and his […]

Wednesday night, Jay Wright announced his retirement as head coach of the Villanova Wildcats. Two days later, the tenured coach held his official retirement press conference. During the conference, Wright explained his reasoning for stepping down after such a successful career. He said that he’d been thinking about retirement “for a few years,” but knew […]

Miguel Cabrera has yet to earn his 3,000th career hit, despite four more plate appearances for the Detroit Tigers star Thursday afternoon. The star slugger was hitless in his first three at-bats in the final game of the Tigers vs. New York Yankees series. In his final at-bat, Lucas Luetge intentionally walked Cabrera, snubbing him […]

The Buffalo Bills have kept themselves relatively busy this offseason, strengthening their roster for the upcoming season. However, the latest news out of Buffalo is the legal action against Von Miller. An unnamed woman accused the Bills’ outside linebacker of sharing an explicit photograph of her with “two well-known celebrities.” All facts regarding the case […]

The 2022 NFL Offseason has been a rollercoaster ride for the Dallas Cowboys, and owner Jerry Jones is in the front seat. Aside from business involving the team, Jones has dealt with multiple different legal issues since the 2021-2022 season ended. Most recently, a young woman claimed that he is her biological father. Alexandra Davis, […]

Be careful what you put on the internet, especially if it’s about Tampa Bay Buccaneers free agent Rob Gronkowski. That’s right, the star tight end pays attention to receipts dating back to at least 2010. He recently entertained a 12-year-old freezing cold take from Greg A. Bedard of the Boston Sports Journal. Freezing Cold Takes […]

The Phoenix Suns might have to finish out the rest of this series without Devin Booker. The guard suffered a Grade 1 hamstring strain in Tuesday night’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, and the most recent update is less than ideal. The injury is expected to keep Booker sidelined for two to three weeks. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are up 3-0 in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. As the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they’ve gone undefeated in the postseason against the fifth seed Toronto Raptors. Overall, the team has played remarkably well, with all members of the starting five pulling their weight on offense and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell far below the public’s expectations this season. What was seemingly a star-studded team went 33-49 and finished 11 in the Western Conference. The 2022 NBA Playoffs are well underway. With the Lakers not a part of the postseason action, they are looking ahead to the upcoming year. Clearly, a lot […]

The Golden State Warriors took a brutal blow when Stephen Curry suffered a foot injury at the end of the regular season. His mid-March injury forced him to miss the Warriors’ last 12 regular-season games. Fortunately, the star point guard has been able to suit up in the playoffs, coming off the bench in both […]

The Golden State Warriors started the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs strong. This comes as no surprise, since the Warriors, the third seed, are slated against the sixth seed Denver Nuggets. However, this is not to discredit the Nuggets or the challenge they have brought to the Warriors so far. MVP candidate Nikola […]

The Brooklyn Nets trail the Boston Celtics 0-1 after one game in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Seth Curry and Andre Drummond have been key contributors as two of the starting five this postseason. However, their Philadelphia 76ers trade-mate Ben Simmons has yet to log any minutes with the Nets. Recently, Simmons’ […]

The Cleveland Browns are set at the quarterback position, with Deshaun Watson as their starter for the 2022-2023 season. But, it wasn’t easy or pretty, and the Browns are still trying to clean up the mess they made in the process. Last week, Baker Mayfield joined the “YNK” podcast. He said that he felt disrespected […]

The Miami Dolphins had arguably the best acquisition of the 2022 NFL Free Agency, acquiring top-tier receiver Tyreek Hill. He is destined to be a huge contributor to the Dolphins’ air game. However, it was a little unclear who he’d be catching passes from. Tua Tagovailoa had an overall successful season in Miami, but he […]

With the 2022 NFL Draft just over a week away, the Pittsburgh Steelers are still picking up free agents. Most recently, the team picked up Miles Boykin to replenish their offense ahead of the 2022-2023 NFL season. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo tweeted the news Tuesday afternoon. #Steelers claimed WR Miles Boykin off waivers from the […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers survived another offseason without having to worry about who their quarterback would be. After a scary few weeks, Tom Brady eventually came out of retirement and vowed his allegiance to the Buccaneers for at least another season. However, earlier this month, a rumor came out that Brady was considering coming out […]

The Atlanta Braves are in the middle of their fourth series of the 2022 season. At 5-7, they’ve played all 11 games without Ronald Acuna Jr. The star has yet to make his season debut due to an ACL tear. Acuña suffered the injury in July of 2021. While it’s kept the outfielder out of […]

The Boston Celtics Game 1 victory over the Brooklyn Nets put them ahead 1-0 in the Round 1 series. However, the win didn’t come easily for Boston, especially for guard Jaylen Brown. If you watched the showstopping finish, complete with Jayson Tatum’s buzz-beater layup, you likely saw Brown’s brutal nose bleed. Brown and Kyrie Irving […]

Two Philadelphia Flyers staff members are suing team ownership and multiple others for negligence, strict liability, and a loss of consortium. Jim McCrossin and Sal Raffa claim they were diagnosed with rare medical conditions caused by chemicals used in Zambonis at the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees. Crossing Broad first reported the news. According to […]

The Denver Nuggets fell to the Golden State Warriors Monday night in the second game of their First Round series. The Nuggets are now 0-2 and have a lot of work to do to get back into the series. However, things don’t seem to be going in Denver’s favor as of recent. A lot of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers failed to make it to the playoffs this year. However, fans can still enjoy the franchise’s legacy through the new drama series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” The HBO original, according to its IMDb, encapsulates “The professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers…both on and […]

The Boston Celtics are set to take on the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. They play host to the Nets in Game 1 Sunday afternoon. Marcus Smart expressed his emotions ahead of the playoff run, saying that “moments like this” are what he lives for. The Celtics tweeted his […]

Russell Wilson has been with the Denver Broncos for about a month now. The Seattle Seahawks traded the quarterback to Denver in exchange for Noah Fant, Drew Lock, Shelby Harris, and multiple draft picks. Despite being one of the newest members of the team, Wilson wasted no time getting to know his new squad. As […]

The Atlanta Hawks battled back to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the play-in tournament Friday night. Their triumphant victory advanced Atlanta to the 2022 NBA Playoffs. During the win, Clint Capela suffered a knee injury in the first half that forced him to miss the rest of the game. Shortly afterward, news broke that the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to take on the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. They play host to the Raptors in Game 1 Saturday night. Ahead of the first matchup, Stephen A. Smith discussed the high stakes for the Sixers in the series. NBA on ESPN tweeted the clip […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are two games into their second series of the season. Despite multiple power-hitting pick-ups in the offseason, there hasn’t been much offense for the Phils at all. Eight games in, Philadelphia sits below .500 at 3-5. While the Phillies still have plenty of baseball left to play, 154 games to be exact, […]

The Dallas Mavericks are set to take on the Utah Jazz in Round 1 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. However, the Mavs are expected to start the playoff run without Luka Doncic. The star suffered a left calf strain in the Mavs’ regular-season finale win over the San Antonio Spurs. Despite his anticipated absence in […]

Malik Willis is one of the top-ranked quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL Draft class. That being said, the young star out of Liberty University will likely be an early first-round pick in the upcoming draft. As it does with other big events throughout the league, the NFL changed its Twitter header and bio to advertise […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are preparing for their fifth-straight playoff run, which kicks off Saturday night in Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors. Even with the postseason tournament starting up, the regular season is still very relevant to Philadelphia. Joel Embiid finished the season as the 2021-2022 Scoring Champion and is in the running for the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Markelle Fultz first overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. He was one of many players acquired as a part of “The Process,” the team’s long-term rebuild centered around Joel Embiid. However, Fultz was traded in February of 2019, before the Sixers could reach their full potential and an NBA championship. Right […]

In September of 2020, legendary New York Mets pitcher and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver passed away at the age of 75. Now, less than two years later, the team honors him with a statue at Citi Field, perfectly capturing his meaning to the franchise. The Mets unveiled the statue Friday ahead of their 2022 […]

Mike Bossy, New York Islanders legend, passed away on Friday at 65. The entire NHL community is mourning the loss of the four-time Stanley Cup champion and longtime New York star. The Islanders tweeted the news Friday morning. The New York Islanders are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the greatest pure goal […]

The Golden State Warriors are preparing for their first playoff run in two years. The team will take on the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, which kicks off on Saturday. Since March 16, the Warriors have been without Stephen Curry and his dominant offense. The star three-point shooter suffered […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are preparing for their fifth playoff run in a row. They will host the Toronto Raptors Saturday night in Game 1 of the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Ahead of Game 1, Joel Embiid, who has led the team to all five of their recent playoff runs, spoke with the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are set to take on the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The Western Conference matchup kicks off Saturday afternoon with Game 1 in Utah. Despite the Mavs’ upcoming postseason tournament run, Mark Cuban has other things on his mind. The Mavs owner tweeted his latest chaotic […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is extremely active on social media, especially Twitter. He loves using the platform to promote his apparel brand “Brady,” post updates throughout the season, and get in touch with fans and other NFL stars. However, there is one thing about social media that bothers the Buccaneers quarterback: the frequent […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic could potentially win the NBA regular-season MVP award for the second year in a row. After earning the title in 2021, Jokic is head-to-head with Philadelphia 76ers’ big man Joel Embiid for the 2022 title. Winning the title two years in a row would be a remarkable accomplishment. However, Jokic […]