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The MLB has been in a lockout since December 2. Now, with Spring Training season right around the corner, fans are wondering if and when the season will start. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred held a press conference on Thursday to discuss the current situation in the league as baseball season approaches. In the press conference, […]

The Phoenix Suns have the best record in the league, and their players are well aware. In fact, point guard Cameron Payne joined a Lakers fan chat to let them know it. Payne was invited to join Twitter Spaces chat LateNightLakeShow early Thursday morning, and he happily accepted. One user shared a recording of the […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are deep into the 2022 NFL Offseason, since they missed the postseason tournament by a landslide. They have made a few moves this offseason, but not all of them are to prepare for the upcoming football season. Chief Football Strategy Officer Tony Khan is running for Congress. NFL insider Ian Rapoport tweeted […]

Longtime Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask officially announced his retirement from the NHL. Rask spent his entire 15-year career with the Bruins and retired at 34 years old. The team tweeted his retirement announcement Wednesday afternoon. A statement from Tuukka Rask.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/Lae4E8rLfI — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) February 9, 2022 “Today is a day that I […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has been in the MVP conversation for a large part of the season. He is undoubtedly the most productive receiver in the league and is a huge reason the Rams are in the big game coming up. They take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI on […]

The Washington Commanders are deep into the offseason after missing out on a playoff run. Although they haven’t played since Week 18, the team stayed relevant by announcing the new name of the franchise last week. This week, team owner Dan Snyder remains in the news for the sexual harassment allegations against him. The Commanders […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Toronto Raptors in their Monday night matchup. Along with the loss, Gordon Hayward suffered a serious injury in a collision with Gary Trent Jr. in the first quarter and did not return to the court. Hayward is out indefinitely with sprained ligaments in his left ankle, just one day […]

In the past week, rumors of trade between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers have become more and more relevant. Of course, the Sixers want to unload Ben Simmons in exchange for a top-tier player to complement their MVP candidate, Joel Embiid. This is where James Harden comes into the picture. Much like Simmons’ […]

The New York Knicks are a hot topic right now as the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline inches closer and closer. Along with potential roster changes, the Knicks are expected to hire a new consultant. Gersson Rosas, the former president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, is headed to New York. NBA correspondent Marc Stein […]

The San Francisco 49ers are one of the most recent teams to enter the 2022 NFL Offseason. They began the stretch after losing to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game in late January. Now, the franchise must look towards next season, which means identifying which pieces of their 53-man roster to keep, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles finished the regular season 2nd in the NFC East, had a winning record of 9-8 and even had a short playoff run. Despite the unlikely success from the team in its first official rebuilding year, there are questions about the immediate future. Just in the early weeks of the Eagles’ offseason, lots […]

After a brutal first half, the Cincinnati Bengals pulled off the unlikely AFC Championship win against the Kansas City Chiefs. Most professional players have nothing but respect for one. However, there is undoubtedly bad blood between Bengals’ cornerback Eli Apple and the Chiefs. With the Bengals’ AFC Championship win, Apple is confident he got the […]

The New York Giants are making big moves in the 2022 NFL Offseason. They hired Brian Daboll as the head coach on January 28 and most recently hired Andy Bischoff as their tight-end coach. Now, the Giants are finalizing a deal with their new defensive coordinator. Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale is coming […]

The Miami Dolphins named Mike McDaniel their new head coach on Sunday. The former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator spoke to Tua Tagovailoa to begin their professional relationship after the hire was finalized. McDaniel had some strong words and promises for the young quarterback in their meeting on a video call. The Dolphins tweeted a […]

There have been a lot of rumors flying around regarding Aaron Rodgers’ future with the Green Bay Packers. While head coach Matt LaFleur wants him to stay, Rodgers seems to want out. According to former Packers defensive back Charles Woodson, trading the quarterback would be best. On Good Morning Football, Woodson said that if he […]

Five members of the Arizona Cardinals are participating in the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl. They took the field for practice in Las Vegas Saturday afternoon with the rest of the NFC team. Cardinals team reporter and producer Dani Sureck got a video of quarterback Kyler Murray passing to linebacker Chandler Jones. The video shows Jones […]

Doug Pederson addressed the media for the first time as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coach on Saturday. Pederson sat alongside Jaguars owner Shad Khan and general manager Trent Baalke during the event. He took this time to point out the talent already in the franchise, answer questions from reporters, and share his extremely high expectations […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars finished the season with the worst record in the league for the second year in a row. Despite picking up their franchise quarterback first overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, they were unable to find more than three wins. The rough season is largely attributed to the lack of quality coaching and […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were knocked out of the playoffs in their Wild Card Weekend loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, the loss was bittersweet for free safety Anthony Harris, who had other plans, CBS Philadelphia reported. Holly Soape, a mother in Texas, asked Harris if he would escort her daughter to an upcoming daddy-daughter […]

The Washington Commanders, formerly known as the Washington Football Team, had a less than stellar 2021 season. Last season, they won the NFC East and had a playoff run (short-lived, but still). This season, they finished third in their division and their season was over by Week 17. Of course, a lot of this can […]

Jason McCourty had a lot to say about recent allegations towards Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. The free safety spoke about Hue Jackson’s tanking allegations from his time as the head coach of the Browns. Now on the Miami Dolphins, Jason gave his perspective on the situation as a player on the 0-16 Browns team. […]

After the Cincinnati Bengals won the AFC Championship Sunday afternoon, Joe Burrow got a message from rapper Kid Cudi. He asked the quarterback if he could have his jersey from the win, Burrow sent it right away, and Cudi tweeted a picture of the jersey Friday afternoon. 😭😭😭😭😭 Ok. So after the Bengals win against […]

The Brooklyn Nets released their injury report ahead of their Friday night matchup against the Utah Jazz. Originally, James Harden was not listed. The report, posted around noon on Friday, was updated two hours later and listed Harden as out. Update to the Status Report for tonight’s game at Utah: Harden (left hamstring tightness) – […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night. During the loss, Carmelo Anthony suffered a hamstring injury after 11 minutes of play and was forced to miss the rest of the game. The injury was identified as a right hamstring strain. However, there is some optimism surrounding the power forward. ESPN […]

The Detroit Lions had another disappointing season. They went 3-13-1, and only one team had a worse record than them: the 3-14 Jacksonville Jaguars. There are a lot of things that go into the Lions’ struggles this season, including a pretty difficult schedule. They faced playoff teams eight times during the regular season, including the […]

The Baltimore Ravens are well into the offseason after falling short of the playoffs with an 8-9 record. General manager Eric DeCosta held an offseason preview press conference Friday morning to discuss the past season and the future of the franchise. During the meeting with the media, one reporter asked him about wide receiver Antonio […]

The Green Bay Packers have a lot to figure out this offseason. Aaron Rodgers trade rumors are flying left and right. Along with this, Green Bay has some important parts of their roster up on the market, including wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. However, it sounds like the speedy receiver is sticking with the Packers, according […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a lot to figure out this offseason. For one, 25 players are free agents heading into the 2022 season. They will have to decide who will be moving on from Tampa Bay and who will receive a contract extension. Three of the free agents out of Tampa Bay include star […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are in their first week of the 2022 NFL Offseason. Their season ended in the AFC Championship Game with an overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Despite a largely successful year, there are a few question marks for the Chiefs as they prepare for the 2022 season. One of these question […]

The New Orleans Saints are deep into the 2022 NFL Offseason. Despite a relatively decent record and finishing the season as 2nd in the NFC South, it wasn’t enough to earn them a spot in the playoffs. There are a lot of things that the Saints need to fix in the offseason in order to […]

A San Francisco 49ers fan was attacked and severely injured Sunday afternoon before the NFC Championship Game. According to Los Angeles CBS News, first responders we called to one of SoFi Stadium’s parking lots. This is where they found Daniel Luna, a 49ers fan, with severe injuries that are believed to be from an assault. […]

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is well aware of the lawsuit Brian Flores filed against the NFL and its teams. According to him, the hiring practices of the NFL are just “one of many” areas the league needs to work on. Jones had this to say about Flores’ allegations of racism in NFL hiring practices, […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars had yet another disappointing season. They finished at the bottom of the league with a brutal record of 3-14. The only other team with just three wins was the Detroit Lions, but they lost one less game than the Jaguars with a tie to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jacksonville hasn’t made it to […]

Despite drafting a highly desirable quarterback in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars had another brutal season. They finished at the bottom of the AFC South, only winning three of their 17 games. Rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence was one of many players throughout the NFL and the professional world of […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has played with Tom Brady his entire career. In light of his longtime teammate’s retirement, Gronk posted a touching tribute to honor their friendship. He posted a video on Instagram Wednesday morning with a sweet caption addressed to Brady. View this post on Instagram   A post shared […]

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL for their racial hiring practices. While this was a huge risk, Flores still has plans to coach in the league for the 2022 season. According to Saints reporter Katherine Terrell, Flores had an interview with the New Orleans Saints the same day […]

The Philadelphia Eagles’ season came to an end in their early playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After the loss, Jalen Hurts was seen in a walking boot, which made it clear that his ankle injury was still very relevant. Over two weeks later, Hurts is having surgery. NFL reporter Tom Pelissero tweeted that […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo congratulated Tom Brady on his successful career and retirement. After beginning his career under Brady’s wing, he has a special connection to the New England Patriots legend. Cam Inman tweeted Garoppolo’s nostalgic mindset Tuesday afternoon. Jimmy Garoppolo on Tom Brady:First of all, congratulations to Tom. Incredible career. Best to […]

Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL for its hiring practices, using an unprofessional interview he experienced with the Denver Broncos towards his case. Sportico sports business reporter Eben Novy-Williams tweeted portions of the lawsuit Tuesday afternoon that highlight the situation. Wow. Flores also accuses @Broncos brass, included Joe Ellis and John Elway, of […]