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The Toronto Raptors might be the underdogs in their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, but don’t tell them that. The Raptors enter the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the NBA. They won nine of their final 12 games, including victories over the Boston Celtics, the Minnesota Timberwolves and twice against these […]

The Colorado Avalanche are looking to claim their first Stanley Cup title since the late 1990’s when Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg dominated the NHL. This season’s version of the Avalanche is once again dominating the league. Colorado has won six straight games and is tied with the Florida Panthers for the most points in […]

A couple of years ago people were wondering if Clayton Kershaw was done pitching as an ace, and was looking at the twilight of his career. Kershaw proved those people wrong last season, posting another stellar year. He backed that up again on Wednesday, throwing seven perfect innings, while striking out 13 batters. Yet, Dodgers […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are back in the playoffs, after coming from behind to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-104. The TWolves out-scored the Clippers 31-20 in the fourth quarter, and were carried by two of their stars. Sadly for Karl-Anthony Towns, he was not one of them. Towns had easily one of the worst games […]

The Brooklyn Nets took care of business at home Tuesday night, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first NBA play-in game. With the win, the Nets clinch the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. They will play their first round series against the two-seed Boston Celtics. After the game, TNT analyst Charles Barkley shared a […]

The 2021-2022 Los Angeles Lakers season has finally come to a close. It was a very tumultuous season for the Lakers that began with such promise and expectation. One player in particular that had a very tough year was point guard Russell Westbrook. He essentially took the brunt of the criticism for the Lakers’ massive […]

On Tuesday night, the Brooklyn Nets host the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first of six NBA Play-In games. There are essentially two rounds in this mini-tournament. The winner of this game will travel to Boston to face off against the Boston Celtics as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the loser of tonight’s […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are finally having a season that will extend into the postseason with hopes of advancing. It has been a very long time since that happened. The last time Minnesota won a playoff round was way back in 2004 when they reached the Western Conference Finals. Ultimately, the Timberwolves lost to the Los […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off a tough loss in the AFC Championship to the Cincinnati Bengals. Things appeared to get even worse during the offseason. All three division rivals, the Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders, all appeared to get much better on paper. Meanwhile, the Chiefs traded away arguably […]

The MLB offseason was very tumultuous, with a lockout that lasted 99 days. The MLB owners locked the players out, both figuratively and literally. In an attempt to get the players to negotiate to their liking, the owners enacted the lockout on December 2nd. It lasted until March 12 when both sides finally reached an […]

The Milwaukee Bucks decided prior to Sunday’s game that their stars were not going to play. They were going to let fate decide where they finish in the eastern conference. In doing so, Milwaukee was without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Fellow star Jrue Holiday played a couple seconds of the game and hilariously took a foul, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers entered the final day of the season tied with the Boston Celtics for the Atlantic Division title. Both teams won, however, the Celtics own the tie-breaker. Therefore, the Sixers will open the playoffs as the #4 seed in the eastern conference. Their opponent will be the Toronto Raptors. That creates a rather […]

Arguably the biggest storyline in this year’s Masters tournament was the return of Tiger Woods. Woods had not played competitive golf in over 14 months since his serious car accident in southern California in February, 2021. The accident reportedly almost cost him a lower extremity. Doctors were able to save his leg, setting the scene […]

Despite entering the 2022 Masters Tournament ranked #1 in the world, not many believed Scottie Scheffler would continue his recent dominance with a victory at Augusta. Those people would have been very wrong. Scheffler played exceptionally well from start to finish, capturing his first Green Jacket and major championship of his young career. It’s not […]

Rory McIlroy entered this year’s Masters Tournament looking to complete the career grand slam. He had already won The Open Championship, the U.S. Open and The PGA Championship, but has not yet worn the Green Jacket. He entered the tournament this year among the favorites to do so. Unfortunately for McIlroy, he had a poor […]

It has been a very long season for the Houston Rockets and their fans. The season finished up Sunday with yet another loss. However, it did not come without a silver lining. Rockets rookie shooting guard Jalen Green dropped a career-high 41 points in Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks, 130-114. In doing so, Green […]

A perfect game in baseball is arguably the most difficult feat in sports to accomplish. To be able to retire all 27 batters in a game, without anyone reaching base is hard enough. Doing that while also striking out 19 of those batters sounds nearly impossible. Yet that’s exactly what Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki accomplished […]

Novak Djokovic’s 2022 has been very tumultuous. However, Djokovic appears ready to move forward with his career, and attempt to regain his status as the most dominant tennis player in the world. While speaking to the press Sunday, Djokovic talked about using the last few months as fuel as clay court season begins. The Associated […]

The New York Yankees hosted their rival, the Boston Red Sox, on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium Friday. Despite trailing for much of the game, the Yankees pulled out a comeback victory. A large part of that is thanks to the newest member of the team, Josh Donaldson. With the game tied at 5 in […]

The Detroit Tigers made a number of changes this offseason, creating some optimism. None were bigger than the signing of Javier Baez. On Opening Day in Detroit Friday, Baez rewarded the Tigers brass by hitting a walk-off for a 5-4 comeback victory over the Chicago White Sox. After the game, Baez was soaked by his […]

The Indianapolis Colts had a playoff roster in 2021, but fell short of reaching the postseason. Despite being all but a lock with only a couple weeks left, Indianapolis fell on their face the final two weeks and missed out. That prompted the organization to make a big change this offseason, as they traded quarterback […]

The Green Bay Packers are coming off yet another massively disappointing season. However, questions surrounding their quarterback situation and the future of Aaron Rodgers was answered after he won his second straight NFL MVP Award. The Packers signed Rodgers to a three-year deal worth $150 million. That made him the highest paid player in the […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the better teams in the NHL all year. Unfortunately for Boston, they play in the Atlantic Division, which has three other teams that are among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup. As if it weren’t difficult enough to compete, the Bruins have been hampered by injury lately. […]

On Friday, tennis legend Boris Becker was found guilty of illegally moving thousands of dollars from a bank account after having filed for bankruptcy. Becker was convicted on four charges under the Insolvency Act, including removal of property, concealing debt, and two charges of failing to disclose estate assets. London’s Southward Crown Court’s jury found […]

As the second round of The Masters got underway, news broke that former 2010 Open Championship winner Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from the tournament. He reportedly withdrew due to injury. On Thursday, Oosthuizen struggled, shooting a 4-over 76 while appearing to be labor throughout his round. The former major champion was grouped with Tiger Woods […]

The Miami Heat got a huge victory on Thursday night, without having to even play a basketball game. With Boston’s loss the Milwaukee, coupled with Philadelphia’s loss to Toronto, the Heat officially clinched the overall top seed in the eastern conference. Miami is 52-28, two games ahead of the Bucks, but they own the tie-breaker […]

The Cincinnati Reds ruined Opening Day for the World Series defending champion Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Atlanta ace Max Fried got lit up, allowing five runs in 5 2/3 innings, on eight hits with a walk and five strikeouts. The Reds got a balanced attack, as seven of the nine starters earned at least one […]

After a tumultuous offseason for the sport of baseball, Opening Day is finally here. Less than a month ago, we did not even know if there was going to be a season, as the MLB lockout was still in place. Both sides has dug in and there appeared to be no end in sight. Then, […]

All week, everyone in the golf world was wondering whether or not Tiger Woods was going to be able to play at The Masters. Not only did Woods end up deciding to play, after the opening round, he is in the red. Tiger battled all day and posted a -1 under 71 on Thursday. That […]

Tiger Woods has not played golf professionally in 508 days. He was in a really bad car accident 14 months ago that left his leg mangled, and forced him to have what doctors referred to as “significant orthopedic injuries to his right lower extremity.” Yet, the surgery was successful and after the prolonged absense, Woods […]

During the offseason, the Boston Red Sox made a rather important acquisition, signing infielder Trevor Story to a six-year contract. Story previously made his name playing at Coors Field for the Colorado Rockies. As Major League Baseball’s Opening Day is finally here, Story shared a message for the fans of both his former club and […]

A number of NFL teams are in need of receiving help amid all of the offseason moves. Maybe none of them are more in need than the Green Bay Packers. According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Packers are among three teams that have expressed interest in trading for Houston Texans wideout Brandin Cooks. Sources: […]

The world has been anticipating the return of Tiger Woods to golf. It was unknown all week if Woods was actually going to be able to play in this year’s Masters Tournament. However, the practice rounds all week appeared to go well and Tiger decided to give it a go. The question however remained, how […]

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a huge comeback victory against the New York Knicks Wednesday night. During the game, some Knicks fans in Madison Square Garden apparently had some choice words for Nets superstar Kyrie Irving. Irving was not about to take it though, as he was seen having words back with a fan. The […]

The Los Angeles Clippers entered Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns looking to continue their momentum, as they are riding a two-game winning streak coming in. The Clippers are locked into the eighth seed in the western conference. Meanwhile, the Suns already clinched home-court advantage throughout the entire NBA playoffs. So, neither team had much […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention on Tuesday night, following their 121-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Lakers were forced to play arguably the most important game of the season without its best player. LeBron James missed his second straight game with an ankle injury. He also missed the game before […]

The Chicago Bulls came out like gang busters to start the 2021-2022 NBA season. DeMar DeRozan was in the NBA MVP conversation. Zach LaVine was crushing it on a nightly basis and Nikola Vucevic was doing what Vucevic does, dominate the paint. But as the season has progressed, the Bulls have shown kinks in the […]

The Miami Dolphins threw their hat in the ring this offseason when they traded for six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Tyreek Hill. The trade did not come without a high price, as Miami sent a first-round, a second-round, two fourth-rounds and a fifth-round pick to Kansas City for the All-Pro receiver. Nevertheless, the Dolphins are […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers future Hall of Famer LeBron James joined “The Shop” and revealed which player he would most like to play with that is currently in the NBA. James said he wanted to play with the Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. Curry was on 95.7 The Game on Wednesday and had the […]