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The Baltimore Ravens are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 10 games and captured the AFC North division title before ultimately bowing out in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, but they have not improved all that much this offseason. The Ravens have lost several key defensive players, which may […]

Should Marc Gasol opt out of his contract with the Toronto Raptors, the New Orleans Pelicans will have interest in signing the big man, according to Fletcher Mackel of WDSU. Gasol has a $25.6 million player option for the 2019-20 campaign. The 34-year-old split the 2018-19 campaign between the Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors. He […]

When the season ended, it didn’t look likely that Ricky Rubio would be returning to the Utah Jazz, and when the Jazz traded for Mike Conley earlier this week, it essentially sealed Rubio’s fate. Now, Rubio will have to try to find another team in free agency, something he has never done before. Rubio was […]

Last year, the Portland Trail Blazers drafted guard Anfernee Simons with the 24th overall pick, but Simons did not see much action during his rookie campaign, appearing in just 20 games. However, Blazers general manager Neil Olshey has very high hopes for Simons going forward: “It’s kind of all coming together for him,” said Olshey, […]

Everyone experiences embarrassing moments in their life, but not everyone has the luxury of doing so on national television. Count former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme among those who had the pleasure of going through one of his most mortifying moments with everybody watching. It happened back in 2005 when Delhomme was playing for the Carolina […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the two most likely free-agent destinations for big man Al Horford, according to Steve Bulpett of The Boston Herald. The Dallas Mavericks, as previously reported, are the other most probable landing spot. The Clippers would make perfect sense for Horford if they can land Kawhi Leonard, as it […]

The Los Angeles Chargers haven’t really needed to draft a quarterback since 2004, as they selected Philip Rivers in the first round that year and Rivers played behind Drew Brees for two seasons before finally taking over in 2006. So, you can understand the Chargers not wanting to invest too much into another signal-caller in […]

The Boston Celtics were the league’s most disappointing team this season, and their lack of production on the court had everything to do with their lack of togetherness off of it. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge says that the Celtics simply did not have the same type of resolve he had hoped for: “Right before […]

You’re going to cringe when you hear (read?) what I’m about to say, as it’s one the most cliche statements in the NBA and other sports but still never fails to be 100 percent accurate: Father Time is undefeated. It doesn’t matter who these athletes are. They are still human beings with mortal bodies, and […]

So the Washington Wizards are kind of a mess right now. They have no general manager, John Wall is recovering from a torn Achilles and has a billion years and dollars left on his contract and they are in complete limbo with Bradley Beal. Prior to the draft, there was some chatter that the Wizards […]

Nikola Vucevic is set to be one of the best free agents on the market this summer, but the Orlando Magic may not let things get that far. Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman says the team is making it a priority to bring back Vucevic, as well as free-agent wing Terrence Ross, this […]

The San Francisco 49ers are a young team no one expects to contend for a playoff spot in 2019, so there is no real pressure. However, it is important for the 49ers to at least show some improvement and take some concrete steps forward, showing that San Francisco can legitimately challenge the Los Angeles Rams […]

While we all need to hesitate in claiming that the Golden State Warriors are “done,” it at least seems safe to say that their reign of terror is over and that their aura of invincibility has now been cast away. But the sunset of one great team almost always coincides with the dawn of another, […]

NFL analyst and former running back Maurice Jones-Drew likes how things are shaking out for Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs. He thinks Jacobs is set up for success in his first NFL season. Maurice Jones-Drew ranked Josh Jacobs 21st on his running backs list heading into 2019 and had this to say about […]

For years, the Houston Texans have been good, but not good enough. Will Fuller knows this. The franchise has won five AFC South Division titles since entering the NFL back in 2002, but has yet to make it past the divisional round of the playoffs. This past season, the Texans won 11 games but were […]

On Thursday night, the Memphis Grizzlies took a couple of more steps in their rebuild, selecting Murray State guard Ja Morant with the second overall pick and then taking Gonzaga forward Brandon Clarke with the 21st pick, which they acquired in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Morant and Clarke will now join second-year […]

What is currently going in Boston is something that is not necessarily unprecedented, but still odd and jarring, nonetheless. Eight months ago, the Celtics looked like the class of the Eastern Conference and the biggest threats to the Golden State Warriors. Kyrie Irving. Al Horford. Gordon Hayward. Jayson Tatum. Jaylen Brown. Marcus Smart. Terry Rozier. […]

New York Knicks fans have had a longstanding dream about signing both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving this summer, but things have certainly taken a turn over the last month or so. With Durant tearing his Achilles in the NBA Finals and Irving apparently having his sights set on the Brooklyn Nets, the Knicks may […]

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman made an appearance on ESPN’s First Take on Friday morning and was asked some questions about how his Chicago Bulls would have fared against the Golden State Warriors. Of course, Rodman’s Bulls won three championships from 1996 through 1998, and the Warriors, who broke the Bulls’ single-season record by winning […]

Russell Wilson is the Seattle Seahawks’ starting quarterback for the long haul. That much we know for sure. But what about the Seahawks’ backup quarterback? It looks like it could come down to two veterans in Geno Smith and Paxton Lynch, both of whom have some experience starting NFL games before. So, it’s not like […]

The Los Angeles Lakers shook the NBA landscape last week by making one of the biggest trades in league history, acquiring superstar big man Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans to play alongside of LeBron James. But the Lakers are not done. Yes, we do need to note the comical fact that Los Angeles […]

Back in May, New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell lost over $500,000 worth of jewelry when a pair of women in his home stole from him. Well, now, more details are coming out on what actually happened, and they are, um, interesting: “Well, I had two girls in my house,” Bell said in his […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones did not take part in the Falcons’ offseason workout program, as the star is awaiting a new contract. This marks the second straight year that Jones has held out of offseason workouts, as he was also seeking an adjustment to his deal last summer. This time, however, Jones is […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson had a solid 2018 campaign, but given that he was coming off of a torn ACL, he couldn’t really have the type of season he had been hoping for. But now, Watson feels like he is ahead of where he was last season, and he sees the Texans’ offense flourishing […]

After some talk that the New York Knicks could end up trading the third overall selection in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, there were no shenanigans. The Knicks ended up doing the safe thing by taking Duke’s RJ Barrett, and they are now gearing up for a potentially franchise-altering summer. The problem is, things […]

You know how love fans love reading into every little detail in free agency? “Oh, so and so followed Team X on Twitter,” or, “Oh, this guy liked a post from the cousin of the trainer of Player X!” Well, fans are now going crazy over Kawhi Leonard apparently buying moving boxes at a Home Depot […]

The Boston Celtics may be on their way to losing both Kyrie Irving and Al Horford in free agency this summer, but Celtics president Danny Ainge says that the team remains a very plausible destination for other free agents. “We have a very attractive franchise to play for, and there’s a lot of people who […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have done a whole lot of wheeling and dealing of late, and general manager David Griffin says the team does not have any plans of moving any of the pieces they have recently acquired, according to Scott Kushner of The New Orleans Advocate. The Pelicans shook the NBA last weekend when […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves traded big man Dario Saric to the Phoenix Suns as part of a package to move up to the sixth overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, and as a result, Robert Covington is expected to see some more time at power forward next season. Gersson Rosas addressing the media […]

There has been some talk that the Miami Heat could potentially trade big man Hassan Whiteside, but Heat president Pat Riley says that no such discussions have been going on: “There’s nothing going on,” said Riley, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. “He’s going to come to training camp like everybody else this […]

The Boston Celtics selected LSU guard Tremont Waters with the 51st overall pick in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night, and afterward, Waters said the Celtics picked him for his toughness. “They saw the type of dog I had in me,” said Waters, according to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies landed forward Jae Crowder in a deal that sent Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, but with the Grizzlies clearly entering rebuilding mode, they don’t have much use for Crowder going forward. That means that the Grizzlies will surely try to trade Crowder, and some contenders will certainly be interested. […]

The cash-strapped Oklahoma City Thunder have made several players available for trade in order to try and clear some money, and point guard Dennis Schroder is one of them. Schroder is coming off of a season in which he played 79 games and averaged 15.5 points, 4.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds over 29.3 minutes per […]

Stud cornerback Jalen Ramsey is not thrilled with the way the Jacksonville Jaguars have handled contract negotiations, and he has now made it blatantly clear that he will not offer the team any time of discount once his contract is up in 2021. The question is, should the Jaguars consider trading Ramsey now before ultimately […]

The Buffalo Bills don’t have a whole lot of experience, which makes their offseason addition of wide receiver Cole Beasley all the more important. Beasley is already making a big impact on Bills quarterback Josh Allen, with Allen saying that the veteran will be a big help to Buffalo’s offense going into this coming season. […]

The Chicago Bears are coming off of a very impressive 2018 campaign in which they won 12 games and captured the NFC North division title before suffering a devastating Wild Card Round playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Still, the fashion in which the Bears lost aside, it was blatantly obvious that Chicago was not […]

David Johnson may get most of the shine at running back for the Arizona Cardinals, but head coach Kliff Kingsbury has been impressed with what second-year back Chase Edmonds has done this offseason. “He’s a really good player. I’ve been surprised at his ability as a pass catcher,” said Kingsbury, according to Katherine Fitzgerald of […]

The Cleveland Browns have gone from being the biggest laughingstock in the NFL to the talk of the town basically overnight, as the Browns have had a very busy offseason in which they have landed names such as Odell Beckham Jr., Kareem Hunt, Sheldon Richardson, and Olivier Vernon. While Cleveland looks very good on paper, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have reportedly made big man Steven Adams available for trade, as they are trying to free up some money. Adams is a very good defensive center and a terrific rebounder, particularly on the offensive end. Plus, he is an incredible teammate and locker room presence, so he definitely has some value […]