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All season long, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had to hear about the “cliff” and how old age was finally catching up to him. Those voices began to grow louder and louder as the year progressed, particularly after a couple of shaky performances late in the season that had many questioning Brady’s NFL mortality. […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay has been downgraded to doubtful for his team’s game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday afternoon due to an ankle injury, according to Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News. Gay is coming off of a very impressive performance in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play in his team’s game against the Orlando Magic on Saturday night due to a sore right knee, according to the team. Whether or not Antetokounmpo is actually hurting is up for debate, as he looked pretty good in posting 29 points, 17 rebounds and five assists in […]

The Sacramento Kings bolstered their playoff hopes before the trade deadline this past week, acquiring forward Harrison Barnes in a deal with the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. After the deal, Kings general manager Vlade Divac said he feels the franchise is headed in the right direction: “I think we’re going in a good direction,” […]

The Memphis Grizzlies acquired guard Avery Bradley from the Los Angeles Clippers prior to the trade deadline on Thursday, sending big man JaMychal Green and guard Garrett Temple back to the Clippers in return. This will mark Bradley’s fourth team in less than two years, as he was originally traded from the Boston Celtics to […]

The Toronto Raptors have some open space on their roster, and they have decided to fill one of the openings with guard Ben McLemore, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. McLemore played in 19 games with the Sacramento Kings this season, averaging 3.9 points over 8.3 minutes per game while shooting 39.1 percent from […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden is one of the best passers in the league, and teammate Gerald Green has taken full notice of that since arriving in Houston last season: “The passes through the legs, behind-the-back passes through the legs, no-looks through tight seams — those are tough passes to make,” said Green, according to […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard has been upgraded to probable for his team’s game against the New York Knicks on Saturday night, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Leonard missed the Raptors’ win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday evening due to a sore left knee. Toronto has also been giving Leonard intermittent rest throughout […]

The Memphis Grizzlies did what they could to potentially move Chandler Parsons and his contract at the trade deadline, but, not surprisingly, they were not able to find any takers. Given the fact that Parsons will remain on the Grizzlies’ roster for at least the remainder of the season, it would probably be a good […]

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Denver Nuggets by a score of 117-110 on Friday night with their new starting lineup that now features forward Tobias Harris, whom they acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers prior to the trade deadline. After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone praised the 76ers’ starting five, saying that its […]

The Philadelphia 76ers entered the season with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons as their headliners. Now, they have added Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris to their starting lineup. The problem is, it may be difficult for the 76ers to keep all of these players long term, especially considering that both Butler and Harris are set […]

The San Francisco 49ers are set to hire former NFL wide receiver Miles Austin as an offensive quality control coach, according to Eric Branch of The San Francisco Chronicle. Austin played 10 seasons in the NFL, with the bulk of his career coming with the Dallas Cowboys. The undrafted wide receiver out of Monmouth University […]

As if New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn’t already have enough jewelry with his six Super Bowl rings, he now has a custom TB12 diamond chain that was specially crafted for him by wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, according to TMZ Sports. Patterson joined the Patriots this season after spending the first five years of […]

Stephen Curry. Three-time champion. Two-time Most Valuable Player. Perennial All-Star. All-time great shooter…Lacrosse player? That’s right. The Golden State Warriors star tried his hand at lacrosse recently, showing his “skills” off with the Arizona State University Women’s lacrosse team. .@StephenCurry30 boutta switch sports 🏀 🥍 😂 @AshleyNevel pic.twitter.com/TJYse3jekP — TLN 🥍 (@LacrosseNetwork) February 8, 2019 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did not exactly win the trade deadline on Thursday, falling flat on their faces in the race for Anthony Davis and ultimately trading Michael Beasley and Ivica Zubac to the Los Angeles Clippers for Mike Muscala. With the Lakers offering up virtually their entire team outside of LeBron James in the […]

Harrison Barnes was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, and he already has playoff aspirations with his new team. The Kings, who have been one of the most surprising teams in the league this season, are in the Western Conference playoff hunt, and Barnes says that Sacramento is not […]

Earlier this week, the Chicago Bulls traded big man Bobby Portis to the Washington Wizards in a deal that sent wing Otto Porter Jr. to the Bulls. After the trade, the Bulls stated that they did not want to pay a backup big man, which was why they included Portis in the trade. Portis responded […]

During the Golden State Warriors’ monstrous 141-102 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson demonstrated a remarkable display of unselfishness, pointing to one another when DeMarcus Cousins was deciding who to pass the ball to: Klay and Steph both wide open. Instead of asking for the […]

There has been a lot of talk about Kyrie Irving’s future with the Boston Celtics. Irving maintains that the Celtics are his top choice, and while Boston feels confident in its ability to sign the All-Star guard, some still feel there is a chance he leaves this summer. However, there may be a way for […]

The New England Patriots are set to visit the White House and President Donald Trump after winning their sixth Super Bowl last Sunday, but star quarterback Tom Brady is refusing to answer any questions about it. When asked by an NBC reporter on Thursday morning if he was going to visit the White House, he […]

Back in June 2016, the Detroit Pistons selected Henry Ellenson with the 18th overall pick in the NBA Draft. Nearly three years later, they are parting ways with the big man. In order to make room to sign guard Wayne Ellington, the Pistons will release Ellenson, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. This marks […]

While the Boston Celtics Eastern Conference rivals were busy making moves to improve their rosters for the stretch run at the Thursday trade deadline, the Celtics sat idly by not doing much of anything. The only move Boston made was trading embattled wing Jabari Bird for a second-round draft pick to open up a roster […]

Adrian Peterson wants to keep playing football for the Washington Redskins. We know this. But, he also wants to be compensated appropriately. According to Julie Donaldson of NBC Sports Washington, Peterson is reportedly “going back and forth on numbers” with the Redskins, as the two sides are trying to figure out a deal that works […]

Wide receivers Josh Gordon and Martavis Bryant could both be reinstated by the NFL in May, according to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. Both wideouts were suspended indefinitely by the league for violating terms of their conditional reinstatements under the NFL drug policy, with both Gordon and Bryant receiving suspensions in December. Gordon began […]

It looks like Vontaze Burfict’s tenure with the Cincinnati Bengals could be coming to an end. According to ESPN.com, the Bengals could end up moving on from the linebacker, who has had a lot of health issues over the past several years, mainly due to concussions. Burfict played in just seven games in 2018, finishing […]

Should the Dallas Cowboys reward running back Ezekiel Elliott with a new contract this offseason? LaDainian Tomlinson seems to think so. “Here’s the thing: Zeke has earned a new contract,” said Tomlinson, a former San Diego Chargers and New York Jets running back who is now an analyst on NFL Network (per Drew Davison of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans acquired big man Markieff Morris in a trade with the Washington Wizards ahead of the trade deadline this week, but the Pelicans are likely to waive Morris. Morris would certainly have a fit on a contender when he gets healthy, as his ability to space the floor and defend multiple positions […]

The Boston Celtics were the only Eastern Conference contenders who did not make any moves at the trade deadline on Thursday, but All-Star guard Kyrie Irving was completely fine with it, as he said that Celtics management made it very clear to him that they probably wouldn’t do much of anything before the deadline expired, […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams is still searching for his first All-Star selection, but his teammates, Russell Westbrook and Paul George, are relatively used to the process. But, on Thursday night, while the Thunder announced Westbrook and George as All-Stars, Adams made his presence known, video bombing his two friends in the middle […]

New Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Steve Wilks may have been one of eight minority head coaches fired after the 2018-19 NFL campaign, but that does not mean he thinks the league’s Rooney Rule isn’t working: “I do think it is working,” Wilks said, according to Matthew Florjancic of WKYC 3. “Every owner has their own […]

During the Los Angeles Lakers’ thrilling win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night in which Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo beat his former team at the buzzer, Kyrie Irving did something weird. In the first quarter, a whistle was blown with the ball in Irving’s hands, and the Celtics star did his best video […]

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is known as a guy who likes to party, but I’m sure he does not enjoy taking beer cans to the face in the process. Well, that is exactly what happened during the Patriots’ championship parade on Tuesday. Gronkowski appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” to […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has done a lot in the NFL. He has won a Super Bowl. He has won a pair of MVPs. He has led the league in passing touchdowns. One thing he has not done, however, is play a game in London. Oddly enough, the Packers, in spite of their […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released Matt Bryant back in 2009. Since then, they have had tremendous difficulty finding a new kicker. So, how about just signing Bryant again? According to Rick Stroud of The Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers are expected to have interest in a reunion with Bryant, who took to Twitter on Wednesday […]

Many have questioned whether or not University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray can be a successful NFL quarterback, but Hall-of-Fame signal-caller Warren Moon thinks Murray will be just fine. “The game has changed and it’s right up his alley,” Moon, who spent the bulk of his NFL career with the Houston Oilers, told TMZ Sports. […]

Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Matt Slauson has announced his retirement from the game of football, taking to Instagram to tell the world that he was hanging up his cleats: “It has been 10 year amazing years. 4 organizations, and countless friendships,” wrote Slauson in the post. “What an amazing dream this has all been. Thanks […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic, Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons, and Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell have opened as the favorites to win the Rising Stars MVP award at All-Star Weekend on Feb. 15, according to BetOnline.ag. Doncic and Simmons will be representing Team World, while Mitchell will be representing Team United States. All three […]

On Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets acquired guards Iman Shumpert, Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin in a three-way trade with the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers. The Rockets certainly added some depth with the deal, as both Shumpert and Stauskas should see regular minutes in Houston, but the question is, has Daryl Morey done enough […]

Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins is the early favorite to win the Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend on Feb. 16, per BetOnline.ag. Collins is just ahead of New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. and Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges in the odds. Coming in last is Oklahoma City Thunder wing Hamidou Diallo. […]