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The Boston Celtics were the first ever NBA franchise to 17 championships. And it’s no wonder that they have had a lot of great talent come through their doors. But for now, let’s just focus on the power forward position of their numerous storied depth charts. Here are the top five power forwards in Celtics […]

Recent Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Garnett played for three teams throughout his NBA career: the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets. He was born in South Carolina and grew up in Chicago. But yet, Garnett has an affinity for the Pacific Northwest and would like to bring basketball back to Washington state: “If […]

The Chicago Bulls are moving in a different direction, and they’re currently in the process of interviewing candidates for the top basketball operations position. While Denver Nuggets general manager Arturas Karnisovas is viewed as the favorite, the Bulls have also interviewed Bryan Colangelo for the job, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. […]

Tom Brady just signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month, and he is already making a great impression in Florida. Brady and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, have donated to Feeding Tampa Bay in order to help provide 750,000 meals to children, families and seniors in the Tampa area. We welcome @TomBrady, @giseleofficial and […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have been looking to move on from wide receiver Alshon Jeffery for quite some time. According to Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman began shopping Jeffery in trade talks early during the 2019 campaign. That occurred about a month after Philadelphia guaranteed Jeffery’s salary for 2020. As […]

Amari Cooper ultimately re-signed with the Dallas Cowboys on a massive five-year, $100 million deal, but there was another team chasing him throughout the free-agent process: the Washington Redskins. As a matter of fact, the Redskins apparently came close to landing Cooper. Recently, Washington head coach Ron Rivera revealed just how close his team was […]

The Arizona Cardinals agreed to acquire star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a trade with the Houston Texans last month, sending running back David Johnson and a second-round draft pick to the Texans in exchange (the teams also swapped fourth-rounders). However, nothing is official just yet. Why? Because neither Hopkins nor Johnson have been able […]

The Atlanta Falcons signed running back Todd Gurley last month after he was cut by the Los Angeles Rams, knowing full well that he has a knee issue. However, Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff is not concerned. According to William McFadden of the Falcons’ website: “We looked closely at it. We have language in our […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are beginning a new era, and they have new uniforms to boot. On Tuesday, the Buccaneers revealed their new threads, marking their first jersey change since 2014: Allow us to show you the future 😏#GoBucs pic.twitter.com/naURTtwkZ3 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) April 7, 2020 Tampa Bay made what was probably the […]

Kevin Garnett spent most of his NBA career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was drafted by the franchise in 1995, played the first 12 seasons of his tenure there before being traded to the Boston Celtics in 2007. After spending six seasons in Boston and a year and a half with the Brooklyn Nets, Garnett […]

The 2020 Hall of Fame class is one of the best we have ever seen, as NBA legends Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant have all been inducted. Garnett spoke on what it means to go into the Hall of Fame with Duncan and Bryant, as well as former WNBA star Tamika Catchings: “To […]

As a result of COVID-19, the NFL Draft will be fully virtual later this month. The fact that the team reps will have to be located separately in their homes makes things complicated enough, but Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh sees another potential issue: hackers. The Ravens will be using Zoom, a video-conference service, […]

Carmelo Anthony recently waxed about what would have happened had he been drafted by the Detroit Pistons back in 2003 instead of Darko Milicic, saying he would have had at least a couple of rings. But former Pistons big man Ben Wallace sees it just a bit differently. Wallace, who was a member of the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is well aware of the amount of people who are doing whatever they can to fight COVID-19, and he is appreciative of their efforts. Per Ed Bouchette of The Athletic, Roethlisberger said: “The biggest thing we need to do is say thank you to all the people, the doctors, the […]

The 2020 NFL Draft will not be postponed due to the coronavirus, but the way it is held will be changed. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, commissioner Roger Goodell has just informed all 32 NFL teams in a memo that the draft will be “fully virtual,” with club personnel located separately in their […]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL has cancelled organized team activities, offseason workouts and practices, which has been a bummer for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger played in just two games this past season due to an elbow injury that resulted in the veteran undergoing surgery last September. However, the 38-year-old was […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers added a much-needed weapon to their aerial attack last month, signing tight end Eric Ebron to a two-year deal in free agency. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is excited about the move, saying that he has liked Ebron for quite some time: “I was a big fan of his coming out (of college),” […]

Should the Carolina Panthers go for a quarterback with the seventh overall pick in this month’s NFL Draft? It’s a conundrum. First of all, there is a chance that there won’t be any quarterbacks worth a top-10 selection on the board when the Panthers’ pick comes up, because Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald are headliners on the NFL’s All-Decade Team that was selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, per the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website. The team consists of 55 members and was chosen by vote over the last […]

University of Alabama safety Xavier McKinney is drawing some lofty comparisons heading into the NFL Draft. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, one of the NFL’s most respected talent evaluators likened McKinney to Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Clark. Breer added that a couple of other talent evaluators felt a similar way and that one […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have a pair of first-round picks in this month’s NFL Draft, but they don’t have a second-rounder. But that could change. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Raiders could be looking to trade down to pick up a second-round pick. Las Vegas owns the 12th and 19th overall picks […]

The Buffalo Bills are not pursuing free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, according to Vic Carucci of The Buffalo News. This does not come as much of a surprise, as the Bills seem committed to Josh Allen under center moving forward. However, Buffalo had recently been mentioned as a potential landing spot by some. Newton was cut […]

While the NFL schedule has not been affected by COVID-19 thus far, it doesn’t mean that players and coaches haven’t had to adjust, including Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid. Everyone is having to work from home for now, and that is definitely a different experience. But Reid is making the most of it, as […]

With the NFL Draft approaching later this month, more and more rumors are beginning to spread about which teams like which players and who will rise and who will fall. Right now, the hot rumor is that the Miami Dolphins are not all that enamored with Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and may end up taking […]

The McCourty brothers are not happy with Rex Ryan over his derogatory comments about Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper. When discussing Cooper’s contract, Ryan, an ESPN analyst and former NFL head coach, said that he would not have paid the Cowboys star, calling him a “turd” and saying he does not love the game. […]

The Cleveland Browns have apparently expressed some serious interest in free agent defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney. And while nothing is imminent, it seems they have gone deeper into talks with Clowney than other teams. But would this be a good idea for the Browns? I have made it abundantly clear before that I am not […]

When you talk about the quarterbacks of the 2020 NFL Draft class, the first two names that come to mind are LSU’s Joe Burrow and Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa. Burrow is expected to go to the Cincinnati Bengals at No. 1, and the general expectation is that Tagovailoa will fall somewhere in the top five. But […]

The Cleveland Browns are in on free agent defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Fowler notes that the Browns “got closer with Clowney than other suitors.” But that nothing came of the recent talks between the two sides. He adds that the Seattle Seahawks’ offer did not seem to pique Clowney’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. It’s just two months after his tragic passing in a helicopter crash. With that being said, few people around the NBA know Bryant as well as Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. Pelinka served as Bryant’s agent throughout the shooting […]

Tim Duncan has never been one for the spotlight, so it should not come as a surprise that he is taking his Hall of Fame induction with modesty and grace. The San Antonio Spurs legend was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday, and afterward, he was asked about his reaction to the […]

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class for 2020 is now official and will be highlighted by Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Tamika Catchings, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Rudy Tomjanovich, Barbara Stevens, Eddie Sutton and Kim Mulkey will also be inducted. While every Hall of Fame class is star-studded, […]

Jadeveon Clowney is still a free agent, and while most have assumed that he will eventually re-sign with the Seattle Seahawks, there are no guarantees. Clowney entered the offseason expecting Aaron Donald or Khalil Mack money. But it seems pretty clear that he is not going to get that pay day. As a result, the […]

The Chicago Bears have made it abundantly clear that they are not entirely comfortable with Mitchell Trubisky under center heading into 2020, as they swung a trade to acquire fellow quarterback Nick Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars last month. Of course, there are no guarantees for Foles. There will surely be a quarterback competition between […]

The Kansas City Chiefs restructured the contract of wide receiver Sammy Watkins this week, and on Friday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter explained the Chiefs’ reasoning: “Sammy Watkins re-did his deal in the last 24 hours with the Chiefs, freed up $5 million of cap space that they really needed,” Schefter said during an appearance on SportsCenter. […]

Houston Texans safety Justin Reid would like to play with his older brother, fellow safety Eric Reid, and he is pushing the Texans to make it happen. Eric was released by the Carolina Panthers last month and remains a free agent. “I mentioned a conversation with OB (head coach/general manager Bill O’Brien),” Justin told Aaron […]

Dion Lewis signed with the New York Giants in free agency, meaning he will continue his stretch of backing up one of the best running backs in football. During his time with the Tennessee Titans, he was the No. 2 back behind Derrick Henry. Now in New York, he will serve as second fiddle to […]

Up until recently, the Golden State Warriors did not have a very rich history. Yes, they have won six championships, which has them tied with the Chicago Bulls for the third most in the history of the NBA, but two of those came when the franchise was playing in Philadelphia back in the 1940s and […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have recently been named as a potential free-agent destination for quarterback Jameis Winston, and on the surface, it makes sense. Ben Roethlisberger is 38 years old and is coming off of a 2019 campaign in which he played just two games due to an elbow injury, and Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges […]

Houston Texans head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien has been getting ripped incessantly. The criticism stems from his decision to trade star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals. And now, O’Brien is defending himself. “It was in the best interest of our team,” said O’Brien, according to Aaron Wilson of The Houston […]