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Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal is coming off the best season of his NBA career, as he played in all 82 games and averaged 25.6 points, 5.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals over 36.9 minutes per game. Of course, the Wizards were terrible last season, and it doesn’t look like they will be any […]

The Utah Jazz seem primed for a big season heading into the 2019-20 NBA campaign thanks to a very busy summer that featured additions such as Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic, but the focus remains on Donovan Mitchell. Yes, Conley and Bogdanovic will bring a heck of a lot to the table, and Rudy Gobert […]

I don’t think people realize just how good Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin was last season. The Pistons big man averaged a career-high 24.5 points to go along with 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists over 35 minutes per game while shooting 46.2 percent from the floor, 36.2 percent from three-point range and 75.3 percent from […]

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley returned to practice on Monday and seems to be progressing toward a Week 7 return against the Arizona Cardinals next Sunday, according to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY. Barkley has missed the last two games with a high-ankle sprain he suffered in Week 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. […]

Devlin Hodges started the season on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad. He is now the Steelers’ starting quarterback. Following injuries to Ben Roethlisberger and Mason Rudolph (not to mention a trade of Josh Dobbs), Hodges got the call under center this past Sunday, leading Pittsburgh to a 24-17 road victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are in trouble. Big trouble. Pegged by many as a Super Bowl contender and a top two or three teams in the AFC coming into this season, the Chargers dropped to 2-4 on Sunday after a disastrous home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It marked the second straight miserable home defeat […]

The New York Jets picked up their first win of the season on Sunday, defeating the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 24-22, but at 1-4, the Jets’ chances of making the playoffs in the tough AFC seem slim. As a result, there has been some trade chatter in New York ahead of the Week […]

Ryan Tannehill threw his first pass of the season on Sunday, relieving Marcus Mariota in the third quarter of the Tennessee Titans’ 16-0 loss to the Denver Broncos. Tannehill completed 13 of his 16 throws for 144 yards and an interception. It’s not clear what direction the Titans will go as far as the quarterback […]

Julian Edelman has been one of the most consistent wide receivers in the NFL for some time now, but you rarely hear his name mentioned among the league’s elite. As a matter of fact, there are some who don’t even consider Edelman a top-25 wide receiver, and Tom Brady thinks that is wrong, to say […]

The Los Angeles Chargers suffered their latest disappointing loss on Sunday night, falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 24-17 at home. The game ended with Philip Rivers getting picked off by Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton, which thwarted the Chargers’ last-minute comeback hopes. Fellow Pittsburgh cornerback Mike Hilton then waved goodbye to the […]

Believe it or not, the Kansas City Chiefs are in need of some offense, and they should be getting reinforcements on Thursday night against the Denver Broncos, as Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that wide receiver Sammy Watkins is likely to return from a hamstring injury. Watkins suffered the injury late in last week’s […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff put forth one of the ugliest performances of his career in his team’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, completing just 13 of his 24 passes for 78 yards. The Rams have now lost three games in a row and appear to be spiraling out of control, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker Devin Bush had the best game of his young NFL career on Sunday night, posting seven tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery and a defensive touchdown in a 24-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Afterward, fellow Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier heaped praise upon Bush. “I thought he had a great […]

The San Francisco 49ers defense pitched another incredible performance on Sunday, holding the explosive Los Angeles Rams to just seven points in a 13-point win. Of course, the Rams were without running back Todd Gurley, but the 49ers’ defensive effort was still impressive nonetheless. After the game, San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said he […]

Don’t expect Tom Brady to push Rob Gronkowski to come out of retirement. During his weekly appearance on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show on Monday morning, the New England Patriots quarterback said he won’t be lobbying for his former tight end to make a comeback: “Look, I love that guy. I am so happy that […]

The Dallas Cowboys have gone from looking like legitimate Super Bowl contenders to a team that looks absolutely lost in a matter of three weeks. The Cowboys’ latest debacle came on Sunday, when they lost to the winless New York Jets to drop them to 3-3 on the year. As a result, many are wondering […]

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper has been diagnosed with a thigh bruise, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Rapoport adds that there is “no indication of long-term damage.” Cooper suffered the injury during the first quarter of the Cowboys’ loss to the New York Jets on Sunday and did not return. The 25-year-old […]

The Golden State Warriors are no longer the juggernauts that ruled the NBA for the last five years. As a matter of fact, they have fallen so far that some are questioning whether or not they will even make the playoffs this season. Count ESPN analyst Jay Williams among that group. While Williams said on […]

The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off one of the biggest coups in recent memory this summer, trading for Paul George and signing Kawhi Leonard on the same night in July. Now, the Clippers are considered title favorites as a result. Los Angeles also added other pieces during the offseason, such as wing Maurice Harkless. On […]

One player many are expecting to make a huge jump this season is San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White, but he certainly has not gotten off to a great start in the preseason. White has missed 12 of his 13 shot attempts in his first two exhibition games, both blowout losses. However, the youngster is […]

The Detroit Pistons did not have a lot of money to spend over the summer, and it wasn’t like big-name free agents were clamoring to go to Detroit, anyway. However, the Pistons did bring in Derrick Rose, who experienced something of a career Renaissance with the Minnesota Timberwolves last season and is hoping to help […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis finished with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists in his second preseason appearance in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, but the Mavs star made just two of his nine three-point attempts. So, was Porzingis worried about his lack of efficiency from downtown? Not at […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has gotten off to a terrific start this preseason, most recently registering 26 points and five rebounds in a 128-127 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Afterward, Pelicans wing Josh Hart lauded Williamson’s physical strength: “You can’t compare it to nobody,” Hart said, according to Andrew Lopez […]

The Cleveland Browns are facing an essential must-win situation this Sunday when they host the Seattle Seahawks in their Week 6 matchup. The Browns are coming off of an embarrassing 31-3 Monday night loss to the San Francisco 49ers and are now just 2-3 on the year with the New England Patriots looming after their […]

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams has been ruled out for his team’s Monday night matchup with the Detroit Lions due to a toe injury, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Adams initially sustained the injury back in Week 4, when he hurt his toe late in the Packers’ Thursday night loss to […]

The Sacramento Kings have until Oct. 21 to reach an extension agreement with wing Buddy Hield, and Hield might even be willing to give the Kings a discount. According to Jason Jones of The Athletic, Hield would be okay with accepting an offer less than the max, but does not want an offer that would […]

The 2017 NFL Draft class has yielded two of the best starting quarterbacks in today’s game, as Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson were both taken in the top 12 that year. Mahomes went to the Kansas City Chiefs at No. 10, and Watson went 12th overall to the Houston Texans. While both signal-callers are terrific, […]

San Francisco 49ers rookie defensive lineman Nick Bosa got out of character with his celebrations last Monday, first staging a flag plant heading into halftime against the Cleveland Browns and then literally planting a 49ers flag in the end zone following the team’s 31-3 win. Normally reserved, Bosa was only doing that to get back […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley is listed as doubtful for his team’s NFC West showdown against the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday due to a thigh injury, but head coach Sean McVay isn’t ruling Gurley out just yet. When asked about Gurley’s status on Friday, McVay said the Rams are taking their time […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees practiced without his thumb brace on Friday and actually ran some receiving routes and caught some footballs during the workout, via Garland Gillen of FOX 8 WVUE-TV. Brees suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb during the Saints’ Week 2 loss against the Los Angeles Rams and has […]

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield is coming off of a terrific 2018-19 campaign in which he averaged 20.7 points, five rebounds and 2.5 assists over 31.9 minutes per game while shooting 45.8 percent from the floor, 42.7 percent from three-point range and 88.6 percent from the free-throw line. Now, he is heading into a 2019-20 […]

Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey is listed as questionable for his team’s game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday due to a back issue, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Rapoport added it would be a “major surprise” if Ramsey plays. Ramsey returned to practice this week after seeing a back specialist. Of […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley is listed as doubtful for his team’s game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday due to a thigh injury, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. This is just the latest blow in what has been a disappointing season thus far for Gurley. On the year overall, Gurley […]

The Houston Rockets are entering a new season with new expectations (kind of), and they will also likely be playing with an entirely different philosophy now that James Harden and Russell Westbrook will be sharing a backcourt. But where does that leave Eric Gordon? Gordon was essentially the Rockets’ No. 2 option each of the […]

JJ Redick is entering the 2019-20 NBA campaign on a new team, as he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans over the summer. Redick has never missed the playoffs in his 13-year career, so even though the Pelicans may look like a long shot to make the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference, Redick is […]

Sam Darnold is making his return for the New York Jets against the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday after missing the last three games with mono, and in order to protect his spleen (which mono makes very vulnerable to rupture), he will be wearing special pads, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Darnold completed 28 […]

The Boston Celtics may have lost Kyrie Irving this offseason, but they replaced him with the next best thing in Kemba Walker, a player who is probably more similar to Irving than any other point guard in the NBA. Walker spent the first eight years of his career with the Charlotte Hornets (previously the Bobcats), […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are finding themselves in desperate need of a win as they get set to host the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Week 6 matchup on Sunday night. The Chargers have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL thus far, going just 2-3 over their last five games. Most recently, […]

After a horrific Week 5 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Cleveland Browns are facing an essential must-win scenario this Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. The Browns are currently 2-3, and after playing the Seahawks, they will have a bye week before heading to Foxborough to battle the New England Patriots. So, the potential […]