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The Houston Rockets are coming off of a 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they won 53 games and made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing to—surprise, surprise—the Golden State Warriors. Well, this offseason, the Rockets decided to end the James Harden-Chris Paul experiment and try an stranger one, trading Paul to […]

Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson suffered a non-contact right knee injury during practice on Thursday, according to Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com. Robinson missed almost all of last season due to a torn ACL in his left knee. With backup left tackle Cedric Ogbuehi also out with a hamstring injury, the Jaguars will be down […]

It was announced on Friday that the Oakland Raiders planned on allowing wide receiver Antonio Brown to play in the team’s season opener on Monday night against the Denver Broncos, but apparently, there is a catch. Jeff Darlington of ESPN says that Brown told him in an e-mail that the Raiders took away his guarantees […]

In the latest twist in the never-ending saga between Antonio Brown and the Oakland Raiders, the wide receiver has now taken to Instagram to tell the Raiders to release him: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HGYq2B2uT/?igshid=1o91zc5h3k8n2 This comes less than 24 hours after it was announced that Brown would be playing in Oakland’s season opener against the Denver Broncos on […]

The Denver Nuggets are coming off of a surprising 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they won 54 games and made it to the second round of the playoffs before being eliminated by the Portland Trail Blazers. Now, the Nuggets are getting set to enter the 2019-20 season with high expectations, as they are returning their […]

The Golden State Warriors find themselves in a rather unfamiliar position: the role of the underdog. After a dominant five-year stretch in which the Warriors made five NBA Finals appearances and won three championships, Golden State is entering the 2019-20 campaign as a virtual afterthought. Gone is Kevin Durant, who departed via free agency. Bench […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off of a devastating 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they saw star guard Victor Oladipo go down with a torn quad in January, which resulted in them being swept out of the first round of the playoffs. But the Pacers have rebounded nicely, adding Malcolm Brogdon, T.J. Warren and Jeremy […]

The Green Bay Packers won their season opener against the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, but it was their defense that shined for a change, leading the Packers to a 10-3 victory at Soldier Field. On Friday morning, Fox Sports analyst and former Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings expressed his disappointment in Green Bay’s offense, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ goal for the 2019-20 NBA campaign is pretty simple: championship or bust. After swinging a blockbuster trade for Anthony Davis earlier this summer, the Lakers went from mere playoff hopefuls to title contenders, and all of the supporting pieces they have added this offseason haven’t exactly hurt their cause. With LeBron […]

So Antonio Brown from went from possibly being suspended to being cut to not earning any of his guaranteed money to now getting ready to suit up in the Oakland Raiders’ season opener on Monday night. What a whirlwind. Somehow, Brown has found a way back into favor with the Raiders after a heated confrontation […]

Antonio Brown has been rumored to be facing a suspension from the Oakland Raiders after getting into a heated exchange with general manager Mike Mayock. Now, it appears that things could be changing following an “emotional apology” that he made to the team on Friday morning. According to a report from NFL Network insider Ian […]

If there is anyone who knows about causing locker room issues, it’s former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens, so he may be the most appropriate person to weigh in on the current situation between Antonio Brown and the Oakland Raiders. But if you think Owens is about to defend Brown for his recent actions, you […]

The Chicago Bears are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 12 games and captured the NFC North division title, and, as a result, they entered 2019 with the fourth-best odds to win the Super Bowl. You could see why. They have a good head coach, a dominant defense and an offense […]

The New York Jets may have won just four games last year, but they are entering a 2019 campaign full of hope as they play host to the Buffalo Bills in their season opener on Sunday afternoon. While the New England Patriots are still the clear favorites to win the AFC East, there are some […]

Count Fox Sports analyst and Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe among those who think Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has been embarrassing himself all summer. On Undisputed on Friday Morning, Sharpe commented on the recent incident with Brown and Raiders general manager Mike Mayock, saying that Brown is completely at fault and […]

The New England Patriots receiving corps is banged up, to say the least. N’Keal Harry is beginning the season on the injured reserve list due to an ankle injury, Julian Edelman is nursing a thumb injury and now, Demaryius Thomas is dealing with a hamstring issue heading into Week 1, according to Mike Reiss of […]

Le’Veon Bell will make his long-awaited return to the NFL on Sunday when the New York Jets take on the Buffalo Bills in their season opener. Of course, Bell sat out all of 2018 due to a contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers before signing with the Jets in free agency, so, naturally, there is […]

The Philadelphia Eagles may go into their season opener against the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon without a key member of their offense. Per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has landed on the Eagles’ injury report as the result of a biceps issue that has kept him limited in practice, […]

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears by a score of 10-3 in their season opener on Thursday night behind a phenomenal performance from their new-look defense. It marks the second straight year the Packers have begun their season with a Week 1 win over the Bears, but this time around, the victory came […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has been dealing with a pesky thumb injury that he suffered during his team’s final preseason game, but it seems that Edelman will be just fine for the Patriots’ Week 1 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. “It’s a thumbs up, man. Thumbs up,” Edelman said on […]

The Chicago Bears’ offense put forth a stinker in their season opener on Thursday night, mustering just three points in a seven-point home loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Bears’ offense was so brutal, as a matter of fact, that the team heard boos from the Soldier Field crowd. Afterward, quarterback Mitchell Trubisky said […]

The Green Bay Packers are typically known for their offense, but in their season opener against the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, it was their defense that stole the show in a 10-3 road victory. Afterward, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur raved about his team’s defensive performance. “That defense was smothering,” LaFleur said, according to […]

For all of the talk about Derek Carr, Antonio Brown, Josh Jacobs, and the rest of the shiny toys on what should be an improved Oakland Raiders offense, one name that has not been discussed all that much is tight end, Darren Waller. Well, not in casual circles, anyway. There are some Raiders fans who […]

The New England Patriots are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won their sixth Super Bowl championship, and now, heading into 2019, they are considered Super Bowl favorites once again. The Patriots didn’t have a very busy offseason, and if anything, they actually lost some pieces, as tight end Rob Gronkowski retired […]

The Chicago Bears are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 12 games and captured the NFC North division title before ultimately suffering a heartbreaking Wild Card Round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. But now, heading into 2019, the Bears seem prepared to take that next step, as their offense seems to […]

The Los Angeles Rams are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 13 games and made it all the way to the Super Bowl before falling to the New England Patriots. Obviously, there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the Rams heading into 2019. They have a brilliant head […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense sustained a rather crushing blow this offseason, as the team traded away star wide receiver Antonio Brown. A seven-time Pro Bowler, Brown has long been one of the best wide outs in the NFL, so his loss will hurt the passing game, regardless of how much of a knucklehead he was […]

The New York Giants will open up their regular season this Sunday against the NFC East division rival Dallas Cowboys, a tough way to begin the year, indeed. The Cowboys have Ezekiel Elliott back in the fold, and for that reason, they are a darkhorse Super Bowl contender, as they have enough weapons on offense […]

Eli Manning may be entering his final season as quarterback of the New York Giants, as Daniel Jones seems ready to succeed him, and his contract expires after the 2019 campaign. Manning has achieved many milestones under center for the Giants, and on opening day on Sunday, he will achieve another one, as he will […]

I’m not sure there has been a stranger quarterback situation in recent memory than the one the San Francisco 49ers are currently experiencing. In October 2017, the 49ers swung a trade with the New England Patriots for Jimmy Garoppolo, a talented young signal-caller who was eternally stuck behind Tom Brady in Foxborough. But San Francisco […]

The Chicago Bulls are coming off a 2018-19 campaign in which they won just 22 games, but they currently find themselves positioned very well for the future thanks to an impressive stable of young talent. Maybe Gar Forman and John Paxson aren’t so bad after all? Bulls fans may not be willing to go that […]

There probably aren’t many players in the NFL ready to get started as much as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who surely wants to get the bad taste of 2018 and a tumultuous offseason out of his mouth. The Steelers went 9-6-1 and missed the playoffs last year in spite of a 7-2-1 start, prompting […]

The long standoff between Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys is over, as the Cowboys finally signed the running back to a six-year, $90 million contract extension on Wednesday. Obviously, this is a massive move for the Cowboys, as they are now legitimately a darkhorse Super Bowl contender, whereas without Elliott, they might not even […]

The Utah Jazz won 50 games, notched the fifth seed in the Western Conference and then got hammered by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs this past season. It further proved that while the Jazz were good, they were far from good enough to truly contend and needed to put quite […]

Two years ago, the Brooklyn Nets looked like a dead NBA franchise and were the butt of every joke you could think of. But now, the Nets are suddenly on the rise, as they are coming off of a surprising playoff appearance and landed both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency this summer. […]

Dwight Howard is back for his second go-around with the Los Angeles Lakers, and he insists he is a different person now than he was seven years ago when he began his first disastrous stint with the club. During his introductory press conference on Wednesday, Howard had this to say: “I’ve had some time to […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off of an incredibly disappointing 2018-19 campaign in which they won 49 games and were bounced out of the second round of the playoffs in a year that many considered them a lock to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. But instead of forging a dynasty, the Celtics […]

Dwight Howard is not well-liked by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. He knows it. You know it. Everyone knows it. So when O’Neal took a shot at Howard on Twitter following a brief back-and-forth with Bryant, no one was really surprised. However, Howard doesn’t seem to be bothered by it. At an introductory press conference […]

New England Patriots wideout N’Keal Harry has not exactly gotten off to a great start, as he will begin his rookie season on the injured reserve list as a result of an ankle injury he suffered during his first preseason game. But he is maintaining a positive attitude on the situation and has taken to […]