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The Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers are set to face off on Wednesday night, and Sixers center Joel Embiid wants to pay tribute in a unique way to the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna just over a year after they passed away. Embiid will sport custom shoes featuring Kobe and Gianna against […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo won the NBA MVP award last season—his second consecutive trophy—but former NBA center Kendrick Perkins, now an ESPN analyst, believes that it should’ve been Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ achievement (via “First Take”). .@KendrickPerkins calls LeBron being the MVP favorite "appropriate." "[Last year] LeBron James was robbed! He was […]

The Green Bay Packers lost their second straight NFC title game, and just hours after rumors swirled about the future of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. While Rodgers had a fantastic year— and will more than likely win the NFL MVP award—the possibility of Rodgers playing elsewhere or hanging up his cleats is on the table. The […]

As rumors swirl regarding the future of Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, the Packers have to do whatever it takes to keep him playing at Lambeau Field next season. The Green Bay Packers were just a few plays away from making the Super Bowl before losing to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Perhaps […]

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs just finished the best year of his NFL career, but it turns out he almost got sent to the New England Patriots. Diggs spent his entire career with the Minnesota Vikings before being traded to the Bills last offseason, and he went on to lead the NFL in receptions […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are getting calls about Lonzo Ball and JJ Redick and they both could be on their way out after a disastrous start to the year for Stan Van Gundy’s squad, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. With the Pelicans towards the bottom of the Western Conference, they might end up being sellers […]

It has been one year to the day since the tragic passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, and the NBPA has decided to honor him with 450 custom jerseys. The players’ association is honoring the late Black Mamba with custom jerseys to be given to active players on last season’s rosters. 1/450 💜💛 One […]

Curt Schilling was left out of the Baseball Hall of Fame once again by just a handful of votes, and he isn’t happy about it. Curt Schilling definitely has an argument to make that he should be in the Hall of Fame, but his antics on social media seemed to rub some of the voters […]

Not one candidate will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021, which marks the first time since 2013 that no MLB player received enough votes. Nominees require 75 percent of the vote from writers across the country in order to be inducted, and none of the eligible players received that in a […]

The Super Bowl matchup is set as the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers make their way to Florida. For those whose NFL teams aren’t playing on Super Bowl Sunday, that means one thing: draft season. With the 2021 NFL Draft coming up in just a few months, we all know who is going […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame announcements are going to be revealed on Tuesday, and there’s a possibility of a few big-name MLB guys being left out. As this year’s ballot is full of players with character issues and those with PED history, there’s a good chance nobody ends up being elected.  Curt Schilling seemed like […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide are national champions once again and have another Heisman Trophy winner.  However, this time it wasn’t a quarterback or a running back, it was wide receiver DeVonta Smith. He became the first wide receiver to win the award since Desmond Howard in 1991. As Smith prepares for the NFL Draft, he […]

January 26, 2020 will be remembered forever for sports fans everywhere, and for good reason. It has been one year to the day of the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi in a helicopter crash, and the world continues to mourn the death of one of the greatest athletes in history. Bryant’s ex-teammate […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have a huge amount of questions they need to answer in the upcoming offseason. After a disappointing 4-11-1 finish and the firing of head coach Doug Pederson, the Eagles have a lot to figure out in a hurry. Just two years after winning a Super Bowl, the Eagles decided to move on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been one of the most disappointing teams in the early NBA season, and it seems as if they are ready to make a couple of moves. With Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson there to stay, along with Steven Adams, the Pelicans are exploring trading away a couple of their starters, […]

Trae Young is only in his third season in the NBA after a sensational one-and-done season at Oklahoma. While Young averaged a blistering 29.6 points per game last season, he has been off to a rather frustrating start through the first 15 games. Young’s averaged thus far is at 25.3 points per, which isn’t bad […]

The Atlanta Falcons are starting a new regime with a new general manager, Terry Fontenot, and a new head coach, Arthur Smith, and they have a lot of moves to make to get back to being competitive. Unfortunately for the Falcons, they don’t have a ton of cap space with which to work in 2021. […]

Tom Brady is heading to the Super Bowl for the 10th time in his legendary career and his first in the NFC with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers escaped after a close finish at Lambeau as they defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-26 on Sunday. The future Hall of Fame quarterback and the guy […]

The Green Bay Packers just missed out on another Super Bowl trip and questions already are floating regarding the future of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur would obviously love to have Rodgers back especially after the season he had in 2020 (via Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette). Matt LaFleur asked […]

The Green Bay Packers will be watching the Super Bowl as spectators instead of playing in the big game, and Packers fans they will be wondering what could have gone differently. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers fell just short of Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, losing 31-26 on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Despite […]

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are headed home to play the Super Bowl in their own stadium, which is the first time a team will play the big game at home. Brady will be playing in his 10th Super Bowl, and the ageless wonder received some praise from a few NBA Champions themselves […]

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are headed home–and with a trip to the Super Bowl! In a wild back-and-forth NFC title game between Aaron Rodgers and Brady, the Buccaneers somehow held off the Green Packers each step of the way in a 31-26 victory at Lambeau Field. The Buccaneers will be going to […]

LeBron James versus Giannis Antetokounmpo. The King versus The Greek Freak. The Los Angeles Lakers just beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-106 this past Thursday night, and the King vs. Greek Freak debate continues on. While Giannis is the reigning MVP winner and Defensive Player of the Year, James is still regarded by many as the […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers aren’t going down without a fight. Rodgers led the Packers down the field and to another touchdown—this time to reliable receiver Davante Adams. The Packers quarterback led them on a 13-play drive that started on their own 32-yard line. He once again spread the ball around to different […]

The first half of the NFC Championship Game was certainly one to forget for Green Bay Packers cornerback Kevin King. The Packers corner was involved–in one way or another–on all three Tampa Bay Buccaneers touchdowns in the first half of Sunday’s game. It was Kevin King’s worst nightmare. The reaction from social media was just […]

The Green Bay Packers came out in the second half and gave the ball right back to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tom Brady made them pay immediately. With the deficit at 28-10 and Tom Brady doing Tom Brady things, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ offense needed to score—and they finally got back in the […]

After the huge play by Tom Brady to Scotty Miller to end the half, the Green Bay Packers needed to come out and score against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to start the second half. Well, that wasn’t the case. Instead, the Buccaneers extended their lead at Lambeau Field. Aaron Jones caught the short pass in […]

Never, ever count out Tom Brady (and by extension, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers). With a 14-10 Tampa Bay lead, Sean Murphy-Bunting intercepted Green Bay Packers star passer Aaron Rodgers with 34 seconds left in the half near midfield. While it looked like he might’ve gotten away with a hold, it didn’t matter. The Buccaneers got […]

The NFC Championship Game has gotten off to an incredible start as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers and Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers exchange blows with a trip to Super Bowl LV on the line. The Buccaneers started the scoring with a Mike Evans touchdown, and the Packers answered back with […]

The Toronto Raptors had their work cut out for them against the Indiana Pacers, but they rose to the challenge and escaped with a victory on Sunday. The Raptors were once again without Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam, but their defense came to play at the most opportune time. Fred VanVleet stuck with Pacers guard […]

Tom Brady has played in over a dozen AFC Championship Games. Sunday is his first NFC title game (as is the case for Mike Evans), and he didn’t waste time. The NFC Championship game between the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Buccaneers is underway and it didn’t take long for the first score of the […]

The Deshaun Watson trade drama is at an all-time high, and whether or not he is the quarterback for the Houston Texans next season remains to be seen. A report came out Saturday saying Watson prefers to play with either the New York Jets or Miami Dolphins, and the fact that he has a full […]

Tramon Williams knows that the headlines for the NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are most certainly found in the clash between iconic, future Hall of Fame quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. Two of the best to ever do it finally meet head-to-head in the NFC and there […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars 2020 season was one to forget about as they finished just 1-15 for the worst record in the NFL. The good news? The Jags now have the first overall pick in the draft and a ton of cap space, as well as a new general manager and a new head coach to […]

The Charlotte Hornets have to figure things out if they want to make the playoffs this season. The Hornets dropped their fourth straight and to fall to 6-9 after a 123-110 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Gordon Hayward signed a 4-year, $120-million contract in the offseason, but head coach James Borrego insists […]

Sixers big man Joel Embiid just won’t stop until he’s the best in the game. The talented former Kansas Jayhawk is playing on a whole other level this season and putting his name firmly in MVP talks. Embiid and company just beat the Boston Celtics twice in a row and are in first place in […]

The Boston Celtics didn’t have enough to defeat the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, and head coach Brad Stevens wasn’t the least bit happy. The Celtics lost 122-110 in Philly, and coach Stevens was upset specifically with regard to their effort on the defensive side of the floor. Brad Stevens said the Celtics […]

The San Antonio Spurs suffered a huge blow amid their highly anticipated Texas showdown with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. Apparently, Dejounte Murray suffered a left ankle sprain, forcing him out for the rest of the contest. Spurs say Dejounte Murray (left ankle sprain) will not return to tonight's Spurs-Mavericks game. — Marc J. […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James just doesn’t seem to slow down at all—even at the age of 36. James and company just beat the reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, 113-106, on Thursday night. The four-time MVP led the way with 34 points on 13-of-25 shooting from the field to go with […]