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The Atlanta Hawks are currently one of the most confusing teams in the NBA. First, they gave the lowly Washington Wizards two of their three wins, while they defeated the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers twice, even dropping 135 points on them at one time. Moreover, part of this confusion is the offensive fluidity of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have eliminated the Dallas Mavericks from this season’s NBA Cup, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander exploded for 39 points on 15-23 shooting while the backcourt of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for a measly 33 points. Hounded by Luguentz Dort, Alex Caruso, and Cason Wallace, Doncic scored only 16 points on 5-15 […]

The Dallas Mavericks fell 118-104 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference semifinals that the Mavericks won in six games. In the loss, the Thunder’s perimeter defenders, under Luguentz Dort, limited the dynamic backcourt of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving to a combined 33 points, Doncic with 16 (5-15) […]

The Miami Heat are fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 12-11 record, and while they have won three straight games and seven of their last ten, the team is a far cry from the 2023 squad that made it to the NBA Finals. Likewise, trading for Terry Rozier last season hasn’t yet panned out […]

Legendary power hitter and one-time American League home run king Rocky Colavito has passed away on Tuesday at 91 years old. As a six-time All-Star, Colavito has built a career as the muscle for the Cleveland Guardians (then-Indians) and other AL teams in the 1950s and the 1960s, including after Cleveland GM Frank “Trader” Lane […]

The Golden State Warriors squeezed out a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, which saw Buddy Hield catch fire again after a short slump and Draymond Green do the “Night Night” celebration after putting the finishing touches to seal the game at 114-106. Besides their shooting, the Warriors also leaned on defense to limit […]

Amid the fallout of the New York Mets landing Juan Soto with a massive 15-year deal worth $765 million, teams hope that the market should begin to move in earnest with the biggest deal out of the way. As a result, the trade rumors continue to swirl, as in the rumors linking the St. Louis […]

The New York Mets have landed Juan Soto, the biggest prize in free agency, giving him the largest contract in all of professional sports: $765 million for 15 years, a full $100-million more than what the Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani. Additionally, the Mets’ offer just beat the Yankees’ own deal by only inches, as Soto’s […]

This Week 14 loss by the Dallas Cowboys to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football might define this dysfunctional season for the so-called “America’s Team.” Even Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons had to leave the game early, without shaking hands with the Bengals, because he couldn’t believe how they lost, seen here beside himself on […]

The Toronto Raptors fell short to the New York Knicks, 113-108, on Monday, despite RJ Barrett’s 30-point outburst. As the salary filler in the blockbuster trade that landed Knicks OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa, Barrett nearly led Toronto to the victory in his revenge game, though another new Knick Karl-Anthony Towns hit a three that […]

The New York Knicks are back in the top echelon of the Eastern Conference after a bumpy early part of the season as they integrated new trade additions Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges. After realizing Towns is the best player on the team, the Knicks promptly started winning games, although they still need to fill […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are back over .500, with a 12-11 record, as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard led the team in climbing out of the 2-8 hole they’d dug earlier in the season. Likewise, coach Doc Rivers shares the credit for their turnaround, keeping the team together and playing hard despite early adversity and all […]

It’s official: the New York Mets have won the Juan Soto sweepstakes, signing the ex-Yankee hitter to a historic 15-year, $765-million contract, the largest free agency contract in MLB history. For instance, Soto’s new contract is even bigger than Shohei Ohtani’s $700-million deal with the Dodgers that ultimately won them the 2024 World Series, beating […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 on Sunday, as Stephen Curry paced the team with 30 points, Gary Payton II played lockdown defense against Anthony Edwards, and Draymond Green put the finishing touches in the final seconds. Moreover, Green iced the game with a cold move: taking Rudy Gobert off the dribble […]

Don’t worry, Sacramento Kings fans. Your TVs are fine, and Kings coach Mike Brown did repeat the word “possession” a whopping 26 times in about a minute during his postgame conference after his team beat the lowly Utah Jazz, 141-97, on Sunday. Likewise, the Kings may have finally broken out of their shooting slump, scoring […]

The New York Giants have fallen to 2-11 after their Week 14 loss to the New Orleans Saints 14-11, as quarterback Drew Lock made a baffling decision on first down, a plane demanding owner John Mara to fix the team flies over MetLife Stadium, and Lock took 13 hits from the Saints that sent him […]

The Miami Dolphins kept their playoff hopes alive, and eliminated the New York Jets from contention, thanks to wide receiver Malik Washington’s redemption game in their Week 14 win. Early in their loss to the Packers in Week 13, Washington muffed a punt that resulted in a touchdown, and it all went downhill for the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders suffered a 28-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, which saw a devastating knee injury to Vegas quarterback Aidan O’Connell that resulted in medical staff carting him off the field late in the third quarter. Moreover, the injury resulted from a seemingly late hit from Buccaneers defensive tackle Calijah […]

Welcome back, the 2023-2024 Detroit Pistons. While the Washington Wizards haven’t yet reached Pistons territory of losing 27 straight games, they’re more than halfway there, after Thursday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks. In the loss, after all, the Wizards have lost 16 straight games, one game short from making franchise history, though nobody on the […]

After a few rough patches at first, the New York Knicks may have finally figured out how to play with new trade acquisition Karl-Anthony Towns as their best player, winning four games in a row to improve to 14-8 and fourth in the Eastern Conference. The former Timberwolves All-Star powered the Knicks over the Hornets […]

Losers of five of their last seven, four of those losses by an average margin of 30.5 points, the Los Angeles Lakers have nothing to smile about, except perhaps LeBron James and son Bronny James, whose game-worn jerseys in their opening night win over thee Minnesota Timberwolves fetched a price tag of $102,000 at a […]

Denver Nuggets star and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has proven once again why he is the best basketball player in the world, overtaking Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson on the NBA’s all-time triple-double list. In Thursday’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jokic scored 27 points, grabbed 20 rebounds, and dished 11 assists. With this […]

As the MLB Winter Meetings begin, most teams continue waiting for the team who wins the Juan Soto sweepstakes, which have started running hot as Soto has begun eliminating teams from his list. After all the drama, his new contract should set the market for high-profile free agents and set into motion trades for other […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers look to avenge Thursday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns, a surprising snow game upset that gave Browns fans a reason to hope for next year, as new quarterback Jameis Winston stepped up majorly amid the season-long injury absence of Deshaun Watson (Achilles). Still, the Browns nearly gave away that game, losing a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves gave the city of Los Angeles a thorough spanking in back-to-back games this week, demolishing the LA Clippers 108-80 on Wednesday after destroying the LA Lakers on Monday 109-80. With this recent victory, the team have now won three straight, ending a four-game skid that had Anthony Edwards calling out his teammates […]

The Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC East after walloping the San Francisco 49ers 35-10 on Sunday, pushing them down to a 5-7 record in a season riddled with injuries, most recently Christian McCaffrey, who injured his knee after just returning from Achilles tendinitis. Moreover, besides missing key players like McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk (ACL and […]

The Cleveland Browns may have lost their Week 13 matchup against the Denver Broncos in a high-scoring 41-32 thriller, but they may have seen their quarterback of the future in Jameis Winston, who broke the Browns record for passing yards in a single game. Moreover, they also saw a career game from wideout Jerry Jeudy, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost five out of their last seven games, and they’ve lost four of them by an average of 26 points, their worst stretch of the season so far. Likewise, these embarrassments included Wednesday’s 134-93 banger against the Miami Heat, who demolished the Lakers by 41 points in a game already […]

Despite his appeal, Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair remains suspended for three games after the NFL upheld his suspension for an illegal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence during their Week 13 game, which the Texans won 23-20. In the first half of that game, the linebacker took down a sliding Lawrence, causing a […]

The Miami Dolphins are currently 5-7, facing improbable odds of making the postseason with only a handful of games remaining in their schedule. However, they might get a shot in the arm as they face the hapless New York Jets in Week 14, but then they’ll have to win out the rest of the way […]

The Denver Nuggets rallied from a double-digit lead to defeat the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, 119-115, forcing the Dubs to play a single-elimination quarterfinal game for the NBA Cup. Meanwhile, this victory also cements three-time MVP Nikola Jokic‘s domination over the NBA’s GOAT-level players Stephen Curry and LeBron James, whom the Nuggets blew out […]

Perhaps it was only a matter of time before their failure to land Lauri Markkanen or Paul George caught up to the Golden State Warriors and exposed the flaws of playing a team with only one star in a superstar’s league. For instance, the law of averages would have cooled off Buddy Hield’s hot shooting […]

Don’t look now, but the Milwaukee Bucks have climbed all the way up to fifth place in the Eastern Conference after their seventh straight win on Tuesday, defeating the Detroit Pistons 128-107 in their NBA Cup matchup. Moreover, with the win, the Bucks have clinched East: Group B, thanks to Damian Lillard’s 27 points, on […]

The Phoenix Suns have suffered some bad injury luck this season, as two members of their Big Three–Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant–have already gone down earlier in the season, contributing to a five-game skid. While the team has mostly recovered, including a blowout win over the Lakers, the injury bug has struck Durant again during […]

There’s no denying the effects of the NBA’s three-point revolution when every team in the league has started chucking threes in the name of efficiency. For instance, hardly anyone takes the usual mid-range jay anymore, the least efficient shot in the game: it’s better to shoot a three instead of a long jumper that gives […]

Change is coming to the New Orleans Pelicans. After Brandon Ingram moved to Klutch Sports, his fellow injured star, Zion Williamson, has also parted ways with his old agency, CAA (Creative Artists Agency), in favor of veteran agent Bill Duffy of WME. This move came just under two seasons after Williamson signed his five-year, $197-million […]

For the first time in years, LeBron James may finally see Father Time in his rear-view mirror. On Monday, the Lakers superstar put up a stinker, scoring only ten points on a dismal 4-16 shooting, as the Minnesota Timberwolves blew them out 109-80. While a huge chunk of the loss was the Wolves’ stingy defense–they […]

The Cleveland Browns may have fallen to 3-9 after losing a 41-32 shootout with the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, but quarterback Jameis Winston continues to revitalize his career and excite fans after replacing the injured Deshaun Watson as starting signal-caller. In the loss, Winston threw for 497 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions, […]

Fans had a shootout on their hands during the NFL’s Monday Night Football matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns, which ended with the Broncos’ 41-32 victory. Moreover, this high-scoring game involved Broncos quarterback Bo Nix and Browns signal-caller Jameis Winston exchanging deep touchdown bombs in the third quarter, with Nix throwing a […]