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Stephen A. Smith will soon have another platform from which to (possibly) grace us with his performative take-throwing. The Walt Disney Company, which owns ESPN, made its annual Disney Investor Day presentation on Wednesday, in which the entertainment conglomerate revealed a slew of upcoming projects across its media empire. Among those projects is a new […]

Thursday is the first of Hanukkah. To recognize the start of the Festival of Lights, Washington Wizards rookie Deni Avdija sang Hanukkah blessings and sent well-wishes out to Wizards fans. In a video posted to the team’s Instagram, Avdija lit the first and middle candles on his menorah, per tradition, and recited the first two […]

Colin Kaepernick has teamed up with Ben & Jerry’s for a new ice cream flavor. The quarterback shared the news via his official Twitter feed on Wednesday. The non-dairy flavor will be called “Change the Whirled”, and will include caramel ice cream with fudge chips, graham cracker swirls, and chocolate cookie dough (yes, please). The […]

New York Jets wide receiver Denzel Mims will miss his team’s Week 14 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks due to a family emergency and COVID-19 protocols. Jets head coach Adam Gase delivered the news Thursday morning: #Jets coach Adam Gase rules rookie WR Denzel Mims out for Sunday. He’s in Texas dealing with a family […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars found more than just a gem in undrafted rookie running back James Robinson. Through his first 12 career games, Robinson may have already emerged as one of the best backs in football. Inarguably, Robinson has been among the most productive runners. Entering Week 14, the 5’10, 220-pound tailback ranks third in the […]

The New Orleans Saints will likely start Taysom Hill at quarterback again on Sunday, and could be doing it a lot more in the coming years. According to Jeff Duncan of The Athletic, Hill’s performance in his three games under center has “bolstered the confidence internally” that 30-year old dual-threat will succeed Drew Brees as […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have parted ways with general manager Scott Layden, according to The Athletic. An agreement was reached earlier this week, just ahead of what would have been Layden’s fifth season in Minnesota. Layden was hired alongside Tom Thibodeau in 2016 and remained active in the team’s front office operations after Thibodeau was replaced […]

The New England Patriots will play their second game inside an empty SoFi Stadium of this week on Thursday in a Week 14 clash—and Super Bowl LIII rematch—with the Los Angeles Rams. Fresh off a 45-0 thrashing of the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday—the team’s fourth win in five games—the Patriots enter Week 14 at […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has until Dec. 21 to sign a supermax extension with the franchise. If he doesn’t, the Greek Freak will become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2021 and his impending free agency will be the biggest non-COVID storyline of the 2020-21 NBA season. So far, Antetokounmpo has largely […]

Barring a setback, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will return to the field on Sunday, according to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. New York will host the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium (1 p.m. ET) in Week 14. The second-year QB will have to prove to head coach Joe Judge and the medical staff that he’s […]

It has not been a stellar first season with the Dallas Cowboys for head coach Mike McCarthy. Tuesday’s 34-17 blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens further highlighted the team’s ineptitude. Dallas’ nightmarish 2020 campaign was encapsulated by a “breakdown in the communication” during a crucial sequence in the second quarter. After a series of Ravens […]

At the moment, the NBA is not planning on issuing an overarching, standard protocol for postponed games due to COVID-19 outbreaks, according to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes. “While the NBA expects positive COVID-19 cases throughout the 2020-21 season … there isn’t a specific number of positive cases or a precise scenario that could cause a game […]

When it comes to the Dallas Cowboys, Troy Aikman’s glass is clearly half-empty. Aikman is supposed to remain as impartial as possible when he broadcasts games alongside Joe Buck for FOX. But, on Tuesday night, the Hall of Fame quarterback couldn’t hold back his pessimism when watching his former team fall to the Baltimore Ravens. […]

When outrage and protests broke out after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis on May 25, Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns felt a newfound urge to fight for justice. On May 29, Towns attended a news conference and rally with local leaders at Minneapolis City Hall, where former NBA player Stephen Jackson delivered passionate remarks about […]

The Arizona Cardinals activated wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday afternoon. The future Hall of Famer has missed the past two games—both losses for Arizona. Fitzgerald’s positive COVID-19 test was reported on Nov. 26, and he was promptly ruled out for the Week 12 matchup with the New England Patriots. Fitzgerald […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta made an appearance on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Tuesday, and he took the high road when asked about the ongoing dispute with superstar James Harden. Fertitta was asked by host Tyler Mathisen whether Harden was “disgruntled” with the Rockets and if he still wanted to be in Houston. Fertitta largely […]

Danny Green has thanked the Los Angeles Lakers, the city, and it’s fanbase for showing him love. Green, who was traded from the Lakers in November, posted his thank you message on Instagram on Tuesday. “Thank you to my Lakers family, the city of LA, and Lakers fans everywhere for welcoming me to your city […]

Evidently, New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is learning from Bill Belichick. At least when it comes to speaking — or not speaking — to the media. The loquacious quarterback sounded a bit like his famously taciturn head coach on Tuesday when discussing the injury status of wide receiver Julian Edelman. During a Tuesday appearance […]

Maybe all struggling Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz needs is a change of scenery. That’s the opinion of Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, who assessed the struggles of the embattled Eagles QB during an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson benched Wentz in the second half of the […]

Mercury Morris can pop the champagne. With the Washington Football Team’s 23-17 upset over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday, the 1972 Miami Dolphins can celebrate their achievement again. 1972 Dolphins safe, again. 🍾 — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 8, 2020 Washington handed Pittsburgh its first loss of the 2020 season, ensuring that the ’72 Dolphins […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has plans to play NBA basketball for a long time, and ideally do so in the Bay Area. Speaking to reporters over Zoom on Monday after the first day of his 12th training camp with the Warriors, the 32-year old expressed his desire to hoop until he approaches his […]

Now that’s what you call “veteran savvy.” In the closing seconds of the first half of the Monday NFL matchup between the Washington Football Team and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington quarterback Alex Smith looked like he was sacked at the worst possible time. Down 14-0 and leading his team downfield on the final drive of […]

Miami Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo is thinking bigger than championships and basketball accolades. Adebayo wants to be one of the best big men of all time, and literally change the game along the way. “I definitely want to be, long time down the road when my career ends, whenever somebody mentions a top-five center or […]

Good news for the Las Vegas Raiders: Trent Brown is off the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Raiders’ star left tackle had been on the list for several weeks, as he hasn’t suited up for a game since Week 5. ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez reported on Wednesday that Brown had been […]

Any way you look at it, the Seattle Seahawks high-flying offense was grounded against the New York Giants on Sunday. Seattle scored a season-low 12 points against the 5-7 Giants — the Seahawks’ first defeat at Lumen Field in 2020. Afterwards, QB Russell Wilson took full responsibility for his team’s poor performance. “If anybody’s critical, […]

Since “The Last Dance” first aired on ESPN last spring, Scottie Pippen — along with other former Chicago Bulls — has not been shy about voicing his displeasure about the docu-series. Despite the fact that Jordan credits Pippen for his integral role in the Bulls’ success in the 1990s — even saying, “whenever they speak […]

Derrick Rose is set to come off the bench for the Detroit Pistons this season, as rookie Killian Hayes is in line to be the starting point guard. Pistons head coach Dwayne Casey revealed Hayes as his starter when talking to the media on Sunday, per Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free-Press. The Pistons […]

Two weeks ahead of the 2020-21 regular season, the finger-pointing following the implosion of the 2019-20 LAClippers hasn’t ceased. The latest back-and-forth began with comments from Paul George during a Dec. 2 appearance on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s “All The Smoke” podcast. The Clippers forward — whose subpar performance in the bubble was highly […]

The Kansas City Chiefs had a stressful morning. On FOX NFL Sunday, Jay Glazer reported that seven different members of Chiefs personnel registered false positive COVID-19 tests early on Sunday before playing the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football. “The Chiefs got woken up this morning at 3:30 … with seven positive COVID results,” Glazer […]

Had the 2007 New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, they would be nearly universally regarded as the greatest team in NFL history. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady’s best squad — bolstered by the additions of wide receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker — ran the table in the regular […]

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is now expected to play against the Washington Football Team on Monday. On Saturday, Roethlisberger was a surprise addition to the team’s injury report, and was formally listed as questionable for Week 13. According to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Roethlisberger practiced Sunday. Ben Roethlisberger practiced today and expected […]

Entering Week 13, Ben Roethlisberger’s Pittsburgh Steelers remain the NFL’s only unbeaten team at 11-0. However, that doesn’t mean head coach Mike Tomlin’s squad hasn’t faced its fair share of curveballs during the 2020 season. Following the Steelers’ ugly 19-14 thrice-postponed Week 12 victory on Wednesday against rival Baltimore Ravens, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s status for […]

Despite nine All-Star teams, a 2017 MVP award, and an All-NBA appearance as recently as last season, Russell Westbrook of the Wizards receives an outsized amount of criticism. But, for all the legitimate gripes about his game, there is one quality his haters can never accuse him of lacking: inauthenticity. Russell Westbrook spoke to the […]

Among the main reasons why Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook was traded for the second time in two off-seasons is the exorbitant contract he carries. The megadeal he signed in Oklahoma City will pay him an average annual value of $44.2 million over the next three seasons. On top of that, the 32-year-old has earned […]

The Houston Rockets organization has undergone a tumultuous few months since the team’s second-round playoff exit in the bubble to the eventual-champion Los Angeles Lakers. Former GM Daryl Morey is now the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, ex-head coach Mike D’Antoni is on the bench with the Brooklyn Nets, and both James […]

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is in the driver’s seat to win the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award for 2020. But could he be the greatest rookie QB of all-time? By one fairly significant metric, he might be able to make the case, should he keep doing what he’s doing. Through 12 […]

Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner has been activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list and should be ready to go for his team’s Week 13 matchup against the Houston Texans, the team announced Friday. DT DeForest Buckner has been activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list. pic.twitter.com/TQDLP5tZ4k — Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) December 4, 2020 Indianapolis placed Buckner and […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star Pascal Siakam spoke to the media on Thursday, and he evidently did not agree with a reporter’s assessment of the Raptors’ 2019 NBA championship. Siakam instantly called out the phrasing of an out-of-town reporter who referred to the 2019 title run as “surprising.” The reporter defensively backed off the label. Here’s a […]

For the most part, Derek Carr has had a highly effective season quarterbacking the Las Vegas Raiders. His yardage totals aren’t prolific, but Carr has been dependable in the pocket. He has tossed 19 touchdown passes against three interceptions, with a completion percentage of nearly 70% and a QB rating of 104.9 — which would […]