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Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio didn’t shake the hand of New York Jets head coach Adam Gase after Thursday night’s game, and his reasoning had nothing to do with social distancing. Rather, Fangio was “pissed off” at Gase — with whom Fangio worked alongside for the Chicago Bears — and the Jets coaching staff […]

As Doc Rivers embarks on the challenge of turning the Philadelphia 76ers into true championship contenders, much of the focus is and will continue to be, on how he coaches Sixers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. And understandably so. How the two superstars continue to develop their games and chemistry will have a bigger […]

Nina Westbrook and her husband, Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook, are embracing their new roles as teachers for their three children. On Thursday, Nina posted a video showing Russell in his current job as at-home educator for the couple’s young twins, Skye and Jordan. Today’s topic: colors. In the video, Westbrook can be seen encouraging […]

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott wants a lucrative long-term contract from the franchise after the season. In the meantime, he wants to spearhead a philosophical change in the team’s game plan. Prescott threw for 472 yards and three touchdowns in last Sunday’s 38-31 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, though he also tossed interceptions at the […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid possibly reacted to news of Doc Rivers becoming his next head coach by simply quoting a Drake lyric at nearly the exact moment the Rivers hire was announced. “Take my verses too serious you’ll hate me,” the center tweeted at 5:38 p.m. ET on Thursday, one minute before ESPN’s Adrian […]

Days after a career-best performance on “Sunday Night Football,” Green Bay Packers wide receive Allen Lazard is dealing with a core muscle injury that could potentially keep him out of action for an extended period of time. Per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky: Noted core muscle specialist Dr. William Meyers will look at Allen Lazard’s scans and […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is looking likely to play on Monday night against the Green Bay Packers. The star wideout is still nursing the hamstring injury he suffered in Week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys, causing him to leave the game after catching two passes for 24 yards. Jones missed the team’s Week […]

The Detroit Lions, traditionally, have not exactly been known for fielding the finest rosters in their long existence, and they haven’t exactly been heralded for their shrewd front offices, either (see: Matt Millen). In fact, the Lions — one of football’s longest-running franchises — are not active traders, at all, no matter who’s in charge. […]

As of Thursday morning, 11 members of Tennessee Titans personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, causing the NFL to postpone the upcoming matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers until later in the season. The health and safety of everybody involved — and the containment of the outbreak — is undoubtedly of paramount concern for the Titans […]

The Los Angeles Charges are visiting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, providing an opportunity to revisit a brief offseason spat between each team’s top wide receiver – Mike Evans and Keenan Allen. In July, the NFL Network released its countdown of the Top 100 players in the NFL. Chargers receiver Keenan Allen was not […]

Two factoids about the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat that you’ve : The Heat are the first no. 5 seed or lower since the 1999 New York Knicks to reach the Finals LeBron James has now made more Finals appearances (10) than 27 of 30 franchises The […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the issue of coaching diversity in his press conference on Wednesday night ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Silver said that while NBA teams should be free to hire the most qualified person, he acknowledged that “we need to do […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Wednesday that no NBA player or staff has tested positive for COVID-19 while in the bubble at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Silver provided the report in his pre-Finals press conference, though he did acknowledge that there were positive tests among the 6,500-plus people who worked in or around […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chris Paul is picking the Los Angeles Lakers to defeat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. Ahead of Game 1, the Point God revealed the one simple reason behind his prediction on the latest episode of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s “DangerTalk” podcast: the Lakers are the team with his […]

Not one, not two … but three. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is now the proud owner of three multi-million dollar homes in the West L.A. area. On Wednesday, James finally closed a deal on a $36.8 million mansion in Beverly Hills. The Mediterranean-style villa features one of the biggest driveway gates in existence, […]

Las Vegas Raiders wideout Hunter Refrow showed respect for his fellow “Hunter Renfro” on Twitter on Wednesday. In the bottom of the second inning of Wednesday’s AL Wild Card Game 2, Tampa Bay Rays right-fielder Hunter Renfroe hit a grand slam to blow the doors open and put his team up 7-0 over the Toronto […]

The MLB will get its wish for the National League Championship Series and World Series: (some) fans will be in the building. On Wednesday, the league put out a press release announcing that limited tickets will be made available for the NLCS and World Series, both to take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, […]

Through the first three games of Josh Allen’s third NFL season, the Buffalo Bills quarterback is on pace to set a number of single-season franchise records and is a surprise MVP candidate. Allen ranks second in the league in passing yards (1,038) and passing touchdowns (10) and has the undefeated Bills atop the AFC East. […]

The Washington Football Team (1-2) hasn’t exactly been lighting it up through the air so far in the 2020 season — though you wouldn’t know it based on the production of second-year wideout Terry McLaurin. The subpar play of McLaurin’s fellow sophomore and Ohio State teammate, quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr., hasn’t affected the receiver’s effectiveness. […]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a memo to executives from the league’s 32 franchises on Tuesday in response to the news that eight members of the Tennessee Titans personnel tested positive for COVID-19. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell just sent this memo to club executives in light of the #Titans eight new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, […]

As if Thursday night’s showdown between the winless Denver Broncos and New York Jets couldn’t get any more exciting, Denver will now start third-stringer Brett Rypien at quarterback. NFL Network’s James Palmer first reported the news on Tuesday afternoon. A few injury updates from Vic Fangio on local radio KOA:– RT Elijah Wilkinson is going […]

Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. Kearse, 30, played five seasons for the Seahawks before two seasons with the New York Jets. He last played in the NFL in 2018. The wideout announced his decision on Instagram. “After 8 years playing in the NFL, I’m leaving […]

Through three games, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott leads the NFL in passing yards (1,188) and completions (96) with a 98.5 QB rating. Yet, the team is 1-2, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, evidently, still doesn’t believe Prescott is on the same tier as Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes II, Seattle Seahawks QB Russell […]

Details are unsurprisingly emerging about the series of events that led the Los Angeles Clippers and Doc Rivers to part ways on Monday, 12 days after the team’s disappointing loss to to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals. One reported point of contention between Rivers and the front office was the coach’s insistence […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have the two best players in the NBA Finals in LeBron James and Anthony Davis, but the Miami Heat have a well-rounded team headed by Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic. With that said, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel remains cautious of the Heat and the danger their star […]

The Los Angeles Clippers parted ways with head coach Doc Rivers on Monday, nearly two weeks after LA blew a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals. Coach Doc Rivers is out with the Clippers, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 28, 2020 Despite Rivers’ lack of playoff […]

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman will likely be out until Week 8 due to a compartment leg syndrome in his calf, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. Rapoport said Pittman underwent successful surgery on Sunday night and is expected to be ready to play after the team’s bye week, lining him up to return on […]

Any way you slice it, Adam Gase has been an utter failure as head coach of the New York Jets. Quarterback Sam Darnold — whom Gase was specifically hired to mold — is regressing in his third season. Through three games, the Jets (0-3) have produced the worst offense in football with a league-worst point […]

The Miami Heat are going to the NBA Finals, and nobody is more pumped than DJ Khaled. The Miami-based musician, a longtime Heat fan, can be seen on a home video going absolutely wild about his team’s Eastern Conference Finals victory on Sunday: Khaled jumps (if you can call it that), yells, and runs around […]

On Sunday night, the Miami Heat will have another chance to close out the Boston Celtics and advance to their first NBA Finals since 2014. The Celtics staved off elimination with a 121-108 win in Game 5 on Friday, but still need to earn two more victories to pull off the 3-1 comeback. Of course, […]

Denver Nuggets forward Jerami Grant seemingly made himself some serious money with his excellent play throughout the team’s run to the Western Conference Finals, especially at the tail end of it. In the final three games of the conference finals, Grant was Denver’s second-leading scorer behind Jamal Murray, scoring 21.0 points per game on 47.6% […]

The quality of basketball has been pleasantly high in the bubble, and no type of player has benefited more from the unique environment than shooting guards on the cusp of superstardom. Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine certainly noticed. 23-year-old Jamal Murray noticeably elevated his play during the restart, leading the Denver Nuggets to the Western […]

The family of Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard suffered a deeply unfortunate tragedy during the hiatus when the mother of Howard’s 6-year-old son unexpectedly passed away. According to Howard, her death was related to complications from epilepsy. After the Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, Howard spoke […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has had different types of relationships with his co-stars over his career in the show business of the NBA. In Miami — skipping over the first Cleveland Cavaliers stint, apologies to Zydrunas Ilgauskas — he thrived alongside his long-time friend and Banana Boat buddy, Dwyane Wade. In his second run […]

Malik Beasley of the Minnesota Timberwolves was arrested for marijuana possession and receiving and concealing stolen property on Saturday night, according to Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Beasley is being held without bail at Hennepin County Jail until he can see a judge, which could take a full day. Police have reportedly […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler may have thought he had a monopoly on freshly brewed coffee in the bubble. Turns out, a more affordable rival has now popped up in Disney World, and his competition is a fellow member of the Heat organization. Earlier in the bubble, Butler opened Big Face Coffee in his hotel […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green are pushing back at the narrative that Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler may be a difficult person to share a locker room with. Butler was traded from the Chicago Bulls to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017, then to the Philadelphia 76ers in […]

It’s safe to say Eric Paschall is the lone bright spot for the Golden State Warriors during their chaotic 2019-20 campaign. The 2019 second-round pick averaged 14.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in 27.6 minutes per game on his way to earning a spot on the All-Rookie First Team. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was deeply […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green isn’t letting Paul Pierce’s comment on Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James slip away. If one is a retired NBA player, chances are he believes the players of his era are tougher than the players today. For Paul Pierce, that’s a certainty. The former Boston Celtics star and ESPN […]