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After winning five of their first eight games, the New York Knicks find themselves in a bit of a rut with a 3-game losing streak. Knicks fans are already used to losing, but found a glimmer of hope when their team got off to a promising start to the 2020-21 season. The fear of sliding […]

The Philadelphia Eagles ended their disappointing season on a controversial note after head coach Doug Pederson was accused of tanking their regular season finale against the Washington Football Team. Philadelphia has been a mess throughout the season, and Pederson’s head-scratching coaching decision late in their Week 17 match-up pretty much summed up their campaign. With […]

It’s certainly unfortunate, but after leading the Cleveland Browns to their first postseason appearance since 2002, head coach Kevin Stefanski will not be able to coach his squad as they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card Round on Sunday. Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19 and will be forced to watch the game […]

If Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky needs motivation, where else could he get it than from the man who is undoubtedly the greatest figure in Chicago sports history. That’s exactly what the 26-year-old does whenever the Bears are on the road. Trubisky spends his hours prior to the game watching “The Last Dance,” the epic […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns made his return to the court following a two-week absence in their 125-122 overtime defeat to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Towns sustained a dislocated left wrist in their second game of the season against the Utah Jazz and missed Minnesota’s past six contests. According to Jon Krawczynski of […]

Jared Goff delivered in a big way when the Los Angeles Rams called upon his number following John Wolford’s exit in their Wild Card match-up against the Seattle Seahawks. The two-time Pro-Bowler, who had started all 16 regular season games for the Rams, served as the back-up on Saturday for Wolford. Rams coach Sean McVay […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young hurt his wrist in their 113-105 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. Per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, Young reportedly underwent X-Rays on his wrist. The All-Star revealed that there’s nothing to be worried about his injury, citing no severe damage, but admitted it was still causing a lot […]

Growing pains are part of NBA rookie’s life. Minnesota Timberwolves no. 1 overall pick Anthony Edwards just experienced that in their heartbreaking 125-122 overtime defeat to the San Antonio Spurs. Down by three points, the Timberwolves had the possession with just 11 seconds remaining in the extra session. After Ricky Rubio passed the ball to […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers advanced to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs after defeating the Washington Football Team on Saturday night. Ideally, the Bucs should be feeling good about the win, as they come a little closer into achieving their goal of winning a Super Bowl championship. However, head coach Bruce Arians wasn’t smiling […]

The Indianapolis Colts bowed out of the 2020 playoffs early after they lost to the Buffalo Bills, 27-24, on Wild Card Saturday. With their season coming to a close, the spotlight turns to the future of 39-year old quarterback Philip Rivers. Rivers spoke to reporters after the gut-wrenching defeat, and said that he is still […]

The Seattle Seahawks saw their 2020 campaign come to a disappointing end after they lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 30-20, in the Wildcard Round of the NFL playoffs. Following the season-ending defeat, safety Jamal Adams revealed he played through Saturday with a torn labrum and that he may need surgery in the offseason. Via […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie sensation LaMelo Ball notched his first ever career triple-double in their 113-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks. With that, the 2020 third overall pick became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James kept a close eye on the young stud and congratulated Ball […]

The Buffalo Bills have listed wide receivers Cole Beasley and Stefon Diggs as active against the Indianapolis Colts. #Bills WR Cole Beasley will be active. Gonna try to give it a go (knee). #INDvsBUF — Kim Jones (@KimJonesSports) January 9, 2021 Along with fellow wide receiver Stefon Diggs, the 31-year old was previously tagged as […]

Former Chicago Cubs star Kyle Schwarber is on the move. As first reported by Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post, the 27-year old has signed a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals. Source: The Nationals have signed Kyle Schwarber to a one-year deal pending a physical. — Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) January 9, 2021 Jeff Passan […]

Led by superstar quarterback Tom Brady, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished the season with a four-game winning streak. Tampa Bay has been undefeated since its bye week and it seems like Brady and company are locked in on their mission to win Super Bowl 55. The six-time Super Bowl champ has finished on a four-game […]

Friday night marked the headliner match-up for the first NBA encounter between brothers LaMelo Ball and Lonzo Ball. That also marked the 2020 no. 3 overall pick’s first nationally-televised game, with LaMelo’s Charlotte Hornets taking on Lonzo’s New Orleans Pelicans. With the entire country watching the first NBA showdown between the two Ball brothers, LaMelo […]

It’s been a while since the Toronto Raptors felt good about themselves. They did so on Friday with a dominant 144-123 victory over the struggling Sacramento Kings. The Raps have had their struggles of their own, starting the young season 1-6 before Friday’s win. With that, head coach Nick Nurse is looking into making adjustments […]

Stephen Curry worked his magic once again to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 115-105 come-from-behind win over the surging Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The 2-time MVP had it going in the third quarter, dropping 19 points in the period as Golden State turned a 22-point lead into a 6-point deficit heading […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored 26 points apiece to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a tight 94-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. The Lakers relied on their two superstars to close out the Grizzlies in the fourth quarter. Having just turned 36 years old last week, James was once again clutch […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson undoubtedly had the best individual campaign of his young career so far. In his fourth NFL season, the 3-time Pro-Bowler tallied 4,823 passing yards and averaged 8.9 yards per attempt – both of which led the league. He also had 33 passing touchdowns, while only committing seven interceptions through the […]

The New York Knicks have become the surprise team of the young season so far, starting the 2020-21 campaign with a 4-3 mark. Much of their success early on this season has been in large part due to the emergence of RJ Barrett and Julius Randle to begin the year. Nonetheless, while the spotlight has been […]

After going against him for so many years, Kelly Oubre Jr. has finally gotten the chance to play alongside Draymond Green. The newly-acquired Golden State Warriors wing has played now three games with the former Defensive Player of the Year. And it didn’t take Oubre too long to claim Green as “the most dog” that […]

Boston Celtics rookie Payton Pritchard undoubtedly had the best night of his young NBA career on Monday in a 126-114 win over the Toronto Raptors. Pritchard must have been all smiles after the game. That is until Jaylen Brown decided to poke some fun at him on Instagram. In his post, the Celtics star forward […]

It seems like the one-year pact between New England Patriots and star quarterback Cam Newton won’t extend beyond the 2020 season. While reporting at Sunday NFL Countdown, ESPN’s Adam Schefter said that Newton and the Patriots, despite having a good relationship, are expected to part ways in the off-season. Via Tim Daniels of Bleacher Report: […]

With the New York Jets set to play their season finale on Sunday against the New England Patriots, many anticipate them to make sweeping changes this off-season following a highly-disappointing campaign. The writing is pretty much on the wall for head coach Adam Gase’s future with the team. With Gase’s exit on the horizon, New […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is unquestionably the most well-rounded big man in the NBA today. Not only is Davis an elite defender and shot blocker, he also possesses an all-around offensive game. Initially coming in as an inside threat, The Brow has expanded his game and can now score from both inside and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were 2.6 seconds away from clinching a close home win over the Toronto Raptors. All they needed was for Brandon Ingram to sink the insurance free-throws to seal the game. Up by two, the All-Star forward sank the first freebie to extend New Orleans’ lead to three. With his confidence at […]

The New England Patriots have made a commitment to addressing social justice issues amidst the social unrest in the United States. In a statement released by the organization (via Patriots.com), the Patriots announced what they did this past season in that regard and what they plan to do moving forward. In the statement, New England […]

The Texas A&M Aggies wanted to celebrate their 41-27 win over North Carolina in the Orange Bowl by giving head coach Jimbo Fisher a classic Gatorade shower. However, Fisher didn’t want any part of it and instantly turned on the jets as his players approached him with the Gatorade cooler in hand ready to bathe […]

They say everybody wants to be Like Mike. As for Chicago Bulls forward Denzel Valentine, he apparently wants to be like Magic Johnson. Valentine tried to do his best impression of Lakers icon “Showtime” Magic Johnson in Chicago’s 126-96 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Not only was he trying to do so while down 28, […]

Luke Campbell certainly didn’t envision seeing himself with his knees on the canvas, failing to answer the referee’s 10-count. But that’s how his bout against Ryan Garcia for the vacant WBC interim lightweight title ended on Saturday night. Garcia certainly proved his naysayers wrong after he delivered a vicious left hand body blow that ultimately […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is known as one of the feistiest players on the court due to his hustle and tenacity. The one-time NBA champ will do anything to help his team win, and that includes pulling off a little martial arts action if the need arises. In the 8:43 mark of the […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris threw down a nasty jam on Charlotte Hornets big man Bismack Biyombo’s head in their recently concluded 127-112 victory on Saturday. The Sixers broadcast was hyped on the call as Harris gave Biyombo his Kodak moment. However, the 28-year old stretch four wasn’t too amused by what he did, tweeting […]

With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA has transformed its schedule to make traveling across the country less frequent. This unusual decision has seen the same teams play back-to-back games against each other in the same city. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is apparently a fan of this format, per Harrison Faigen of the […]

Dallas Cowboys legend Troy Aikman is obviously still very much invested with the franchise he spent his entire 12-year NFL career with. In an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated, the three-time Super Bowl champ made a subtle plea to his Cowboys to give current franchise Dak Prescott a long-term deal. “I would sleep real good […]

Chris Paul came up big in the clutch for the Phoenix Suns with a tough baseline jumper over Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. CP3’s insurance bucket that put Phoenix up by four with 7.3 ticks remaining proved enough to lift the Suns to their fifth win of the young season. After the jumper,  Suns rookie […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony moved up the NBA’s all-time scoring list, surpassing San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. Melo now ranks 14th on the historic list, now with 26,499 career points following his 18-point performance in Portland’s 123-98 route of the Golden State Warriors on Friday. The 10-time All-Star felt humbled to be […]

Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton is having quite an impressive start to his NBA career so far. A steady 42.6 percent 3-point shooter in his two seasons at Iowa State, some doubted whether the 6-foot-5 guard’s shot would be as effective in the NBA due to his unorthodox looking form. After another solid outing in […]

Golden State Warriors rookie James Wiseman had an insane sequence in the fourth quarter of their 116-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. This year’s no. 2 overall pick made a nice recovery and block on Pistons center Mason Plumlee. The 7-foot freak athlete retrieved the loose ball, showed off his handles by […]