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It’s a battle of OSU vs. OSU Sunday when Oregon State looks to keep its surprising run going against Cade Cunningham and Oklahoma State. It’s time to continue our NCAA odds series and make an Oregon State-Oklahoma State prediction and pick. Oregon State received an automatic bid after running through the Pac-12 Tournament. Needing to […]

One name is popping back up on NBA coaching radars as we get set for the dance in March. That name, none other than Michigan Wolverines coach Juwan Howard. Howard has led the Michigan Wolverines to a 20-4 record this year and they were the regular season Big Ten champions after an impressive 14-3 mark […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster had multiple offers before landing back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. This was expected, as Smith-Schuster was in the top tier of available wide receivers on the free-agent market. What might come as a surprise though, is that JuJu apparently took less money to go back with the Steelers. At least that’s what Adam […]

P.J. Tucker finally got his wish, being traded away from the Houston Rockets after opting along with the team to have him not play until a deal was worked out. That goal was finally achieved, with Tucker being sent to Milwaukee to team up with the Bucks. The frustrations in Houston had boiled over for […]

The Marquette Golden Eagles are in the market for a new head coach, with Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reporting the firing of Steve Wojciechowski. Marquette released a statement: .@marquetteu announces change in leadership of men’s basketball program. Steve Wojciechowski has been relieved of his duties as head coach. #mubb RELEASE: https://t.co/qutZi0hfLH pic.twitter.com/fvnY75U8v9 — Marquette Basketball (@MarquetteMBB) […]

What a roller coaster ride this continues to be. Once Archie Miller’s departure and buyout was done with, the gears started turning on social media as to who the Indiana Hoosiers could bring in as their next head coach. Once considered a top-tier program in college basketball, Indiana has been in a lull for a […]

The Boston Celtics will look to stop a skid that has seen them lose three out of their last four when they host the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Boston currently sits at 20-20, a far cry of what the expectations were at the start of the season. With time yet to turn things around, the […]

It keeps on getting worse and worse for the Chicago Bears. Is it okay to pity Bears fans right now? I’m not sure what protocol is. Right when you think the painful transactions are done, they aren’t. They missed on Russell Wilson and ended up with Andy Dalton. They had to cut pro-bowl cornerback Kyle […]

After a surprising move that landed Aaron Jones back in Green Bay with the Packers, the details of his 4-year contract extension with Green Bay have finally come to the light. Given the Packers lack of space in cap room, many thought it was a foregone conclusion that Jones would end up somewhere else. With […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been playing better ball as of late. They are still in the basement when it pertains to the NBA standings, but there have been noticeable strides taken under new head coach Chris Finch, who came over during the season from Toronto to replace Ryan Saunders. Minnesota isn’t competing for a playoff […]

The desire the Los Angeles Clippers have to upgrade the point guard position before the trade deadline passes is well-documented. Names like Kyle Lowry, Ricky Rubio, Terry Rozier and George Hill, among others, have been floated around as potential names to keep tabs on for the Clippers. Marc Stein of The New York Times now reports another […]

One of the biggest available names in free agency this offseason is still combing through his options, and now the Baltimore Ravens might be in the mix. Kenny Golladay, the former Detroit Lions wide receiver has already been courted by teams like the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants and now Baltimore has sent […]

Fans of the Chicago Bears had lofty expectations this offseason. The franchise has been going through the quarterback carousel for what seems like forever, and the organization had aspirations of ending that this offseason by swinging big. And while they did step into the batter’s box and took some hacks, they ultimately struck out. The […]

Houston based attorney Tony Buzbee claims there are now nine women who have said they were all victims who were wronged by Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson while mentioning all the claims are of similar nature. Three separate lawsuits by three different women have already been filed with Buzbee stating more are to come. While […]

If you haven’t taken note of the season Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards has had, now would be a good time to start after he dropped 42 points on Thursday in an upset win over the Phoenix Suns. Sure, the Timberwolves have been awful, but when you push aside all the garbage that has accumulated this […]

After another frustrating loss, this one to the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert voiced what many players in the locker room might be thinking. It was smooth sailing for the Jazz for most of the season, but they now find themselves in a stretch where they have won only three times in their […]

We all know the story by now. Russell Wilson says he’s open to a trade and makes a list of teams he’d okay a trade to. The Chicago Bears are on that list. Bears fans lose their minds with excitement and start putting together trades in their heads. The Bears and Seattle Seahawks have a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will get an added boost to the lineup for their game against Charlotte on Thursday with the return of Alex Caruso. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Caruso has cleared concussion protocol and will be available to play. Alex Caruso is out of the concussion protocol and is available to play tonight […]

The New York Giants added another weapon to the offense for Daniel Jones, signing tight end Kyle Rudolph to a two-year deal. Ex-Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph is signing with the Giants, he confirms via text. News of a two-year, $16 million deal showed up on the @AthletesFirst IG Story earlier. — Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March […]

This award might mean a little bit more to Stephen Curry. The Golden State Warriors superstar received the Jackie Robinson Award from the NAACP for his work in bringing attention to women’s causes along with his campaigning for social justice. Curry was also noted by the NAACP in receiving the award for his work on […]

Retirement Eli Manning has been a vibe on Twitter. The guy hardly said anything during his playing days, although dealing with the New York media couldn’t have been easy. But post-playing days Eli has been a delight on social media. On Thursday, Manning climbed the top rope, pumped up the fans, and jumped off, landing […]

As the Philadelphia Eagles continue their rebuild, or maybe a less drastic verbiage would call it a reboot, they continue to waffle with who should stay and who should go. Carson Wentz is long gone, off to Indianapolis in a trade that gave the Eagles draft compensation. Doug Pederson was shown the door earlier this […]

After getting blown out by the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, the Charlotte Hornets are back it to take on the Los Angeles Lakers in the second night of a back-to-back. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Lakers prediction and pick using currently available data. The Hornets have been a welcoming surprise […]

Outside of the Houston Rockets, there may not be a team in the association playing worse basketball lately than the Orlando Magic. The Magic enter tonight having lost 8 straight, and half of those games weren’t even competitive. The New York Knicks continue to hover around .500 and their schedule in the second half is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers limped into the All-Star break, both literally with missing Anthony Davis (injured) and with the results, losing two straight entering the break. They have emerged from the brief hiatus winning three straight out of the gates, with the Lakers’ defense stepping up big without Davis. They held the uptempo Warriors to […]

After fighting Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition last November, Mike Tyson stated on his podcast that he will once again be fighting in 2021, this time in Miami with a targeted date of May 29. Who’s the opponent going to be? While Tyson didn’t reveal that, many believe it will be Evander Holyfield. The […]

After signing former Tennessee Titans wide receiver Corey Davis to a three-year deal at the start of free agency, the Jets may not be finished adding more playmakers. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports the Jets have been having dialogue with wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster. The question is whether or not the Jets want to spend […]

Longtime New England Patriots safety and three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Chung has decided to hang it up. Chung announced his retirement on Instagram after playing 11 seasons: Patriots S Patrick Chung announces his retirement from the NFL. Always a Belichick favorite, and an important piece of three championship teams. pic.twitter.com/fYLCvjGmMQ — Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) […]

After taking out the Rockets 108-94 on Wednesday, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was fulfilling his media obligations during a postgame press conference. When asked about Christian Wood, Green initially snapped back at the reporter before revealing he was joking. This is classic Draymond: Dray had the reporter worried for a second 😂 pic.twitter.com/jqJyqFZ2SO […]

The Utah Jazz look to build off of a win in Boston on Tuesday when they head to D.C. to take on the Wizards. Washington is on the second night of a back-to-back, still searching for their first win after the all-star break. Here’s our prediction the Thursday night’s Jazz vs. Wizards matchup. Utah boasts […]

Two separate civil lawsuits have already been filed against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, and Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee says there will be more. Posting on his Instagram account, Buzbee said there are at least six separate lawsuits set to be filed and made sure to note he’s not doing this for the money or […]

Entering the 2021 offseason, you could make a case that no team has more questions that need answers than the New York Jets. They’ve hired their new head coach, that’s step one. Robert Saleh comes over from San Francisco to take over the reigns for the Jets. He was with the 49ers from 2017 through […]

When you’ve lost 17 in a row and have expendable veteran pieces on your team during the midst of a rebuild, it’d be wise to send those parts elsewhere. This is exactly the situation the Houston Rockets have found themselves engulfed in. After trading James Harden to Brooklyn earlier in the season, the roster shakeup […]

There’s a nice little friendly rivalry that has sparked up between Candace Parker and Shaq in recent weeks. It’s hard to tell if there is actual tension or not between the two but regardless, it has made for fascinating television on TNT. As mentioned, it started a few weeks back when Parker dismissed and flat […]

That antsy time of the NBA season is upon us, where we find out who thinks they are contenders and who is packing up and preparing for 2021. With the trade deadline set in stone for March 25, here are five teams that need to buy big time at the deadline. Boston Celtics The Celtics […]

It’s been pretty silent as the trade deadline in the NBA rapidly approaches on March 25. As we start to gain clearance on who is making a push in towards the playoffs and who is slipping back, we can begin to separate those that could buy and those that could sell at the deadline. Here […]

After an aggressive pursuit by the Chicago Bears to land Russell Wilson, the Seahawks went back with Wilson still being a part of the picture in Seattle, while the Bears went ahead and signed Andy Dalton. This put to bed the idea of Wilson going to Chicago. But ESPN’s Adam Schefter isn’t convinced Wilson won’t […]

Chicago fans went from the highest of highs, with optimism swirling once Russell Wilson tabbed the Bears as one of the teams he would give a seal of approval on a trade to. The jersey photoshops had started, the armchair general managers were crafting trade packages and all was okay for Bears’ fans. Fast forward […]

The Miami Heat have quietly started to pave their own path in the ever changing Eastern Conference in recent weeks. The Heat enter today sitting in 4th in the East, winners of nine out of their last ten. There have been many contributors and many reasons for the Heat climbing out of an early season […]