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The Brooklyn Nets have suddenly gone from a talented and star-studded team to a talented one that lacks a household name. Perhaps the closest player who fits that description is Ben Simmons. The former number one overall pick and 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year didn’t have his best season in 2023, but he stuffed […]

The Chicago Bulls are one of the most storied franchises in NBA history, although all six of their championships came with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in town. The Bulls almost had another bona fide super team not long after, however, according to a rumor that is making the rounds. The Bulls have made several […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off of arguably their most promising season since the ‘Bubble’ championship of 2020. With Austin Reaves showing out for Team USA and LeBron James hinting at his return, the news keeps getting better for the team. Reaves was praised by Team USA teammate Mikal Bridges recently. On Tuesday, a […]

Malik Cunningham of the Patriots is an unexpected success story so far in training camp and the preseason. The former Louisville Cardinals signal caller had a slew of brilliant moments and seasons in college but was not drafted in 2023. Now an undrafted quarterback in the Patriots’ offensive system, Cunningham has impressed in the early […]

The Miami Marlins currently find themselves in third place in the National League East after a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday. The Marlins are looking up at the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves with plenty of time left to make a run at a playoff spot. Recently former Astro Yuli Gurriel sounded […]

The Baltimore Ravens and players across football are grieving the loss of Alex Collins, the USFL running back who passed away at age 28. Collins played the 2023 season with the Memphis Showboats of the USFL, and had his best season with the Ravens in 2017. His cause of death was not immediately revealed by […]

The Sixers have had a hard time managing the evolving situation with star shooting guard James Harden for quite some time now. Harden, who helped lead the Sixers to a strong playoff run last season, has been quarrelling with the team’s President of Basketball Operations, Daryl Morey. “Daryl Morey is a liar and I will […]

The Colorado football team is expected to have a rough go of things in their first season under new Head Coach Deion Sanders. Sanders, for his part, seems unbothered by the changes and is ready to take on all comers in Boulder. Recently, the NFL Hall-of-Famer got brutally honest on starting a new culture with […]

Former Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade made the decision to bring Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson with him to Springfield, Massachusetts for his Hall-of-Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night. Wade and Iverson together represented two of the top scoring guards of a generation, and they went about it in different ways. Iverson strolled into the […]

Dirk Nowitzki and Mark Cuban were just two members of a Dallas Mavs franchise that took home the NBA title in 2011. The Mavs got it done by knocking off the Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh-LeBron James super team that was the Miami Heat. With Nowitzki entering the Hall-of-Fame on Saturday night, Steve Nash, his former point […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are 7.5 games out of first place in the AL East after a 5-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. After the game, manager John Schneider did his best to calm Blue Jays fans, after it was revealed that the team had fallen out of a Wild Card spot, pending […]

The Florida football program is hoping for a return to championship form this season under Head Coach Billy Napier. The plan for Napier is to focus on fundamentals and toughness after finishing 6-7 last season. It could be an uphill climb based on trends and recent news. Florida football lost a key EDGE rusher this […]

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts is inducting eleven individuals and one team as part of its 2023 class tonight, and Dirk Nowitzki is one of them. The Dallas Mavericks’ legendary power forward battled several legendary players over the course of his career, including fellow inductees Dwyane Wade and Tony Parker among […]

The Phoenix Mercury are one of the WNBA’s most frustrating teams so far over the course of the 2023 WNBA season. With an 8-20 record heading into Thursday night’s action, fans had little hope for a turnaround. The Mercury have been busy lately, most recently making a crucial roster move on a former South Carolina […]

Quarterbacks from the University of Louisville haven’t gotten a whole lot of attention in recent years, but Malik Cunningham of the New England Patriots looks poised to become the exception. The undrafted rookie dazzled fans on Thursday night with stunning play at two positions for Bill Belichick’s team. Cunningham took over for starting QB Bailey […]

The Houston Texans and their fans had been waiting for CJ Stroud to take the field for quite some time. The Ohio State rookie was selected with the number two overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Stroud received a ringing leadership endorsement from a Texans teammate recently. Stroud led the team into a showdown […]

Michigan football is hoping to have one of the country’s best offensive lines again in 2023, if not the best. Sherrone Moore’s offensive unit will be led by quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who may be Michigan football’s best signal caller in over a decade. Blake Corum returns at running back, and had a fiery take that […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are used to having talented quarterbacks, but none quite like their most recent Super Bowl winner Tom Brady. The Buccaneers’ next starter is expected to be former Oklahoma Sooners gunslinger Baker Mayfield. Mayfield has been a journeyman thus far over the course of his NFL career instead of the star most […]

The Atlanta Hawks have become a bit of an afterthought on the 2023 NBA offseason landscape despite a solid 2023 season. Trae Young has appeared in his usual assortment of offseason videos and open gym games, knocking down jump shots from impossible distances as per usual. Now, the Hawks are hoping that the team can […]

The Miam Heat appear to be taking things relatively easy this offseason as they await news of a possible Damian Lillard trade. Jimmy Butler, the breakout star of the 2023 NBA Playoffs alongside Nikola Jokic, seems to be enjoying his time in the spotlight. Regardless of whether a trade for Lillard goes down, the Heat […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have two World Series titles in their storied history. On Wednesday, a new addition to the Phillies’ pitching staff from the Detroit Tigers made history at Citizens Bank Park, turning in the finest performance of his career in a 7-0 win and no-hit performance against the Washington Nationals. Lorenzen was acquired for […]

The Green Bay Packers are moving forward without Aaron Rodgers this season, opting for ex-Utah State star Jordan Love instead. The expectations for Love are high after the team’s offseason trade of one of its greatest players of all-time. Recently, Packers lineman David Bakhtiari issued a eye-opening take on Love. The Packers’ star lineman is […]

The Cleveland Browns are one of the most frustrating franchises for fans to watch. The team has had just three winning seasons since 1999 and the disappointment of Johnny Manziel’s two-year run with the team still stings. As the 2023 NFL season draws near, many fans are focused on Johnny Manziel’s new Netflix documentary. Others […]

The TCU football team is coming off of a successful season that saw them get demolished by Georgia in the NCAA Football Title Game. Head Coach Sonny Dykes will need to replace stars including QB Max Duggan, now of the L.A. Chargers, and wide receiver Quentin Johnson among others. Dykes opened up on the Horned […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming off of a season in which the franchise’s magic touch seemed diminished after the attack by Draymond Green on current Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole. Steve Kerr and the Warriors are hoping to put the incident, and the disappointing season, behind them as they embark on a new championship […]

The Green Bay Packers are considered by most to be a wild card in the NFC North this season. The Packers have a ton of raw talent and a track record as one of the NFL’s best franchises, but lack a true superstar on either side of the ball now that Aaron Rodgers is in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently ranked 17th in Major League Baseball in terms of team hitting statistics, and one name has stood out above the rest. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is hitting the cover off of the ball so far in 2023, with a .339 batting average. Freeman also has 23 home runs […]

Johnny Manziel entered the NFL with a boatload of hype behind his name, and his game, from his playing days with the Texas A&M Aggies. From that point on, the former Cleveland Browns signal caller was never quite the same. Manziel played just two seasons with the team, in 2014 and 2015, and ended up […]

The Boston Red Sox are hovering above .500 in the American League East, but still looking way up at the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays. The team needed a boost, and Pablo Reyes was happy to provide it on Monday night with a monster home run at Fenway Park that ended the game vs. […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have a ton of work to do before their Super Bowl defense begins on September 7 against the Detroit Lions. Star defensive lineman Chris Jones has been holding out, reportedly in search of ‘Aaron Donald money.’ Now, Chiefs GM Brett Veach is speaking out about his hopes for a new Chris […]

Conor McGregor’s return has been a long time coming for fight fans. The man known as ‘Notorious’ last stepped foot in the cage on July 10, 2021 against arch-rival Dustin Poirier, which ended in a TKO loss due to a leg injury. McGregor hasn’t won a fight since January 18, 2020 against Donald Cerrone, and […]

Derek Fisher is one of the most successful Los Angeles Lakers players in the history of the franchise. Fisher won five titles over the course of his career, all with the Lakers, and has since gone on to become a coach. Fisher coached the New York Knicks from 2014-2016 and the L.A. Sparks of the […]

The New England Patriots must improve in all facets of the game to become a playoff team in 2023. Mac Jones is the likely starter at quarterback according to the team’s post-draft depth chart, but a ton of work needs to be done. Bill Belichick’s coaching staff includes special teams coach Cam Achord. Last season, […]

The Alabama football team knocked off Kansas State by a score of 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl last season. For Nick Saban and the Alabama football program, the win produced another trophy in its ever-growing trophy case in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For Saban’s SEC competitors, it represented a year that proved once again that Saban and […]

The 2023 FIBA World Cup roster is packed full of budding NBA stars for Coach Steve Kerr, but the team lacks one clear, bonafide go-to guy heading into group play later this month. The Team USA roster includes former Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson […]

The Miami Heat have done their best to pry sharpshooter Damian Lillard away from the Portland Trail Blazers in recent weeks, but have yet to find the right combination. Recently, more information was revealed as to a hidden reason why Lillard has the Heat on the top of his short list of preferred trade destinations. […]

The Jets’ Aaron Rodgers has been busy this offseason making the rounds in New York City and New Jersey, the latter place in which he just purchased a stunning new $9.5 million mansion. Rodgers and the Jets have their work cut out for them this offseason in molding their roster into a playoff-worthy team. Head […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers currently reside in first place in the National League West. The team has noticed the San Francisco Giants in the rearview mirror recently, adding to the importance of playing their best baseball in the second half of the season. Now that the MLB trade deadline has come and gone, the Dodgers […]

Former UFC Lightweight Champion and current contender Charles Oliveira is not exactly known as a trash-talker. On Wednesday afternoon, the man known as ‘DoBronxs’ decided to take a risk on his Twitter account, calling out UFC legend Conor McGregor. McGregor, a former two weight class UFC champion, hasn’t fought since July 2021, when he suffered […]