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The Denver NBA team had a great season last year. While not winning 50 games or going beyond the second round, it was still a successful year. A Nuggets trade could spice up the West and supplement what Denver is already banking on: the long-term cohesion of the team combined with the slow decline of […]

The Golden State Warriors are far past their glory years in the NBA. After winning three championships in four years, the team is now hoping to get back to the playoffs. They will have Klay Thompson back from injury and Stephen Curry will be back as well. When Draymond Green is added to the mix, […]

The Atlanta Hawks surprised the NBA last season with their run to the Eastern Conference Finals. They have been going through a rebuild for the last few years. After their all-around squad in 2015, where they had four All-Stars, they have not had much success in the regular season or in the playoffs. However, with […]

The Boston Celtics are a truly iconic franchise. They’ve won 17 championships, which is tied for the most in NBA history with the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for Celtics fans, their teams have not been championship contenders for about ten years. While the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown duo has been really good, they still […]

European football always finds a way to excite its loyal fans. The new season of the Champions League started a couple of weeks ago with some surprising results. However, that is nothing compared to this matchday. We had the chance to see giants fall, late drama and generally great football was played. There were major […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in a very peculiar place right now. The team has been struggling to enter the playoffs, making only one postseason appearance in the last six years. Now, the Pelicans have Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. This duo is poised to do great things together, as they are the perfect compliments […]

The Dallas Mavericks are entering this season with a ton of expectations. They have MVP candidate Luka Doncic and he is now committed to the franchise long term. However, while Luka is a superstar talent, the Mavericks will still need valuable contributions from their other players going forward, or some new players coming in. There […]

The English Premier League is showing us every season why it is the best football league in the world. Two of the reasons for that are playing this Sunday. The glorious Anfield stadium will host the clash of Liverpool and Manchester City. Since both teams are vying for the Premier League title, this could be […]

The world-famous Old Trafford will be the scene another huge game in the Premier League. Manchester United will be the host to Everton, as both teams look to continue their good start of the season. United, after a busy summer of world-class additions, has won four games out of the six, losing one and drawing […]

Bergamo will the scene for one of the derbies of this season, played between AC Milan and the host, Atalanta. Both teams enter the game with title aspirations alive and well. Atalanta has had a slower start, already with a loss and two draws. However, they also had to play against current Serie A champions […]

The field of Wanda Metropolitano will see a huge clash on Saturday. Two Spanish giants in Atletico Madrid and Barcelona might not be in the best of form, but their games are always great. Atletico Madrid endured a shock defeat to Deportivo Alaves last weekend. Thus, they will be motivated to bounce back against their […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most storied franchises in the NBA. They have been playoff stalwarts for more than 20 years, almost all of them with 50 wins or more. However, the Spurs are now going through a rebuilding process. It was known that the era of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in the gutter of the NBA for a couple of seasons now. Aside from one playoff stint in 2018, after the Jimmy Butler trade, the Wolves have not made the postseason in 17 years. Since then, they have had 11 head coaches, a plethora of NBA talent on their rosters, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are entering this season in a great place, talent-wise. They kept their big three together and are hoping that they will all sign long-term extensions with the franchise. This is the third season for both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, while this will be the first full season for James Harden. The […]

The New York Knicks surprisingly made the postseason last year. After years of drama and tumblings inside the organization, the Knicks finally broke through. Of course, it did not end too well, since they were knocked out in five games versus the Atlanta Hawks. However, the young team led by Julius Randle still had a […]

The current Superbowl champions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, are enjoying a good start to the season. They won two games and then, in a close match, lost to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday. They are still led by veteran Tom Brady, one of the best football players in the history of the game. He is […]

The boxing legend from the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, announced the end of his illustrious career. A journey that began in 1995 has been slowly coming to a close in the last few years. Now, with an emotional video shared on Facebook and a heartfelt Tweet, Pacquiao decided to end his career. The 42-year-old has had […]

In one of the most anticipated matches after the groups were drawn, Juventus are hosing Chelsea in Turin. This game has a lot of weight for both teams, as they put a lot of importance on the Champions League as a competition. Obviously, Chelsea won it last year and they have assembled a great squad […]

The Champions League action continues after a two-week break and it comes back with some great games. The highlight will definitely be PSG versus Manchester City, but there are still other interesting games worth turning on. One of these is definitely Manchester United hosting Villarreal on the Old Trafford. Of course, they met in the […]

In a week full of great Champions League action, the match-up of Milan and Atletico Madrid might not get a lot of attention. Everyone will be watching games like PSG versus Manchester City or Juventus versus Chelsea. However, that is underestimating the quality that will take to the field of San Siro on Tuesday. Atletico […]

The Champions League action returns after a busy first week. There were surprising results, a lot of drama, and the fans of this competition enjoyed a lot of quality football. One of the more surprising results, together with Young Boys defeating Manchester United, was courtesy of PSG. The Parisians played the underdogs of the group, […]

The Phoenix Suns surprised the world with their playoff run last season. However, ahead of training camp for the 2021-22 season, the Suns are dealing with a momentary setback with star guard Devin Booker entering health and safety protocols ahead of Monday’s Media Day. Here’s the press release: Official announcement. https://t.co/c7R3Nz6ISc pic.twitter.com/gDVbC51oRK — Duane Rankin […]

The New York Giants decided to retire Eli Manning’s jersey during Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. The legendary quarterback played 16 seasons for the Giants before retiring in 2019. However, not everyone at the Meadowlands on Sunday seemed thrilled when Manning took the field beside Giants co-owner John Mara. A sizable contingent of fans, […]

Multiple New York Giants couldn’t avoid the injury bug in their Week 3 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. In the first half alone of Sunday’s game, New York lost both Darius Slayton and Sterling Shepard to injury. Both wide receivers suffered hamstring injuries and were ruled out from returning to action shortly after leaving the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs opened the 2021 season 1-1, with a hard-fought win against the Cleveland Browns and a heart-stopping loss to the Baltimore Ravens. As a result, the Chiefs’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers takes on added significance at this early portion of the season. Unfortunately for Kansas City however, they’ll take the […]

The Indianapolis Colts are off to a rough 0-2 start this season, and quarterback Carson Wentz injured both of his ankles in Week 2. While Wentz is officially going to give it a go on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, there are still plenty of question marks surrounding the quarterback. These questions aren’t just about […]

NBA training camp is about to start up, and over 90% of the league has received the COVID-19 vaccine. However, there are a few high-profile holdouts and skeptics, including Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, Golden State Warriors swingman Andrew Wiggins and Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac. In a report by Matt Sullivan in Rolling […]

Chicago Bears starting quarterback Andy Dalton suffered a knee injury last weekend when he landed awkwardly following a scramble against the Cincinnati Bengals. Rookie quarterback Justin Fields is getting the start this Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, and it looks like he could be in line to start at least another game or more because of […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers started their title defense in a great way. However, even though they have two wins in two games, coach Bruce Arians clearly felt that the team needed a shake-up of some sort. Thus, as NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday morning, the Buccaneers will be making a change in the […]

The Miami Dolphins lost to the Buffalo Bills last Sunday but other than losing the game, they lost their starting quarterback. Sophomore Tua Tagovailoa was sacked three times in two possessions against the Bills. The third sacking resulted in a serious injury, with reports saying that the Dolphins are expecting him back in Week 6. […]

During the Week 2 match-up between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers, there was an incident. Allegedly, defensive end Maxx Crosby spit on guard Trai Turner. He was subsequently fined $6,971 for the incident, but he plans to appeal the decision. According to a report from NFL’s Tom Pelissero, Crosby denies ever spitting […]

The Los Angeles Rams started out the season strong. They won two games in the first two weeks but they will have a depleted line-up versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The Rams starting running back Darrell Henderson Jr. had a rib injury that had him questionable for this game. However, according to a […]

After a great start with two wins in two games, the Arizona Cardinals were dealt a small blow when their WR DeAndre Hopkins suffered a small rib injury. He missed practice for the Cardinals all week but reports early Sunday morning state that he will be playing against the Jacksonville Jaguars. As NFL Networks’ Ian […]

There are serious discussions every year about the best player in the NBA. This week, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo revealed his selection as the best player in the league, and it is LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time MVP had a tell-all interview for Greek COSMOTE TV. One of the questions […]

UFC star Jon Jones is no stranger to controversy. He has been arrested multiple times in the past, and it has now happened once again. As ESPN’s Marc Raimondi reports, Jones was arrested on Friday morning in Las Vegas just hours after one of his fights was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. The charges […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is a generational talent. He has been praised by the whole NBA community as a superstar player and a future Hall of Famer, even though he is only 26. Two years after James Harden made some comments about Antetokounmpo, the star finally addressed the comments, speaking to […]

The Chicago Bulls now find themselves in a tough spot, as forward Patrick Williams has been ruled out of action for four-six weeks, according to various sources, including the team’s official Twitter. More information did become available as the story, broke. More on that in a second. The Bulls had an interesting offseason. After a […]

The Boston Celtics had a turbulent season last year. After trying to find a permanent third star in Kemba Walker, it was visible that the former Charlotte Hornets guard was not up to the task. Thus, he was traded after the season ended and center Al Horford was brought back to be a veteran presence […]

The New York Knicks had a great year last season. After being the epitome of uncertainty, toxicity, and instability, the Knicks pulled out a great season, finishing as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. Now, it is true that many teams had injury issues or generally down years, but that does not downplay the […]