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The 2024 NBA Draft Lottery took place on Sunday afternoon, and in an extremely surprising development, the Atlanta Hawks ended up winning the first overall pick in the upcoming draft, despite the fact that they had just a three percent chance of landing the top pick. It’s safe to say that general manager Landry Fields […]

The Boston Bruins have endured some frustrating losses over the course of their current playoff run, but their 3-2 loss in Game 4 against the Florida Panthers on Sunday night was easily the most frustrating of the bunch. And as a result of their inability to hold onto a 2-0 lead they had late in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans managed to escape the Play-In Tournament this year, but they did so without Zion Williamson, who suffered a hamstring injury in their first Play-In game against the Los Angeles Lakers. And sure enough, Brandon Ingram and company were unable to get much going against the Oklahoma City Thunder without Williamson on […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were hoping that the 2024 campaign would be different from their disappointment of a season in 2023. Yet with 37 games already in the books, this season is beginning to feel eerily reminiscent of the team’s struggles from the prior season, and the pressure is beginning to mount on Oliver Marmol […]

After their dominant Game 1 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, it wasn’t far-fetched to expect the Boston Celtics to breeze by their second-round opponent after they largely dominated the Miami Heat in their first-round series. That idea came tumbling down in Game 2 on Thursday night unfortunately, as Boston got run off the court, suffering […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have been hard at work building their roster up this offseason, and they added a surefire weapon on offense in the 2024 NFL Draft when they selected Brock Bowers with the 13th overall pick of the draft. According to Terrion Arnold, though, he was very close to hearing his name get […]

New year, same old Los Angeles Angels. The 2024 campaign has looked awfully similar to previous disappointing campaigns for the Angels as they have crawled out to a 14-23 record while enduring several big injuries and poor production from their pitching staff. They aren’t going to stand pat, though, and idly continue to rack up […]

The New York Giants have worked on addressing their biggest needs this offseason, and on offense, it was clear that they had to get some more playmakers for quarterback Daniel Jones to have at his disposal. The Giants went out and drafted one of the top wide receivers available in the 2024 NFL Draft in […]

The Charlotte Hornets endured another miserable campaign this past season, and as a result of their struggles, Steve Clifford opted to step down as the team’s head coach and move into a front office role with the team. With Clifford in the front office, the Hornets needed to find a new head coach, and they […]

The Houston Texans have put together an impressive body of work this offseason, and they appear intent on building off of their impressive 2023 campaign. And yet for all the players they have gone out and added over the past few months, there are still rumors swirling around that legendary defensive lineman JJ Watt could […]

The Atlanta Falcons have completely reshaped their quarterback room this offseason, as they have brought in Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr. after their failed experiment with Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke in 2023. And even with those two huge additions, it sounds like the front office is still looking for ways to further address […]

The Boston Celtics kicked off their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night with a dominant 120-95 victory to take a quick 1-0 lead in the series. The Cavs played the C’s tight early on, but Jayson Tatum and company managed to build a double-digit lead that they held for most […]

The Miami Heat’s season came to an end after they lost their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics in five games, and there are some big questions the team will have to answer over the offseason. One of the biggest of the bunch is Tyler Herro’s future with the team, and general manager Pat […]

All eyes were on “The Roast of Tom Brady” on Sunday night, and it’s safe to say that the greatest player of all time in NFL history took quite a beating throughout the night. Perhaps one of the more unexpected roasters of the night was the guy who ended up losing his job to Brady […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are fresh off winning their second straight Super Bowl last season, and they bolstered their already strong roster through the 2024 NFL Draft with some exceptional looking picks. The guy that Chiefs fans are most excited about, though, is former Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy, and it looks like his new […]

Sunday night was fairly quiet in the sports world, so many folks found themselves tuning into “The Roast of Tom Brady” on Netflix. Brady allowed himself to be the subject of some vicious roasts from some of his closest friends and a handful of comedians, and while he caught a lot of heat, he wasn’t […]

The Los Angeles Clippers season came to an end on Friday night, as they suffered a 114-101 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 and were eliminated from the playoffs. With Kawhi Leonard forced to sit out of this game again due to right knee inflammation, the spotlight was on Paul George, but with […]

The Dallas Mavericks cruised to victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on Friday night, setting up a second-round matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kyrie Irving was spectacular for the Mavs down the stretch in this one, and his electric second half performance drew quite a reaction […]

History has a strange way of repeating itself sometimes, and the Boston Bruins are on the verge of finding that out in rather embarrassing fashion. After blowing a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers last year, the Bruins have promptly lost two straight games to the Toronto Maple Leafs in […]

The Houston Texans, fresh off a breakout 2023 campaign, appear to be quite loaded heading into 2024, and much of that is due to the work of their general manager Nick Caserio. The Texans front office has gone out and made huge moves for guys like Stefon Diggs, Danielle Hunter, and Joe Mixon already, and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers 2023-24 campaign came to a pretty disappointing end, as they once again were eliminated from the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets, as they ended up losing their first-round series in five games. And right after their season came to an end, franchise legend Magic Johnson made it clear that he believed […]

The New England Patriots used the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to select their presumed quarterback of the future in Drake Maye. And yet, he might not even earn the starting job in 2024, as the Pats could opt to play it safe with Maye after watching Mac Jones fall apart in […]

The Miami Heat’s season came to a screeching halt on Wednesday night, as they suffered their third straight blowout loss at the hands of the Boston Celtics in Game 5 to officially lose their first-round playoff series. As was the case for much of the series, Tyler Herro struggled mightily on both ends of the […]

The Boston Celtics were dealt a big injury concern in their Game 4 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night when Kristaps Porzingis was forced out of the game early with a right soleus strain. It didn’t matter in that game, and it didn’t matter in Game 5, as the C’s cruised to a […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers having crashed out of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, all eyes are on LeBron James and his future, both in the NBA and with the Lakers. James has made it clear in the past he wants to play alongside his son, Bronny James, in the NBA if he has the opportunity […]

The Boston Bruins had the Toronto Maple Leafs on the ropes heading into their Game 5 contest on Tuesday night. With a 3-1 series lead in their favor, a return to home ice at TD Garden, Auston Matthews being forced to miss the game due to his mysterious illness, and Joseph Woll taking over in […]

Life has been pretty great for Travis Kelce as of late. Not only did he just help the Kansas City Chiefs win their second straight Super Bowl a few months ago, but his highly publicized relationship with music megastar Taylor Swift appears to be going quite well too. The cherry on top for Kelce is […]

The Las Vegas Raiders weren’t exactly quiet during the 2024 NFL Draft, as they made eight selections over seven rounds, but they didn’t make a single draft day trade in an effort to move up or down the board. However, recent reports suggest that it wasn’t for a lack of effort, and that they were […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves officially swept the Phoenix Suns out of the playoffs on Sunday night, picking up a 122-116 victory on the back of a 40-point performance from Anthony Edwards. As if he already wasn’t getting enough praise, he’s now seeing an uptick in Michael Jordan comparisons after he dominated against Phoenix to send them […]

The New England Patriots new regime has made it a goal of theirs to keep their own players in town this offseason, and part of that involves signing their young crop of players to long-term deals. The latest player to benefit from that strategy is star defensive tackle Christian Barmore, who cashed in on his […]

The Dallas Cowboys have largely had a quiet offseason of work, and they have lost some big names to make things worse, with Tony Pollard being one of their top players to leave. The Cowboys clearly needed some help at running back, which led them to turn to a familiar face in Ezekiel Elliott after […]

The Denver Nuggets were unable to finish off their sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, as they suffered a 119-108 loss to shift the series back to Denver for Game 5. It certainly isn’t the end of the world for Denver, but they surely would have rather finished off the Lakers as […]

The Washington Commanders drafted their supposed quarterback of the future in the 2024 NFL Draft in Jayden Daniels with the second overall pick, then spent the rest of the draft building their team up around him. However, after the draft concluded, the Commanders quickly moved to sign another quarterback via the undrafted free agent market. […]

The New York Knicks were dealt a blow in their Game 3 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers when center Mitchell Robinson was forced out of the action early with an ankle injury. And while there was hope that Robinson would be able to get back on the court in time for Game 4, he has […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to keep their season alive in Game 4 by picking up a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers, and they got a surprise boost to their lineup in the form of Mikhail Sergachev. After suffering a fractured tibia and fibula back on February 7th, the overarching assumption was that Sergachev […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were pushed to the brink in their first-round series with the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, as they suffered a 3-1 loss in Game 4 to push their deficit in the series to 3-1. While the team looked better in their attempt to rally in the third period, they were noticeably […]

The Chicago Bears have made big moves in the 2024 NFL Draft, and it’s safe to say that fans are hoping the additions of Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze are going to help this team emerge as an offensive powerhouse in 2024 and beyond. After using their only pick on Day 2 to shore up […]

The 2024 MLB season is still young, but there are several teams that have had less than ideal starts, and the Toronto Blue Jays are one such team. While having a 13-14 record at this stage of the game isn’t the worst thing in the world, chances the Blue Jays would rather find themselves above […]

The Phoenix Suns were hoping that a return to Footprint Center would help them change their fortunes in their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but unfortunately, they suffered a 126-109 loss to push them to the brink of being swept out of the postseason. Things are not looking good for the Suns to say […]