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The Dallas Mavericks are in one of the toughest in-season tournament groups in the league, but if their performance against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night is anything to go off of, they should be regarded as a serious contender to win their group. The Mavs destroyed the Clippers 144-126 thanks to a 44-point […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are fresh off a hard-fought win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, but they are now turning their attention to the second night of a back-to-back, with their second contest coming against the Indiana Pacers. Both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are on the injury report ahead of this game, but […]

The Detroit Pistons may not have picked up a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, falling just short by a score of 120-118, but they had an extremely encouraging outing that showed they can battle the best of them when they want to. A big reason they managed to hang with Milwaukee was […]

The Kansas City Royals are in the middle of a full-fledged rebuild, as evidenced by the fact that they have missed the playoffs for the past eight seasons. While things aren’t looking great for the Royals right now, they do have a potential building block on their roster in star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. The […]

Another season, another slow start for the Los Angeles Lakers. After getting blown out 128-94 by the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, the Lakers’ record through their first eight games sits at just 3-5, and their start to this campaign has been quite reminiscent of last season’s when they won just two of their first […]

The New England Patriots 2023 campaign has been a complete and utter mess, and all eyes are on Bill Belichick as we enter Week 10 of the 2023 campaign. Considering how the Pats are 2-7 through their first nine games, it should come as no surprise that Belichick is firmly on the hot seat, and […]

The Detroit Pistons have put together an impressive collection of talented young players on their roster, but they are still deep in the middle of their rebuild as their 2-6 record indicates. The Pistons opted to add another young player to fold on Wednesday afternoon when they reunited with Kevin Knox, despite the fact they […]

The Phoenix Suns have had an injury-riddled start to the 2023-24 campaign, and one guy who already cannot stay on the court is Devin Booker. Booker has dealt with toe, ankle, and calf injuries to start the year, and has only played in two games as a result. With a contest against the Chicago Bulls […]

The 2023 season has been a nightmare for the New England Patriots, but for a point in time, the return of JC Jackson, who was brought back to Foxboro in a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers, was a bright spot for the team in the wake of Christian Gonzalez’s season-ending shoulder injury. Yet sure […]

Well, it took them awhile, but the San Jose Sharks finally got their first win of the 2023-24 season against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. With a 2-1 victory, the Sharks finally got a victory in their 12th game of the season, pushing their record on the year to 1-10-1 now. It was a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up a 2-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, but they didn’t escape from the game totally unscathed it seems. Late in the second period, Tristan Jarry had his head inadvertently run into by Adam Henrique, and he was quickly pulled from the game before sitting out the entire […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a big win in Week 9 over the Tennessee Titans, and even more impressive was that they managed to do so without Minkah Fitzpatrick on the field for the game. Fitzpatrick was forced to miss the game after picking up a hamstring injury back in Week 8, but it looks […]

LeBron James is currently trying to win a title with the Los Angeles Lakers, but for a point in time during his career, he was doing the same thing with the Miami Heat. James recently offered some interesting comments on his stint with the Heat, which drew a quick reaction from Stephen A Smith, who […]

The New York Rangers have been on fire to start the 2023-24 season, racing out to a 8-2-1 start through their first 11 games of the season. Despite that, not all is well in New York right now, as Kaapo Kakko got dropped from the Rangers first line, and received quite a wake up call […]

After two seasons of deep postseason runs, the Edmonton Oilers had some big expectations entering the 2023-24 campaign. But after getting thrashed by the Vancouver Canucks, losing by a score of 6-2, the Oilers record on the season now just sits at 2-8-1. With Edmonton reeling, Connor McDavid and company are trying to figure out […]

The Indiana Pacers absolutely destroyed the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, winning by a score of 152-111 to push their record up to 4-3 on the new season. With the latest victory, head coach Rick Carlisle found himself making some more history, as this was the 900th win of his storied head coaching career. […]

The Golden State Warriors continued their hot start to the 2023-24 campaign with a 120-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, and along the way, they got to see their old friend in James Wiseman take the court for the Pistons. While Wiseman didn’t help the Warriors out much during his stint with […]

The Los Angeles Chargers didn’t have a big night offensively in their 27-6 win over the New York Jets, but the good news is that they did have a big night on defense. The Chargers racked up eight sacks on Zach Wilson and recovered three fumbles, prompting a scary warning from Brandon Staley after the […]

The Boston Celtics’ scorching hot start to the 2023-24 campaign came to a halt on Monday night when they took on the Minnesota Timberwolves, as the C’s suffered their first loss of the season via a 114-109 score. The C’s had an opportunity to win this game on the final possession of regulation, but Jaylen […]

The Philadelphia Eagles grinded out a hard-fought victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 9 thanks in large part to their star wide receiver duo of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith both hauling in touchdowns in the game. After Brown found paydirt, he and Smith linked up for an awesome celebration in which they re-created […]

For the past few weeks, Craig Counsell’s decision on his managerial future had been one of the biggest headlines in the MLB (aside from, you know, the MLB Playoffs and the World Series). After a hectic Monday morning filled with tons of speculation about his decision, Counsell shocked the world and decided to leave the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a big win over the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football, but along the way, they lost a key piece of their defense in linebacker Cole Holcomb. Holcomb suffered a gruesome knee injury in this game and was quickly ruled out for the rest of the game, and it was […]

Not much was expected of the Charlotte Hornets in the 2023-24 campaign, and true to form, they have gotten off to a 2-4 start through their first six games of the season, with their latest outing resulting in a hard-fought 124-118 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. While it’s tough to see the Hornets continuing to […]

While the Indianapolis Colts aren’t exactly winning games, they are certainly an entertaining team to watch thanks to some of the high-level players they have on their roster. Unfortunately, it looks like one of those top players in Zaire Franklin may end up missing the Colts Week 9 action with the Carolina Panthers due to […]

The Cincinnati Reds finally began to reap the benefits of their youth movement in 2023, when they spent much of the summer competing for a playoff spot before coming up short in the final week of the season. The outlier to the Reds youth movement was franchise legend Joey Votto, who completed his 17th season […]

The Chicago Cubs had an extremely encouraging 2023 campaign, and a big reason for that was due to their pitching staff. The starting rotation finally seems to have their next ace of the future in Justin Steele, but they also got a great season from Marcus Stroman, who earned the second All-Star selection of his […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Dallas Cowboys in a highly-anticipated Week 9 contest, and it will pit two close friends in linebackers Nolan Smith and Micah Parsons against each other. Smith and Parsons met each other back during their college days, and it turns out Parsons very nearly helped convince Smith to play […]

The Golden State Warriors picked up a hard-fought win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to kick off their In-Season Tournament slate, as a last-second layup from Stephen Curry gave the Dubs a 141-139 victory. While Golden State got the result they wanted, Draymond Green believes that a simple move could have helped the Warriors make […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have managed to overcome an ugly start to the season to bring their record back to 4-3, but they have been dealing with some concerning injuries ahead of their Week 9 matchup with the Buffalo Bills. This is a huge game for the Bengals, and it’s vital that they have their best […]

LeBron James may be in the 21st season of his NBA career, but he’s still as dominant as ever, which was on full display in the Los Angeles Lakers 130-125 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. James was spectacular for the Lakers in this game (35 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a solid start to the 2023-24 NBA season, with their latest victory being an overtime thriller against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. While LeBron James’ big game led the way for the Lakers, Christian Wood put together another solid outing off the bench for the Lakers in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers went to battle on Wednesday night, with the Lakers eventually winning by a score of 130-125 in overtime thanks to a big outing from LeBron James. James was on fire in this one for the Lakers, and it led to a hilarious admission from Austin Reaves on […]

The Texas Rangers won Game 5 of the World Series to clinch their first championship in their 52-year history, sending fans into a wild celebration. While fans were thrilled to have seen their team win it all, they weren’t forgetting John Smoltz, who seemed to be openly rooting for the Arizona Diamondbacks throughout Game 5. […]

The Boston Celtics were expected to be good entering the 2023-24 season, and they certainly have been through their first four games of the season. The C’s, fresh off a 155-104 demolition of the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, are the final undefeated team in the Eastern Conference, and while the sample size is small, […]

The Ottawa Senators have had a middling start to the 2023-24 campaign, going an even 4-4 over their first eight games of the season. While there have been some positive developments for them early on this year, the Sens surely won’t be happy with the NHL’s final decision when it comes to their punishment for […]

The San Antonio Spurs pulled off a massive comeback victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, as they managed to pick up a victory on the night despite the fact they trailed by 20 points at one point in the game. After the game, Victor Wembanyama was just trying to reflect on a big […]

For much of the night, the Phoenix Suns seemed to be in cruise control against the San Antonio Spurs, building a lead as big as 20 points at one point. But the Spurs put together a late rally to pick up a 115-114 win, shocking a Suns team that simply fell apart in the fourth […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks entered Game 4 with hopes of tying the World Series up at two games apiece with the Texas Rangers. Instead, they quickly fell behind by a score of 10-0, and while they never stopped fighting, the end result was an 11-7 loss, and a 3-1 series deficit heading into a do-or-die Game […]

The Anaheim Ducks picked up a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, but the game didn’t come without a bit of drama along the way thanks to head coach Greg Cronin. The Ducks head coach was involved in a heated incident midway through the game that saw him get ejected for arguing […]