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The 2023 Home Run Derby saw Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays walk away as the new champion of the competition, but the night may have ended up belonging to Seattle Mariners star outfielder Julio Rodriguez. Rodriguez wanted to put on a show for his hometown fans, and boy did he ever. Rodriguez […]

The 2023 MLB season has reached its unofficial midway point with the All-Star break currently upon us. While there have been many standout performances throughout the league, it’s clear that Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani is once again taking the league by storm. And with the trade deadline approaching, it’s fair to wonder […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently working to find a way to trade James Harden after a rocky season-and-a-half stint with the team. There have been tons of rumors swirling around Harden’s status, but it’s clear that one of their newest players in Patrick Beverley doesn’t want to see Harden leave anytime soon. Beverley and Harden […]

The 2023 MLB All-Star Game is just a few days away, as we will get to see the top stars from the game go toe-to-toe with each other on one of the biggest stages the game has to offer. Baseball fans from all over the world will want to tune in to watch this contest, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks 2022-23 campaign was rather disappointing, and that rings especially true for Khris Middleton. Middleton only played in 33 regular season games due to wrist and knee injuries, and his numbers when he played weren’t particularly good (15.1 PPG, 4.9 APG, 4.2 RPG, 43.6 FG%). Still, when free agency opened, Middleton managed to […]

There have been some massive trades made already during the 2023 NBA offseason. However, another big move could take place if the Toronto Raptors decide to trade star forward Pascal Siakam. Trade rumors have swirled around Siakam consistently throughout the offseason, and his status with the Raptors recently received a very telling update. With many players […]

Chris Paul has been a busy guy so far in the 2023 NBA offseason. Paul was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Washington Wizards as part of the Bradley Beal, then was moved from Washington to the Golden State Warriors as part of a separate deal for Jordan Poole. After being on the move […]

The Washington Wizards have finally decided to embrace a rebuild this offseason, which has made their 2023 NBA Summer League activity all the more exciting. One of the players with a lot of eyes on him right now is Bilal Coulibaly, who Washington selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Coulibaly […]

Dillon Brooks just finalized a four-year contract with the Houston Rockets in free agency that could see him earn up to $90 million, signaling a change for one of the most divisive players in the NBA. However, it doesn’t seem as if a simple change in uniform is going to result in a change in […]

The Denver Broncos suffered through a miserable 2022 campaign, and individually speaking, that was certainly true for Javonte Williams. The promising second-year running back was one of the top up-and-coming playmakers in the league, but ended up seeing his season get cut short after just four games thanks to a torn ACL he suffered against […]

For the most part, the NFL is currently in its quietest phase of the year, as teams enjoy their last few weeks off before the start of training camp. For the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots, though, they have been busy when it comes to their pursuit of star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on […]

For a point in time, Le’Veon Bell was the best running back in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell racked up over 1850 yards from scrimmage in three of his first five seasons in the league, and seemed to be well on his way to a historic career. Instead, Bell sat out the entire […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have managed to turn things around after their extremely slow start to the 2023 MLB season, and with just one game left before the All-Star break, they have climbed all the way up to a 48-40 record. Despite that, the Phillies have been forced into a tough decision right before they reach […]

UFC 290 featured a handful of incredible fights, but the match of the night took place between Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez. With the UFC featherweight title on the line, Volkanovski ended up dispatching Rodriguez four minutes and 19 seconds into the third round of the match to retain the belt, and his performance drew […]

UFC 290 was filled with a handful of entertaining fights, with one of the best of the night featuring Dricus Du Plessis going up against Robert Whittaker. Du Plessis ended up winning in the second round, setting up a matchup with Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. Immediately after Du Plessis won, Adesanya made sure to […]

The Boston Red Sox seemed to be out for the count heading into the month of July, but after getting swept by the Miami Marlins, they have turned around and won seven of their past eight games to push their record back up to 47-43. There’s just one more game before the All-Star break, and when […]

The Memphis Grizzlies had a fairly rocky 2022-23 campaign, but one constant for them throughout their strange year was Desmond Bane. Bane continued his growth into one of the more underrated combo guards in the entire NBA. But that hasn’t been lost on the Grizzlies, who have opted to hand Bane a massive 5-year, $207 […]

Kristaps Porzingis was involved in one of the first big moves of the 2023 offseason when he was traded from the Washington Wizards to the Boston Celtics as part of a three-team deal. Now, Porzingis has landed a two-year, $45 million extension with his new team in the Celtics shortly after finding himself getting dealt […]

LeBron James and Stephen Curry are two of the best players in the NBA currently, and they have been for some time. Whenever these two superstars meet up, basketball fans are always in for a treat. But according to Kendrick Perkins, it looks like one of these guys is beginning to gain a leg up […]

The Pittsbugh Pirates and San Diego Padres are currently in the middle of their series finale, with the Pirates looking to pick up a sweep over the Padres. However, there was concern over whether or not the game would be played earlier in the day due to the poor air quality currently plaguing Pittsburgh. While […]

Not much has gone right for the St. Louis Cardinals this season, as their 33-46 record is good for last place in the awful National League Central. That trend continued in the Cardinals’ latest loss to the Houston Astros, in which they gave up five runs in the eighth inning to go from up 7-5 […]

The first-round of the 2023 NHL Draft really started when the Anaheim Ducks were on the clock with the second overall pick of the night. Everyone knew that the Chicago Blackhawks were going to take Connor Bedard with the first overall pick, but the Ducks were faced with a tough decision between Leo Carlsson and […]

The New England Patriots have found themselves tied up in quite a few wide receiver rumors over the past few weeks, thanks in large part to the fact that they hosted star free agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on a visit after he was released by the Arizona Cardinals. In a sense, many fans were […]

The Colorado Avalanche did not have the defense to their 2022 Stanley Cup victory that they were likely hoping for, as they ended up crashing out of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs in their first round series with the Seattle Kraken. As a result, the Avs have been very busy to start the offseason, and […]

The Atlanta Braves have been on fire to start the 2023 MLB season, and their dominance was once again on full display in their 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. The Braves chased Twins pitcher Joe Ryan from the game after just three innings of work, and Atlanta’s lineup, led by Austin […]

The Green Bay Packers have a new sheriff in town as they enter the 2023 season. With Aaron Rodgers getting traded to the New York Jets, the Packers will be handing over the reins on offense to Jordan Love. And while this will be an interesting period of transition for the Packers, it sounds like […]

The Dallas Mavericks have a lot of work to do during the 2023 NBA offseason. The biggest decision they face, though, revolves around whether or not they will be re-signing star point guard Kyrie Irving. The Mavs pulled off a blockbuster deal for Irving at the trade deadline last season, but ended up collapsing down […]

The Boston Celtics were quite busy before and during the 2023 NBA Draft. They ended up moving themselves into the first-round of the action as a result of their blockbuster Kristaps Porzingis trade, swapping the 35th overall pick for the 25th overall pick. Suddenly, the draft had a bit of intrigue for the Celtics and […]

The Montreal Canadiens are trying to build themselves back up into a Stanley Cup contender, and have been busy at work early on in the NHL offseason. That continued on Tuesday afternoon, when they pulled off a deal with the Colorado Avalanche for Alex Newhook, sending over a first and second-round pick in the 2023 […]

The Atlanta Braves are having a fantastic 2023 campaign to this point, as their 51-27 record is the best in the National League, and they currently hold a 6.5 game lead over the second-place Miami Marlins in the NL East. However, they aren’t exactly perfect, and Charlie Culberson will be the first guy to tell […]

There are a lot of solid options set for free agency across the NBA this offseason, but one of the more under-the-radar players available is Jerami Grant. Grant had a solid debut season with the Portland Trail Blazers, but he is set to hit the open market, and could end up finding a new home […]

NBA free agency hasn’t officially gotten underway this offseason, but the Minnesota Timberwolves managed to make a big move by re-signing key big man Naz Reid to a three-year, $42 million deal. Reid was set to be one of the top centers on the open market, but instead, he stayed put with Minnesota on a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a big decision to make with James Harden this offseason, especially considering their latest collapse in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Joel Embiid/Harden duo hasn’t exactly yielded the desired results for the Sixers yet, and the team may be running out of patience when it comes to giving their star pair […]

Joel Embiid has emerged into one of the best basketball players in the world for the Philadelphia 76ers, and will be looking forward to getting himself back on the court for the upcoming 2023-24 season. But before that, Embiid has to make a decision whether or not he is going to participate in the 2023 […]

Harry Kane has turned himself into one of the most prolific strikers in the world with Tottenham, and with every passing season, it seems like his name finds a way to get more and more involved in transfer rumors. Once again, Kane is being linked to a move away from Tottenham, with Bayern Munich this […]

While some key members of the Boston Bruins were in Nashville for the 2023 NHL awards ceremony, back in Boston, general manager Don Sweeney was busy making some trades for the B’s. The biggest one that caught everyone’s attention involved the Bruins sending Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for […]

The San Francisco 49ers put together an improbable run to the NFC Championship Game last season, despite the fact they were down to their third-string quarterback for half of the season in Brock Purdy. Unfortunately, Purdy suffered an elbow injury in the Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Niners were unable to recover […]

The Boston Celtics didn’t wait until the 2023 NBA Draft to make their big move, pulling off a shocking blockbuster trade for Kristaps Porzingis before the event got under way. In the process, the Celtics ended up moving up from the 35th overall selection to the 25th overall selection, while netting a first-round pick in […]

Dennis Rodman has always managed to be one of the most divisive players during his career in the NBA, and that has certainly carried over to his post-playing career. Rodman always manages to find a way to get himself involved in some sort of controversy, and it’s safe to say that his latest basketball take […]