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The Las Vegas Raiders offense will look very different in the upcoming 2023 season, with the biggest change of them all coming at the quarterback position. After moving on from longtime starter Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo was signed early on in free agency to come in and take the reins of the Raiders offense moving […]

The Boston Celtics find themselves in an unexpected 2-0 series hole against the Miami Heat, setting the stage for Game 3, which will likely make or break Boston’s season. Win this game, and they still have a fighting shot of figuring things out. Lose, and the season is all but over. So with that in […]

The Boston Celtics have quickly found themselves with their backs against the wall in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Miami Heat. After throwing away Game 1 on their homecourt, the C’s did the exact same thing in Game 2, and will now head to Miami down 2-0 in the series against the Heat. […]

The New England Patriots have been hard at work this offseason making moves in an effort to build their roster back up after they missed out on the 2023 NFL Playoffs. While they have been busy, the rest of the AFC East has been as well, which makes it tough to truly tell if they […]

The New York Yankees have been on the receiving end of some veiled cheating accusations from the Toronto Blue Jays throughout their recent series, and while it may not have been what the Blue Jays were going for, it looks like they may have caught a Yankees cheater in Domingo German. German was ejected in […]

The Boston Celtics are back to their frustrating ways it seems. After playing two of their best games of the season in Games 6 & 7 to dispatch the Philadelphia 76ers and move onto the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics threw away a 13-point lead against the Miami Heat, and ended up losing the series […]

The 2023 season hasn’t gotten off to the start the New York Mets were hoping for, and unsurprisingly, everyone has come under fire for the team’s struggles. For Francisco Lindor, he probably wasn’t expecting to find himself getting criticized by one of his former teammates, but Jason Kipnis appeared to take some shots at Lindor […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did their best to pull off a late rally against the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals series, but ended up falling just short of their goal, suffering a 132-126 defeat in the series opener. The Lakers showed great fight, but were ultimately unable to overcome their […]

While many NBA fans were focused on Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, shortly before the game, the 2023 NBA Draft lottery took place. Everyone was curious to see who would end up landing the right to draft the top prospect available in Victor Wembanyama, and […]

Ja Morant has once again found himself in hot water early on in the 2023 NBA offseason after he was seen flashing a gun in another social media clip. Morant hasn’t been able to do much right lately, and he finally offered an apology on social media after receiving widespread criticism for continuing to make […]

The Boston Celtics managed to climb their way out of a 3-2 series deficit against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Their opponent will be a familiar one in the Miami Heat, as this will be the third time in the past four years that these […]

The Minnesota Vikings have seen quite a bit of turnover on their offense this offseason, but one area of continuity has been their running back room, which still consists of Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison. However, there have been a lot of trade rumors surrounding Cook, and they don’t seem likely to be going away […]

Joe Burrow has established himself as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in just three seasons (two-and-a-half, really) with the Cincinnati Bengals. After tearing his ACL and MCL in his rookie campaign back in 2020, Burrow responded by leading the Bengals to two straight AFC Championship Game appearances, the first of which led […]

The New Orleans Saints have experienced quite a bit of turnover throughout their roster this offseason, particularly when it comes to the quarterback position. One guy who is still on the roster, though, is Cam Jordan, who will be returning to the field for his 13th season, all of which have come with the Saints. […]

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are gearing up for a big 2023 season after making it to the AFC Championship Game the past two seasons. Burrow has firmly cemented himself as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL through his first three seasons, and will be looking to get the Bengals over the […]

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery is officially upon us, with the ping-pong balls set to fall at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST) on Tuesday night. If you believe there’s more hype surrounding the draft lottery than usual, you are probably correct. That’s because we are expected to unofficially find out which team will draft […]

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place on Tuesday night, and the hype surrounding the lottery is a lot higher than it typically is, and for good reason. That’s because highly-touted prospect Victor Wembanyama is expected to unofficially find out who his new team will be in the NBA when the results […]

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place on Tuesday night, and it’s clear there is a lot on the line for the top teams looking to see how the ping-pong balls bounce. Everyone is expecting the team that lands the top pick in the draft to select Victor Wembanyama, and one such […]

The Boston Red Sox have only played 42 games of their 162-game 2023 slate, but it’s safe to say that it has already been quite a hectic roller coaster ride. The Sox got off to a fairly slow start, went on an eight-game win streak, only to follow that up by losing six of their […]

Doc Rivers and the Philadelphia 76ers have done it once again. Despite holding a 3-2 series lead over the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinals series, and even having a lead late in the fourth quarter of Game 6, Philly couldn’t punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals, and crashed out of the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally managed to win their first playoff series since 2004 this postseason, but they didn’t do much after that unfortunately. The Maple Leafs were quickly bounced by the Florida Panthers in their Eastern Conference semifinals series in five games, only adding to the franchise’s recent playoff woes. However, there were signs […]

The New York Giants have had a busy offseason, but there are still some issues that need to be settled over the next few weeks. Easily the biggest of them all is the contract situation of Saquon Barkley, who received the franchise tag from the Giants earlier this offseason. The problem is that Barkley and […]

The Edmonton Oilers entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to raise the cup when all was said and done, but that won’t be the case after they found themselves eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. The loss hit the Oilers hard, and it added to the postseason woes […]

For the second straight year, the Boston Celtics managed to overcome a 3-2 deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinals to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. The script was fairly similar as last year for the most part; the C’s threw away Game 5, won a tough Game 6 […]

The New York Knicks postseason run came to a bitter end on Friday night, with the Knicks losing their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat 4-2 after suffering a 96-92 loss in Game 6. While several players did not live up to expectations for the Knicks, the player who is getting the most […]

The New York Knicks eliminated the Cleveland Cavaliers with a resounding 4-1 series victory in their first-round playoff series, but didn’t have the same success in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat. The Knicks put up a fight, but in the end, they didn’t have what it took to get by a battle-tested […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis powered the Los Angeles Lakers to a Game 6 victory over the Golden State Warriors, with the final score settling in at 122-101. This win officially eliminated the Golden State Warriors from the playoffs, and advanced the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals, where they will take on the Denver […]

The Boston Celtics lived to see another day after grinding out a 95-86 Game 6 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in their Eastern Conference semifinals series, setting the stage for a winner-takes-all Game 7 at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. The stakes could not be higher, as the winner will move on to the Eastern […]

The Miami Heat had all the momentum on their side heading into their Game 5 matchup against the New York Knicks in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. After winning both of their games in Miami and holding a 3-1 series lead, it seemed like the Heat were destined to end New York’s season in Game […]

The Atlanta Braves have had quite a few legends take the field for them wearing their uniform, but there may not be a player that is more revered than Chipper Jones. The Hall of Fame third baseman spent his entire career with the Braves, and was consistently one of the best hitters in the league […]

The 2023 NFL season schedule release is set to take place officially at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST) on Thursday night, but there are quite a few games that have been made public to fans already. One such game is the 2023 NFC Championship rematch between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles, which […]

The 2023 MLB season isn’t even two months old yet, but that hasn’t stopped several big trade rumors from swirling around already. One of the bigger names who continues to see his name pop up in these rumors is Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber, and once again, it looks like he is a guy that […]

It wasn’t necessarily pretty, but the New York Knicks managed to stave off elimination in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Miami Heat by picking up a 112-103 victory. While New York received strong performances from several key players, it’s clear that Jalen Brunson was the star of this game for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had an opportunity to close out the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series, but ended up losing 121-106, forcing them to return to Los Angeles to try to close out the series in front of their home fans. Before they focus on Game 6, though, […]

The Boston Celtics have found themselves in quite a tough situation in their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Philadelphia 76ers. After losing Game 5, the Celtics are now heading back to Philadelphia for Game 6, and if they lose this game, their season will be over in the blink of an eye. Considering all […]

The Boston Celtics find themselves on the ropes heading into Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Down 3-2 in the series, and heading back to Philadelphia for a do-or-die game, things aren’t looking great for the Celtics. But anything can happen in the NBA, so with that in mind, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers, just like every other team in the NFL, are gearing up for the 2023 season. Despite missing out on the playoffs in 2022, there were a lot of signs of encouragement for the team throughout the season that have fans believing they are bound to improve in the second season of the […]

The Boston Celtics were less than two minutes away from taking a 3-1 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Sunday afternoon. If everything ended up going Boston’s way in this series, they likely would have already dispatched Philly and moved onto the Eastern Conference Finals. […]

The San Francisco 49ers have had a busy offseason to this point, and it looks like they will once again be one of the top teams in the NFC for the upcoming season. Of course, the Niners have a huge question mark at the quarterback position, even after watching Jimmy Garoppolo depart for the Las […]