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Philadelphia 76ers great Allen Iverson left his mark on the game in his 14 NBA seasons. Now NBA champion Matt Barnes, appearing on Paul George’s “Podcast P” show, says that the 76ers legend’s legacy is unique. “I’ve got to play with Kobe [Bryant], Shaq, Steph [Curry], [and Kevin Durant]. I’ve never seen anybody love a […]

The series opener between the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins, originally scheduled for Monday afternoon, has been pushed back into the evening due to an upcoming solar eclipse, per SNY. “After discussions with Major League Baseball, the scheduled start time of the Yankees-Marlins game on Monday, April 8 at Yankee Stadium has been changed from […]

The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers played a doubleheader on Thursday to make up for their rainout on Wednesday and New York had a historic performance. After being shut down for the back half of the first game, a 6-3 Tigers win in 11 innings, the Mets were no-hit for the first seven innings […]

Michael Cooper never made an All-Star game with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he was as critical to those Showtime teams as anyone not named Magic Johnson or James Worthy. He played several different positions and roles in 12 seasons with L.A., and he was one of the greatest defenders ever, not to mention an […]

USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins turned heads with her amazing play this season, and former NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony took notice. On the latest edition of Anthony’s ‘7pm in Brooklyn‘ podcast, Melo compared the way the USC women’s basketball star plays to his own game at Syracuse: “For me it’s fun to see that […]

On Wednesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers took on the rival San Francisco Giants and pulled off the 5-4 win behind an epic home run from superstar Shohei Ohtani. It was an exciting moment for Dodgers fans. Though Ambar Roman, the woman that caught Ohtani’s blast, and her husband Alexis Valenzuela ended up feeling that she was ‘taken advantage‘ of, per […]

NBA power forward Amar’e Stoudemire had a distinguished career that included six NBA All-Star Game appearances and seven seasons of averaging more than 20 points per game. But the one thing that eluded Stoudamire was an NBA Championship. Now, appearing on The Boardroom podcast, Stoudamire explains how he almost teamed up with LeBron James and […]

The Philadelphia Eagles today made a big investment in their offensive line, signing LT Jordan Mailata to a three-year contract extension, per Adam Schefter of ESPN: “This just in: Eagles and LT Jordan Mailata reached agreement on a three-year, $66 million extension that includes $48 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus, per sources. […]

Top-seeded UConn basketball is set to take on Alabama in their Final Four matchup on Saturday, but their schedule has been thrown off thanks to some brutal travel issues. The Huskies had issues getting a flight to Arizona, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports in a series of posts on X. “BREAKING: UConn does […]

On Wednesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers took on the rival San Francisco Giants and pulled off the 5-4 win behind an epic home run from superstar Shohei Ohtani: THE FIRST OF MANY FOR SHOHEI OHTANI. pic.twitter.com/6x0zye1GnZ — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 4, 2024 The blast was Ohtani’s first as a member of the Dodgers […]

The Detroit Pistons fell to the Atlanta Hawks 121-113 on Wednesday night despite a 50-point outburst from backup point guard Malachi Flynn. Flynn, whose previous career high was 27, was 18 for 25 from the floor and 9 for 12 at the line. The 50 points was a Pistons record for a reserve. He also […]

Super Bowl winner Vernon Davis has broken his silence on the mystery death of his NFL player sibling Vontae Davis. Davis passed away suddenly on Monday at the age of 35, after being found unresponsive by a housekeeper. His brother Vernon shed some light on what happened, per Ben Ashford of The Daily Mail: “Vernon, […]

The Atlanta Braves are off to a solid start in the 2024 MLB regular season. Atlanta leads the National League East and sits at 3-2 through the first week of play, and the Braves already have a +21 run differential in their five games played. While the Braves certainly look primed for a deep postseason […]

After acquiring superstar outfielder Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals in 2022, the San Diego Padres felt primed to have a stellar season the following year. Things didn’t exactly work out as the Padres envisioned, and San Diego ended up trading Soto to the New York Yankees the following offseason. The Padres reportedly had challenges […]

The Seattle Mariners are signing 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel. Keuchel agreed to a minor league deal, per Daniel Kramer or MLB.com. “NEWS: Former AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel is signing a Minor League deal with the Mariners. The plan will be for him to report to Triple-A Tacoma.” The lefty will report […]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers was electric on Monday night as she led the Huskies over USC to reach the Final Four. After the game, the Huskies do-it-all guard was asked to hit the Kobe Bryant pose as she sat with the trophy. Her response: “It ain’t me, dog. That’s Kobe.” "It ain't me, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their winning ways on Monday night with an 8-3 win over the rival San Francisco Giants. While stars Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman showed up big in clutch moments, under-the-radar offseason acquisitions James Paxton and Teoscar Hernandez were key contributors in the win. Freeman spoke about both players, per Jack […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2024 MLB season as World Series favorites after signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, and while Mookie Betts being moved to shortstop is one of the more intriguing stories this spring training, it is a move that could be concerning for the team and overall defensive alignment this season. But the […]

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are having a breakout season, currently sitting in third place in the NBA Western Conference standings with a 51-23 record. Clearly the Timberwolves are gearing up for a playoff run. But former NBA sharpshooter Jamal Crawford doesn’t like their chances. Speaking on NBA TV, Crawford weighed in on the […]

2024 hasn’t been kind to the New York Mets so far. After suffering a three-game sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers in a contentious series, the Mets were held without a run in a 10-inning 5-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers. This is the Mets’ first 0-4 start to a season since 2005, […]

Ronel Blanco, who did not make his major league debut until two years ago at 28 years old, made history in his eighth career start, pitching a no-hitter for the Houston Astros in a 10-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night in Houston. The 30-year-old Blanco was a surprise addition to the […]

Caitlin Clark and Iowa women’s basketball advanced to the Final Four after beating LSU women’s basketball 94-87 on Monday night in a highly anticipated rematch of last year’s NCAA Championship Game. Clark was dominant in the win, finishing with 41 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists, and several LSU women’s basketball stars could only shrug. […]

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren was forced to exit Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies after he collided with Jaren Jackson Jr. Duren lost a tooth in the collision, per Dime: Jalen Duren is out for the rest of Grizzlies-Pistons after he lost a tooth from colliding with Jaren Jackson Jr.pic.twitter.com/P4aMmKRC8v — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) April […]

After talented center Alperen Sengun went down with a season-ending injury on March 10, things didn’t look good for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets kept trudging on, though, ultimately winning 10 games in a row before finally falling to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. A huge reason for their success has been the high-level play […]

As the NBA regular season winds down, teams that are out of the playoff hunt turn their attention to the 2024 NBA Draft. The problem is, many experts believe that the 2024 NBA Draft is the ‘worst ever,’ per NBA analyst Jeff Goodman: “Multiple veteran NBA execs say the same thing about this draft. It’s […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson had his season cut short last year after he underwent season-ending surgery to repair a fracture in his throwing shoulder in November. An MRI revealed Watson had a displaced fracture to the glenoid in his right shoulder. Team doctors determined Watson needed immediate surgery to avoid further structural damage. Now, the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies haven’t gotten off to a good start in 2024 after allowing 21 runs to the rival Atlanta Braves in a pair of losses through the first two games of the season. But it isn’t for a lack of effort from superstar Bryce Harper. Atlanta’s Austin Riley popped a foul ball of Phillies […]

The Orlando Magic crushed the Memphis Grizzlies 118-88 on Saturday night in a win that had Joe Ingles in a jovial mood. After the game, Ingles was first to the podium, in place of Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley and hilarity ensued, per Fawzan Amer of The Sixth Man Show: Joe Ingles went first tonight […]

UConn basketball advanced to their second-consecutive Final Four after completely dismantling Illinois 77-52 to win the East Region. This makes 10 March Madness wins in a row for the defending national champions and coach Dan Hurley, all by double digits. With each passing blowout, UConn basketball builds a stronger case for placing this two-year run […]

Caitlin Clark had 29 points and 15 assists to lead top-seeded Iowa women’s basketball to an 89-68 win over fifth-seeded Colorado in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday, setting up a rematch of last year’s national title game against LSU. After the game, Clark spoke about her mentality approaching the game: "I'm only promised 40 […]

The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays saw the benches clear when Genesis Cabrera and Jose Caballero got into it at third base. After Caballero was thrown out trying to reach third base on a Rays hit, he took exception with contact made by the Blue Jays’ Cabrera, who was backing up third. Then […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced that rookie forward Toumani Camara will miss the rest of the 2023-24 season with a fractured rib and lacerated kidney. Camara left the Blazers’ Wednesday matchup with the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth quarter with a rib injury. Further testing showed that he has a fractured left rib and a […]

As the Portland Trail Blazers play out the string in the 2023-24 NBA season, it’s time to start looking back at how key players performed relative to preseason expectations. Perhaps no one had more to prove than Blazers center Deandre Ayton. Last September, the Blazers acquired Ayton in a trade with the Phoenix Suns that […]

The Boston Red Sox topped the Seattle Mariners in their Opening Day game, and right fielder Tyler O’Neill made a little history in the process. O’Neill blasted a solo homer in the eighth inning — his fifth straight Opening Day home run — and the Red Sox walked away with the 6-4 win over the Mariners. […]

The reigning National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks are looking to get back to the World Series this season while the Colorado Rockies are expected to be middling at best. Regardless, no one could have predicted what happened on Opening Day, especially in the third inning of the two teams’ matchup. The Diamondbacks entered the inning […]

The Seattle Mariners kicked off their 2024 season with a nod to their recent past. The Mariners announced on Thursday that they have signed slugger Nelson Cruz to a one-day contract to retire with Seattle. Said Cruz, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today, “I have always identified myself with the Seattle Mariners. When I was […]

The Oakland Athletics are kicking off the season at home against the Cleveland Guardians as fans are ticked off and once again planning a major boycott and choosing not to attend as part of their long-running pushback over the team’s potential move to Las Vegas. Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said he understands, per John Shea […]

Houston Astros ace Framber Valdez didn’t have a terrible Opening Day start against the New York Yankees, but there were definite areas that needed improvement in the Astros’ 5-4 loss to the Bronx Bombers on Thursday. Valdez was charged with three runs in 4 2/3 innings, but he did make key pitches to escape multiple […]

The Detroit Tigers won their first 1-0 Opening Day game in franchise history over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, and Javier Baez relished his role as the villain. On his third-inning single, the former Chicago Cubs player seemed to take a moment to relish the boos from the southside Chicago fans. He pointed to […]