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The Golden State Warriors topped the Utah Jazz 129-107 on Monday night to win their fifth consecutive game and moved back above .500 on the season. Warriors forward Draymond Green nearly had a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. He also did his best Steph Curry impression with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from […]

After a controversial ending that saw the New York Knicks fall 105-103 to the Houston Rockets, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson wasn’t in a talking mood. With the game tied and time running out, Aaron Holiday heaved up a desperation 3-pointer that saw him draw a phantom foul from the Knicks’ Brunson: WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Jalen […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic exited Monday’s game in the third quarter against the Washington Wizards with an apparent injury. Doncic, who is dealing with a broken nose, was hit in the face on an opponent’s drive to the basket. The Mavericks superstar missed five minutes spanning the third and fourth quarters after being knocked to the floor on a […]

Before the Kansas City Chiefs scored the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl 58, they knew exactly what they needed to do. That’s because, once the game went into overtime, the San Francisco 49ers had elected to receive the ball after winning the coin toss. But with new playoff overtime rules in place, extra time is […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Dereck Lively II remains out after suffering a nasal fracture when Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. accidentally struck him in the face on Jan. 29th. In turn, Lively had surgery to fix the issue and is inching closer to a return. In the meantime, Lively appeared on the Mavericks’ broadcast […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama went off on Monday night in his team’s 122-99 win over the Toronto Raptors. Wemby had a triple-double for the Spurs, but didn’t achieve it with the conventional points, rebounds, and assists. Instead, Wembanyama had 27 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots. He also added five assists for […]

Last month, the New York Mets and first baseman Pete Alonso agreed on a $20.5 million contract for the upcoming season in order to avoid arbitration. But it sounds like that wasn’t necessarily the start of a longer-term accord between the Mets and their star. Mets president David Stearns explained the situation, per Mike Mayer of […]

With pitchers and catchers set to report this week, the Tampa Bay Rays are looking to prepare for the 2024 season. But for top Rays prospect Junior Caminero, one of the brightest future stars in the game, it may not be the spring training he was hoping for, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa […]

After defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58, the Kansas City Chiefs will celebrate on Wednesday with a parade through their local streets. The Chiefs’ victory parade will begin downtown at 11 a.m. local time and will last approximately 90 minutes, officials announced on Monday. The parade route will start at 6th Street […]

Kevin Durant can’t seem to make up his mind when it comes to who is picking in the 3-point shootout between the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry and New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu at NBA All-Star Weekend. “I’m going Steph. Sorry Sabrina, you can shoot but not against the greatest,” Durant said, per Leigh Ellis. However, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on fire, having won 17 of their last 18 games since New Year’s Day. Despite the success they’ve seen over the last six weeks, Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff was reportedly on the hot seat earlier this season, according to NBA insider Brian Windhorst. Windhorst spoke about the Cavaliers’ coaching situation […]

The San Francisco 49ers suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58, and quarterback Brock Purdy put the blame squarely on himself after the game, saying, “We have the team and the offense to score touchdowns, and I failed to put our team in position to do that.” On the latest edition of ‘Nightcap,’ a […]

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce was caught in a heated moment with head coach Andy Reid following a costly turnover in Super Bowl 58 against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Fortunately for the Chiefs, everything ended up working out, as Kelce had a solid second half to help Kansas City to the 25-22 overtime win over the 49ers. Now, in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced that guard Malcolm Brogdon has received treatment for tendinitis in his right elbow and will be reevaluated in two weeks. Brogdon last played for the Blazers on Feb. 2 in Portland’s loss to the Denver Nuggets. He was ruled out of the team’s next game with a right knee contusion, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made a minor move at the trade deadline, sending a heavily protected second round pick to the Boston Celtics for Dalano Banton, holding on to all of their rotation players. While Blazers GM Joe Cronin made a good case for doing so on Friday, there have been reports of issues with […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Friday that second-year guard Shaedon Sharpe underwent successful surgery to repair a core muscle injury. The procedure was performed by Dr. William C. Meyers and Dr. Alexander E. Poor at The Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. The Blazers also announced that Sharpe will be reevaluated in six weeks. When former […]

Portland Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin spoke with the local media on Thursday night prior to the team’s loss to the Detroit Pistons. With the trade deadline having just passed, league rules prevented Cronin from speaking specifically about the team’s deal to acquire Dalano Banton from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a heavily protected […]

The Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday traded a heavily protected second round pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Dalano Banton just minutes before the trade deadline. Late Thursday night, the Blazers made the trade official. Banton has recorded 2.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 7.1 minutes per game in 24 […]

The Golden State Warriors made a move at the trade deadline, sending Cory Joseph to the Indiana Pacers, but they reportedly were engaged with the Chicago Bulls in talks surrounding Alex Caruso, per NBC Sports Chicago’s Bulls insider K.C. Johnson: “In exploratory trade talks with the Golden State Warriors centered on Caruso, league sources said […]

Shortly after the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Patrick Beverley from the Philadelphia 76ers, the team turned around and dealt center Robin Lopez to the Sacramento Kings in a salary dump. Lopez, known for his sense of humor, paid tribute to his time on the Bucks with Beverley on social media: “I enjoyed being teammates with Patrick […]

The Toronto Raptors have agreed to trade veteran point guard Dennis Schroder and veteran Thaddeus Young to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie. But Dinwiddie won’t suit up for the Raptors. Dinwiddie is being waived by the team in order to avoid paying out a games-played contract bonus, per Shams Charania of The Athletic: “To avoid a $1.5M upcoming contract bonus for […]

Former Carolina Panthers coach matt Rhule has been busy in the college ranks coaching the Nebraska Cornhuskers, but he still has stories about his time in the NFL. Speaking on the Super Bowl, Rhule brought up the 2022 NFL Draft, when that he thought now San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy should have been on […]

The Baltimore Orioles are widely considered the favorites in the American League East after winning 101 games last season as a young team and adding star pitcher Corbin Burnes this offseason. The Orioles also have baseball’s no. 1 rated prospect, 20-yea-old Jackson Holliday, ready to possibly join the club at Camden Yards. Orioles GM Mike […]

Amid heavy trade speculation, Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges boosted his stock with a 45-point outburst in the 123-117 loss to the Toronto Raptors. After the game, the Hornets star was asked about the deadline and whether he wants to be in Charlotte, per Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer: Miles Bridges was asked about […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers topped the Washington Wizards 114-106 on Wednesday night, to move to 33-16 on the season. After a slow start, the Cavs have gone 15-1 in their last 16 games and are now healthy, with Evan Mobley and Darius Garland having returned from injury. Cavs star Donovan Mitchell spoke about the team’s mindset on […]

Trevor Bauer was one of the most dominant pitchers of the last decade. But after a sexual assault allegation in June 2021, Bauer has been out of the game. After being reinstated from his suspension, the Los Angeles Dodgers moved on from Bauer and he spent this past year pitching in Japan. Now, with the allegation […]

The San Antonio Spurs fell to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night in a game that saw an amazing hustle play from Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan. The Spurs sophomore went running out of bounds to try and save the ball and ended up sprawled out several rows deep in among the spectators. As a reward […]

The Seattle Mariners on Wednesday claimed outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba off of waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The newest member of the Mariners is the older brother of Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Smith-Njigba, 24, appeared in 15 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2023, going 4-for-32 with a double, triple and 5 RBI in […]

The Golden State Warriors are taking on the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night on ESPN, and fans are reacting to a controversial call. Warriors star Steph Curry made a 3-pointer while absorbing contact from the 76ers’ Jaden Springer and was set to have a chance to convert a 4-point play. But Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse challenged […]

The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at noon, and there is little indication that the Trail Blazers are going to make a deal. While it seemed relatively likely just 24 hours ago that guard Malcolm Brogdon would be on the move in order to free up playing time for Anfernee Simons, Scoot Henderson, and Shaedon […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked to multiple trade targets so far this season, with an outgoing D’Angelo Russell the common thread in all of the rumors. But now, with Russell playing well for Los Angeles, the Lakers thinking has changed, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN: https://twitter.com/i/status/1755323358697193852 “The [Lakers] calculus has changed with the […]

The NBA trade deadline is less than 24 hours away, and Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges reportedly has a good chance to be moved, according to NBA insider Brian Windhorst on the latest edition of ‘Brian Windhorst & the Hoops Collective:’ “The one player that I think is super interesting to talk about, the player […]

North Carolina basketball was stunned 80-76 by Clemson on Tuesday, but it wasn’t all bad news for Tar Heels point guard RJ Davis. Point guard scored 22 points in the loss, and in doing so, passed Michael Jordan for 15th place on the North Carolina basketball all-time scoring list, per Sam Lance of Zagsblog.com: “RJ […]

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined to score 71 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 119-107 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Tuesday night. After the game, Doncic talked about how Irving’s presence back in the lineup affects the Mavericks, per Noah Weber of Thesmokingcuban.com: “Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic on Kyrie Irving: […]

The Oakland Athletics are all set to move to las Vegas in 2028. But will they? Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman isn’t exactly rolling out the red carpet to the Athletics, who plan to build a $1.5 billion stadium in her city. In fact, Goodman said the team’s stadium plan “does not make sense” and […]

The Green Bay Packers last week hired former Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley to be their new defensive coordinator. Not the new Packers DC is putting the finishing touches on his staff, hiring former Chargers DV Derrick Ansley as the team’s new defensive pass-game coordinator, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN: “Former #Chargers DC Derrick […]

Utah football is headed to the Big-12 Conference next season, and head coach Kyle Whittingham understands that it’s going to be a different, and difficult, challenge. The Utah football coach joined College Sports on SiriusXM to talk about the changing landscape, per Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic: Ahead of #NSD2024, @Utah_Football HC Kyle Whittingham joined […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is headed to the NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis later this month, but he’s wondering why teammate Jarrett Allen won’t be joining him. On social media, the Cavs superstar shared some recent stats put up by Allen and made sure to hashtag NBA All Star: 🤔 @_bigjayy_ #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/eVCF6p5bUo — […]

It’s well known that the San Francisco 49ers selected quarterback Brock Purdy with the very last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. What’s not as well known is that 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan thought that Purdy was the best quarterback on the roster entering last season. Purdy was told that Shanahan had said such […]