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Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons has been out since Oct 26 with a torn thumb ligament suffered during the Blazers’ season-opening loss to the Clippers. He underwent surgery the following week and has been out since then. Now the Blazers could be getting Simons back soon, according to Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report. […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars are taking on the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, and quarterback Trevor Lawrence is continuing his hot streak. Lawrence has a pair of touchdown passes and a touchdown run (at the time of this writing) for the Jaguars, and that marks some history for Jacksonville, according to Michael DiRocco of ESPN: […]

Two-way MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani is not just the biggest prize of the 2023 free-agent market; he’s one of the biggest prizes in MLB history. While every team wants a shot to sign Ohtani to a massive deal, a handful of teams have been repeatedly linked to him: the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco […]

The Texas Longhorns are headed to the College Football Playoffs, where they will take on Washington in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. But Texas football will be without one of their defensive players. Texas defensive back Jalen Catalon has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3 Sports. Catalon racked up 17 tackles and one […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in their NBA In-Season Tournament matchup. Lakers coach Darvin Ham reflected on the Suns’ dangerous duo of Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, according to Duane Rankin of AZ Central: "You can't get discouraged. You've definitely got to have a multiple effort mentality, but yet still […]

After Jonathan Smith was hired as the new Michigan State football coach, the program lost all of its quarterbacks to the transfer portal. Now it looks like Smith may have a familiar face under center. After a year with Oregon State under Smith, freshman Aiden Chiles has entered the transfer portal and is expected to […]

Kobe Bryant’s last Lakers road uniform, including his signature Nike sneakers, shorts and number 24 jersey – worn by Bryant during his last NBA road game – just sold at auction for nearly $500,000 to an anonymous bidder. The historic pieces of memorabilia, photo matched to prove they were worn by KB on April 11, […]

NFL officiating is in the spotlight again this week after a critical no-call in the Sunday Night Football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers. In what was the Chiefs’ final drive of the game, Patrick Mahomes threw a deep pass near the goal line that was intended for wide receiver […]

Florida State football fans are hopping mad after being snubbed for Alabama by the College Football Playoff selection committee. On First Take, Stephen A. Smith shared his thoughts on the Seminoles missing the playoffs, and it had an interesting Deion Sanders angle: "I bet you if Prime Time Deion Sanders was [Florida State's] coach they […]

Ohio State football is going to have a new starting quarterback next season following the news that Kyle McCord is entering the transfer portal. The surprising move comes after Ohio State football went 11-1 in the 2023-24 season and finished short of the College Football Playoff. McCord posted 3,170 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, six interceptions and […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was clearly disappointed after the Mavs’ failed comeback bid against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. After the game, the Mavs star talked about the swing in emotions that he’s dealt with between the birth of his daughter on Thursday and then losing a game in which his team had a 30-0 run […]

Dallas Mavericks fans are all talking about the 30-0 run they put on the Oklahoma City Thunder in their 126-120 loss on Saturday night. But lost in all that is the fact that Mavs star Luka Doncic entered Larry Bird territory during that game. Doncic had 36 points, 15 rebounds, and 18 assists in the […]

The Chicago Bulls topped the New Orleans Pelicans 124-118 behind a monster game from guard Coby White. The Bulls point guard had 31 points, 9 rebounds, 6assists, and 8 made 3-pointers. He’s the first player in franchise history to reach those numbers in a game, according to StatMuse. Coming into this season, Bulls fans were […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers handed the Detroit Pistons their 17th straight loss, 110-101, on Saturday night. Max Strus and Darius Garland each had 22 points for the Cavs – but after the game, Strus pointed to a different hero of the game on Bally Sports: Max Strus points to Isaac Okoro and the @cavs bench changing […]

UNC Wilmington upset the No. 12-ranked Kentucky Wildcats 80-73 in Rupp Arena on Saturday, a stunning loss for a Kentucky basketball team that had routed No. 8 Miami with a 22-point blowout earlier in the week. That win was the Wildcats’ second-largest win over an AP top-10 team since John Calipari took over in 2009. The […]

Georgia football fell to Alabama 27-24 in the SEC championship game on Saturday, and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is angry. With 1:25 remaining in the first half, Alabama faced a fourth and 4 on Georgia 37-yard line. The Crimson Tide led 10-7 and stop for Georgia football would be massive, especially with since the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers stunned the Golden State Warriors 113-112 on Saturday behind Paul George’s game-winning 3-pointer. But Clippers guard Russell Westbrook had another quiet performance, scoring only eight points in 19 minutes off the bench. James Harden had some words of encouragement for his teammate during the game, according to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: […]

25-year-old Japanese pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been given permission by the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) club to try his luck in the big leagues via the player posting system. While every MLB club would love to have a player such as Yoshinobu Yamamoto, MLB Insider Bob Nightengale told Dodgers Nation that he thinks either […]

Texas football’s Xavier Worthy appeared to have suffered a severe ankle injury in this afternoon’s Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma State. Texas was in the process of blowing out the Cowboys 42-12 when the incident occurred. Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian provided an injury update on the wide receiver following his team’s Big 12 […]

The Green Bay Packers host the reigning Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs for Sunday Night Football this weekend, and a very special fan could be in attendance. When asked whether Taylor Swift would be at the game, Packers head coach Matt LeFleur replied, “That’s what I heard,” according to Eric Boynton of WBAY. But […]

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 in the MLB, […]

Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes and the Dallas Cowboys extended their home winning streak to 14 games, rallying for a 41-35 shootout victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night. Prescott was electric for the Cowboys, going 29-41 for 299 yards and zero interceptions to go along with his three touchdowns. After the game, Ryan Fitzpatrick had high praise for Prescott, […]

Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes and the Dallas Cowboys extended their home winning streak to 14 games, rallying for a 41-35 shootout victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night. If it seemed like there was a lot of offense in this game, that’s because there was. In fact, neither the Cowboys nor the Seahawks punted in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finished an up and down week that saw them fall to the Philadelphia 76ers and crush the Detroit Pistons with a tough 133-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers led by 14 in the first quarter, but the Thunder took over in the second — outscoring the Lakers 42-23 — […]

The Los Angeles Lakers finished an up and down week with a tough 133-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers led by 14 in the first quarter, but the Thunder took over in the second — outscoring the Lakers 42-23 — and led 72-60 at halftime. After the game, Lakers coach Darvin Ham […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for answers after blowing a 16-point lead and falling to the Portland Trail Blazers 103-95 on Thursday night. Head coach JB Bickerstaff was reportedly frustrated and spent some extra time talking to his players about their failure to maintain leads, according to Evan Dammarell of Locked On Cavs: “Cavs head […]

Shaedon Sharpe scored 29 points, Jerami Grant chipped in 13, and the Portland Trail Blazers got their second straight impressive road win this week, 103-95 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Sharpe was electric for the Blazers, adding 10 rebounds, five assists, and four made 3-pointers to his high scoring output. With that stat line, Sharpe is the […]

Los Angeles star LeBron James has been in the NBA a long time – scoring the most points in NBA history, logging the most minutes played – the list goes on and on. James has shown little sign of slowing down for the Lakers this season, averaging 25.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per […]

The San Francisco Giants are reportedly aiming for the big-time this offseason; hoping to sign both Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. But the Giants reportedly had interest in another star pitcher, hoping to sign free agent Sonny Gray before the ex-Minnesota Twins pitcher signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, according to Ken Rosenthal of The […]

The New York Mets are reportedly in the hunt for Japanese phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto – but in the meantime, the team is ranking other pitchers available on the free agency marketplace. Among other free agent starters, the Mets reportedly value Jordan Montgomery ahead of Blake Snell and Eduardo Rodriguez, according to Andy Martino of SNY: […]

After scoring in a Dolphins Week 6 win over the Carolina Panthers, Tyreek Hill grabbed a cameraman’s cell phone and recorded himself doing a backflip. He was flagged for excessive celebration, but that was not the only punishment that someone received for the situation. Kevin Fitzgibbons, a student at the University of Miami, released a video […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are close to having their full rotation healthy for the first time all season with Trey Murphy III on the mend from meniscus surgery in his left knee. Originally said to be out 10-to-12 weeks when he underwent partial meniscus surgery in September, Murphy has been progressing well and could be prepared to make his […]

The New Orleans Pelicans took care of the Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers 124-114 behind a forceful Zion Williamson on Wednesday night. Williamson did it all for the Pelicans – scoring 33 points, while shooting 11-12 from the floor and an identical 11-12 from the free throw line. After the game, the Pelicans’ star had a […]

The Carolina Panthers fired head coach Frank Reich earlier this week after a brutal 1-10 start to the season. Now, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is expected to receive interest from the Panthers, according to Josina Anderson of CBS Sports: “Lions OC Ben Johnson is currently expected to receive interest from the Panthers again […]

Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich was fired on Sunday night by owner David Tepper just 11 games into his tenure as the head of the NFC South squad. The move came after the Panthers lost to the Tennessee Titans 17-10 in Week 12 to drop them to 1-10 on the season. Now, Panthers legend Cam […]

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has received an offer to come home to Cleveland. On Wednesday’s episode of Travis and his brother Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment,, Machine Gun Kelly called in and personally offered the Kansas City Chiefs tight end $500,000 in cash to leave his current team and […]

The Atlanta Braves signed RHP Penn Murfee and RHP Jackson Stephens to one-year, non-guaranteed split contracts for the 2024 season on Wednesday. A split contract means the player would be paid at differing rates for time spent in the majors versus Triple-A. Both pitchers rejoin the Braves’ 40-man roster. Murfee and Stephens were each dropped […]

The Cleveland Guardians made a free agent splash on Wednesday. No, they didn’t win the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, but the Guardians did agree to terms with one of his teammates – inking right-handed pitcher Jaime Barria to a minor league deal, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Barria spent his first six seasons with […]

The 3-13 Memphis Grizzlies are having a tough season, as they look to get a win against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Things are going so poorly for the Grizzlies, that even when they have a big lead, the stadium lights shut off. Up 63-42 over the Jazz with 11:05 left in the third […]