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The Arizona Cardinals fell to the Houston Texans 21-16 on Sunday. The game saw the return of Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray from injury, but he was missing one of his key weapons in Michael Wilson. The Cardinals also suffered another injury setback, as defensive tackle Leki Fotu broke a bone in his hand – but […]

The New York Jets were crushed by the Buffalo Bills 32-6 on Sunday and Jets head coach Robert Saleh opened the door for a quarterback switch. Starter Zach Wilson was benched with 2:17 remaining in the third quarter and replaced by Tim Boyle, who didn’t fare much better in overseeing an offense that managed to score just […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were blown out at home by the Oklahoma City Thunder 134-91 on Sunday night. Portland struggled to compete in any facet of the game, while the Thunder used exceptionally hot shooting to get the easy win. Here are three takeaways from a game that saw the deep bench play the entire […]

The San Antonio Spurs fell 120-108 to the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. That loss was the Spurs’ eighth consecutive defeat, leaving them at 3-10 on the young season. After the game, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich broke down what went wrong, according to Tom Osborn of the San Antonio News-Express: “We just have trouble sustaining. […]

If it seems like Taylor Swift is everywhere right now, that’s because she is. Even at Camp Randall Stadium, home of Wisconsin football. Swift is often sighted at Kansas City Chiefs games to root on Travis Kelce, and while she didn’t exactly make a personal appearance in Madison, the marching band paid a little tribute […]

The San Antonio Spurs fell 120-108 to the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. But the big story wasn’t the Spurs’ eighth loss in a row, it was Victor Wembanyama’s block party. Despite the loss, Wembanyama put on a show for the Spurs crowd. Wemby had 19 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and an absurd […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves topped the New Orleans Pelicans in a 121-120 thriller on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards scored 23 points before fouling out with 10 seconds left while guarding Brandon Ingram along the perimeter. But Ingram missed one of his two free throws, allowing Towns to put Minnesota in front. The Pelicans still had a shot to win […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards scored 23 points in his team’s 121-120 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. But it was Edwards’ defense that provided the highlight of the night. Edwards had a chasedown block of a Dyson Daniels layup attempt that practically defied physics: This Anthony Edwards chasedown block was SPECIAL… and the numbers […]

The New Orleans Pelicans fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-120 on Saturday night, but they almost pulled off a miracle. Anthony Edwards scored 23 points before fouling out with 10 seconds left while guarding Brandon Ingram along the perimeter. But Ingram missed one of his two free throws, allowing Towns to put Minnesota in front. The Pelicans […]

Oregon football went into Tempe and rolled Arizona State 49-13 for their 10th win of the year. Ducks head coach Dan Lanning was facing his former offensive coordinator turned Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham. Lanning spent time at Arizona State as the on-campus recruiting coordinator in 2013. After the game, Lanning made sure to […]

Ethan Garbers threw three TD passes and T.J. Harden rushed for a career-high 142 yards and scored two touchdowns as UCLA football trounced struggling USC 38-20 on Saturday in the 93rd edition of the Crosstown Showdown. Earlier this week, UCLA football head coach Chip Kelly was rumored to be on the verge of being fired once this game […]

Ethan Garbers threw three TD passes and T.J. Harden rushed for a career-high 142 yards and scored two touchdowns as UCLA football trounced spiraling USC 38-20 on Saturday in the 93rd edition of their crosstown showdown. After the game, Garbers – quarterback for UCLA football – opened up on the win: UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers […]

The Washington Wizards are mired in a five-game losing streak that has culminated in a 2-10 start to the season after Friday’s 120-99 In-Season Tournament home loss vs. the New York Knicks. Now Wizards forward Deni Avdija is weighing in, according to Paul Terrazzano Jr. of TalkBasket.net: “Bad periods, bad times, they don’t last forever. […]

The Dallas Mavericks take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, and Mavs coach Jason Kidd got brutally honest regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, according to Brad Townsend of Dallas Morning News: The Giannis-Dame challenge. pic.twitter.com/6jiCaENTE7 — Brad Townsend (@townbrad) November 18, 2023 Said Kidd, “Giannis, he’s capable of going the length of the floor […]

The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes have been underway for nearly two weeks now, and to this point there has been little movement on that front. Multiple teams want in on the bidding, including the Seattle Mariners. But there’s an increasing belief that it’s not in the cards, according to Daniel Kramer of MLB.com. “The industry belief is […]

The Houston Texans take on the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans knows that quarterback Kyler Murray poses a special type of challenge, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC: “Texans coach DeMeco Ryans on Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray: ‘We have our hands full. The difference in Kyler is just his speed. He […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe became the youngest player in team history to reach 1,000 points in Friday’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The record was previously held by Sebastian Telfair, who reached 1,000 points near the end of his second season in 2005-06. The Blazers drafted Telfair out of high school with […]

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been fined $10,927 for unsportsmanlike conduct—throwing up a peace sign on his touchdown catch last week against Cleveland—according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The NFL fined #Ravens WR Odell Beckham Jr. $10,927 for unsportsmanlike conduct — throwing up a peace sign on his TD catch last […]

Portland Trail Blazers center DeAndre Ayton has had a mixed first season with the team so far. On the defensive end, he’s been very solid – able to bang down low while switching on screens and guarding the perimeter adequately. He’s also been a monster on the glass, averaging 11.5 rebounds a night – with […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 107-95 on Friday night in their NBA In-Season Tournament matchup. The loss moves the Blazers to 1-2 in Tournament play and was their sixth-straight defeat overall. Lakers star LeBron James was electric, scoring 35 points for his sixth-straight 30-plus point performance against the Blazers. Here […]

The Baltimore Ravens topped the Cincinnati Bengals 34-20 on Thursday Night Football in a game filled with injuries, including to star Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. The Bengals lost Joe Burrow for the season to a wrist injury, while the Ravens dealt with injuries to wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., tight end Mark Andrews, and quarterback […]

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is feared to have suffered a season-ending injury, with head coach John Harbaugh offering a dire update on the star’s outlook following their 34-20 home win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football. Andrews sustained the injury very early in the contest when he was tackled by Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson. After the game, Ravens […]

The Baltimore Ravens topped the Cincinnati Bengals 34-20 on Thursday Night Football, as Lamar Jackson did it again. The Ravens quarterback threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 54 more yards on the ground. That makes five straight games for Jackson with 50+ rush yards vs the Bengals. That’s the longest streak […]

The Atlanta Braves have had a lot of great players in their history. Goin back to Milwaukee and Boston, there is Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron, Tom Glavine, and Chipper Jones. But Jones thinks the most talented player in franchise history is playing for the Braves right now, according to David O’Brien of The […]

The Cleveland Browns got a brutal Deshaun Watson injury update ahead of Week 11, as the $230 million quarterback needs season-ending surgery to repair his injured shoulder. Now former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III is lobbying the Browns to sign him: Time to run it back. pic.twitter.com/EdNN1PURXI — RG3 and The Ones (@rg3andtheones) November 16, 2023 After running through his credentials, […]

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has dealt with a lot of injuries over the last few years, and general manager Brian Cashman has acknowledged that they expect Stanton to miss some time at least once in 2024. Where things potentially get dicey is when one considers that Stanton and Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto share an agent. The Yankees reportedly have […]

Thursday was a good day for Atlanta Braves fans. First, it was announced that the Braves will host the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. Then superstar outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was unanimously named NL MVP. Now, Acuna says that 2024 might be even better, according to Bally Sports: Ronald Acuña Jr. might be the only player […]

The Golden State Warriors have named Draymond Green’s replacement in the starting lineup while the forward serves a five-game suspension, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Jonathan Kuminga will get the nod in Green’s place as the Warriors take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Says Slater, “Steve Kerr’s instructions: “Run the floor, rebound, dive, […]

Major League Baseball is proposing multiple rules changes this offseason, just one year after the biggest changes to MLB in decades, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Reducing the pitch clock with runners on base from 20 to 18 seconds is the most significant proposal Major League Baseball’s joint competition committee is considering, but […]

The Portland Trail Blazers ran out of gas on Wednesday night, falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-95. While the loss, the Blazers’ fifth in a row, isn’t what he had hoped for, head coach Chauncey Billups saw some positive developments despite the end result. Coach Billups liked the effort When asked in his postgame press […]

As one of the biggest stars in the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard is set to earn hundreds of millions of dollars by the time his career is over. But even he understands that the NBA In-Season Tournament prize of $500,000 is nothing to sneeze at: "The guys who are trying to earn their […]

Before becoming host for Fox Sports’ ‘Fox NFL Kickoff’, Charissa Thompson was an NFL sideline reporter with the network. Her job entailed talking to coaches during games and asking tough questions about problems that teams were having. In a recent interview on the Pardon My Take podcast, she revealed that, on occasion, she would outright lie […]

The Chicago Cubs are among the teams that are pursuing superstar pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani, but they have contingency plans in place if they aren’t able to land the presumptive 2023 AL MVP, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN: “The Cubs are in on Japanese pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga — the latter has already […]

USC football’s last regular-season game of 2023 takes place on Saturday against UCLA. As soon as that game ends against the Bruins, Lincoln Riley’s attention will shift to a critical task, arguably the most important one so far in his USC career – Replacing Alex Grinch with a new defensive coordinator. Riley said the first […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is probably glad to have a day off today. With the Blazers missing guards Anfernee Simons, Scoot Henderson, and Malcom Brogdon to various injuries, Sharpe has had to pick up the workload in the backcourt. And pick it up he has – Sharpe leads the NBA in minutes per […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fell 109-95 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. The Blazers, playing the second of a back-to-back immediately after spending a week on the road, were exhausted and it showed. One of the few highlights of Wednesday’s game was the play of 27-year-old rookie center Duop Reath. Reath had 16 points […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford suffered an ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury to his right thumb in the Rams’ 43-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8. With Stafford out of commission, Brett Rypien took over starting quarterback duties for the Rams in Week 9. Los Angeles mustered only four first downs in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are among the most interested teams in RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, one of the top pitchers available this offseason, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Yamamoto is 25 years old, one of the best pitchers to come out of Japan, and teams’ evaluators and computer models love him. With that type […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was hospitalized in Philadelphia after reportedly getting hit by a vehicle last week. The story is that Oubre had been walking as a pedestrian when he was hit by a car, landing him in the hospital. The driver of the vehicle allegedly fled the scene. The Sixers wing was […]