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New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon looked better but still couldn’t get back into his previous winning ways after falling 3-2 to the Cincinnati Reds. After a seven-start win streak, the $162 million lefty is now 0-4 with a 10.89 ERA in his last four starts. But he looked better against the Reds, going 5.1 […]

The Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Wednesday night behind Chris Sale’s strong outing, but the game was more memorable for what happened to Braves manager Brian Snitker. Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies up in the bottom of the fifth inning and facing a 1-2 count, Albies fouled off a Jordan Hicks […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had a big offseason so far and are now looking to fill in the gaps with role players after signing Paul George to a max contract. Among the players that the team is rumored to be interested in, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, is former 76ers power forward […]

It seems that receiving a lifetime ban from the NBA was just the beginning for former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter. Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that caused the NBA to ban him, per a report by the Associated Press. Federal prosecutors filed what’s known as […]

The Golden State Warriors just lost one of their core pieces as Klay Thompson has decided to take his talents to the Dallas Mavericks. But apparently the Warriors came close to having their big-3 break up last offseason – as Draymond Green revealed that he nearly joined the Memphis Grizzlies. Speaking on the latest edition […]

The major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies hung on and beat the struggling Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Tuesday night. The Phillies played without injured sluggers Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, but Schwarber still did his part, making sure that rookie pitcher Michael Mercado – who earned his first big league win – moved to the front of […]

New York Yankees rookie Luis Gil lost his third straight start, allowing four runs and two hits in four-plus innings with three walks and two hit batters in New York’s 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. After going 9-1 with 2.03 ERA in his first 14 outings, Gil is 0-3 with a 14.90 […]

It’s been a big week for the Golden State Warriors. Star sharpshooter Klay Thompson decided to leave the Dubs and play for the Dallas Mavericks, breaking up a trio of Thompson, Steph Curry, and Draymond Green that has been together since 2012. Now, Green is sharing what it was like to learn that Thompson was […]

In a busy week that has seen a franchise icon sign with another team in free agency, the Golden State Warriors are making some additions to their coaching staff, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: “The Golden State Warriors are planning to hire Terry Stotts as lead assistant coach and Jerry Stackhouse as an assistant, sources tell […]

The Chicago Bulls have seemingly been stuck in a holding pattern with point guard Lonzo Ball ever since he suffered a knee injury on Jan. 14, 2022. Ball, who exercised his $21.4 million player option for the 2024-25 season, has expressed optimism about resuming his NBA career after missing two full seasons for the Bulls. […]

Bronny James has had quite the week. After getting drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers (his dad, LeBron James’ team) 55th overall, he now is reportedly getting a guaranteed, multiyear rookie deal. With NBA Summer League fast approaching, Bronny spoke to NBA TV about what his goals are during the annual Las Vegas event: “Proving […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had a busy free agency period, having already agreed to terms with Paul George, Kelly Oubre, Andre Drummond, and Eric Gordon – as well as extending star Tyrese Maxey. But the 76ers are still hunting for deals and have interest in prying Dorian Finney-Smith away from the Brooklyn Nets, per Michael […]

Detroit Tigers broadcaster Craig Monroe, who has been off the air since June 9, was recently accused of sexually assaulting a woman when she was a minor, per Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing. Writes Contes, “On June 11, the Instagram account @carbarbie941 accused Monroe of sex crimes, which allegedly began when he was a minor league […]

As Major League Baseball approaches the All-Star break, the Houston Astros are surging. Yordan Alvarez is among the candidates to start at DH for the American League. But will he participate in the Home Run Derby? Despite the high-profile nature of the Derby, it sounds like Alvarez will skip the event, per Chandler Rome of […]

Fresh off of a surprise NBA Playoffs appearance that showed that they’re ahead of schedule, the Orlando Magic have been spending their cap space this offseason. After adding former Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the Magic have retained a pair of their players, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. First, they locked up center Goga Bitadze on […]

Klay Thompson is joining the Dallas Mavericks after agreeing to a $50 million sign-and-trade with the Golden State Warriors. Thompson has spent his entire career with the Warriors but is now set for a new chapter in Dallas. In the three-team deal, Golden State will pick up a pair of second-round picks. Now that the […]

The Houston Rockets and free agent point guard Aaron Holiday have agreed to a two-year deal, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Free agent guard Aaron Holiday plans to sign a two-year, $10 million deal to stay with the Houston Rockets, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Holiday played 78 games as a reserve guard for Rockets’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been shut out so far in the efforts to upgrade the roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. But could a potential Brooklyn Nets/D’Angelo Russell reunion be the key for Los Angeles adding some help? After failing to land Klay Thompson, the Lakers have turned their attention to Chicago Bulls […]

After being with the Philadelphia 76ers since the middle of the 2018-19 season, veteran forward Tobias Harris and the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a 2-year, $52 million contract. 76ers fans are reacting as one would expect. He’ll fit right in on the Pistons pic.twitter.com/l5nFmvO2JJ — Dunkadelphia (@PhillyDunk) July 1, 2024 A – “his agent […]

The San Antonio Spurs, who’ve been linked to Chris Paul for a while now, are reportedly signing the future Hall of Fame point guard and pairing him up with star center Victor Wembanyama. Dwight Howard, and NBA vet that knows a thing or two about playing center with some good point guards, loves the move […]

Gerrit Cole pitched five innings for his first win of the season and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Sunday to split their four-game series. While the win was meaningful for Cole as he battles back from injury that kept him out for most of the 2024 season, he also […]

After helping the Denver Nuggets win the championship in 2023 and delivering another productive season in 2023-24, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope set himself up for a nice payday in free agency. He got exactly that after the Orlando Magic signed him to a lucrative three-year, $66 million deal. The Nuggets were in a tough spot this offseason, […]

NBA free agency is officially underway, and the Philadelphia 76ers are a team that is currently in flux. Amid rumors that superstar Paul George may join the team in free agency, word is that veteran forward Nicolas Batum will not be back with the 76ers, per Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Batum averaged 5.3 points […]

The MLB trade deadline in July 30, and teams across the league are trying to figure out whether they will be buyers or sellers. One name that had widely been expected to be on the move, Oakland Athletics reliever Mason Miller, is now expected to remain with the A’s, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are currently in first place in the National League Central with a 49-34 record. While Milwaukee is enjoying a successful season so far, there isn’t a ton of separation withing the division, as the last-place Chicago Cubs are only 10.5 games behind them. Thus, the Brewers are looking for ways to upgrade […]

The Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Saturday night in their first game since placing star Bryce Harper on the IL. Shortstop Trea Turner had a tough game, going 0-4 with a strikeout. He spoke about it afterward, per Tim Kelly Sports: Trea Turner acknowledges he was “trying to do a little […]

New York Yankees starter Nestor Cortes had a rough outing, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Bronx Bombers 9-3 on Saturday. Cortes allowed seven hits and three earned runs in just 4.1 innings, including a home run to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Yankees, who won Friday to snap a season-worst four-game losing streak, lost […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have exercised the 2024-25 team option on the contract of guard Dalano Banton, the team announced today. Acquired by the Blazers on Feb. 8, Banton appeared in 30 games for Portland during the 2023-24 season and averaged 16.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 0.9 steals in 29 minutes per game. […]

Ahead of NBA free agency, the Orlando Magic have declined Center Moe Wagner’s $8 million team option, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “The Orlando Magic are declining Moe Wagner’s $8M team option, but both sides have interest in discussing a new deal in free agency, sources tell ESPN.” As Woj notes, the Magic could potentially re-sign […]

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena said he does not think doing an in-game interview had any impact on a misplayed infield pop-up that occurred during the team’s loss to the New York Mets on Friday, per Matt Kawahara of The Houston Chronicle. Pena was mic’d up for a live interview on the Apple TV+ broadcast […]

With NBA free agency getting underway next week, the Golden State Warriors have been busy making moves. The team decided not to give a qualifying offer to guard Lester Quinones, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype: “The Golden State Warriors won’t tender a qualifying offer to guard Lester Quinones, league sources told @hoopshype. The 23-year-old guard […]

San Francsico Giants legend and MLB Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda passed away on Friday at the age of 86, the team announced. The #SFGiants are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Hall-of-Famer and #ForeverGiant, Orlando Cepeda pic.twitter.com/KVB9AwjAPB — SFGiants (@SFGiants) June 29, 2024 Cepeda, a lumbering first baseman who played for six […]

The Detroit Pistons chose G League Ignite prospect Ron Holland with the No. 5 selection in the 2024 NBA Draft, a higher slot than many had Holland projected to land. Appearing on SiriusXM NBA Radio, new Pistons President Trajan Langdon explained why the team went with Holland in that spot: “I felt very comfortable from […]

Miami Heat guard Josh Richardson has opted in to his $3 million player option for next season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic: “Heat guard Josh Richardson is picking up his $3 million player option to return for the 2024-25 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Richardson was a key part of Miami’s rotation before shoulder […]

The New Orleans Pelicans just revamped their roster on Friday, acquiring guard Dejounte Murray from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Larry Nance, Dyson Daniels and a draft pick. But they could possibly still not be done, with Brandon Ingram still on the Pelicans’ roster after months of trade rumors. If New Orleans is looking […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins, who has been a constant subject of trade rumors, has been told by the team that he cannot play for Team Canada this summer in the Olympics per Toronto Raptors reporter Doug Smith: “Andrew Wiggins out of Canadian Olympic picture, according to a source. Golden State Warriors playing hardball […]

The Charlotte Hornets will not be bringing back Seth Curry with one year left on his contract and the veteran guard will be waived, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN: “ESPN Sources: The Charlotte Hornets are waiving guard Seth Curry but interest exists on both sides to keep talking on a new deal in July free […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are limping through the 2024 MLB season with a 37-43 record, which sees them in last place in the American League East. With just over a month until the MLB trade deadline, the Blue Jays clearly need to shake things up. But they’re not eager to trade either Bo Bichette or […]

Bryce Harper limped off the field with an apparent hamstring injury after making the final out for the Philadelphia Phillies in their 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. Hustling down the line as he tried to beat out a grounder to second base, Harper reached for his left hamstring after crossing first […]