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After an underrated offseason, the Golden State Warriors appear to be one of the best teams in the NBA again. The Dubs are off to a 7-1 start, which puts them in a tie for first place in the Western Conference, but one NBA insider said the team still could make a “big” trade this […]

Florida football head coach Billy Napier will remain in his position, UF athletic director Scott Stricklin announced today. In a statement via X, formerly Twitter, Stricklin expressed confidence in Napier’s ability to “meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.” Additionally, Stricklin, who has been Florida’s athletic director since 2016, called on “Gator Nation to continue standing […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked incredible to start the season, with LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and new head coach JJ Redick leading the team to wins in each of their first three games. However, the Lakers have since lost four of their last five, including last night’s blowout defeat against the Memphis Grizzlies. With Davis […]

In their first season in the rather empty Pac-12, the Washington State football team has performed well. The Cougars are 7-1 and appear to have a chance at becoming one of the teams in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, which head coach Jake Dickert is pleased with. Last night, the CFP committee released its […]

The Carolina Panthers benched second-year quarterback Bryce Young after the first two games of the season, but after two recent starts due to an injury to Andy Dalton, the Panthers are reportedly considering keeping Young as the starter for the time being. Young struggled in the Panthers’ first pair of games; the 2023 No. 1 […]

Over the weekend, a person on Penn State’s campus called Travis Kelce, Jason Kelce’s brother, a homophobic slur while Jason was walking through a crowd of people. Jason responded by turning around, grabbing the person’s cell phone, and throwing it on the ground before picking it up and attempting to walk away. Moments later, Kelce […]

To say former New Orleans Saints wide receiver doesn’t like Saints quarterback Derek Carr, despite rumors of a ‘bromance’ a year ago, would seem like a massive understatement judging by a tirade of social media posts by Thomas today. Thomas played for New Orleans from 2016 to 2023, overlapping with Carr just during the 2023 […]

No one is coming to defense to Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson for “tapping out” of a play during last week’s 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans. And don’t expect Michael Vick to be any different. Vick, who was one of the most elusive dual-threat quarterbacks in NFL history, became just the latest former player […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant is not a fan of Stephen A. Smith, and the future Hall of Famer laid into the outspoken ESPN commentator in a recent article. After Smith recently questioned Durant’s leadership ability on ‘First Take,’ KD, who posted on X at the time of Smith’s criticism that his “intangibles have always […]

At his political rally in Milwaukee on Friday, former President Donald Trump seemingly questioned the ‘Greekness’ of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was born in and lived in Greece until the Bucks drafted him in 2013. Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, arrived in Milwaukee for a rally at […]

The Clemson football team lost 33-21 Saturday vs. Louisville, and at two different points late in the game, Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney decided to kick an extra point instead of attempting a 2-point play, which bewildered ESPN play-by-play commentator Bob Wischusen. After a 3-yard Phil Mafah rushing touchdown cut Clemson’s deficit from 19 to […]

Lincoln Riley and the USC football team are now 4-5 after last night’s loss to Washington, yet another one-score-or-less defeat in a season filled with them. After getting back into the win column and snapping a three-game losing streak last week vs. Rutgers, the Trojans fell back into a nasty habit of losing close games. […]

Following the season-ending injury to Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has named a new team captain: popular running back Nick Chubb. Watson had been named one of the team’s five captains before the start of the season along with offensive guard Joel Bitonio, edge rusher Myles Garrett, cornerback Denzel Ward, and long […]

The Toronto Raptors’ rally fell short Friday night in a 131-125 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, but there were some positives to take away from the team’s fifth loss of the season, including a double-double by RJ Barrett, which was a step in the right direction according to Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic. After […]

The Northwestern football team will take on lowly Purdue today without two of its best players due to injuries. Linebacker Xander Mueller and wide receiver Bryce Kirtz are reportedly both going to miss today’s Big Ten game. “Sources: Northwestern will be without leading wide receiver Bryce Kirtz and second-leading tackler LB Xander Mueller, who are […]

The Minnesota football team will be without one of its best and most experienced offensive linemen today in a pivotal Big Ten matchup vs. Illinois. Offensive guard Tyler Cooper will reportedly miss the Golden Gophers’ conference game against the Illini. “Sources: Minnesota will be without starting left guard Tyler Cooper against No. 24 Illinois on […]

Rice fired head football coach Mike Bloomgren on Sunday, and while the Owls have not been a major player in college football in a long time, there is speculation that the program could make a splashy hire soon. Bloomgren spent parts of seven seasons leading the Rice football program before his firing, and after going […]

At multiple points during this season, it appeared Baylor football coach Dave Aranda was heading toward being fired. But after two consecutive wins, Aranda’s seat is reportedly not nearly as warm as it once was. With the Bears sitting at 4-4 on the season and having a clear path to their first winning season since […]

The Chicago Bears were feeling good — really good — as they appeared to be improving to 5-2 with a low-scoring win over the Washington Commanders. And then Jayden Daniels hurled a hail mary as time expired, elating Commanders fans, depressing Bears fans, and potentially angering rookie quarterback Caleb Williams’ father. Since the loss, Bears […]

Their record may not indicate it, but the Houston Texans are not in a good spot. There may be no better indication of that than last night’s 21-13 loss to the New York Jets. And head coach DeMeco Ryans is frustrated about it. Despite the Jets entering the game on a five-game losing streak and […]

Steven Adams made his debut with the Houston Rockets on Monday, but it wasn’t just a debut with a new team for the big Kiwi, it was his return to an NBA court after more than 600 days away. Back in January 2023, Adams suffered a PCL injury in his right knee. Initially thought to […]

Although Philadelphia 76ers were excited to see new addition Paul George out on the floor with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, the trio has not played in a game together yet as a result of injuries to both George and Embiid. While Maxey has remained healthy, George went down with a bone bruise in his […]

Although he could start this weekend for the Carolina Panthers, one insider proposed shipping off Bryce Young, the second-year player who was benched earlier this season, to the New York Giants. The Panthers are reportedly still unsure about which quarterback will start their Week 9 game vs. the New Orleans Saints, with Andy Dalton having […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ very-bad, no-good season got a little better today with the news of the impending return of running back Travis Etienne Jr. “[Jaguars] coach Doug Pederson tells reporters that he ‘feels good’ that RB Travis Etienne Jr., dealing with a hamstring injury, will be back this week,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on […]

After a much-needed win against Rutgers, USC football head coach Lincoln Riley explained why his team’s practices will no longer be open to the media. During a tough inaugural season in the Big Ten, the Trojans lost four games by one score or less, but in their preparation for last Friday’s game vs. Rutgers, Riley […]

With Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins both out with injuries, Golden State Warriors head coach had to change his starting lineup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans. But in addition to replacing the pair of starters, he decided to go a step further and also controversially replace the healthy Jonathan Kuminga in the starting five. Kerr’s […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team is going bowling. For the first time since 2020, the Buffaloes are eligible for a bowl game at the end of the season, which means 99-year-old superfan Peggy Coppom is also going to a bowl game. “Miss Peggy” has been going to Colorado games for the better part […]

In her first public comment since being fired by the Indiana Fever, WNBA coach Christie Sides kept it short and sweet. Hours after the team announced it had dismissed Sides, who led Indiana to the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in eight years to end the league’s longest-ever postseason drought, the coach posted on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers overcame a second-half deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings last night for their third consecutive win to start the season. And while there are always numerous reasons why a team wins any game, Anthony Davis shouted out one player, in particular, for the come-from-behind win: LeBron James. After holding off a […]

Some rivalries are in name only. But that’s not the case when the Michigan State and Michigan football teams play. So when the two teams began fighting at the end of yesterday’s Wolverines win, it wasn’t surprising, even if it was disappointing to first-year Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore. In the closing moments of Michigan’s […]

Last week in the Texas football team’s first loss of the season vs. Georgia, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian benched starting quarterback Quinn Ewers briefly. While much was made about what they may or may not mean, Sarkisian said Ewers responded well to the adversity he faced a week ago. Ewers got the Longhorns back in […]

JJ Redick played against LeBron James numerous times throughout his career. Despite one being the other’s coach now, their playing careers overlapped from Redick’s arrival in the NBA in 2006 until his retirement in 2021. But even Redick seemed a little blown away by 39-year-old James’ performance in a comeback win over the Sacramento Kings […]

When the Los Angeles Dodgers needed him most, Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered. Despite missing nearly three months during the regular season due to injury, the $325 million Japanese pitcher turned in his finest performance of the postseason yet in the Dodgers’ Game 2 win in the World Series, which did not go unnoticed by manager Dave […]

Even at age 39 and in his 22nd NBA season, LeBron James is capable of looking like the greatest basketball player in the world at any given moment. James proved that again last night in a come-from-behind 131-127 victory against the Sacramento Kings, which featured a fourth-quarter performance for the ages by the league’s oldest […]

Even before the regular season began, the Golden State Warriors were on a roll. But starting with a massive, 58-point win against the Los Angeles Lakers in the final game of the preseason, Golden State has been blowing everyone out. And after the latest lopsided win, Buddy Hield, one of the team’s newest additions, praised […]

To say Friday was a big night in Los Angeles would be an understatement. In addition to some big local high school football games and USC football’s dominant victory against Rutgers at the Coliseum, the Los Angeles Lakers mounted a comeback win over the Phoenix Suns at Crypto.com Arena, and, most notably, the Los Angeles […]

In its first game since a loss to Oregon two weeks ago, the Ohio State football team will reportedly be without starting safety Lathan Ransom vs. Nebraska today. Ransom, who had played in each of the Buckeyes’ first six games this season, is considered day-to-day, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The exact injury is still […]

One of the most persistent criticisms of the WNBA is the lack of dunking — there have been fewer than 40 dunks in the league’s nearly 30-year history — and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal tried to make his case for lowering the rim and thus increasing dunking personally to Chicago Sky star Angel Reese. But […]

The addition of Russell Westbrook to the Denver Nuggets did not immediately pay dividends in the Nuggets season opener, but that is not concerning to head coach Michael Malone. After the departure of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who signed with the Orlando Magic in the offseason, Denver signed Russell Westbrook, a former MVP and surefire Hall of […]