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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 […]

Some Minnesota Vikings fans feel as if their team wasn’t given a fair shake on ‘Thursday Night Football’ against the Los Angeles Rams, and they may have a point. At the very least, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell has reason to be upset about the 30-20 loss, which featured a controversial facemask no-call that put the […]

The New York Yankees are four wins away from becoming World Series champions for the first time in 15 years, and manager Aaron Boone believe his current team is the best he has led so far — for more reasons than one. After an 82-80 season in 2023 that left the team out of the […]

While many of the top players from the 2021 NBA Draft class received max or near-max-level contract extensions, Jalen Green signed an interesting, shorter-term deal with the Houston Rockets, which one reporter said could make him tradeable. Green, who is entering his fourth season in the league, signed a three-year, $106 million contract extension before […]

Former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh, who owner Woody Johnson fired following the team’s Week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, is attending the Green Bay Packers’ practice today. Just over two weeks following his dismissal in New York, Saleh watched from the sidelines at Green Bay’s practice today. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky said […]

In each of his first two seasons as an NFL head coach, Rex Ryan led the New York Jets to the AFC Championship Game. While his team fell in both outings, it seemed as if Ryan would have a long, successful career as a head coach in the league. However, things did not turn out […]

In the aftermath of a trade that sent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Tennessee Titans have struck another deal; the team has dealt linebacker Ernest Jones IV to the Seattle Seahawks, according to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. In exchange for Jones, who was in his first season with Tennessee, […]

Jaylen Brown earned the NBA Finals MVP award after the Boston Celtics steamrolled the Dallas Mavericks to win the championship, but hardly anyone has begun calling Brown the league’s best player. But Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, often in consideration for that title himself, said he thinks Brown is the NBA’s top player at the […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without star wide receiver Mike Evans for at least the next three weeks and possibly longer, dealing a huge blow to a team also still reeling from the possibly season-ending injury of Chris Godwin. Both Evans and Godwin went down during Tampa Bay’s 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens […]

The Houston Rockets have a large group of young players who have yet to sign extensions, and at least two of them could remain without a new deal for a while. Although both have shown flashes of high-level play, center Alperen Sengun and guard Jalen Green reportedly may not receive suitable contract offers before the […]

It’s pretty easy for fans to be in awe of NBA players. They’re massive and some of the most athletic people on the planet doing things very few others can. But for NBA players to awe other players and, in particular, a future Hall of Famer like Chris Paul, that’s something really only San Antonio […]

For the third consecutive week, USC football coach Lincoln Riley watched his team let a win slip through its proverbial fingertips — and former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart, like another ex-quarterback, is fed up. Despite leading 28-14 in the fourth quarter, the Trojans surrendered 15 unanswered points, including a last-minute touchdown, in a 29-28 […]

The Cleveland Guardians’ season is over. Despite their best efforts, the Guardians and first-year manager Stephen Vogt could not overcome pitching woes against the New York Yankees, who beat Cleveland in five games in the ALCS to advance to the World Series. Although the Guardians had some of the best relievers in baseball for the […]

The highly anticipated Texas vs. Georgia football game featured one of the most bizarre calls by an officiating crew in recent memory, and no one seems ready to let it go in Athens despite the Bulldogs winning 30-15 last night. After the game, which included a controversial pass interference penalty that was called on Texas […]