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United States President Donald Trump yesterday made eyebrow-raising comments suggesting the consumption of disinfectant materials and even exposure to light and heat could function as treatments to COVID-19, the coronavirus turned pandemic afflicting hundreds of thousands in the country and around the world. On Friday, Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum caught wind of […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star power forward Draymond Green, a frequent foe of Hall of Fame power forward Charles Barkley, is answering back in a big way at his incessant detractor. “I got a lot of respect for Charles Barkley the basketball player, as a fan of basketball growing up Charles Barkley was a great basketball […]

With just two episodes of the planned 10-part docuseries television event “The Last Dance” broadcast by ESPN, there have already been more than a few gems and nuggets from the behind-the-scenes look at the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls team, including the extraordinary presence of Hall of Fame shooting guard Michael Jordan. Not every story made the […]

One major reason former New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski retired following the 2018 NFL season—only to come back this week when the Pats traded the WWE wrestler to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to reunite with quarterback Tom Brady—was an injury he suffered during Super Bowl LIII, the Patriots’ sixth title in 20 […]

Former New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski ended his silence on this week’s stunning trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, thanking the organization and fans as he heads to Florida to reunite after one year of retirement with ex-Pats quarterback Tom Brady. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VbOXvBTBk/ Gronkowski was traded to the Buccaneers alongside a seventh-round draft […]

Joe Burrow will, in all likelihood, be the first overall selection at the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday evening — whether that’s the Cincinnati Bengals picking from that position or stunningly trading the rights to the pick to a franchise. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic closing non-essential businesses like barbershops, the 23-year-old LSU product […]

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch admitted that the organization is seeking to complete veteran wide receiver Marquise Goodwin’s trade request with the onset of the 2020 NFL Draft looming on Thursday evening. Lynch first mentioned how the 49ers “came close a couple of times” to trading the 29-year-old Goodwin on Monday, but today […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers new quarterback Tom Brady is on strike two of violating stay-at-home orders by the state of Florida in the eyes of the public following an accidental breaking and entering this week. Brady, 42, was attempting to meet up with new offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich this week when instead the former New England […]

Do the Arizona Cardinals go with an offensive tackle or wide receiver tonight in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft? According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, last year’s first overall pick, Offensive Rookie of the Year quarterback Kyler Murray, has petitioned his organization to chase after Oklahoma Sooners standout receiver CeeDee Lamb in an […]

Defensive end Yannick Ngakoue is on the trading block for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the one-time Pro-Bowler could land with the Las Vegas Raiders, per The Athletic’s Vic Tafur. The #Raiders are kicking the tires on trading for pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue, but they and the #Jaguars are not close. Don’t believe it’s gotten to […]

One of ESPN’s top NFL scouts and draft analysts, Todd McShay, will not be available on Thursday night for the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, as he announced on social media he is still recovering from a bout with the contagious coronavirus (COVID-19). McShay, among the most common members of ESPN’s yearly NFL […]

New Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback Tom Brady made headlines for the wrong reasons on Thursday when it was revealed he accidentally barged into a stranger’s Florida home instead of offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich’s. Despite the humorous mistake, it could be a costly one for the six-time Super Bowl champion and former New England Patriots […]

With ESPN airing the first two episodes of the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls–centered 10-part docu-series “The Last Dance” on Sunday, there has since been a cacophony of NBA personalities voicing commentary on the championship team and career of Hall of Fame shooting guard Michael Jordan. Fellow Hall of Fame swingman Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers […]

New York Knicks Hall of Fame point guard Walt Frazier, now a longtime color commentator for MSG Network, weighed in in the persistent GOAT (Greatest of All Time) discussion, adding a different name than the usual Michael Jordan–LeBron James debate. Frazier, 75, told the New York Post this week that his candidate for the best […]

The Philadelphia 76ers can trace their franchise’s history back to the origins of the NBA and precursor BAA, then known as the Syracuse Nationals before relocating to the City of Brotherly Love. The Sixers, due to their long history and three championships, therefore also have several rival franchises from which to choose. Here are the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are fortunate enough to be the current home of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. While they have yet to reach the NBA Finals, the Bucks are well underway with Antetokounmpo at the helm. One of their primary antagonists are the Toronto Raptors, who stifled hope that the Bucks would face the Golden State […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle was caught in the crossfire of ESPN’s 10-part docu-series “The Last Dance,” which aired its first two episodes last April 19. The Mavs tactician, who is a former backup shooting guard for the Boston Celtics, was torched on the court by Michael Jordan during the Bulls’ matchup with the […]

According to former Oakland Athletics general manager Sandy Alderson, NBA Hall of Fame shooting guard Michael Jordan — the subject of the ongoing ESPN docu-series “The Last Dance” — could have had a successful MLB career, too. Alderson told ESPN’s Buster Olney (via USA Today Sports) how he attempted to finagle the then first-time basketball […]

Following ESPN’s broadcast of the first two episodes of the docu-series “The Last Dance,” chronicling the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season, leading to their sixth NBA championship in eight years, former Bulls power forward Dennis Rodman commented that Chicago would have “easily” won the 1999 title if the team didn’t break up in the summer following […]

The Washington Redskins’ long-running conflict with veteran offensive tackle Trent Williams could soon end, as the seven-time Pro Bowl selection may be traded during the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft, which starts on Thursday. Williams, 31, frustrated with his 10-year franchise Redskins stemming from an issue with the medical staff, will “likely” be traded during the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders will certainly keep an eye out for the top-shelf class of college wide receivers in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday, with general manager Mike Mayock reportedly enamored with Oklahoma Sooners standout CeeDee Lamb. Per Peter King in NBC Sports’ Football Morning in America: Maybe the toughest call I had […]

Longtime San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Joe Staley plans to return to the NFC West franchise for the 2020 NFL season, making it his 14th professional season. Staley, who turns 36 years young in August before the season, was selected in the first round by the 49ers in the 2007 draft out of Central Michigan […]

Injuries to running back James Conner during the 2019 NFL season certainly hurt the Pittsburgh Steelers’ ability to run the ball, but general manager Kevin Colbert alluded to the possibility of nabbing a rookie rusher in this week’s upcoming 2020 NFL Draft. Per Teresa Varley in Steelers.com: “I always go back to James Conner had […]

Pittsburgh Steelers longtime head coach Mike Tomlin has seen draft classes come and go, and the Super Bowl champion now has a chance to see what the historic and venerable NFL franchise does during the 2020 draft without a first-round pick heading into the event. Despite dispossessing a top pick in the draft, Tomlin, 48, […]

Joe Burrow will more than certainly be the first overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, possessed by the struggling Cincinnati Bengals. If you ask the 23-year-old standout LSU Tigers quarterback whether he saw this coming or not, though, he would answer no. Well, he was asked this very question, via Albert Breer in Sports […]

The New England Patriots and fourth-year veteran guard Joe Thuney are working on a long-term deal following the AFC East club’s franchise tag move this offseason. However, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the Patriots and the two-time Super Bowl champion offensive lineman are not close yet on an extension. Per Reiss, the 27-year-old guard’s salary […]

With the 2020 NFL Draft this week, the San Francisco 49ers could be seeking to add depth at the tight end spot. However, it appears the defending NFC champion may have already attempted to upgrade at tight end this past season via trade, with New York Giants’ Evan Engram as a target. According to Forbes’ […]

The San Antonio Spurs were blessed with a dynasty in the late 1990s until the mid-’10s dedicated around star power forward Tim Duncan, who contributed to five NBA championship teams. That being said, Duncan isn’t the only talented power forward in San Antonio’s franchise history. Here are the five best power forwards in Spurs history. […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star power forward Anthony Davis is selling his Westlake Village mansion, listed at near $8 million, per Neil J. Leitereg in the Los Angeles Times. Davis, 27, has had a fantastic first season with the Lakers in 2019-20, and should the NBA’s coronavirus-forced hiatus prove dire to any chance at resuming the […]

Ahead of its 2020 draft, the WNBA honored recently deceased young basketball players Gianna Bryant, the late Kobe Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, and teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester. The WNBA “drafted” the three young women tragically taken from the world in a January 2020 helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. The late trio of Gianna ‘Gigi’ […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has his teammate’s back. The third-year Celtics forward, a first-time All-Star in 2020, expressed his belief that veteran guard Marcus Smart is deserving of the 2019-20 NBA Defensive Player of the Year distinction while speaking to Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report. Rooks: If the season was over today, who would […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams had a very important decision to make: the veteran was asked which NBA player on double duty as rappers “gotta go.” Between Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard, New Orleans Pelicans third-year point guard Lonzo Ball, and NBA free agent shooting guard Iman Shumpert, Williams was given […]

The NBA has undergone a league-wide hiatus since March 12. And with a month of suspended animation for professional basketball in North America over with, commissioner Adam Silver is still unsure when the league can resume playing. In a conference call with media members on early Friday evening, the NBA commissioner iterated the importance of […]

The San Antonio Spurs are obviously loaded in the frontcourt, at power forward and center, in their franchise’s history, but maybe more surprising is the depth in overall performance at the shooting guard position. The Spurs have had various eras with mainstays at shooting guard not quite overlap each other but quietly succeed one another, […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams is a three-time Sixth Man of the Year award, so you would unlikely think of the veteran as a bad teammate. Williams, 33, while speaking with ESPN’s Ros Gold-Onwude on Friday, shrugged off a rumor that he and his Clippers teammates were coping with a chemistry issue. Gold-Onwude: “Are […]

The Splash Brothers could have been taken from us before they ever really had a chance to arrive. The Golden State Warriors nearly completed a trade with the then–New Orleans Hornets in 2011 that would have massively changed the outlook of both franchises, as a deal surrounding All-Star Chris Paul and then-young guards Stephen Curry […]

The Cleveland Browns were linked to the Minnesota Vikings this week with regards to a possible trade involving star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. That doesn’t seem to be accurate, and now a top Browns executive is further denying the rumor, via Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot. #Browns Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta on the trade […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has joined a popular new charity fundraising that aims to provide fans with the sports dreams of their lives along with raising money for food banks. Per Tom Huddleston Jr. in CNBC: Participants have the option of buying tickets to enter drawings to win certain prizes or competing in auctions […]

JR Smith is closely linked to the adult beverage Hennessy. The one-time NBA champion and veteran swingman has a colorful history photographed with the ubiquitous cognac. However, the former Cleveland Cavaliers guard distanced himself from “Henny” once again. “I don’t even drink Henny, bro…that’s not sh–, bro. I hate that sh–, for real,” the NBA […]