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Patrice Bergeron might have already reached the end of the road of his storied NHL career after the Boston Bruins suffered a painful 4-3 overtime loss in Game 7 of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers. There is no official word yet that Patrice Bergeron is going to hang […]

The 2022-23 NBA season for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies ended in brutal fashion, as they got thumped by the Los Angeles Lakers by 40 points last Friday. There are plenty of lessons to be learned from that early exit for the Grizzlies. For Ja Morant, one of the adjustments he’s looking to make […]

David Krejci has been in a ton of wars in the Stanley Cup Playoffs during his successful (and still ongoing) career in the NHL. He added more to his list of achievements in the league Sunday night when he produced a pair of helpers to put himself atop the all-time NHL list for most Game […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are still the defending NBA champions. They will have at least four more games in the playoffs after taking care of business in the first round versus De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings, who threw everything at the Warriors. Following the Warriors’ 120-100 win in Game 7 on […]

De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings will not recover from the heartbreaking series loss to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors any time soon. That’s pretty understandable. The Kings got more than just a whiff of the second round when they won the first two games in the first round, but their dreams of […]

The Oakland Athletics are definitely not having a season worth celebrating. They are just one of four teams, at the time of this writing, left in the majors this season without at least 10 victories. Where they have zero company in misery is the fact that the Athletics are now just the only team in […]

Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets took care of business in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs in just five games, wiping out the Minnesota Timberwolves via a gentleman’s sweep. But the Nuggets expect to have a tougher battle in the second round where they will be facing off with a loadeded Phoenix […]

The Los Angeles Chargers welcome a new addition to their quarterback room via the 2023 NFL Draft, as they selected TCU Horned Frogs signal-caller Max Duggan in the seventh round. Although clearly not viewed in the same spectrum as other quarterbacks in the draft like Bryce Young and CJ Stroud, Max Duggan can claim that […]

In the end, the Boston Celtics were simply too much for Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Boston clinched a spot in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs after beating the Hawks in Game 6 of their series Thursday night, 128-120. Following the loss to Jayson Tatum and company, Trae Young declared that […]

Day 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft is over, with the Kansas City Chiefs picking defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah out of Kansas State to close out the first round. In other words, Will Levis will have to wait for at least another day to see which team will be drafting him. He doesn’t have to […]

Quarterback Bryce Young was a lock to go early in the 2023 NFL Draft. The only question heading into Day 1 of the draft was which will team will take him. As it turned out, the Carolina Panthers used their No. 1 overall pick to select the former Alabama Crimson Tide star signal-caller. Not long […]

The New York Giants climbed up spot in the order of the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, as they have made a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars. From No. 25, the Giants are now at the No. 24 slot. Via ESPN’s NFL Draft day tracker: “The New York Giants moved up one spot, […]

The Boston Celtics are headed to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs after finally getting the job done in the first round versus the pesky Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks eliminated the Hawks in six games after a 128-120 road win Thursday night, and as expected, Celtics and NBA fans are going bonkers on […]

The Arizona Cardinals were one busy team on Day 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft. They pulled strings to make a number of head-turning trades. Not one of those trades, however, included the name of wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. And judging from the words of Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort, it doesn’t seem that there’s […]

The Indianapolis Colts got their man in the 2023 NFL Draft, using their No. 4 pick to take Florida Gators product Anthony Richardson off the board. Richardson is expected to become the starting quarterback of the Colts, but apart from arm talent, Indianapolis fans are also salivating over what he could do on the ground. […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is welcoming another Texas Tech Red Raiders alum to the big league. After the Las Vegas Raiders selected Red Raiders product and defensive end Tyree Wilson as the No. 7 overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, Patrick Mahomes immediately hopped on Twitter and congratulated his fellow Teas Tech […]

The Carolina Panthers finally gave the long-awaited answer to which quarterback will go first in the 2023 NFL Draft, as they opted to go with Alabama Crimson Tide product Bryce Young for the No. 1 overall selection. Young is expected to be a cornerstone of the franchise, but for now, he’s going to operate behind […]

The Seattle Seahawks used their No. 5 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft to shore up their defense, but they did not spend it on Jalen Carter. Instead, the Seahawks chose to give their secondary a shot in the arm by selecting cornerback Devon Witherspoon. It’s a surprise that Carter was still available even after […]

Whereas Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t take too kindly the question of a reporter about whether the Milwaukee Bucks’ season was a ‘failure’ after getting ejected from the 2023 NBA Playoffs by the Miami Heat, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer appeared more diplomatic in addressing the same query. “I respect the question. I understand the question. This […]

Jared Bednar knows what it feels like to be at the highest peak of being a head coach in the NHL. After all, he steered the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup title in the 2021-22 season. This time, though, he and the Avs are on the brink of elimination right in the very first […]

Somehow, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat completed a first-round upset against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat had to go through the eye of the needle to get where they are now, as they also had to survive in the Play-in Tournament. Without Butler, the Heat certainly wouldn’t even thread anything. Butler […]

The Florida Panthers were thought by many as nothing more than sacrificial lambs for the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. But that’s not how things are unfolding the series, with the Panthers lasting for at least six games against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins following a series-extending 4-3 overtime […]

When you speak of the success the New York Knicks are having this season, Jalen Brunson is likely the first player that comes to mind for most people. But while Brunson did play a huge role in the Knicks’ Game 5 106-95 trashing of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road Wednesday night, […]

New York Knicks fans are having all sorts of fun at the expense of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers following their team’s first-round win over the Cavs. Mitchell has a large target on his back for Knicks fans, thanks to his forgettable overall performance in the series. It’s not helping Mitchell’s reputation that Jalen […]

Game 5 of the first-round series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat got so intense that Bobby Portis and Udonis Haslem got into each other’s faces in the first half. It’s indeed playoff time. Udonis Haslem and Bobby Portis exchange some words 👀pic.twitter.com/zMidoq9cLI — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 27, 2023 It appeared as though […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is keeping in mind the relatively short amount of rest between the next game of their first-round series against the Sacramento Kings, as it’s a factor in how he would distribute the minutes of his players, especially the most important of them all,  superstar guard Stephen Curry. Ahead […]

LeBron James can still touch the moon even at 38 years old. Austin Reaves is clearly very much aware of the King’s ageless hops so he decided to put that to the test in the first half of Game 5 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night. Austin Reaves finds LeBron […]

In the eyes of Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, the lore of ‘Playoff Jimmy’ is true regardless of what’s on the line. For Spoelstra, Jimmy Butler keeps the same energy all the time, regardless if it’s the regular season or the NBA Playoffs. “He is us. We are him. He is everything about what […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not going to make an adjustment to what’s been working for the team of late. Even though Michael Bunting is now eligible to play following a three-game suspension, the Maple Leafs will continue to roll without him on the ice, at least in this coming Thursday’s Game 5 at home […]

Legendary college basketball head coach Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University and the family of the man killed when he got struck by a car driven by the former Syracuse basketball mentor in 2019 have reportedly settled a lawsuit, per Karen Matthews of the Associated Press. Jim Boeheim was driving home following a game when he […]

The Indiana Hoosiers will get to have Xavier Johnson playing for another year. That’s after the NCAA has ruled in favor of giving the Indiana basketball point guard sixth year of eligibility, thanks to his medical hardship waiver, per Jeff Goodman of Stadium. “HUGE news for Indiana: Xavier Johnson has been granted an extra year […]

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst was recently asked about his thoughts on that time when he tried to get ahold of quarterback Aaron Rodgers via FaceTime last season, and it appears that he’s no longer interested in dealing with that topic — ever. Via Ryan Wood of USA TODAY: “Asked #Packers GM Brian […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are dancing their way to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as they took care of business in the first round with a gentleman’s sweep of Russell Westbrook and the banged-up Los Angeles Clippers. Booker was fantastic from the beginning to the end of the series versus […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns didn’t waste much time in joining Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Shortly after the Nuggets sent the Minnesota Timberwolves to an early vacation with a Game 5 win Tuesday night, the Suns did their job and finished off the […]

With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George sidelined still in Game 5, the Los Angeles Clippers hoped that Russell Westbrook would be able to sustain the form he had going into Tuesday night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns. Prior to that meeting, Westbrook scored 67 points on 53.8 percent shooting from the field in Games 3 […]

The Cincinnati Reds pulled off a baseball miracle Tuesday night at home against the Texas Rangers. Down by as many as six runs, the Reds woke up and turned things around to erase the huge deficit and escape with a 7-6 victory. It’s the first time in over a decade that Cincy successfully overcame at […]

The first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is teeming with drama, which is mostly supplied by LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in their respective series. Neither the Lakers nor the Heat have homecourt advantage in the first round, as they entered the playoffs seeded No. […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers remain without an opponent in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, thanks to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks making sure that another game will be played between them and the Boston Celtics in the opening round. The Hawks beat Boston on the road Tuesday night, 119-117, […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are not yet ready for vacation. They extended their first-round series against the Boston Celtics with a thrilling 119-117 win at TD Garden Tuesday night, thanks in large part to the heroics of Young (and some boneheaded plays by Marcus Smart and the Celtics). Trae Young, playing without his […]