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The Dallas Wings used their No. 11 pick in the first round of the 2023 WNBA Draft to select Maryland Terrapins star Abby Meyers, who was erroneously listed as a 6-10 behemoth by ESPN. maryland 6 foot 10 legend abby meyers pic.twitter.com/zhTwnOS9Tz — Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) April 11, 2023 Of course, that simply is not […]

Although he’s not the favorite to win the MVP award in the 2022-23 NBA season, superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is currently the top chalk to take home the NBA Finals MVP honor, based on FanDuel odds. The two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has a price of +270 to win the prestigious Bill […]

Resting players isn’t a revolutionary concept in the NBA. Teams who are out of playoff contention tend to sit their starts towards the latter portion of a regular season. However, the NBA seemingly batted an eye when the Dallas Mavericks decided to rest some of its key players, including Kyrie Irving in Friday’s game against […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have absorbed a blow, particularly to their rotation, with pitcher Zach Davies diagnosed with a strained oblique after leaving Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, per Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY. Nightengale also added that Zach Davies will be hitting the injured list. Davies suffered the injury while making a […]

Connor McDavid is not slowing down at all. The Edmonton Oilers superstar continues to add more to his already impressive point total in the 2022-23 NHL regular season. On Saturday, McDavid scored two goals and recorded an assist in a 6-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks to reach and surpass the 150-point mark, […]

St. Louis Cardinals rookie Jordan Walker continues to impress with a hot start to his MLB career. In fact, Walker is only a hit away in his next game to gain a seat in an extremely exclusive statistical club, one that includes Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams. After his first hit of Saturday night’s […]

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas has missed five games in a row due to a lower-body injury, but he can be expected to return to action before the end of the week, with manager Dave Roberts expressing optimism about the player’s chances of playing on Sunday. Via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic: “Dave Roberts […]

The Florida Atlantic Owls will continue to be in the good hands of head coach Dusty May. That’s after the school announced that May has agreed with Florida Atlantic basketball for a 10-year contract extension, per FAU’s website. The contract is very well deserved by Dusty May, who steered Florida Atlantic basketball not just into […]

There weren’t a lot of folks who woke up Thursday and felt excitement over the prospect of watching a duel between Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant and former second-round pick and Denver Nuggets small forward Bruce Brown.  But that’s exactly the individual matchup that gave so much flavor to tonight’s Nuggets-Suns showdown. Twitter was left […]

Kelly Olynyk has never recorded a triple-double in the NBA. On Thursday night, he nearly reached that statistical heaven but fell short of that when Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy decided to take him out of the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder despite the big man being just two assists short away from […]

They say no man is an island, but you can be rich enough to buy one. Just ask Dallas Mavericks guard Reggie Bullock about it because the Mavs guard-forward just purchased land in the middle of the sea in Belize. BELIZE 🇧🇿 my new home, Placencia to be exact ‼️🔥 https://t.co/1n4i9wzLDu — Reggie Bullock (@ReggieBullock35) […]

Jon Cooper knows what it takes to win a Stanley Cup. After all, he’s steered the Tampa Bay Lightning to two NHL titles. That said, it doesn’t take for a Stanley Cup champion coach to figure out that something’s amiss with the Lightning after the team lost two consecutive games by a total score of […]

Tyreek Hill’s competitiveness knows no boundaries. Whether it’s on the field or on the negotiation table, the Miami Dolphins wide receiver is going to fight for an advantage. Take for example what he recently revealed during an appearance on Sports Radio 810 WHB in which he said that seeing Christian Kirk ink a huge deal […]

While most players will be off to a vacation in the offseason, Lauri Markkanen will be busy learning how to defend Finland. The Utah Jazz marksman will be serving a mandatory service for the Finnish military after the end of the 2022-23 NBA season. Once Twitter citizens heard of the news of Lauri Markkanen joining […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is not a big fan of the marriage of sports and gambling. In a recent appearance on Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green’s podcast The Draymond Green Show, Siakam shared his honest thoughts about sports betting and how it’s become a ticket for people to go after players over lost bets, […]

At the moment, Kenny Pickett is perched atop the quarterback depth chart of the Pittsburgh Steelers. It doesn’t seem as though it’s going to change anytime soon, with even the legendary Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw believing in the abilities of Pickett. Bradshaw recently posted on Facebook an image of him and Kenny Pickett hugging each […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took a painful blow to their chances to sneak into the top six of the Western Conference standings Wednesday night when they lost to the Los Angeles Clippers, 125-118. Asked about the importance of the Lakers saving themselves from what should be a dog-eat-dog Play-in Tournament, LeBron James […]

The Edmonton Oilers now boast of a roster that features not one, not two, but three 100-point players in the 2022-23 NHL regular season. That’s after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins reached the 100-point plateau Wednesday night when he assisted on the Oilers’ insurance goal late in the third period during a 3-1 victory on the road against […]

Malcolm Brogdon had a big night for the Celtics on Thursday at home against the Toronto Raptors. Coming off the bench to provide support for a Jayson Tatum-less Celtics and company, the former Virginia Cavaliers star went off for 29 points on 10-for-19 shooting from the floor while also adding five rebounds and three assists […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers ran into a buzz saw Wednesday night in the form of Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers lost to their LA nemesis, 128-115, in part because one of the key items on their pregame plan list did not work according to how they thought it […]

The Carolina Panthers gave up a lot to move up from the ninth spot in the 2023 NFL Draft to the top of the order overall. To do that, they gave the Chicago Bears that No. 9 pick and a few more picks plus wide receiver DJ Moore. The Panthers had no initial interest in […]

After a heroic performance Tuesday night in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, LeBron James looked very human in the first half of Wednesday’s matchup versus the Los Angeles Clippers. In fact, LeBron James mustered just a total of three points in the first half of the Clippers […]

John Collins and the Atlanta Hawks are surging at just the right time for the upcoming Play-in tournament. Collins even sent a strong message across the NBA about how capable the Hawks are of taking care of business against any team that they will cross paths with. “I really feel like we can beat anybody […]

Rory McIlroy has accomplished a lot in golf, but there is one glaring item left unchecked on his list, and that’s no other than winning the Green Jacket at the Masters Tournament. The Northern Irishman already has four major championships under his belt, but a win at Augusta National Golf Club remains elusive for McIlroy. […]

Leave it to Quentin Grimes (and Immanuel Quickley) to run the show for the New York Knicks. With the Knicks missing a number of key players Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers on the road, Grimes stepped up big time to help carry most of the load for the team in a 138-129 victory. Quentin […]

Shohei Ohtani can’t stop making history in Major League Baseball — even ones he wouldn’t even want to see on his resume. On Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, the Los Angeles Angels superstar became the first-ever MLB player to get called for a pitch clock violation as a pitcher and a hitter — in the […]

The UConn Huskies now have a big target on their back following their enormous success in the recently concluded 2022-23 college basketball season. Chances are, the Huskies will once again be legitimate contenders to win the national title next season, and they can add further credence to that with a win in a scheduled matchup […]

Detroit Pistons rookie Jaden Ivey appeared to have suffered a lower-body injury in Wednesday night’s home game against the visiting Brooklyn Nets. Ivey left the court in the third quarter after seemingly hurting his leg, but not before getting a technical foul, per Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. “Jaden Ivey walking gingerly to the bench after […]

Whichever way the regular season concludes for the Dallas Mavericks, it’s undeniable that the team is not getting the desired results it had in mind when they made the bold move of trading for Kyrie Irving to pair him up with Luka Doncic. Has all the losing towards the end of the regular season become […]

Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney seems to be running out of words to describe defensive tackle Peter Woods. He can’t even say one weakness about the Clemson football freshman. “Nope. He ain’t got none,” Swinney said about Woods when asked if the five-star recruit has any shortcomings, per Larry Williams. “None,” the Clemson football […]

The Boston Red Sox are not having an ideal start to the 2023 MLB regular season. Although they won two of their first three games during their previous series against the Baltimore Orioles, the Red Sox have lost three in a row since, having been swept in a series by the Pittsburgh Pirates. That set […]

Another tough season to swallow for Detroit Pistons fans is about to finally end, but head coach Dwane Casey wants the team’s supporters to know that brighter days are ahead of the franchise. “When this team turns the corner, the fans will quickly forget about these days. It’s a rebuild. We had to do it,” […]

The 2023 edition of the Masters Tournament is set to kick off Thursday, and betting action is only expected to get more intense as the event nears. While the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Jon Rahm are viewed as the top favorites to wear the Green Jacket by the end of the week, […]

Max Scherzer had a poor ending to his 2022 season. It appears that the New York Mets pitcher is still not over his struggles, as he continues to find a cure to his malaise, having performed badly in his first two starts of the 2023 MLB season. During his second start of the year against […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers got a little bit of a scare Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies when they saw Mookie Betts and Jason Heyward collide in the outfield that left the former wincing in pain on the ground. Mookie Betts/Jason Heyward Collision pic.twitter.com/d2ovMFeHAM — Mad Choriyama (@MadChoriyama) April 5, 2023 Fortunately for Mookie Betts […]

Klay Thompson was a late scratch ahead of Tuesday night’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chase Center. Following the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shed some light on why Klay Thompson was absent against the Thunder. Via Kendra Andrews of ESPN: “Kerr says Thompson’s back flared up […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault gave the refs the business Tuesday night and got a technical foul for it during an interesting moment in the game against the Golden State Warriors. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was FURIOUS and picked up a technical foul 😳 The refs forgot to let Jalen Williams sub in […]

Are we sure that LeBron James is closer to 40 than he is to 20? The ageless Los Angeles Lakers superstar put up another age-defying performance Tuesday night when he led the Purple & Gold to a thrilling 135-133 win in Salt Lake City over the Utah Jazz. LeBron James and the Lakers squandered a […]

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees absorbed a 4-1 loss Tuesday at home at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies, but the reigning American League Most Valuable Player had a positive takeaway from the contest, particularly concerning the form of teammate DJ LeMahieu. Aaron Judge on DJ LeMahieu: "Barrel after barrel after barrel… I'm […]