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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic exited Thursday night’s home game against the New Orleans Pelicans after a scary fall in the third quarter. Doncic was trying to convert a layup after attacking the Pelicans’ defense right down the middle but landed awkwardly after getting challenged by New Orleans big man Jonas Valanciunas. Luka headed to […]

It has been a wild season so far for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. Kentucky basketball already has seven losses through its first 22 games overall and sports a 6-3 record in SEC play. While the Wildcats have gained traction of late, winning five of their last six games, there are still plenty of […]

The Sacramento Kings would not have been a top-three team in the Western Conference standings this deep into the 2022-23 NBA season without the excellence of point guard De’Aaron Fox. However, the fantastic campaign Fox is having was just not enough for him to make it to the final roster of players for the upcoming  […]

The Phoenix Suns got blasted at home by Dejounte Murray and the visiting Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night, as the hosts absorbed a 132-100 defeat. Making the night worse for Suns forward Cam Johnson was the limited playing time he was given in the game, as he only saw action for 15 minutes. While Johnson has […]

For the second time in the three seasons so far under head coach Kevin Stefanski, the Cleveland Browns missed the NFL playoffs in 2022. They took a step back from an 8-9 finish in 2021 to 7-10 the year after. Whether Stefanski is on the hot seat or not, here are some of the areas […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors wasted a grand opportunity to secure a win Wednesday night. Playing against a banged-up Minnesota Timberwolves squad that was missing Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns, the Warriors blew a 14-point lead to suffer a 119-114 heartbreaker of a loss via overtime on the road. Warriors fans were clearly […]

With both De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis humming Wednesday night, the Sacramento Kings collected another win, as they took down the San Antonio Spurs on the road, 119-109. Fox dropped 31 points on 13-for-23 shooting from the field and added 10 assists, two rebounds, three steals, and a clock in 38 minutes of work. Sabonis, […]

Team LeBron finally has its coach for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, with the league giving the honor to Denver Nuggets sideline boss Michael Malone. “Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone and his staff will coach Team LeBron in the 2023 NBA All-Star Game,” the NBA Communications’ official Twitter page posted Wednesday night. Michael Malone […]

The Purdue Boilermakers added claimed another victim Wednesday night, as they demolished the Penn State Nittany Lions at home for an 80-60 victory. It was actually the second time Purdue basketball defeated the Nittany Lions this season, but just in a much more dominant manner than in the first meeting. Having personally seen twice what […]

Dylan Moore is staying with the Seattle Mariners, with Jeff Passan of ESPN reporting that the two sides have agreed on a three-year deal worth close to $9 million. “Superutilityman Dylan Moore and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a three-year, $8.875 million extension, sources tell ESPN. No options in deal to avoid arbitration, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced the saddening news of the death of two-time Super Bowl champion running back Sidney Thornton. “We are saddened by the loss of former Steelers RB Sidney Thornton,” the Steelers said in a statement via Twitter. Sidney Thornton played for a total of six seasons in the NFL, all with the […]

Ja Morant is suddenly on a triple-double binge. The Memphis Grizzlies superstar point guard has been channeling his inner-Russell Westbrook of late, and he’s now extended his trip-dub streak to three games after already reaching that statistical plateau within just the first three quarters of Wednesday night’s showdown against the Portland Trail Blazers at home. […]

You would have to go all the way back to the 1950s to see a duplicate of the destruction Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics just did to Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets in the first quarter of Wednesday night’s game between the Atlantic Division rivals at TD Garden. “The Celtics outscored the Nets […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes recently had a special visitor on campus, with hip-hop superstar Lil Wayne dropping by to take a look around. Sanders then toured Lil Wayne to the locker room of Colorado football, and boy did it look like a lollipop to Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. Lil Wayne toured the CU […]

Tennessee Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt are not exactly the best of friends. It’s just not easy to build a cozy relationship when won spat the other in the face, just like what Lewan once did to Watt on the field. But Lewan is not going to let that […]

Darius Slay and the Philadelphia Eagles are going to Glendale to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 57 after destroying George Kittle and the San Francisco 49rs in the NFC Championship Game last Sunday. Turns out, Kittle gave the Eagles, particularly the team’s stop unit, bulletin material ahead of the conference title game […]

Dallas Cowboys safety Jayron Kearse is in possession of one of the greatest football memorabilia in recent history, and that’s no other than the football that ended up being the final interception thrown by legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady. Kearse, who picked off Tom Brady in the Wild Card Round game that was won by […]

It did not take the New York Yankees’ front office to make a move in February, albeit a minor one, with the team acquiring the services of right-handed pitcher Gray Fenter and giving him a minors contract (via MLB insider Jon Heyman). Gray Fenter, RHP, signs minors deal with Yankees. Formerly in Orioles and Giants […]

Atlanta Braves outfielder Michael Harris wants everyone to know that he was just messing around when he recently said during a recent press conference that the Atlanta Falcons need to spend a first-round pick on Georgia Bulldogs legend Stetson Bennett. In a follow-up tweet, Michael Harris clarified that he was merely joking when he said […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes did not have a very good 2022 college football season. One one hand, Iowa football’s defense was elite during that campaign. On the other hand, the Hawkeyes’ offense was horrible, to say the least. But even with the fact that their putrid attack weighed them down last season, Hawkeyes head coach Kirk […]

Indiana Hoosiers star Trayce Jackson-Davis continues to generate buzz, even after his team’s 66-55 loss in Colleg Park  Tuesday night against the Maryland Terrapins. Against the Terps, Jackson-Davis put together an incredible stat line, scoring 18 points to go with 20 rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block in 39 minutes of action. That […]

The first season of the post-Matt Ryan for the Atlanta Falcons went just as many expected it to be — another losing record and an absence anew from the NFL playoffs. The Falcons finished fourth in the NFC South with a 7-10 record but closed out the regular season with back-to-back victories over the Arizona […]

The TCU Horned Frogs are back to their winning ways after taking down the West Virginia Mountaineers at home Tuesday night 76-72. Speaking of which, here’s TCU basketball big man Xavier Cork exploding on a Mountaineers defender for a massive dunk that you bet will be replayed over and over in Fort Worth at least […]

The Chicago Bulls looked as though they were going to demolish Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers at home Tuesday night, as the host team erected a 19-point lead at one point in the second quarter when Zach LaVine buried a two-pointer off of an assist from Alex Caruso with 7:22 left in the […]

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup was reportedly operated this week to repair lower-body injuries, according to Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News. “Gallup had his right knee and right ankle both scoped, two people with knowledge of the session said Tuesday. Despite the minimally-invasive meniscus repair and ankle clean-up, the plan is for […]

Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce was part of the crowd at Allen Fieldhouse down in Lawrence Tuesday night to watch a Big 12 rivalry game between the Kansas State Wildcats and the Kansas Jayhawks. During one moment in the game, Kelce’s presence was recognized and he acknowledged it by standing up and […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is arguably the most unstoppable player in the NBA today. Defenders must be shaking in fear every night before facing the Mavs, and that must be especially true for teams in Texas. For one, all of Doncic’s 50-point outbursts so far in his still-young NBA career have happened in The […]

Mike Tomlin is still the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he’s under contract to serve the team in that capacity until at least the end of the 2024 NFL season. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, meanwhile, wonders whether the Steelers will make a move soon to give the head coach another extension […]

The Los Angeles Lakers figured in yet another controversial late-regulation situation Tuesday night on the road versus the New York Knicks. Less than a week since a missed foul call on a LeBron James layup sent the game to OT in a Lakers-Boston Celtics showdown at TD Garden last Saturday, Anthony Davis got himself called […]

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will be playing in their white uniforms in Super Bowl 57 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Mahomes modeled the Chiefs’ white threads ahead of the grandest football game of the year, with Kansas City’s official Twitter account giving everyone a peek. Just a preview 👀@PatrickMahomes | #SBLVII pic.twitter.com/hPJTJudm2d — […]

Whether he makes it to the 2023 All-Star NBA Game as a reserve or not, it will not matter as much for Chicago Bulls guard-forward DeMar DeRozan as winning games for his team. Asked about his All-Star chances prior to Tuesday night’s home game against Paul George and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers, DeMar DeRozan […]

Former New England Patriots wide rever Julian Edelman is not walking back on his past criticism of quarterback Mac Jones’ attitude. Edelman even doubled down on his negative appraisal of the former Patriots signal-caller during a recent appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast episode (h/t Justin Leger of NBC Sports). “He’s a young guy and […]

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will not be participating in any of the activities in this coming weekend’s Pro Bowl Games in Las Vegas due to injury. However, he will be enjoying rounds of golf this week in California where he is set to participate in the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Golf over football? […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are in the Big Apple Tuesday night for a matchup against the New York Knicks. Most eyes at Madison Garden will be on James himself as he tries to inch ever closer to breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knows what’s coming. It’s virtually inevitable […]

All things considered, the 2022 NFL season for the Denver Broncos was a disaster. Touted as one of the teams to watch especially after winning the Russell Wilson sweepstakes, the Broncos failed to meet lofty expectations of them and went on to finish the season with just a 5-12 record and a minus-72 point differential. […]

Kenny Pickett represents the best option at the quarterback position right now for the Pittsburgh Steelers. And for Steelers owner Art Rooney II, Pickett is going to be just fine when the 2023 NFL season rolls around, “He’s the kind of player that his work ethic and his attention to detail, I expect that’s going […]

The New York Knicks have an undeniably huge market. After all, the team is based in the Big Apple and calls the storied Madison Square Garden home. For Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, just the building alone is enough to make superstars feel attracted to the idea of playing for New York, via Tim Bontemps […]

Former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker has full confidence in his capabilities as a quarterback. In fact, he said that the best is yet to be seen from him when he spoke about his take on his personal outlook once he gets 100 percent healthy again. “It will be a better version of Hendon Hooker, […]

Syracuse Orange head coach Jim Boeheim was not exactly in a great mood Monday following his team’s 67-62 home loss to the Virginia Cavaliers. Boeheim even snapped at reporters while fielding questions about the absence of  Syracuse basketball sophomore forward Benny Williams. “Is that your question? That’s the most important question you have,” Boeheim told […]