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There remains no certainty on the availability of Michael Brantley on Opening Day for the Houston Astros, but it’s still a good sign that the veteran outfielder has returned to camp Monday, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. Moreover, Astros manager Dusty Baker has also not closed the door completely on Michael Brantley’s chances […]

Dan Hurley and UConn basketball are getting ready for their first-round assignment in the 2023 NCAA tournament, with the Connecticut Huskies scheduled to face Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels on Friday at MVP Arena in Albany, New York.  The Huskies fell short of winning the last Big East tourney, as they got victimized by eventual champs […]

Amid the saga around Lamar Jackson, the Baltimore Ravens have made a move on one of their offensive weapons, with the team making an adjustment on the contract of running back Gus Edwards, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. “Gus Edwards’ reworked contract in Baltimore reduces his pay by about $1M (from $4.38M) but includes incentives […]

The Purdue Boilermakers are going dancing with a No. 1 seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament. Purdue basketball is still waiting for the First Four round to finish before knowing which team it would be dealing with in the first round of March Madness. But based on the near-immaculate record of top seeds in the […]

The Cleveland Browns have made a move on AJ Green, re-signing the defensive back to a one-year contract, as reported by Jordan Schultz of The Score. CB A.J. Green is re-signing with the #Browns on a one-year deal, sources tell @theScore. Still just 24, Green played in all 17 games last year for Cleveland, and […]

Running back Jamaal Williams is coming off a terrific season for the high-scoring Detroit Lions, which is why it’s no surprise to see his name as a potential target by NFL teams in the offseason. Among the teams rumored to be eyeing Williams are the Buffalo Bills, who could lose Devin Singletary in NFL free […]

Tashaun Gipson will give it another go with the San Francisco 49ers, as the veteran safety is reportedly going to stay with the Niners on a one-year deal, according to a source of Ari Meirov. Source: The #49ers are re-signing veteran safety Tashaun Gipson to a 1-year deal. Gipson started all 17 games last season […]

Amid the controversies hounding Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant has come out to be a voice of reason, particularly on why athletes shouldn’t be going to strip clubs. “The strip club got paid for the videos and photos of Ja Morant from the Ny post,” Bryant […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are surprisingly in the middle of a losing skid. They have lost all their last three games following a 122-120 upset defeat at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets at home on Sunday. Prior to that, the Nuggets lost to the San Antonio Spurs on the road, 128-120, and […]

Trayce Jackson-Davis and the Indiana Hoosiers got the No. 4 seed for the 2023 edition of March Madness NCAA tournament. The Hoosiers, of course, are the favorite to take care of business in the opening round of the Big Dance, where they will be meeting the Mid-American Conference tournament champs Kent State Golden Flashes. Indiana […]

Apart from Selection Sunday, the other huge event happening Sunday night is the 95th Academy Awards, which is taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. And right from the get-go of the occasion, host Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Will Smith during his opening monologue. “If anyone in this theater commits an […]

Draymond Green nearly brought the house down at the end of regulation Saturday night against the Milwaukee Bucks when he took a potential game-winning 3-pointer, which did not find fall through the net. Greed already had a celebration prepared in case he sank that shot, which, in retrospect, was thankful it missed because it could […]

Khris Middleton and the Milwaukee Bucks ran into a wall Saturday night, as the good time stopped rolling for the team after a 125-116 loss on the road to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The game went to overtime, where Middleton did not think he was going to see any action but said […]

The Sacramento Kings have done it. They finally snapped a drought many King fans have waited for a long time. After defeating Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns Saturday night on the road, 128-119, the Kings have won 40 games in a season for the first time since the 2005-06 season. This Kings team is […]

The Duke Blue Devils showed their readiness for the NCAA tournament during an incredible run in the ACC tournament, which culminated in their 59-49 win over the Virginia Cavaliers to capture the conference tournament title right in the very first season of the post-Coach K era. Duke basketball also got a tremendous — and historic […]

The Golden State Warriors eked out a huge 125-116 overtime home win Saturday night over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks at Chase Center, thanks mainly to the heroics of Stephen Curry, who stepped up and delivered yet another scintillating performance for his team. Stephen Curry did it all for the Warriors, even playing for 43 minutes […]

The World Baseball Classic is turning out to be, well, a classic. We have seen some electric performances and jaw-dropping results early in the tournament and Team Venezuela has added to it by blasting pre-tourney favorite Dominican Republic Saturday night, 5-1, in Pool D play at loanDepot park, Miami, Florida. That was the first win […]

Stephen Curry can play defense, too. While stopping players defensively isn’t exactly one of his strengths, Curry made the biggest play on that end of the court in Saturday night’s home game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Chase Center, as he perfectly timed Bucks point guard Jrue Holiday’s layup attempt for a huge game-saving block. […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr continues to get acclimated to his new environment, and that includes catching up to some New Orleans Pelicans basketball. #Saints QB Derek Carr introduced at #Pelicans game tonight pic.twitter.com/n6tidbQ05A — Rod Walker (@RodWalkerNola) March 12, 2023 In fact, Derek Carr is among the thousands watching the Pelicans play the […]

When it comes to instigating commotion on the court, there aren’t many out there better at that than Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. However, Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez wouldn’t fall for one of Green’antics during one moment in Saturday night’s game between the two teams at Chase Center. While Draymond Green was trying […]

It’s been quite a week for the Carolina Panthers. Just after they traded for the No. 1 selection in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft, the team managed to make an adjustment on the contract of star linebacker Shaq Thompson to keep him in Charlotte, via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Networ. “Panthers standout LB Shaq […]

Retired cornerback Joe Haden is no longer playing in the NFL, having announced his retirement from football as a player last year. However, the temptation to unretire and chase a Super Bowl ring is always going to be there for someone like Haden, who, at 33 years old, could still provide meaningful depth, to a […]

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith is entering the final season of the four-year contract he inked with the team back in 2020, and if you ask him, he’d want to continue playing for the team that drafted him. “I love being here, being part of this team. This organization is amazing, being part of the […]

As expected, the Houston Cougars are going to be playing in the AAC championship game on Sunday, but it’s possible that they won’t have star Marcus Sasser active for that contest. The Houston basketball guard appeared to have suffered a lower-body injury in the semifinals against the Cincinnati Bearcats and is now said to be […]

The Dallas Mavericks have a date with the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday night, but they won’t have their top two stars, with both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving ruled out due to injuries. Doncic is sidelined by a left thigh issue, while Irving is dealing with foot soreness, something that Mavs head coach Jason Kidd is […]

The Vanderbilt Commodores stay red hot, as they scored a ticket to the quarterfinals round of the SEC tournament by taking down the LSU Tigers in the second round Thursday, 77-68. With that win, the Commodores will be meeting the Kentucky Wildcats for the third time this season. Vanderbilt lost the first matchup back in […]

Prior to Thursday night’s meeting between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green made sure there would be a whole lot more flavor to that contest by going after Dillon Brooks in his podcast. Much was said by Green during his rant, even going as far as to question whether other Grizzlies […]

Chances are, Armando Bacot and the North Carolina Tar Heels are not going to dance this March. A 68-59 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers Thursday night has seemingly doomed North Carolina basketball and its hopes of making it to the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels can still technically make it to the Big Dance if […]

There’s no certainty about when exactly the Memphis Grizzlies will have star point guard Ja Morant back in action. While they did not need Morant to take down the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors Thursday night at home, the Grizzlies are still a decidedly better team when he’s around. The expectation still is that […]

Dillon Brooks and the Memphis Grizzlies had the perfect response to Draymond Green’s recent tirade and it came in the form of a 131-110 walloping of the Golden State Warriors at home Thursday night. The Grizzlies did not waste much time channeling their rage into a meaningful output on the floor, as they unloaded a […]

The road has come to an end for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2023 ACC tournament. North Carolina basketball is now out of the running for the conference’s tournament title following a huge setback in the quarterfinals round, as the Tar Heels fell prey to the Virginia Cavaliers Thursday night, 68-59. That is […]

As expected, the NBA has come down hard on Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet who unleashed a vicious tirade pointed at the referees after his team’s Wednesday night loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in Tinseltown. Fred VanVleet’s pocket will be lighter by $30,000, with the NBA making an official statement about the fine. […]

Team Australia sent shockwaves across the sport Wednesday night as they took down Team South Korea in Pool B play in the 2023 World Baseball Classic to the tune of an 8-7 score. It was a thrilling game that started slow offensively before turning into a back-and-forth affair, ending with Australia sealing the deal by […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training game Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners ended in a 2-2 tie, which isn’t much to write home about. Nevertheless, Michael Grove turned heads with a strong performance on the mound, tossing three scoreless innings and allowing just a hit with two strikeouts and zero free passes issued. Michael Grove […]

Fred VanVleet is far from amused about how Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers was officiated. The Toronto Raptors guard did not hold back when he spoke about “some refs” after their 108-100 road loss to Kawhi Leonard and company. “Most of the refs are trying hard. I like a lot of the […]

Kevin Durant was scheduled to make his home debut for the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night but disaster struck before tipoff. Durant was declared out of the game against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, due to a sprained ankle injury he suffered during the pregame workouts. It was a real bummer for Durant, the […]

Just because ESPN corrected one of its own, Kendrick Perkins, about a recent statement saying that NBA MVP voters are 80% white, it doesn’t mean the player-turned-analyst is going to start believing that Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets  — and not Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers — is the best player in the […]

Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson is still one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Teams needing an upgrade at the said position should be craving to have someone of his caliber to run their offense from under center. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case, with teams, who are supposed to be going […]

The Dallas Mavericks caught a double black eye Wednesday night against CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans on the road. Apart from suffering a 113-106 loss to the Pels, the Mavs also saw Luka Doncic leave the game because of injury. Luka Doncic was seen having trouble staying on the court, especially in the […]