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Dan Lanning’s first game as head coach of the Oregon Ducks saw his team get crushed by his former employer, with Oregon football losing to the Georgia Bulldogs way back in September, 49-3. But at least Lanning and Oregon football have concluded their year with a bowl win, beating the North Carolina Tar Heels in […]

Zion Williamson put the New Orleans Pelicans on his back and carried his team to a 119-118 victory Wednesday night at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After the game, Williamson revealed that it was his teammate, CJ McCollum, who really fired him up before taking over in the second half. Zion stepped up to the […]

Kansas Jayhawks star quarterback Jalon Daniels was like a one-man wrecking crew in Wednesday night’s matchup against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 2022 Liberty Bowl. Daniels played like a man possessed against the Hogs, as the Kansas football signal-caller relentlessly torched Arkansas’ stop unit, albeit in a  55-53 triple-overtime loss. In the process, Jalon Daniels […]

The first half of Wednesday night’s game between the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic nearly devolved into a full-on riot on the court when Pistons guard Killian Hayes hit Magic forward Moe Wagner in the back of the head in front of Detroit’s bench. In previous eras, that moment would have likely sparked a […]

LSU football will be losing a top offensive talent in the offseason with wide receiver Kayshon Boutte making a change of heart and declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft. “After careful thoughts and consideration, I will be declaring for the 2023 NFL DRAFT,” Boutte said via his official Twitter account Wednesday night. LSU football head […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves rely so much on Rudy Gobert defensively. After all, defense is his best asset. However, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch hasn’t been very happy about the performance of the center on that end of the floor lately, prompting him to make a blunt assessment of Gobert’s effort on defense prior to Wednesday […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are hit with another painful injury blow, with Aleksej Pokusevski expected to miss several weeks after suffering a lower-body injury in last Tuesday’s meeting against the San Antonio Spurs at home (via Tim MacMahon of ESPN). Aleksej Pokuševski sustained a non-displaced tibial plateau fracture in his left leg and will be […]

Kyrie Irving is still a master in the art of breaking people’s ankles. His latest victim was Atlanta Hawks guard Aaron Holiday, who got taught a tough lesson on the perils of guarding the Brooklyn Nets guard early in Wednesday night’s game when he got sent by Irving crashing to the ground after a sick […]

The San Francisco 49ers have arguably become even more unstoppable after Jimmy Garoppolo’s injury, as they still can’t stop winning games. The 49ers have won in all three starts of Brock Purdy and four games overall since he took over the quarterback role in Week 13 against the Miami Dolphins. However, Purdy is hardly the […]

Not that it wasn’t expected, but the Las Vegas Raiders have made official the absence of defensive end Chandler Jones for the remainder of the 2022 NFL regular season by putting him on injured reserve, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. The #Raiders have now officially placed DE Chandler Jones and LB Denzel Perryman […]

The Green Bay Packers are in the middle of their preparation for an all-important showdown against the Minnesota Vikings this coming Sunday, but they could also be preparing for a potential absence from running back Aaron Jones. No, Jones hasn’t been ruled out of that contest. It still appears likelier that he’ll give it a […]

While rumors about Sean Payton plotting an NFL comeback, potentially to coach the New Orleans Saints again, continue to circulate in the football realm, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports that it’s likely that the Saints will retain the services of Dennis Allen as the team’s head coach again in 2023. Despite growing Sean Payton buzz, […]

One of the greatest to ever play football is soon going to appear in his final NFL game, with Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt announcing that he’ll be retiring by the end of the 2022 NFL season. Walking away from the game doesn’t always come easy for an athlete, especially for someone who’s been […]

Boxing star Gervonta Davis has reportedly been arrested Tuesday in South Florida because of domestic violence charge, according to Michael Benson of talkSport.com. Gervonta Davis has been arrested and jailed overnight, charged with battery causing bodily harm in an alleged domestic violence incident. He‘s due to face Hector Luis Garcia on Jan 7th and also […]

The 2022 college football season was a rollercoaster ride for the Wisconsin Badgers but they ended with a bittersweet 24-17 victory over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Guaranteed Bowl. On one hand, Wisconsin football managed to win their third bowl game since 2020. On the other hand, it marked the end of Jim Leonhard’s […]

Klay Thompson played a big part in the Golden State Warriors’ 110-105 win over the Charlotte Hornets at home Tuesday night, but whether he will be able to play on the second leg of a back-to-back remains up in the air. It is very much likely that he will not be able to get the […]

The Sacramento Kings were going toe-to-toe against the Denver Nuggets Tuesday night until the wheels fell off under them late in the game, allowing Nikola Jokic and company to pull away and score a 113-106 road win. The loss felt like a punch to the gut of associate coach Jordi Fernandez who called the shots […]

Denver Broncos linebacker Randy Gregory will no longer have to miss a game as punishment for his fight with Los Angeles Rams guard Oday Aboushi back in Week 16. Instead, Gregory will just have to pay a fine worth $50,000. Aboushi has also been ordered to shell out $12,000 for his end of the fine. Via […]

Luka Doncic was on another realm Tuesday night. The Dallas Mavericks superstar played against the New York Knicks as though he just reached basketball Nirvana, dropping an insane 60-point triple-double to carry the Mavs to a 126-121 come-from-behind overtime victory. His performance also earned him a place no other Mavs outside of Dirk Nowitzki had […]

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was placed on Monday in the NFL’s concussion protocol, but according to the league’s NFL chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, Tagovailoa did not show any signs of concussion that would have led to him getting placed in the protocol earlier on Sunday following the loss to the Green Bay […]

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are currently on track to make the NFL playoffs, and if they are to join the postseason fray, the Bucs could potentially have one of their best weapons on offense back in action. Ryan Jenson, who was placed on the injured reserve before the 2022 NFL season even […]

Catcher Sean Murphy is going to stay with the Atlanta Braves for years to come. Weeks after he was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Braves, Murphy has reportedly agreed to a six-year deal with Atlanta worth $73 million, per MLB insider Robert Murray. Catcher Sean Murphy and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to […]

Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt is about to reach the end of the road of his football playing career after he announced Tuesday morning that he is retiring at the end of the 2022 NFL season. With the Arizona Cardinals already out of playoff contention, Watt, a product of Wisconsin football, will be playing […]

Toronto Raptors star point guard Fred VanVleet has reportedly exited Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at home and will not return, per Marc J. Spears of ESPN. Raptors say Fred VanVleet, lower back stiffness, will not return. VanVleet ruled out late in the contest when the Clippers were virtually assured of a […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown caught a body early in Tuesday night’s home game against the visiting Houston Rockets, as he dunked all over Rockets power forward Usman Garuba — but not before scoring some style points by double-clutching the ball. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1607906149805821953 SHEESH JAYLEN BROWN 💥pic.twitter.com/Vy0HhCFy5j — 50 Nuances 🇺🇸🏀 (@50NuancesDeNBA) December 28, 2022 The […]

Much has been said about the scorching offense of the Brooklyn Nets which is fueling the success the team is having of late, but Kevin Durant is also here to say that it’s more than just about the team’s ability to get buckets in bunches that is propelling the Nets. The former NBA MVP recently […]

Rumors are starting to heat up about Sean Payton potentially returning to coach in the NFL for his former team, the New Orleans Saints. The kicker to that rumor makes everything a whole lot tastier, with many speculating that Payton might be bringing along with him Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and future Hall of Famer […]

It’s not looking good out there for the Tennessee Titans ahead of their Week 17 showdown against the Dallas Cowboys at home this coming Thursday. Already riding a five-game losing skid that saw them fall out of first place in the AFC South division, the Titans had several key players missing practice on Tuesday, with […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith has missed the last three Mavs games and it seems that he will be missing more. In an update from Dallas head coach Jason Kidd, it was revealed that Finney-Smith will be away from the action for two more weeks at the minimum, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Mavs F […]

Deion Sanders might be known today more as the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes and as the former head coach of the Jackson State Tigers, but there was a time when he was the talk of the sports world because of his dual-sport abilities. As one of the rare people who have ever played […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes are less than a week away from squaring off with the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs in a College Football Playoff semis clash in the Peach Bowl. It’s a massive game between superpowers of their respective conferences — Ohio State football of the Big Ten and Georgia of the SEC — who […]

The Sacramento Kings will not have head coach Mike Brown spitting out instructions for the team in their first game back from a holiday break this Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets at home. Brown is reportedly in the health and safety protocols which means he will be temporarily away from the team, per Sam […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders will be back on the ice Tuesday night after spending time away from it during the Christmas break. The Penguins are third in the Metropolitan Division with 43 points, while the Islanders are sixth with 40 points. With all that being said, let’s now take a look at […]

Kenny Pickett still has a lot to learn in the NFL, but he’s been showing promise under center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, albeit inconsistently. Take for example last Saturday’s 13-10 come-from-behind home win over the Las Vegas Raiders in which Pickett played terribly for 90 percent of the game but turned it up at just […]

The Phoenix Suns are having trouble winning games, especially in the final month of 2022, and their problem is getting compounded by Devin Booker’s health. Booker has recently aggravated a groin injury that forced him out early from last Sunday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. That was the first appearance of Booker following a three-game […]

The Nathaniel Hackett era of the Denver Broncos was a short one. It did not even last a full season, with the Broncos deciding to pull the trigger following the team’s embarrassing 51-14 road loss on Christmas Day to Baker Mayfield and the Los Angeles Rams. Now, the search is on again for a new […]

Damian Lillard is the new king of buckets for the Portland Trail Blazers franchise after surpassing Clyde Drexler for the most points in Blazers history. It wasn’t just big news within the team and for its supporters, though. Lillard’s historic accomplishment, as other superstars outside of Portland sent out congratulatory greetings for the Blazers spitfire […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have a new all-time scoring champion after Damian Lillard displaced the legendary Clyde Drexler as the franchise’s all-time points leader. During a ceremony to celebrate his incredible accomplishment after Monday’s 124-113 home win over the Charlotte Hornets, Lillard even paid homage to 1989’s hit movie Major League by dropping a Jake Taylor […]

James Harden’s rumored interest in going back to the Houston Rockets is apparently nothing new at all. The Brooklyn Nets already had an inkling about it even before they sent the former NBA MVP to the Philadelphia 76ers via a trade back in February 2022, per Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. While Harden was frustrated […]