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The Detroit Pistons will not have the services of Jaden Ivey for Wednesday night’s home game against the Atlanta Hawks. According to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, Ivey is out with a non-Covid illness, so hopefully, he wouldn’t be missing more time beyond the game versus the visiting Hawks. Selected in the first […]

The SkyCam did nothing wrong. In a statement released by ESPN, the media company cleared the SkyCam of any part in interfering with a ball thrown by New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones during the first period of Monday’s game against the Chicago Bears. This is as opposed to what a viral video that has […]

If you did not know what the date was, you’d think that the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns were playing a playoff game Tuesday night in the desert instead of an early-season showdown between two legitimate NBA title contenders. The final score belies how tight and fierce the game was. Suns big man Deandre […]

For the third season in a row, Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul has seen his usage rate get lower. But Paul shouldn’t be surprised by that, as he continues to learn how to play more without the ball in his hands as much as he used to during the prime years of his career. […]

Former NFL player and coach Walt Carey has died at the age of 84 on Sunday, as accounted by two of the teams he served for before in the pro league, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. Corey, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1938, played college football as a linebacker for the […]

This should give the Los Angeles Lakers hope. The Oklahoma City Thunder, despite shooting atrociously from behind the arc in Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at home still managed to pull off a 108-94 victory  — their first of the 2022-23 NBA season. According to ESPN Stats & Info, that Thunder victory […]

Phil Kessel is now officially the sole owner of the NHL’s all-time record for most consecutive games played. By hitting the ice Tuesday night on the road against the San Jose Sharks, the Vegas Golden Knights forward has skated for 990 consecutive NHL games to break his tie with Keith Yandle. Here is Kessel getting […]

The leash was incredibly short for Mac Jones in Week 7’s matchup against the Chicago Bears Monday night in Foxborough. After throwing a pick early in the contest — and just through three series — Jones was pulled from the game by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and gave the QB duties to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a day off Tuesday, so Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has plenty of time to watch some of the games on the schedule. And we know he is tuned in on the marquee battle between two title contenders in the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns, who […]

Arizona Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt and his wife, Chicago Red Stars midfielder Kealia Watt, have just welcomed a new member to their family. The couple gave birth to son Koa James Watt just last Sunday and the couple could not be ecstatic enough over the gift they have just received. The Cardinals star shared […]

The Chicago Bears might have gotten a bit of help on defense against the New England Patriots Monday night from something you would likely take more than 10 guesses to name correctly — the SkyCam wire. Football fans on Twitter are doing some hard-hitting investigative work on whether the SkyCam’s wire in that game actually […]

New York Yankees fans are still steaming mad over the frustrating way the team’s 2022 MLB season ended — via a sweep at the hands of the hated Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series. They want heads to roll in the offseason, with most of their ire directed at Yankees general manager Brian […]

It is unusual to see teams led by Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers struggle on the field, but that is exactly what NFL fans are witnessing in the 2022 NFL season. Brady and the Buccaneers are just 3-4 and have lost four of their last five games. Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, on the […]

It’s been over a month since the Arizona State Sun Devils and Herm Edwards parted ways. Edwards was fired as head coach of Arizona State football back in September following a 30-21 loss to the Eastern Michigan Eagles at home. As for Arizona State’s athletic director Ray Anderson, his job remains safe. Via Pete Thamel […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is in danger of missing the remainder of Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons at home due to a back issue. The Wizards have already labeled Beal questionable to return to the game. Bradley Beal (back tightness) is questionable to return to tonight’s game. — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) […]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook haven’t always seen each other eye to eye, but it is nice to see that the former has the latter’s back amid the Los Angeles Lakers point guard’s struggles in the early goings of the 2022-23 NBA season. During the first episode of The Boardroom podcast  The ETC’s With KD and […]

The Sacramento Kings are not off to a good start in the 2022-23 NBA season. They are still without a win after three games and will be facing a rising powerhouse in the form of the Memphis Grizzlies up next at home Thursday. Kings head coach Mike Brown, however, wants people to pump the breaks […]

Interest in Robert Quinn appears to continue to grow around the NFL. According to Jordan Schultz of The Score, the Chicago Bears defensive end is getting plenty of attention from other teams which are looking to shore up their stop units before the end of the 2022 NFL season. However, trading for Quinn would be […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. is still several months away from being back on the field, but it’s never too early to speculate just what position exactly will he be playing once he makes his return to action. President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller was asked about that Tuesday, but even he doesn’t also seem to have […]

It is safe to say that John Wall loves where he is right now a whole lot more than his situation in the 2021-22 NBA season with the Houston Rockets. Wall and the Rockets had an agreement last season that he would sit out the year to give way to the youth movement in Houston. […]

Tom Brady is not used to losing. His entire career in the NFL is defined by success, both from an individual and team level. So some might be wondering whether there is a chance that Brady just hangs up his cleats and leaves the game before the 2022 NFL season could even conclude, considering the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the 2022-23 NHL season with high hopes, considering they just won the Johnny Gaudreau sweepstakes in the offseason. However, they did not exactly have a memorable start to the campaign, particularly because Patrik Laine suffered an upper-body injury (elbow) right in the very first game of the Blue Jackets this […]

Fox Sports personality Nick Wright is not going to win new fans from Green Bay over what he just said in a recent episode of the What’s Wright? with Nick Wright podcast. According to Wright, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is no longer an elite NFL quarterback. “Aaron Rodgers, you are the back-to-back defending […]

The Colorado Avalanche are not exactly off to a hot start to their Stanley Cup title defense in the 2022-23 NHL season, as they are just 3-2-1 through six games. They could have been brandishing a much better record if it weren’t for their bumbling penalty kill. A few Avalanche players have expressed their frustration […]

Chicago Bears defensive tackle was thrown out of Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots for an illegal block on Pats center David Andrews with under eight minutes left to play in regulation. Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was obviously not a fan of that decision by Pennel. Via Zack Cox of ESPN: “Totally […]

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team made a trip over the weekend to Pikeville for a charity preseason scrimmage at Appalachian Wireless Arena, which was already news of itself. But it got even more interesting after the event when Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari shared via social media an image of a father at the […]

The Los Angeles Rams tried to shoot their shot at landing running back Christian McCaffrey. Instead, they will be facing the now-San Francisco 49ers tailback for the second time this season when they meet the Niners again this coming Sunday at home. When Rams head coach Sean McVay heard that it was their NFC West […]

The New York Knicks are fun to watch again. After losing their season-opener to the Memphis Grizzlies on the road. RJ Barrett and the Knicks have gone 2-0, with wins over the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic, both at home. In one sequence during Monday night’s 115-102 victory against the Magic, the Knicks electrified […]

Vegas Golden Knights forward Phil Kessel is just a game away from taking over the sole spot atop the NHL’s all-time record for most consecutive games played. By hitting the ice Monday night against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, at home, Kessel managed to tie Keith Yandle’s record of 989 games played in […]

The future is bright for Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic. Banchero churned out yet another solid performance in his very young NBA career, albeit in a 115-102 road loss to the New York Knicks Monday night. According to Justin Kubatko, Paolo Banchero has just pulled off a feat only done by six other players […]

And just like that, Week 8 of the 2022 NFL regular season is upon us. But there is still a lot of football to be played. Whether your fantasy football team is crushing it or trailing the competition, there is never a bad time to improve by way of adding key players from the waiver […]

Mario Cristobal’s first season as head coach of the Miami Hurricanes is filled with challenges. Miami football is just 3-4 through Week 8 of the 2022 college football season. Last Sunday, the Hurricanes got dropped by the Duke Blue Devils at home, 45-21, for their second loss in conference play. Despite such a disastrous campaign, […]

True to his reputation as one of the most colorful hockey personalities, Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella did not hold back one bit in criticizing the play of his team during a Sunday night 3-0 home loss to the San Jose Sharks. “The whole performance, it sucked,” Tortorella commented in front of reporters about […]

Don’t look now but the Washington Commanders are now on a winning streak for the first time in the 2022 NFL season. The Commanders beat the Chicago Bears in Week 6 on the road and then scored an upset victory at home over Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in Week 7. That pair […]

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine is causing quite a Twitter stir simply because of a like he made to a tweet that disparages Bulls and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. Here is a screengrab of that social medial activity just in case Zach LaVine unlikes it. It’s entirely possible that this has got nothing […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers remain a two-win team this season following their 16-10 road loss in Week 7 to the Miami Dolphins. The Steelers had a shot at upsetting Miami with one last drive but Kenny Pickett was intercepted by Dolphins cornerback Noah Igbinoghene to seal the loss for Pittsburgh. Pickett was looking for tight end […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in shambles, as they are winless through three games in the 2022-23 NBA season. Sure it is still early, but could the Lakers be already in the planning stages of acquiring a new player via a trade to stop the bleeding? According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, veteran guard Josh […]

It’s not always that the Green Bay Packers, with Aaron Rodgers as their starting quarterback, are heading into a game as the underdog. Even rarer is the situation where Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are underdogs by at least 10 points. In fact, that hasn’t happened ever before in his NFL career  — until this […]

The Houston Astros are looking every bit the part of the favorites to win the 2022 World Series. In fact, they just booked their tickets to the Fall Classic still undefeated in the postseason. Astros pitcher Lance McCullers is feeling high about his team’s chances to go all the way and bring the big league […]