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The NBA just announced Tuesday morning that the league is rebranding the league’s major individual awards with new names, and even introduced a new one — the Clutch Player of the Year, with the winner receiving the Jerry West Trophy. Via NBA.com: The National Basketball Association (NBA) today unveiled six newly designed trophies named after […]

The college football world has lost a great one, as Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Mike Leach passed away Monday night at the age of 61. The school put out an announcement on Leach’s death Tuesday morning. Leach coached Mississippi State football from 2020 to 2022, but his impact goes away beyond what he did as […]

Luka Doncic was not going to let the Dallas Mavericks lose three games in a row Monday night, as he towed the Mavs to a 121-114 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at home. Doncic put up another unreal performance versus Oklahoma City, and in the process, moved closer to LeBron James territory in terms […]

It just keeps on getting worse for the Arizona Cardinals in their Monday night game against the New England Patriots. Already without quarterback Kyler Murray for the rest of the night due to an apparent knee injury that is feared to be serious, the Cardinals suffered yet another tough injury news, this time on the […]

Nico Hischier and the New Jersey Devils are not used to losing this season. And for the first time since their 0-2 start in the 2022-23 NHL campaign back in the middle of October, the Devils have suffered consecutive losses when they followed up their 6-4 defeat at the hands of the New York Islanders […]

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are rolling behind the strong performances of their stars. Durant, for one, has been a consistent performer for the Nets, who are hoping that the forward will remain healthy for the rest of the season. It’s just hard to imagine the Nets winning it all this season without Durant. […]

The New York Yankees are still in the conversation of the top landing spots for free agent shortstop Carlos Correa. But while the Yankees are indeed looking in the direction of Correa, they have some issues to overcome if they are to successfully acquire him this offseason, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. […]

The Washington Wizards will not have Kristaps Porzingis for the rest of their game against Kevin Durand and the Brooklyn Nets on the road Monday. The Latvian star has been ruled out of the contest due to an upper-body injury, according to Chase Hughes of NBCS Washington. Kristaps Porzingis is out for the rest of […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie AJ Griffin continues to impress on the floor. Just a day after hitting a game-winning basket that gave the Hawks the win over the Chicago Bulls at home, Griffin tied Trae Young for the third-longest 3-pointer makes streak by an Atlanta rookie early in Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies on the […]

The Miami Dolphins often enjoy the warm climate back home, but they will have to prepare for much colder playing conditions in their Week 15 matchup on the road against the Buffalo Bills. Miami needed heaters on the sidelines during Sunday’s meeting with the Los Angeles Chargers in LA, and if that was any indication, […]

The New York Rangers are eyeing revenge when they host the New Jersey Devils Monday night at Madison Square Garden. The Devils beat New York in the first meeting between these East Coast teams this season also in The Big Apple, but can New Jersey do it again in the same place and in front […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are clearly in dire need of outside shooting, and they are rumored to be looking to address that major issue via trades. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers have already expressed their interests in the likes of Bojan Bogdanovic of the Detroit Pistons and the pair of Cam […]

Aaron Rodgers is still the face of the Green Bay Packers franchise, but it could be soon that the team decides to go with Jordan Love as its starting quarterback — at least for the rest of the 2022 NFL regular season. For one, Rodgers is banged up. Plus, the Packers are unlikely to make […]

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy had an outburst on the field Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs over a non-call but was not penalized despite bumping into a referee while he was in the middle of his flare-up. Jeudy could hear from the NFL’s office soon, with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk being […]

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns are still members of the Big 12, but it’s no longer a secret that they will most likely shift conference allegiances from the Big 12 to the SEC. The expectation is that that the transfer will come to fruition in 2025, but that could come even earlier, sources […]

Another week, and it’s another disappointing outing for Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, who lost to the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at home, 34-28. Even worse, Wilson suffered a head injury that forced him out of the contest and puts his status for at least Week 15 of the 2022 NFL regular season in […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are still trying to kick the tires on Kenny Pickett, but they may have to hit the pause button on their usage of the rookie quarterback. Pickett left Week 14’s game against the Baltimore Ravens early after taking a sack in the first quarter before getting placed in concussion protocol, per Ian […]

The Atlanta Hawks escaped with a 123-122 win in overtime Sunday at home against the Chicago Bulls. The Hawks were bailed out by a well-designed offensive play laid out by assistant head coach Joe Prunty, who had exactly what Atlanta needed in his pocket. With less than half-a-second left in the first overtime, the Hawks […]

The NFL’s officiating is under attack again online with fans quick to point out discrepancies in terms of the refs’ leniency in calling roughing-the-passer penalties. This anger from the fans was triggered by a roughing-the-passer call on Miami Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips when it appeared as though he had a clean sack on Los Angeles […]

Mississippi State football head coach Mike Leach was reportedly rushed to a hospital due to an undisclosed reason. As of this writing, the only information about Leach’s status is that he suffered a “personal health issue” on Sunday, per Chris Low of ESPN. Leach, according to the release, was transported by ambulance to the University […]

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw had a monster game against Tom Brady and the Tampa Buccaneers on Sunday at home. Brady and the Buccaneers were suffocated by San Francisco’s defense which was led by Greenlaw, who had his way on the field. Greenlaw recorded 15 total tackles (10 solo) and also had an interception […]

The Miami Dolphins appear to lose an offensive weapon in Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers on the road, with running back Jeff Wilson Jr. getting carted into the locker room in the second period due to an apparent hip injury., His return to the game is currently uncertain, as announced by the […]

The Seattle Seahawks’ backfield is banged up and it still might not have its best asset ready to go in Week 15 in a crucial game against the San Francisco 49ers. Via Seahawks reporter John Boyle: Pete Carroll said they don’t know yet if Kenneth Walker III will get back for Thursday’s game. More from […]

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase continues to be a nightmare downfield for opposing defenses. The latest team to taste his wrath was the Cleveland Browns, who suffered a 23-10 loss to Chae and the Bengals Sunday. In that game, Chase churned out a total of 119 receiving yards and a touchdown on 10 catches […]

Even with Jimmy Garoppolo done for the rest of the season, the San Francisco 49ers still looked like a serious contender for the Super Bowl following their 35-7 thumping of Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home Sunday. However, it was not all that perfect for the Niners, particularly because star wide receiver […]

The Philadelphia Eagles added the New York Giants to their growing list of victims in what has been a red-hot season so far for them. And just to add rub more salt in the wounds of the Giants, Eagles defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh sent out a tweet after the game, poetically belittling Daniel Jones and […]

The Dallas Cowboys star tandem of quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott could be looking for some sort of financial salvation at the moment after the NFL fined them for their touchdown celebration against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 13, per Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. The NFL fined two more Cowboys […]

The NFL has fined New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan a reportedly hefty amount of $50,000 for faking an injury in the Saints’ Week 13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road. The Saints have already released a statement in reaction to the NFL’s decision to fine Jordan, saying that the player […]

Caleb Williams blew his competition for the 2022 Heisman Trophy out of the water. The USC Trojans quarterback dominated the votes completely, coming away with 2,031 total points — over 600 points more than runner-up quarterback Max Duggan of the TCU Horned Frogs. Williams got 544 first-place votes, while Duggan only had 188. No other […]

With an eye on their future, the Atlanta Falcons reportedly are going to go from Marcus Mariota as their starter to rookie Desmon Ridder, beginning in Week 14‘s game against the New Orleans Saints on the road. But ahead of the Saints game, the Falcons made another decision on their quarterback room by adding Logan […]

The UNLV Rebels are still undefeated 10 games into the 2022-23 college basketball season. UNLV basketball scored its 10th win of the campaign Saturday night by taking down the Washington State Cougars in the Las Vegas Clash, 74-70. While that victory is probably not going to be enough for UNLV basketball to crack the Top […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide took down a giant and in the process pulled off something that the college basketball world had not seen in 57 years before. Nate Oats steered Alabama basketball to an upset win over the No. 1 Houston Cougars on the road Saturday to the tune of a 71-65 score, thus becoming […]

Just when it looked like the Las Vegas Raiders were finally turning the corner with three wins in a row heading into Week 14’s date against the banged-up Los Angeles Rams, the football gods decided to stop them in their tracks with yet another painful loss. With the Rams missing some key players from their […]

What a debut and what an ending in his first game with the Los Angeles Rams for quarterback Baker Mayfield. The former No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick was barely anything more than an afterthought in the football world before he led the Rams to a dramatic come-from-behind 17-16 win at home over the Las […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson balled out Thursday night in his team’s 118-109 home win over the Houston Rockets. It wasn’t just any other big game from Johnson, though. His performance was one for the books, as it allowed his name to get mentioned in the same sentence as an all-time great in Tim […]

It took the Los Angeles Rams a gamble on Baker Mayfield to finally end their six-game losing skid. Mayfield had a dramatic debut for the Rams, ending Thursday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders with an insane 98-yard touchdown drive to get the Rams the 17-16 victory. Baker Mayfield 🎯 Van Jefferson 🙌 RAMS TAKE […]

As the Dallas Cowboys remain linked to free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the team is seemingly on the verge of getting back the services of one of their wideouts in the form of James Washington, who is getting excited over the prospect of ending his absence and playing for his new team. (h/t […]

All eyes will be on Rudy Gobert this coming Friday night when he makes his first appearance in Salt Lake City since the Utah Jazz traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves back in July. It will be mixed emotions for sure for the Timberwolves big man, as he’ll be playing in a different uniform in […]

It was not that long ago when Baker Mayfield was still with the Carolina Panthers. But here he is now, in a new NFL uniform and playing for the Los Angeles Rams on a Thursday Night Football game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Who would have predicted that before the season? With that being said, […]