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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl hero Nick Foles had it rough during Thursday’s preseason matchup with the New England Patriots. After missing last week’s preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of upper-body spasms, Foles was knocked out of the Pats game with a shoulder injury, per Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. Foles […]

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. does not mind much about what Jalen Ramsey had to say about quarterback Eli Manning, whom the Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback said is only relevant because of OBJ. When sought for a reaction to Ramsey’s comment about Manning, Beckham showed just how much he cares about it by […]

After sitting out the Los Angeles Chargers preseason opener last week against the Arizona Cardinals, quarterback Philip Rivers will finally get a chance to break a sweat in a live game setup this Saturday, when his team hosts the visiting Seattle Seahawks, according to Jack Wang of the Los Angeles Daily News. https://twitter.com/thejackwang/status/1030177924983468032 The Chargers’ […]

Aaron Rodgers is under contract with the Green Bay Packers until after the 2019 season, but talks about his extension has been heating up since the Atlanta Falcons made Matt Ryan the first NFL player to reach the $30 million per season salary by handing him out a five-year extension last May. While citing a […]

The odds are currently in favor of Dez Bryant joining the Cleveland Browns, but that is unlikely to happen this Thursday. According to a report by Adam Schefter, Bryant and the Browns will continue to find a middle ground on Friday, when the situation between the two sides will hopefully become clearer. No Dez Bryant-Cleveland […]

Josh Gordon continues to be a mystery this NFL offseason, and his absence from the Cleveland Browns has given rise to speculations that he may be battling substance-abuse issues again or anything related to it. However, Gordon is reportedly embroiled in an entirely different situation that could be the reason why he’s been away from […]

It appears that if Houston Texans fans want to see Deshaun Watson play extended time on the field, they will have to wait for the regular season to come. Via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Texans head coach Bill O’Brien believed that that amount of time Watson and Houston starters spent on the field during […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers got a nice gift on Wednesday from Jeanie Buss, as the Los Angeles Lakers owner and president stopped by Dodger Stadium to distribute LeBron James jerseys to Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, and company. Sweet! Special delivery! 👑 @JeanieBuss presented some of the guys with @KingJames jerseys in honor of @Lakers Night […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith is not buying what oddsmakers are selling, particularly one that concerns about the Los Angeles Lakers’ probable win total in the 2018-19 NBA season. Most sportsbooks have the Lakers’ win total line set at 48.5 (h/t Yahoo Sports), but Smith thinks that LeBron James and company will not only surpass […]

The calendar is several months away from flipping to 2019, but people just could not stop themselves from discussing and forecasting what’s in store for the NBA in next year’s free agency period. Kyrie Irving, in particular, has been a hot topic of late in Bristol, where ESPN polled some of its experts to see […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant has made his way back to the practice field Wednesday after being away from the action the last two days due to migraines, according to a report by Matt Schneidman of the Mercury News. It has previously been noted that Bryant has suffered the condition for years, but headaches […]

The Seattle Seahawks got a bad break on Monday when they learned that rookie running back Rashaad Penny broke his finger during practice. This injury will require surgery to repair and force Penny to miss three to four weeks. Although Penny’s injury came at a very untimely manner – the regular season starts in 3.5 weeks […]

The Cleveland Browns are the Cleveland Browns because they are the Cleveland Browns. The team has been a picture of a football team that is on a constant decay over the past several years, thanks to a number of reasons, including a front office that has repeatedly proven its incompetence when it comes to choosing […]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant is being kept out of the field by a seemingly nasty case of migraines. According to Vic Tafur of The Athletic, Bryant has been forced to miss two-straight practices due to the said ailment, which he also noted as a condition the player has been enduring for a long […]

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Cameron Meredith has been a forgotten man in the NFL. Not that he used to be a household name, but he missed the entire 2017 due to ACL and MCL tears in his left knee. Fortunately for Meredith, the Saints were willing to gamble on him, as the team signed […]

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook is poised to play in his first NFL game very soon after almost missing his entire rookie season due to a torn ACL. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has even given the green light already for Cook to get hit in upcoming scrimmages against the Jaguars, according to Chris […]

Jalen Ramsey and Dante Fowler are each currently serving a suspension for different infractions of team rules, but the two will be back from temporary banishment on Monday, according to John Reid of the Florida Times-Union. With that, both players will not be able to join the Jaguars in joint practices with the Minnesota Vikings […]

All-time rankings in the NBA is a petri dish for heated arguments. Even NBA players themselves get into debates over their own views, and this one between Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala and free agent guard Brandon Jennings isn’t any different. F@$& the logo huh??? — andre (@andre) August 15, 2018 Okay, it’s not […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will parade a new-look offense in the 2018 NFL season. With quarterback Alex Smith no longer going to take snaps under center for the Chiefs plus the addition of wideout Sammy Watkins during the free agency period, Kansas City’s air attack will soon find out its new identity. Before that, though, […]

The Denver Broncos are set at the starting quarterback slot with Case Keenum, but the team remains in a dilemma on who will his main backup once the regular season rolls around. The Broncos must have liked what they saw from second-year quarterback Chad Kelly last week, albeit during a 42-28 loss at home to […]

As of this writing, Landry Jones is still part of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but head coach Mike Tomlin’s view of the quarterback depth of the team is something that could make Jones feel a little bit insecure about his chances of making the squad’s final 53-man roster. When asked about the how many spots Pittsburgh […]

Given a choice, most NFL head coaches would probably opt to deal with another opposing quarterback than Green Bay Packers gunslinger Aaron Rodgers. That’s not the case with Pittsburgh Steelers sideline boss Mike Tomlin, who said that he’s looking forward to his team sharing the field with Rodgers in this coming Thursday’s preseason matchup at […]

It’s clear that Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson is not a fan of the New England Patriots. Aside from celebrating his team’s Super Bowl all throughout the offseason, Johnson has also spent time publicly expressing his hatred for the Patriots, particularly for New England’s perceived arrogance. Despite Johnson’s loathing for the Pats getting quite […]

Aaron Rodgers will make his 2018 debut this Thursday when the Green Bay Packers host the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers at Lambeau Field in Week 2 of the preseason.  Packers head coach Mike McCarthy has already confirmed Rodgers’ return to action, though, how much time the quarterback will spend on the field remains uncertain, per Bill […]

It did not take cornerback Orlando Scandrick that much time to get interest on the market after getting waived by the Washington Redskins earlier this Tuesday. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Scandrick has drawn the attention of the Kansas City Chiefs, who will be flying in the veteran for a closer look […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans are holding their breaths, hoping that nothing is seriously wring with franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after the veteran reportedly went down and left the field during a practice on Tuesday, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, while citing multiple reports as sources. According to multiple reports from […]

Former Houston Rockets big man Tarik Black is taking his talents to the land of milk and honey. According to Sportando, Black has agreed to a contract with Israel-based ball club in the EuroLeague. Free agent big man Tarik Black and EuroLeague club Maccabi Tel Aviv have reached an agreement on a deal, a source told […]

Seeing how Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has become a budding superstar in the NBA today, it shouldn’t need much convincing to believe that he used to be a monster back in his high school days at Joseph Wheeler in Marietta, Georgia. But if anyone needs some form of visual evidence, then here’s Brown posting […]

Well, apparently the NBA offseason has officially peaked. The zenith of basketball boredom has finally been scaled by New York Knicks big man Enes Kanter and Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie, who engaged each other in a social media quarrel between two peripheral players from teams that will most certainly do nothing on the court […]

New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady, the man who has won five Super Bowls in his career and a supermodel as a wife, does seem to be a maniacal perfectionist. Despite his countless accomplishments in the sport of football, Brady can still be easily ticked off by something as trivial as an incomplete pass […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was not amused at all when Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette posted a tweet which came with the insinuation that the star wideout could be hurt. Antonio Brown limps off practice after some early individual work — Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) August 13, 2018 In reaction to that, Brown […]

It’s the NBA offseason, so it feels like it’s a good time to just talk about some of the legends of the game. For this piece, let’s look back at that one time when Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant predicted that he would score 50 points or more in a game at least one […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is not getting any younger so he could be a bit forgiven for being mawkish lately. The four-time MVP went on a nostalgic ride once again recently when he popped a video of Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder […]

The Atlanta Hawks does not seem to be amused at all by what they believe was a huge omission in a recent social media post. See, SportsCenter recently uploaded a graphic of Carmelo Anthony wearing a uniform partitioned by the different threads he’s worn (and set to wear) in his NBA career, but it only […]

LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball brought the city of Los Angeles a basketball title before their big brother, Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, even does. It’s a championship that’s not worthy of a downtown parade, though, it’s enough to make Lonzo go crazy inside the locker room of the Los Angeles Baller which seemed packed with […]

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr will continue to enjoy being protected by an offensive line that features seasoned veteran, Donald Penn. This is after the offensive tackle reportedly agreed to restructure his contract with Oakland for the team to guarantee itself of Penn’s services this coming 2018 NFL season, according to Ian Rapoport of the […]

Tim Duncan has been out of the NBA for two years now, but he’s still out there playing and punishing basketball rims whenever he gets a chance. One opportunity came recently, when the now 42-year-old former San Antonio Spurs superstar returned to his native Virgin Islands and participated in a game at the UVI Sports and […]

Metta World Peace’s crystal ball probably needs some repair work. In a chin-scratching post on Twitter, the former NBA player predicted the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers will meet in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals “this year.” @pacers will play the @nyknicks in the eastern conference finals this year — Metta World Peace […]

Ice Cube recently was a guest on ESPN’s First Take show to talk about a number of topics, including his take on his favorite NBA team, the Los Angeles Lakers, now that LeBron James is with the squad. Ice Cube, however, did not hold himself back from putting the Lakers’ fellow Staples Center residents, the […]