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Two supergiants from the sporting world met at Staples Center Monday night when Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry ran into each other inside the tunnels of the Los Angeles Lakers’ home arena. Here’s Joe Vardon of The Athletic with photographic evidence of the two future Hall of […]

Sunday was an insane day for the NFL, but it’s possible that the league can even get crazier than what collectively transpired during the conference championship round – that’s if an obscure rule New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has dug up following their 26-23 overtime home loss to the Los Angeles Rams in […]

The NFL is reportedly thinking of the possibility of making a revision on a rule following the controversial missed pass interference call in the crucial moments of Sunday’s NFL Championship Game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints, per Mark Maske of The Washington Post. “It will be discussed at length along […]

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are headed to another Super Bowl, and it came at the expense of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Pats took care of business on the road on Sunday and defeated the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in overtime, 37-31, in the AFC Championship Game. It does […]

The New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams are both headed to Atlanta, where they will lock horns for the right to take home a Vince Lombardi Trophy and have a parade downtown, as the stage is set for Super Bowl 53. While both fanbases are currently drowning in revelry following the win of their […]

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead may never have to buy his own beer in Boston. Burkhead came up big in Sunday night’s 34-31 overtime win at Arrowhead Stadium against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to clinch the Pats a spot in Super Bowl 53. Burkhead, who’s having quite a storybook season, […]

The New England Patriots’ backfield is showing up in their biggest game of the season so far. That’s mostly the pair of rookie Sony Michel and veteran Rex Burkhead, who scored a clutch touchdown late in the fourth quarter that ultimately gave the chance for the defending AFC champions to continue defending their conference title against […]

The New England Patriots lost their lead to the Kansas City Chiefs early in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game, but they got it right back, thanks to their rookie running back, Sony Michel. On fourth and inches… @flyguy2stackz scores his second TD!@Patriots have the lead!!! #NFLPlayoffs 📺: #NEvsKC on CBS pic.twitter.com/7K28JFcaQx — […]

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are not going to let Tom Brady and the New England Patriots pull away. With the Chiefs trailing New England by 10 points to start the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium, Mahomes went on to engineer a nine-play drive that was punctuated by […]

Eric Gordon was not going to allow the Houston Rockets lose at home in regulation to the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. With less than five seconds left in the fourth quarter of the game and with the Rockets trailing Los Angeles by three points, Gordon took an inbound pass from Austin Rivers and knocked down […]

According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has been taken to a local hospital in Houston. Lonzo Ball has a sprained left ankle and will not return. He was taken to an area hospital for X-rays because the machine at the Toyota Center was not working, according to the Lakers. While […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles is not going to lift another Vince Lombardi Trophy this season, but his wallet just got a whole lot fatter. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Eagles will disregard Foles’ failure to satisfy the qualifier for a $1 million bonus and will give him the money anyway. Source: the […]

Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond has reportedly suffered a facial injury Friday night against the Miami Heat, forcing him to miss the rest of the contest, according to David Furones of the Sun Sentinel. Andre Drummond will not return, per Pistons. Nasal injury, they're calling it. — David Furones (@DavidFurones_) January 19, 2019 Drummond […]

Here’s one way to elicit a strong reaction from Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley: just say that the Chicago Bulls are a better team than his. During a brief Twitter exchange with a random Twitter user on Friday, Dudley showed his absolute rebuke at the raised idea that the lowly Bulls have more talent. I […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder absorbed an upset 138-128 overtime loss at home against Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night which would have been easier for Thunder head coach Billy Donovan to accept if it weren’t for his team’s pathetic perimeter defense. An obviously frustrated Donovan spoke in front of reporters following the […]

Another NFL player has reportedly been involved in an incident at a hotel. This time it’s Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley, who has been detained by authorities in Los Angeles and is currently undergoing a mental evaluation, per TMZ Sports. Details of the incident are hard to come by as of the moment, but a […]

The Indianapolis Colts were booted out of contention for Super Bowl 53 last weekend, and now, they are shifting their focus on making changes, beginning with their coaching staff. On Tuesday, the Colts announced that they had gone separate ways with offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo and assistant offensive line coach Bobby Johnson. The #Colts […]

Linebacker Oren Burks was selected last year by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft without much fanfare. He played in 14 games in his first year in the pros but was not able to make a significant impact as part of the Packers’ defense. That being said, his […]

Although his season ended with an unfortunate injury back in December, Chicago Bears cornerback Bryce Callahan’s 2018 NFL campaign will be remembered for his incredible job in locking down opposing receivers – and he’s got numbers to back it up. According to Pro Football Focus, Callahan is inside the top 10 in at least four […]

The Cleveland Browns continue to fill positions in their coaching staff, as another one is coming their way – this time from the north of the border in the form of CFL head coach and general manager Chris Jones. According to TSN football outsider David Williams Naylor, Jones has agreed to be part of the Browns’ […]

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas set a new franchise record right in his team’s very first game of the year. In the Saints’ 20-14 win at home over the Philadelphia Eagles in a divisional-round meeting on Sunday, Thomas racked up an absurd total of 171 receiving yards to go with a touchdown on […]

While Todd Gurley is always going to be the face of the Los Angeles Rams’ ground attack, it can’t be denied that C.J. Anderson has been huge for Sean McVay’s team since being acquired by it last December. In fact, Anderson has been the Rams’ rushing leader in each of their last three games, a […]

The Cleveland Browns are having quite a busy Sunday. Apart from the news that the franchise is expected to officially name Steve Wilks as the Browns’ newest defensive coordinator, the team also reportedly just hired Todd Monken to be its next offensive coordinator, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Source: Former #Bucs OC Todd […]

The Cleveland Browns appeared to be on the verge of officially ending their search for a new defensive coordinator. According to a report by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Browns are very likely to name Wilks as their newest guru on defense as early as Monday. The #Browns are expected to hire former […]

Julian Edelman, Sony Michel and the New England Patriots made a loud statement Sunday, taking down the Los Angeles Chargers in Foxboro, 41-28, to book their seemingly annual trip to the AFC Championship Game. Among the players that played a key role for the Patriots in the victory was Edelman, who, apart from torching the […]

There will be a new Super Bowl champion this year. That’s after the New Orleans Saints doubled up on the Philadelphia Eagles this season, beating Nick Foles and company at home on Sunday to the tune of a 20-14 score. That’s also after Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore pulled off the biggest defensive play of the […]

It’s been a while since Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs last took the field, thanks to a bye in the wild-card round of the NFL Playoffs, but they don’t seem to be showing any signs of rust in Saturday’s divisional-round matchup with the Indianapolis Colts despite an extended rest. Mahomes, for one, has […]

The New England Patriots are coming into this coming Sunday’s AFC Divisional Round showdown with the Los Angeles Chargers in Foxboro with an almost fully healthy roster. According to Mark Reiss of ESPN, defensive end Deatrcich Wise Jr. is the only remaining player questionable for the Chargers game. Only one player on the Patriots’ final […]

Antonio Brown doesn’t seem affected at all by rumors that he might have played his last game for the Pittsburgh Steelers after team president Art Rooney II said on Thursday that it’s “hard to envision” the wide receiver suiting up for the Steelers next season. Brown recently went on Instagram live together with former NFL […]

Let’s just say that the Denver Broncos’ desire to at least have contact with San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello was stuffed by the Niners before they could even get within field goal range. Earlier, it was reported that Denver will interview Scangarello on Monday for the offensive coordinator job, but the 49ers made sure […]

Gary Kubiak will not return to the Denver Broncos’ think tank after all. According to a report by Adam Schefter of ESPN, Kubiak and the Broncos have different visions for the team, thus apparently causing talks between the two sides for a potential partnership to completely fall apart. Assistant shocker: Gary Kubiak will not be […]

The San Antonio Spurs were not supposed to play against the Oklahoma City Thunder as menacingly good as they did Thursday night. After all, they were coming off a 96-86 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. But they did – and they even have over 150 points to show as evidence. The Spurs […]

By and large, Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid is known in the NFL mostly for these two things: for being among the players who protested during the national anthem before games and for allegedly being used like a guinea pig by the league’s drug-testing committee. According to Reid, he’s been tested seven times in 11 […]

Andy Murray has sent shockwaves not only across the tennis world but also in the sporting universe after announcing on Thursday that the upcoming 2019 Australian Open is likely the last competitive tournament of his decorated career. Via Kevin Mitchell of The Guardian: Andy Murray announced this Australian Open “almost certainly” will be his last tournament, bringing […]

Things are getting stranger and stranger for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it has a lot to do with Antonio Brown. The superstar wide receiver is currently in the middle of another Pittsburgh saga following team president Art Rooney II’s insinuation that the talented downfield threat is not 100 percent safe from getting traded. It did […]

The Golden State Warriors ripped the New York Knicks apart Tuesday night at home to the tune of a 122-95 score, thanks in large part to Klay Thompson’s pair of scorching hands that’s probably hotter than any overworked semiconductor in Silicon Valley. Thompson finished the game with 43 points on 18-for-29 shooting from the floor […]

The Green Bay Packers have just ushered in a new era in the storied franchise’s history, following the hiring of Matt LaFleur as the team’s head coach. The hire is the first big move of Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst since Green Bay saw its 2018 NFL season end in Week 17, and he does […]

It’s been a busy Tuesday for the New England Patriots. Apart from plotting their game plan and practicing for the upcoming showdown with the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC Divisional Round, the defending conference champions have also made some roster adjustments, including the placement of tight end Jacob Hollister on injured reserve and the […]

The days of Bruce Arians the retired head coach is over. That’s after he and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to a deal that makes him the newest head coach of the franchise on Tuesday. But before the agreement was finalized and approved officially by the NFL’s office, the Buccaneers needed to satisfy a […]