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The Jamaal Charles experience didn’t last long for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Within just a couple of weeks since the Jaguars signed the veteran running back, the team has decided to waive Charles, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. The #Jaguars cut veteran RB Jamaal Charles after 6 carries in 2 games. Carlos Hyde’s […]

The Minnesota Vikings may have defeated the New York Jets on the road on Sunday, 37-17, but they’re going home with some hurt players. Among them is cornerback Xavier Rhodes, who was carted off the field with an ankle injury, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Rhodes was visibly in a great deal of pain […]

New England Patriots rookie running back Sony Michel hurt his knee during Sunday’s 38-31 road win over the Chicago Bears and was forced to miss the rest of the game, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN. RB Sony Michel has a knee injury, per the team. The club announces his return as questionable at this […]

Doug Pederson and the Philadelphia Eagles had a chance to achieve their first back-to-back set of wins this season on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers at home. Their odds of doing so were through the roof entering the fourth quarter when the defending Super Bowl champions were up 17-0. But that’s when the wheels started […]

The Cleveland Browns picked up another loss on Sunday, falling prey to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 26-23 overtime defeat on the road. And Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was able to witness that particular heart-wrenching Browns setback, which was made even more agonizing by the fact that Bucs kicker Chandler Catanzaro drilled […]

It didn’t take long for the NBA injury bug to bite New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox. In only his third game as a pro, Knox has sustained what looks like a serious lower-body injury, while he was making a drive to the basket late in the first quarter of Saturday night’s home date with […]

The Chicago Bulls are looking to add another body to their backcourt. Just a week after inking former Kentucky Wildcats court general Tyler Ulis to a two-way deal, the Bulls are reportedly interested in inking point guard Shaquille Harrison to a contract, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Bulls are planning to sign guard […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Cody Zeller was not in the mood to be friendly to folks in the shaded area tonight. He made that evidently clear when he shoved this massive jam down the throat of Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon. GOODNESS 😳 pic.twitter.com/NNqrXXxYMz — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 20, 2018 There were no reports […]

The Cleveland Browns and the Jacksonville Jaguars conspired on Friday to grab the headlines when the former sent running back Carlos Hyde to the latter in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick. However, it wasn’t what the Browns originally wanted in return. According to Michael Silver of the NFL Network, the Browns intended to […]

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams got another blemish on his pro football resume. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the NFL has handed Williams a three-game suspension due to his violation of the league’s policy on substance abuse. Source: Cowboys WR Terrance Williams has been suspended for the next three weeks of the NFL […]

The New England Patriots will be down one key weapon this Sunday against the Chicago Bears. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, Patriots right tackle Marcus Cannon will not suit up in the Pats’ Week 7 outing at Soldier Field due to a concussion. Cannon sustained the said head injury during last week’s […]

Free-agent shooting guard and NBA champion Nick Young wants the Los Angeles Lakers to know that he’s ready and available for a second tour of duty with the organization. Following the Lakers’ letdown 129-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night, Swaggy P hopped on Twitter and posted this now-deleted plead for Los Angeles’ […]

At 33 years old, LeBron James is still the force that holds together whichever team he’s playing for. This year, that’s the Los Angeles Lakers, and in their first game in this 2018-19 NBA regular season, James’ importance to the Purple and Gold was illuminated right away by this specific statistic. https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1053124171893563397 It took just […]

As someone who’s been perched atop the echelon of NBA players for such a long time, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James carries a personality that’s strong enough to overlap the powers of his coaches. In his first regular season game as a member of the Lakers, James already made one such example when he […]

Everyone can agree that JaVale McGee is the gift that keeps on giving in the NBA. There should also be zero issues raised when one says that Rajon Rondo is the point guard that keeps on dropping dimes. On Thursday night, during the season opener of the Los Angeles Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers, […]

Cleveland Browns linebacker E.J. Gaines is not going to see action in this Sunday’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after getting placed in the concussion protocol on Thursday, Pat McManamon of ESPN reports. Gaines was able to report in the morning but notified the Browns of symptoms that were later connected to a concussion. […]

The Dallas Cowboys will be without wide receiver Tavon Austin in this coming Sunday’s showdown with the Washington Redskins on the road, according to team offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, via Brandon George of The Dallas Morning News. Cowboys OC Scott Linehan said they wouldn’t throw out their jet sweep runs in game plan just because […]

The Denver Broncos are dominating the Arizona Cardinals on both ends of the field in their Thursday night meeting. The Broncos set the tone early in the contest by scoring off an interception of Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen’s pass to begin their scoring barrage. Moments later, Emmanuel Sanders threw a touchdown pass to fellow Denver […]

The New Orleans Saints are now down one downfield weapon for the next several weeks. According to Field Yates of ESPN, Saints deep threat Ted Ginn Jr. has been placed on the injured reserve, thus likely ending his season. The Saints have placed WR Ted Ginn, Jr. on IR, per league source. — Field Yates […]

It wasn’t long ago when the Arizona Cardinals, under head coach Bruce Arians, were among the serious Super Bowl contenders. Now under a new head coach in Steve Wilks, the Cards have seemingly fallen off a cliff, as they are only 1-5 to start the 2018 NFL season. Prior to Thursday Night Football matchup with […]

The Denver Broncos will take the field Thursday night against the Arizona Cardinals on the road looking to snap a four-game skid. However, they have a few players who won’t be able to help them achieve that goal. According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, offensive linemen Ronald Leary and Jared Veldheer will be […]

Alfred Morris fantasy football owners needed a break after the San Francisco 49ers didn’t do anything last Monday despite every sign prior to Week 6 pointing to him having a robust day against the Green Bay Packers. That’s a brutal lesson in the highs and lows of being a fantasy football manager and banking on […]

Having LeBron James should do wonders for the Los Angeles Lakers, who are coming off a season in which they finished with just a 35-47 record and missed the playoffs cut for the fifth year in a row. However, TNT personality and colorful character Charles Barkley doesn’t even think that the Lakers will conclude the […]

The Houston Rockets won’t make their 2018-19 NBA season debut until Wednesday when they host the New Orleans Pelicans. So for the meantime, the Rockets duo of Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony decided to kill time by catching live Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston […]

The Philadelphia 76ers kicked their 2018-19 NBA campaign with a bitter 105-87 loss at the hands of the Boston Celtics, who they were supposed to give a big challenge Wednesday night. But at least, Sixers big man Joel Embiid did not lose his social media swagger, as he took to Twitter to post a hilarious […]

The 2018-19 NBA season is finally here. It’s also another way of saying that petty NBA is back. And here is Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant submitting his entry for the most pety moment of the week by turning to the Oklahoma City Thunder bench after denying Steven Adams at the post. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpBMEumBwUV/ The […]

The NBA season has already begun, but the specter of the Jimmy Butler saga seems to continue hovering above the heads of the Minnesota Timberwolves. For now, what’s clear is that Butler, if it’s up to him, wants out of Minnesota. As for the Timberwolves, deciding what to do with Butler is always not going […]

The biggest news this side of the world today is that the NBA is back after a long absence, with the Philadelphia 76ers taking on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Beantown. But while fans were expecting high-quality basketball they’ve never laid eyes on for quite some time, they were instead treated to a […]

The Boston Celtics kicked off their 2018-19 in the same manner the Boston Red Sox did in Game 3 of the ALCS: with a decisive victory. And just like Red Sox outfield Jackie Bradley Jr, who hit a huge grand slam Tuesday night against the Houston Astros, forward Jaylen Brown provided the Celtics’ own signature […]

The New England Patriots extended their unbeaten streak to three games last Sunday by becoming the first team to stop the Kansas City Chiefs in a high-scoring 43-40 win at home. Now, Bill Belichick and the Pats are turning their attention to next Sunday’s meeting with the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. For Belichick, he […]

Although Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict seemed to have avoided a suspension from the NFL despite his rough play in last Sunday’s showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is not escaping the wrath of Ben Roethlisberger and company. Burfict is being largely criticized for his hit on the head of Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, […]

The Oakland Raiders are back in home soil following a 27-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in London on Sunday. It’s not the best way to enter a two-week break, but it’s probably worse for linebacker Derrick Johnson, who was officially cut by the Raiders on Tuesday, according to the team’s verified Twitter account. "We […]

Kristaps Porzingis is set to hit restricted fee agency next summer after failing to reach a contract extension with the New York Knicks before the 6 p.m. ET deadline on Monday. It’s not a surprising move, though, as it was what many observers had expected long before the deadline. By not agreeing with Porzingis to […]

The week started with heartbreaking news for both the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks organization, as it was reported Monday that the owner of the said pair of North American pro sports franchises, Paul Allen, has passed away at the age of 65 due to complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Immediately after the terrible news […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward dropped some news a day before the 2018-19 NBA season kicks off. In a brief message on Twitter, Hayward announced that he’s partnering with China-based sporting apparel company, Anta. Have a read of Hayward’s announcement and a sneak peek of his signature shoe from Anta. New season. New beginnings. I'm […]

Kicker Zane Gonzalez is currently out of work in the NFL, the reason for which can be largely attributed to his bad Week 2 performance during a 21-18 Cleveland Browns road loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Against the Saints, Gonzalez missed two field goal attempts, including one that would’ve likely sent the game into […]

Let Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby show everyone how to bounce back in style. A week ago, Crosby was at the lowest point of his NFL career when the usually dependable kicker missed four of five field-goal attempts and muffed his only extra-point shot in a 31-23 road loss to the Detroit Lions. Fast […]

For the most part of last week, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin had his availability for Monday Night Football game’s showdown with the Green Bay Packers in question because of a hamstring injury. So, it was fortunate for the 49ers, and to quarterback C.J. Beathard in particular, to hear that Goodwin was going […]

The Cincinnati Bengals failed to extend their win streak to three games following a 28-21 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. But not even a frustrating setback at the hands of their bitter rivals has deterred Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick from issuing a strong rhetoric about the hierarchy of power between his team and […]