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Things are not getting better for the Indiana Pacers. On Sunday, they suffered a 122-104 loss at the hands of the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, which extended Indiana’s losing streak to four games. Making the day worse for Indiana was the injury suffered by second-year forward Johnny Furphy in the second half. […]

There is no mountain Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards can’t climb at the time, and he proved that again on Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers. With over six minutes left in the third period of the contest at Target Center in Minnesota, the former Georgia Bulldogs star took flight and put Clippers big man […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins head to the Olympic break with a smile, and for forward Avery Hayes, he’s doing so with a memory to remember forever. Making his NHL debut on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, Hayes did not waste much time before he lit the lamp for the first time […]

For most of the 2025 NFL season, debates about who should win the Most Valuable Player Award often came down to two names: Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and New England Patriots signal-caller Drake Maye. Justin Herbert? He was a long shot. Yet, somehow, Herbert got a first-place vote. Stafford got 24 of the […]

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba got some good news just days before he tries to help his team win the Vince Lombardi Trophy. On Thursday night, the star wideout was named the Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year, further cementing the incredible 2025 NFL regular season he had with the Seahawks. To bag […]

Russell Westbrook is not winning a bunch of games with the Sacramento Kings, but that’s not going to stop him from stacking up more numbers. On Wednesday, the former NBA Most Valuable Player climbed up another notch on an all-time list, as he passed the legendary Hakeem Olajuwon on the league’s career scoring ladder. ‘ […]

The Boston Red Sox are adding a new face to the team in the form of veteran infielder and utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on Wednesday. “Infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year contract, sources tell ESPN,” Passan wrote in a social media post on […]

The Los Angeles Kings are lagging in the race in the Western Conference Pacific Division, and that has a lot to do with their abysmal offense. But a cure to their offensive malaise appears to have arrived via a trade with the New York Rangers for Artemi Panarin, whom the Kings immediately signed to a […]

It is a new chapter again for James Harden’s journey in the NBA. The former NBA Most Valuable Player was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday by the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Cavs guard Darius Garland and a second-rounder in the 2026 NBA Draft. Harden has missed two consecutive games for the […]

Just before the NHL takes a pause to give way to players taking part in the Winter Olympics, the New Jersey Devils and the St. Louis Blues pulled off an intriguing swap, as reported on Wednesday by hockey insider Frank Seravalli. In the trade, the Devils are sending center Nick Bjugstad to the Blues in […]

Cameron Boozer of No. 4 Duke basketball is expected to go high in the 2026 NBA Draft. Speaking of which, the Blue Devils star freshman got to some serious heights during Tuesday night’s game against the visiting Boston College Eagles at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham when he put a defender on a huge poster. […]

The struggling Florida Panthers star center Sam Bennett’s night is over against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers announced that Bennett will not return to the contest due to an injury. “Florida Panthers Sam Bennett (upper body) won’t return tonight vs. Buffalo,” the team shared via […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning pulled off a stunning win over the Boston Bruins in Sunday’s Navy Federal Credit Union Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, as the Bolts battled back from a 5-1 deficit to score a 6-5 victory via shootout. And speaking of battle, there was that wild goalie fight that added […]

The Orlando Magic visited Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night for their second and final meeting of the NBA 2025–26 regular season, and Magic guard Desmond Bane made sure Wembanyama wouldn’t forget it. Late in the third quarter, Bane was caught bulldozing Wembanyama while the latter was trying to find his […]

There are not a lot of better players than Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard when he’s healthy. If he is on the court, Leonard is always tough to slow down, and during one of the plays in Sunday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns on the road, “The Klaw” showed that by slicing through […]

At just 22 years old, Carlos Alcaraz managed to complete a tennis grand slam. He finally accomplished that incredible feat on Sunday, when he took down the legendary Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2026 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, to the tune of a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 score. Now that he’s completed […]

After missing the boat to the MLB postseason for four years in a row, the Cincinnati Reds finally tasted the playoffs again in the 2025 campaign after winning 83 games and finishing third in the National League Central Division. Although they failed to move past the National League Wild Card Round, where they ran into […]

Florida basketball’s towering center Olivier Rioux does not always see action on the court, but when he does, he finds himself going viral on social media. Such was the case anew for him on Sunday, as he helped put the finishing touches on the No. 16 Florida Gators’ 100-77 victory over the visiting No. 23 […]

Metropolitan Division leaders Carolina Hurricanes shouldn’t have won Thursday night’s game against the Utah Mammoth, but they did in the most stunning of ways. Utah appeared to have a win virtually in the bag, as the Mammoth held a two-goal lead with under two minutes left in the third period of the game at the […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg continues to prove why he’s destined for greatness in the NBA. Against the Charlotte Hornets Thursday night, the former Duke Blue Devils star managed to make history in just three quarters, as he relentlessly tormented the defense of the visiting team at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. “Cooper Flagg […]

The New Jersey Devils pulled off a 3-2 win via overtime against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, but they also saw star forward Jack Hughes go down with a lower-body injury. Following New Jersey’s win at Prudential Center in Newark, Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe provided a positive update on Hughes, via team reporter […]

Detroit Red Wings star Patrick Kane has done it. “Showtime” has finally become the all-time leader in points scored in the NHL among US-born players, achieving the feat on Thursday night against the Washington Capitals at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Kane’s assist on a goal by Ben Chiarot in the second period pushed […]

In another reminder to LeBron James about how long he’s been playing in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward saw his son and teammate, Bronny James, take off for a huge throwdown late in Wednesday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at his old stomping grounds. As the Lakers were getting blown out […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and their fans had quite a scare on Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, when superstar guard Luka Doncic left the game in the first quarter after seemingly hurting his ankle. “Luka Doncic just appeared to injure his left foot/ankle stepping back on a shot attempt. The court […]

With Charles Barkley and the rest of the “Inside the NBA” crew back on air for ESPN after a long absence, basketball fans can expect the NBA legend to provide more hilarious snippets. Sure enough, the former NBA Most Valuable Player is back to being the gift that keeps on giving in front of the […]

The San Francisco 49ers fell short in their mission to bring home a Vince Lombardi Trophy in the 2025 NFL season. They did not even reach the NFC Championship game. But if they did, San Francisco star linebacker Fred Warner said that he would have seen action in that contest to help the Niners against […]

The job is not done for the Seattle Seahawks, who are now in the early phases of their preparation for the biggest game of them all. In less than two weeks, the Seahawks will be playing for the Vince Lombardi Trophy at Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Seattle is hoping […]

The Denver Broncos were hit with an ugly late twist to their story in the 2025 NFL season, and that came in the form of the shocking lower-body injury suffered by star quarterback Bo Nix in the AFC Divisional Round matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Although the Broncos won that contest, 33-30 via overtime to […]

The Minnesota Twins, coming off another season where they missed the boat to the MLB playoffs, have made another move in the offseason, this time involving infielder Edouard Julien and right-hander Pierson Ohl. On Wednesday, the Twins announced that they have sent Julien to the National League West Division via a trade with the Colorado […]

After taking a stumble in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers in the Big Apple on Monday, the Boston Bruins rebounded right away and got back to their winning ways with a 3-2 OT win on Tuesday night at TD Garden in Boston over the visiting Nashville Predators. David Pastrnak made sure […]

Even Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James is left in absolute shock by the apparent Pro Football Hall of Fame snub of former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player voiced his feelings about the Belichick news with a blunt reaction on social media. “Man there’s no way […]

The Tarik Skubal situation remains a big topic in baseball, as an arbitration hearing is on the horizon for him and the Detroit Tigers. Aside from that, rumors about Detroit moving him somewhere else continue to swirl. That being said, at least one MLB insider does not believe that a Skubal trade will happen in […]

The Vancouver Canucks are going nowhere in the 2025-26 NHL regular season. Through 52 games played, the Canucks are just 17-30-5 for 39 points. That’s the worst record thus far in the league this season, and it is not even close. As such, Vancouver is being drummed up as among the teams to watch out […]

It has been a struggle for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2025-26 NHL regular season, and it just got worse for them following the latest injury update on one of their defensemen. During last Sunday’s game at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, defenseman Zeev Buium got hit in the face […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without franchise cornerstone Antony Edwards for Monday night’s showdown against the Golden State Warriors at Target Center in Minneapolis. The former Georgia Bulldogs star was labeled questionable for the Warriors clash due to injury management, as reported by Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. “With the Warriors resting Stephen Curry and Draymond […]

The Charlotte Hornets took the Philadelphia 76ers to the woodshed on Monday. Entering the rescheduled contest at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, LaMelo Ball and the Hornets wanted to extend their winning streak to three games, and it became apparent early that they were going to get that mission done. After outscoring Philly by […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford didn’t let the pain of losing the NFC Championship Game on Sunday at Lumen Field in Seattle stop him from sharing a meaningful postgame moment with former teammate and current Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Instead of leaving the field following Los Angeles’ 31-27 loss, Stafford was spotted trying […]

Of course, Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba would find the end zone in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field in Seattle. The former Ohio State Buckeyes star wideout had an incredible performance for the Seahawks in the first half of the contest, and among his […]

When he’s healthy, New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson can be pretty unstoppable on the court. Even San Antonio Spurs unicorn Victor Wembanyama was not able to do much against the former Duke Blue Devils star during one moment in Sunday night’s game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Early in the second […]