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Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen is going to play this coming Sunday after all. Although Griffen has re-joined the Vikings this week after spending multiple weeks away from football and his team to deal with a mental health issue that beset him earlier this season, it was initially uncertain whether he’s going to appear […]

The NFL injury bug seems to have developed a fondness for biting the Houston Texans, particularly the team’s secondary unit. Already dealing with a number of hurt bodies on their defense, the Texans are now going to miss cornerback Johnathan Joseph for up to three weeks due to a couple of lower-body injuries, according to […]

The New England Patriots are showing interest in one free agent safety in the form of Obi Melifonwu, who last suited up for the Oakland Raiders. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Melifonwu visited New England Friday. Source: Former #Raiders second-round pick S Obi Melifonwu is visiting the #Patriots today. Some possible back-end […]

Most signs are pointing in the direction of Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen playing this coming Sunday against the New Orleans Saints at home. According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Griffen has practiced for three straight days this week. In addition, Pelissero noted that the veteran has already been removed by the […]

The Detroit Pistons are off to a blazing start this season and that’s in no small part because of big man Blake Griffin’s sensational play. The Pistons extended their win streak to four games and sustained an unblemished record Thursday night by taking down the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers at Little Caesars Arena, 110-103. Griffin, following […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is in the house Thursday night at Staples Center to watch the hardcourt tussle between his old team and the Denver Nuggets. To no one’s surprise, he got a warm standing ovation from the partisan crowd when his presence was announced. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYYOUAhfZi/?taken-by=houseofhighlights Kobe Bryant deserves every second of that […]

The Miami Dolphins are down big in the fourth quarter of their Thursday Night Football matchup with the Houston Texans as of this writing. Regardless of the outcome of this contest, though, Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker will go home having just played arguably the best game of his NFL career. Apart from that, he’s […]

Michael Vick and Chad Ochocinco were among the best players of their generation, but they also concluded their NFL careers with bare fingers. As most people know, neither one of them won a Super Bowl ring during their time in the league. But for Vick, that would not have been the case if he and […]

The Houston Texans get another injury to deal with in their secondary. During Thursday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins at home, the Texans saw cornerback Johnathan Joseph exit the contest in the first quarter with an ankle injury and is questionable to return, according to the team’s official Twitter account. #Texans Injury Update: CB […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is only in his second year as a pro, but for football Hall of Famer Steve Young, he’s seen enough of him to say that the former Clemson Tigers star is going to end his career standing among the greats of the sport. Steve Young had some high praise for […]

The fracas that broke out between players of the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers last Saturday continues to be the talk of the NBA world, but not for Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov. According to Gina Mizell of The Athletic, Kokoskov did not try to talk about the fight that mostly involved […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is off to a fantastic start to this season, as he’s been nearly unstoppable so far. In fact, by scoring 33 points during Tuesday’s heartwrenching 133-132 overtime road loss to the Detroit Pistons, the hulking Sixers big man added to his solid NBA resume, becoming just the first player since […]

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden recently said that the team is done trading players away following a deal that sent wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a future first-round pick. However, what Gruden said can be taken with a grain of salt with rumors of another Raiders player getting […]

It’s no longer a secret that Arizona Cardinals cornerback Peterson is unhappy of the direction his team is heading, which is why he’s reportedly convincing the franchise to trade him away just before the NFL’s trade deadline on Oc. 30. Among the teams that have shown interest in trading for Peterson are the New York […]

Denver Broncos backup quarterback Chad Kelly is probably in danger of losing his job. That’s after he was arrested for criminal trespassing on Tuesday. While Kelly is still on the team’s roster, Broncos President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway said that Denver will take a hard look at the details before making their next […]

The Minnesota Vikings are on a roll lately, having won all of their last three games. Adding to the excitement for the team is the looming return of defensive end Everson Griffen to football activities after being out for a while to tackle a mental-health problem. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Everson will return […]

With the trade deadline just a week away, it’s high time for reporters to ask figures in the NFL about any possibility of teams swapping assets with each other. When inquired about the level of his team’s interest in trading for Arizona Cardinals star cornerback Patrick Peterson, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin showed barely […]

The San Francisco 49ers saw it’s secondary get another hit during last Sunday’s 39-10 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Rams in which safety Adrian Colbert was carted out of the contest due to a leg injury. Colbert is going to be out for a while, as he’s been placed by the team on the […]

Amazing how it’s been more than seven weeks since the 2018 NFL season kicked off. From a fantasy football perspective, an eternity has already passed, but the struggle to steer our teams to the top of the standings with quality waiver wire pickups continues. With that said, here’s a solid list of 10 players fantasy […]

There are a number of reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers failed to beat the San Antonio Spurs Monday night at home. Among them is the fact that LeBron James was not able to knock down this potential game-winning two-point jumper in the dying seconds of the game’s overtime. It was the Lakers’ last attempt […]

The Los Angeles Lakers remain winless after three games in the 2018-19 NBA season and their fans partly have San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills to blame for that. During a marquee home game against the Spurs at home Monday night, the Lakers brought the house down late in the fourth quarter when they forced […]

Golden State Warriors hotshot guard Stephen Curry is arguably the greatest shooter in the history of the NBA. While that doesn’t make him anything more than a human, sometimes he makes it look as though he’s some mythic creature whose accuracy from beyond the arc is a product of a lab experiment. In a Monday […]

Utah Jazz rookie shooting guard Grayson Allen has always been known as a bucket-getter. What most casual NBA fans probably don’t know is that the former Duke Blue Devils star can also sky high. But at least some of them will no longer underestimate Allen’s pogo sticks after seeing the first-year pro manufacture this highlight […]

After days of swirling rumors around them, the Oakland Raiders have finally pulled the trigger on the trade block, shipping wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a first-round pick. Not a few people think that it was too big of an asset to give up even for a talented receiver […]

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, […]