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Former Iowa State Cyclones guard Naz Long has just agreed to a training camp deal with the Utah Jazz according to Real GM’s Keith Smith. The Utah Jazz have signed guard Naz Long of Iowa State. Expected to be a camp deal. Long played Summer League w/ Indiana and Sacramento. — Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) September […]

It’s a short week for the Houston Texans, who will have to name a starting quarterback for Thursday’s matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals on the road after Sunday’s 29-7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at home. Head coach Bill O’Brien only have two quarterbacks to choose from in Tom Savage and Deshaun Watson, and while […]

The Cincinnati Bengals received a beating at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens in their Week 1 home loss last Sunday, but if there ever was a positive takeaway for Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis from that game, it’s how rookie running back Joe Mixon performed on the field. According to Curtis Crabtree of Pro Football […]

When you’re an NFL free agent with millions of dollars in the bank, you sure have every right to play hoops anywhere you want. Former Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins quarterback, Robert Griffin III, did just that recently, as he posted a pair of Instagram videos showing him playing alongside a bunch of Estonian dudes in […]

The Sacramento Kings have been the among the biggest losers in the NBA over the past several years. Let alone finishing .500 in a season, the Kings haven’t had a record better than .400 in two of the past 11 campaigns. The organization is generally viewed as one that’s run by a front office that […]

The Nike Jordan Brand just accomplished what the Oklahoma City Thunder have yet to do — sign Russell Westbrook to an extension deal. According to Nick DePaula of ESPN, Westbrook has just agreed with Jordan’s sports apparel brand to be an athlete endorser of the sports outfitter for 10 more years. While the exact amount […]

When media outlets start churning out player rankings, you know that the NBA season is just around the corner. These lists are consumed right away by fans as though they were sharks racing towards a bloody chunk of meat. What follows are countless hours spent by everyone on dissecting and debating the integrity of the […]

Ranking teams and players are sure fire ways to incite heated responses from fans, experts, and apparently, NBA general managers, too. Take for example Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey who took to Twitter to call out both ESPN and Sports Illustrated, trivializing the two media giants’ respective top 100 rankings. The @ESPNNBA & @SInow top […]

The Baltimore Ravens opened their 2016-17 campaign with a loud 20-0 decimation of division rival Cincinnati Bengals on the road on Sunday, and a big reason why the Bengals didn’t register a single point on the board was the play of ageless wonder Terrell Suggs. The Ravens’ linebacker, who’s about to turn 35 a month […]

If you want to witness in person Kobe Bryant’s jersey-retirement ceremony, then start saving up for it now. It won’t come cheap because it’s not going to cost you just $81. Even before he officially ended his basketball career in 2016, the Los Angeles Lakers great was virtually assured of having his jersey numbers retired […]

After getting traumatized in a 46-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1, the Indianapolis Colts are left picking up the pieces, wondering what went wrong and how they can fix it before Week 2 comes around. They have to do so without including Andrew Luck in their Week 2 plans, with the […]

Vance Joseph is undefeated so far in his NFL head coaching career. His record: 1-0. That’s after his Denver Broncos trumped the Los Angeles Chargers at home in a close 24-21 win Monday night. With the victory, Joseph joined 11 other Broncos head coaches before him who were able to get a win in their […]

There was no stopping the Minnesota Vikings’ offense Monday night, as they bowled their way through a still-leaky New Orleans Saints’ defensive unit on their way to a decisive 29-19 victory at home. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer liked what he saw from his team, particularly praising the amazing job done by his offense. The […]

The Seattle Seahawks lost their Week 1 assignment against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, 17-9, but it’s understandably an unforgettable day for the Seahawks’ rookie defensive tackle Nazair Jones, as he made his pro debut. The contest became even more memorable for Jones when he picked off a pass from two-time league MVP and […]

Coming into the 2017 NFL season, one of the biggest question marks for the Minnesota Vikings was whether running back Dalvin Cook would be able to fit in well with the team that was about to enter the post-Adrian Peterson era. Based on Cook’s performance in Week 1’s 29-19 win Sunday night at home against […]

There could be a lot that Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll didn’t like about the way his team played in Week 1’s 17-9 road loss to the Green Bay Packers, and among those is the play of Seattle’s offensive line. According to Greg Bell of The News Tribune, Carroll was none too pleased with […]

The Denver Broncos and new head coach Vance Joseph appeared to have the game securely in the bag entering the fourth quarter of their matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, as they were then clutching a 17-point lead. But errors on the part of Denver and a pair of touchdowns from the Chargers made the […]

During the match between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints, running back Adrian Peterson was caught by cameras visibly shouting at head coach Sean Payton on the sidelines. Payton turned his head back and appeared to say something back to Peterson, too. While it wasn’t clear what exactly happened but the Twitter-verse was […]

The motto in Toronto these days seems to be “Bring back Vince Carter”. Just days ago, it was reported that Masai Ujiri, the Toronto Raptors’ general manager, said that “Vince Carter will be home in Toronto”, and now it’s rapper and Raptors ambassador Drake’s turn to express his longing for Half Man Half Amazing. Drake […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry is spending the offseason in the most adorable of ways. In a Twitter post on Monday made by the Mavericks, Curry was seen invading a classroom full of kids to preach the value of reading. Reading to the kids! @sdotcurry #whospete pic.twitter.com/rGWy4K5SER — Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) September 11, 2017 In […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are generally viewed as Damian Lillard’s team. Following the departures of LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum over the past few seasons, it was Lillard who was left behind in Portland, taking it upon himself to shoulder most of the responsibilities of leading the team. It was a blessing for […]

It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing for Mark Cuban during the early goings of his life as an NBA team owner. As someone who likes to march to the beat of his own drum, Cuban often found himself going against the established norms in the league in terms of running a team. Speaking to Dalton Trigg […]

Colin Kaepernick may be having a hard time getting looks from NFL front offices, but when it comes to gaining support, he doesn’t even have to try. The free agent quarterback has been getting plenty of love from society for his fight for social equality and against police brutality, though his stands seemingly come at […]

Despite looking like big winners this offseason, the Boston Celtics may experience trouble in the early goings of the upcoming season. That’s according to Celtics guard Terry Rozier, who said that much during an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub, as noted by Jay King of Masslive.com. “I’m pretty sure we’re going to probably have […]

The Baltimore Ravens kicked off the new season with an emphatic 20-0 road win over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, though it wasn’t that good of a start for running back Danny Woodhead. Woodhead exited the game right in the opening series with a hamstring injury, as reported earlier by Baltimore’s Twitter account. RB Danny Woodhead […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars were a hit in their first game of the season, as they took down the Houston Texans on the road with a rousing 29-7 victory Sunday. The Jaguars’ defense was an absolute nightmare for the Texans, with Jacksonville limiting Houston to only 203 total yards while recording 10 sacks and forcing four […]

The Oakland Raiders have had a long stretch in which they were searching for a long-term answer at the quarterback position. Their prayers were answered in 2015, when they drafted Fresno State product Derek Carr in the second round of the NFL Draft, behind other quarterbacks in Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, and Teddy Bridgewater.  Fast […]

The Wade Phillips era kicked off in the most amazing of fashions for the Los Angeles Rams – by crushing the Indianapolis Colts’ offense in a record-setting performance. The Rams defeated Indianapolis by a wide margin, 46-9, with Jared Goff and Los Angeles’ offense feeding off of the energy of the team’s defense that recorded […]

Most of the time, when someone compares a person to Michael Jordan, it’s meant to flatter. Seattle Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril, however, found a way to do that without implying greatness, when he said in an interview with Gregg Bell of the News Tribune that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the Michael […]

The Dallas Cowboys edged out the New York Giants in Arlington in the season opener, 19-3, and though Dez Bryant wasn’t much of a help in the contest, this didn’t stop him from talking smack at Giants’ cornerback Janoris Jenkins. Bryant hauled in just two catches for 43 yards on nine targets in the game. […]

While the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t exactly look like the 8.5-point spread favorites in Sunday’s too-close-for-comfort 21-18 road win over the Cleveland Browns, that shouldn’t diminish in any form the fantastic NFL debut of Pittsburgh’s rookie linebacker, T.J. Watt, the 30th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Against the Browns, Watt, younger brother of Houston […]

For the second straight year, the Houston Rockets will accommodate Yao Ming’s Chinese Basketball Association team, the Shanghai Sharks, for a preseason game at Toyota Center this coming October 5. While most teams play other NBA teams in preseason exhibition games, the Rockets are slightly veering off course by agreeing to take on the Sharks […]

Stephen Curry can nonchalantly drill a three-pointer from quite a range, but will he be as accurate in his prediction of the Carolina Panthers’ record he made way, way early in the NFL season? Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer sat down with the Golden State Warriors spitfire guard just before the Panthers take on […]

Matt Jones, who played four years for the Duke Blue Devils and won a national title with the team in 2015, has recently been signed by the Sacramento Kings to a training camp deal per Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee. Kings have signed former Duke guard Matt Jones. W/ Kings at 15 guaranteed and […]

During the lead up to the Hall of Fame induction of former Orlando Magic star Tracy McGrady, experts and fans alike debated on whether McGrady’s credentials really warrants an entry to Springfield. For a while, the deliberation mimicked that of the usually contentious discussions that happen every year in baseball. But for McGrady, there isn’t […]

Jesus Shuttlesworth can still levitate. That’s Ray Allen of course, who is currently in China busy melding back together a broken friendship with a former Boston Celtics teammate and showing everyone, he’s still got game — and hops. Looking spry and deceptively much younger than he looks, the 42-year-old Allen took part in an exhibition […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is no different from other NBA players, who’ve grown wary and annoyed of aspiring Taekwondo jin Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green’s on-court antics and exploits. That didn’t stop Lillard, however, from expressing his appreciation of the reigning Defensive Player of the Year in an Instagram post on Saturday […]

The sky is the limit for the rapidly rising Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks. From being booed by the crowd on the day he was drafted to the league in 2015, the Latvian has gone on to become one of the true young stars of the NBA and is even expected to the […]

For some reason, Dwight Howard woke up this Saturday and decided to go to the gym and absorb bodily harm at the hands…of a woman. Howard just posted a video on his Twitter account, showing a lady half his size swinging at his midsection with reckless abandon, perhaps as part of the Charlotte Hornets big […]