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Good news is starting to trickle in for the New York Giants. After going winless for the first five weeks of the season, they finally got in the win column last Sunday with a 23-10 road victory over the Denver Broncos. And now, it is being reported by Jordan Raanan of ESPN that wide receiver […]

The Cleveland Browns are having as much trouble trying to win games as pinpointing which quarterback they will turn to. After using Kevin Hogan under center for most of the past two games, Cleveland is reverting to its original starter in rookie DeShone Kizer. This was announced by Browns head coach Hue Jackson on Wednesday, […]

5-star basketball prospect Emmitt Williams has yet to choose where he’ll enroll in college, but he’ll have to think about that inside a jail for the meantime after being arrested Wednesday on charges of felony sexual battery and false imprisonment. This is according to multiple reports, including one by Gary Parrish of CBS Sports. Plenty […]

Miami Hurricanes basketball head coach Jim Larranaga might have found himself in hot water after a grand jury subpoenaed the coach for texts, emails, and other items, Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times reported. Miami coach Jim Larranaga received a grand jury subpoena for texts, emails and other items in the college hoops bribery […]

Dion Waiters and the Miami Heat lost their season opener to the Orlando Magic, 116-109, Wednesday night. It was a rougher night for Waiters, as he tweaked his ankle three times according to the guard, Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald reported. Dion Waiters said he went all preseason without tweaking his left ankle. Did […]

Ricky Rubio had a memorable night Wednesday. Not only did he play his first game as a member of the Utah Jazz, he also etched his name in the record books by becoming the third-fastest among active players to reach 3,000 assists, according to the Jazz’s PR team. https://twitter.com/UtahJazzPR/status/920850051051667456 Ricky Rubio helped the Jazz beat […]

The injury bug continues to victimize players this early in the NBA season. Just a day after the Boston Celtics lost Gordon Hayward, another starter appeared to have suffered a devastating lower-body ailment, as Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin incurred what looked like a serious knee injury during a 140-131 loss to the Indiana […]

The Dennis Smith Jr. era has begun for the Dallas Mavericks. The rookie guard kicked off his NBA career on a fancy note, catching a lob pass from teammate Wesley Matthews for an alley-oop slam in the first quarter of Wednesday’s showdown with the Atlanta Hawks. It was Mavs’ first points of the season, and […]

To say that Gordon Hayward’s first game as a Boston Celtic was a disappointing one would be a massive understatement. The much-anticipated debut of Hayward for the Celtics turned into a horror show after the forward went down with a gruesome ankle injury that took him out of the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and […]

The Oakland Raiders are thirsty for a win, but ending a four-game skid as soon as this week might have just become a tougher task. This is after it was revealed that the Raiders have three linebackers questionable to play on Thursday against the AFC West leading Kansas City Chiefs, per Charean Williams of Pro […]

Just when the Seattle Seahawks are finally gaining steam, they are hit with bad news, as head coach Pete Carroll told SiriusXM NFL Radio that Cliff Avril has been placed on the injured reserve list and that the defensive end is contemplating a major decision. “Cliff Avril will go on IR. He’s seeing a bunch […]

The Oakland Raiders are in a funk. After opening the season with back-to-back wins, the Raiders radiated with optimism about heading back to the playoffs for the second year in a row. However, what followed is a four-game skid that the Raiders have yet to end. The Raiders’ troubles are partly caused by a problematic […]

Sacramento Kings rookie De’Aaron Fox walked a fine line between blasphemous and just being an opinionated young man in an interview with Seerat Sohi of Rolling Stone, as the point guard put on blast one of California’s own, the In-N-Out Burger restaurant chain. Along the conversation, Sohi asked Fox about his favorite place to have […]

For San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, he’s not concerned about the things he can’t control. Instead, he’s looking to put all his attention on helping his own team score an NBA title. In an interview with Mike Finger of the San Antonio-Express News, Leonard was asked about his take on several other teams this […]

Disgraced ex-Louisville Cardinals basketball head coach Rick Pitino isn’t going down without a fight – or at least without being an annoying figure hellbent on squeezing out whatever dignity is left inside of him. In a direct path to weird logic in an attempt to avoid accountability, Rick Pitino is claiming Adidas did things under […]

The Wisconsin Badgers basketball program just lost a Herro. Tyler Herro that is. This is a relatively huge loss for the Badgers, as Herro is both a rising prospect and already considered a 4-star talent. Herro, ranked 27th among all 2018 prospects by ESPN, announced that he is backing out of his verbal commitment to […]

It’s just the first day of the new NBA season, but the injury bug is getting to work early. A few hours after Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward went down with a gruesome leg injury, another star player was hurt with Golden State Warriors do-it-all forward Draymond Green suffering what is being reported as a […]

The Cleveland Browns are winless this season and are basically functioning as the NFL’s all-purpose doormat of the league more than anything else. Still, that’s no reason for their official Twitter account to deploy a funny troll job hurled at the direction of former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard, Kyrie Irving. Amid the thousands of fans […]

The new NBA season is officially underway, but don’t think for a second that people are finally done talking about last June’s NBA Finals won by the Golden State Warriors. That series had plenty of unforgettable moments despite the Warriors making quick work of the Cleveland Cavaliers in just five games. Among them was the […]

JaVale McGee and Nick Young are kindred spirits. Both are peripheral components on a championship contender’s roster and on their own, are favorites to be featured on Shaqtin’ a Fool. But there’s a glaring difference between the two aside from their respective frames. McGee is an NBA champion. Young is not. McGee even has the […]

The new NBA season took off on a very bad note. Basketball fans were greeted Tuesday with a showdown between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers to kick off the 2017-18 campaign, but a gruesome ankle injury suffered by Gordon Hayward turned everyone’s excitement into horror. Hayward’s injury set off a wild Twitter storm […]

It has been a topsy-turvy day for Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and his camp. After hitting a rough patch earlier when his side’s request to recall mandate was denied, Elliott and the National Football League Players’ Association sought a temporary restraining order before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New […]

There’s nothing like blowing a big lead in a loss to make a team question whether it needed a dramatic shift in the way it’s handling its business. Take for example the Atlanta Falcons, who relived their mini-Super Bowl collapse on Sunday by squandering a 17-point cushion in a 20-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins […]

Is Carlos Hyde on the verge of getting traded? Not really, if you ask San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan who recently dispelled rumors that the team is thinking of trading the running back. In a report by ESPN’s Nick Wagner, Shanahan categorically denied of this trade rumors following the team’s 26-24 loss to […]

The Detroit Lions have been shaky of late, as they suffered back-to-back losses to the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints before heading to their bye in Week 7. It’s not the only bad news they’ll be carrying with them into their scheduled rest, however. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Lions […]

This isn’t the type of aggressiveness Robin Lopez was preaching to his team a few days back. In the latest turn of events in the tale of the Chicago Bulls, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports is reporting that Chicago big men Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis had a scuffle in practice earlier today that ended […]

On Sunday, it was reported that Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant requested a trade. Well, Bryant apparently is singing a different tune following the media picking up on the story and making it among the top headlines in Week 6. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Bryant has discredited the rumors on Monday, saying he’s “all […]

The nightmare Green Bay Packers fans hoped would never happen this season has indeed occurred, as star quarterback Aaron Rodgers is in big danger of missing the rest of the season with a collarbone injury. Rodgers broke his collarbone on Sunday in a disappointing 23-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. As part of the recovery […]

Linebacker NaVorro Bowman didn’t have to wait long before landing a new gig. He also didn’t stray too far from his previous employer, as it is was reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN’ Adam Schefter that Bowman agreed to play for one year for the Oakland Raiders. Former #49ers LB NaVorro Bowman is […]

It’s not fun to be an Aaron Rodgers fantasy football owner right now, as the injured quarterback is going to be as useful to your team as Jared Lorenzen. There are options, however, to soften the blow of Rodgers’ loss, two of which we have listed below. As always, wide receivers and running backs are […]

The NBA regular season is upon us. What this means is that we’re done trying to stomach watching practice-squad quality players litter the floor during preseason games. We’re also about to see the best of the best duke it out for NBA supremacy. But let’s not forget that the intrigue isn’t solely on the basketball […]

The Denver Broncos had a rough Sunday night. Apart from being the first victims of the New York Giants this season with a 23-10 loss, the Broncos were also bitten by the injury bug, as wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders went down with an ankle injury. Sanders hurt his ankle in the third quarter after colliding […]

The San Francisco 49ers suffered their sixth straight loss of the season on Sunday, falling to the Washington Redskins on the road, 26-24. The playoffs are virtually out of reach for the 0-6 Niners, and their fans have less motivation to watch their games other than to focus on rebuilding. But, if there’s someone who’ll […]

New York Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie could be back on the field as soon as Week 7. Earlier this week, Rodgers-Cromartie was suspended indefinitely by the Giants after reportedly throwing a tantrum on the sidelines during Week 5’s showdown with the Los Angeles Chargers. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport’s sources, Rodgers-Cromartie hurt his leg […]

The Kansas City Chiefs took a hit figuratively and literally on Sunday. Apart from suffering a 19-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers –their first of the season—the Chiefs also faced the possibility of losing one of their most dynamic playmakers in Tyreek Hill after the wide receiver appeared to be concussed late in the game. […]

Week 6 was a forgettable one for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who only didn’t just lose to the Arizona Cardinals, 38-33, but they also saw their starting quarterback Jameis Winston go down with a shoulder injury. Winston exited the game in the second quarter after hurting his right shoulder. He didn’t return to the field […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is one of the most talented basketball players in the world today, but it’s not like he needs to be reminded of that. Everyone knows that Durant is capable of torching anyone on the basketball court, including LeBron James, whom he dominated in the 2017 NBA Finals by averaging […]

Klay Thompson’s fun offseason just got even more interesting. Nope, this isn’t about Thompson going back to China and reliving #ChinaKlay nor is this about him agreeing to endorse a toaster brand. With just a few days before the NBA regular season kicks in, Thompson found himself enmeshed in a sporting challenge against a sports […]

One of the boldest moves done in the NBA offseason wasn’t made by a team’s front office, but rather, by Jimmy Butler of the Minnesota Timberwolves. When Butler was traded to the Timberwolves by the Chicago Bulls back in June, he heard plenty of shots from critics, who accused the shooting guard of being a […]