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Ladies and gentlemen, Stephen A. Smith of ESPN is devastated. The big New York Knicks fan still couldn’t accept the fact that his team just squandered a 2-0 series lead and lost to the Indiana Pacers, 130-109, in a Game 7 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. It was a tough pill to swallow […]

The second-round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA Playoffs had everything. It featured a three-time Most Valuable Player, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year winner, the defending champions, a player the internet likes to think is the second coming of His Airness, and two unicorns. Even off […]

The Denver Nuggets have just seen the end of their journey in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Letting the Minnesota Timberwolves pillage Mile High City of a Game 7 win on Sunday meant that there won’t be a two-peat happening for Denver, which entered the series against Anthony Edwards and company as the favorites to emerge […]

Anthony Edward and the Minnesota Timberwolves have done it. Somehow, Minnesota had enough energy to use for a successful comeback against the Denver Nuggets, who took a 3-2 series lead after five games in the matchup. On Sunday, Minnesota ended the Nuggets’ reign as NBA champs with a wild 98-90 victory in the series finale […]

It is Cancun time for the Denver Nuggets, as their run as NBA champions came to an abrupt end on Sunday following a crushing 98-90 home loss in Game 7 of their second-round series against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Denver entered the series finale as the understandable favorite, considering the location of the […]

The New York Knicks are now in offseason mode after blowing a 2-0 series lead in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers. With the chase for the Larry O’Brien Trophy this season ending for the Knicks in agonizing fashion, New York can now turn its attention to making any […]

The Chicago Cubs have made an intriguing move ahead of a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves, with Jorge Castillo of ESPN reporting that the National League Central club is promoting infielder Luis Vazquez. Castillo and Vazquez are cousins and as noted by the former, his source of the update is no less than the […]

There is a new undisputed heavyweight champion in the world after Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk edged British star Tyson Fury via split decision in their monster clash in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. A ninth-round knockdown scored by Usyk against Fury helped tip the fight in favor of the slight underdog. While Fury got a judge to […]

The Carolina Hurricanes did not take much time to make a decision on the future of head coach Rod Brind’Amour with the team. Brind’Amour and the Canes had just been struck out by the New York Rangers in six games in a thrilling second-round series in the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup, but Carolina has seemingly […]

Women’s basketball is on the rise and it can’t be felt from the collegiate ranks to the WNBA, which has just started its 2024 season. Not long after the WNBA’s season-opener, though, the league’s defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, are finding themselves in the middle of a controversy. The Aces are reportedly being investigated […]

Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics legend Kevin Garnett is familiar with Kobe Bryant’s game. He spent the majority of his career in the NBA on the same timeline as that of the Los Angeles Lakers icon. So, it’s so intriguing to hear Garnett bring up the name of the Black Mamba when he recently spoke […]

Regardless of how the second-round series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks turns out, their battle in this postseason won’t soon be forgotten. There is still at least one more game to play in the series, but the Thunder and the Mavs have already created an instant playoff classic, with each team […]

Another game, another special night for Dallas Mavericks do-it-all superstar Luka Doncic. On Wednesday, Doncic painted a statistical masterpiece again, leading the Mavs to a 104-92 victory in enemy territory over the Oklahoma City Thunder to put Dallas in a great position to wrap things up in this second-round series in the next game. Despite […]

Boston Celtics veteran big man Al Horford is 37 years old but sometimes, he plays like he’s 10 years younger. It doesn’t happen often, but it did in a very timely manner Wednesday night, as he produced a tremendous performance to help the Celtics finally discard the stubborn Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are making a drastic change to their starting lineup for Wednesday night’s pivotal Game 5 of their series against the Dallas Mavericks. Josh Giddey will not be part of the first five unit of the Bolts, who are looking to get the series lead back (via Brandon Rahbar of the Daily […]

As if his trophy case isn’t full enough, Golden State Warriors superstar sharpshooter Stephen Curry received yet another honor to add to his still-growing basketball legacy after the Professional Basketball Writers Association (PBWA) announced that the NBA’s two-time Most Valuable Player is the newest winner of the Magic Johnson Award. “Stephen Curry of the Golden […]

In just his first playing season in the NBA, Chet Holmgren has already become a key asset for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Much was expected of him by OKC and its fans after the franchise selected him second overall in the 2022 NBA Draft — just behind Paolo Banchero who went to the Orlando Magic. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are supposed to have the best anti-Nikola Jokic weapon in the form of Rudy Gobert, who is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year — an award he has actually won a total of four times. But against Jokic in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, Gobert has seemingly been […]

For over two decades, the Iowa women’s basketball squad was helmed by the great Lisa Bluder. But Bluder is no longer the head coach of the Hawkeyes after announcing her retirement on Monday. Indiana Fever Caitlin Clark heard of Bluder’s decision and offered her thoughts on her former coach during his legendary career in Hawkeyes […]

By and large, Boston Celtics superstar forward Jaylen Brown is having a fantastic second round in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. He was back at it again Monday night, as he helped Boston eke out a 109-102 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the series. After a subpar showing in Boston’s shocking […]

Even though he did not have a stellar freshman campaign in college with the USC Trojans, Bronny James is still attracting so much attention at the 2024 NBA Combine. Whether he likes it or not, a big reason for that is the fact that he’s the eldest son of arguably the greatest player of all […]

The Caitlin Clark hype is real. She has yet to play in her first regular-season game in the WNBA, but the former Iowa Hawkeyes star has already generated so much attention that tickets for Indiana Fever games can be expected to fetch for higher prices than ever before. In fact, tickets for her WNBA debut […]

When Doc Rivers was hired by the Milwaukee Bucks to become the franchise’s head coach in the middle of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, he inherited some assistant coaches who were holdovers from the short stint of Adrian Griffin with the team. Three of them, namely DJ Bakker, Sidney Dobner, and Josh Oppenheimer, have been […]

The NIL (name, image and likeness) policy in college sports continues to make college athletes lots of dough. Count new Washington basketball transfer acquisition Great Osobor among those blessed to be in a position to secure massive NIL deals, with ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reporting that the former Utah State Aggies star is set to earn […]

Now, it’s the Minnesota Timberwolves’ turn to show that what they’re made of can weather the immense pressure of the NBA Playoffs, particularly when their backs are against the wall. After going through the first round unscathed against the Phoenix Suns and winning their first two games in the Western Conference semifinals series opposite the […]

Luka Doncic made loud noises on the court Thursday night to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a series-tying 119-110 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. But a completely different “noise” after the game left even the Slovenian superstar running out of words. While in the middle of fielding and answering questions from the media, […]

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is back at it again. For the second night in a row, the former American League Most Valuable Player punished a ball and sent it to space, as he hit a monster 473-foot home run in the bottom of the eighth inning in New York’s series finale Thursday night […]

Buster Skrine used to go after wide receivers downfield during his time in the NFL, which included a stint with the Chicago Bears. This time, however, he’s the one on the run, with reports surfacing that police are hunting the former pro defensive back over fraud allegations in Canada. Skrine was supposed to appear in […]

Nikola Jokic is an MVP again. After being a runner-up to Joel Embiid in the MVP race in the 2022-23 NBA season, Jokic is back on top, as he garnered a total of 79 first-place votes and 926 overall points in the voting. Winning the award again adds to the ever-growing legacy of Jokic in […]

The Chicago Sky have high hopes for rookie Angel Reese and she also has great feelings for the City. After helping Chicago score a win in their preseason finale game on Tuesday against Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty, Reese hopped on her phone and sent out an appreciative message for Windy City, “i’m […]

As if playing at the Madison Square Garden wasn’t hard enough for the Indiana Pacers Monday night, the officiating during a crucial moment in the series opener versus the New York Knicks made it harder for Rick Carlisle’s team to steal a win in the Big Apple. A controversial kickball call that favored the Knicks […]

It is going to be a long summer for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Expected to go on a deep run in the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, Toronto is instead left to think about what went wrong for the team, as got bounced out of title contention in the first round by the Boston Bruins. […]

For the first time in 10 years, the Indiana Pacers have reached the second round of the NBA Playoffs. The last time they did it prior to the 2023-24 NBA season was back in 2014 when Paul George was still starring for the franchise and with Frank Vogel at the helm as head coach. This […]

Not a few people raised their eyebrows when they learned that the Philadelphia Eagles decided to make a splurge in the offseason on running back Saquon Barkley. Despite being viewed as a damage good by many, Barkley still managed to land a hefty three-year deal worth $37.75 million with Philadelphia. But for Philly general manager […]

The 2024 MLB regular season of the Houston Astros is not going as fine as most people expected it to be, thus far. After losing to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, 5-4, Houston has sunk to 10 games below .500 with the team now carrying just a 12-22 record — tied with the Los Angeles […]

After suffering a 6-5 loss in extra innings last Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals tasted yet another defeat versus the same team in a series finale at home on Sunday to the tune of a 5-1 score. The Cards’ offense just couldn’t muster significant production at the plate, while their […]

Tom Brady is grabbing headlines on a Sunday, just like he used to during his time in the NFL with the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This time, though, he’s back in the limelight because of something entirely different from what he became famous for. During Sunday’s The Roast of Tom Brady, […]

Legendary NFL quarterback and former New England Patriots superstar signal-caller Tom Brady was at the center of the comedic crosshairs on Sunday during Netflix’s The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady. As everyone knows, nothing is off the table when it comes to events like this. The more awkward, the better is the mantra […]

When it comes to the Minnesota Timberwolves, most eyes are always on Anthony Edwards for obvious reasons. Edwards has been playing like a ball of fire in the 2024 NBA Playoffs thus far. He already looks like a huge problem for the Denver Nuggets after he torched the defending NBA champions for 43 points in […]