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Bryce Elder is about to make his 2024 MLB season, as the Atlanta Braves have called up the pitcher from Triple-A Gwinnett, the team announced via X (formerly Twitter). The #Braves today recalled RHP Bryce Elder to Atlanta. The club optioned RHP Darius Vines to Triple-A Gwinnett following last night’s game. Elder is expected to […]

The Denver Broncos appeared to be on the verge of making a key move targeted at improving their defense. Free agent veteran defensive back Levi Wallace is reportedly going to meet with Denver Monday and is expected to put ink on paper for a short deal with the AFC West division franchise, according to Ian […]

There is a belief that the NFL’s investigation of the alleged tampering of the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles involving quarterback Kirk Cousins and running back Saquon Barkley could end as early as this week, according to sources of Adam Schefter of ESPN. Moreover, Schefter noted that his sources think that the Falcons will […]

It must feel so good for Damian Lillard to be able to play again in the NBA Playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar point guard made his first postseason appearance in two years on Sunday, as he led Milwaukee to an easy 109-94 win in Game 1 of their first-round series versus the Indiana Pacers. During […]

The Indiana Pacers are back in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2020 and since Rick Carlisle took over as the franchise’s head coach in 2021. However, they did not have a great start to their postseason campaign, as they got lit up by Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday night to […]

The Boston Celtics entered the 2024 NBA Playoffs with the best record in the league — and it’s not even close. They collected a total of 64 wins to easily top the Eastern Conference standings by 14 games. The Oklahoma City Thunder, who finished the regular season with the best slate in the Western Conference only […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar point guard Damian Lillard played like a man on a mission in the first half of Sunday night’s series opener against the Indiana Pacers. After just two quarters of the contest, Lillard was already able to gather a total of 35 points, making 11 of his first 19 attempts from the floor, […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ journey in the 2024 NBA Playoffs did not start the right way, as Luka Doncic and company suffered a 109-97 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on the road on Sunday. The Clippers were missing Kawhi Leonard but still managed to humble the Mavs, who also got an injury scare to one […]

Indiana basketball just scored a big win on the transfer portal front, with Joe Tipton of On3 reporting on Saturday that the Hoosiers have landed the commitment of one of the best-ranked players on the portal in the form of Kanaan Carlyle. “NEWS: Stanford transfer Kanaan Carlyle, a top-10 player in the portal, has committed […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid went down with a worrisome injury late in the second quarter of Saturday night’s NBA Playoff game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Embiid completed a highlight dunk after passing the ball off the glass and catching it himself before going down and grabbing his […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are still alive in the playoffs, but if they are to advance from the Play-in Tournament phase to the postseason proper, they will have to take care of business this coming Friday at home versus the Sacramento Kings. If that doesn’t sound tough enough, the Pels will also have to do […]

San Diego Padres veteran pitcher Yu Darvish will be out for some time after the National League West division club decided to put him on the 15-day injured list because of tightness in his neck, as reported by Rich Rovito of MLB.com. The move is retroactive to Apr. 15, a day after he made his […]

Veteran goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will run it back with the Minnesota Wild. He is going to be back for at least one more season with the Minnesota Wild, with Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff reporting on the deal. “Big news: Marc-Andre Fleury is signing a 1-year extension with #mnwild at $2.5 million. Fleury turns […]

The Golden State Warriors reached the end of the road for them in the 2023-24 NBA season, as their dreams of winning another NBA title with the core of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson got ruined in a blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings Tuesday night, 118-94. The Warriors are used to winning, […]

Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies are feeling it. They are in the zone and feeling unstoppable at the moment after recording their 10th win of the season with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday at home over the Colorado Rockies. Harper had a huge role in the triumph against the visitors, but even better in […]

The Chicago Bears still have their eyes on USC Trojans product Caleb Williams. It appears that the NFC North franchise remains committed to the narrative that many have been expecting to happen with the No. 1 2024 overall pick, the one that Chicago has complete rights to by way of the Carolina Panthers. It’s the […]

Former Michigan football star quarterback Denard Robinson was arrested on Monday for driving while intoxicated, as reported by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. “Michigan staff member Denard Robinson, a former star quarterback for the Wolverines, was arrested early Monday for operating while intoxicated after a single-vehicle crash in Ann Arbor.” The arrest of the 33-year-old ex-college […]

Former Stanford Cardinal star Cameron Brink is finally in the pros after the Los Angeles Sparks selected her second overall during Monday night’s 2024 WNBA Draft. She likely would have been chosen No. 1 if it wasn’t for Iowa Hawkeyes product Caitlin Clark being in the same draft class. In any case, Brink has achieved […]

The Chicago White Sox’s struggles continue. They are still stuck with two wins despite having already played three weeks into their 2024 MLB regular season schedule. In yet another forgettable performance, the South Siders suffered a 2-0 loss in the opener of a three-game home series versus the Kansas City Royals on Monday. That loss […]

After four years in college with the Stanford Cardinal, Cameron Brink is finally a pro. The now former Cardinal star was taken second overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft Monday night —  just after the Indiana Fever unsurprisingly used their No. 1 pick to get Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark. During the draft, Brink also […]

The Caitlin Clark fever has reached the WNBA — officially. That’s after the Indiana Fever selected the former Iowa Hawkeyes scoring machine first overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft Monday night. While Clark has yet to play a single second in a WNBA game, her impact on Indiana is already being felt, at least off […]

The Caitlin Clark era for the Indiana Fever has finally begun after the franchise went ahead and did what the entire basketball world expected them to do Monday night, as they selected the former Iowa Hawkeyes superstar No. 1 overall at the 2024 WNBA Draft. This just doesn’t mean that the Fever now have the […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings are on a collision course again after the regular season a year after they met each other in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. This time, they don’t have at least four games to duke it out on the court. On Tuesday, Golden State and […]

Texas basketball head coach Rodney Terry is feeling good right now. He is so ecstatic that he even dropped a hype video late Sunday on X (formerly Twitter) with a caption that reads: “It’s a great day to be alive @TexasMBB! #HookEm🤘🏾” It’s a great day to be alive @TexasMBB! #HookEm🤘🏾 pic.twitter.com/SfgoRls3Ph — Rodney Terry […]

At 71 years old, Rick Pitino’s college basketball coaching career may be winding down. But whenever the time comes the time comes that he finally retires, that will likely come after the St. John’s basketball sideline boss coaches one more game against his former team, the Kentucky Wildcats. On Monday morning, Pitino seemingly accepted new […]

The Baltimore Ravens are adding a new weapon to their passing attack and special teams with the team announcing that it has inked former Buffalo Bills wide receiver and punt returner Deontay Harty to a deal. Harty’s deal with the Ravens is for one year worth $1.29 million, per his Spotrac profile. This is some sort […]

The Chicago White Sox is reportedly close to adding veteran outfielder Tommy Pham, with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reporting that the American League Central division club is nearing a deal with the 36-year-old journeyman. “Pham, the No. 33 player on The Athletic’s top-40 free-agent big board, is close to an agreement with the injury-depleted […]

The 2023-24 NBA season of the Memphis Grizzlies is certainly not going to go down as one of the franchise’s best ever. For one, they won just 27 games against 55 losses and even failed to reach 28 victories in their last try, as Memphis fell prey to the reigning and defending NBA champions Denver […]

Kentucky basketball is losing a player to transfer portal amid the departure of former Wildcats head coach John Calipari and the arrival of Mark Pope to Lexington, with Jeff Borzell of ESPN reporting that Zvonimir Ivisic is looking to take his talents somewhere else. NEWS: Kentucky freshman Zvonimir Ivisic has entered the transfer portal, source […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James could not help but react to the fiery diss track that Drake dropped on Saturday as a response to the rapper’s rivals. James first sent out an emoji-filled post on X (formerly Twitter). “🦉🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥,” the four-time league Most Valuable Player shared. Minutes after, the Lakers forward followed it up […]

At the end of the day, Chip Kelly just wants to focus himself solely on coaching football and coaching football only. Kelly raised that point as a major reason why he made the surprising move to leave the UCLA Bruins as the program’s head coach to become the offensive coordinator of the Ohio State football. […]

It has been a brutal season for the Memphis Grizzlies. A 110-98 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road Wednesday night added to Memphis’ woes. On the bright side, one player from the team stepped up big time and even made franchise history, as second-year forward Jake LaRavia came out of nowhere and came […]

The news of John Calipari leaving the Kentucky Wildcats after several years of coaching the SEC powerhouse for a head-coaching gig for Arkansas basketball shook the ground of college hoops when it broke out just a day before the 2024 NCAA Tournament championship game between the UConn Huskies and the Purdue Boilermakers. Not a few […]

The Las Vegas Raiders don’t have an inspiring quarterback room. They can change that with a single pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft where they will be selecting from the No. 13 spot overall. However, that doesn’t seem to be ideal enough for Las Vegas to expect that it will be getting one of […]

Jrue Holiday is going to be with the Boston Celtics for four more years after he and the Atlantic division franchise agreed to a huge contract extension, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN Wednesday night. “BREAKING: After arriving in a blockbuster offseason trade, Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday has agreed on a four-year, $135 […]

The Washington Capitals desperately needed a win on Tuesday evening not just to stop their bleeding from a six-game winless streak but to also keep their 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs hopes alive. Fortunately for them, the Great Eight stepped up and delivered for them, with Alex Ovechkin giving the Caps a lead-extending goal in […]

From one MVP to another (potentially)? Two-time NFL Most Valuable Player Patrick Mahomes was left in awe of the masterclass Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic had Tuesday night when the Mavs clobbered the Charlotte Hornets on the road, 130-104. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was so impressed with Doncic that he hopped on his […]

Anthony Edwards played like a man on a mission Tuesday night, as he led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 130-121 win at home over the visiting Washington Wizards. To say that Edwards put the Timberwolves on his back in the Wizards game would be an understatement, as he did way more than that. Anthony Edwards […]

Every game still matters for the Los Angeles Lakers this late in the 2023-24 NBA regular season. While they are assured to play at least in the Play-in Tournament, the Lakers’ primary goal is to make it to the top-six of the Western Conference standings for a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. However, there is […]