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After the Boston Celtics suffered an embarrassing loss in Game 2 to the banged-up Miami Heat, many believed that Jayson Tatum and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference were in major trouble. No one is singing the same tune this time, though, as Boston just reminded Miami and everyone else why it entered […]

After a shaky start to the 2024 MLB regular season, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers are now starting to flex their muscles and showing the rest of the baseball world why they are pegged as the favorites to win this year’s World Series. With a loaded roster, Los Angeles is leaning on its […]

Shaquille O’Neal is a rich man but he just got a little richer after Game 2 of the first-round series between two of his former teams, the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics, Wednesday night. Before the game, Shaq predicted that Miami would beat Boston by 10 points and made a bet on it against […]

The NBA will soon name who is the 2023-24 NBA Most Valuable Player and among the three finalists for that honor is no other than Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. There are not a few people who think that SGA should win the award, including, of course, his Oklahoma City teammates. Chet Holmgren even […]

The New York Giants own the sixth pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. While there is no guarantee as to which player they will be targeting or what position they will use that pick on, many are speculating that the NFC East division franchise is looking to score a quarterback in the first round. Could […]

The 2024 NFL Draft is kicking off this Thursday, which means it’s high time for teams across the league to come up with trade plans involving their pick (or picks). Not every team needs to pull off a trade, but there are certainly others who feel the urgency to make at least one. 5 teams […]

During a recent poll conducted by The Athletic, it turned out that former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce got a lone vote for the Greatest of All Time honor from an unnamed player. Could that lone vote be from Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James? Pierce is not eliminating that theory. While on Tuesday’s […]

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is not pitching in the 2024 MLB season, but that doesn’t mean he’s not out there blowing people’s minds away. Just take for example the absolute monster of a home run he hit into the stratosphere during Tuesday’s 4-1 win on the road in the series opener against the […]

As one of the most important assets of the Dallas Cowboys on the field, it did not come as a surprise to many that the NFC East division franchise decided to pick up its 2025 option on defensive star Micah Parsons, as reported by Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. “Cowboys officially picked up […]

The Milwaukee Bucks enter Tuesday looking to double down on their 1-0 lead in their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers. They took care of business in game 1 at home last Sunday via a 109-94 score, and they did that without superstar forward and two-time league Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo in uniform. But […]

Remember when NFL superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers isolated himself not just from the football world but from everyone in 2023 to think about his future? It apparently inspired the Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Rudy Gobert to the point that he reached out to the future football Hall of Famer, according to Tim McMahon of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were left deflated again by the Denver Nuggets after getting punched in the mouth by Nikola Jokic and the reigning NBA champions in Game 2 Monday night. Also getting socked in the face during the game, this time without being metaphorical, was a fan in the stands, who caught the fist […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were on their way to tying their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New York Knicks on Monday, but a chaotic ending to Game 2 had the Sixers getting the short end of the stick. When it was all said and done on the court, Philly was left in disbelief as its […]

Whenever the Los Angeles Lakers lose, expect known LeBron James hater Skip Bayless to be there to take shots at The King. Of course, Bayless had an instant reaction to Los Angeles’ brutal 101-99 loss to the reigning NBA champions Denver Nuggets Monday night in Mile High City, which was ended by Jamal Murray’s buzzer-beating […]

At 39 years old, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James should be at home, enjoying retirement, and watching the NBA Playoffs from his couch. But James isn’t just an ordinary 40-ish man. He is still out there competing with the best of them in the NBA, and not just as a bench ornament signed by […]

It is safe to say that Malik Monk has found a home in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings. But the door is open for the former Kentucky Wildcats high-flyer to leave Sacramento in the summer, as the last year of the two-year, $19.42 million deal he signed with the team back in 2022 is […]

The Phoenix Suns swept the Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves back in the regular season. But their dominance of the T’wolves ended in Game 1 of their first-round series last Saturday, as Kevin Durant and company absorbed a brutal 120-95 loss in the Twin Cities.  Durant played well in that game, as he got […]

The New York Knicks know better than to look past the Philadelphia 76ers even though they’re up 1-0 in the first-round series versus their Atlantic Division rivals. However, the guys who run the jumbotron at Madison Square Garden seem to be in a rush to see New York take on the goliaths of the Eastern […]

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 […]