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The rest of the world may have moved on from the stunning Luka Doncic trade that brought him to the Los Angeles Lakers in February, but legions of Dallas Mavericks fans certainly have not. On Tuesday, the same Mavs got news they had been hoping to hear for several months, as Dallas reportedly is firing […]

Dallas Mavericks fans who chanted “Fire Nico” during the team’s home game at American Airlines Center on Monday against the Milwaukee Bucks appear to be getting what they wished for a long time — or since Luka Doncic was shockingly traded in February to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavericks are reportedly expected to fire […]

The world continues to wait for Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James’ Year 23 in the NBA to officially start. The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player has yet to make his debut in the 2025-26 NBA season, as he is still working his way back from sciatica, which he developed early in Los Angeles’ […]

When it comes to Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Doncic, always expect the unexpected. He had one of those moments during the first half of Monday’s road game against the Charlotte Hornets when he gashed the home team’s defense for a surprising two-handed throwdown. Doncic is listed at 6-foot-8 by the NBA’s official website, […]

The Green Bay Packers, who entered Week 10 already dealing with injuries to some key players, saw another key player go down hurt during Monday night’s meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Green Bay center Elgton Jenkins exited the Eagles game in the first half with an apparent lower-body injury. […]

Boston Bruins great Zdeno Chara was finally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday. The 6-foot-9 Chara, even at 48 years old, still looked intimidating as ever as he stood on the stage for his speech. But the former Bruins star defenseman was all class, as he talked about his career […]

Congratulations continue to pour in for Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz after it was announced on Monday night that he won the 2025 American League Rookie of the Year Award. Kurtz won the award via a landslide, as he became the latest to win it unanimously. “The 28th unanimous Rookie of the Year,” shared Sarah […]

Despite a 2025 MLB season payroll that could probably fund a space program, the New York Mets failed to get the job done. They did not even make the MLB postseason, finishing the campaign with just 83 wins. One reason to blame for New York’s disappointing season was its starting. The Mets finished just 18th […]

The New York Knicks are showing no mercy to teams of late. The latest to taste their wrath were the Brooklyn Nets, as they got taken to the woodshed by Karl-Anthony Towns and company in a 134-98 victory by New York at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Towns dropped 28 points on […]

While the pain of their World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers could still be there for the Toronto Blue Jays, they still can’t let their emotions get in the way of their offseason plans. If anything, the frustrating end of their pursuit of a World Series ring in 2025 could further fan the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were in a position to win their matchup against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, but ended up suffering a deeply disappointing 5-4 loss.  Toronto got on the board first with a goal by William Nylander five minutes into the opening period before letting the Hurricanes […]

The Chicago Blackhawks keep on rolling, thanks in large part to the red-hot Connor Bedard. After starting a six-game road trip with three straight losses, Chicago righted its ship and finished the away stretch with three consecutive victories. The Blackhawks punctuated that trip with a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars […]

The Detroit Pistons continue to impress in the 2025-26 NBA season. When it looked as though they were going to see their win streak end on Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers on the road, Jalen Duren and company went down to work and erased a double-digit halftime deficit to score a 111-108 victory at Xfinity […]

The Washington Commanders entered the 2025 NFL season with high expectations. After all, they appeared rejuvenated in the 2024 campaign, finishing second in the NFC East standings with a 12-5 record. Those are the most wins Washington had in a season since going 14-2 in 1991 — the same season they won a Super Bowl. […]

The Los Angeles Rams collected a 42-26 win on the road against NFC West rivals San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, but not before a worrisome injury development. In the fourth quarter of the contest, Los Angeles star wide receiver Davante Adams was seen leaving the field with an apparent upper-body injury. It was later reported […]

The Washington Wizards entered Saturday looking to end a seven-game losing skid, as they welcome Cooper Flagg and the visiting Dallas Mavericks at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. The Mavericks are also not doing very great in the 2025-26 NBA season, but regardless of the quality of their opponent, the Wizards are always going […]

As expected, the No. 6 Duke Blue Devils took care of business on Saturday against unranked and overmatched West Carolina Catamounts, with Cameron Boozer and company scoring an easy 95-54 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. It was quite a home debut in the 2025-26 season for Duke basketball — and for […]

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix continues his growth in the NFL, and it shows in his team’s success in the 2025 NFL campaign. During Thursday night’s game against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Nix got his team on the board in the second quarter after finding wide […]

When it comes to San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, the possibilities on the basketball court is endless. He does a lot of things that would make the heads of people who’ve never watched basketball in five years explode. Wembanyama was back at it again Wednesday night, as the Spurs visited Luka Doncic and the […]

Wednesday night’s showdown between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers in La La Land lived up to its billing. Luka Doncic and the Lakers escaped with a narrow 118-116 victory, sending San Antonio to its second loss in a row. Spurs star big man Victor Wembanyama once again stuffed the stat sheets […]

Alex Ovechkin has done it. The Washington Capitals star and future Hockey Hall of Famer added to his legendary resume on Wednesday night, as he became just the first player ever in the history of the NHL to score at least 900 goals. Ovechkin, who broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for most career goals during the […]

After losing to the Toronto Raptors, the Milwaukee Bucks don’t play again until this Friday. But superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo seems to be aching for some basketball action on Wednesday evening, as he wondered out loud on social media whether he could play for the Marquette Golden Eagles hoops squad that is scheduled to face […]

Karl Anthony-Towns will be ready to go against his former team, as the New York Knicks star big man is reportedly upgraded to available for Wednesday night’s contest. “Karl-Anthony Towns is playing tonight vs MIN, per SNY sources. Towns was questionable for the game earlier today due to illness,” Ian Begley of SNY shared in […]

The Indianapolis Colts pulled off a huge trade at the deadline, acquiring All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets. Of course, that move to get the 25-year-old defensive back came with a high cost for Indianapolis, as they had to let go of a couple of future first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai […]

Just when it was starting to look like the New York Rangers had gotten it together, J.T. Miller and company crumbled anew on Tuesday night, losing to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden in New York, 3-0. The Rangers entered the meeting with Carolina on the heels of a three-game win streak, including […]

The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers opened their 2025-26 college basketball campaign on Tuesday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it went as well as expected for Matt Painter’s squad. With Fletcher Loyer leading the charge, Purdue basketball easily took care of business at home, crushing the visiting Evansville Purple Aces to the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will look to avoid suffering their first losing skid this Tuesday evening when they host the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, but they will be without two key weapons. Both forward Kawhi Leonard and guard Bradley Beal are sitting out the Thunder game for maintenance […]

Denver Nuggets superstar big man Nikola Jokic can be pretty unfair to deal with on the court for opposing teams. Despite his utter lack of athleticism and speed, Jokic makes up for those with the many other brilliant things he does with the basketball — perhaps none better than his ability to find his teammates. […]

Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had quite a night in Arlington on Monday. The former Ohio State Buckeyes star scored the first touchdown of Week 9’s edition of Monday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, when he caught a four-yard pass from Cards starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett. But before […]

It appears that Oklahoma City Thunder star big man Chet Holmgren is on his way to making his return to action this Tuesday night, as the reigning and defending NBA champions start a four-game road trip. Holmgren has missed the last three Thunder games with a back issue, but his name is no longer on […]

The Boston Celtics sank deeper below .500 on Monday after they got stunned by the Utah Jazz via a 105-103 score. The lead-up to the finish was a frenetic one. The Celtics had a one-point lead with under a minute left in the fourth quarter when Boston star forward Jaylen Brown appeared to have been […]

The No. 8 BYU Cougars passed their first test in the 2025-26 college basketball season in large part because of their prized recruit, freshman AJ Dybantsa. The first-year forward delivered the goods for head coach Kevin Young’s team, finishing with 21 points to lead all Cougars scorers in a 71-66 win over the unranked Villanova […]

The No. 8 BYU Cougars started their 2025-26 college basketball campaign on a high note on Monday night, with their highly-touted recruit proving the hype. Freshman AJ Dybantsa led the way for BYU basketball, top scoring for the Cougars with 21 points on 9-for-18 shooting from the field to go along with six rebounds and […]

The Arizona Cardinals entered their Week 9 assignment on Monday against Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys looking to make a big statement and, more importantly, break their five-game losing skid to breathe life into their chances to make the NFL playoffs. In order to quell the Cowboys, Arizona needs its defense to step up, […]

Free agent NFL defensive back Asante Samuel Jr. has taken a major step toward a return to action in the league. “Chargers FA CB Asante Samuel, who had a spinal fusion procedure this offseason, was fully cleared to return to the NFL by respected Drs. David Okonkwo and Nick Theodore in a letter agent Trevon […]

The Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans have worked out a trade deal just before Tuesday’s deadline. Following their huge 28-6 win in Week 9’s edition of Thursday Night Football over the Miami Dolphins on the road, the Ravens decided to pull the trigger on a trade that lands Baltimore Tennessee edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones, […]

Green Bay Packers superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons won the NFC Defensive Player of the Month after a spectacular October, but he was not able to sustain his form into his team’s first outing in November. In the Packers’ embarrassing 16-13 upset loss to the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, the four-time […]

Don’t look now but Sean Payton and his Denver Broncos are on a six game win streak after taking care of business on the road against the Houston Texans on Sunday. The Broncos looked shaky to start the 2025 NFL regular season, as they followed up a Week 1 victory over the Tennessee Titans at […]

Veteran quarterback Joe Flacco appears to have found the fountain of youth with the Cincinnati Bengals, as he is having a surprising stint with his new team. At 40 years old, the Super Bowl-winning QB tossed a career-high 470 passing yards to go with two touchdowns on 31-of-47 pass completions on Sunday against the Chicago […]