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The Las Vegas Aces saw their playoff run get off to the best possible start as they returned with a dominant 102-77 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 1 of their first-round series. A’ja Wilson took over with a 29-point performance and the Aces now have a chance to end the series on Tuesday […]

The Golden State Warriors’ entire offseason has unfortunately been solely focused on one player. Restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga has not put pen to paper on the two offers that the Warriors have put forward.  That, considering the Warriors are a luxury tax team, have meant that no signings have been made during free agency […]

The WNBA’s Connecticut Sun was born back in 2003 when the Mohegan Tribe bought the Orlando Miracle franchise and shifted it to Uncasville, Connecticut. Since then, the team has won two conference titles and is still looking for its first WNBA Championship. However, recent developments may result in that dream staying merely that, with The […]

The WNBA has firmly been trending up in recent seasons and has already announced plans to expand to a total of 18 teams in the next few years. A new media rights deal with Disney, NBC, and Amazon Prime Video, worth around $2.2 billion, kicks in in 2026, and the new collective bargaining agreement is […]

It’s fair to say that the NBA community has been left rocked with the potential implications of the Kawhi Leonard-Aspiration saga. The NBA has already launched an investigation into the situation after Pablo Torre’s concerning report alleging that Leonard was paid $28 million by Aspiration for a no-show job. Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been embroiled in a huge controversy regarding star man Kawhi Leonard in recent weeks. Things have only grown more concerning due to the involvement of the Klaw’s uncle and lead representative Dennis Robertson, against whom the NBA had previously launched an investigation back in 2019. Now, it has been claimed […]

Ever since the Kawhi Leonard-Aspiration controversy first made the news, it has continued to steamroll into a saga that has enveloped the Los Angeles Clippers. Steve Ballmer, previously known to have invested $50 million in the now-bankrupt company, had encouraged investigation by the NBA, which is set to play a major role in how things […]

Former Appalachian State offensive lineman and UCF football assistant coach Shawn Clark was embroiled in a medical emergency on Tuesday. The program’s official X handle announced that the 50-year-old, who is in his first season as the offensive line coach at the UCF Knights, has received appropriate care and is now in a “stable condition.” […]

Derrick Jones Jr. arrived at the Los Angeles Clippers after going all the way to the NBA Finals back during the 2023-24 NBA season. That season earned him a considerable pay rise as he signed a $30 million, three-year deal with the Clippers in August 2024, which runs until the end of the 2026-27 campaign. […]

The Kawhi Leonard-Aspiration saga has shook the NBA community in recent days. The accusation is simple. The LA Clippers are being suspected of circumventing the NBA’s salary cap rules after Kawhi Leonard was reported to have been paid $28 million for a ‘no-show’ job for Aspiration, a now bankrupt company. Franchise owner Steve Ballmer was […]

At a time when the WNBA has already announced plans to expand to 18 teams in the coming years, Unrivaled, founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, has also increased in scale. The league now boasts of paying the highest salaries in the history of American women’s team sports. Unrivaled’s first season was a resounding […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Draymond Green has a reputation of being involved in controversies. Be it putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock, striking Jusuf Nurkic on his face, or hitting LeBron James in the groin, he has received multiple suspensions and generally finds a way to defend himself. Back during the 2023 first-round series against […]

The South Florida Bulls have made wholesale changes to their roster and coaching staff in recent weeks and months, and have started the season with back-to-back wins against ranked opponents. Now, they have announced the signing of Rob Higgins as the program’s first-ever CEO of Athletics. The move marks a major homecoming for the Tampa […]

The Atlanta Hawks have consistently relied on Trae Young since his arrival at the franchise back in 2018. Last season, he led the league in assists(11.6), averaged 24.2 points per game while shooting at almost 50% from the field, and earned his fourth overall and second consecutive All-Star nod. Young is eligible for a four-year, […]

The New York Knicks have one final spot left on their 15-man roster for the new season and multiple names have been linked in recent days. Earlier this week, Marc Stein of The Stein Line had reported that New York offered a one-year contract to none other than three-time All-Star Ben Simmons. However, according to […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have been locked in battle for the 8th seed for the WNBA Playoffs with multiple teams over the last few weeks. The Indiana Fever and the Golden State Valkyries have all recently secured playoff entry, leaving the Seattle Storm to battle it out with the Sparks for the final spot. The […]

When Lincoln Riley took over from Clay Helton as the HC of the USC Football Program, they were in the Pac-12 Conference. On Saturday, USC beat Helton’s current team, Georgia Southern, 59-20 to make it two wins in a row to start their second season in the Big Ten. After a mixed debut season that […]

It appears to be an exciting time for fans of the South Florida Bulls. First, on Sunday, the Bulls pulled off a major 18-16 upset against the No.13-ranked Florida Gators at the Swamp. That win not only marked arguably their biggest against an in-state rival, but also propelled them to No. 18 in the Associated […]

Legendary NFL coach and six-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots Bill Belichick recently moved to college football with the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a matter of fact, he earned his first college win on Saturday after a 20-3 victory over the Charlotte 49ers. Straight after the game, Belichick confirmed that New […]

The Baltimore Ravens fell 41-40 to the Buffalo Bills despite a historic performance from Derrick Henry in the NFL season-opener. The Ravens running back produced the 107th rushing touchdown of his career as he moved past Hall of Famer Jim Brown on the all-time rushing touchdown list. Derrick Henry is now merely three touchdowns behind […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar and Slovenia’s torchbearer at EuroBasket 2025 Luka Doncic lit up Xiaomi Arena in Riga, Latvia, with a masterful 42-point display against Italy. Doncic, who leads EuroBasket 2025 in scoring, steals and overall efficiency, gave his team a scare after just 36 seconds on the clock. He took a hard fall to […]

New York Knicks forward Guerschon Yabusele’s woes seemingly did not end even after France’s stunning EuroBasket 2025 defeat at the hands of Georgia, which saw Yabu’s French squad get knocked out of the tournament. France followed Serbia’s shocking loss to Lauri Markkanen’s Finland with an 80-70 loss to Georgia. And while the loss was shocking […]

The New York Knicks’ brand-new acquisition Jordan Clarkson arrives after a six-season spell with the Utah Jazz. The No. 46 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft joined the Knicks on a minimum contract which guarantees him $3.6 million for the upcoming season. The move, as it happens, came to fruition after a call from his […]

Four-time WNBA champion and former Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. The 36-year-old was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2011 draft and retired in January 2023. Moore was one of the nine members inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. And for the occasion, […]

The Indiana Fever’s Lexie Hull seldom backs out of a challenge. That tendency cost her visible black eyes after a collision with the Seattle Storm’s Gabby Williams during an August 25 game. The incident, simply due to the extent of what was going on on the court, was difficult to explain. However, Sophie Cunningham did […]

Expectations were high for Stephanie White’s first season with the Indiana Fever. And while there is still a fair chance of them making to the playoffs, they will be there without Caitlin Clark. The previous season’s Rookie of the Year has had an injury-derailed campaign, and the latest right groin injury has officially ended it. […]

It was always going to be a historic year for the Golden State Valkyries. Playing their first-ever WNBA season under the tutelage of Natalie Nakase, the Valkyries have surprised people throughout the season and officially booked a playoff spot with a September 4 victory over the Dallas Wings. The Valkyries have relied on Kayla Thornton’s […]

The Seattle Storm came to the 2024-25 WNBA season with plenty to prove. The team last won a playoff series back in 2022 despite having an abundance of talent in their ranks consistently. As expected, Nneka Ogwumike(18.2 points, seven rebounds) and Skylar Diggins(15.6 points, six assists), who have 17 All-Star appearances between them, have led […]

Two-time Grand Slam winner Coco Gauff, despite having home support, lost in the fourth round of the US Open for the second year running after a tame defeat to Naomi Osaka. Gauff, whose issues with service even led to her hiring a new coach just before the tournament, lost 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets in […]

World No. 24 Alexander Bublik came into the US Open on a high, having won the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad and the recently concluded Generali Open. However, his run at Flushing Meadows came to an early end at the hands of World No.1 Jannik Sinner, against whom he lost 6-1,6-1,6-1 in straight sets. Bublik, who […]

There are not a lot of better scenarios for a team to still be competing for the title after winning it the previous year. The New York Liberty’s situation is slightly different because they have been the WNBA Champions for two seasons running, and find themselves in the reckoning to make it a hat-trick of […]

Polish tennis sensation Iga Swiatek powered into the US Open quarterfinals with a straightforward 6-3, 6-1 victory over World No. 12 Ekaterina Alexandrova. The World No. 2 had set up her round of 16 date after a hard-fought win over Anna Kalinskaya in which she fought back from a 5-1 first-set deficit. With the win, […]

Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejčíková made history at the US Open round of 16 against USA’s Taylor Townsend after emerging 1-6,7-6(15-13), 6-3 winner. She ended up saving a record eight match points playing against the reigning Australian Open champion after a mixed start. Townsend snatched initial control in the game after breaking Krejčíková twice. The third […]

World No. 24 Naomi Osaka made easy work of her third-round match against Daria Kasatkina to emerge 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 winner. That sets up a date with none other than Coco Gauff in what is is bound to be a mouth-watering round-of-16 matchup. Gauff, 21, appeared to move away from her service struggles as she […]

The WNBA’s roster of teams is set to majorly expand in the coming years, with the current number of 13 set to jump to 18 in a matter of years. New WNBA teams in Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia have been announced in addition to the Toronto Tempo and the Portland Fire, who are set to […]

For the first three seasons of her WNBA career, A’ja Wilson finished a grand total of zero 3-point attempts. For one of the greatest ever scorers in league history, shots from distance are not a regular scoring outlet despite the 29-year-old having developed her distance shooting. In the 2025 season thus far, Wilson has made […]

Clemson Tigers’ Cade Klubnik is considered by many to be a lock for the No.1 pick in the 2026 NFL draft. The 21-year-old enters his senior year in college after being named the USA Today Offensive Player of the Year twice, apart from winning two ACC Championship Game MVP titles. However, earlier this week, Clemson […]

The Chicago Sky are firmly out of conversation for the WNBA postseason and are currently lodged bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 9-28 record. With multiple crucial injuries having derailed their campaign, the Sky will be hoping for a positive run for the remainder of their seven games. Their latest loss came on Monday night […]

U.S. tennis sensation and current world No. 3 Coco Gauff did not have the best of starts to her US Open campaign. Despite winning 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5 against Ajla Tomljanovic, Gauff made ten double-faults and was broken six times during the match. This comes after the 21-year-old added Gavin MacMillan to her coaching staff […]