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Brian Daboll will make his debut as an NFL head coach with the New York Giants this season. The former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator will have a lot of work to do. With an uncertain quarterback situation, a poorly constructed offensive line and a group of running backs and wide receivers that is banged up, Daboll […]

Jim Harbaugh received significant interest during the 2022 NFL head coach hiring cycle. There were rumors around him going to the Las Vegas Raiders early in the offseason, and he recently interviewed with the Minnesota Vikings to fill their head coach vacancy. Harbaugh’s candidacy with several teams and renegotiating of his contract almost left the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are having a lot of fun right now. Ja Morant is playing at a near superstar level and a ton of young players are stepping up. They are third in the Western Conference with a 36-18 record. Most recently, the Grizzlies took down the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. The […]

The Washington Wizards have spun their wheels for the past few years and have made no progress in becoming a title contender. Bradley Beal remains one of the better players in the league but the team around him remains unimpressive. The front office desires a star player to get Washington into the playoff picture. They […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are putting themselves on the NBA map for two reasons: they’re winning and they’re letting you know about it. After refusing to back down from LeBron James, the Grizzlies are showing their teeth and rolling to one of the best records in the league. With strong performances from Ja Morant and Jaren […]

Brian Flores shocked the football world when he filed a lawsuit against the NFL. Among his most unbelievable claims was that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross offered to pay Flores for every loss during the 2019 season. Flores’ lawsuit states that Ross wanted the Dolphins to tank in order to land the top overall draft pick. […]

Things are not going very well for the Brooklyn Nets right now. They have lost five straight games and have slid all the way back to sixth in the Eastern Conference. This recent stretch may be the most futile stretch of the Nets’ Big 3 era. James Harden has been fed up with Brooklyn before […]

The New York Giants’ feel-good offseason is dissipating. Brian Flores singled them out as one of the teams that engaged in dishonest hiring practices in his lawsuit. New York is being alleged of interviewing Flores after deciding they would already hire Brain Daboll as head coach. Regardless of the outcome of Flores’ lawsuit, the Giants […]

Cedric Mullins quickly became the saving grace for the Baltimore Orioles. The 27-year-old’s rapid ascent to stardom has provided a much-needed glimmer of hope for a franchise that has very little of it. The chances were against Mullins as he became an All-Star though. In fact, the odds were against him for playing in the […]

The Boston Celtics have been in need of a roster mix-up for a while now. With only a little over a week left before the trade deadline, time is running out for them. Boston has made it clear that they won’t be engaging in any franchise-shattering deals like trading away Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown. […]

With Tom Brady officially retiring, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a massive hole to fill at the quarterback spot. Going from one of the game’s greatest players to another option is rarely easy. The Buccaneers already have a great team in place for whoever their next quarterback is. A proven veteran would help the team […]

Paul Millsap and the Brooklyn Nets are set to part ways as the trade deadline approaches. The Los Angeles Lakers, naturally, are interested in hiring the aging former All-Star as they look to climb higher in the Western Conference playoff picture. Especially with Anthony Davis’ injury history, they could use the 36-year-old power forward in […]

Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL and three of its teams has the potential to reshape the league’s hiring practices. In the lawsuit, Flores revealed that several NFL teams that he was involved with displayed conduct towards him that undermined his legitimacy as a head coach. The Miami Dolphins tried to bribe him into losing. […]

All is well with the Phoenix Suns at the moment, save for some injuries to a few bench players. The Suns own the best record in the league and once again look like they can make a deep run in the playoffs. Still, Phoenix could use some upgrades to fortify the roster even further. According to […]

Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants and Denver Broncos may not have happened if not for a mistake from Bill Belichick. Belichick mistakenly texting Flores when he thought he was texting Brian Daboll kickstarted the lawsuit. As Daboll secured the job as the Giants head coach before Flores was interviewed, […]

The Washington Wizards are maintaining their long-held stance of building around Bradley Beal. The Wizards have no intentions to rebuild and have tried again and again to rehash the team around their star shooting guard. Their efforts haven’t amounted to much. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, the Wizards have looked into Domantas Sabonis […]

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple went right to Twitter after the Bengals beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. He chirped at the Cheifs and gave shout-outs to his teammates. One of the opponents he talked trash to was Tyreek Hill. Oh yea that chiefs cheetah pack finna hit way crazier the […]

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs looked like they would get back to the Super Bowl once again. Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals dashed those plans in the AFC Championship Game. The Chiefs collapsed badly in the second half, allowing the Bengals to take the lead in the fourth quarter. Kansas City forced […]

The Kansas City Chiefs went into overtime for the second straight week in the playoffs. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen had the funniest reaction to the Chiefs winning the overtime coin toss again, this time in the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Pain. — Josh Allen (@JoshAllenQB) January 30, 2022 Allen and the […]

In the playoffs, Patrick Mahomes only knows how to ball out. The Kansas City Chiefs superstar reaches an even more elite gear when he reaches the postseason. The train hasn’t slowed down one bit as the Chiefs duel the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game, their fourth straight appearance in the conference title game. […]

Rich Bisaccia stepped into an extraordinarily messy situation with the Las Vegas Raiders when he became the team’s interim head coach. He took a team with a head coach and young offensive playmaker who left abruptly in disgrace to the playoffs, pulling something off that no one in the NFL has done in 50 years. […]

The Cincinnati Bengals lost a lot during the first year of the Joe Burrow-Zac Taylor tandem. It was a brutal time for the franchise despite adding Burrow, who was the top overall pick in the 2020 draft. A year after finishing last in the AFC North, the Bengals took the division title and are set […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have made their two biggest moves of the offseason. Shortly after hiring New England Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler as the team’s general manager, the Raiders are once again pillaging New England to fill their head coach vacancy. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Las Vegas is hiring Patriots’ […]

Goran Dragic has appeared in just five games for the Toronto Raptors this season. He has played only five games for them this season after stepping away from the team indefinitely in November due to personal reasons. Dragic’s desire to play with the rebuilding Raptors may have factored into his decision, though. The veteran point […]

Cam Reddish hasn’t produced much in his brief time with the New York Knicks. Since being traded there by the Atlanta Hawks, he has played in only two of the four games he was available for, contributing just eight points and four rebounds in 15 total minutes, much of which came in garbage time. Head […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has developed into a star-level player for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 23-year-old is one of the smoothest scorers in the NBA despite playing with an extremely young team around him. Unfortunately for Oklahoma City, their star player received a setback. The day after Gilgeous-Alexander left the Thunder’s home loss with the Indiana […]

Basketball roots run deep within Indiana Pacers star Domatas Sabonis. His father, Arvydas, was one of the best European players in basketball history, making the Hall of Fame because of his wildly decorated career in overseas competition. He played in the NBA for just seven seasons, all of which came when he was over 30 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are closer to the playoffs than they have been in years. They are eighth in the Western Conference with the All-Star break only a few weeks away. Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards are lighting it up. Patrick Beverley has meshed perfectly with the young Wolves squad. For the first time in a […]

Julius Randle had plenty of motivation to play well as the New York Knicks finished their road trip with a matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. Breaking New York’s losing streak and showing out against one of the NBA’s best players would be a great way to get back on track. Before the game, Randle said […]

Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement firmly marks the end of an era for the Pittsburgh Steelers. While the future remains uncertain, Pittsburgh can look back on the success of his career and discusses his greatness. On The Rich Eisen Show, a Steelers legend shared a scorching hot take about Roethlisberger. Terry Bradshaw said that when Big Ben […]

Devin Booker’s history with making the NBA All-Star game is not pretty. The Phoenix Suns star has made two in his seven-year career and should very easily make one this year. But he has been the victim of egregious snubs in past years. Last year, when the Suns were one of the league’s best teams […]

Draymond Green is not afraid to talk trash to anyone. Being a heel and getting vocal in the face of his opponents is as big of a part of his identity as being a great defender or being the starting power forward of the Golden State Warriors is. Green isn’t afraid to back down and chirp […]

Ever since he was drafted by the Boston Celtics, Marcus Smart has been one of the NBA’s most energetic and irritating players to face on the defensive end. The two-time All-Defensive Team member is not fun to play against. But sometimes, he hasn’t been fun to play with. His wild decision-making on offense and vocal […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the most frequently discussed teams as the NBA trade deadline approaches. Ben Simmons has been the most frequently discussed trade target for the past six months despite the Philadelphia 76ers’ stance on not moving him just for the sake of it. It seemed for a while that the […]

The Sacramento Kings’ phones must be exhausted already. With so many of their players up for grabs, the front office must have hundreds of potential roster combinations. All the chips seem to be on the table, save for one. De’Aaron Fox is perhaps the one player the Kings should keep no matter what. The Kings […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ coaching situation looked very murky after their playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Head coach Mike McCarthy looked like he was on the hot seat and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn was receiving significant interest as a head coach. Fortunately for Dallas, they kept Quinn and McCarthy has the support of team owner […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings have had bad blood since the playoffs of the early 2000s. Although the Lakers have been the big brother of this rivalry, they recently looked to their little brother for some help. Los Angeles was inches away from trading for Kings sharpshooter Buddy Hield this past offseason. The […]

The San Antonio Spurs have officially found another great, young player: Dejounte Murray. The 25-year-old point guard has shined for the Spurs this season. Even though he won’t lead them anywhere this season, he has proven to be a key piece of their rebuild. The Atlanta Hawks have a franchise point guard of their own […]

LeBron James’ legacy off the court has grown exponentially as his basketball career continues. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar continues to give back to his community, with his most notable act being his I Promise School, which he worked with Akron Public Schools to open. His latest work comes with a new business partner of […]