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Ja’Marr Chase has been, to put it simply, a beast for the Cincinnati Bengals. The rookie out of LSU has been just the kind of receiving threat quarterback Joe Burrow needs. In the Bengals’ overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Chase became the fifth rookie wide receiver since the merger to post 1,000 receiving […]

CeeDee Lamb has played just 28 games in a Dallas Cowboys uniform. It’s all he needed to break a franchise record. In Dallas’ win over the Washington Football Team, Lamb set the record for the most receptions for a Cowboy in his first two seasons in the league, the team announced. He came into the […]

The Dallas Cowboys score the second-most points in the league. Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, CeeDee Lamb and Amari Cooper have led America’s Team to the top of the NFC East. Dallas’ talent is the reason why they’re 9-4 but it is also the reason why they almost gave their fans heart attacks in their victory over […]

The New York Mets’ managerial search appears to be in the home stretch. A handful of names have been whittled down a trio of three men. Joel Sherman and Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reported that Buck Showalter and Joe Espada are two of the Mets’ finalists for the opening. Jon Heyman of […]

The Kansas City Chiefs put up a statement win over the Las Vegas Raiders, thumping their divisional rival 48-9. And after beating the Raiders and improving to 9-4, they had a little extra fun. After the game ended, the Chiefs blasted “The Wheels on the Bus” as Las Vegas left the field. Kansas City is […]

The Dallas Cowboys terminated the Washington Football Team’s four-game winning streak by a score of 27-20. The Cowboys’ defense dominated Washington’s offense, which had several of its players suffer injuries. Wide receiver Terry McLaurin fell hard and received a concussion screening in the third quarter, leaving the game for good. Taylor Heinicke left the game in […]

Terry McLaurin and the Washington Football Team are having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. The Dallas Cowboys are dominating Washington in its own home and may have lost McLaurin, the team’s best receiver, for the rest of the game. McLaurin, who has been getting locked up by Trevon Diggs all afternoon, took […]

Stephen Curry’s pursuit of the all-time 3-point shots crown was stifled by the Philadelphia 76ers, who beat Curry’s Golden State Warriors by holding him to just 3-14 shooting. The Sixers held the Warriors to just 93 points, their first time scoring less than 95 this season. Philly holds Golden State to a season-low 93 points, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies made a name for themselves in the early 2010s with their grit-and-grind identity. Power forward Zach Randolph embodied that identity as well as any player from that era of Grizzlies basketball. In eight seasons with Memphis, Randolph made the All-Star game once and averaged 16.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. He […]

The Detroit Pistons just suffered a major setback. Jerami Grant, their leading scorer of the past two seasons, has torn ligaments in his right thumb, according to Shams Charania and James Edwards III of The Athletic. There is no timetable for the forward’s return to action. Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant has suffered torn ligaments […]

The Oakland Athletics may not be able to reshape their roster due to the Major League Baseball lockout. But they can still fill a major need while a new collective bargaining agreement is negotiated. Oakland is in need of a manager after Bob Melvin, who spend 11 years with the A’s, ditched the team and joined […]

The Major League Baseball lockout has put a pause on the free agency frenzy. Several big names remain available but they won’t be able to make a decision without a new collective bargaining agreement. This hasn’t stopped the Washington Nationals from adding a former star to their farm system. The Nationals inked a deal with […]

The trade market for Ben Simmons is heating up. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Philadelphia 76ers’ conversations surrounding their star are “gathering momentum” and that the Sixers are looking to land a “top-25 player” in a trade. Much of the renewed impetus surrounds Wednesday, when 84 percent of the league's 446 players become eligible […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were getting made fun of for their age before this season began. Now that the season is over a quarter of the way through, there is proof that the old jokes being thrown at the Lakers were accurate. ESPN posted a graphic with three stats from Second Spectrum […]

Chase Claypool’s boneheaded celebration in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss has drawn the attention of Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay. As the Steelers tried to complete their comeback against the Minnesota Vikings, Claypool did a celebration after picking up a first down, which cost Pittsburgh time, as they had no timeouts left. Minnesota held on for […]

The Tennessee Titans recently made an interesting acquisition by claiming linebacker Zach Cunningham off of waivers. The former Houston Texan was cut for disciplinary reasons two years after signing a four-year contract extension. Head coach Mike Vrabel was not in the mood to answer questions about the addition of Cunningham, who he spent time with […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been tapped as the next national coach for Team USA, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich as Team USA's next coach in the World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. He was an assistant on Popovich's gold-medal Olympic staff in Tokyo. https://t.co/Dxo8fXMsUT — Adrian […]

The Houston Rockets, winners of their last seven games, currently own the league’s longest active winning streak. This would have made sense with the James Harden-led Hosutons teams of yesteryear but the team is now rebuilding from the ground up. They had a 1-16 record before their historic hot streak. Christian Wood, the Rockets’ leading […]

The Cleveland Browns are gearing up for a huge matchup with the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday. It’ll be their second straight game against their AFC North rival. Coming off of their bye week, Cleveland has a strong chance to gain ground in the playoff push. Unfortunately for the Browns, a few of their key players […]

The Houston Texans have bounced between quarterbacks on the way to a 2-10 record. Rookie Davis Mills and veteran Tyrod Taylor have each started six games this season. For the home stretch of their miserable 2021 season, they’re firmly deciding to roll with one of them. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, head coach David Culley is […]

LeBron James recorded the 100th triple-double of his career in the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss against the Memphis Grizzlies. He joins Russell Westbrook, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd as the only players to reach a triple-digit amount of career triple-doubles. Congrats to @KingJames of the @Lakers for becoming the 5th player in @NBAHistory […]

LeBron James is bound to have his name near the top of several all-time leaderboards once he retires. Tonight, during the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies, he caught Karl Malone on the all-time leaderboard. Though, it may not be the one you were thinking of. James surpassed Malone to reach 11th place […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a lineage of steller pass catchers. From Cris Carter to Randy Moss to Kyle Rudolph to Stefon Diggs to Adam Thielen, there’s almost always a Pro Bowl-level pass catcher — if not two — in Minneapolis. They already have their next long-term star. Justin Jefferson now carries the torch as the […]

The Seattle Seahawks are about to miss the playoffs for the second time in 10 years. With a matchup with the Houston Texans on deck, they have a good opportunity to secure consecutive victories for the first time this season. Wide receiver DK Metcalf may not be available to play, though. He has missed practice for […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been banged up badly and just suffered another blow to their already depleted depth. Dillon Brooks is now sidelined as he enters the NBA’s health and safety protocols. .@memgrizz status update: Dillon Brooks has entered health and safety protocols and is out for tonight's game vs @Lakers. https://t.co/30FsMaZQRm — Grizzlies PR […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will very likely send multiple players to the Pro Bowl. Tom Brady, with an MVP-worthy season, seems like a lock and linebacker Devin White has a strong case, too. Another player with a case is offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs. One Buccaneers fan posted a meme to Twitter in order to garner […]

In what was likely Ben Roethlisberger’s last home game against the Baltimore Ravens in the black and gold, he came through when it mattered, throwing two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a thrilling win by a score of 20-19. The Steelers victory was clinched when they stopped the Ravens’ two-point conversion late […]

The Baltimore Ravens’ showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers came down to the wire. The Ravens scored a touchdown with 12 seconds left, pulling them within one of the Steelers. They decided to go for the win in regulation by going for two. On the conversion attempt, Lamar Jackson faced immediate pressure from an inexplicably unlocked T.J. […]

Taylor Heinicke and the Washington Football Team are one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now, riding a four-game win streak. They pulled off a close victory over the Las Vegas Raiders this afternoon, thanks to a field goal in the final minute to give them a 17-15 win. At 6-6 on the […]

The Minnesota Vikings did not have themselves a good Sunday. They lost in embarrassing fashion to the winless Detroit Lions, surrendering a last-second touchdown after taking the lead late in the fourth quarter. The 29-27 defeat will linger with them for the rest of the season, possibly longer. Minnesota received more bad news after the […]

Adrian Peterson is far from the superstar he used to be. He was recently signed by the Seattle Seahawks, his sixth team in five years, because their running back group was banged up. Although he wasn’t a guarantee to play today, he got the chance and got himself a new accolade. In his debut with […]

The Detroit Lions pulled off an exhilarating win over the Minnesota Vikings, the first of their 2021 season. They picked the right time to provide some excitement and positivity. The Detroit community, along with the entire country, was grieving this week after a shooting at Oxford High School resulted in the deaths of four students. […]

The Detroit Lions were on their way to their second winless season in franchise history after 10 losses and one tie. Then, they pulled off a crazy walk-off win over the Minnesota Vikings to finally get into the “W” column for this season. It is the first win for Jared Goff after being traded from […]

Chris Godwin broke a crazy franchise record in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 30-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons. The 2019 Pro Bowler caught 15 passes today, the most ever for a Buc and the game-high for any game this season. With his 15th catch today, @CGtwelve_ now holds the franchise record for single-game receptions AND […]

Death, taxes and Tom Brady throwing touchdowns to Rob Gronkowski. Although the duo isn’t as potent as it used to be, they still know how to link up for six points. In fact, Brady threw two touchdowns to Gronk, their 89th and 90th end-zone connections, during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the Atlanta Falcons […]

New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney has been one of the team’s saving graces amid this turbulent season. The second-year defensive back leads the Giants with five interceptions and is third in tackles with 61. This Sunday, he’ll be as motivated as ever to accumulate more interceptions. As McKinney and the Giants prepare to face the […]

The New York Knicks are no longer the feel-good story they were last year. They’re the owners of an 11-12 record following a gigantic home loss to the Denver Nuggets. Shaking up the rotation by replacing Kemba Walker with Alec Burks in the starting lineup hasn’t been enough to get the Knicks back on track. […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has received a fine of $10,300 from the NFL for choking Lucas Patrick of the Green Bay Packers, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The move was deemed unnecessary roughness, though Donald was not flagged for it during the game. Aaron Donald was fined $10,300 for choking Packers guard […]

The Portland Trail Blazers fired general manager Neil Olshey amid an investigation into his workplace behavior. He left behind a team with several needs and leaves a franchise in need of soul searching. Head coach Chauncey Billups addressed the impact of Olshey being ousted ahead of the Blazers’ matchup with the Boston Celtics. He explained […]