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The offseason was not very eventful for the Utah Jazz. They did have three first-round picks, which they used to select Central Florida’s Taylor Hendricks, Baylor’s Keyonte George and Ohio State’s Brice Sensabaugh at with nineth, 16th and 28th overall picks, respectively. Outside of these additions through the draft, the Jazz largely opted to stay […]

The Milwaukee Bucks may have not completely overhauled their roster when they traded for Damian Lillard, but they did make a big bet on their depth by trading two starters in Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen for one in Damian Lillard. Their starting lineup looks strong with Lillard, Pat Connaughton, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and […]

The Indiana Pacers have the makings of a potential breakout team in the 2023-24 NBA season. Even though their 35-47 record and -3.3 net rating may not suggest that they are a team that’s poised to make a run for a playoff spot, looks can be deceiving. The Pacers went 6-20 in games their All-Star […]

The Brooklyn Nets are finally normal. They made the ultimate swing for stars in the summer of 2019 when they acquired Kevin Durant in a sign-and-trade with the Golden State Warriors and then agreed to a max contract with Kyrie Irving. Roughly a year after, they swung a massive trade to bring James Harden into […]

The New York Mets came into the season with extremely high expectations. They were fresh off a 101 win season in 2022 that ended prematurely in the Wild Card round. The Mets scored the fifth most runs in the big leagues that season. They did lose Jacob deGrom in the offseason, but he only started […]

The San Francisco Giants are always one of the more competitive teams in MLB. If they fail to qualify for the postseason, they at least are typically in the hunt for the playoffs at the end of the regular season. They hardly ever bottom out and when the expectation is for them to be among […]

The Los Angeles Angels employ two of the best players in all of baseball in Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. And, as a result, it looked like the Angels were going to get rewarded for having those two players playing well at the same time. They were 54-49 as recently as July 27th and firmly […]

The Damian Lillard trade saga finally ended last week, and has sprouted multiple tentacles as a result. The first of which was the blockbuster itself, which saw the Portland Trail Blazers trade their franchise icon to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team trade that netted the Blazers Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, an unprotected […]

The Nebraska football team had a tough start to the year that included a blown fourth-quarter lead to the Minnesota Golden Gophers and a blowout loss to the Colorado Buffaloes. But they did bounce back the next two weeks with wins over Northern Illinois and Louisiana Tech. Yes, it’s only Northern Illinois and Louisiana Tech, […]

The New York Yankees’ 2023 season was one they wish to never experience again. Their 82-80 record is not terrible, but it is also largely cosmetic; the Yankees were six games below .500 as late as August 27th this season. Being merely above .500 isn’t anywhere close to the standard the Yankees set for themselves […]

The Washington Wizards were one of the busiest teams of the NBA’s offseason. They traded away Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis within days of each other. Soon after, they dished Chris Paul, who they acquired in the trade involving Bradley Beal, to the Golden State Warriors in a package that brought back Jordan Poole and […]

The Sacramento Kings were one of the best stories in the NBA last season. After failing to make the postseason every season going back to 2006, the Kings finally snapped the longest active playoff drought in the NBA after posting a 48-34 record. They posted the highest offensive rating in the NBA thanks to an […]

The biggest story of the 2023 college football season has been the Colorado Buffaloes. They captured America’s hearts in Week 1 of the 2023 season and have been must-watch television ever since. But one of the other bigger stories of this college football season has been… the Duke Blue Devils? Yes, Duke of all teams […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ offseason was rather uneventful. Despite plenty of noise surrounding Zion Williamson around the NBA Draft, the Pelicans didn’t do much of anything this offseason. The only real addition they made to their team was adding Cody Zeller on a minimum contract after losing Jaxson Hayes in free agency, who bolted New […]

There are only four matchups between ranked foes in Week 5 of the college season. The most intriguing one of those duels might be on Friday night between the tenth-ranked Utah Utes and No. 19 Oregon State Beavers. Utah football is coming off an impressive win over a ranked Pac-12 foe after taking down the […]

The Matt Rhule era in Nebraska got off to an unceremonious start. They lost yet another one-possession game in their season opener against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, blowing a touchdown lead in the fourth quarter to lose 13-10. They got their doors blown off by Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, dropping that game by […]

The Sacramento Kings were arguably the biggest and most welcome surprise in the NBA last season. They made their first playoff appearance since 2006, which snapped the longest active playoff drought in the NBA at the time. The Kings went 48-34 off the heels of an offense that was the best in the NBA a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s offseason has not been very eventful. They did eat Davis Bertans’ contract in a draft day trade with the Dallas Mavericks to move up two spots to draft the player they wanted in Kentucky’s Cason Wallace. Another trade they made was with the Miami Heat to acquire Victor Oladipo in a […]

Blockbuster deals are the best type of trades, especially when they come out of left field. That’s what happed Wednesday afternoon when the Milwaukee Bucks swooped in out of nowhere to swing a massive trade with the Portland Trail Blazers for seven-time All-Star and All-NBA player Damian Lillard. Shams Charania of The Athletic laid out […]

Holy crap. That actually happened. The Milwaukee Bucks struck the move of the NBA offseason just days before the start of training camp by swinging a three-team deal with the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns to acquire Damian Lillard. Here are the full trade details according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Full trade, […]

LSU’s win over Arkansas in Week 4 wasn’t pretty, but it was still a win nonetheless. They hung on to take down the Razorbacks 34-31 at home to notch another win in the Golden Boot rivalry. LSU is now 3-1 on the season, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have room to improve upon. LSU […]

The Damian Lillard trade front went radio silent for almost three months after his trade request was broken by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and other reporters. But there’s been new smoke that’s been gaining some steam in recent days regarding a potential Lillard trade. The latest has come from ESPN and Andscape reporter Marc Spears. Spears […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason was just about flawless. The Lakers re-signed key members of their run to the 2023 Western Conference Finals this summer, including Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and D’Angelo Russell. They also signed Anthony Davis to a three-year, max-level extension and re-upped Jarred Vanderbilt for four years. Los Angeles not only brought […]

Ohio State football pulled off the biggest win of the college football season on Saturday. In a battle of top-10 foes, the Buckeyes went on the road in South Bend and stunned the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with a go-ahead touchdown run by Chip Trayanum with one second left on the clock. Ohio State’s instant-classic […]

One of the beauties of watching and following college football is that there’s something different for everyone to enjoy. Obviously, fans and alma mater of certain universities will have their allegiances to root for, but every game has something for the innocent bystander. Some people just want to watch a good game. Others may have […]

The first few weeks of the college football season are a little bit like a guessing game. Everyone has their prognostications of who they think is good, and that either gets confirmed or doesn’t once pads get put on and it gets settled in between the lines. The first couple of weeks are nice and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are rumored to be in the running for one of the best shooters in the NBA! But, it is not the one many Sixers fans have in mind. Shams Charania of The Athletic delivered news that Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers would be working together on a potential trade after the […]

Things are not going great for the Chicago Bears right now. Their defensive coordinator abruptly resigned during the middle of Chicago’s preparation for their Week 3 tilt against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Bears’ offense is an absolute mess. They’re 0-2 with a -28 point differential on the young season. Heading into Week 3, only […]

Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers could not come to terms on a contract extension. Now, the two parties are working together to find a potential trade. There are a lot of teams who could really use a sharpshooter like Hield, including the Milwaukee Bucks. For what it’s worth, after Shams Charania of the Athletic […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were a team to watch once the NBA offseason tipped off a few months ago. Damian Lillard is a homegrown superstar, still playing at his peak a full decade into his career. But his team has gone a combined 60-104 over the last two seasons, making moves that suggest the front […]

The Damian Lillard saga has been at a standstill for months. He requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 1st, with subsequent reporting indicating the eight-time All-Star hoped to be moved to the Miami Heat. No other serious suitor for Lillard has materialized in the interim. Still, with training camp for the […]

A fairly surprising trade news was dropped by Shams Charania of The Athletic on Wednesday. No, it wasn’t anything regarding Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard. But, it did involve one of the best shooters in the NBA. He reported that Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers could not come to an agreement regarding […]

A surprising bit of NBA trade news was delivered on Wednesday afternoon. After failing to reach a contract extension with Buddy Hield, the Indiana Pacers are working together with the veteran sharpshooter to find him a new home via trade, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Hield has one year left on his contract […]

An unexpected bit of trade news dropped on Wednesday afternoon, when Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Indiana Pacers were unable to reach a contract extension with Buddy Hield, prompting player and team to work together to find a trade for the veteran sharpshooter. It’s unclear at this point which teams are interested […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder don’t really do splashy offseasons. This offseason was no exception. They just kept their patient rebuild approach going while continuing to add good intriguing prospects through the draft. This offseason, they did that by moving up two spots to get their guy in Kentucky’s Cason Wallace. While the Thunder did not […]

The Detroit Pistons offseason was rather uneventful. They didn’t get the lottery luck they wanted and ended up with the fifth pick in the 2023 NBA Draft after finishing the 2022-23 campaign with the worst record in the league. And while their first round picks Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser showed out during Summer League, […]

The Miami Heat are coming off a playoff run for the ages. Even though the Heat didn’t win the 2023 NBA championship, their underdog run to the Eastern Conference crown must be applauded regardless. Remember, the Heat were in the play-in tournament. They lost their first play-in game. They were down by three points in […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a surprisingly stable and low-key offseason. They re-signed Kyrie Irving to a max $126 million deal, but only for three years. They also brought back Dwight Powell on a fine three-year, $12 million contract. But Dallas was active on the trade and free agency market. On draft night, the Mavs salary […]

The Indiana Pacers are a team on the rise. Tyrese Haliburton was named to his first All-Star game in 2023 after posting a career-high 20.7 points per game and 10.4 assists per game. The Pacers had a 29-27 record in the 56 games Haliburton played in. On January 11th, the last game Haliburton played before […]