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With their 2023 playoff hopes already dashed, the rest of the Tennessee Titans regular season was supposed to be about getting rookie quarterback Will Levis all the reps possible to ensure he’d be in the best possible position to succeed in the future. But with Levis dealing with an ankle injury that will likely keep […]

For a team that is below .500, the New York Giants have been responsible for their fair share of headlines this year. Between Daniel Jones’ torn ACL, the sudden and unexpected emergence of Italian cult hero Tommy DeVito, and the potential feud between head coach Brian Daboll and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, we’ve spent a lot […]

If you thought Santa’s Naughty list was long, then you need to take a look at the New England Patriots injury report, because as we get closer and closer to kickoff on Christmas Eve night, the list just keeps getting longer and longer. It was already announced that Rhamondre Stevenson, Juju Smith-Schuster, and Jabrill Peppers will […]

The book of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry is one the length of the menu from The Cheesecake Factory, and there are just as many tasty moments in Boston-LA history as there are delicious dessert options. The Celtics and Lakers have won a combined 34 NBA Titles in the NBA’s 77 seasons, and these two prestigious franchises […]

Since Tom Gores purchased the Detroit Pistons for $325 million back in 2011, you could make the case that there hasn’t been a worse team in the NBA. And trust me, you don’t need a child’s active imagination to arrive at that point, either. It’s actually quite clear when you look at the objective data: […]

Since 2008, the NBA has annually gifted hoops fans with a holly, jolly quintuple-header of games on Christmas Day. Now it doesn’t always work this way, but the ten teams chosen to play on December 25th are generally considered to be the league’s biggest draws or most intriguing teams ahead of the season. Look at […]

To say that Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is on a hot streak would be like saying that Rudolph’s nose is a touch red and slightly illuminated. No, Rudolph’s schnoz shiny and bright red, and Joel Embiid is on an historic run that has vaulted him past Nikola Jokic for the best MVP odds in […]

I’ve had a couple of opportunities already this NFL season to write about players playing through injuries that would cripple a lesser man like myself. We’re talking about Miami Dolphins linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel playing with a broken nose, and Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane not only playing with a shattered right hand, but […]

We’re just over two months removed from Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty falling in a highly-anticipated WNBA Finals matchup versus the Las Vegas Aces. All season long, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that two of the most talent-stacked teams in WNBA history would eventually meet in the Finals, and in the end, […]

When the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs match up on Christmas Day, don’t expect to see Maxx Crosby and Patrick Mahomes exchanging gifts or holiday well-wishes. Sure, they might exchange some (not-so-friendly) trash talk with a few profanities thrown in there, but that will be the extent of it. The Raiders and Chiefs […]

In the most recent episode of Kevin Hart’s YouTube series “Cold As Balls,” Hart’s guest was Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss, who didn’t let a freezing cold ice bath prevent him from dropping an incredibly hot take. “Hands down, I consider myself as the greatest wide receiver to ever play the game,” Randy […]

Charles Barkley is no stranger to speaking his mind. He did so with such regularity during his sixteen-year NBA career that he was able to parlay that into a successful post-playing career as an analyst for Turner Sports. And in the two decades since he retired from the NBA, Barkley hasn’t limited himself to talking […]

There are various levels to greatness in sports. There’s greatness in the traditional sense. That’s the kind of greatness that we associate with awards and championships. We talk about these individuals and reflect fondly on their careers. We can easily tell the story of their career through their many wins and noteworthy losses. We recount […]

There’s been no shortage of talented rookies who have emerged throughout the year, proving that the scouts who vouched for them and the GM’s who drafted them knew what they were doing. Most seasons, guys like Sam LaPorta, Bijan Robinson, Jordan Addison, Jahmyr Gibbs, Tank Dell and Rashee Rice would all have very compelling cases […]

Matthew Stafford has been in the NFL for fifteen years and he’s accomplished a whole lot in that time. He’s thrown for over 5,000 yards in a season, had a streak of seven consecutive seasons throwing for at least 4,000 yards, and two years ago, in his first season with the Los Angeles Rams, he […]

Before signing with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, LeBron James spent the first fifteen years of his career in the Eastern Conference for the first fifteen years of his illustrious career, which means LeBron is plenty familiar with the Chicago Bulls. Not only did LeBron spend eleven of those fifteen seasons in the Central […]

Last Sunday as the New Orleans Saints were handling their business against the New York Giants, it seemed likely that it would’ve marked at least a momentary end to the most unlikely story of the NFL season. In just two months time, Tommy DeVito went from a third-string rookie quarterback on one of the most […]

Stacey King has been the lead color commentator for the Chicago Bulls local broadcasts since 2008. In addition, King was also on the Bulls roster from 1989 to 1994, averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds in 17 minutes per game in his time with Chicago. Look at that timeline again and you’ll notice that King […]

The three betting favorites to win the NFL MVP will be on the field on Christmas night, as Lamar Jackson leads the Baltimore Ravens out west to take on Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers. Now while Jackson is not a stranger to winning the league’s marquee individual award — Lamar’s 2019 […]

A season-long chain of events has led us to the point where Florida State football is now left weighing their options regarding taking legal action against the ACC, and taking the first step toward potentially doing so. “Florida State has scheduled an emergency meeting of its Board of Trustees for Friday morning, the first concrete […]

Following the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-113 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Rudy Gobert was more than willing to give Joel Embiid the credit he was due. After all, when you’re tasked with stopping a guy who is in the midst of an insane two week, eight game run, averaging 41 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists […]

Though they still have a high-profile New Years Six matchup with the undefeated Florida State Seminoles coming up in the Orange Bowl, this season will go down as a disappointment for the Georgia football team. Hey, if you win back to back National Championships and then fall short in your quest for the first three-peat […]

Is Khaman Maluach the next Thon Maker, or the next Joel Embiid? Either way, Duke basketball fans may want to begin familiarizing themselves with the name right now, because the 7-foot-2 South Sudanese center may soon be calling Cameron Indoor Stadium home. And even sooner now that the five-star, 17-year-old recruit has reclassified, and is […]

Earlier this year, while writing about Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane, who at the time was making headlines for not missing any time after breaking his hand during a game, I came to the conclusion that I’m simply not physically, emotionally, mentally, or anatomically equipped to handle the rigors of the NFL. In fact, […]

Myles Garrett doesn’t need me or anybody else to spend time touting his Defensive Player of the Year candidacy, but that won’t stop folks from lining up to make the case for the Cleveland Browns superstar. After all, it’s such an easy one to make. Before you take the time to dig into any of […]

Despite their standing as the #1 team in the College Football Playoff rankings, the Michigan Wolverines do not seem to be seen in such high regard by the public. Though they aren’t quite an underdog in the Rose Bowl versus Alabama, the Wolverines are barely favored and most analysts are taking the Crimson Tide to […]

Shhhhh! Don’t look now, but the once dead and buried Buffalo Bills have now won consecutive games versus the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys, and even though they still need some help over the last three weeks of the season to even make the NFL Playoffs, they’re positioning themselves as a downright terrifying AFC […]

Following the Chicago’s heartbreaking loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon, DJ Moore became the latest Bears player to symbolically draw a line in the sand, staring right at GM Ryan Poles as he does so. Much of the discourse in Chicago this season has been regarding whether the Bears should move on from […]

Morning folks, and welcome to the Week 7 edition of Bracketology at ClutchPoints! We entered last week knowing that the week ahead was going to be the biggest of the college basketball season so far, and how about the action we saw? Purdue vs. Arizona, North Carolina vs. Kentucky, and Kansas vs. Indiana all delivered […]

Before the Dallas Cowboys even took the field this afternoon to face the Buffalo Bills, they already had good enough reason to celebrate. Because the Desmond Ridder and the Atlanta Falcons gift-wrapped a win to the Carolina Panthers late in the 4th quarter, the Cowboys clinched a postseason berth for the 36th time overall. Why […]

Horrendous quarterback play is nothing new for the 2023 NFL Season. It seems like there are at least three instances each week where we watch a quarterback make throw that really makes you question whether or not they should be in the NFL. Today against the Carolina Panthers, in what looked to be a full-blown […]

Now I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not in any position to critique or analyze anyone’s fashion sense. Most days, I wake up in gym shorts and a cutoff shirt, take a shower, and put on another pair of gym shorts and a cutoff shirt and then go on with my day. But […]

Following the recent departure of defensive coordinator Manny Diaz, who took the Duke head coaching job on December 7th, Penn State head coach James Franklin didn’t waste much time before hiring Diaz’s replacement. Just a couple of weeks before Penn State’s appearance in the Peach Bowl vs. Ole Miss, Franklin and the Nittany Lions are […]

Former Georgia defensive backs coach Fran Brown was hired to be the 31st head coach in Syracuse football history less than a month ago, but he’s already made his impact felt. On top of bringing two receivers from Georgia (Jackson Meeks and Yazeed Haynes) with him to upstate New York, Brown has now secured former […]

It took all 40 minutes and a hard-fought comeback, but the Kansas basketball team was able to walk into Assembly Hall a one-loss team and depart the same, securing a 75-71 win over the Indiana Hoosiers despite trailing by 13 points with 15 minutes to go in the 2nd half. For the first 35 minutes […]

It would be an easy case to make that Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is not just the biggest star in women’s college basketball, but arguably, in all of women’s sports at this point in time. She’s starred in commercials for State Farm with Jimmy Butler and Reggie Miller, inked an NIL deal with […]

If Matt LaFleur had it his way, the Packers would have both Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon available for their game versus the Buccaneers today, but as the Rolling Stones taught us way back in 1969, you can’t always get what you want. From the sounds of it, the Packers will have to settle for just the […]

There’s a widely understood concept among basketball fans that goes something like this: if a present-day player is doing something statistically that hasn’t been accomplished since Wilt Chamberlain did it, he’s doing something absolutely outrageous and we need to stop and pause to talk about it. This is where we’ve arrived with Philadelphia 76ers center […]

Forgive me for making the most ridiculously obvious statement possible, but the internet is an absolutely wild place. It’s wild for literally billions, if not trillions of reasons, but the one I’m focused on today has to do with a conspiracy theory that somehow connects Taylor Swift and Al Michaels — I’ll bet you didn’t […]