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After days of rumors and speculation, now-former Inter Milan star Romelu Lukaku completed his multiyear permanent transfer deal with Chelsea on Thursday. This is a reunion for Lukaku as he spent a pair of seasons with Chelsea over the early 2010s, although he amounted to a mere 15 appearances in all competitions during his run […]

Even as the MLB playoff race is beginning to heat up, some teams are instead looking ahead to the upcoming free agency period. For one, the Los Angeles Angels have an eye on possibly making a run at new Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer. According to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, the Angels […]

Over the past days, many have reminisced on the historic NFL career of Peyton Manning ahead of his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, including New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach has had to game plan against some of the greatest quarterbacks of the past 30 years. Whether […]

The news of Lionel Messi officially leaving FC Barcelona has continued to shock the footballing world. Barca announced on Thursday that it would not be able to re-sign Messi due to financial complications. Reality finally hit many when Messi gave his farewell press conference, where he noted that he wanted to stay on with Barca, […]

After a short hiatus, Los Angeles Clippers center Serge Ibaka is bringing back his world-renowned cooking show. Last week, Ibaka hinted on Twitter that he would once again shoot videos for his “How Hungry Are You?” cooking show on YouTube, which he began in 2019 during his run with the Toronto Raptors. Ibaka confirmed that […]

The Washington Nationals shocked many at the trade deadline when they elected to send Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of the blockbuster Max Scherzer trade. For Turner, this was a move that he did not see coming. Before trading him to the Dodgers, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo had openly talked […]

Running backs are well known for always coming to the defense of their quarterbacks, whether on or off the field. And this is well the case with the Las Vegas Raiders duo of Josh Jacobs and Derek Carr. Even as Carr has continued to garner criticism over the past couple of seasons for his often […]

As expected, the Milwaukee Bucks opted to make several under-the-radar moves over the opening week of the NBA free agency period. The Bucks came into the offseason with a notable dilemma on whether they would keep both Bobby Portis and P.J. Tucker — two players who starred over the team’s 2021 NBA championship run. Bucks […]

Even as many still question over whether Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is a future Hall of Famer, he silenced such doubts once again after capturing his second career Olympic gold medal. Amid much doubt over whether they would claim a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Team USA took care of business […]

Following a slow start to the ongoing free agency period, the Boston Celtics are now looking ahead to making future moves, which include possibly resolving Marcus Smart’s long-term status with the team. As noted by the Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy, the Celtics are well open to signing Smart to a four-year deal extension worth “roughly” […]

There are some moments in baseball that just seem too good to be true. For new Chicago White Sox pitcher Craig Kimbrel, he has his such moment during his team’s matchup against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, although he was on the wrong end of the script. Coming into the White Sox’s road game against […]

It has been a roller-coaster past 24 hours for FC Barcelona. On Thursday, Barca shocked the footballing world when the club announced that it would not re-sign current free agent Lionel Messi. The Argentine superstar was on the verge of signing off on a multiyear deal to stay on with Barca, which was confirmed by […]

In every free agency period, there is always one player who comes away as a major loser. So far this year, that player is none other than former Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder. After acquiring Schroder from the Oklahoma City Thunder over the last offseason, the Lakers worked right away to open up contract […]

After a few days where he mulled over his free agency options, Andre Iguodala agreed to return to the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Iguodala reportedly spent the past couple of days pondering over whether to return to the Warriors or elect to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers or Brooklyn Nets. In the end, […]

The Dallas Mavericks have had a relatively conservative stance over the ongoing free agency period. But they may be pushing for a move to acquire longtime veteran guard Goran Dragic. On the first day of free agency, Dragic was shipped off to the Toronto Raptors as part of the notable sign-and-trade deal that sent Kyle […]

In an offseason full of twists and turns so far, longtime guard Tyreke Evans could possibly be making his dramatic return to the NBA soon. In May 2019, Evans was “dismissed and disqualified” from the NBA after he violated the league’s anti-drug program. Under the NBA’s guidelines, a player would violate such rules by either […]

It has not taken long for Kris Bryant to make a difference with the San Francisco Giants after being acquired by them at the recent MLB trade deadline. In his Giants debut, Bryant launched a home run as he helped the team finish with a key 5-3 win against the Houston Astros. Now, Bryant has […]

In every season, there is always one preseason quarterback duel that emerges as the main headline in the NFL. This year, all eyes are on just who between Jimmy Garoppolo and rookie Trey Lance will be the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback this season. Lance has already impressed in 49ers’ training camp practices so far. […]

The 2021 MLB trade deadline was one of the more hectic ones in years, which featured notable moves made by both the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. As the Yankees are looking up at the Red Sox in the AL East standings, team general manager Brian Cashman went all out to acquire a […]

Philadelphia Phillies star outfielder Bryce Harper has been orchestrating one fine under-the-radar campaign this season. Now, he is finally earning some well-deserved recognition after achieving a notable accomplishment. Heading into the Phillies’ four-game series against the Nationals, Harper sat at 248 career home runs. He slugged his 249th home run in the second game of […]

Many have already been left in awe of watching new Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields, including tight end Jimmy Graham, who has seen some Russell Wilson-esque play from the former Ohio State star. The Bears kicked off their training camp schedule last week. Fields has been among the Bears’ more promising performers so far, which […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the more difficult teams to forecast for the upcoming free agency period. But new Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens may be leaning towards signing a few of his former players to bolster the team’s bench depth. For the moment, the Celtics’ biggest free agency dilemma centers on […]

Ahead of what is slated to be a hectic free agency period, the Charlotte Hornets have now made a decision on the futures of Devonte’ Graham and Malik Monk with the team. The Hornets elected to extend a qualifying offer to Graham but decided against giving Monk a QO, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Graham […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have a hefty task ahead of them in building a formidable team around Damian Lillard over the offseason, and the team has already begun this task with one notable move. As noted by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Blazers elected not to extend the $7 million qualifying offer to Zach Collins. The […]

Among all the teams that missed the playoffs last season, one could argue that the New Orleans Pelicans will be under the most pressure over the upcoming 2021 NBA free agency period. The Pelicans ran out one of the more promising offensive units in all of basketball last season, with stars Zion Williamson (27.0 points […]

It was well expected to be a busy offseason for the Boston Celtics after they named Brad Stevens as their new president of basketball operations. While the Celtics were quiet on draft night, they did make one notable trade on Friday. The Celtics acquired Josh Richardson from the Dallas Mavericks in a multiplayer trade. Richardson […]

Ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft, the Oklahoma City Thunder were in the rumor mill over a possible trade involving Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. However, OKC has other plans in store regarding its promising guard. As noted by Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer, the Thunder are slated to soon come to terms with Gilgeous-Alexander on a five-year max […]

The 2021 MLB trade deadline came and went, where multiple teams completed blockbuster moves one after another. This trade deadline was one unlike in previous years, as it became as chaotic as NBA trade deadlines thanks to moves from the likes of the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants. Overall, 10 players who were All-Stars this year […]

Heading into the final day of the 2021 MLB trade deadline, the San Francisco Giants were relatively quiet as they instead watched their NL West rivals make notable moves. In the end, the Giants responded with the acquisitions of former Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant and former Los Angeles Angels reliever Tony Watson. As mentioned, […]

The Chicago Cubs have signaled an end of an era following their flurry of trade deadline moves, which included sending Kris Bryant to the San Francisco Giants. After deciding to trade away longtime stars Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez, the Cubs elected to trade Bryant to the Giants in exchange for prospects Caleb Kilian and […]

The Toronto Raptors pulled off a shocker in the 2021 NBA Draft when they selected former Florida State standout Scottie Barnes with their No. 4 overall selection. However, this pick may have provided a hint at the team’s long-term plans with Pascal Siakam. As noted by NBA insider Marc Stein via his Substack newsletter, the […]

Many Los Angeles Lakers fans are certainly ecstatic over the team’s major acquisition of Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook. Lakers legend Magic Johnson is also thrilled to see his former team pull off this blockbuster trade. The Lakers went all out to acquire Westbrook on Thursday. They reportedly traded Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell […]

The Dallas Mavericks head into the upcoming 2021 NBA free agency with one goal in mind: surround star Luka Doncic with the best talent available. The cries for “Luka needs help” were already ringing out during the Mavericks’ 2021 Western Conference First Round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Even though Doncic had his way […]

The Max Scherzer sweepstakes have taken wild turns after another ahead of the 2021 MLB trade deadline. Now, the Los Angeles Angels are looking to play the role of spoiler and beat out the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres for Scherzer. As noted by MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the Angels have been tabbed […]

The Atlanta Falcons shocked many when they traded away star wide receiver Julio Jones to the Tennessee Titans. Behind the scenes, Falcons owner Arthur Blank was not all too pleased with the move. Jones reportedly requested a trade over the offseason after 10 seasons with the Falcons. Instead of engaging in a trade standoff with […]

Many have taken some sort of inspiration from Giannis Antetokounmpo’s heroics in leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a long-awaited NBA championship win, including Cleveland Browns star Odell Beckham Jr. Antetokounmpo silenced many doubters over the Bucks’ 2021 NBA Finals series against the Phoenix Suns, where he posted multiple 40-point games and had several highlight-reel plays […]

It has been one roller-coaster past couple of weeks for Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal, who has seen his name included in a multitude of notable trade rumors. For one, Beal was a late scratch from Team USA’s final team list for the Tokyo Olympics after being placed into COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Now, […]

The Houston Rockets have been occupying the top headlines ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft. Now, they may be looking to make a blockbuster trade for another lottery pick. As of late, the Rockets have been showing a growing interest in trading for the Detroit Pistons’ No. 1 overall pick in the draft in order […]

It has been one hectic offseason for the Cincinnati Bengals, and now, the front office has received critical news regarding starting quarterback Joe Burrow that it has been waiting months for. As noted by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Joe Burrow will be a full go for the start of the Bengals’ training camp schedule, which […]