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The Los Angeles Lakers NBA free agency period was quite fruitful for the team. General manager Rob Pelinka retained several key players, signed some new ones, and generally made the team a little bit stronger than last season when the Lakers made it to the Western Conference Finals. Now, with NBA free agency winding down […]

NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is about to start, and the Milwaukee Bucks Summer League roster is full of interesting prospects. The team has a wide range of players, from first-round picks like MarJon Beauchamp, former NBA players like Nico Mannion, and a college superstar in Drew Timme. Here are the five must-watch prospects […]

Las Vegas NBA Summer League hasn’t even started yet for the San Antonio Spurs, but the hype is fully formed. And if you were hoping to get a glimpse of No. 1 overall 2023 NBA Draft pick Victor Wembanyama at his Spurs Summer League debut, that’s probably not going to happen. NBA insider Marc Stein […]

In a matter of hours after NBA free agency opened, the Houston Rockets gave Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks a combined $210 million. These moves were designed to change the culture of the franchise and make the team better on the court. The only thing that should worry Rockets fans is that Brooks and VanVleet […]

NBA Summer League kicks off the 2023 starts on Friday, July 7, and the Oklahoma City Thunder — led by 2022 No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren — have the best odds of walking away as the Las Vegas Summer League champions. The Thunder are +700 favorites to win it all, per FanDuel, thanks to […]

NBA Summer League is kicking off, and the New York Knicks Summer League roster is chock-full of intriguing prospects. The team has a wide range of players, from pro journeymen like Isaiah Roby, promising Westchester Knicks like Dmytro Skapintsev, and complete wild cards like Jaylen Martin. Here are the five must-watch prospects on the 2023 […]

A Justin Jefferson-Minnesota Vikings contract extension is coming soon. The All-Pro wide receiver has set the NFL on fire since coming in from LSU and is now heading into the fourth year of his five-year rookie deal. The contract will cost the Vikings a lot, though, as the wideout is doing things few pass-catchers have […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ free agency has been active but not all that impactful so far. The team has signed a few fringe players, re-upped a key piece, and brought in a couple of new players. These NBA free agency moves all address the Timberwolves’ needs, but none deal with the elephant in the room. That’s […]

Mason Mount joined Chelsea when he was six years old. Now, at 24, the Portsmouth native believes it is time to move on, and the midfielder is headed north to the red side of Manchester. Before the official Mason Mount transfer to Manchester United, the longtime Blues player said goodbye to Chelsea and its fans. […]

James Harden (and many others) beware! The NBA is cracking down on flopping, and it starts at Summer League. The league’s annual offseason showcase isn’t just a proving ground for young players and coaches, it’s also a place where the league tests Summer League rules to see if they’ll work in the league. And that’s […]

Wide receiver Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers and running back Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants are two of the strongest players at their positions in the NFL. And they proved that on social media this week when Barkley shared a video of the two pushing massive weight sleds while working out […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard wants a trade to the Miami Heat. The Heat want to send Tyler Herro to the Blazers as the centerpiece of the trade. Portland doesn’t want Herro. So here we are at a classic impasse. This means that for a deal to get done, a third team will have […]

Joe Burrow will get a new contract from the Cincinnati Bengals soon. The superstar quarterback is entering his fourth NFL season, meaning he has just one season and his fifth-year option left on his rookie deal. This offseason is traditionally when top QBs get their first massive extensions, so a new Joe Burrow Bengals contract […]

How ‘bout them Cowboys?! Jimmy Johnson’s 1990s Dallas Cowboys teams are about to get the documentary series treatment as Netflix is poised to pay owner Jerry Jones around $50 million for the rights to make the shows. The 10-part series, produced by Skydance Sports in collaboration with NFL Films will focus on Jones during the […]

Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Vince Tobin has died at the age of 79. The coach died in his home in Arizona on Monday morning. No cause of death has been reported. Following the coach’s passing Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill released a statement of condolence saying, “Our deepest condolences go out to everyone who knew […]

The Aaron Rodgers Era with the Green Bay Packers didn’t end well. The team finished 8-9, missed the playoffs, and the QB has his worst season in years. However, NFL insider Albert Breer says Rodgers’ new team, the New York Jets, isn’t concerned about the QB because they think his “level of engagement” is much […]

After the Damian Lillard trade request, the Portland Trail Blazers don’t have a ton of options. Their superstar wants out, he only wants to go to the Miami Heat, and the league is watching how the team handles this situation. And none of this is ideal for the Blazers. Reports out of Miami are that […]

The Memphis Grizzlies head to 2023 NBA Summer League with a (comparatively) experienced roster, and one with some international flavor. The Grizzlies Summer League roster includes several players — David Roddy, Kenneth Lofton Jr., Jake LaRavia — who played a good amount last season, as well as players (both signed and unsigned) from overseas. Of […]

The Arch Manning Era of the Texas football program is off to a good start, at least in the weight room. Quarterback Maalik Murphy shared a video of the Texas Longhorns quarterbacks flexing, and Arch Manning looked a lot more jacked than his uncles, Peyton and Eli, ever did. Murphy, a redshirt freshman and four-star […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder boast one of the most interesting squads heading to NBA Summer League in 2023. The team will start its journey in Salt Lake City on July 3 before heading to Las Vegas and kicking off that slate on July 8. The Thunder Summer League roster features several players to keep an […]

Ahead of hitting NBA free agency, the Sacramento Kings signed veteran forward Harrison Barnes to a three-year, $54 million contract extension to keep the 31-year-old in California’s capital for the next few seasons. How did each side make out? Let’s hand out some grades for the Kings-Barnes extension. Grades for Harrison Barnes extension with the […]

ESPN NBA analyst Brian Windhorst is at it again. This isn’t exactly his now-famous finger-waving rambling from last offseason that preceded the stunning Rudy Gobert trade. But his suggestion that Kyrie Irving is trying to drum up interest from the Philadelphia 76ers that would lead to a Dallas Mavericks trade for James Harden is intriguing. […]

San Francisco 49ers legend Steve Young has been one of the best NFL analysts in the game for over two decades with ESPN. However, on Friday, Young was part of the massive ESPN layoffs that claimed the jobs of several big-name, on-air talents. On Friday, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post was the first […]

NBA free agency officially starts on Saturday, July 6, but teams, agents, and players can start negotiating contracts and agreeing to deals — which Woj, Shams, and Windhorst will break — at 6 pm ET on Friday, June 30. As the Los Angeles Lakers enter what could be their “Last Dance” with LeBron James and […]

Draymond Green and Jordan Poole might not be teammates anymore after the Golden State Warriors traded Poole to the Washington Wizards, but Green still found a way to get a shot in at his ex-teammate and his new team. Luckily this time, the shot was only verbal. Green made a TikTok video for Bleacher Report […]

Suzy Kolber has been part of the sports media landscape for nearly four decades but was part of the ESPN layoffs on Friday. For anyone who’s watched her work the sidelines or host shows for almost 30 years at “The Worldwide Leader,” it’s not a surprise her final sign-off was classy, and her step sounds […]

The ESPN layoffs are going strong Friday afternoon, as the network is cutting ties with top talent like Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose Suzy Kolber, Steve Young, Max Kellerman, and more. One top ESPN talent who got the ax may find a soft landing spot, though, at a rival network. Rumors are that Keyshawn Johnson […]

James Harden shocked the NBA world when it came out that he was opting into the final year of his Philadelphia 76ers contract and demanding a trade. The Miami Heat are one of the leading contenders to make a James Harden trade if they want him, so here is the perfect Heat-Sixers trade for Harden. […]

The 2023 NFL season is a big one for the Chicago Bears. The team is hopeful they have their franchise quarterback in Justin Fields and are putting pieces around him to help him succeed. One of those pieces is wide receiver Chase Claypool, who the team traded for last season. This NFL offseason, there are […]

The Orlando Magic were one of the big stories of the 2023 NFL Draft. The team had two Magic draft picks in the first round and took Arkansas point guard Anthony Black at No. 6 and grabbed Michigan wing Jett Howard at No. 11. And while the second pick was a questionable selection, the team […]

The latest NBA free-agency rumors have superstar Kyrie Irving meeting with the Phoenix Suns to discuss a possible deal. This is getting Suns fans incredibly excited, including one of their most famous fans, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. Chris Haynes from Bleacher Report is reporting that Irving will meet with Phoenix when free agency […]

The New York Knicks didn’t make a single selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. The team traded its 2023 Knicks first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jason Hart at the NBA trade deadline, and while they own several other future first-round picks, they were all protected to the point that none transferred this […]

For Washington Wizards point guard Monte Morris, a trade could be coming soon. Several trade destinations make sense, and there could even be a bit of a bidding war thanks to the demand for the reasonably priced PG. There is a Wizards fire sale going on with trades of Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis, and Chris […]

The Detroit Pistons are making moves this offseason, big and small. On Thursday, the team officially announced it will pick up the player options on the contracts of Alec Burks, Isaiah Livers, and Eugene Omoruyi. This trio will now make $10.4 million, $1.8 million, and $1.9 million, respectively, in the 2023-24 NBA season. Alec Burks […]

While the NFL may be done with Colin Kaepernick, it sounds like Colin Kaepernick is still not done with the idea of a comeback in the NFL. The polarizing passer last played in the NFL in the 2016 season, when his kneeling during the National Anthem to protest police treatment of Black Americans caused a […]

After trading for Marcus Smart the night before the 2023 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies only came away from the annual festivities with two second-round sections this year. The two Grizzlies draft picks were South Carolina forward Gregory “GG” Jackson (No. 45) and Bosnian wing Tarik Biberovic from Fenerbahce in Turkey (No. 56). And that […]

The New Orleans Pelicans walked away from the 2023 NBA Draft with just one player. The team took UConn guard Jordan Hawkins with the No. 14 pick. That’s a fine pick, as Hawkins brings shooting and depth to the team. The Pelicans’ draft mistake has nothing to do with Henderson, though. The big miss for […]

The new Chicago Bears stadium drama continues, and another Chicagoland suburb is throwing its hat in the ring to be the new Bears home if/when the team leaves its longtime home, Soldier Field. And if we had to guess, there’s a good chance that hat says, “Wayne’s World” on it. The mayor of Aurora, Illinois, […]

The Miami Heat will now use veteran guard Kyle Lowry as trade bait instead of using the waive-and-stretch provision to get free of his massive contract next season. Lowry will make $29.6 million next season in the final year of his contract, and the Heat believe he’s no longer worth that money. Reports initially indicated […]