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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 […]

English Premier League fans have seemingly been waiting for a Declan Rice transfer for years now. Well, it looks like the 24-year-old West Ham midfielder is finally on the move this summer transfer window as the Hammers have reportedly agreed in principle to a £105 million deal to move Rice to the other side of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came away from the 2023 NBA draft with two players. LA picked up combo guard Jalen Hood-Schifino from Indiana at No. 17 and wing Maxwell Lewis from Pepperdine at No. 47. These Lakers draft picks are both good on their own, but the best move that Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves seem ready to make a Karl-Anthony Towns trade following the disastrous Rudy Gobert trade last offseason. The team needs to try to salvage that move and start refilling its draft capital after giving it all away to the Utah Jazz. As for the New York Knicks, the team found something least offseason […]

A Damian Lillard trade seems inevitable after the Portland Trail Blazers took Scoot Henderson with the No. 2 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and ESPN has an idea for a deal with the Miami Heat. In this trade, Lillard goes to South Beach for a package centered around Tyler Herro. So, let’s grade this […]

The Dallas Mavericks tanked the end of their season in the hopes of keeping their first-round pick (top-10 protected) from the New York Knicks. They accomplished the goal and ultimately walked away with two Mavs draft picks — Duke’s Dereck Lively II and Marquette’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper — in the 2023 NBA Draft. And of those, […]

The Orlando Magic had two first-round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft and ended up with Arkansas point guard Anthony Black at No. 6 and Michigan wing Jett Howard and No. 11. These two picks filled needs for the team and will make the young roster better. However, the team had a chance to take […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a two-time NBA champion. The veteran shooting guard has titles with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, and now Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. And now Caldwell-Pope is sharing how the two all-time great players are similar on the court. Fresh off his second Larry O’Brien trophy, Caldwell-Pope joined JJ […]

The family of NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson is dealing with an unspeakable tragedy on Tuesday, as the parents and nephew of Johnson’s wife, Chandra Johnson, are dead in a suspected murder-suicide. According to police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, officers responded to an anonymous 911 call on Monday night about a woman with a gun and found […]

WWE superstar LA Knight is about to participate in the biggest match of his career when he joins the Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match at The O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday, July 1. However, the wrestler has his sights set on a bigger prize than the MITB briefcase. He wants a […]

Ronda Rousey is heading to Money in the Bank in London, England with her tag-team partner Shayna Baszler to defend their recently unified WWE Women’s Tag Team titles against Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan. And after Rousey’s Monday Night Raw victory over Rodriguez, , she seemed pretty confident of the coming weekend’s result. Rousey took […]

The Denver Nuggets draft picks in the 2023 NFL Draft helped the best get better. After winning the first NBA championship in franchise history, the Nuggets kept the good time rolling by crushing the NBA draft. The team took three players who will help keep the team at the top of the Western Conference in […]

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on July 20, and we now know what the U.S. Women’s National Team roster looks like. There are plenty of familiar names on the squad like Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Julie Ertz. However, there are also some surprising names that were left off. That list of USWNT […]

They can’t all be blockbusters. Just hours after the stunning Atlanta Hawks move of finally making a John Collins trade with the Utah Jazz, the team announced another roster move regarding the fate of Donovan Williams to much less fanfare. On Monday afternoon, the Hawks tweeted, “We have requested waivers on two-way guard Donovan Williams.” […]

Justin Jefferson skipped Minnesota Vikings OTAs this offseason as the superstar wide receiver awaits a new contract extension. The three-year veteran hasn’t been in the league long, but he’s dominated in his short time. The wideout is apparently looking for “Aaron Donald-type money” that will make him one of the highest-paid non-quarterbacks in the NFL, […]

Toronto Raptors star OG Anunoby is at a crossroads. He is entering the final non-option year of his contract, and the Raptors may be going in several different directions, so of which could lead to an OG Anunoby trade. At this point, we don’t know what will happen next in the career of one of […]

Overall, the Portland Trail Blazers had an excellent 2023 NBA draft in a vacuum. The team had Scoot Henderson, the second-best prospect in the draft, fall to them at No. 3 and made an awesome selection at No. 23, picking up Kris Murray from Iowa, who should immediately become a legit 3-and-D wing in the […]

The 2023 NBA Draft featured the most hyped prospect since LeBron James in 7-foot-5 French sensation Victor Wembanyama, and people tuned in to see this generational prospect. Thursday night had more NBA draft viewers for video and NBA social than any other draft, but it was in a specific way that shows how popular Wembanyama […]

All things being equal, Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers plan on having Brock Purdy as the starting quarterback in 2023. However, Purdy is still recovering from injury, which means Trey Lance has a chance to show his stuff as 49ers quarterback in OTAs. And one important player who Lance has impressed is superstar […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ free-agency will be crucial this offseason. The franchise is coming up to the end of its LeBron James, Anthony Davis window, and they need to make some moves for one last run. The team has Lakers’ free agents they need to re-sign, like Austin Reaves, and players they can target after the […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have a simple goal to start the season. The ultimate goal is to win a Super Bowl, but first, the team must try and beat the Kansas City Chiefs to the top of the AFC West. It won’t be easy. Winning the division is possible for Justin Herbert, Joey Bosa, Brandon […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is in the books, and the Indiana Pacers picks are Jarace Walker from Houston at No. 8, Ben Sheppard from Belmont at No. 26, Mojave King from G League Ignite at No. 47, and Isaiah Wong from Miami at No. 55. The franchise also made some shrewd trades and picked up […]

Chelsea is continuing its massive makeover this summer transfer window as the English Premier League club is letting another star walk out the door. This time, it is longtime captain Cesar Azpilicueta, who has reportedly agreed to a deal with Serie A giants Inter Milan. International football insider Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Chelsea wingback […]

Veteran NFL running back Melvin Gordon, who was last on the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad (and earned a Super Bowl ring because of it) remains a free agent with training camp just about a month away. However, his former boss, Andy Reid, gave him some encouraging advice that is keeping him going. Gordon appeared on […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are doling out money and making headlines as they sign their picks for the 2023 NFL Draft. After signing second-round defensive tackle Keanu Benton to a historic deal, the team locked up their first-round pick, as offensive tackle Broderick Jones signed his Steelers contract. Former Georgia OT Broderick Jones was high on […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is in the books, which means it’s time to decide the winners and the losers of the annual event. And since we’ve already gone through the NBA draft winners, it’s time to discuss the losers. These players, teams, and fan bases had the toughest draft night and now have some work […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is in the books, which means it’s time to decide the winner and the losers of the annual event. Because draft night is supposed to be about positive vibes and hope for the future, let’s start with the NBA draft winners. These teams (and one coach) crushed draft night and came […]

Houston freshman forward Jarace Walker was the No. 8 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. The 6-foot-9 power forward went to the Indiana Pacers and now pairs up with Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton, and Bennedict Mathurin. So, now that Walker knows where he will start his NBA career, let’s take a look at the current and […]

With the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Scoot Henderson, point guard from G League Ignite. Henderson was the second-best prospect in this draft, and the Blazers got a steal after he fell to No. 3. As Henderson approaches his rookie season, here are three bold Scoot […]

With the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller, a freshman forward from Alabama. Miller probably wasn’t the second-best prospect of this draft, but he was the best fit for the Hornets in the second slot. Now, as Miller approaches his rookie season, here are three bold […]

A Paul George trade is apparently possible, as reports are that the Los Angeles Clippers are open to the idea of dealing one of their two biggest stars. There are several logical destinations for the eight-time All-Star, including the New York Knicks. The Knickerbockers might not be able to offer the best package, but they […]

The Washington Wizards are starting a very public rebuild, trading Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis, and Chris Paul all within the last week. The team’s ownership group, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, is also making some changes behind the scenes, welcoming the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as a minority Wizards owner, marking the first time a foreign […]

Wyndham Clark just had the greatest moment of his career, winning the US Open. A week later, he’s playing in the Travelers Championship paired with Justin Thomas, and a hot mic caught the two-time PGA Championship winner having a little fun at the newest major winner’s expense. In the first round of the Travelers Championship, […]

Ronde Barber had a Hall of Fame career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The defensive back spent all of his 16 NFL seasons playing for the Bucs, so it’s only fitting that the franchise will celebrate his career and his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction during a 2023 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Barber […]

Kansas freshman forward Gradey Dick will be a lottery pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. The 6-foot-7 wing could go as high as No. 7 to the Indiana Pacers, as low as No. 14 to the New Orleans Pelicans, and most mock drafts have him at No. 11 to the Orlando Magic. So, ahead of Dick […]

Arkansas point guard Anthony Black will be a top-10 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. The 6-foot-7 point guard could go as high as No. 6 to the Orlando Magic or as low as No. 8 to the Washington Wizards. So, ahead of Black finding out his NBA destiny, let’s take a look at which current […]