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After a disappointing first season in the SEC, Brent Venables and Oklahoma football are gearing up for a major improvement in 2025. The Sooners have redone their backfield with the additions of star quarterback John Mateer (Washington State) and running back Jaydn Ott (California). However, Oklahoma knows that in order to compete for championships in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are scratching and clawing to get their first-round series with the Indiana Pacers back to Milwaukee with a 1-1 split, but things didn’t go to plan. Despite the return of Damian Lillard, the Pacers and their explosive offense has still been too much for the Bucks as Indiana rolls to a 123-115 […]

There’s no doubt that Duke basketball is still recovering from its Final Four collapse against Houston. The Blue Devils squandered a chance to win the program’s first national championship since 2015, but now they have no choice but to turn their focus to next season. Jon Scheyer will certainly have a tough time getting Duke […]

The NIL landscape and the transfer portal has become a massive talking point in college football this offseason. The Iamaleava family has sparked a lot of that discussion with the transfers of both Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava and Arkansas football passer Madden Iamaleava. Nico, who was the starter on a College Football Playoff-bound Tennessee squad […]

The Memphis Grizzlies looked poised to make another playoff run this season, but everything spiraled pout of control near the end of the season. A dip in play combined with a slide in the standings led the Grizzlies to fire head coach Taylor Jenkins. After sliding down all the way to the No. 8 seed, […]

The Ottawa Senators ran into an avalanche in their first playoff game since 2017. In the Battle of Ontario, the top-seeded Toronto Maple Leafs were energized by their home crowd and jumped all over the Sens, cruising to a 6-2 victory to get their nose out in front in this first-round series. As expected, the […]

2024-25 was a mess for ACC basketball as a whole, with just four teams reaching the NCAA Tournament. Outside of Duke, Clemson, Louisville and North Carolina (who barely made it in the Big Dance), the rest of the league resembled a mid-major conference more than the powerhouse fans have become accustomed to. Miami basketball was […]

The Colorado Avalanche looked like a buzzsaw in Game 1 of their first round playoff series against the Dallas Stars, securing home-ice with a dominant 5-1 victory on Saturday night. Now, they got even more good news before Game 2 that will make them even more difficult to beat. Colorado captain and star center Gabriel […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ playoff run certainly didn’t get off to the start that they were hoping for as the Indiana Pacers blew them out 117-98 in Indianapolis in Game 1 of the first round on Saturday. For much of the day, it was Giannis Antetokounmpo against the world as Damian Lillard sat out while recovering […]

The NFL Draft is almost here and there are sure to be some surprises on the horizon as teams put some of the finishing touches on their rosters heading into the summer. A lot of the buzz has been surrounding the top of the draft, but playoff teams such as the Denver Broncos also face […]

The quarterback market in the transfer portal has been heating up over the last week, and another big name hit the open market on Monday morning. After UCLA football snatched up former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava following his controversial exit from Tennessee, the Bruins’ quarterback room is starting to thin out. Joey Aguilar, who was […]

Rick Pitino quickly became one pf the stories of this college basketball season for the job that he did with St. John’s basketball. In just year two at the helm, Pitino and the Johnnies swept the Big East regular season and tournament titles and were a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Everything came […]

The first pick in the NFL Draft seems all but decided as Cam Ward appears to be headed to the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night. After that, nobody knows what’s going to happen. One thing that is for sure is that Colorado football star Travis Hunter won’t have to wait very long to hear his […]

After a day of blowouts by some of the top teams in the NBA on Sunday, the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors gave NBA fans some fodder to chew on heading into the Game 2s in the first round. In a low-scoring slugfest, the Warriors stole Game 1 on the road with a […]

The week of the NFL Draft is here, and the Tennessee Titans still hold all the cards. The Titans own the top pick in the draft, and while it has seemed obvious that they will be picking Miami quarterback Cam Ward for a while now, other teams have tried to step in and take a […]

The Colorado Avalanche are off and running in their quest for the Stanley Cup after routing the Dallas Stars 5-1 in Game 1 of the first round on Saturday night. The Avs looked every bit like a contender for the Cup, but they still have plenty of work to do in order to get to […]

The Dallas Stars came into the playoffs on a seven-game losing streak and searching for confidence, and they didn’t find much of it in Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Despite a competitive game early on, the explosive Avs pulled away with a 5-1 victory in Game 1 in Dallas. Now, the […]

The Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars are going at it in a first-round series that could very easily be a conference finals matchup. The two division rivals both racked up over 100 points during the regular season, leaving hockey fans drooling over the heavyweight battle. Game 1 was close for most of the night, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs enter these Stanley Cup Playoffs with a big cloud over their head as the team with arguably the most at stake in the postseason. The Leafs finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference this season and won the Atlantic Division, so expectations are sky-high as they look for that […]

Much of the noise coming into the highly-anticipated first round series between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers was that the Clippers had the better team, but the Nuggets still have the best player on the court. That was on display in Saturday’s epic Game 1, won by the Nuggets 112-110 in overtime […]

The Russell Westbrook experience has been a roller coaster ride for many fanbases in recent years, and this season it is the Denver Nuggets’ turn to ride. Westbrook has had his dramatic ups and downs all season for a Nuggets team that has been filled with chaos. Game 1 of their first round playoff series […]

For much of Saturday’s playoff opener against the Denver Nuggets, both of the stars for the Los Angeles Clippers seemed to be getting hot. James Harden had a huge first quarter and Kawhi Leonard scored efficiently throughout the first half as the Clippers took a lead into the half. In the second half, however, the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies needed two cracks at it in the NBA Play-In Tournament, but they eventually got the job done in comfortable fashion with a 120-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Memphis. Over the days leading up to the do-or-die game, the status of star point guard Ja Morant was in […]

Imaging reading this sentence to a Dallas Mavericks fan in January: the Mavericks are eliminated from playoff contention after a 120-106 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies despite a 40-point game from Anthony Davis. They would probably tell you you’re crazy, right? Well here we are, and the Mavericks are heading home despite a masterful game […]

After one of the wildest seasons by any team in modern NBA history, the Dallas Mavericks are officially headed into the offseason. The Mavericks banded together to get a road win on Wednesday night in the first play-in game over the Sacramento Kings, but this hobbled version of Jason Kidd’s group was no match for […]

The Dallas Mavericks came into Friday night one game away from making the playoffs, but not much went right in Memphis against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies jumped out to a big lead in front of a raucous home crowd and, despite Anthony Davis’ best efforts, ran away with the final playoff spot out West. Memphis […]

One of the teams to watch this offseason in the transfer portal is North Carolina with Bill Belichick at the helm. The Tar Heels have brought in a number of intriguing pieces to their roster, but they have lost some as well. Quarterback Ryan Browne, a Purdue transfer who committed to North Carolina just after […]

As will be the case for many offseasons moving forward in both college football and college basketball, NIL is at the forefront of the discussion. Players are making more money than ever in the transfer portal, and it is sparking discussion all over the sport. As usual, Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin was […]

The Nico Iamaleava saga continues to have new layers uncovered after the star quarterback’s spring NIL holdout and subsequent transfer to UCLA, and for the first time the rumors have elicited a response from him. Obviously, rumors are flying after Iamaleava skipped a spring practice in Knoxville just before Tennessee’s spring game, prompting Josh Heupel […]

One of the brightest surprises in college football last season was the emergence of SMU football. Rhett Lashlee and the Mustangs were just a play or two from winning an ACC Championship and ended up in the College Football Playoff, where they lost to Penn State. Now, Lashlee and company are trying to build off […]

The NFL Draft is just six days away and teams are finalizing their last few visits and making some last-minute adjustments to their draft boards. On the flip side, prospects are scrambling to raise their draft stock any way they can before Thursday night’s first round. Georgia football is always one of the top programs […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ season has felt like it was heading for an ugly exit for a while now, but they made sure that wasn’t going to happen on Wednesday night. In a do-or-die contest, the Mavericks played one of their best games of the season to knock off the Sacramento Kings 120-106 and advance closer […]

The Dallas Mavericks had one job on Wednesday night to keep their season alive: block out all of the noise and get a tough road win against the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks did just that on Wednesday night, blowing out the Kings 120-106 in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Coming into the game, the vibes around […]

The Chicago Bulls came into the playoffs on a hot streak and were playing some of their best basketball in the final month of the regular season. However, with a chance to extend their season in front of their home fans, they had one of their worst games of the season. The Bulls got crushed […]

Things are going well for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night as they look to keep their season alive against the Sacramento Kings. After a tightly-contested first quarter, the Mavericks blew the game open with a 44-19 second quarter to take a 71-48 lead into halftime. Anthony Davis is always the key to how the […]

Despite coming into the NBA Play-In Tournament with a 37-45 record and as the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat did what they usually do at this time of year and showed up to play when it mattered. The Heat went on the road against the Chicago Bulls and crushed them […]

Debate is raging across college sports about the NIL era and the transfer portal as players in both football and basketball players find new homes across the country before next fall. Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava poured gasoline onto that fire when he held out of practice just before the Volunteers’ spring game as part […]

It may be early in the very young 2025 MLB season, but that doesn’t mean that tempers aren’t flaring and competitive juices are at an all-time high. That was on full display on Wednesday nigth during a National League clash between the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the bottom of the seventh inning, […]

The season is on the line for the Miami Heat on Wednesday night as they battle in the NBA Play-In Tournament against the Chicago Bulls. As the No. 10 seed, the Heat had to go on the road to Chicago in order to keep their season alive, but that has been no problem so far. […]