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After flaming out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Illinois basketball is having a massive offseason in the transfer portal. On Monday, Brad Underwood and his staff secured another huge commitment, this time from former California star Andrej Stojakovic, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Stojakovic started his career at Stanford in 2023-24, but […]

The Sacramento Kings are a team to watch this offseason after entering into a period of turmoil. The Kings had a disastrous flameout throughout the 2024-25 season that included the firing of head coach Mike Brown, the trade of star point guard De’Aaron Fox and the eventual embarrassing play-in loss to the Dallas Mavericks in […]

The Buffalo Bills are unquestionably one of the best teams in the NFL at this point in the offseason after barely being defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs once again in the AFC Championship Game in January. Once again, the Bills are stuck with the same dilemma: figure out how to get the roster over […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been crashing and burning for the better part of the last two months, and their season finally came to a brutal end on Saturday. After just sneaking into the postseason with a win in the play-in tournament, the Grizzlies were quickly swept out of the first round by the top-seeded Oklahoma […]

The Atlanta Hawks had a lot of hope this season after reaching the semifinals of the NBA Cup at the beginning of the season. Star point guard Trae Young was surrounded by a plethora of athletic wing defenders, and the Hawks appeared to be a feisty dark horse in the Eastern Conference. However, in part […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t come out with a win on Saturday, but they still had one of the most memorable moments of the season. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez mashed four home runs in an 8-7 extra-inning loss to the Atlanta Braves in one of the best individual performances of the season. Suarez finished the game […]

The Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks played one of the best games of the playoffs in Game 4 on Sunday, but in the end it was the Knicks who came out on top with a 94-93 win to take a 3-1 lead in the series. Some people — most people actually — will argue […]

The New York Knicks are trying to survive a furious rally from the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday, but that task got a lot more difficult during the third quarter. Star point guard Jalen Brunson got tied up with Dennis Schroder while going for a loose ball and […]

The Major League Baseball season is getting into full swing and the landscape of the league is beginning to take shape. As a result, some teams are starting to target potential moves to improve their roster or get ready for the future. One player that teams are keeping an eye on is St. Louis Cardinals […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are doing their best to scrap their way back into their first round series against the Florida Panthers, but it’s not going to be easy to knock the defending champs out early. However, after losing the first two games on the road and surrendering an early goal in Game 3, the […]

The Golden State Warriors regained control of their first-round series with the Houston Rockets on Saturday night with a crucial 104-93 victory in San Francisco to take a 2-1 lead. The Rockets seemingly had the advantage coming into the game with Warriors star Jimmy Butler sidelined due to a pelvic contusion, but that didn’t matter […]

The Houston Rockets had a huge opportunity to grab home-court advantage back from the Golden State Warriors in this first-round NBA Playoffs series, but they let it slip through their fingers. After trailing for much of the first half, the shorthanded Warriors came back and picked up a 104-93 win in The Bay to grab […]

The Washington Capitals are trying to fend off a spirited comeback from the Montreal Canadiens in this first round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After the top-seeded Caps won the first two games in the nation’s capital, the Habs took their first game at home 6-3 to cut the series deficit in half. Now, […]

The New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons are battling in a very tight, physical first-round playoff series that has been about as exciting as any around the NBA. On Sunday, the upstart Pistons will look to even things up at two games apiece in Game 4 in front of their home fans. Both teams […]

After losing back to back heartbreaking games in overtime to go down 2-1 in the series against the Dallas Stars, the Colorado Avalanche responded with a fury. The Avs crushed the stars right from puck drop on Saturday night in Denver, racing to a 4-0 victory and tying the series at two games each. With […]

The Denver Nuggets seemed just about dead after getting blown out in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers before seeing a 22-point lead disappear in the fourth quarter of Game 4. The starters were gassed and the Clippers had all the momentum heading into a potential overtime period. Aaron Gordon had other ideas. When […]

Three rounds of the NFL Draft have now come and gone, and the biggest story is undoubtedly the fact that Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is still on the board. Sanders was mocked as a first-rounder throughout the draft process and was even a potential top-five pick during the college football season last fall but he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers tried to wrestle home-court advantage back from the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 on Friday night, but they fell short in the end as the Wolves used a huge late run to get a 116-104 win and take a 2-1 series lead. Anthony Edwards was masterful in the clutch and Jaden […]

The Orlando Magic seemed to be all but ready to head home after going down 2-0 in their first-round series against the Boston Celtics. With Jayson Tatum returning from a wrist injury for Game 3, the Celtics seemed poised to roll into Orlando and take care of business to move onto the second round. Franz […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers are battling it out in a very close Game 3 that will determine who has the upper hand in this first round series. The Wolves snatched home-court advantage with a big win in Game 1 before the Lakers responded in Game 2. With the two teams going […]

The Milwaukee Bucks desperately needed something to go their way in Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers on Friday after dropping the first two games of the first round on the road. Another loss would have led to more noise about Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors with the Bucks on the brink of elimination. On Friday, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA playoffs so far, but there is still time for them to turn it around. The Bucks lost each of the first two games of their first round series against the Indiana Pacers, leading to a lot of Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors, […]

The Boston Celtics are already banged up after a very physical series with the Orlando Magic, and the defending champs are looking to take care of business quickly and get some rest before the second round in their title defense. Star forward Jayson Tatum missed Game 2 of the series after suffering a bone bruise […]

The Houston Texans are one of the most intriguing teams of this offseason after a relatively disappointing season in 2024, despite still winning the AFC South and making it to the Divisional Round of the playoffs. This offseason, Houston let Stefon Diggs walk to the New England Patriots and traded star left tackle Laremy Tunsil […]

Nobody could believe that Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was not selected in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. Over the course of the evening, Sanders became the story of the draft as pick after pick went by without his name being called. The former Colorado star was easily the most surprising […]

A lot of the focus on the NFL Draft on Thursday night surrounded who was picked and by what team, but the biggest story may have been who wasn’t. Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders slid all the way out of the first round and into day two, which just about nobody could believe. There are multiple […]

The Houston Rockets disappointed in their first playoff game with this core, but they respond admirably in Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors. In front of a rowdy Toyota Center crowd in Houston, the Rockets handily beat the Warriors 109-94 and evened the series at one game each. The biggest question coming into the […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets are going at it in Game 2 of their first round series on Wednesday night, and the Rockets are cruising toward a critical victory to even the series at a game apiece. Part of that is because of a critical injury to Warriors star Jimmy Butler that […]

The Golden State Warriors already aren’t the deepest team in the NBA, as they have been relying on their stars for a majority of the season on their way to the playoffs. That problem got even more glaring during Game 2 of the first round against the Houston Rockets when both Jimmy Butler and Brandin […]

The Boston Celtics are rolling through the first round of their playoff run. On Wednesday night, they took a 2-0 lead over the Orlando Magic with a 109-100 victory in Boston without Jayson Tatum. Even though the Celtics are clearly the superior team, as evidenced by their convincing victory even without the two-way impact of […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to take control of their first-round series against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after stealing Game 1, but that task quickly got much tougher. With the Rockets holding a first-quarter lead, Warriors star Jimmy Butler went up for a rebound and got undercut by Amen Thompson before landing […]

The Colorado Avalanche are looking to get back in front in their first-round series against the Dallas Stars after letting a golden opportunity slip away in Game 2, allowing the Stars to come back and win it 4-3 in overtime to even the series at one apiece before heading to Denver. One of the big […]

The NBA playoffs are physical, and everyone has to be ready to put their bodies on the line in order to get wins. During the first-round series between the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic, that had certainly been the case. During Game 2, Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis took an elbow from Orlando center […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a golden opportunity to grab a stranglehold of this first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, but they failed to capitalize. The Lakers made adjustments after their Game 1 loss and came out on fire before winning a defensive slugfest 94-85 to even the series at one apiece. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got humiliated on their home floor in Game 1 of the first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they responded quickly in Game 2. LeBron James and company jumped out to a 19-point lead at the end of the first quarter and coasted to a 94-85 win to even the series […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been the laughing stock of the first round of the playoffs so far. While they improved on their 51-point loss to the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the first-round series, the Grizzlies still got blown out 118-99 in Game 2 to go down 2-0 before heading back home. […]

After a very impressive performance in Game 1, the Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to get the road sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers in the first two games of this first-round series. Unfortunately for the Wolves, things aren’t going their way as the Lakers have a comfortable 81-65 lead at the end of the third […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have had an up-and-down season this year, and now they are just two losses away from being eliminated. After a 123-115 loss in Game 2 of the first round against the Indiana Pacers, the Bucks are headed back home with their backs against the wall despite the best efforts of Giannis Antetokounmpo. […]

The Indiana Pacers are cruising so far in the first round of the NBA playoffs. On Tuesday, Indiana blew past the Milwaukee Bucks 123-115 in front of its home fans to take a 2-0 series lead and move halfway to a bid in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Earlier on Tuesday, star point guard Tyrese Haliburton […]