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The Sacramento Kings didn’t benefit from any lottery luck on Monday night, as they saw their pick go to the Atlanta Hawks after sticking at No. 13 overall, just one spot outside of the protection they had on it. Now, all of the speculation around the league will be on which rookies will be going […]

The NBA playoffs are marching on through the back half of the second round, but NBA Draft talk is also really starting to heat up. The NBA Draft Lottery is on Monday night, just before the NBA Draft Combine gets going later in the week. Of course, all of the hype and buzz is around […]

The Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder played one of the uglier playoff games that you’ll see in Game 4 on Sunday, with the Thunder eventually pulling away with a 92-87 win to even the series at two games each. Sometimes in the playoffs, close games are affected by missed calls at the end […]

While much of the focus in the NBA is still on the eight remaining teams in the playoffs, teams that missed out on the postseason take center stage on Monday night at the NBA Draft Lottery. This year, the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes will change the direction of the league for years to come. The New […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are heading into a fascinating offseason where they will have to figure out how to get back in championship contention or try to recoup some of their lost assets from the Damian Lillard trade. At the moment, the Bucks are stuck in the middle. They will be a firm playoff team every […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback situation is probably the biggest story in the NFL at the moment as they wait on a decision from Aaron Rodgers about what he wants to do next season. While they wait, they are zeroing in on a former Rodgers target from the end of his time with the Packers. Romeo […]

All eyes are on Game 4 of the second round series between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks as the defending champs look to get back on level ground on Monday night. This Eastern Conference battle has been a strange one so far, as the Celtics have been able to build a huge […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a handful of moves that have changed the landscape in the NFL this offseason, and they made yet another one just after the NFL Draft concluded. The Steelers decided to move on from their best wide receiver over the last three seasons, trading George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys for […]

The Dallas Mavericks certainly had an eventful season and trade deadline, to put it lightly. Of course, general manager Nico Harrison stunned the NBA world when he decided to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package centered around Anthony Davis. However, that wasn’t the only deal that backfired for the Mavericks […]

The Atlanta Hawks showed plenty of promise at the start of this season, but things quickly went downhill. In the end, the Hawks flamed out in the play-in tournament with a pair of blowout losses to the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat and missed out on the postseason for the second consecutive year. Now, […]

The Atlanta Braves have somewhat recovered from a nightmare start to this season and have climbed all the way back into the playoff picture. Injuries and inconsistent play have cost the Braves, but they have clawed their way back to a 19-20 record and are a win away from being back to .500. They have […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are making another push toward the playoffs after a heartbreaking loss to the New York Mets in the NLDS last season. Philadelphia looks a little bit different this year than it did last year, but some of the internal growth from the biggest stars on the team is what gives the Phillies […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the most intriguing teams of the offseason, but they likely aren’t done finalizing their roster before camp gets underway. After losing both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, the Steelers still have an unresolved quarterback situation as the calendar approaches the middle of May. As of now, the only […]

The dark could hanging over the second round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors is when Warriors star Stephen Curry is going to be able to get back on the court. Curry has been out since the second quarter of Game 1 with a hamstring strain and is going to be […]

After a disheartening loss in Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, the Minnesota Timberwolves have responded like an experienced playoff team would. Chris Finch and company didn’t play around with their food in Game 2, blowing out the Stephen Curry-less Warriors before coming back to San Francisco and stealing Game 3 102-97. Game 3 […]

The Golden State Warriors are battling hard without Stephen Curry in the lineup in the second round against the Minnesota Timberwolves but they have still predictably fallen behind in the series. After winning Game 1, where Curry left in the first half with a hamstring injury, the Warriors got crushed in Game 2 and then […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs missed a great chance to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the second round against the Florida Panthers on Friday, losing a tight Game 3 in overtime against the defending champs. However, after winning the first two games at home, the Leafs have another chance to take full control of the […]

The Golden State Warriors will be kicking themselves this Mother’s Day after blowing a golden opportunity to steal Game 3 from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite going back and forth with Minnesota for much of the second half, the Warriors’ offense faltered late and Anthony Edwards took over in a 102-97 victory for the Wolves. Now, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have done a lot of reshuffling on offense this offseason in an attempt to get out of the treadmill of mediocrity that they have been cycling on for many years now. Justin Fields and Russell Wilson are out and DK Metcalf is in, even if the Steelers don’t know exactly who is […]

Even when he’s just playing one side of the ball, Shohei Ohtani is still one of the best players in baseball. That is the case at the moment as the reigning National League MVP is still awaiting his return to the mound after recovering from Tommy John Surgery. The Dodgers have the luxury of a […]

Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. revealed that he had death threats directed at him and his family after a rough start on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. McCullers made his second start of the year on Saturday and it didn’t go well. He pitched just 0.1 innings and gave up seven earned runs […]

The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder battled in Game 3 on Friday night in a game that could be looked at as a classic or as a disaster, depending on which way you look at it. This was a classic, tight playoff game with two gritty teams trying to grind out a win. However, […]

One team that kind of got lost in the shuffle at the end of the 2024 college football season was Miami football. The Hurricanes were right at the center of the national conversation all season long, Mario Cristobal and company suffered a heartbreaking loss to Syracuse in the final game of the regular season that […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers battled deep into Game 3 on Friday night before the Panthers eventually got back in the series with a dramatic 5-4 win in overtime in South Florida. This battle of powerhouses is now very close after three games, but the Maple Leafs still lead two games to […]

The ATP Tour is making one of its final stop before the second major of the year this week at the Italian Open Masters 1000 in Rome. All of the top players in tennis are getting their final tune-ups in before the French Open, but Jannik Sinner is stealing the headlines as the tournament moves […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are in a big hole after losing each of the first two games of their second-round series at home against the Edmonton Oilers. After a disheartening loss in Game 1, Vegas staged an epic comeback from two goals down to force overtime in Game 2 before Leon Draisaitl buried the game-winner […]

Polish superstar Iga Swiatek has become the queen of clay on the WTA Tour, dominating nearly every big tournament on the dirt since her breakthrough on tour at the 2020 French Open. Since that victory at Roland Garros during the COVID edition, very few people have been able to beat her during the European summer. […]

The Washington Mystics are headed into a rebuild in the 2025 season after adding three first-round picks to the roster in April’s WNBA Draft. The Mystics missed out on the playoffs last season and have not won a playoff series since 2019, when they made a run all the way to their first WNBA Championship. […]

Like many of the other top seeds in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder fell apart in Game 1 on their home floor. However, unlike the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics, the Thunder responded with a blowout win in Game 2, crushing the Denver Nuggets 149-106 to even the […]

The Boston Celtics are somehow down 2-0 against the New York Knicks after falling apart and losing massive leads in each of the first two games of the series. While the defending champs still have a chance to come back, they will have to beat the Knicks in four of the next five games, with […]

The Dallas Stars and the Winnipeg Jets didn’t have much time to rest before their second round series, as both teams were coming off of historic Game 7 comebacks to advance. Stars forward Mikko Rantanen was the hottest player in the postseason after the first round after his Game 7 hat trick to take down […]

The Boston Celtics seemed to have everything under control against the New York Knicks on their home floor, taking a massive lead before falling apart in the fourth quarter as New York stormed back to collect an improbable playoff win. Sound familiar? The Celtics experienced a bad form of deja vu on Wednesday night, as […]

The Florida Panthers’ championship defense is on the ropes early in the second round against the Toronto Maple Leafs. After a disappointing Game 1 loss, the Panthers are looking to rebound with a strong performance to get a win on the road in Game 2 and even the series before heading back to the Sunshine […]

The Winnipeg Jets were very fortunate and equally clutch to escape from their first-round series against the St. Louis Blues in Game 7. The Jets trailed by two goals with just two minutes remaining, but they improbably came back to tie the game and eventually won it 4-3 in overtime. Now, the Presidents’ Trophy winners […]

The Atlanta Falcons had an eventful NFL Draft where they did a majority of their work on the defensive side of the ball. With their first pick on night one, Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker fell far below his projected draft position before the Falcons stopped his slide and selected him at No. 15 overall. Then, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a golden opportunity to take a 1-0 series lead on Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors, but they squandered it with a lifeless offensive performance in a 99-88 loss. After Stephen Curry left the game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury, the Timberwolves seemed poised to come back […]

Even with Stephen Curry out of the game for most of the night due to a hamstring injury, the Minnesota Timberwolves were unable to take advantage. Instead, they went ice cold and the Golden State Warriors escaped with a 99-88 win to take a 1-0 lead and take control of home-court advantage in this second-round […]

After trailing for most of Game 1 on the road in Washington, D.C., the Carolina Hurricanes pulled a rabbit out of their hat. The Canes scored a goal midway through the third to tie the defensive battle up at one goal each before Jaccob Slavin scored the overtime winner just a few minutes into overtime. […]

Coming off of a grueling seven-game series against the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors are starting their second round tilt against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 on Tuesday night. However, beating a very good Wolves squad just got much tougher. Star point guard Stephen Curry limped to the locker room during the second […]