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The Minnesota Timberwolves are left licking their wounds after getting crushed by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their Western Conference Finals series on Wednesday night. For the second consecutive season, the Wolves made a run to the conference finals, but weren’t able to make it a long series when they got there. […]

Iga Świątek may not be having the same juggernaut season that tennis fans are used to seeing her having, but she still comes into the French Open as the favorite after winning three years in a row and in four of the last five editions. On Friday, Swiatek continued her march toward a fifth clay […]

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic have been two of the faces of tennis over the last few years, with Djokovic’s reign at the top dating back much further than that. In between sweeping aside opponents and winning grand slams, Sabalenka and Djokovic have become good friends as well. Of course, much of the discussion around […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the midst of an offseason of change after surprisingly pushing the Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games in the second round of the playoffs. While the Thunder roll through the rest of the postseason, it is becoming clearer and clearer how close Denver’s roster is to competing for another championship. […]

While the NBA Finals are right on the horizon, talks around the NBA Draft are beginning to heat up. Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper still seem to be the consensus top two picks, but there is plenty of movement happening behind them with players such as Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Tre Johnson and Kon Knueppel. […]

The College Football Playoff has dominated the discussion around the sport this offseason as talks of expansion and a potential monopoly for the Big Ten and the SEC begin to heat up. The CFP just expanded to 12 teams last season, but more change already seems to be on the horizon. Talks of a 16-team […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are headed home after a blowout 124-94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night. For the second straight season, Chris Finch and company have been eliminated at the same stage of the playoffs and now head into a long offseason after falling […]

For the second season in a row, the Minnesota Timberwolves have fallen short just one round and three wins short of going to the NBA Finals. In 2024, it was the Dallas Mavericks that bounced Anthony Edwards and company out of the playoffs. This season, the Oklahoma City Thunder will represent the Western Conference in […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the best team in basketball all season long, and they proved that and more during the Western Conference Finals. After getting an epic Game 4 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to take a 3-1 series lead on Monday night, the Thunder made a statement with a dominant 124-94 victory […]

The Florida Panthers are charging toward the Stanley Cup Final after a 5-3 Game 5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on the road. Florida won all three games against the Hurricanes to take the series in five games and win the Eastern Conference for the third consecutive season. However, the wild victory in Game 5 […]

The New York Mets have had to go through some growing pains during the month of May after getting off to a red-hot start to the season. The Mets went through some Juan Soto drama and a brief losing streak before steadying themselves, and they are still one of the best teams in baseball heading […]

The Carolina Hurricanes completed step one of their potential comeback on Monday night, getting a Game 4 win over the Florida Panthers to cut the Eastern Conference Finals deficit to 3-1. However, they know that they still have a lot of work to do to get back in the series and pull off one of […]

Americans have gotten off to a very promising start at the French Open in both the men’s and women’s sides of the draw, and some of the biggest celebrities in the United States are taking notice. On Wednesday, No. 12 seed Tommy Paul staved off elimination with a massive comeback to beat Hungarian Marton Fucsovics […]

The SEC meetings are going on this week as the country’s top college football conference weighs a variety of changes and buzz of potential College Football Playoff expansion pervades the college football world. However, there is one other major issue that everyone is waiting to hear about outside of the CFP talk. Many college football […]

The New York Knicks are up against it after losing Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers in a 130-121 shootout. New York found ways to score the ball consistently in Game 4, like it has over the rest of the series, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with the potent Pacers offense. To make […]

The Chicago Sky are off to a nightmare start in 2025, but there are still some silver linings mixed in with all of the losses. On Tuesday night, second-year big Angel Reese continued to set records as she gets off to a torrid start to her career on the glass. Against the Phoenix Mercury on […]

The Indiana Pacers are now just one win away from going to the NBA Finals after a gritty Game 4 win over the New York Knicks at home. Even after the Knicks came back and stole Game 3 in the final minutes, Indiana rebounded with a very impressive 130-121 win to take a 3-1 series […]

The Edmonton Oilers are battling hard with a very desperate Dallas Stars team in the Western Conference Finals, but the Oilers have been able to keep the upper hand for a majority of the series. In Game 4, the Oilers capitalized on a chance to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series with a […]

New Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers is just getting her career underway in the WNBA, but Tuesday night was extra special for the No. 1 overall pick. In just her fifth career game, Bueckers made her return to the state of Connecticut for a game against the Sun. Of course, the 2025 National Champion is […]

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to take control of their Western Conference Finals series against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night, and now they will have to do it without one of their most important players. Standout forward Zach Hyman left the game around the halfway point of the first period after taking a hit […]

The Los Angeles Angels have steadied themselves after a difficult start to the season in 2025, even without star outfielder Mike Trout. Trout is once again struggling with an injury, something that has become somewhat of a theme of his career in the last few years. On Tuesday, however, Trout got a crucial injury update […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves are playing the first game of a three-game set on Tuesday night in Atlanta, but one of the biggest stars on the field was quickly knocked out. During the bottom of the first inning, Phillies star Bryce Harper left the game after he was hit on the arm […]

Year two of the Deion Sanders era at Colorado was a success, but now the real test begins. Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter led the Buffs to a 9-4 season and were one game away from a Big 12 title game berth, but now both stars are gone. Instead, there will be a lot of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder picked up a signature playoff win on Monday night, winning a back-and-forth Game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. Both teams were blistering hot on offense and traded haymakers all the way into the final seconds. With less than 10 seconds to go, the Timberwolves found themselves […]

The Dallas Stars desperately need all hands on deck in the Western Conference Finals against the Edmonton Oilers, as things are getting away from them quickly. After coming back to win Game 1 in Dallas, the Oilers handled Dallas in Games 2 and 3 to take a 2-1 lead and take home-ice advantage. During Game […]

The most anticipated match of the first round of the French Open did not disappoint on Monday, as No. 10 seed Paula Badosa knocked off four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka in a tight three-setter, 6-7 6-1 6-4. This is a severely disappointing result for Osaka, who seemed to be turning a corner on the […]

The New York Knicks came into Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers with their backs against the wall, and things went from bad to worse during the first half in Indianapolis. Both Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson battled serious foul trouble in the first half as the Pacers jumped out to a 20-point lead. However, […]

The Edmonton Oilers have wrestled control back in the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars after a disastrous Game 1 loss, winning both Games 2 and 3 to take a 2-1 lead and get home-ice advantage back. The Oilers offense usually gets most of the praise when things are going well in Edmonton, and […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are already one of the best teams in baseball, and a key reinforcement could be coming soon. Dave Roberts and company are still waiting for two-way star Shohei Ohtani to return to the mound after a long recovery from Tommy John surgery. Throughout the season, Ohtani has been taking small steps […]

The Edmonton Oilers have responded admirably from a Game 1 collapse in the Western Conference Final, rebounding to win the next two games and take a 2-1 lead. Edmonton fans certainly would have been seeing ghosts of playoffs past after their team was outscored 5-0 in the third period of Game 1, but now the […]

The Detroit Tigers are using all of the momentum from their deep playoff run last season and are absolutely rolling through the American League so far in 2025. On Sunday, star pitcher Tarik Skubal gave them one of their most memorable wins of the season. Skubal had one of the best outings by any pitcher […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have really come on over the last few weeks and become the great team that many expected them to be coming into the season. They have won nine games in a row to shoot up into first place in the NL East, but it hasn’t always been easy or straightforward. On Saturday […]

Very few athletes can be associated with a single venue like Rafael Nadal can be with the French Open. The Spaniard dominated the clay courts in Paris for nearly two decades, winning 14 titles in 19 appearances at tennis’ clay court major. Nadal retired at the end of the 2024 season and the first edition […]

The Detroit Tigers have been one of the best teams in baseball this season, and Tarik Skubal is a big reason why. Every five games or so, Detroit already has a massive advantage over its opponent right from the opening pitch. On Sunday, everyone got to see why. Skubal had an incredible day against the […]

The greatest era in the history of tennis is coming to an end, and the final stamp was put on Rafael Nadal’s historic career on Sunday. Nadal was honored at the French Open on Sunday, the first day of the 2025 edition of the tournament. The Spaniard isn’t participating in this edition of the clay […]

The French Open got underway with first-round matches starting on Sunday, but there was one more blast from the past that the tournament had to recognize before looking ahead to the 2025 edition of the tournament. Rafael Nadal, one of the legends of the sport and the best player in the history of Roland Garros, […]

The Dallas Mavericks are finally past their cursed 2024-25 season that was highlighted by the shocking Luka Doncic trade in early February. Following the deal, the Mavericks were ravaged by injuries that derailed their playoff hopes, and they eventually went out with a whimper in the play-in against the Memphis Grizzlies. The most notable of […]

The New York Mets have been in the headlines plenty as of late, but not all of out has been for what they are doing on the field. Mets star Juan Soto has been at the center of rumors and scrutiny about everything surrounding his decision to move from the Yankees to the other New […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t going down quietly in this Western Conference Finals series despite being heavy underdogs against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After a pair of blowouts in the first two games in Oklahoma City, the Wolves responded with a huge performance in Game 3, winning 143-101 to cut the deficit in half. As usual […]