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The Boston Red Sox went at it in a high-profile interleague aeries against the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, and they saved their best for last. Garrett Crochet took the mound for Boston in the final game of the three-game set, and he showed out to help the Red Sox get the win in the […]

At the start of these playoffs, Tyrese Haliburton was voted the most overrated player in the NBA by his peers in an anonymous poll. Now, he has led the Indiana Pacers to the NBA Finals after knocking off the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. Following Game 6 in Indiana, a 125-108 Pacers […]

The Detroit Tigers have surprised some MLB fans this year, backing up their run to the ALDS last season by racing out to a big lead in the AL Central. Through 59 games, Detroit comfortably has the best record in the Major Leagues at 38-21. Star pitcher Tarik Skubal is a massive reason for that. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a disappointing playoff exit in the first round at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but that didn’t come as too much of a surprise with a roster that was still in flux after acquiring Luka Doncic midseason. While you always take Doncic if he is presented to you, trading […]

Will Wade is back at the center of college basketball, and he is wasting no time building a big-time contender in the ACC. After Wade took McNeese to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, with a stunning upset of Clemson in the first round, he took the head coaching job at NC State. Now, […]

For a couple of years now, the Orlando Magic have been one of the young, up-and-coming teams in the Eastern Conference. However, after a surprising breakout season in 2023-24 the Magic stagnated a bit last year, resulting in a No. 7 seed in the East and a first-round exit at the hands of the Boston […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the defending World Series Champions and are off and running again in 2025 as they lead the very competitive NL West with a 36-22 record. However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t looking for ways to bulk up the roster as the meat of the season approaches. Recently, the Dodgers acquitted […]

The Indiana Pacers completed their march through the Eastern Conference on Saturday night with a very impressive 125-108 win over the New York Knicks to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals. While this has already been a shockingly successful playoff run for the Pacers, they will be focused on getting four more wins against […]

The Minnesota Twins are trying to keep pace in the American League playoff race, and they had to battle through some controversy on Saturday night against the Seattle Mariners. With the Twins leading 3-2 in the seventh inning, home plate umpire Austin Jones shockingly ejected star shortstop Carlos Correa while he was standing in the […]

The Indiana Pacers completed an improbable run through the Eastern Conference on Saturday night, beating the New York Knicks 125-108 in Game 6 of the conference finals to punch their ticket to the 2025 NBA Finals. Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam led the way in the upset, but it was pretty stunning when Siakam was […]

The New York Knicks will feel like they missed a big opportunity to advance to the NBA Finals, as they are headed home after a 125-108 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Knicks came into the series with home-court advantage, but two straight losses at Madison Square […]

Against all odds, the Indiana Pacers are going to the NBA Finals. Tyrese Haliburton and company clinched their spot in the championship round with a convincing 125-108 win in Game 6 over the New York Knicks on Sunday night. As the team celebrated on the floor, the assumption by many was that Haliburton would be […]

After spring football finished up, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is certainly focused on finalizing his roster as he gets ready for the upcoming season. However, he has been getting into tennis in his free time, and was taking notes from none other than the great Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Alcaraz was playing the prime […]

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 […]