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As the MLB season reaches its two-month point, teams around the league are starting to look at how they can improve their rosters as they try to make a run at the playoffs. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs have been two of the best teams in baseball so far in 2025, but […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs seemed all but dead after an embarrassing 6-1 loss in Game 5 at home to the Florida Panthers. That was the Leafs’ third consecutive loss in the series and also ceded home-ice advantage to the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Game 5 was the first home game that either team had dropped […]

The Boston Celtics seemed to be cruising for most of the regular season and throughout the first round against the Orlando Magic as they chased a second consecutive NBA Championship, but it all came crashing down in the second round. For reasons both self-inflicted and out of their control, the Celtics bowed out of the […]

The Boston Celtics are officially heading home after losing Game 6 against the New York Knicks in a stunning 119-81 rout at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. The Celtics’ title defense came up short before even reaching the conference finals, a fate that each of the last six champions have all succumbed to now. […]

After losing Game 5 in Boston against the Celtics, the New York Knicks had one chance to close out this second round series in front of their home fans at Madison Square Garden. With a chance to knock out the defending champs, all of the stars showed out at the world’s most famous arena to […]

The second major of the golf season is halfway home as the second round at the PGA Championship has officially finished up at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. After a first round that included a lot of unknown players at the top of the leaderboard, some bigger names started to rise to the top on […]

The Denver Nuggets are getting ready for their second consecutive Game 7. After beating the Los Angeles Clippers in front of the home crowd in Denver in the first round, Nikola Jokic and company will now have to get it done on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, Kendrick Perkins dropped an insane […]

The Indiana Fever are looking to take a massive leap forward in year two with Caitlin Clark running the show. Even after making the playoffs in the young phenom’s rookie season, Indiana knew that massive changed had to be made. Now, heading into year two, Stephanie White is replacing Christie Sides as the head coach […]

The SEC was the cream of the crop during the 2024-25 college basketball season, and Auburn basketball was right at the forefront of that. Bruce Pearl and the Tigers put together impressive win after impressive win on their way to an SEC regular season title and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. […]

The San Francisco 49ers have officially committed to Brock Purdy as their franchise quarterback after a long contract negotiation. On Friday, the 49ers and Purdy agreed to a five-year contract extension worth up to $265 million with $181 million in guaranteed money, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. There was a lot of discussion […]

The Golden State Warriors are heading home after losing four games in a row without Stephen Curry and bowing out to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the second round. The quest to survive until Curry could get back on the court came to an end with a 121-110 loss in Minnesota in Game […]

The Golden State Warriors are seeing their season come to an end in the most unfortunate way possible. After winning Game 1 of the second round against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a partial effort from Stephen Curry, the Warriors are on the brink of losing four in a row without their superstar as he watches […]

The New York Knicks are riding high in the second round against the Boston Celtics and are playing some of their best basketball of the season at the right time. Even if their spirits are tampered a bit after a 127-102 blowout loss in Game 5 in Boston, the Knicks still have a chance to […]

The Boston Celtics were deflated at the end of Game 4 of their playoff series against the New York Knicks. After a big lead slipped away from Boston, star wing Jayson Tatum went down with a devastating torn Achilles and will be out for the rest of this season and probably next season as well. […]

After two games in this second round playoff series, the Toronto Maple Leafs seemed to have everything under control against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. The Leafs won each of the first two games at home and took a strong 2-0 series lead down to Florida. Fast-forward three games and everything has changed. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes may be the lower seed in their second round series against the Washington Capitals, but nobody told them that. The Canes have completely taken control of the series and are now one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals as they hold a 3-1 lead over the Caps. After a tense overtime […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets played a classic playoff game on Tuesday night in Game 5, with the Thunder coming out with a 112-105 victory to take a 3-2 series lead. Unlike their Game 4 rock fight that featured brick after brick from the outside, Game 5 was a great display of […]

The Dallas Stars took control of their second round series against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night with a clinical 3-1 win in Game 4 at home. The Stars have now taken a commanding 3-1 lead in the series and seem destined to reach the Western Conference Finals for the third season in a row. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the best teams in the NBA all season long, but it all came crashing down in the second round of the NBA playoffs against the Indiana Pacers. A combination of injuries, a late-game collapse in Game 2, and a great Pacers team that was hot all series long led […]

After a tumultuous couple of months with the Mavericks trading Luka Doncic, the city of Dallas is on a comeback over the last few weeks. The Dallas Wings and the Mavs both won their respective draft lotteries, landing them Paige Bueckers and presumably Cooper Flagg. The Dallas Stars are also having a great run in […]

Tyrese Haliburton has been one of the biggest stars of these playoffs so far due to his late-game heroics and control of the game. His performance has the Pacers on the brink of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row, as Indiana currently leads the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in […]

The Baltimore Ravens are still trying to get over the hump and win a Super Bowl in the Lamar Jackson era, but they have continuously flamed out in the playoffs in recent years. Heading into this offseason, Baltimore had just a few holes to fill to make up the ground with the Buffalo Bills and […]

The Chicago Bulls didn’t have much lottery luck on Monday night, as their pick held steady at No. 12 overall. Chicago should be able to select a strong player in a very deep NBA Draft with that pick, but they obviously could’ve gotten much luckier with the ping pong balls. The team with the 11th-best […]

Just a day after the NBA Draft lottery incredibly sent the No. 1 overall pick to the Dallas Mavericks, all of the top prospects in this year’s class are showing of their skills at the NBA Draft Combine. The Mavericks won the right to likely select Cooper Flagg at the top of the draft, but […]

On Monday, Major League Baseball made stunning decision that some people thought may never come. Commissioner Rob Manfred softened the lifetime back rules, opening the door for a possible reinstatement for Pete Rose and Joe Jackson. However, there are many other disgraced legends in the sport, such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, so what […]

The Utah Jazz were one of the worst teams in the NBA this season as Will Hardy tried to get his young guys plenty of game experience down the back half of the season. The bet was that the Jazz would be picking high in the NBA Draft as a result of their struggles, but […]

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 […]