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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 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves flipped the script on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, dominating Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals 143-101 to get back in the series. The Thunder seemed to be on cruise control during the first two games, blowing the Wolves out in both third quarters to collect a pair of […]

The Indiana Pacers will be feeling great about themselves after pulling out another win at Madison Square Garden to take a 2-0 lead over the New York Knicks. The Pacers didn’t need all of the heroics in Game 2 that they did in Game 1, but they still needed to survive in the final minutes […]

Even after a crushing loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, the Edmonton Oilers were able to come away with a split on the road against the Dallas Stars with a victory in Game 2. The Oilers dominated this one from start to finish, running away with a 3-0 victory that never felt […]

The Las Vegas Aces have gotten off to a somewhat slow start this season, and that continued into the first three quarters against the Washington Mystics in their home opener on Friday night. After taking an early lead, the heavily-favored Aces trailed for nearly the entire game heading into the final few minutes. Despite the […]

The New York Knicks were fighting for their lives in Game 2 on Friday night, desperately needing a win after falling apart and losing Game 1 despite having a massive lead in the final minutes. Jalen Brunson had a monster game in Game 1 despite the loss, finishing with 43 points while carrying the Knicks […]

The Indiana Pacers are playing with house money on Friday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals after stealing Game 1 with an incredible 138-135 comeback win in overtime. That gave Indiana the opportunity to take Game 2 and go back home up 2-0 in the series. Unfortunately for the Pacers, they have […]

Friday was a very sad day for sports fans around the world, as one of the most iconic shows of this century came to an end. ESPN aired its final episode of Around the Horn on Friday afternoon before the show officially comes to an end. For the final episode, ESPN brought back some of […]

The Minnesota Twins seem to struggle with injuries year in and year out, and this season is no different. Star shortstop Carlos Correa was the latest of the bunch, missing some time with a concussion. Correa suffered the injury back on May 15 when he collided with Byron Buxton in the outfield and has missed […]

The Indiana Pacers have become one of the stories of the playoffs this season, coming back from deficit after deficit to get improbable win after improbable win. On Wednesday night, they pulled off their best Houdini act of the bunch, coming back from down 14 points with less than three minutes to go to beat […]

The 2024-25 Indiana Pacers just never say die. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks seemed to be in full control as they looked to take a 1-0 lead in the series. However, the Pacers stormed all the way back to escape with […]

The rivalry between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks is one of the best in the NBA and goes back through decades of playoff battles. On Wednesday night, the latest edition of Pacers-Knicks in the playoffs got underway in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Both teams went back and forth in […]

The Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars are battling in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals, again with a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on the line. Game 1 in Dallas has been a roller coaster affair, with both teams trading the momentum back and forth throughout the night. Oilers star Leon […]

After a very competitive first half, things got away from the Minnesota Timberwolves very quickly in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder have one of the best defenses of the modern era in the NBA, and it was on full display on Tuesday night. Timberwolves star Anthony […]

The Los Angeles Angels are scrapping and clawing to stay in the playoff picture as they hover just below .500. Of course, the goal when Mike Trout went down with a knee injury was to just hang around in the AL West race. Since then, the Angels have been treading water until their star player […]

Much of the buzz surrounding Bill Belichick and North Carolina football has been about everything but what’s happening on the field. Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson have spent plenty of time in the news, but that doesn’t mean that the legendary head coach isn’t still building out his roster for his first season in […]

The New York Mets have ben making headlines in the last few days, but not for much of what they’ve been doing on the field (though that hasn’t been great either). Instead, everyone is focused on Juan Soto and what he thinks of being a Met as they psychoanalyze his every move. Soto caught a […]

The Florida Panthers showed no signs of any fatigue from their grueling seven-game battle with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Just 48 hours after silencing the city of Toronto in Game 7, the Panthers strolled into Carolina and crushed the Hurricanes 5-2 in Game 1 to open the Eastern Conference Finals. Instead of […]

The  Minnesota Timberwolves stuck with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the better part of three quarters in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night, but they didn’t have it in them to hold off the top seed all night. The Thunder went on a massive run in the second half to blow […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder are in a tight battle in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, but Oklahoma City is sticking around despite all three of its biggest stars struggling mightily to score the ball. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having an especially tough time and is just 2-for-13 from the field […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder are going at it in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night, and emotions are running high on both sides. The series is already getting chippy, and the superstars on each side are not immune to it. During the first quarter, Wolves star Anthony […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have had a lot of time off since eliminating the Golden State Warriors in five games, and now it’s time for them to get the Western Conference Finals underway against the Oklahoma City Thunder. In the meantime, the Timberwolves have been watching the Thunder grind out a brutal seven-game series against the […]

One of the teams under the most pressure heading into the 2025 season is Texas football. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns have suffered painful losses in the College Football Playoff semifinals in two consecutive seasons after Ohio State ended their run last year in the Cotton Bowl. Of course, the quarterback is going to steal […]

As college basketball teams begin to put their rosters together for next season, many players are waiting to hear if they will get an extra year of eligibility. Now, Tennessee basketball’s Zakai Zeigler is firmly in that group. On Tuesday, Zeigler filed a lawsuit seeking an extra year of eligibility, according to On3 Sports. Zeigler […]

The 32-year Stanley Cup drought for Canadian NHL teams is still alive and well, and now there is only one team left who can out it to bed. The Edmonton Oilers are the last hope for Canada after the Toronto Maple Leafs got blitzed by the Florida Panthers 6-1 in Game 7 on home ice. […]

The NBA is down to its final four teams as the conference finals is ready to get underway. While the remaining teams may not be who everyone expected after surprising losses by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, there are still a pair of great matchups in Knicks-Pacers and Thunder-Timberwolves to look […]

The Boston Celtics are out of the playoffs after a very disappointing second-round exit at the hands of the New York Knicks. While the Celtics were heavy favorites coming into the series, a combination of injuries and poor late-game execution doomed them and eventually put their title defense to rest. The biggest injury was obviously […]

The New York Mets and the New York Yankees went at it in the first edition of the Subway Series over the weekend, but the 2025 edition of the classic rivalry has a little bit of extra heat to it. Of course, former Yankees star Juan Soto left the pinstripes this offseason to sign a […]