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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 […]

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 […]