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One of the more surprising coaching moves in college basketball came a but prematurely this season when Utah basketball fired head coach Craig Smith on Feb. 24. Smith was let go with just four games to go in the regular season with the Utes quickly falling out of NCAA Tournament contention. Now, just over a […]

The Dallas Mavericks are still sorting through things after the major shakeup from the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade, but they still believe that they can compete for a championship if they get healthy. The Mavericks’ biggest asset at the moment is their size. Between Davis, Dereck Lively, Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington, the Mavericks have […]

The Colorado Avalanche are desperately trying to maximize their star-studded core of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Maker and others, but injuries and other roster turnover have left them in an interesting spot. The Avalanche have lost a lot of the depth from their Stanley Cup-winning team in 2022. In January, they traded star winger Mikko Rantanen […]

The New York Rangers are scrapping and clawing to try to get into the playoffs this season, and they need all of the wins that they can get right now. The Rangers haven’t yet gotten a win on their record on Monday, but they did get a small victory ahead of their interstate clash with […]

The Florida Panthers are in a strong position to make another run at a Stanley Cup this season after winning it all in a dramatic final series over the Edmonton Oilers in 2024. Even though the Panthers are one of the best teams in the NHL again in 2025, there is always room for improvement. […]

The Los Angeles Rams were at a crossroads this offseason. Starting quarterback Matthew Stafford had been talking to other teams about a possible trade and a contract extension after a long dispute with Los Angeles that lasted all the way through the 2024 season, and it appeared that the Rams would be looking for a […]

The NHL trade deadline is fast approaching, and contenders across the league are trying to get the firepower that they need to make a push for the Stanley Cup. The Carolina Hurricanes tried to do that near the end of January when they traded for star winger Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche. Rantanen had […]

The Chicago Bears’ season spiraled out of control very quickly last season after giving up a Hail Mary to lose to the Washington Commanders. The Bears had a promising 4-2 start, but finished the year just 5-12. Now, the Bears have a new coaching staff and they are looking to revamp the roster in order […]

The Los Angeles Rams were closer than many will remember to doing something special in 2024-25. The Rams were just 20 yards or so from beating the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in a blizzard in the Divisional Round before eventually falling short. For a while this offseason, it looked like the Matthew Stafford […]

The fallout from the massive Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade is still taking place, which puts into perspective just how big of a deal that it was. The Mavericks acted quickly and quietly to move off of their young superstar in favor of a defensive anchor in the middle. One of the biggest questions that remained […]

2024-25 has nearly been a dream season for Notre Dame women’s basketball, but the Irish have had to deal with some adversity of late. Notre Dame lost two games in a row to end the month of February against NC State and Florida State, raising questions about its viability as a title contender. On Sunday, […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t exactly the league-crushing machine that they were a year ago, but they are still cruising through the regular season and are right on pace for a high seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Jayson Tatum has been the biggest reason why the Celtics are one of the best teams in the […]

The Auburn basketball team has been a wagon this year, destroying most opponents with ease no matter their ranking or where the game is being played. On Saturday, they kept that going with a dominant 94-78 win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena. This win will exercise some demons for Auburn, which hadn’t won in Lexington […]

The Orlando Magic have been bitten by the injury bug plenty this season, and those problems continued on Sunday. Starting guard Jalen Suggs underwent knee surgery that will keep him out indefinitely, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. “Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee […]

One of the best finishes of this college basketball season came between two of the best teams in the country. Jahmai Mashack’s deep 3-pointer at the buzzer gave No. 5 Tennessee a miraculous 79-76 win over No. 6 Alabama and secure a massive win in the SEC. The game came down to the wire, but […]

The Boston Celtics have had a disappointing week, losing a pair of games against Eastern Conference playoff teams in the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers. On Sunday, they will try to snap that streak and get back in the win column against the Denver Nuggets. The Celtics have had plenty of problems in the two […]

College basketball in the SEC has delivered day after day in 2024-25, and Saturday was no different. No. 6-ranked Alabama basketball and No. 5 Tennessee went back and forth in Knoxville with critical seeding implications on the line in both the SEC and NCAA Tournaments. Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide held a slim lead, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers might be the hottest team in the NBA at the moment after picking up their fifth win in a row on Friday night. Despite a tough test in the battle of L.A., the Lakers prevailed 106-102 behind great performances from LeBron James and Luka Doncic. One Laker who was missing in […]

The battle of Los Angeles renewed on Friday night, and it was the first time that new Lakers star Luka Doncic got to be a part of the Hollywood rivalry. After a slow start in the first half, Doncic went off after halftime and finished the game with 31 points to lead the Lakers to […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off of a dominant championship run in 2024 that saw them absolutely roll through the Eastern Conference in the playoffs before swiftly dispatching the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the NBA Finals. The Celtics are having another great season in 2024-25, although they have been slightly overshadowed by the […]

Kentucky basketball has been one of the most banged-up teams in the country this year as Mark Pope has been forced to tinker with different lineups throughout a brutal SEC schedule. The Wildcats have played through much of February without both Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, but they have navigated that stretch nicely. The job […]

The New York Knicks got Mitchell Robinson back from his injury on Friday night, and they wasted no time throwing Robinson into the fire of a playoff atmosphere. The Knicks and the Memphis Grizzlies went down to the wire, throwing haymakers back and forth, in one of the wildest games of the NBA season. With […]

The New York Knicks have been a bit of an oddity this season. The Knicks have a very good record at 38-20 and are comfortably in third place in the Eastern Conference, but they have a terrible record against the top teams in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder have […]

The Miami Heat are looking to get back to winning ways on Friday night against the Indiana Pacers, but the task got a little tougher for them during the third quarter. Starting forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. was bringing the ball up the court and turned his ankle while trying to get by Pacers star Pascal […]

It seems like that in recent years in the NFL, did receiver movement is becoming more and more prevalent during the offseason. Star pass catchers such as AJ Brown, Tyreek Hill and others have all been dealt during the spring in past years while teams opt out of paying them top contracts. This season, another […]

The Golden State Warriors seem to have turned things around with their big swing at the trade deadline. Many people didn’t think the Warriors’ trade for Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat was a needle-moving deal, but Butler and Golden State have proved everyone wrong so far. Unfortunately, the Warriors may have to play Saturday […]

The Miami Marlins exceeded expectations in 2023, but 2024 didn’t go as planned in South Beach. The Marlins finished last season 62-100 and were out of playoff contention for most of the summer. A lot of those struggles can be attributed to pitching. Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara missed the entire season last year after undergoing […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had a season to forget in 2024-25. Injuries have constantly hampered Nick Nurse and company, and they have been one of the most disappointing teams in the league as a result. Even when Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George have all been healthy and on the floor together, the 76ers […]

Even while playing in a hostile environment against a gritty Butler team, Rick Pitino and St. John’s basketball did what they have done best all year: win. The Johnnies escaped a valiant upset bid from one of America’s former Cinderellas at Hinkle Fieldhouse, gutting out a 76-70 win to extend their win streak to four […]

The first season in the SEC hasn’t gone completely smoothly for Texas basketball, but Tre Johnson has been a constant bright spot for the Longhorns. There was no better example of that than Wednesday night when Johnson carried his team during a massive bubble clash against Arkansas. Johnson got bucket after bucket, no matter who […]

The race for the Big Ten title has been tightly-contested all year, and Maryland basketball seemed to be making a late push for the crown. Kevin Willard and the 16th-ranked Terrapins were playing some of the best basketball in the conference coming into Wednesday night’s massive clash against No. 8 Michigan State. The Spartans controlled […]

After an up-and-down season, Kentucky basketball came into Wednesday night with a chance to rebound from a very disappointing loss on Saturday, but it didn’t look like it was going to be able to get the job done for most of the night. A desperate Oklahoma basketball team looked poised to defend its home court […]

There hasn’t been all that much to cheer about for Portland Trail Blazers fans this season, but the rebuilding squad has been playing some decent ball over the last month or so as it tries to climb back into the play-in picture. On Wednesday night, those fans got to cheer for one of the most […]

The Baltimore Ravens are still licking their wounds after a heartbreaking Divisional Round loss to the Buffalo Bills, but they now have much more serious matters to attend to. Kicker Justin Tucker has been accused of sexual misconduct by 16 different massage therapists dating back to early in his career. On Wednesday, Tucker provided his […]

An ugly basketball game in College Park on Wednesday night had a beautiful ending if you’re a Michigan State basketball fan. After Maryland made a late run to tie the massive Big Ten clash at 55 before Tre Holloman called game with one of the best game-winners you’ll ever see. TRE HOLLOMAN FROM BEYOND HALF […]

The Matthew Stafford saga has taken the NFL by storm this offseason. Teams around the league are all trying to get their hands on the Los Angeles Rams quarterback since the news broke that Stafford is likely to be traded, and quarterback-needy teams all over the league immediately had their names attached to the rumors. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers look a whole lot different than they did a month ago after trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic. Doncic got off to a slow start with the Lakers after returning from a calf injury, but over the last two games he looks like he’s starting to round […]

2024 was a disappointing season for Michigan football, but the Wolverines should be optimistic with the way it finished. Michigan pulled off a pair of upsets over Ohio State and Alabama to close the year, giving it tons of momentum heading into the spring. On Wednesday, Sherrone Moore and the Wolverines made a key move […]

New Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic got his first chance for revenge against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, and he took full advantage. Doncic posted his first triple-double as a Laker, helping lead Los Angeles to a 107-99 win over his old team. Tuesday night was certainly filled with plenty of emotion for […]