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Despite a very impressive run through the ACC Tournament, including a Chucky Hepburn buzzer-beater in the quarterfinals on Thursday and a dramatic win over Clemson in the semifinals on Friday night, Louisville basketball couldn’t get over the line in the end. Despite a very competitive game against the top seed, Duke eventually pulled away from […]

Despite closing the season on an absolute tear, Michigan State basketball fell short in its quest to sweep the regular season and conference tournament titles in the Big Ten. After taking home the top spot during the regular season, Tom Izzo’s squad lost its semifinal on Saturday against No. 5-seed Wisconsin by a score of […]

A season that looked easy for months for Auburn basketball has suddenly turned sour over the last two weeks. After losing its final two regular season games against Texas A&M and Alabama, the top-seeded Tigers were toppled by No. 4-seed Tennessee 70-65 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday. After entering the month […]

Some of the best battles of this Big Ten basketball season have taken place in the conference tournament in Indianapolis, and that held true on Saturday. In the first semifinal, No. 5 seed Wisconsin basketball pulled a minor upset over top-seed Michigan State in a 77-74 classic. The Spartans had multiple chances to tie the […]

Ever since joining the Big 12, Houston basketball has absolutely dominated. Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars have absolutely owned the rest of the conference over the last two seasons, winning the regular season title in both years. In 2024-25, Houston took it to a new level. It finished the conference slate 19-1, with its only […]

The story of the Big East this season has been the job Rick Pitino has done with St. John’s basketball. The Johnnies have been the best team in the Big East all season long, comfortably securing the regular season title and working their way into the top 10 of the AP poll. Now, Pitino and […]

After wrapping up a relatively comfortable Big 12 championship in the regular season, Houston basketball is looking to back that up and cement a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a conference tournament title in Kansas City. On Friday night, the Cougars were dominant on the defensive end of the floor from the […]

Duke basketball has been a machine this season, cruising through the ACC on its way to taking the top spot in the AP poll heading into the postseason. However, the Blue Devils’ national title hopes flashed before their eyes on Thursday when star forward Cooper Flagg with down with a nasty ankle injury in the […]

The trilogy of the 2024-25 North Carolina-Duke basketball series was the best of the bunch. Even without Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown, the Blue Devils dominated the early going against their Tobacco Road rivals, jumping out to a 24-point lead. North Carolina, fighting for its NCAA Tournament life, wasn’t about to go down without a […]

One of the biggest storylines this season in the SEC was just how many teams from the conference are going to make it into the NCAA Tournament. The previous record from one league is 11, and it has been clear all along that the SEC would inevitably pass that. If Vanderbilt, Texas and Oklahoma all […]

The NCAA Tournament bubble is very crowded this year, like it is almost every year, but the overall field of teams next to the cut line doesn’t seem as strong heading into the 2025 edition of the Big Dance. One of the teams that will be anxiously awaiting its fate on Selection Sunday is Texas. […]

Auburn basketball’s dream season in the SEC continued on Friday as the top-seeded Tigers knocked off Ole Miss 62-57 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. The Rebels made things close throughout with their stingy defense and even tied the game at 46 late in the second half, but Auburn eventually pulled away to get […]

The Boston Celtics and the Oklahoma City Thunder went head-to-head on Wednesday night in a possible NBA Finals preview in Boston. Even though the Thunder were playing without star forward Jalen Williams, who is out due to a hip injury, the Thunder still came out on top 118-112. One of the biggest things that sticks […]

March is here, and it’s finally time to embrace the madness. There’s nothing better than chaotic college basketball, with games all over the country coming down to the wire. Of course, the lead-in to the NCAA Tournament is arguably as good as the tournament itself. Across the nation, programs are battling it out in their […]

One of the more underwhelming teams in college basketball this season was Kansas State. Despite making a ton of noise in the transfer portal this offseason, Jerome Tang and the Wildcats are never able to make any noise in Big 12 play and will be on the outside looking in on Selection Sunday as a […]

Vanderbilt basketball has been a consistently feisty team in the very competitive SEC all season, but almost everyone in the conference has had its ups and downs. After a hot streak at the end of February and the beginning of March, where Vanderbilt won three straight games against ranked teams in Ole Miss, Texas A&M […]

The Minnesota Vikings are retooling after their Cinderella season came to a screeching halt last season in the Wild Card playoffs. After losing Sam Darnold to the Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota is focusing plenty of attention on the defensive side of the ball. The first priority with Brian Flores’ group is retaining some of the critical […]

The Utah Jazz most likely have one foot out the door this season and one eye on the NBA Draft Lottery, with hopes for a little luck with the ping pong balls to help them land Cooper Flagg. However, Adam Silver is still making sure the Jazz are doing their best to compete. On Wednesday, […]

The New York Knicks are trying to cement their spot in the elite in the Eastern Conference, but that task is proving to be somewhat difficult for Tom Thibodeau and company. The Knicks are safely in third place in the standings at the moment, but haven’t been able to get close to either the record-setting […]

The Auburn Tigers have become a perennial national title contender under Bruce Pearl, and that has never been more true than it is in 2024-25. Auburn has spent the entire season as one of the top-ranked teams in the nation including a long stint at No. 1 that came to an end at the end […]

The Colorado Avalanche are still getting used to their new-look roster after a very busy trade deadline, and of course that will come with some growing pains. The Avalanche got the trade season started early when they trades star winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes back win January. By the time they were done […]

The Indiana Pacers are flying under the radar more than possibly any other team in the NBA this season. Indiana is solidly in playoff contention in the Eastern Conference and seems poised to even avoid the play-in tournament. The Pacers notched another impressive victory in their belt on Tuesday night. The Milwaukee Bucks took a […]

The Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks went at it in a spirited battle during the latest chapter of one of the newer rivalries in the NBA on Tuesday night. Last season, the two squads had a few high-profile battles in both the NBA Cup and the first round of the playoffs. The Pacers got […]

An underwhelming season in Bloomington has quickly turned into both an emotional and intriguing one in 2024-25. The Hoosiers struggled mightily at the beginning of the season, as their equally talented and expensive roster struggled to mesh together during non-conference play and at the beginning of the challenging Big Ten slate. In the middle of […]

One thing that the Baltimore Ravens are always trying to do is add more weapons for Lamar Jackson to be able to throw to. On Tuesday, they continued that effort in a big way when they agreed to a one-year, $6 million deal with veteran wideout DeAndre Hopkins, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. […]

The Atlanta Falcons have some big decisions to make this offseason, most notably on what to do with quarterback Kirk Cousins. While the decision to keep Cousins or trade him is certainly a big one, but the top priority for the Falcons should be adding pass rush talent. Atlanta did just that on Tuesday when […]

The New York Yankees are gearing up to make another run at a championship after falling short in the World Series last season, but that task got much more difficult before they could even make it out of spring training. Star pitcher Gerrit Cole got some exams on his elbow after his latest tuneup start, […]

The Denver Nuggets are trying to capitalize on a golden opportunity to capture the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference after LeBron James went down with a groin injury for the Lakers. Now, the Nuggets must pounce quickly if they want to secure home-court advantage through the first two rounds of the playoffs. Unfortunately, […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars had a very disappointing season last year, and they have brought in a new coaching staff as a result. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen is the new man in charge and he is wasting no time getting the players that he wants in Duval. On Monday, the Jaguars agreed […]

The NFL is in an absolute frenzy on day one of the tampering period in free agency. Key players across the league are finding new homes as teams fill out their rosters for next season. As a part of the bonanza, the Indianapolis Colts signed former Minnesota Vikings standout Cam Bynum to a four-year, $60 […]

The Kansas City Chiefs wasted absolutely no time diving into free agency to patch up the holes on their roster after getting crushed in Super Bowl 59 by the Philadelphia Eagles. Just minutes into the first free agent period, the Chiefs agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract with former San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle […]

The NFL free agency period is heating up on the first day where teams are allowed to talk to players on the open market. As a result, it is a complete frenzy as every organization seeks improvement heading into the upcoming season. That mania has reached a fever pitch when it comes to offensive linemen. […]

Creighton basketball is gearing up for tournament play and the Big East postseason awards are starting to roll in. While there were a number of awards up for grabs in the conference this season, one of them was never in doubt. Creighton star Ryan Kalkbrenner won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in […]

The Buffalo Bills have one of the best quarterbacks in football, and they are not letting him go. On Sunday, Buffalo inked Josh Allen to a lucrative $330 million contract extension over six years in one of the biggest deals ever. Now, the official details of the deal are starting to come out, and Allen […]

The Seattle Seahawks are shockingly blowing it up this offseason, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the primary beneficiaries. On Sunday, the Steelers sent a second-round pick to Seattle in exchange for star wide receiver DK Metcalf, who subsequently got a five-year, $150 contract. Metcalf requested a trade from the Seahawks after a contract […]

Sometimes, winning a championship is just about getting hot at the right time. Michigan State basketball is doing just that and is playing some of its best basketball of the season during the end of the regular season heading into the Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans continued that on Sunday with a very convincing 79-62 […]

The Detroit Lions are still picking up the pieces from a crushing playoff defeat at the hands of the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round. Now, Dan Campbell and company are retooling the roster to make another run at a championship next season. On Sunday, the Lions made a critical decision on a key pass […]

The Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder are going at it in a battle between two of the best teams in the Western Conference on Sunday. After a hot start from the Nuggets, the Thunder stormed back to take a 74-64 lead in the third quarter. The Nuggets unfortunately lost a key piece of […]

The Cleveland Browns finally got deal done with star pass rusher Myles Garrett on Sunday morning. After a trade request and a long standoff between the two sides, the Browns made Garrett the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with a four-year extension that will pay him about $40 million per year. This deal came out […]