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2024-25 hasn’t been perfect for No. 7-ranked UConn women’s basketball, but it changed the narrative on Sunday. Geno Auriemma and the Huskies came into a blockbuster matchup against No. 4 South Carolina without a truly elite win, but they picked one up by blowing out the Gamecocks 87-58 and snapping their 71-game home winning streak. […]

Alabama basketball had a chance on Saturday to knock off its biggest rival and become the No. 1 team in the country on Monday, but it fell short in a frustrating 94-85 loss against No. 1 Auburn at home. After trailing for most of the first half, Nate Oats and company stormed back to tie […]

Many people were surprised when Wisconsin basketball came in at No. 11 overall — the third No. 3 seed — in the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s top 16 reveal on Saturday morning, but the Badgers backed it up quickly. Wisconsin used a monster second half to get a big 94-84 road win against No. 7 […]

Michigan State basketball stumbled in Tom Izzo’s first chance to break Bob Knight’s record for Big Ten wins earlier in the week, but the Spartans didn’t give away a second chance on Saturday. Michigan State walked into Illinois and picked up a massive 79-65 road win with an excellent second half on the defensive end, […]

Duke basketball had some growing pains to work through at the start of the season, but now the Blue Devils are rounding into form. Cooper Flagg and company are absolutely cruising through the ACC after another dominant win, this time in a 106-70 rout of Stanford. After the game, Flagg and star center Khaman Maluach […]

In one of the most highly-anticipated college basketball games of the season, Auburn basketball went on the road and impressively got the job done. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers backed up their No. 1 ranking with a great finish against No. 2 Alabama to walk out of Tuscaloosa with a 94-85 win. Auburn got contributions from all […]

In its first year in the Big Ten, UCLA is steamrolling towards an NCAA tournament bid after a very successful season. Mick Cronin and company got off to a blazing hot start before a rough stretch in the middle of the year, but they are now building momentum again. The Bruins continued to do so […]

Indiana basketball seemed to be finding some momentum after picking up a massive road win against Michigan State on Tuesday night, but that all came crashing down on Friday. After a lifeless first half, Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers stormed back, but fell short in the end in a 72-68 loss to UCLA at home. […]

The Rising Stars Game has come to a close, but the showpiece of the opening night of NBA All-Star Weekend delivered the drama. After Team C cruised in its semifinal and Team G League pulled off a stunner to make the final, it was Dalton Knecht, Stephon Castle and Team C who took home the […]

The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities are getting underway on Friday night with the Celebrity game and the Rising Stars Game as the league’s biggest figures get together in San Francisco for the midseason hiatus. The Rising Stars Game is the main event of opening night during All-Star Weekend, and it is living up to the […]

Unrivaled, the women’s basketball 3-on-3 league during the WNBA offseason that allows some of the game’s biggest stars to compete in the United States instead of having to go overseas for the winter, held it’s first-ever 1-on-1 tournament this week. On Friday night, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier continued her dominance and took home the […]

Kentucky basketball is making its way through an absolute gauntlet of a schedule that features ranked matchup after ranked matchup. The SEC has been one of the best conferences in college basketball history this season, so it has been difficult for all of the teams in that conference to stack wins together. Kentucky gets a […]

The Sacramento Kings’ hands were tied at the trade deadline after star point guard De’Aaron Fox expressed his desire to be moved, which left the Kings without many options. In the end, the Kings traded Fox to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls, receiving Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko and […]

The Golden State Warriors are scrapping for their playoff lives this season after a roller coaster of a first few months, but now they get to take a brief break from the grind of the season. San Francisco is hosting NBA All-Star Weekend, so Golden State will have a week off to rest before getting […]

The NBA All-Star break is here and teams like the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and others finally get to take a breather before they reconvene and make their final push towards the playoffs. Superstars like Victor Wembanyama don’t get to take a break from basketball completely, as they will be competing in the […]

The last week has been an absolute whirlwind for Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht. The former University of Tennessee star was traded to the Charlotte Hornets just before the trade deadline for Mark Williams in a massive deal, but the trade was rescinded a day later after the Lakers found issues with Williams’ physical. Now, Knecht […]

In one of the best college basketball games of the year, No. 12-ranked Texas Tech basketball survived a spirited upset bid from Arizona State with a wild 111-106 win in double overtime. Thanks to some big time plays down the stretch, most notably by star big man JT Toppin, the Red Raiders kept pace in […]

The Denver Nuggets are playing some of their best basketball of the season as they steamroll towards the All-Star break. On Wednesday night, Denver won its eighth game in a row with a convincing 132-121 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Nikola Jokic was excellent again in this one, posting yet another triple-double, but Jamal […]

The Sacramento Kings are trying to make a push towards the playoffs as the All-Star break approaches, and they are making some moves to add reinforcements just after the trade deadline. On Wednesday night, the Kings agreed to a deal with former No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Fultz […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to improve to 2-0 with Luka Doncic in the lineup on Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz. LeBron James, Doncic and the rest of the Lakers are struggling with the Jazz, but there are still plenty of Lakers fans in Salt Lake City rooting them on. James got the […]

St. John’s has been one of the hottest teams in college basketball recently, but that wasn’t enough to get it over the hump on Wednesday night. Rick Pitino and the Red Storm were upset by Villanova on the road in a 73-71 classic thanks to a game-winning 3-pointer by Tyler Perkins. The loss certainly took […]

The Detroit Lions were unable to deliver the NFC Championship Game that many NFL fans wanted to see this season. The Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles were the two top teams in the NFC along with the Minnesota Vikings for most of the season, but a shocking loss to the Washington Commanders in the Divisional […]

After a very hectic offseason, baseball is officially back with the start of Spring Training. The Los Angeles Dodgers are already hard at work as they try to defend their World Series title from last season. Shohei Ohtani was obviously a massive part of the championship-winning squad a season ago, but the Dodgers haven’t even […]

The New York Mets didn’t reach their final goal last season as they flamed out in the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, they still produced one of the most memorable moments of the playoffs when Pete Alonso sent the Milwaukee Brewers home with a towering ninth-inning home run off Devin […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have not been able to escape the injury bug this season, and now their problems continue to go from bad to worse. Defensive ace Herb Jones has not played since Jan. 8 due to a shoulder injury, and he won’t be back anytime soon. On Wednesday, Jones underwent successful shoulder surgery […]

Despite dealing with foul trouble to both of its big men throughout the game, Dan Hurley and UConn basketball picked up a huge 70-66 win against Creighton in Omaha on Tuesday night. This was UConn’s first win in its history in Omaha, and it also kept the Huskies in the regular season conference title race. […]

Tennessee basketball is going through some ebbs and flows this season as it navigates an absolute gauntlet in the SEC, and it had another down moment on Tuesday night. Despite fighting hard deep into the second half, the 5th-ranked Volunteers lost to No. 15 Kentucky 75-64 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Tennessee nearly was able […]

2024-25 has been roller coaster of a season for UConn basketball as it looks to defend its back-to-back national championships. The Huskies have struggled both in the non-conference and in Big East play. On Tuesday night, however, Dan Hurley and the Huskies got a massive resume-boosting win against No. 24 Creighton 70-66 on the road […]

The Seattle Seahawks are headed into an offseason of transition after firing offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb after just one season. The Seahawks narrowly missed the playoffs in 2024-25 and the offense is rightfully shouldering most of the blame after Mike Macdonald turned the Seattle defense into a very good one in his first season as […]

In less than one season, Dusty May has executed a miraculous turnaround in the Michigan basketball program. The Wolverines are firmly in the top 25 after a torrid start to Big Ten play and cemented themselves as one of the favorites to win the conference title on Tuesday night when they knocked off No. 7 […]

A long offseason awaits Penn State football after a crushing loss in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Orange Bowl against Notre Dame. If the Nittany Lions had been able to hold onto their lead and win that game, they would have gotten a second crack at eventual national champion Ohio State, which beat […]

The injury report for No. 15-ranked Kentucky basketball got even longer during its clash against No. 5 Tennessee on Tuesday night. During the second half with the Wildcats holding onto a very small lead, point guard Lamont Butler went down with an apparent left arm injury while diving for a loose ball. Butler was playing […]

The Kansas City Chiefs got crushed by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59 on Sunday for their first playoff loss in more than three years. The Chiefs were exposed in multiple areas over the course of the game, but the Eagles’ pass rush made all the difference. Philadelphia pressured Patrick Mahomes on 38% of […]

Tennis star Elena Rybakina’s longtime coach, Stefano Vukov, has been handed a one-year ban after the WTA concluded an investigation into allegations of abuse against him. As a result of the investigation, Vukov will not be able to coach or obtain credentials of any kind for any professional tennis event, according to Charlie Eccleshare and […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to a good start in the Jimmy Butler era, picking up a pair of road wins against the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks in Butler’s first two games with the team. The Warriors have done that despite playing without key wing Jonathan Kuminga, who has been out with an […]

The Kansas City Chiefs were just one game away from becoming the first team to ever win three Super Bowls in a row, but those hopes didn’t last very long into the night on Sunday in New Orleans. The Philadelphia Eagles, seeking revenge from their loss in Super Bowl 57 two years ago, came out […]

The Philadelphia Eagles earned themselves a celebration after one of the best performances in Super Bowl history by one team. The Eagles showed up in New Orleans and dominated from start to finish on Sunday, crushing the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 and collecting their second Super Bowl as a franchise. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw an […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have flown somewhat under the radar this season, but they currently find themselves in second place in the Western Conference at 35-17. Despite dealing with plenty of injuries over the course of the season, including to star point guard Ja Morant, Taylor Jenkins has this group playing some very good basketball on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a move for the future with the decision to trade Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, but it made their current tram significantly more unbalanced. The Lakers are better off in the long run with a superstar like Doncic running the show, but this deal, combined with the failed Mark Williams […]