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When you check a Denver Nuggets box score, you’re almost expecting to see someone put up a triple-double. Nikola Jokic stuffs the stat sheet seemingly every night in Denver, and now Russell Westbrook is in the mix to give the Nuggets two of the best ever at putting up triple-doubles. During Monday night’s 132-121 win […]

The Miami Dolphins were able to keep their season alive on Sunday, getting a 20-3 win over the Cleveland Browns even without starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa was dealing with a hip injury during the week and couldn’t suit up for the Week 17 clash. Now, with just one game left in the regular season, […]

The Dallas Mavericks are already trying to make do without Luka Doncic after he suffered a calf strain on Christmas Day. The Mavericks have split their two games since Doncic has been out of the lineup, knocking off the Phoenix Suns and losing to the Portland Trail Blazers. Now, the Mavericks will have to play […]

One of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the season will take place on Wednesday when No. 8-seed Ohio State takes on No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl, which will also serve as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal. Wednesday will be a rematch of one of the best games of the season when Oregon beat […]

The Houston Texans have been locked into the playoffs for a couple of weeks now, and they have had a stranglehold on the AFC South for even longer than that. Despite that, this has been a frustrating team all season long that has struggled to play its best football consistently. The Texans are also locked […]

The Miami Dolphins continue to hang on by a thread. The Dolphins kept their slim playoff hopes alive on Sunday with a 20-3 win over the Cleveland Browns, and they got some help from around the league as well. With the shocking loss by the Indianapolis Colts against the New York Giants, the Dolphins are […]

The trade market is already on fire in the NBA even though the calendar hasn’t even flipped to 2025 yet. The Brooklyn Nets have been making moves, sending Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors and Dorian Finney-Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers. The moves were somewhat unsurprising considering the state of all of those […]

Ahead of its College Football Playoff quarterfinal clash against Georgia, Notre Dame football got an encouraging update on one of its promising young players. Freshman quarterback CJ Carr has been dealing with an injury to his throwing elbow all season long, but he is getting close to being healthy. On Monday, Carr delivered a short […]

The Los Angeles Lakers heated up the trade market on Sunday when they swung a deal to acquire Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton from the Brooklyn Nets for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks. The Lakers were able to beat out a competitive offer from the Memphis Grizzlies, who had a package centered […]

As Florida State basketball tries to get its feet underneath it in ACC play this season, the program now has the cloud of an NIL lawsuit hanging over it. On Monday, six former Seminoles filed a lawsuit alleging that they were promised NIL money by head coach Leonard Hamilton and then were never paid, according […]

For weeks and weeks, the New York Giants just couldn’t do anything right. Whether it was Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, Tommy DeVito or Tim Boyle under center, the Giants continued to lose and came into Sunday with the worst record in the NFL. On Sunday, Lock and Malik Nabers were ready to do everything they […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have work to do in order to make the playoffs after a stunning los to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16, but they rebounded nicely on Sunday with a dominant 48-14 win over the Carolina Panthers to get to 9-7 on the season. The Buccaneers essentially never stopped scoring points in […]

The Buffalo Bills have had things all their own way on Sunday as they absolutely blew out the New York Jets 40-14 in Buffalo. All three phases of the game were clicking for the Bills, and they have now secured the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. The connection between Josh Allen and all […]

The MLB offseason is in full swing and trams are swinging deals left and right a they try to finalize their rosters for the 2025 season. Another trade went down on Monday when the Chicago Cubs sent first baseman Matt Mervis to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Vidal Bruján, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. […]

The first transfer portal window in college football is starting to wind down a little bit, but there are still a few impact players out there looking for new homes. One of those players made his decision on Sunday when former NC State wide receiver Kevin Concepcion committed to Texas A&M, according to Hayes Fawcett […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been viewed as one of the teams who is expected to be very active on the trade market after a very up-and-down start to the season that has seen them go on extended winning streaks followed by long losing streaks. Even though Anthony Davis is playing like an MVP and […]

The Golden State Warriors got some surprising contributions from some unsung heroes on Saturday night to help them knock off the Phoenix Suns 109-105 in the Bay Area. Jonathan Kuminga was the star of the evening for the Warriors, finishing with 34 points on 12-for-20 shooting to carry the Warriors to the win offensively despite […]

The Golden State Warriors appeared to get things back on track on Saturday night when they defeated the Phoenix Suns 109-105 in San Francisco. That was a must-needed win for Steve Kerr and Golden State after they had fallen into the play-in mix in the Western Conference. One of the surprise stars in this game […]

On Saturday night, the Go Bowling Military Bowl ended with the kind of fireworks that you don’t want to see at the conclusion of a football game. The closely-contested matchup between NC State and East Carolina finished off with a massive brawl that saw eight players get ejected and an official end up bleeding after […]

One of the best starting pitchers in free agency this winter has officially found a new home. Former Baltimore Orioles ace Corbin Burnes has agreed to a six-year, $210 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to MLB insider Jon Heyman. Burnes has an opt-out in his contract after two seasons, per Heyman. With this […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns renewed their heated rivalry on Friday night, and they added another fiery moment to the long list of incidents over the last few years between these two teams. Jusuf Nurkic, Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington all got ejected after a big fight broke out during the game. In the […]

The entire NBA world was stunned on Friday when the Sacramento Kings made the stunning decision to fire head coach Mike Brown. The move came at the end of a five-game losing streak that dropped the Kings to 13-18 after a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. To make […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are making a push toward the playoffs with just two games to play, but they haven’t stopped trying to improve their roster. On Friday, the Buccaneers agreed to a deal to bring outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett back to Tampa Bay for the rest of this season, according to Greg Auman of […]

The Houston Rockets appeared to be cruising to another very impressive win over the Minnesota Timberwolves when they took a 106-90 lead with just under five minutes remaining on Friday night in Houston. However, the Rockets offense stalled out and Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards took over. Edwards came up with clutch bucket after clutch bucket […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been playing some very good basketball lately, as evidenced by their run to the NBA Cup semifinals. Their level of play has been inconsistent at times, but the Hawks have shown that they can compete with any team on any night when they are clicking. Now, as Atlanta jostles for position […]

Ever since the Sacramento Kings shockingly fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday, reactions from all around the NBA have been pouring in. Many of those reactions have been going at the Kings for the way that they have handled the situation, and Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone added onto the pile-on before Friday’s […]

NBA teams all over the league are scrambling to gear up for the playoff push that is coming as the All-Star break and the trade deadline approach. Teams are trying to make deals to bolster their roster while they keep a close eye on some of the squads near the bottom of the standings as […]

After Thursday night’s disastrous loss to the Detroit Pistons, things seemed like they were going south for the Sacramento Kings. However, their dire situation escalated quickly on Friday when they fired head coach Mike Brown. The move took fans and pundits everywhere by surprise, and it shook up the NBA world as well. Shortly after […]

The Sacramento Kings made a stunning decision on Friday when they fired head coach Mike Brown in the midst of a five-game losing streak. The latest of those losses was arguably the worst of them all, as the Kings blew a 16-point fourth quarter lead and a 10-point lead in he final three minutes in […]

The Detroit Lions have been forced to navigate a laundry list of injuries, particularly on their defense, as they push toward the playoffs and try to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC. As a result, they have been forced to make a handful of roster moves. On Thursday, the Lions elected to waive […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ season has been ruined by injuries, and now Mike McCarthy and company are playing out the last two games of the season as they get ready for a crucial offseason. Now, they have lost another star player on top of the injuries that they are already dealing with. Star wide receiver CeeDee […]

The Indianapolis Colts are holding onto their very frail playoff hopes with just two games to go, and they need a lot of things to go right in order for them to sneak into the postseason. That mountain looks even steeper now that quarterback Anthony Richardson is dealing with multiple injuries. Richardson missed practice once […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ season is pretty much over, as Kyle Shanahan and company are shockingly out of playoff contention with two games to play. The 49ers got bitten by the injury bug in a massive way this season and have been dealing with critical absences on both sides of the ball throughout the year. […]

The transfer portal is starting to wind down as the College Football Playoff quarterfinals approach, as many of the big names who are trying to find a new home have settled on a new location. Some coaching staffs around the country are till adding key players to their roster as they look to get into […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to compete and win right now as LeBron James’ career winds down and the Lakers play out the final days of the James-Anthony Davis pairing. This season, the Lakers have shown the capabilities of a contender at times, but inconsistent play has made them a frustrating evaluation. Overall, this […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered a crushing loss on Christmas Day, as their comeback efforts were thwarted by the Los Angeles Lakers in a last-second 115-113 defeat. Stephen Curry’s heroics were not enough as Austin Reaves got to the basket and made a layup to give the Lakers the win with just one second remaining. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are trying to rebound from a very disappointing loss on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. Todd Bowles and company entered that game in control of their own destiny in the NFC South, and they will now need some help around the league in order to sneak into the playoffs. The […]

The Miami basketball team has had a very disappointing 2024-25 season so far, as the Hurricanes have struggled to find their footing amid a 4-8 start. Now, their whole world has been rocked. Head coach Jim Larranaga is stepping down as head coach, according to Michelle Kaufman of The Miami Herald. “BREAKING NEWS: UM basketball […]

The Denver Nuggets have had somewhat of an odd season so far, as they have struggled to play their best basketball for extended stretches of time. Wednesday night was one of those bad nights as the Nuggets were defeated by the Phoenix Suns 110-100 on Christmas night. Star big man Nikola Jokic played at a […]