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This season, Notre Dame women’s basketball has flown a bit under the radar, but it is clearly one of the best teams in the country and a true contender to win a national championship this season. On Sunday, the Irish passed another tricky test as they knocked off Louisville 89-71 on the road. Louisville kept […]

2024-25 hasn’t gone exactly how Iowa women’s basketball would have hoped in its first year without Caitlin Clark and former head coach Lisa Bluder, but the Hawkeyes still have some of that magic of the glory days in them. On Sunday, Clark and Bluder were back in the building at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for her jersey […]

The Dallas Mavericks stunned the NBA world when it was revealed that they were the ones that initiated the blockbuster Anthony Davis-Luka Doncic swap that shook the roots of the league on Saturday night. From the Lakers’ perspective, saying yes to Doncic is a no-brainer, but losing Davis still is a big blow to the […]

2024-25 has been a very disappointing season for Rutgers basketball, as injuries and a lack of depth throughout the roster have left the Scarlet Knights needing a miraculous run down the stretch of the regular season in order to get into the NCAA Tournament. Even while the team has struggled, freshman stars Ace Bailey and […]

The Dallas Mavericks took one of the more surprising detours in NBA history on Saturday night, trading superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Shortly after the deal was made, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison highlighted how the Mavericks wanted to become more defense-oriented, making the deal make sense for them. […]

After a long coaching search that took a few unnecessary turns, the Jacksonville Jaguars finally landed on former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen as their new head coach. Now, they are focused on building a staff around Coen as he looks to turn things around quickly in Jacksonville. Coen is a first-time head […]

Even after making a surprising run to the NBA Finals last season, the Dallas Mavericks still wanted out of the Luka Doncic business. On Saturday night, the Mavericks shipped Doncic off to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package centered around Anthony Davis. The deal dropped with absolutely zero warning, and it took the NBA […]

No. 22-ranked Texas Tech basketball pulled off a huge upset of No. 6 Houston on the road on Saturday, knocking off the Cougars 82-81 in a tense overtime thriller. However, the fact that the Red Raiders got the win doesn’t mean that everything went their way. Early in the first half of the game, Texas […]

The Dallas Mavericks took a massive swing on Saturday night when they stunningly traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package centered around Anthony Davis. After weeks of wondering which fringe moves some of the contenders in the Western Conference would make, the Mavericks and the Lakers immediately shook up the landscape […]

Fans have been wondering for a few years now when the next big move for the Los Angeles Lakers would be. On Saturday night, general manager Rob Pelinka made it happen when he traded Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick in 2029 to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff […]

Just a couple of nights after picking up a huge win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors got plastered by the Phoenix Suns 130-105 in San Francisco. This was another game where Steve Kerr and company desperately missed forward Draymond Green, who missed his seventh consecutive game with a calf injury. After […]

Purdue basketball picked up a huge win in the Big Ten race on Friday night, knocking off in-state rival Indiana 81-76 in a back and forth battle at Mackey Arena. The Hoosiers led for much of the first half before the two teams traded leads throughout the second half, but Matt Painter and the Boilermakers […]

After a very slow start to the season, Indiana basketball is trying to build a bubble case as it trudges through Big Ten play. On Friday night, it found itself with a massive opportunity as it led No. 10 Purdue late in the second half at Mackey Arena. The two in-state rivals went back and […]

During the first half of the New Orleans Pelicans’ 118-116 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday night, Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray went down with a concerning right leg injury and immediately left the game. The Pelicans quickly ruled him out for the game and Murray left the arena with a boot and crutches. Shortly […]

The Detroit Pistons have been playing some of their best basketball in years this season, and Cade Cunningham has been a big part of that. Cunningham was named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career on Thursday during a career season that has seen him carry the Pistons into playoff contention […]

The Minnesota Vikings saw one of their best seasons in franchise history come crashing down in a blink this season. After Week 17, the Vikings were 14-2 and playing for the No. 1 seed in the NFC and the NFC North title, but two straight blowout losses to the Detroit Lions in Week 18 and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans haven’t been able to shake off the injury bug this season, and their problems got even worse on Friday night. During the Pelicans’ contest against the Boston Celtics, guard Dejounte Murray went down with a non-contact injury and immediately left the court. Dejounte Murray was helped to the locker room after […]

The Las Vegas Raiders made a very high-profile hire when they brought in Pete Carroll to be their new head coach this offseason. Since the hire was made, the Raiders have been hard at work filling out Carroll’s staff as they try to start this rebuild. On Friday, the Raiders looked within their own division […]

The Houston Rockets have been one of the best stories in the NBA this season, as Ime Udoka has this young squad sitting at 32-15 and  in second place in the Western Conference. The Rockets are young, hungry and have become one of the most fun teams to watch in the NBA on both ends […]

Rory McIlroy is looking to get his 2025 season off on the right foot this weekend as he is competing in his first PGA Tour event this year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy opened his tournament with a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Spyglass Hill, but he didn’t have his A-game on Friday […]

The Denver Nuggets are searching for answers at this point in the season, as they are on one of their worst skids of the year. After it seemed like Michael Malone and company were clicking after Aaron Gordon returned from his calf injury, the Nuggets have now lost three games in a row after a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Phoenix Suns renewed their rivalry on Wednesday night in a rematch of the first round of last season’s playoffs. The two teams were going back and forth for most of the night in Phoenix before the Timberwolves turned the tide in an unexpected way. With Minnesota trailing 72-70 in the […]

2024-25 has been a disappointing season for Rutgers basketball. Outside of its two stars, Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, Steve Pikiell’s team hasn’t found consistent contributions from anybody else and has struggled as a result. At the moment, Rutgers is essentially out of contention for an NCAA Tournament berth, and it has to nearly win […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver made headlines on Wednesday when he suggested that he would be open to the league cutting down game times and going to a 10-minute quarter format. Silver pointed at other basketball leagues and formats, such as college basketball, the WNBA, and FIBA basketball that all have 40-minute, two hour games. Instead, […]

A lot of the big names on the free agent market in the MLB this offseason have already been scooped up, but there are still a few true difference-makers out there. One of those star free agents that are still available is former Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, who is still weighing his options […]

The Charlotte Hornets have fallen completely out of playoff contention, partly due to a lack of roster talent but mostly due to injuries. Young forward Brandon Miller has been banged up a lot this season and is now out of the rest of the season with a wrist injury, and star guard LaMelo Ball recently […]

The Boston Celtics are trying to get back in the win column on Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls. The Celtics are coming off of a crushing last-second loss against the Houston Rockets on Monday and looking to get back on track against one of the teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Big […]

The Chicago Bears won the Ben Johnson sweepstakes this offseason, as the highly-regarded Detroit Lions offensive coordinator is headed to Chicago to be the franchise’s new head coach. Teams all around the NFL have been going after Johnson for a head coaching job for a few cycles now, and the Bears are rightfully thrilled with […]

The New York Knicks have hit the ground running in their first year with Karl-Anthony Towns in the lineup, racing out to a 31-16 record as the All-Star break quickly approaches. The Knicks have been able to find a blend that works so far this season despite playing without one of their most important players. […]

The New York Jets landed one of the most coveted candidates in this head coaching cycle, as former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is in New York to turn things around. One of the biggest questions surrounding Glenn was whether he would continue calling the defense like he did with the Lions. On Monday, […]

The Chicago Bulls are battling to get in play-in position in the Eastern Conference, and every win is important at this point in the season as Billy Donovan and company look to build some momentum heading into the All-Star break. Part of that task is getting healthy, and the Bulls are doing just that at […]

One of the biggest WNBA storylines this offseason is whether legendary Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi will return for her 21st season or not. Taurasi was still mulling the decision over when the Mercury were eliminated from the playoffs by the Minnesota Lynx, and she still has not come to a final decision. On Tuesday, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another frustrating loss on Tuesday night in what has become somewhat of a theme for them this season. Just when JJ Redick and company seem like they are finally building some momentum, they take a step back with a performance like this one as the Philadelphia 76ers handled them 118-104. […]

Every win is important for the Golden State Warriors right now, who are battling to stay in the play-in picture and rise into the top six in the Western Conference. Unfortunately for them, that task got even tougher on Tuesday night. During Golden State’s clash with the Utah Jazz, guard Dennis Schroder suffered a scary […]

Kentucky basketball has looked like one of the best teams in college basketball at times this season, but just about nobody is immune to the absolute gauntlet that is SEC basketball this season. Mark Pope and company came into a huge matchup with No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday night at just 3-3 in conference play […]

The Baltimore Ravens had one of the best rosters in the NFL this season, but they fell short in the playoffs once again just like in past years. This season, it was the Buffalo Bills who were able to take down the Ravens with a dramatic 27-25 win in the Divisional Round in Buffalo. Now, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are starting to play some good basketball lately and have risen up to No. 5 in the Western Conference standings. On Tuesday night, they are looking to fortify that position with a win on the road over the Philadelphia 76ers. Of course, part of the reason that the Lakers have been […]

One of the biggest college basketball showdowns of the week is going down on Tuesday night as Kentucky is looking to pick up a huge conference win on the road against Tennessee. Mark Pope and the Wildcats got off to a good start in the first half in Knoxville, but Tennessee battled back to take […]

The Las Vegas Raiders went with one of the more high-profile names in this head coaching cycle, hiring longtime Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll to lead the next era of the franchise. Carroll has a proven track record of rebuilding teams from scratch, and he will have to do that again with the Raiders. […]