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Everyone is waiting to see LeBron James and Luka Doncic play together in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform after the Lakers swung the massive trade to get Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks for Anthony Davis. Those fans will have to wait a little bit longer for that, as Doncic isn’t expected to make his Lakers […]

The San Antonio Spurs are still wading into the De’Aaron Fox era, as the former Sacramento Kings tar played his second game in the silver and black on Friday night. The Spurs acquired Fox, one of the NBA’s top point guards, in a blockbuster trade with the Kings and the Chicago Bulls before the trade […]

One of the wildest NBA trade deadlines in recent history has officially passed and stars re on the move all over the league. Luka Doncic is a Laker, Anthony Davis is a Maverick, Jimmy Butler is a Warrior and Brandon Ingram is a Raptor after an extremely chaotic week. One star who didn’t end up […]

The Las Vegas Aces have undergone some reshuffling on their roster this offseason, and now it’s time to finalize what the 2025 version of A’ja Wilson and company will look like. The biggest move was obviously the big decision to trade Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks in a three-team deal that netted them […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were fairly quiet at the trade deadline right up until the last hour when they acquired sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic and three second-round picks from the Atlanta Hawks for Terance Mann and Bones Hyland. Bogdanovic was the centerpiece of the deal, while Mann should be a contributor right away for the Hawks. […]

The Golden State Warriors struck out on Kevin Durant at the trade deadline, but they struck gold by landing Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat to give Stephen Curry a second star to play with. The Warriors are trying to make the most of Curry’s final years as an elite player, and now they have […]

The San Francisco 49ers didn’t have the season that they envisioned this season, and now their focus is fully turned to the offseason as they try to improve in order to get back into the playoffs and make a run next season. The 49ers need to figure out how to improve on both sides of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers weren’t done making trades after acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. After sending Anthony Davis back to Dallas, the Lakers had a glaring hole on the interior and clearly needed to add some more size to the roster. They did just that on Wednesday night when they traded Dalton Knecht, […]

The Denver Nuggets have been quiet off the court as the trade deadline approaches, but their play on the court has been very loud. On Wednesday night, the Nuggets won their fourth game in a row with a dominant second half to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 144-119. Nikola Jokic was his usual dominant self […]

One of the more surprising names that had popped up in trade rumors leading up to the deadline was Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant. Durant was connected to the Golden State Warriors over the last week or so, but nothing ended up materializing. On Wednesday, news broke that Durant was not interested in a reunion […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still pacing the Eastern Conference as the All-Star break approaches, but not everything is smooth sailing for the Cavs. You don’t get out to a 41-10 record without some late-game heroics, and the Cavs have been one of the top teams in the NBA at winning close games this season. On […]

The Jimmy Butler saga is finally over after the Miami Heat traded their disgruntled star to the Golden State Warriors for a package centered around Andrew Wiggins and a protected first-round draft pick. Now, the Heat get to move forward with a switchable piece on the wing and the Warriors can try to compete in […]

The Golden State Warriors finally found their star to pair with Stephen Curry when they agreed to a trade that will send Jimmy Butler to Golden State and ship Andrew Wiggins and other pieces back to the Miami Heat. With this deal, the long, drawn-out Butler saga comes to an end and he finally has […]

After nearly a decade of getting close to the WNBA mountaintop, the Connecticut Sun are finally waving the white flag. This offseason, after yet another heartbreaking exit in the semifinals, the Sun have launched themselves into a full-blown rebuild, shipping off almost all of their veteran stars. Now, guard Marina Mabrey wants to be the […]

The stunning decision by the Dallas Mavericks to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, took everybody by surprise. Mavericks fans all over have been protesting, either in front of the arena or on social media as they come to terms with the loss of a franchise superstar. Even Mavericks fan […]

The Washington Commanders soared over expectations this season, winning 12 regular season games and picking up a pair of road wins in the playoffs to advance to the NFC Championship Game. Jayden Daniels had one of the best rookie seasons of any quarterback in NFL history and now Washington is focused on building around their […]

The Big 12 has been a college basketball gauntlet for many years now, and 2024-25 is no different. The usual suspects are all having excellent seasons, such as Kansas, Houston and Iowa State, but a surprising team is making a run through the heart of its conference slate. Texas Tech is one of the hottest […]

On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers played their first game since the massive Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade and they showed up impressively. LeBron James scored 26 points and the Lakers destroyed the Los Angeles Clippers 122-97. After the game, James was asked about the trade that netted Doncic from the Mavericks and sent Davis […]

Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has been a part of a lot of star-studded duos and trios during his time in the NBA, and now he has a new running mate. Irving will be teaming up with former Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis after the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers in exchange for […]

Year two running the show for St. John’s basketball is going better than even Rick Pitino himself could have expected, as the Red Storm is up to 20-3 on the season after a very impressive 70-64 win against Marquette. The matchup between two top 15 teams was decided on the defensive end, and Pitino’s squad […]

The Chicago Bulls didn’t wait until deadline day to start making moves at this trade deadline, as they sent Zach LaVine off to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night in a deal that also sent De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs. Starting center Nikola Vucevic is another name that has been caught up in […]

The San Antonio Spurs made their first win-now move of the Victor Wembanyama era on Sunday when they traded for De’Aaron Fox from the Sacramento Kings. With this move, the Spurs now have a star in the backcourt to pair with their generational big man. Now that the deal is done, there is even more […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been one of the most active teams during this trade season, and they may have more moves in store. After making multiple trades to completely retool their roster, the Mavericks could be looking to bring in another star player to pair with Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis. Phoenix Suns forward Kevin […]

There is plenty of buzz around a lot of the NBA’ stars at this trade deadline after the mind-blowing Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade. Many teams around the NBA are trying to gear up before the deadline as they finalize their rosters for the home stretch of the season. The Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix […]

The Dallas Mavericks made a shocking move over the weekend when they traded star guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. The Mavericks wanted to upgrade on defense and didn’t feel comfortable paying Doncic a supermax contract extension this upcoming offseason, so instead they decided to pivot to another star. Now, […]

The NBA trade deadline has already heated up this season, but the moves are far from done. As Thursday’s deadline approaches, teams all over the league are trying to add to their rosters. Both Los Angeles clubs are a part of that group as the Lakers and Clippers are involved in talks around the league. […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year and the fifth time in six seasons, and almost no NFL fan is happy about it. Everywhere you look, it seems like none of the talk about the Chiefs is about their success or how they keep winning games on […]

The Chicago Bulls started to hit the eject button on the current iteration of their team on Sunday night when they helped facilitate a three-team trade that sent star guard Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings and sent De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs. In return, the Bulls got their first-round pick back from […]

Recently, the gambling investigation involving former Toronto Raprtors big man Jontay Porter expanded to include current Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier. Now, three college basketball programs are allegedly involved in the investigation. Betting accounts connected to the gambling ring under investigation bet on games involving North Carolina A&T, Eastern Michigan and Mississippi Valley State this […]

The San Antonio Spurs are officially going all-in with Victor Wembanyama. On Sunday night, the Spurs flipped Zach Collins, Tre Jones and picks for a package including former Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox. Now, Fox will form one of the league’s best duos with Wembanyama as the Spurs try to make a playoff push this […]

The shocking trade sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks stunned just about everyone around the NBA including many people attached to the Mavericks and the Lakers. One of the people who had no idea that the deal was coming was Lakers superstar LeBron James. While James […]

There has already been a ton of superstar movement at this NBA trade deadline. DeAaron Fox is headed to San Antonio, Zach LaVine is headed to Sacramento and Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis are swapping places out west. Now, the Golden State Warriors are trying to get in on the action. The Warriors were making […]

The NFL offseason isn’t quite in full swing yet as the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles are gearing up to play in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday in New Orleans. However, the big game hasn’t stopped the news cycle from churning as always. On Monday, a massive variable got thrown into this offseason […]

The Golden State Warriors just haven’t been able to get out of the middle of the NBA this season. After a hot start to their regular season slate, Steve Kerr and company immediately fell back down to .500 and have been hovering around that mark ever since. Entering Monday night’s game against the Orlando Magic, […]

The Dallas Mavericks stunned everyone on Saturday night when they traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis with absolutely no warning whatsoever. There was no indication that the deal was in the works or that Doncic was unhappy in Dallas, but that didn’t stop general manager Nico Harrison from pulling the trigger. Of […]

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 […]