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The Dallas Mavericks are taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals. Both teams have been struggling a little bit this season, as the Mavericks entered the game at 23-20 and the Timberwolves came in at 22-21. The Mavericks are still playing without their superstar Luka […]

The San Antonio Spurs have taken another step forward in their rebuild this season. Victor Wembanyama already looks like an All NBA level player in his second season and the Spurs are battling for a play-in spot in the Western Conference as the All-Star break nears. Much of the buzz around the Spurs has been […]

The Phoenix Suns have been at the center of trade rumors for seemingly the entire NBA season so far. It’s well-known across the league that the Suns have gone all-in to win a title while Kevin Durant and Devin Booker are still playing at a high level, but injuries and inconsistencies have hurt them all […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have struggled a little bit this season, just one year after making a run to the Western Conference Finals. The pressure to back up those expectations combined with a little bit of roster turnover has forced the Timberwolves to battle through a lot of adversity this season, and now they are stuck […]

The Denver Nuggets and the Philadelphia 76ers squared off in Denver on Tuesday night in a rivalry game, but one part of the rivalry was missing. 76ers star Joel Embiid missed this game due to his knee injury that he has been managing throughout the season, so Nikola Jokic was the only superstar big man […]

The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class was announced on Tuesday, with some of the game’s greatest players finally getting inducted into the Hall to recognize their stellar careers. One of those players was longtime Seattle Mariners standout Ichiro Suzuki, who was a near-unanimous vote in his first season of eligibility. Shortly after Ichiro was […]

In John Calipari’s first season as head coach, Arkansas basketball has landed significantly below expectations. The Razorbacks are 0-5 in SEC play after a five-game losing streak. The Razorbacks’ latest showing may have been there worst of them all: an 83-65 loss to Missouri where Calipari’s club started the game in an 18-2 hole. After […]

The Baltimore Ravens came into these playoffs with Super Bowl aspirations, but those came crashing down on Sunday when the Buffalo Bills got the better of them 27-25 in the Divisional Round. Now, the Bills get to go on to the AFC Championship Game while the Ravens enter another offseason full of questions. There’s an […]

The Dallas Cowboys were late to the head coaching search party this offseason. Jerry Jones and company waited until the playoffs were well underway to make the decision to move on from. Mike McCarthy, and now the Cowboys are searching for the next person to lead their team. On Tuesday, the Cowboys locked in an […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have taken a lot of heat over the course of this offseason for failing to make a big move. Toronto missed out on big targets such as Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott. Despite striking out on most of the top pitchers this offseason, the Blue Jays turned their attention to the […]

The Chicago Bulls pulled off a big upset win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, marching into the new Intuit Dome and coming away with a comfortable 112-99 win. This was Chicago’s first time playing in the brand-new arena, but the Bulls quickly adapted and made themselves comfortable. Not only were the Bulls […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ season ended much earlier than they would have hoped or expected coming into the year, as an injury-riddled season kept them at the bottom of the NFC West standings and out of the playoffs following a Super Bowl loss last season. Now, Kyle Shanahan and company have to pick up the […]

The college football season is over after an entertaining College Football Playoff title game on Monday night that saw Ohio State hang on for a 34-23 win over Notre Dame. The Buckeyes jumped out to a huge lead before withstanding a furious Notre Dame rally to complete the storybook ending. The game took place in […]

The Detroit Lions were stunningly bounced from the NFL playoffs, and now their staff purge has begun. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is already off to Chicago to be the next head coach of the Bears, and now defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn could be on the way out as well. Ever since the Lions fell to […]

The Buffalo Bills pulled off a win in an instant classic on Sunday, defeating the Baltimore Ravens 27-25 in the Divisional Round in a game that came down to the final minutes. The win sets up yet another playoff matchup between the Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs, who have eliminated the Bills three times […]

One of the NBA’s most underrated rivalries is renewed on Monday as the Atlanta Hawks are in New York to take on the Knicks. More importantly, Monday marks another meeting between Hawks guard Trae Young and Knicks fans, who have a long history dating back multiple years. Young has long trolled the Knick fans while […]

The NFL coaching cycle is in full swing as teams such as the Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, and others begin to scoop up head-coaching candidates across the league and prepare for next season. That process got accelerated across the league on Saturday night when the Detroit Lions were upset by the Washington Commanders 45-31 […]

While four teams are still battling it out to make it to the Super Bowl and take home the Lombardi Trophy, the other 28 teams have all turned their attention to next season. For some franchises, the means picking out who their next head coach will be. Some of those teams are competing for the […]

The College Football Playoff National Championship Game pits two of the best teams and biggest brands in college football in Ohio State and Notre Dame. The Buckeyes come into the game as a heavy favorite, but Notre Dame has pulled its fair share of upsets and comebacks on the way to the title game. One […]

The Detroit Pistons appeared to be headed towards another losing season that saw them miss out on both the playoffs and the play-in before a recent hot streak got them right back into the mix. Cade Cunningham looks like a superstar and the Pistons are now 21-21 after a stellar January run to get them […]

The Golden State Warriors have fallen back down to Earth after a hot start to the season and now everyone is talking about how the Warriors can get back in contention. The consensus seems to be that that would need to happen in a trade for another star player or another great scorer before the […]

It has been a disastrous start to the season for Arkansas basketball in its first season under John Calipari. The Razorbacks showed signs of promise early in the season, but they have now lost their first five games in SEC play and are one of the worst teams in the conference. On Saturday, things went […]

The Charlotte Hornets have fallen out of contention for a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference this year, in part thanks to injuries to LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller and in part thanks to a roster that has been inconsistent for most of the season. After a fairly competitive start to the season, the Hornets […]

The San Antonio Spurs are back in France this week for the NBA Paris Games where star big man Victor Wembanyama will get to play in front of his home fans. The French superstar hasn’t played in front of the French crowd since the Paris Olympics in the Summer, and now they will get a […]

In a clash of two of the best teams in the Big Ten, Illinois basketball fell just short against Michigan State 80-78 in a tightly contested battle. Despite a hot start to the game, Illinois ran into some foul trouble that hurt it down the stretch and allowed Michigan State to steal the win in […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are locked in a tight battle with the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round on Sunday with a trip to the NFC Championship Game on the line. As the two teams go at it in the snow, both teams are losing some key players as they try to keep their season […]

The Washington Commanders just pulled off the shocker of the NFL season with a stunning upset of the Detroit Lions on the road in the Divisional Round on Saturday night. The Commanders’ offense could not be stopped in the 45-31 win, as they constantly kept the Lions at bay and put more points on the […]

The Chicago Bulls are fighting for a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference as the season crosses its halfway point, so every win is an important one. The Bulls will especially want to take advantage of the games where they are supposed to win, and they will get one of those opportunities on Sunday against […]

The Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles will face off on Sunday in the Divisional Round with a spot in the NFC Championship Game on the line. The stakes arguably got even higher for this clash after the Washington Commanders upset the Detroit Lions on Saturday night, meaning the winner of Eagles-Rams will get […]

The Buffalo Bills aren’t thinking about the offseason just yet, and they’re hoping that those problems don’t have to be addressed any time soon. The Bills are trying to extend their season on Sunday with a win in the Divisional Round against the Baltimore Ravens in front of their home fans in Buffalo. Whenever the […]

The Atlanta Hawks continued their dominance of the Boston Celtics, pulling off another stunning upset of the defending champs 119-115 win overtime on Saturday night in Boston. The Hawks have now beaten the defending champs in four of their last five meetings and have seemingly gotten in the Celtics’ heads. After the big win on […]

Arkansas basketball is having a nightmare season so far in its first year under John Calipari, and things went from bad to worse on Saturday. The Razorbacks were unable to pick up their first win in SEC play as a horrid start to the game doomed them during an 83-65 road loss to Missouri. The […]

The Detroit Lions suffered a devastating, stunning loss to the Washington Commanders 45-31 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Saturday night, putting a heartbreaking end to one of the best seasons in franchise history. In the end, five turnovers and the brilliance of Jayden Daniels on the other side were too much for […]

One of the best games of the college basketball season took place on Saturday as Nate Oats and No. 4 Alabama went on the road to Rupp Arena to take on Mark Pope and No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington. The two teams battled back and forth in a high-scoring affair before Alabama eventually made a […]

The Boston Celtics ran into one of their least favorite teams on Sunday night as they suffered another loss against the Atlanta Hawks, this time in a 119-115 overtime loss in front of the home crowd at TD Garden. This is another puzzling result in a long line of them between the Hawks and the […]

The next chapter in the Jimmy Butler saga with the Miami Heat took place on Friday night as Butler returned from his seven-game suspension after requesting a trade from the team. His return didn’t help the Heat get the result it was looking for, as it lost to the Denver Nuggets at home 133-113. Butler […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been one of the best teams in the Western Conference this year, in part thanks to the next man up mentality. Even while struggling with injuries to some of their key players throughout the season, the Grizzlies have still climbed up into third place in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies were […]

Friday marks the debut of Unrivaled, the winter 3-on-3 women’s basketball league featuring some of the WNBA’s biggest stars. Unrivaled has a chance to make it big with the recent momentum that the WNBA gained in 2024. The league offers a fun, new look at women’s basketball for fans in a fast-paced format, but it […]

Not much is going right for Iowa basketball on Friday night. The Hawkeyes took the long trip out to Los Angeles with hopes of picking up a massive Big Ten road win, and instead everything has fallen apart at the seams. UCLA absolutely crushed Iowa 94-70 at Pauley Pavilion to get back on track and […]