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Draymond Green has built a reputation for toeing the line between fiery and going over the top, both towards opposing players and towards officials. Last season, things boiled over on multiple occasions, as Green was suspended two times for a total of 17 games for altercations with Rudy Gobert and Jusuf Nurkic on the court. […]

After a nightmarish 2023-24 season, the Memphis Grizzlies are trying to get back to the playoffs and contend in the Western Conference again this year. One of the big steps they took to get to that point was drafting Zach Edey, one of the best (and biggest) players in college basketball over the last few […]

The Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks had a heated contest in the season opener on Wednesday night, and the officials were busy throughout the fourth quarter. With just over eight minutes to go in the game, Nets big man Nic Claxton took a swing at Dyson Daniels on a fast break. Dyson Daniels took […]

The Denver Broncos are one of the surprise teams in the AFC playoff picture through seven weeks. Their defense has been elite and the offense has done just enough to push the team over the top, as they’re off to a 4-3 start to the season and have firmly established themselves as an AFC Wild […]

NC State football has lost its starting quarterback for the rest of the season. Grayson McCall, who was in his first season with the Wolfpack after a successful career at Coastal Carolina, has announced his decision to retire after suffering a brutal concussion against Wake Forest on Oct. 5. McCall has missed NC State’s last […]

It didn’t take long for the injury bug to strike the Indiana Pacers in 2024-25. During the first quarter of their season opener against the Detroit Pistons, big man James Wiseman went down with a non-contact injury after shooting a three-pointer. James Wiseman limped off the floor after suffering a non-contact leg injury after shooting […]

The NFL trade deadline is rapidly approaching, with just two more weeks of games before teams have to make some final decisions on what direction they want to move in with their rosters. Some of the contenders will be shopping around the league to try and fill a few holes as they make a playoff […]

NBA fans, it’s time to celebrate. The Association, ClutchPoints’ animated series about the league, is back for another season. Episode one was a great one centered around LeBron James and his son Bronny, who are now playing together on the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for Bronny, LeBron is already thinking about trading him after just […]

LeBron James has made plenty of NBA history during his long, illustrious career. Most of that history is positive, as James is at the top of the record books in many categories including points scored. James made even more history on Tuesday night as he and his son, Bronny, became the first father-son duo to […]

Days before they take on the New York Yankees in the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost a legend. Fernando Valenzuela, a legendary pitcher and one of the best players in Dodgers history, has passed away, the team announced. He was 63 years old. Valenzuela was currently working as a broadcaster for the Dodgers, […]

LeBron James finally got his wish. On Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Lakers’ season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, James and his son, Bronny, became the first father-son duo to ever appear in an NBA game together when the two checked in together during the second quarter. Bronny James enters the game alongside LeBron […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is still going strong even as he enters his 22nd NBA season. James is still one of the NBA’s best even as he moves past his 40th birthday, and is producing All-NBA caliber play and viral highlights night in and night out. The season opener in 2024 has been […]

2024-25 is a bit of a “prove-it” season for the Milwaukee Bucks. The first season of the Giannis Antetokounmpo-Damian Lillard pairing was derailed by injuries near the end of the season, and the Bucks bowed out of the playoffs in the first round against the Indiana Pacers. Now, Lillard and Antetokounmpo are looking to make […]

The Boston Celtics are picking up right where they left off last season. In their 2024-25 season opener against the New York Knicks, the Celtics got hot and started firing from three-point range early and often, finding the bottom of the net time and time again. By the end of the first half, Boston had […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting ready to take on the New York Yankees in a blockbuster World Series matchup between two teams who know each other all too well at this stage of the season. The two historic franchises will be facing off for the 12th time to decide a champion, and both have […]

The New York Knicks made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason when they flipped Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo for Karl-Anthony Towns in a stunning trade that changed the landscape of the NBA. With the addition of Towns, there is plenty of buzz around the Knicks as a team that can challenge the […]

The Sacramento Kings are certainly aiming to get back to their 2022-23 heights this season, and they made some big moves this offseason in order to get there. However, they will need some of their holdovers to produce as well if they want to rise solidly back into the playoff picture. One of those pieces […]

After a frisky start to the season, the Las Vegas Raiders have regressed significantly over the last three games. They have gone back and forth on their quarterback situation, the defense has regressed, and they have looked lifeless on both sides of the ball at times during a three-game losing streak that has dropped them […]

The San Francisco 49ers will have to move forward without one of their top players on offense after Brandon Aiyuk went down against the Kansas City Chiefs. After further testing on Monday, Aiyuk’s injury is officially season-ending, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. Aiyuk went down with an injury after taking an awkward hit near […]

The Dallas Cowboys have been playing without their best player over the last few weeks, but they could be getting him back soon. Star pass rusher Micah Parsons has missed two games after suffering a high-ankle sprain in Week 4. Parsons had never missed a game due to injury in his career before the Cowboys’ […]

As the NFL begins to take shape after Week 7, injuries have the potential to change, or ruin, any team’s season at any time. Teams who are fighting for playoff spots or are in the middle of heated division races can’t afford to be losing top players, but that’s unfortunately exactly what has happened to […]

Sunday didn’t go according to plan for the New York Giants. Daniel Jones and the offense couldn’t get anything going all afternoon against the Philadelphia Eagles, and Brian Daboll made the decision to bench his starting quarterback in favor of Drew Lock in the fourth quarter with the Giants trailing 28-3. Despite the disastrous showing […]

The New York Liberty took home their first championship in franchise history on Sunday night despite some unusual circumstances. In the decisive Game 5 of the championship series against the Minnesota Lynx, it wasn’t superstars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu doing the heavy lifting. Instead, the rest of the team had to pick up the […]

The Deshaun Watson situation continues to get worse for the Cleveland Browns. The morning after the Browns quarterback went down with what looked like a serious injury, an MRI confirmed that Watson ruptured his Achilles during Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watson’s 2024 season is over. Watson’s injury will […]

Utah football is in the middle of a very frustrating season, and now change is on the horizon. Following Utah’s 13-7 loss against TCU late on Saturday night, offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig announced that he is stepping down. Head coach Kyle Whittingham released a statement about the firing, according to Josh Furlong of KSL Sports. […]

The Kansas City Chiefs found themselves back to square one in the wide receiver room after losing emerging star Rashee Rice to a knee injury back in Week 3. Rice underwent surgery and is out for the rest of the season, so the Chiefs are lacking explosive options at wide receiver to help out Patrick […]

The Washington Commanders are off to a very fast start on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, but they now have bigger concerns. Near the end of the Commanders’ first drive, star quarterback Jayden Daniels appeared to be in some discomfort in his midsection. He finished the drive, but went straight into the blue medical tent […]

Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers are turning to their bullpen in Game 6 of the NLCS against the New York Mets on Sunday night. For the second time in this series, the Dodgers will lean entirely on their stable of relief pitchers without using a traditional starter. Michael Kopech is getting the start […]

The New York Mets are trying to pull off a heroic comeback in the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets have a long way to go, but they got off to a good start on Friday night, beating the Dodgers 12-6 to cut their series deficit to 3-2 and force […]

During the second quarter of the Cleveland Browns’ Week 7 game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Browns starting quarterback Deshaun Watson went down with an injury after he appeared to slip in the pocket. On replay, it appears that Watson suffered an injury to his Achilles while planting off of his right leg. This […]

One of the marquee matchups during the Week 7 NFL slate pits the Houston Texans and the Green Bay Packers against each other. The two teams come in with a combined record of 9-3 and have established themselves as two of the top teams in the league, so the stakes are high. Tensions flared pregame […]

Texas football had a disastrous first half against Georgia on Saturday night. Despite protecting the No. 1 overall ranking and playing at home, the Longhorns got blitzed right out of the gate and couldn’t get anything going against Kirby Smart’s Georgia defense, as the Bulldogs raced out to a 23-0 lead in the first half. […]

The Seattle Seahawks will have their top running back for Sunday’s clash with the Atlanta Falcons. Despite appearing on the injury report late in the week due to an illness, Kenneth Walker III is active and ready to play in Atlanta, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “On his 24th birthday, despite his questionable injury tag […]

College football’s coaching carousel got started on Sunday with its first firing of the season. East Carolina head coach Mike Houston was let go by the Pirates after their second consecutive loss and fourth in the last five games. The last two losses for East Carolina have been ugly ones, as it followed up a […]

There was a major shakeup in the NFL this week when two of the best wide receivers in the league were traded. On Tuesday morning, the New York Jets acquired Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting him with Aaron Rodgers. A couple of hours later, the Buffalo Bills traded for Cleveland Browns wideout […]

The New York Yankees are just two wins away from winning the American League pennant and advancing to the World Series for the first time since 2009. They had a great chance to take a 3-0 lead against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 on Thursday night, but they let a late lead slip away […]

The WNBA coaching carousel is going to be a wild one this offseason, with three teams currently looking to fill openings. The Chicago Sky parted ways with Teresa Witherspoon after just one season, the Dallas Wings fired Latricia Trammel on Friday and Curt Miller is leaving the Los Angeles Sparks after two seasons. The Sky, […]

The Buffalo Bills narrowly pulled out a 23-20 victory on Monday night against the New York Jets despite a long list of injuries that limited them on both sides of the ball. Most notably, running back James Cook was a surprise scratch for the AFC East clash after dealing with a toe injury. The Bills […]

The NBA sent a memo to sportsbooks on Friday urging them not to post under bets on players who are on two-way to 10-day deals starting at the beginning this season. FanDuel and DraftKings are two of the sportsbooks who have agreed to the new proposition, according to David Purdum of ESPN. “FanDuel told ESPN […]