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After losing in the Western Conference Finals in two consecutive seasons, the Timberwolves had some tough decisions to make this offseason. Julius Randle, Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker were all slated to be free agents, leaving Minnesota at risk of losing a large part of its core. Now, a day before free agency officially opens, […]

On Sunday, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James confirmed that he will be back on the court next season when he picked up his player option for more than $52 million. More than likely, James will be back in the purple and gold next to Luka Doncic as the two chase a championship in their […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have been one of the better teams in baseball so far this season, and they have been able to keep their head above water despite missing Bryce Harper for an extended period of time now. Harper has been out since June 6 with a wrist injury, but he is finally getting close […]

This NBA free agency cycle doesn’t have the stars that it sometimes does, but there are still plenty of quality players who can make an impact in a playoff series that will be hitting the open market. Ty Jerome, who played some of the best basketball of his career at the end of the 2024-25 […]

The Houston Astros have been one of the best teams in Major League Baseball for most of the last decade, and they appear poised to make another run to the postseason in 2025. However, there is a lot of talent at the top of baseball right now, which will make the upcoming trade deadline a […]

The Golden State Warriors saw their championship push stopped by something completely out of control in 2025, as they quickly bowed out in the second round of the playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves after Stephen Curry went down with a hamstring injury in Game 1. However, the Warriors proved after the trade deadline that they […]

One of the more surprising teams in college football last season was South Carolina football. The Gamecocks barely missed out on a trip to the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff after getting hot at the end of the regular season and picking up a number of big wins over top SEC opponents. After such a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the most storied franchises in the NHL and have been one of the most successful teams this century, but they have now missed the playoffs in three consecutive seasons after seeing a lot of their roster from their dynastic years depart. The two biggest pillars of the Penguins’ incredible […]

The New York Yankees are riding high after beating the Athletics in the first game of their weekend series on Friday night, grinding through a tough night offensively to get a 3-0 victory. Instead, it was the pitching that carried the Yankees in this game as New York got a combined shutout from five pitchers. […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks were back in Phoenix on Friday night to get a weekend series with the Miami Marlins underway, but the crowd in red and black had bigger things on their mind. Everyone in the MLB is still thinking about the unfortunate events from earlier in the week in Chicago. Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel […]

Kirby Smart and Georgia football didn’t hang her heads for long after a disappointing finish to last season, as the Bulldogs were soundly beaten by Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl. Instead, as he always does, Smart got right back to work building another contender for the 2025 season […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the midst of a critical offseason after flaming out in the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive season, and they took a big step toward contending again on Friday. Just a few days before free agency, the Timberwolves and standout big man Naz Reid agreed to a new five-year, […]

The Boston Red Sox are starting to slip further and further away in the American League playoff race, as they have now lost five games in a row. However, they are getting close to getting some reinforcements back that will help them steady the ship. Star third baseman Alex Bregman has now missed over a […]

Louisville basketball was one of the biggest and best stories in college basketball last season as Pat Kelsey led one of the best turnarounds the sport has seen in recent memory. Now, it looks like the Cardinals are geared up to be even better, and they got a big boost on Friday centered around big […]

The Boston Bruins had a brutal season in 2024-25, one of their worst in recent years, and got to watch a bittersweet storyline unfold in the postseason as franchise legend Brad Marchand led the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup. Now, it’s on the Boston front office to come back with a strong offseason to […]

The NBA Draft is always full of trades, and Wednesday night was no different. While the beginning of the NBA Draft was relatively quiet on the trade front, the deals started to come in thick and fast after the first few picks were made. In the end, perhaps none of the deals had the ramifications […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder stood firm and made their first pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, selecting Georgetown big man Thomas Sorber with the No. 15 overall pick. Their second pick, however, is headed elsewhere. The Thunder were slated to pick No. 24 in the draft, but traded that pick to the Sacramento Kings. In […]

The Dallas Mavericks completed what was a near formality on Wednesday night, officially sending the card in and drafting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. The move has been assumed for months now after Dallas improbably won the NBA Draft Lottery, and now it is official. Shortly after the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are fresh off of winning the NBA Championship, but there is no time for them to rest as the NBA offseason is fully underway with the NBA Draft just days after Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Thankfully for the Thunder, they are set up with plenty of draft assets to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies made one of the first big swings of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night, sending the No. 16 pick and other draft assets to the Portland Trail Blazers to move up to No. 11 and select Washington State star Cedric Coward. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report the trade. In addition […]

It’s been a bit weird to see such a storied franchise in the Chicago Blackhawks be out of relevance in the NHL for so long, but they are doing everything they can to get back in the picture. The Blackhawks have a promising young core centered around star forward Connor Bedard, but they needed some […]

To nobody’s surprise, the Dallas Mavericks got their newest star when they selected Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft on Wednesday night. While the decision had been widely expected for months since the Mavs improbably won the top pick at the NBA Draft Lottery, it was still heartwarming to […]

The Indiana Fever came into the 2025 season with high expectations, but they have had some trouble meeting them so far this year. For a number of reasons, primarily the injury to Caitlin Clark and the brief absence of head coach Stephanie White, Indiana finds itself just treading water in a crowded pack in the […]

The Chicago Sky have not had the season that they envisioned so far in 2025, but there is still plenty of time to turn things around. However, the Sky need to get some momentum going quickly before they fall out of the WNBA playoff race entirely. They got off to a great start on that […]

The New York Yankees found themselves in a tight battle with the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night and emotions were running high. According to the umpires, they may have been running too high. Star infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. got an early ticket to the showers as a result of those emotions. In the middle of […]

The Matt Rhule era hasn’t quite kicked off just yet at Nebraska football, but the Cornhuskers are hoping that this is the year where they break out as contenders in the Big Ten. Rhule has overseen a number of incredible turnarounds in his third seasons at Temple and Baylor, and he plans on doing the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have one of the most intriguing decisions in the NBA on Wednesday night in the first round of the NBA Draft. While it is widely assumed that Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper will go off the board with the first two picks, the 76ers have multiple routes that they can go in […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have all the bragging rights in the world after winning the NBA Championship on Sunday night. The Thunder had their backs against the wall, but they came up big in Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers with a 103-91 victory. However, the day of Game 7 was full of news that […]

The Philadelphia Flyers missed out on the playoffs by a wide margin this season, but they are now making big moves to ensure that doesn’t happen again in 2025-26. On Monday, the Flyers made a huge move to acquire star forward Trevor Zegras from the Anaheim Ducks in a blockbuster trade, according to Elliotte Friedman […]

Now that the NBA Finals have officially come to a close, the full attention of the league has flipped over to the NBA Draft. There are some very intriguing selections coming near the top of the draft after Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper go with the top two picks on Wednesday night. That intrigue starts […]

The Indiana Pacers improbably got within one game of winning an NBA Championship, but they fell just short of their dream on Sunday night. In a crushing loss for more reasons than one, the Oklahoma City Thunder took Game 7 of the NBA Finals 103-91 and lifted the Larry O’Brien Trophy in front of their […]

The Boston Bruins had a rough season in 2024-25 that isn’t indicative of their high standards, and now it’s time for changes on the ice. The Bruins will certainly be doing all they can this offseason to get back to contender status in the Eastern Conference, but they are also making some surprising changes outside […]

The College World Series has delivered plenty of drama this summer, and the final series has been no different. After LSU took Game 1 over Coastal Carolina in a 1-0 shutout, the Chanticleers showed up to Game 2 on Sunday afternoon with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. Perhaps, it was too much […]

The Houston Rockets stole the show on the day of Game 7 of the NBA Finals, swinging a massive trade for Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant. In exchange, the Suns got Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 overall pick in the NBA Draft and a handful of second-rounders in return. As expected, the deal […]

Kevin Durant is officially a Houston Rocket, as the long trade talks came to an end on Sunday morning when the Phoenix Suns took a package including Jalen Green and the No. 10 pick in the draft back for the 36-year-old star. While it has only been hours since the trade was announced, NBA fans […]

On the day of Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the NBA didn’t want to wait until tip-off to steal the headlines. Instead, the biggest move of the NBA offseason so far dropped on the morning of the biggest game of the year as Kevin Durant was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston […]

After weeks and weeks of discussions, the Kevin Durant trade is finally in the books. The Houston Rockets won the sweepstakes for the former league MVP, landing him in a blockbuster trade from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a package centered around Jalen Green. The full details of the trade are as follows. Rockets […]

The Edmonton Oilers have been arguably the second best team in the NHL over the past few seasons, but they have nothing to show for it. This season ended in a similar fashion as the last, with the Oilers losing out to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final once again. Obviously, Connor McDavid […]

The Edmonton Oilers are licking their wounds after a second straight Stanley Cup Final loss against the Florida Panthers, and now the discussion has turned to Connor McDavid’s future with the team. The man widely regarded as the best hockey player in the world is up for a new contract this offseason before he hits […]