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The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday night, 12-4, but on the bright side, it was also the anniversary of when former pitcher Eric Gagné recorded his 84th consecutive save. Gagné would throw out the first pitch before Wednesday’s game and spoke about his career and the record he broke which still […]

It was another stellar start from Atlanta Braves star pitcher Chris Sale as he earned his 11th win Wednesday night as the team beat the San Francisco Giants, 3-0. The win for Sale is not only the most in the National League (NL), but also tied for the most in all the majors with Kansas […]

Former NBA player and current basketball analyst Austin Rivers spoke on his podcast about how the Golden State Warriors treated Klay Thompson and what led to him signing with the Dallas Mavericks in the offseason. He would talk about the topic of Thompson on his own podcast called “Off Guard” produced by Spotify and The […]

The Miami Heat have made their first free agent signing that was not a part of their roster from last season in the form of former New York Knicks guard Alec Burks according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The deal is reportedly to last one year and is at the veteran minimum of $3.3 million […]

The Miami Heat re-signed another player from this past season’s roster as center Thomas Bryant will sign a one-year contract according to Marc Stein via his X (formerly known as Twitter) page. The contract itself is worth the minimum deal at $2.9 million which comes after several days ago when Bryant declined his $2.8 million […]

While it has been a quiet free agency for the Miami Heat so far this summer, it could ramp up quickly due to recent reports about their interest in Chicago Bulls star and free agent DeMar DeRozan. Besides the interest from the team, DeRozan is also intrigued about being with the Heat as they should […]

Los Angeles Lakers second round-pick Bronny James, son of LeBron James, has signed his rookie contract with the team which is lasting four years, worth $7.9 million according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. Included in the contract is a team option for the fourth year. Bronny James has signed his rookie contract […]

The Green Bay Packers are coming into this season with lofty expectations after showing out last year behind young quarterback Jordan Love who took a step forward in his development. To help out Love and the rest of the offense, the Packers would go out and sign star running back Josh Jacobs to a four-year, […]

Star Kevin Love is reportedly returning to the Miami Heat on a two-year, $8 million contract according to Stadium and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The news is coming off the start of NBA free agency as 6:00 p.m. (EST) is when teams can start negotiating with free agents. Love opted out of his $4 million […]

The Miami Heat have a crucial offseason and free agency incoming as besides players like Kevin Love, Caleb Martin, and Thomas Bryant all opting out of their player options, the other star they are hoping to stay put is Haywood Highsmith. However, it will not be an easy process as he is expected to receive […]

Texas Rangers fans held their breaths Saturday during their loss to the Baltimore Orioles as star Corey Seager left the game in the fifth inning after being hit by a pitch in his left wrist. However, fans should have a sign of relief as the injury is not expected to be serous as he was […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks broke a three-game losing streak as they beat the Oakland Athletics Saturday, 3-0, off the strong performance from pitcher Zac Gallen who came back from the injured list. He was sidelined for a month due to a hamstring injury, but in his come back outing, he looked like he had no limitations […]

With all the news surrounding new Los Angeles Lakers star Bronny James and his relationship to his father LeBron James, the term nepotism has been brought up a numerous amount of times. The same has been said in reference to Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo whose brother is star Giannis Antetokounmpo as he talks about […]

The Miami Heat’s 2024 NBA Draft is in the books as they selected Indiana University’s Kel’el Ware in the first round with the 15th overall pick and Arizona’s Pelle Larsson with the 44th overall pick in the second round. Plus picking up some more talent in the undrafted market, let’s go over some draft grades […]

There was more news surrounding the Miami Heat Saturday evening as 5 p.m. (EST) was the deadline for stars who have player options in their contracts to either opt in or out. While it was reported that Josh Richardson opted in and Kevin Love opted out earlier though is expecting to get a new deal […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal was on his show called “The Big Podcast” where he talked about the team drafting Bronny James with a second-round pick. With the selection of current Lakers star LeBron James’ son, criticism has come in floods to Bronny citing nepotism as being the deciding factor being drafted rather […]

The New York Knicks caused a shockwave in the basketball world when they acquired Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges in a blockbuster trade for four unprotected first-round picks, a protected one, an unprotected pick swap, a second-round pick, and Bojan Bogdanovich. While most perceived that the Knicks got infinitely better, Golden State Warriors star Draymond […]

Veteran NBA player Kevin Love has declined his four million dollar player option from the Miami Heat according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, but fans of the franchise should not see that as a pure negative. Along with that report, both sides are apparently “enthusiastic” that a new deal between the two parties could be […]

It was a special Friday afternoon for the Miami Heat’s newest first round draft pick in Kel’el Ware as he was formally introduced as along with Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra, they all held up the jersey where he will wear the No. 7. Besides the media in attendance, Ware’s past head coach in Mike […]

The Miami Heat’s first round pick Kel’el Ware had his introductory press conference Friday afternoon where he spoke about his excitement being a part of the team among a bevy of other topics along with president Pat Riley. Talking about his experience in the past few days, while it has been whirlwind for the Indiana […]

The Miami Heat formally introduced their first round pick Kel’el Ware Friday afternoon where the press conference opened with President Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra along with the Indiana University product holding up his jersey with the No. 7. Riley spoke to the media to give his thoughts on the Heat’s selection where […]

The Miami Heat were back at it Thursday as they made their second round selection with the 44rd overall after a trade awap with the Atlanta Hawks as the pick ended up being Pelle Larsson out of the University of Arizona. Besides himself, Heat Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Adam Simon […]

The Miami Heat made an interesting pick with their 15th overall selection as they took Indiana University’s Kel’el Ware who stands at seven-foot. One of the first aspects a fan can think about is how he can compliment a player like Heat star Bam Adebayo. Adebayo spoke to the media Thursday about heading to the […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo will be making his second appearance in the Olympics as a part of Team USA where they will battle for another gold medal in Paris this summer. Adebayo spoke to the media Thursday to talk about the upcoming national event and his expectations for it as he even said that […]

There is no doubt that the Miami Heat added immense size with the selection of Indiana University’s Kel’el Ware with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft. Heat Vice President of Basketball Operations and Assistant General Manager Adam Simon talked after Wednesday’s event where he spoke highly of Ware calling […]

The newest player that will don a Miami Heat uniform will be Kel’el Ware who was selected with the 15th overall pick in the NBA Draft coming out of Indiana University. He spoke after his special moment to the local media where he talked about having having the faith of people within the Heat organization […]

The Miami Heat have selected their first round pick at 15th overall in the NBA Draft and to much anticipation, it ended up being Kel’el Ware from Indiana University. Standing at seven-foot, the Heat add size to pair up next to star Bam Adebayo which Ware mentioned a few times throughout his first time speaking […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope spoke to the media Tuesday to talk about not just the state of the team as it heads into the summer, but also about his predecessor in John Calipari. Pope would speak highly of the former Wildcats head coach during his press conference expressing that he “gave his heart […]

While the Miami Heat’s offseason will be defined by giving a contract extension to Bam Adebayo, the situation surrounding Jimmy Butler, and possibly adding another star, there also lies a conversation surrounding Haywood Highsmith. As Highsmith becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, he could test the waters from other teams, but according to […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo is set to sign a three-year, $166 million contract extension according to a report from Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. It is important to remember that the deal can not be finalized currently since the NBA’s rules on that lift next month. Adebayo has emerged as one of the […]

When it comes to the Miami Heat this offseason, the one aspect that has been talked about the most is the contract situation regarding star Jimmy Butler. However, it has been reported and said time and time again that Butler wants to stay with the Heat as proven again by Brian Windhorst of ESPN on […]

It is finally the day as the first round of the NBA Draft starts Wednesday with the Miami Heat looking to make moves to kick off what will no doubt be an eventful summer. As they currently have the 15th overall pick in the first round, here are last minute bold predictions for the Heat […]

If there is one aspect of the Miami Heat’s offseason that will be interesting to follow, it’s the contract situation surrounding star Jimmy Butler. One person who gave their viewpoint on the matter was basketball analyst for ESPN in Tim Legler who talked about how Heat president Pat Riley addressed Butler which makes him believe […]

It was made official Monday that former player and basketball analyst JJ Redick will become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Consequently, a statement was released from the Lakers organization where Redick stated that his goal in the role is to “focus on delivering championship-caliber basketball.” “I am incredibly humbled to join […]

It has been an already eventful summer for Jacksonville Jaguars star quarterback Trevor Lawrence as he signed a huge contract extension lasting five-years, worth $275 million. In an interview with Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, he spoke about his NFL journey from his rookie year and how it has prepared him for the present moment. […]

While the Miami Heat have a lot of storylines surrounding them this offseason, one of the more interesting situations surrounds star Caleb Martin. The spark plug for the Heat could have played his last game with the franchise as according to a report from Mike A. Scotto of HoopsHype. Martin is set to become an […]

Former MLB player and legend for multiple teams in Reggie Jackson spoke about the racism he experienced when playing in the minor leagues in Birmingham, Alabama. The same city and state was the sight of the recent showcase the league honored with the history of the Negro Leagues and even when the color barrier was […]

If there has been an iron man for the Boston Red Sox, it has to be star Jarren Duran who has played in all of the team’s 77 games so far this season. Red Sox manager Alex Cora spoke to the media before Saturday afternoon’s game where he talked about giving Duran a rest to […]

With the NBA Draft quickly approaching starting next Wednesday and continuing on Thursday, it will be a busy couple of days for the Miami Heat as they look to hopefully bring in two crucial players for their future. However, there are also some names in the draft that the team should be best avoiding as […]