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In the modern NBA, the trade deadline and the weeks leading up to it are filled with tons of moves, both big and small. If a player hears his name pop up in trade rumors, it is incredibly likely that he will, in fact, be dealt. Take Trae Young, for example. The point guard was […]

A lot of basketball fans will claim that the annual NBA All-Star Weekend is getting more and more stale, despite the cast of superstars. In the past few seasons, basketball fanatics have criticized the event, calling for something new. Just recently, the league is teasing the idea of organizing a 1v1 tournament to inject some […]

Just four teams remain in the NFL playoffs as conference championship week is upon us. Divisional Round weekend is one of the best weeks of the year, and it delivered once again on Saturday and Sunday with four games that had just about everything. To start the weekend off, the Broncos escaped the Bills at […]

Halfway through the 2024-25 regular season, the Boston Celtics were 29-12 and doing what was expected of them. The C’s were just six months removed from winning it all and had hopes of repeating as champions given their nearly identical roster. Halfway through the 2025-26 regular season, the Celtics are 26-15 and exceeding what was […]

The 2025-26 NBA MVP race is shaping up to be one that comes down to who actually remains eligible. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is looking to become the 13th player in league history to win back-to-back MVP awards, while Nikola Jokic has made a very compelling case to win his fourth MVP award in the last six […]

The San Francisco 49ers got humbled during the Divisional Round of the playoffs. San Francisco was crushed 41-6 by Seattle in a game where the 49ers were completely outmatched. The 49ers deserve credit for making it so far into the playoffs despite a mountain of injuries. Now San Francisco enters the offseason and should be […]

It was a tough finish for Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud. And now the team must begin roster building for 2026. Part of that process will be the NFL Draft, and here are the Texans’ top three targets after the playoff defeat to the Patriots. A miserable turnover-fest sent the Texans packing in a 28-16 […]

One year into his main roster run, WWE Superstar Penta is one of the focal points of Netflix’s Unreal Season 2, which premieres on Jan. 20. It’s clear that Penta was so excited to join WWE. He had wrestled for other promotions for nearly 20 years before finally making his way to WWE, which was […]

A temptation to demolish everything is understandable for a new front office inheriting a roster stuck between Zion Williamson’s injury timelines, win-now expectations, and the NBA’s unforgiving middle. However, a full teardown centered solely on Trey Murphy III is neither realistic nor advisable for the stuck-in-place New Orleans Pelicans. The notion of stripping to the […]

The Buffalo Bills had a nightmarish end to the 2025 season. Buffalo lost a heartbreaking overtime game against Denver that featured plenty of mistakes on both sides of the football. That crushing playoff loss clearly shook the organization, as the Bills decided to fire head coach Sean McDermott on Monday. Buffalo’s decision to fire McDermott […]

Despite the Chicago Bears making too many mistakes in a tough Divisional Round loss, the team has a bright future. A key step is the 2026 NFL draft, and here are the Bears’ top three targets after losing to the Rams. Chicago turned the ball over in overtime and wound up on the short end […]

Only four teams remain in the NFL playoffs. The Super Bowl is so close that all of the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos can taste it. Unfortunately for the Broncos, quarterback Bo Nix fractured his ankle with just a couple of plays remaining in their overtime win in the […]

The 2026 MLB Power Rankings are back after the hot stove finally turned up. Alex Bregman went to the Chicago Cubs, Kyle Tucker signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Ranger Suarez is on the Boston Red Sox, all moves that change the MLB landscape. ClutchPoints’ latest power rankings not only benefit those teams, but […]

The Boston Bruins are one of the more surprising teams in the NHL this season. They have been one of the streakiest teams in the league this season and they are currently on their hottest run of the season, having won 6 games in a row after a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks in Chicago […]

After yet another soul-crushing playoff loss, the Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Sean McDermott. Now the question is, who’s the next person to try to lead Josh Allen and company to a Super Bowl? To help answer that question, here are the Bills’ top five Sean McDermott head coach replacement candidates available right now. […]

Sometimes, a heartbreak can signal arrival, not collapse. Maybe that’s the silver lining for the Chicago Bears. That comes after they walked off the field in January stunned, not shattered. Their Divisional Round loss to the Los Angeles Rams hurt precisely because it confirmed something Bears fans haven’t been able to say in years. Chicago […]

The NBA trade deadline is around the corner, and several organizations around the league continue to canvass what is expected to be an active market with many Western Conference hopefuls. Among those expected to be big buyers before the trade deadline and have taken a leap in this week’s edition of the NBA power rankings […]

The Houston Texans didn’t limp into the 2026 offseason wondering whether their rebuild worked. They entered it knowing it has worked and yet it still wasn’t enough. A season that began in frustration and ended in heartbreak crystallized exactly where Houston stands. This is a talented, resilient, and dangerous team. Still, it is missing the […]

The Chicago Bears ended their magical 2025 season on Sunday night in Soldier Field. Chicago lost an overtime thriller with Los Angeles, falling 20-17 in head coach Ben Johnson’s first playoff loss with the Bears. Now the Rams will advance to the NFC Championship and the Bears will be left thinking about what could have […]

In an 82-game NBA season, any team that struggles to start and finds its way to success later has a game where it finally breaks through. If the Cleveland Cavaliers do, in fact, make a run in the second half of the campaign, they might look back at their shorthanded 117-115 win over the Philadelphia […]

The Houston Texans’ promising rise met a painful ceiling on Sunday. They entered the 2025 season determined to prove their rapid rebuild was no fluke. For much of the year, they did exactly that. They played disciplined, physical football that reflected head coach DeMeco Ryans’ vision and validated CJ Stroud’s emergence as a franchise quarterback. […]

The San Francisco 49ers saw their title window slammed shut, albeit temporarily. This was not a team exposed as fraudulent, nor one suddenly short on talent. It was a roster stretched to its breaking point by injuries, depth erosion, and a growing list of structural issues. All those finally caught up to San Francisco on […]

Hockey fans have been anticipating a Rasmus Andersson trade for some time. The veteran defenseman had a falling out with the Calgary Flames during the summer, and it led to a breakdown in extension talks. In recent days, trade rumors reached a fever pitch. And on Sunday, things finally came together. Andersson is now a […]

After a long, grueling college football season and a tightly-contested College Football Playoff, just Miami and Indiana remain. The two unlikely competitors will fight for the national championship on Monday night in Miami, with the Hurricanes getting essentially a home game with the trophy on the line. Miami barely snuck into the CFP field as […]

The regrouping Memphis Grizzlies have spent most of the season hibernating near the lottery-bound basement. That is not where a roster built around Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Zach Edey expects to live, and it is not where EVP/GM Zach Kleiman intends to finish. Fortunately, the path ahead offers a golden opportunity for Tuomas […]

The Houston Texans have reached the Divisional Round of the playoffs for a seventh time in franchise history, and for a third straight season. For a third straight season, and seventh time overall, the team lost in the Divisional Round. It was a complete disaster for the Texans against the Patriots, as they lost 28-16. […]

The Minnesota Wild are having a phenomenal season. The Wild are 27-13-9 on the season, and are sitting tied for second in the Central Division. The franchise has made the playoffs in four of the past five seasons, but has yet to advance out of the first round. If they want to make a run […]

It has been a stellar season for the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens are 27-15-7 on the year, placing them in third place in the Atlantic Division. They are also just one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings for the top spot in the division, and three points behind the Carolina Hurricanes […]

The Buffalo Bills experienced their worst nightmare on Saturday night. Buffalo lost an overtime thriller with Denver, losing 33-30 and seeing their Super Bowl hopes dashed yet again. That loss is especially painful because Buffalo’s boogeymen, Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow, did not make the playoffs this year. The table was set for Buffalo to […]

The NBA trade deadline is so entertaining because there is something out there for everybody. Whether a team is in a position to buy or sell, nearly every team gets in on the trade action every year. Big-name superstars will be dealt, as will role players and draft picks. One of the top players on […]

After their Divisional Round loss, the Buffalo Bills remain contenders at a crossroads. This team is no stranger to January heartbreak. The way their 2025 season ended, though, may have been the most sobering yet. This was not a team outclassed by superior talent or overwhelmed by the moment. Instead, Buffalo fell because of mistakes, […]

For the San Francisco 49ers, this loss was a humiliation layered with inevitability. A season that once carried Super Bowl promise ended flat, fractured, and over almost as soon as it began. From the opening kickoff to the final whistle, the 49ers were overwhelmed by a Seattle Seahawks team that looked faster, better prepared, and […]

Oh, boy. This is going to sting Buffalo for a long, long time. It’s neither because the Bills were overmatched, not because they ran into a dynasty buzzsaw. Rather, it’s because the path was clear, and they still couldn’t walk it. The Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Cincinnati Bengals were out of the way. […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are clinging to hopes of an NBA Play-In Tournament berth, but this team needs more than injury luck to succeed in the postseason. Although Ja Morant had supposedly “figured out” the Oklahoma City Thunder last spring, the landscape has changed dramatically in the last six months. NBA Trade Deadline rumors are swirling […]

There is a horrifying imbalance in MLB payroll rankings, and while few teams can actually spend what the insatiable Los Angeles Dodgers can, there is still an onus on the small-market ballclubs to invest in their product. The Cincinnati Reds have failed their fans to this point of the offseason. While it was nice to […]

Once upon a time, the 2025-26 Los Angeles Clippers began the season having lost 21 of their first 27 games. A 6-21 record would have been perfectly acceptable for any tanking team. But the Clippers have been up against the clock since 2019, and they continue to owe the Oklahoma City Thunder first-round picks thanks […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year swingman Jaylon Tyson dished out the game-winning assist to Evan Mobley and set a career high with 39 points, leading his shorthanded squad to an admirable 117-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Tyson added five rebounds and four dimes in 38 minutes in the team’s second straight triumph over the Sixers on […]

After months of waiting, the Golden State Warriors have entered the time of the season where they can finally trade forward Jonathan Kuminga. As of January 15th, Kuminga became trade eligible, and the Warriors will have three weeks until the February 5th NBA trade deadline to find a new home for Kuminga. The situation has […]

The Washington Wizards will try their luck in the NBA Draft Lottery again this year after missing out on generational superstar Victor Wembanyama in 2023 as well as star prospects Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper in 2025. Luckily for the Wizards, Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, and Duke forward Cam Boozer have […]