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The 6-4 Miami Dolphins will travel to MetLife Stadium in Week 12 to take on the worst team in the NFL, the hapless New York Jets. Coached by former Dolphins head coach Adam Gase, the Jets are 0-10 on the season and have already been eliminated from playoff contention. New York is six losses away […]

The 8-2 New Orleans Saints will travel to Empower Field at Mile High in Week 12 to take on the 4-6 Denver Broncos. The Saints defeated the Atlanta Falcons at home in Week 11 in Taysom Hill’s first NFL start at quarterback. He’s filling in for future Hall of Famer Drew Brees, who has 11 […]

The playoffs are in just a few weeks for most fantasy football managers, making now as good as a time as ever to pick up a quality tight end to earn a key win late in the season. Whether you’re trying to guarantee yourself a first-round bye or looking for your first win of the […]

The 7-3 Green Bay Packers will host the 5-5 Chicago Bears in Week 12 on Sunday Night Football on NBC. The Packers are coming off an overtime loss in Week 11 against the Indianapolis Colts, while the Bears had Week 11 off as their bye week. Chicago fell to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 10 […]

The Houston Rockets have been one of the headliners of the 2020 NBA offseason, but not really for good reasons. Much of the drama that has ensued has included Houston in some fashion. There were major changes in the coaching department (Mike D’Antoni to Stephen Silas) and front office (Daryl Morey to Rafael Stone), while […]

After picking up their biggest win of the season on Monday, the Los Angeles Rams head into Week 12 looking to get a victory against a longtime rival that has recently had their number and strengthen their hold on top of the competitive NFC West. The Rams will host the San Francisco 49ers at the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers came into the 2019-20 NBA season with championship expectations. Many tabbed the Clippers as the favorite to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy. At the very least, the mere notion of a “Battle for L.A.” in the Western Conference Finals had basketball fans salivating. Of course, it never happened. The Clippers had […]

Like most teams, the Miami Heat were searching for ways to bolster their roster in the 2020 NBA offseason. Normally, organizations have months to prepare for this rumor-filled time frame. However, circumstances and proceedings were different this year due to coronavirus protocols and a condensed playoff campaign. The Heat did the best they could, all […]

The recently-concluded 2020 NBA Draft unleashed a handful of potential stars and quality players in the league. The likes of Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, and others promise to be of All-Star and franchise-cornerstone quality. We can just speculate in the meantime as to whether they will be hits or misses. One can really only do […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were supposed to be a championship contender in the 2019-20 NBA campaign thanks to the maturation of their two young All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, plus some notable offseason moves. However, the team underachieved big time. They struggled mightily on the road before the suspension of the season due to the […]

The Golden State Warriors have nowhere to go but up. After finishing the 2019-2020 with a league-worst 15-50 record and missing the NBA Playoffs for the first time in eight seasons, the Warriors will enter the new season with high expectations as they welcome a mix of new and familiar faces. The Achilles injury suffered […]

Team SoloMid (TSM) is in a state of rebuilding right now. After going 0-6 in the group stage of Worlds 2020, TSM is making moves to make sure they’ll do better next year. Being one of the top teams in the LCS, expectations are high for the North American team. Most recently, they’ve signed one […]

For the most part, the Boston Celtics have rounded up their 2020 offseason. As normal, it was filled with them being linked to multiple prominent figures all while attempting to retain some free agents of their own in the process. As expected, they locked up franchise star Jayson Tatum, signing him to a five-year, $195 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers claimed their 17th NBA championship last season, defeating the Miami Heat in 4-2 fashion. Though they lost a few key contributors from that campaign, many believe that the Lakers actually upgraded their roster during this offseason. We’ll start by mentioning the players that left the Lakers, be it by way of […]

They’re going to look different, and chances are they’re going to play different, but the Golden State Warriors will be back in contention in 2020-21 with their new-look roster. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr’s projected starting five includes some new faces, some healthy veterans, and a midseason acquisition: Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Kelly Oubre Jr., […]

An NBA offseason isn’t really complete without a couple of deals that will take everyone by surprise, and this year is no different. There was the Phoenix Suns trading for Chris Paul to pair him with another All Star in Devin Booker, there was Bogdan Bogdanovic spurning the Milwaukee Bucks to join the Atlanta Hawks, […]

The 2020 NFL regular season will be over before too long, which means that fantasy football owners should already be gearing up for a run toward the postseason. Whether you are a fantasy football owner that has already locked up a spot in the postseason or you are a fantasy football owner still fighting for […]

The Buffalo Bills have been on a tear this season. They’ve won three of their last four meetings, two of which were against formidable opponents. They’ve got six games remaining this season, all of which are beatable teams aside from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even so, Week 12 should hold a desirable outcome for Buffalo. The […]

The season of overspending has for the most part come to an end. Across the NBA, there are a number of front offices slapping high-fives while draining most of their cap space for the foreseeable future following the initial frenzy of free agency. To add insult to injury, some of those same teams will be […]

Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar is a stalwart of Twitch, a veteran streamer that a lot of youngbloods look up to. Starting out as a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) player, he successfully transitioned to streaming. Now, at the age of 33 and eight years into streaming, summit1g remains popular. We look into his career and his […]

As part of a report that was issued earlier this week, Marc Stein of The New York Times noted that several rival teams are expecting the Los Angeles Clippers to trade shooting guard Lou Williams ahead of the 2020-21 season Williams has been a force off the bench for a long time, and there would […]

Despite a shortened offseason compared to recent years, NBA free agency was still filled with many transactions, with teams landing All Stars via trade, signing quality veterans and young talent, or giving their own players lucrative new deals to secure their future. But even though the wheeling and dealing may not yet be done, some signings […]

The 3-7 Dallas Cowboys will host the 3-7 Washington Football Team on Thanksgiving Day at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys, New York Giants and Washington Football Team are each tied for second place in the NFC East standings. The Philadelphia Eagles are in first place with a record of 3-6-1. As everyone knows, the NFC East […]

The undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving Day in a classic AFC North matchup. The Steelers will look to improve to 11-0 on the season and sweep the season series against the Ravens, who are 6-4 and have lost three out of their last four games. Baltimore lost to the […]

Normally, the NBA offseason is drawn out and filled with juicy drama. This year, however, the coronavirus pandemic has left teams around the league with a condensed variant. Some organizations still managed to acquire significant pieces under these irregular circumstances, while others were left in the proverbial dust. In this piece, we’ll rank the three […]

The NBA’s first-ever November version of free agency has been wild. There have been plenty of head-scratching moves since free agency kicked off this past Friday. Let’s take a look at the initial two losers of NBA free agency in 2020. Loser No 1: Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets entered free agency with plenty of […]

Chances are, as basketball fans, all of us recognize the value of three-point shooting in today’s NBA. It is now seen as the most efficient shot in the sport. Every team values players who are able to shoot the three efficiently. With that, we now ask, who exactly is the best three-point shooter for each […]

During the summer of 2014, the Golden State Warriors found themselves at a crossroads. While the Warriors were a team on the rise, they flirted with a blockbuster trade that would have changed everything: Klay Thompson for Kevin Love. Ultimately, it would require the intervention of NBA legend Jerry West — an advisor to the […]

Fantasy football playoffs are coming up quite soon, so making sure your roster is chocked full of the right players that can jump into your starting lineup at a moment’s notice is the difference between securing that first-round bye and missing out on the playoffs due to not scoring enough points. The choice is yours […]

The Cleveland Cavs are slowly unclogging the logjam they have on their front line, with Kevin Love expected to be the next big piece to go. Rumors of Love getting traded has been prevalent even before he signed that surprising 4-year, $120m extension back in 2018. As the Cavs prepare to embrace yet another re-build, […]

The AFC has been quite crowded in the middle of the pack with Week 11 of the NFL regular season winding down. Entering Week 11, six teams pursuing the Super Bowl had identical 6-3 records. The seventh and extra playoff spot at the back end of the postseason lineup could help clear up such a […]

For the second time in his NBA career, Dwight Howard is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers after just one season. He’s now with the Philadelphia Sixers in a free agency plot twist. However, the circumstances surrounding his second departure from Los Angeles couldn’t be more different from the first, after he helped LeBron James and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are entering the 2020-21 NBA season in one of the most tense states in their franchise’s history. Their ultimate goal would be having Giannis Antetokounmpo accept their supermax extension before the Dec. 21 deadline, which would keep the reigning MVP in the fold for a maximum of five years, with the fifth […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are fresh off the 17th championship in franchise history. LeBron James and Anthony Davis carried the Purple and Gold to a title, with L.A.’s assemblage of role players carrying out their duties and plugging whatever holes the Lakers had throughout the playoff run. Now, they are primed to run it back. […]

In their quest for a successful title defense in the 2020-21 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers fortified their roster by signing Wesley Matthews, an 11-year veteran known for his steady shooting from deep and significant experience on the floor. It’s inevitable that Matthews will be compared to Danny Green. Though they weren’t swapped for […]

Martin “Rekkles” Larsson is one of the most talked-about free agents during the 2020 League of Legends (LOL) Preseason. Now that he’s moved on in his career, leaving behind Fnatic to join their bitter rivals, it’s a good time to check on what he has achieved in his career so far. And yes, that includes […]

We all know the scenario. Top college prospect gets selected with a high draft pick, there’s a load of expectations, and ultimately it all goes sideways. NBA Draft busts are basically league lore at this point. There have been situations, however, where a player was written off too quickly, only to come out guns blazing […]

This year’s free agency is coming up, as we are in the middle of the shortest offseason in NBA history. With NBA free agency season coming up, there is no doubt that a couple of teams are aiming to improve their roster composition. This year’s free agency class is headlined by no other than Los […]

The Los Angeles Rams will travel to Tampa Bay on Monday night, looking to take sole possession of first place in the NFC West. Following their win in primetime against the Seattle Seahawks in week 10, Los Angeles will hope to capitalize against an inconsistent Buccaneers team involved in their own divisional fight. With the […]