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For the first time in a long time, the Golden State Warriors have more question marks than answers heading into the 2019-20 NBA season. And for the first time in a long time, the fate of the Warriors is completely unknown. No longer is the expectation “championship or bust.” No longer are we expecting Stephen […]

Josh Gordon made his return to the football field on Thursday night, playing in his first actual game since a suspension ended his 2018 campaign last December. It was the latest in a series of drug-related suspensions for the wide receiver that have limited him to just 22 games since his monster 2013 season in […]

The Indianapolis Colts were blindsided last weekend when Andrew Luck suddenly announced his retirement, a crushing blow to the Colts’ Super Bowl hopes for the 2019 NFL season. Yes, the Colts still have the entirely competent Jacoby Brissett to step in under center, but Brissett isn’t Luck, and, as a result, Indianapolis’ championship aspirations have […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars may very well have been the NFL’s most disappointing team in 2018, winning just five games one year after making it all the way to the AFC Championship Game. But the Jaguars made big changes ahead of the 2019 NFL season, namely at quarterback where they replaced the much-maligned Blake Bortles with […]

The college football season has officially begun, which means the hype for the 2020 NFL Draft also does. This segment will highlight the top 25 prospects in all of college football, and work as a sort of power rankings. It’ll be updated weekly based mostly on player performance and injury. This isn’t supposed to be […]

After forecasting the AFC’s division winners for the 2019 NFL season, let’s dive into predictions for the NFC. The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams have won their respective divisions in each of the past two seasons. The Dallas Cowboys look to repeat as division champions—something they haven’t done since winning five straight NFC […]

The Pacific Division was the most discussed one this offseason. What will the Lakers do? Well, the made a huge trade for Anthony Davis. How will the Los Angeles Clippers respond? They added Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. What about the Sacramento Kings? They managed to keep their core together and added some veteran help. […]

The recent retirement of quarterback Andrew Luck truly puts into perspective of the toll some NFL gunslingers go through. The list of injuries put on the former first overall pick are too much for some players to endure, from concussions and torn labrums to torn rib cartilege and lacerated kidneys. It’s not surprising that he […]

The word on the street is that 38-year-old former All-NBA swingman Joe Johnson is currently working his way back to a return to the NBA for the upcoming season. According to multiple sources, the seven-time All-Star will be working out with the Philadelphia 76ers, while the New Orleans Pelicans — among other teams — are also […]

The Carolina Panthers will enter the 2019 NFL season looking to reclaim their spot atop the NFC South and more. After sitting out the Playoffs last season with a 7-9 mark, Cam Newton and team will be gunning for redemption. With Newton ready to roll and Christian McCaffrey and Greg Olson set to offer offensive […]

The Atlanta Falcons are coming off of a disappointing 2018 campaign in which they won just seven games and missed the playoffs, but now, heading into the 2019 NFL season, the Falcons look poised to make another run. Thanks to an explosive offense and a (hopefully) better defense, Atlanta is becoming a trendy pick to […]

Shaquille O’Neal or Kobe Bryant? Who was the most important player in the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty? It is a question that has been debated for almost two decades, and it’s one that will certainly surface again now that Bryant has re-opened the feud (well, kind of) by saying he would have had 12 rings […]

On Thursday night, the San Francisco 49ers host the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4 of the 2019 NFL preseason. Star players like quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner won’t see the field in the team’s fourth preseason game, nor will key starters tight end George Kittle and defensive end Dee Ford, who […]

So, in case you haven’t heard, Kobe Bryant opened up the latest can of worms in his feud with Shaquille O’Neal, a can of worms that seemed like it had been closed for good. During a recent interview, Bryant took a shot at O’Neal’s lackluster work ethic, saying that he would have had 12 rings […]

The Boston Celtics will enter the 2019-20 NBA season trying to figure how to get this right. Just two seasons and an injury removed from missing the NBA Finals, the team has done a major roster facelift. Gone is high-profile Kyrie Irving and replaced with ex-Charlotte Hornets’ Kemba Walker. Even their top 10 defense took […]

The San Francisco 49ers are looking to be on the rise once again. After having their 2018 season derailed because of significant injuries, they’re seeking to complete the rebuild in the 2019 NFL season that’s been happening since the start of the Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch regime in 2017. It’s going to be a […]

After an eventful offseason, the Cleveland Browns are entering their most anticipated season since the team returned to Cleveland in 1999. The roster is filled with playmakers and should be one of the most entertaining groups in the NFL. The 2019 NFL season is expected to be a good one for the usually embattled franchise. […]

Andrew Luck’s decision to leave football behind rocked the sports world to its core, but the Indianapolis Colts quarterback is hardly the only athlete who stepped away from the game they once loved at the peak of their powers. These are the 10 most shocking retirements in the history of sports. 10. Sandy Koufax The […]

The Arizona Cardinals infamously selected Heisman Trophy winner and former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. While tabbing the former collegiate stand out as the team’s quarterback of the future, the Cardinals were also forced to part ways with fellow up-and-coming […]

The Brooklyn Nets took their offseason very seriously. Instead of standing pat like other teams, Sean Marks decided to shake things up on a team who surprised many and made the playoffs. Even with the loss of their spark plug D’Angelo Russell, the Nets are still looking towards a bright future with Kyrie Irving. They […]

The Detroit Pistons are coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which they won 41 games, captured the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and were swept in the first round of the playoffs. For years, the Pistons have been a classic treadmill team: good enough to contend for a playoff spot, but not good […]

The Chicago Bears are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 12 games and captured the NFC North division title before ultimately losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. But, in spite of the disappointing playoff loss, the Bears are entering the 2019 NFL Season full […]

The Denver Nuggets are coming off of a surprisingly impressive 2018-19 campaign in which they won 54 games and nabbed the second seed in the Western Conference before being ousted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the playoffs. Now, the Nuggets are getting set to enter the 2019-20 season with largely […]

This is it. We’ve finally made it to the end of the 2019 NFL preseason, and for the Green Bay Packers, that means one more game. This time, it’s against the Kansas City Chiefs in the friendly confidences of Lambeau Field. If this game was taking place a week later, it would be a must-watch […]

The Miami Heat were definitely one of the big winners of what was easily one of the most insane offseasons in the history of the NBA. Instead of opting to fall into basketball purgatory, Heat team president Pat Riley worked his magic yet again, as he ensured that Miami would remain relevant in a highly-competitive […]

Dwight Howard is back in Los Angeles, but this time, his stay with the Lakers will be Kobe-free. Remember: Howard spent one season in the purple and gold back during the 2012-13 campaign after coming over in a trade with the Orlando Magic. The Lakers were expected to be a dominant force, but instead, they […]

With Andrew Luck announcing his shocking retirement from the NFL at the young age of 29, you start shuffling through your mind trying to think of other players who surprisingly retired very early. Obviously, there is a long list of those guys in the NFL. Jim Brown. Barry Sanders. Calvin Johnson. Patrick Willis. The list […]

The Atlantic Division provided four of the eight teams in the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs last season. That’s a powerful statement they made, and what has exactly changed for this upcoming year? Kawhi Leonard is gone but the Toronto Raptors may have just enough talent to grab the 8th seed. The New York Knicks had […]

The Chicago Bulls are coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which they won just 22 games, but there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the future in Chicago, and into the 2019-20 NBA season. Yes, excitement around the same Bulls franchise headed by John Paxson and Gar Forman, two executives who have […]

The New York Jets will complete their preseason this Thursday when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles in their final tune-up before the regular season begins on Sept. 8. New York has gone 1-2 thus far in its exhibition games and has some high hopes heading into 2019, as a busy offseason in which the […]

The Dallas Cowboys have about as talented of a roster as you’ll find in the NFL in 2019, but before they so much as touched down in Oxnard, California for the start of training camp, their season was already facing uncertainty. It’s no secret Dallas is in a tough spot with contract negotiations looming for […]

The Buffalo Bills will enter the 2019 NFL season with the hope of being taken seriously. The problem with that is, they haven’t done enough in the offseason to make a claim for that themselves. Instead of getting younger at their main skill positions, the Bills added age. While top receivers were either free agents […]

Bradley Beal is one of the biggest trade candidates in the NBA right now. However, the Washington Wizards are better off keeping their homegrown star, rather than trading him and embarking on a severe rebuilding project. There is merit behind the Wizards potentially trading Beal, especially if he rejects the three-year extension worth roughly $112 […]

In one of the most shocking developments in NFL history, 2012 first overall pick Andrew Luck has retired at the age of 29. It’s a stunning revelation given the Stanford standout was still in his prime. However, injuries took their toll on the young field general: Physical toll on Andrew Luck through 6 NFL seasons:» […]

For the first time in 2019, the Cleveland Browns have lost a game. In their third preseason match, the Browns fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 13-12. Even though (most of) the starting offense played the entire first half, Cleveland was unable to manage a touchdown. It was a rough game […]

Despite their 29 wins, the Atlanta Hawks were an exciting team to watch last season. After a slow start, prized rookie Trae Young came alive in the second half of the season and breathed new life into the future of Hawks basketball. The duo of Young and John Collins has Hawks fans racing to the […]

Team USA fell to Australia by a score of 98-94 in their FIBA World Cup qualifier matchup early Saturday morning, marking the USA’s first defeat in the tournament this summer. Not only that, but it represented the first loss the Americans have suffered since 2006. And you know what? It was hardly surprising. Don’t get […]

For the last half-decade, Los Angeles (well, at least the Lakers’ side) has been a basketball graveyard. A team once embodied by glitz and glam, spoiled by the glory of consistent victory, spend years laden with tombstones, marking a mass death of hope in the city. There is hope for the 2019-20 NBA season, but […]

Russell Westbrook is consistently in the MVP discussion. He was 10th in MVP voting this past season despite averaging a triple-double for the third season in a row. Before this past year, Westbrook had finished in the top five in MVP voting for four consecutive years, including winning the award in 2016-17. Now moving on […]