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Exactly five months ago, on a warm June evening in Sunrise, the Florida Panthers captured their second consecutive NHL championship. It wasn’t quite as thrilling as the year before, when the Edmonton Oilers erased a 3-0 deficit before coming up just short in a one-goal Game 7 — but it was a terrific series nonetheless. […]

LeBron James has done it all in the NBA. It’s safe to say that he has lived up to the hype, proving that he is indeed the best basketball player in the world. While James did exercise his player option this year, there are plenty of rumors about his future. Although retirement is an option, […]

The NFL is still in Week 11 because of Monday Night Football. But it’s never too early to look ahead to Thursday Night Football. Buffalo and Houston will square off in an AFC showdown later this week that could have huge ramifications for both teams. Houston is attempting to turn around their season, improving to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are 5-5. They currently sit in third place in the AFC West after their Week 11 heartbreaking loss to the Denver Broncos. Fans aren’t used to this much losing in Kansas City. In fact, the Chiefs have only lost more than five games during the entire season once in the Patrick […]

The Buffalo Bills continue to lean on fantasy football star Josh Allen while the Houston Texans try to stay in the playoff hunt. And here is the start ‘em, sit ‘em advice for their Week 12 Thursday Night Football contest. Buffalo (7-3) enters off the high of a tough 44-32 win over the Buccaneers, while […]

In the aftermath of the Philadelphia Eagles’ impressive win over the Lions and the Rams taking care of business, something has become clear. Forget the AFC, the NFC will claim the 2025 Super Bowl title. The Eagles improved to 8-2 on the season with a dog-fight 16-9 win on Sunday Night Football. Meanwhile, the Rams […]

Things could not have been much worse for the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, losing Michael Penix Jr., and also seeing Drake London go down with an injury. And here is what those injuries mean for the nightmare Falcons’ season. Atlanta entered the year with high hopes, believing its two first-round picks would transform the defense […]

The Denver Broncos have won eight straight games on the back of an elite defense. The team finds success because they get after the quarterback often. Their 49 sacks are the most in the league, 15 more than the second-place team. At this rate, the team is on pace to break the single-season sack record […]

Injuries are always a constant in the NFL. Teams around the league are fighting for playoff position with one another, as the postseason is not too far away. That means a significant injury at this point in the season could almost certainly put any player out of commission for the rest of the year. Unfortunately, […]

Five HBCUs are making history this postseason at the Division II level. For the first time in history, five Historically Black Colleges and Universities have clinched a bid to the NCAA Division II Playoffs: Albany State University, Benedict College, Kentucky State, Johnson C. Smith, and Virginia Union. Each institution enters the postseason having delivered a […]

Once again, it seems like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic will be the two players battling for the MVP award late in the 2025-26 NBA season. However, this year’s MVP race is much more open than in years past, especially with the hot starts we have seen from Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama, and Luka Doncic. […]

Not too long ago, the Detroit Pistons lost 28 consecutive games and were sitting at the bottom of the NBA. This team didn’t find any success under Dwane Casey, and then they went just 14-68 during the 2023-24 season with Monty Williams, their worst record in franchise history. Then JB Bickerstaff took over for the […]

Week 11 was a low-scoring affair, as windy weather and tons of turnovers dominated this week of football. Of the games played during the early and late-afternoon slates, four winners failed to eclipse the 25-point mark, while only three teams scored 35 or more. Even so, ClutchPoints’ Week 12 NFL Power Rankings does have a […]

The Detroit Lions entered Sunday Night Football looking to strengthen their grip on the NFC playoff race. Instead, they walked out of Week 11 with one of their ugliest offensive showings of the season. In a 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit failed to convert on all five fourth-down attempts. They mustered just nine […]

Coming off their bye week, the Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to look refreshed, refined, and ready to reclaim control of the AFC West. Instead, they walked into Mile High and played like a team still stuck in neutral. The result was a crushing 22-19 road loss to the Denver Broncos. Wil Lutz sealed it […]

The Seattle Seahawks entered Week 11 riding high on a four-game winning streak. Their offense was clicking and their defense quietly emerging as one of the NFC’s most balanced units. On Sunday in Los Angeles, though, everything that had gone right for weeks unraveled. The Seahawks fell to the Rams, 21-19, in a game that […]

There are just two weeks left in the college football season. The top five-ranked conference champions get a guaranteed trip to the College Football Playoffs. After Week 12, few spots have been decided in conference title games, and it is time to break down all the scenarios for each conference in their title game. The […]

Week 12 of the College Football season has come to an end, with upsets and near-upsets. With just two weeks left in the regular season, some teams have cemented their status as contenders, while other teams fell from that class this week. This has caused some major shakeups in the College Football Top 25 Power […]

There are now just two weeks left in the college football regular season, and the College Football Playoff picture is starting to take shape. Saturday was an eventful one, especially in the SEC, and the results will have a massive ripple effect heading into the Week 13 CFP rankings reveal on Tuesday night. The biggest […]

The Commanders and Dolphins gave NFL fans in Madrid an incredible game to cap off this season’s international series. Washington lost 16-13 in overtime against Miami in a thrilling game for Spain’s NFL fans. The game was competitive from wire to wire, but the Commanders could not come away with what would have been an […]

More often than not, once an NBA player can no longer find a team in the league, the best route is to settle with is an offer overseas or to call it a career. However, the rise of 3-on-3 basketball has paved the way for the emergence of the Big3 Basketball League, a professional league […]

Basketball is a star-driven sport. A lot of the best players in the NBA have been doing their thing for quite some time now. LeBron James, for example, has been in the NBA for a record 23 seasons. Despite the presence of proven stars, talent emerges out of nowhere every season. During the early part […]

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers’ All-Star duo of Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley was peppered with questions in the locker room after the team’s come-from-behind 108-100 victory over a shorthanded, struggling Memphis Grizzlies bunch. So much has been written and said about the Cavs’ early-season struggles amid injuries, flat performances, and call-backs to last season, […]

With a few more injuries to now consider, the fantasy football running back crop has left many fantasy football managers in limbo ahead of Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season. But aside from the deepest available leagues, there are still a few serviceable options available late in the week. Week 11 will force Jonathan Taylor […]

The fantasy football quarterback scene has only gotten more complicated ahead of Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season. Although only two teams are on bye — the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints — several managers will be without their go-to options. The Colts being on bye removes Daniel Jones from fantasy football lineups, […]

Even in his 17th year in the NBA at the ripe old age of 37, the Stephen Curry show remains the greatest show in the league, and maybe in all of sports. The two-time MVP was electric in Golden State’s narrow but much-needed 109-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs to secure their first win […]

In the wake of a catastrophic 2-10 start, the New Orleans Pelicans have moved on from Willie Green. EVP Joe Dumars could no longer ignore the Smoothie King Center’s sour vibes lingering past the decision to skip the coach’s pregame introduction. A four-game losing streak to start the season, characterized by the usual defensive lapses […]

The moment the broadcast went live on ESPN2, the clash between South Carolina State and North Carolina Central simply felt big. This was more than just a game; it was the inevitable showdown that would determine who controlled the destiny of the MEAC Championship race. The physical intensity between these two evenly matched teams was […]

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 brings back new and old Perk-a-Colas for Zombies mode, with Augments to improve each one. But what exactly do these perks do, especially the newest one? And how are Augments beneficial for you during an intense game of Zombies? We created a list of all Perk-a-Colas in Call of […]

Sydney Sweeney walked straight into a storm when Christy opened to a rough box-office weekend. The biographical drama, where she steps into Christy Martin’s gloves, drew only $1.3 million in more than 2,000 theaters and landed among the weakest wide releases ever, per Variety. Sweeney did not flinch. She responded with a long Instagram message […]

Jonquel Jones has become known as one of the New York Liberty’s shining stars. She helped lead the team to its first-ever WNBA championship in 2024 after joining the year prior, and she’s been an integral part of the league’s growth since being drafted in 2016. However, the five-time All-Star hasn’t always felt like the […]

For the third year in a row, I had the opportunity to attend the HBCU First Look Film Festival—an annual celebration of Black creativity, culture, and cinematic excellence. Each year, this event continues to spotlight emerging voices and honor trailblazers who’ve paved the way in film and television. From thought-provoking panels to celebrity appearances and […]

After an incredible Hall-of-Fame career, Dirk Nowitzki rode off into the sunset with no one knowing if, or when, he’d be heard from again with regards to the NBA. And for a while, it appeared as though Nowitzki would take the Tim Duncan route and disappear from the scene with the exception of the occasional […]

After taking care of business in an ugly, hard-fought edition of Monday Night Football, the Philadelphia Eagles are heading back to primetime for another game with serious NFC standing consequences when they welcome the Detroit Lions to Lincoln Financial Field. With wins over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, […]

The Buffalo Bills enter Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season in uncharted territory, at least recently. They are not in first place in the AFC East. The New England Patriots lead the division at 9-2 after their defeat of the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. Meanwhile, the Bills are two games back […]

If you want the full fantasy football picture for defenses and special teams, check here. Or for a start ‘em, sit ‘em look, check this out. But if you need a last-minute fantasy football defense and special teams streaming option for Week 11, you’re in the right place. Leading the way this week are the […]

No matter what trades are made from now until the end of existence, nothing will ever come close to the shocking and time-stopping trade the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers made at the start of February 2025. Never in a million years could someone have predicted that the Mavs would ever trade Luka Doncic, […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander marched into Intuit Dome wearing a fit he’ll likely never repeat again, a chance to tie Oscar Robertson for third all-time in consecutive 20-point games in NBA history. The last time that the Oklahoma City Thunder guard played against the team that drafted and traded him, it was one […]

The latest Madden 26 Player Ratings update has arrived ahead of Week 11 of the NFL season. This week, players like Jonathan Taylor and Matthew Stafford saw boosts to their OVR. However, other notable players saw a decrease in their OVR. Therefore, we decided to take a look at the updated player ratings and see […]