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The Detroit Lions have long gone past being the NFL’s Cinderella surprise. They’re bona fide contenders, plain and simple. After pushing into the Divisional Round for two straight postseasons, expectations have officially shifted in Detroit. That change in perception also brings a new kind of pressure: maintaining excellence. With training camp fast approaching, the Lions […]

The story of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and the Oklahoma City Thunder is just being written. Over the last three seasons, these two young stars have forged an unbreakable bond and are the driving forces behind their organization’s rise. Now, they can call themselves NBA champions after winning Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals […]

The Florida Panthers are coming off a second-straight Stanley Cup victory. Now the Panthers look to make it a three-peat. In order to do that, the Panthers need to make moves. They have multiple pending free agents and salary cap restraints. Still, there are moves the Panthers can make in order to bring back their […]

For a sixth straight season, the San Jose Sharks failed to make the playoffs. Still, the team is loaded with young talent and has the second pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Sharks have a lot of work to do to get out of the basement of the NHL standings. They have the resources […]

Great NBA Draft day decisions have been few and far between for the Los Angeles Clippers organization, even dating back to their days as the Buffalo Braves in the ’70s and San Diego Clippers in the early ’80s. The team has been a contender during the Kawhi Leonard era, as they were when Chris Paul and […]

The Colorado Avalanche returned to the playoffs for an eighth straight season. This year, the Avalanche would fall in the first round to the Dallas Stars. Colorado was busy in the trade market during the season, but now needs to make moves to improve their roster for the 2025-26 campaign. These are the three players […]

The 2025 MLB Power Rankings are back after another thrilling week on the diamond. Rafael Devers faced off against the Boston Red Sox for the first time, a heat wave sent balls flying out of Wrigley Field, and Shohei Ohtani was back on the mound. But the MLB Power Rankings are headlined by the New […]

The Los Angeles Kings returned to the playoffs for a fourth straight season. Still, for a fourth year in a row, the Kings would fall to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. Now, they are making changes to advance past the first round, something they have not done since winning the Cup in 2014. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been crowned NBA champions for the first time, and Kevin Durant was traded to the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Now, the league turns their attention to the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday, as the level of uncertainty surrounding who will end up where after Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper are […]

The Phoenix Suns are stuck in no-man’s land. Despite having the trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal, Phoenix found itself out of the playoffs with a measly 36-46 record to end the 2024-25 season. After the season, the Suns traded Durant to the Houston Rockets and now the Suns are headed towards […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are playing competitive baseball right now. They are 42-36, which puts them 4.5 games back in the National League Central division, and just 1.0 games back in the National League Wild Card race. The Cardinals are nowhere near out of the playoff picture, and the team truly thinks they can still […]

A .500 record in late June has the Kansas City Royals reconsidering their approach to the 2025 trade deadline. After a breakout 2024 and high expectations for this season, the Royals’ offense has sputtered, and their outfield production ranks among the league’s worst. With a crowded roster and a farm system flush with catching prospects, […]

The Miami Heat have never really been major players at the NBA Draft. In fact, they’re one of the few teams left in the NBA that has yet to win the lottery. Nonetheless, the franchise has been historically great in finding diamonds in the rough, thanks to their elite player development. They will be attempting […]

The New York Jets are entering a new era of football in 2025. They hired Aaron Glenn to be the new head coach of the team. He is defensive minded, and the Jets are hoping his leadership in Detroit will transfer into a larger role in New York. Glenn then hired Tanner Engstrand to be […]

As the Seattle Seahawks prepare for the 2025 NFL season, the franchise finds itself at a crossroads. After two straight 9-8 campaigns and missing the playoffs, the pressure is mounting on general manager John Schneider and new head coach Mike Macdonald to deliver meaningful results. The Seahawks have already made significant changes, trading Geno Smith […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2025 NBA championship run was a masterclass in youth development, roster construction, and star power. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander capped off a historic season by winning the MVP, scoring title, and Finals MVP, leading the Thunder to their first title since relocating to Oklahoma City. Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren emerged as elite […]

As the Minnesota Vikings gear up for what promises to be one of the most anticipated training camps in recent franchise history, the roster appears stacked at nearly every position. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s aggressive offseason spending spree, north of $300 million, has transformed the Vikings into legitimate contenders, with depth and talent across the […]

The Indiana Pacers’ fairy-tale run to the 2025 NBA Finals ended in heartbreak, not just because of a Game 7 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder but due to the devastating Achilles injury suffered by franchise cornerstone Tyrese Haliburton. As the dust settles, the Pacers face an offseason of uncertainty. With Haliburton likely sidelined for […]

With training camp fast approaching, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers find themselves in a promising position. They have continuity on offense, defensive upgrades across the board, and a culture that’s increasingly confident in its core. The Bucs are also one of the few NFC South teams with stability at quarterback and head coach. Still, no front […]

The San Francisco 49ers have spent the better part of the past five years as a perennial Super Bowl contender. With an elite defense, one of the most dynamic running backs in football, and a breakout quarterback in Brock Purdy, the Niners have come agonizingly close to hoisting another Lombardi Trophy a couple of times. […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder are NBA champions and just completed of one of the most incredible rebuilds in NBA history going from contender to lottery team, then back to a contender in just six seasons. All this could not have been done without 2025 NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Los […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander only played one season with Chris Paul, but it made a bigger impact than anyone could’ve imagined, according to Gilgeous-Alexander’s father, Vaughn Alexander. The future Hall of Fame point guard was traded to the Thunder in July 2019, just days after Oklahoma City acquired Gilgeous-Alexander. The […]

With OTAs and minicamp in the past, the Los Angeles Chargers’ 2025 offseason roster is mostly complete. However, heading into training camp, the Chargers need to make one final splash and trade for disgruntled star cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The Chargers did not have too much cap space to use in free agency and failed to […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Before Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became a basketball star for the Oklahoma City Thunder, he was a little kid out in Toronto who just wanted to play … soccer? According to father Vaughn Alexander, that was the sport Gilgeous-Alexander loved before he happened to switch over to basketball. Shai’s journey to discovering that basketball […]

For the first time in a handful of seasons, the Phoenix Suns finally have a lottery pick. It’s all thanks to the Suns trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, a flurry of second-round picks, and the coveted No. 10 pick. Although the 2025 NBA Draft is full of surprises, […]

Every WNBA season brings both established standouts and a wave of rising stars all competing for the spotlight and recognition, and this year has been no different. While perennial headliners like Napheesa Collier, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, and Caitlin Clark dominate the spotlight and fan votes, a group of slightly overlooked but impactful players have […]

The New York Rangers are looking to bounce back after missing the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unfortunately, it was a season marked by struggles all over the ice, so there is a lot of work to do. Therefore, it seems that a trade might put this team on the right track. Jason Robertson could be […]

The Vegas Golden Knights had a disappointing season by their standards, losing to the Edmonton Oilers in the second round. Now, the Golden Knights look to bounce back and know they will need another impact scorer. Vegas combined for just 10 goals over five games, averaging two per contest. Alarmingly, Stuart Skinner shut them out […]

After weeks and weeks of discussions, the Kevin Durant trade is finally in the books. The Houston Rockets won the sweepstakes for the former league MVP, landing him in a blockbuster trade from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a package centered around Jalen Green. The full details of the trade are as follows. Rockets […]

The Colorado Avalanche have a lot of questions to answer as they approach the NHL offseason with a limited salary cap. Most notably, the Avalanche have just five defenseman signed for this coming season and two forwards who will be free agents after the 2025-26 season. Martin Necas is one of them, and if the […]

The Colorado Avalanche are hoping for better results in the 2025-26 season after losing to the Dallas Stars in the first round. Ultimately, the Avalanche may have trouble doing it through free agency, as they currently have $1.2 million in cap space. Because of that, the Avs need to finesse some trades to open up […]

After missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again, it’s time for the Columbus Blue Jackets to make a move involving a player who has previously requested a trade out of town: goaltender Elvis Merzlikins. Merzlikins was selected 76th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft and arrived in North America in 2019 after playing for HC […]

There was a time not too long ago when the Phoenix Suns were the envy of the Western Conference. They had acquired Kevin Durant, paired him with Devin Booker and eventually added Bradley Beal. As such, the Suns positioned themselves for a title run. That era now feels like a mirage. Instead of basking in […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks were 38-37 heading into Saturday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies. The Diamondbacks were dealt a brutal blow when star pitcher Corbin Burnes’ injury ended his season. His absence, combined with the high level of talent in the National League West, have put Arizona near the bottom of their division. The Diamondbacks […]

The WNBA annually features a revolving door of head coaches, but the 2025 season marked a complete changing of the guard. Eight new faces took over struggling franchises, with the Atlanta Dream’s Karl Smesko, Chicago Sky’s Tyler Marsh, Connecticut Sun’s Rachid Meziane, Dallas Wings’ Chris Koclanes, Golden State Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase, Indiana Fever’s Stephanie White, […]

In 2025, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are once again looking to capture the NFC South and make a postseason run. Last season ended in a somewhat surprising Wild Card Round loss to the Washington Commanders, spoiling the feeling a fourth straight division title brought. Now, general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles have […]

The Minnesota Twins are 37-39 after the Milwaukee Brewers shut them out 9-0 on Saturday. Minnesota is still reeling from the loss of ace pitcher Pablo Lopez’s shoulder injury. The Twins are still in the conversation to secure one of the three wild card spots in the American League, but have fallen far behind the […]

The UFC’s debut in Baku, Azerbaijan, desperately needed a spark. After seven consecutive fights went the distance, the crowd at Baku Crystal Hall was restless, hungry for the kind of violence that only mixed martial arts can deliver. Enter Nazim “Black Wolf” Sadykhov and Nikolas “Iron” Motta, two lightweights with a penchant for chaos and […]

NBA Draft Day trades are quite common as teams are trying to upgrade their respective rosters. However, what isn’t common is when a team regretfully trades away a blue-chip prospect who would eventually transform into an NBA MVP. While one can’t fault a team for failing to foresee the future, the consequences are ultimately painful. […]