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Winning a championship in the NBA is hard, but defending that title and going back-to-back is much harder, although it is far from impossible. In this article, we will look at how teams have followed up their championship performance in the following season. The Denver Nuggets won the NBA Finals for the first time in […]

LeBron James begins his 21st NBA season — sixth as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers — on Tuesday in Denver. LeBron is the oldest player in the league. He’s one season behind Vince Carter for the most in history. At some point in 2023-24, he’ll surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most total minutes […]

The San Jose Sharks look for their first win of the year as they face the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Panthers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Sharks enter the game at 0-5 on the year. They have had a lot of trouble scoring this year. Only […]

The NBA season is finally upon us! The reigning NBA Champions Denver Nuggets host Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers for the first action of the year. Continue with us for our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Nuggets prediction and pick. There is no better matchup to start the season. A rematch of last […]

As the 2023 NFL trade deadline on October 31 approaches, teams around the league are gearing up to make moves. At the same time, media outlets are already in full gear, proposing hypothetical deals moving players from team to team. ESPN is no exception, and in a column by Bill Barnwell, one of the proposed […]

Frank Meyer wears a lot of hats — writer, director, producer, podcaster, musician, filmmaker — and he’s an all-around music buff who saw an important story not being told in the world of hip-hop. A lifetime in and around the industry, coupled with years of extensive interviews, research and passion, has led Meyer to finally […]

The fantasy football season continues to move forward, as we already find ourselves in Week 8 of what has been a thoroughly chaotic season. No other position has been more confusing on a week-to-week basis than the quarterback position, where fantasy owners are routinely struggling to find viable options to fill in at the position […]

The Carolina Hurricanes look to rebound from two straight losses as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Lightning prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Hurricanes enter the game at 3-3 on the year, while losing the last two games. The first was on the road […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will begin their 2023-24 season with a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 26. The Bucks earned a 2-2 record against Philadelphia during the 2022-23 regular season. They opened last season with a 90-88 win over the Sixers on the road behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. […]

It seems like just yesterday that Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets won their first championship, putting a bow on the 2022-23 NBA season. Here we are, somehow at the end of October and now at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, a year that will feature a ton of unpredictability. Around this moment, […]

Debuting in the early 2000s, Taylor Swift made her mark in the music industry with her curly hair and country accent. Today, she’s comfortably switching from genre to genre and breaking records left and right. But in between those records, she’s got a (Taylor’s Version) next to her re-recorded albums. For Swifties, these versions are […]

Not long ago, the Utah Jazz were the 1-seed in the Western Conference with Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley Jr., Bojan Bogdanovic, and Rudy Gobert running the show. With Mitchell, Gobert, and Bogdanovic all being traded before the start of the 2022-23 season, the Jazz were viewed as a younger, inexperienced team that would finish near […]

A new NHL 24 update rolls out today, making considerable changes to the Hybrid and Goalie controls in the game. The developers listened to community feedback and addressed some of the key areas where they could improve the game. The sizable update brings a ton of changes to the controls, uniform art, general bug fixes, […]

sThe Buffalo Sabres hit the road as they visit the Ottawa Senators. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Senators prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Sabres enter the game at 2-4 on the year. Last night they played at home against the Montreal Canadiens. Justin Barron opened the game with a […]

EA Sports UFC 5 comes out today for Deluxe Edition owners, and later this week for all owners of the game. We’ve got plenty to cover, ranging from gameplay, story, and many other features. EA Sports has been developing UFC games for almost a decade now, and now it’s time to see how far their […]

The 2024 NBA Draft landscape will become more defined in the coming eight months. Currently, everything is in a state of freshness and newness. The G League Ignite recently played exhibition games against the Perth Wildcats, featuring several projected first-round picks. Meanwhile, action has started in Europe, and the NCAA season has gotten underway. The […]

From the best player on a team to the 15th man on the roster, every single player in the league holds a certain role, regardless of their standing in NBA free agency. Even those who do not hold an actual roster spot have filled key roles through the years, as two-way contracts have suddenly become […]

What’s in store for Joel Embiid in the 2023-24 NBA season? The Philadelphia 76ers superstar was riding as high as can be last season, winning an MVP award and leading the Sixers to one of the most successful regular seasons in recent franchise history. Then he put up a horrific final five quarters in the […]

The Anaheim Ducks look for their first road win as they face the Columbus Blue Jackets. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Ducks-Blue Jackets prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Ducks enter the game at 1-4 on the season. They have had a lot of trouble scoring goals this year. They […]

All 32 teams take the ice on Tuesday starting with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Capitals prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Maple Leafs come into the game sitting at 3-2 on the season. Thye opened the season with a shootout victory […]

The New England Patriots didn’t have extremely high expectations heading into the 2023 season, but nobody expected that six weeks into the season that there would be serious discussions about Bill Belichick and Mac Jones’ future with the team. However, when you crawl out to a 1-5 start and put together arguably the worst three-game […]

It is mid-week C-USA action as Jacksonville State faces FIU. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Jacksonville State-FIU prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Jacksonville State enters the game at 6-2 on the season with a 4-1 record in the conference. They opened with a win over UTEP and then East […]

Just over four months ago, the Denver Nuggets hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy into the air, celebrating their first NBA championship in team history. Now, they begin their quest to win another title, as the other 29 teams around the league look to prove they have what it takes to dethrone the champs. The 2023-24 […]

Still looking for more depth for your fantasy football roster? You have come to the right place – our Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups will point you in the right direction for the next round of additions for your roster. As unpredictable as the NFL is, the amount of players you need to go through […]

Welcome to the summary of Week 7 of the 2023 NFL season – it was quite the wacky one. With plenty of upsets, underperforming teams and players, as well as far too many backups seeing playing time, the following NFL Power Rankings saw a lot of changes. While strong performances from Patrick Mahomes, Trevor Lawrence, […]

As the WWE Universe prepares for the much-anticipated debut of Jade Cargill, who has been teasing her proper debut for the promotion since officially signing on the dotted line at the end of the summer when she signed a long-term deal after a near-perfect run in AEW. Soon, fans would get to hear her new […]

Players from the 2020 draft class headed into the 2023 offseason hoping to get their rookie contract extensions. And while there are many who failed to reach an agreement with their current NBA teams and will now head to restricted free agency come 2024, there are several others who did enough to warrant an extension. […]

After watching Rhea Ripley seemingly get a bit too close and cozy with Drew McIntyre in the lead-up to Crown Jewel, signifying that the Scottish Warrior may, in fact, be in cahoots with the Judgment Day ahead of his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, Seth Rollins found himself face-to-face with the “Eradicator” backstage in Monday […]

As the NBA is set to tip off its latest season, it boasts some of its highest levels of popularity since its inception. From the incredible sustained greatness of LeBron James and the three-point shooting skill of Steph Curry to the statistical marvel of Nikola Jokić, the NBA has maintained a level of relevance both […]

By next Sunday, when the Chicago Bears make the long flight to face the Los Angeles Chargers, the home team and head coach Brandon Staley will have had ten days to prepare for a team that is 2-5. But then again, the Chargers themselves are 2-4, so what’s really the difference? In reality, there’s quite […]

After making his way from England to SmackDown in order to call out Rey Mysterio formally for a match at Crown Jewel with the United States Championship on the line, Logan Paul shocked fans in the Lonestar State with his presence, letting fans know exactly why he was there and what he plans to do […]

WORLD OF HORROR is a breath of fresh air when it comes to experiencing horrific and terrifying video games. It’s a completely different way to experience horror, a way to experience surreal and hair-raising horror without the need for realistic graphics or sound effects. Here’s a horror game that gets you scared with words and […]

When news broke that the Judgment Day were going to open up RAW in their first segment on the Red Brand since regaining the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships versus Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso, fans jokingly assumed they knew how the segment would go down. Folks joked that the four members of the faction […]

The winner goes to the World Series as the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an NLCS Game 7 Diamondbacks-Phillies prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Phillies opened the series with a two-game lead after dominating the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers believe they have the depth, talent, and continuity to contend for a title in 2023-24. On Tuesday, they’ll begin that quest with a fitting early barometer: the Denver Nuggets, shortly after the defending champs receive their rings. The Lakers are entering the regular season rife with optimism. They ran back the […]

2023 has been a mixed bag for Liv Morgan within the WWE Universe; on one hand, she became a champion twice over thanks to her fruitful tag team with Raquel Rodriguez, defeating the pairing of Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus and then the tandem of Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey thanks in no small part […]

Next Tuesday (Oct. 31) will mark the release of the first official College Football Playoff (CFP) poll. However, this is just the beginning of the chaos that is likely to ensue. Currently, there are six undefeated teams in the top 25, along with seven one-loss teams that constitute the 13th highest-ranked teams in the country, […]

LA Knight might just be the hottest performer in WWE right now. He has the catchphrases, he sells a ton of merch, and as the promotion has pushed him more and more with each passing month, fans are becoming increasingly eager to see his run “legitimized” with some sort of title belt for good measure. […]

Remember when Clemson football was the talk of the sport after winning two national titles in two years (2016, 2018)? Remember when Dabo Swinney was winning Coach of the Year awards? Well, it seems like that has now been easily forgotten after the Tigers suffered their third loss of the season on Saturday against Miami […]