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Bad blood rivalries transcend the court when it comes to NBA basketball. Organizations chase NBA Finals appearances and championships; broadcasters chase ratings and market share. Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have done both after decades in the league and with TNT’s Inside the NBA show. Shouting matches over the most talented, most popular star who […]

Getting involved with something like Vice’s The Grudge was a new venture for sports journalist Mike Wise, who was never a part of something like this before. Wise truly didn’t know what to expect going into The Grudge. “They would ask me things, and I would just say absurd things just to make them laugh,” […]

NBA offseasons look a bit different for every player. Intense training workouts, hometown visits, and the occasional indulgence are expected to be seen on social media. Finding a balance becomes a full-time job, especially for young players dealing with national team obligations, contract negotiations, and/or trade rumors. After months of conversations and a few parting […]

After months of competition, there remain only two teams as the 2025 NBA Finals are set to tip off on Thursday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Indiana Pacers in a series featuring two of the most electric and complete teams on both ends of the floor led by superstar point guards […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are set to face off in the 2025 NBA Finals. One of the best programs the league puts together throughout the Finals are the player correspondents who get to attend and cover an NBA Finals game while getting a taste for the championship-level environment. In the last few […]

Atlanta Braves great John Smoltz is well aware that the New York Yankees are still a major threat to win the World Series. Despite entering the season with myriad injuries, especially to their pitching staff such as ace Gerrit Cole, the Yankees are leading the American League East two months into the season by a […]

Asa Newell was one of three five-star prospects entering the NCAA ranks from Montverde Academy in 2024. The other two were Cooper Flagg, who will be the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and Derik Queen, who is expected to be a lottery pick. Like his close friends, Newell is also hoping to hear […]

Two names that Mission: Impossible star Simon Pegg is frequently associated with are Tom Cruise and Edgar Wright. They remain two of actor’s most endeared collaborators. Speaking to ClutchPoints at the Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning press junket, Pegg broke down why they are important. “I would include Chris McQuarrie in those calculations, too, […]

There was almost a world in which Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise played Iron Man for Marvel, and his Final Reckoning star Hayley Atwell is an MCU veteran, playing Peggy Carter in several projects. Speaking to ClutchPoints at the press junket for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, I asked Atwell her thoughts on Cruise […]

16-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion Joey Chestnut is the greatest competitive eater of all time, but he still strives for new heights. The 41-year-old will attempt to break his own world record for popcorn consumption at farm supply store Rural King in South Terre Haute, Indiana, on Monday. He’ll devour as much as […]

If you watch the first scene with Pom Klementieff’s Paris in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, you may notice a subtle homage to Sigourney Weaver in Alien. She is wearing a white tank top similar to Weaver’s outfit in Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi flick. This was done intentionally, according to Klementieff, who called Weaver […]

Throughout her career, Hayley Atwell has played badasses like Peggy Carter for Marvel and Grace in the Mission: Impossible series. Speaking to ClutchPoints at the press junket for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, Atwell compared the characters. For Atwell, the characters represent opposite ends of the spectrum. You have Peggy, who is confident in […]

Throughout her illustrious career, Angela Bassett has played a Queen in Black Panther and the President in the Mission: Impossible series. The way she varies the two characters is interesting. Speaking to ClutchPoints at the junket for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, Bassett broke down the differences between the characters. She did concede that […]

Making something as big and epic as Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning can be an impossible task, per Simon Pegg, but at least the cast and crew had Tom Cruise on their side. ClutchPoints spoke to the cast of The Final Reckoning during the movie’s press junket, who agreed with Pegg’s point. “We always […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White may have played only one season with Tom Brady, but the G.O.A.T. had an instrumental impact on his career. White was selected with a third-round pick by the Buccaneers in 2022 and ended up starting the last eight games of the regular season along with their playoff game. […]

Like all of Boston, Neal McDonough has full faith that the Celtics will beat the New York Knicks in Game 7 of their heated playoff series. Of course, the Celtics will first have to win Game 6, which takes place on May 16, 2025, at Madison Square Garden. Despite Jayson Tatum’s devastating injury, McDonough didn’t waver. Speaking […]

Marvin Bagley III, the former second overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, is preparing for the upcoming NBA free agency frenzy. As the Memphis Grizzlies now know, the 26-year-old has carved out a seven-year career defined not by flashy highlights but by an unyielding commitment to preparation and mental fortitude. In an exclusive interview […]

Before WNBA training camps began last month, Los Angeles Sparks veteran forward Emma Cannon and her partner, Tia, welcomed twin baby girls. Born on Apr. 4, twins Sage and Suede joined their older brother Dior as the couple’s family grew in size. But in the midst of it all, Cannon was scheduled to report to […]

Ed McCaffrey is still a big believer in the San Francisco 49ers. The former Pro Bowl wide receiver won a Super Bowl with the 49ers during the 1994 season and his son, Christian McCaffrey, is currently one of their biggest stars. However, the Niners went through a rough season last year, struggling to a 6-11 […]

Through three seasons at South Carolina, Sania Feagin started a total of three games. Then came her senior year in 2024-25, and she started all 39 games she played in. Back on WNBA draft night, after the Los Angeles Sparks selected Sania Feagin in the second round, head coach Lynne Roberts specifically mentioned Feagin’s patience, […]

The first actor to get to take their Star Wars character from animated to live-action form was Katee Sackhoff, who starred as Bo-Katan in The Clone Wars and Rebels before The Mandalorian. Speaking to ClutchPoints about her new thriller Fight or Flight, which stars Trap lead Josh Hartnett, Sackhoff called it a “gift” that she […]

ARLINGTON, TX — Paige Bueckers may not consider herself a celebrity, but the sports world thinks otherwise. Bueckers is one of the biggest names in all of sports right now. As a result, Bueckers, the 2025 No. 1 overall pick, has drawn consistent comparisons to Caitlin Clark. In an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints, the Dallas […]

We received an exclusive opportunity to interview New York Knicks’ Center Karl-Anthony Towns about his experience teaming up with Ubisoft for the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. We also talked a bit about his love for the series and gaming in general. Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the latest entry in Ubisoft’s epic video game franchise, […]

When the UConn Huskies won the NCAA championship this season, they did so with a much different starting lineup than last season’s Final Four team. While Paige Bueckers was still present, the other four starters didn’t even play for UConn late last year. Kaitlyn Chen was still at Princeton, Sarah Strong was in high school […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting cute on social media and getting compliments from the Memphis Grizzlies while waiting for a second-round NBA Playoffs opponent. Down time is not dead time, though, not for Mark Daigneault’s ‘imperfect’ Thunder. Everything around the organization is focused on building a championship culture and letting everyone feel they have […]

ARLINGTON, TX — NaLyssa Smith played for the most popular team in the WNBA in 2024. Despite finding a new home this past offseason, Smith is once again set to play for a team that will receive no shortage of attention. Smith spent the first three seasons of her career with the Indiana Fever and […]

As the ‘imperfect’ Oklahoma City Thunder charge through the NBA Playoffs, a collective hunger and unselfish play have become defining traits of the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-led squad. Second-year guard Cason Wallace is another new addition that embodies Oklahoma City’s underdog spirit and camaraderie, which propelled them to a rather straightforward series sweep of Ja Morant’s Memphis […]

ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Wings began their 2025 training camp on Sunday. Veteran star Arike Ogunbowale and 2025 number one overall pick Paige Bueckers are set to lead the way, but forward Maddy Siegrist could prove to be the X-factor this year. A potential breakout star, Siegrist took some time to speak with ClutchPoints […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua will be entering his first season without Cooper Kupp. The 23-year-old receiver will lead the Rams’ receiving corps for the first time without the veteran wideout, who signed with the Seattle Seahawks in the offseason after an eight-year career with the Rams. Kupp is one of the best […]

The 2025 NFL Draft is finally here! Mock draft season is over, and the Round 1 festivities kick off at 8:00 p.m. ET from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and ClutchPoints has you covered with live NFL draft grades for all 32 selections. Check back after every pick to see how your team and all the league […]

The NBA trade deadline can be a tough time for players, and for Portland Trail Blazers guard Sidy Cissoko, it was more like a whirlwind. Amid his second season with the San Antonio Spurs, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings as part of the De’Aaron Fox blockbuster trade that also involved the Chicago Bulls. […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — When the Los Angeles Clippers traded for guard Kris Dunn last offseason, they were hopeful that an elite defender at the point guard position would lead to a better overall defensive team. Dunn, who had proven his two-way capabilities, was doing so on lottery teams like the Utah Jazz, Portland Trail […]

After a gruelling 2024-25 season that saw Cale Makar play 80 games for the Colorado Avalanche and another four for Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, the superstar defenseman has enjoyed a rare week off as he prepares to do battle with the Dallas Stars in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup […]

When UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd left Tampa last week as a National Champion, she had added her name to the annals of one of the most storied programs in all of college sports. Fudd was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player, and her UConn Huskies dominated two No. 1 seeds that weekend […]

Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders has full confidence that his former team can bounce back next season. The Lions are coming off of a heartbreaking loss in the playoffs, a huge upset while facing the Washington Commanders despite entering the postseason as the NFC’s No. 1 seed. Detroit allowed 45 points in their 45-31 loss […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland knows he’s far from a finished product. Garland may be a two-time All-Star and one of the key players on the Eastern Conference-leading Cavs, but he’s still just 25 years old. One could argue that he hasn’t even hit his peak yet. While Garland’s confidence is extremely “high” right now […]

While The Ballad of Wallis Island, starring Tim Key, Tom Basden, and Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan, is coming to theaters in 2025, it has been in development for over a decade. Originally a short film titled The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, The Ballad of Wallis Island is a work of the […]

It’s not easy to return from an injury, let alone two. Yet that was what UConn guard Aubrey Griffin was facing as the 2024-25 NCAA season began. Griffin missed the entire 2021-22 season due to a back injury and then suffered a torn ACL during the second half of last season. The ACL injury caused […]

Luka Doncic’s trade to the Los Angeles Lakers has been deemed the biggest and most shocking trade not only in NBA history, but potentially in sports history. The deal involving the Dallas Mavericks sent the Solvenian superstar to a conference fival and, in the process, angered 28 other teams given what the Mavs got back […]