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While the Cleveland Cavaliers have been without Evan Mobley (knee) and Darius Garland (jaw) for quite a while, many players have stepped up to keep them afloat. Most nights, Donovan Mitchell and his red-hot offensive engine are giving Cleveland everything they have. Joining Mitchell more often than not is Jarrett Allen, cleaning up things on […]

Monday night saw the Miami Heat lose their seventh straight game as they fell to the Phoenix Suns inside the Kaseya Center, 118-105. The struggles continue for the Heat as they couldn’t handle the likes of Suns big three in Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal who combined for 61 points. However, their bench […]

The Ottawa Senators moved on from star winger Alex DeBrincat last summer after DeBrincat informed the team that he was not open to a long-term extension. In that trade, Ottawa acquired Dominik Kubalik, who just turned in a 20-goal season with the Detroit Red Wings. Now, at the NHL Trade Deadline, Kubalik could be on […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers getting back Evan Mobley against the Los Angeles Clippers is a huge shot in the arm confidence-wise for a team already on a roll. Since he hasn’t played competitive basketball in over a month, Mobley will be somewhat limited against Los Angeles, with Cleveland head coach J.B. Bickerstaff saying that the big […]

The Indiana Pacers have already made their big move before the 2024 NBA trade deadline. Their fireworks came on January 17th when they elected to trade Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors to acquire multi-time All-Star Pascal Siakam. BREAKING: The Indiana Pacers are finalizing a trade to acquire All-Star […]

The Miami Heat are in a tough place as the team is currently on a six-game losing streak heading into Monday night where they face the high-powered Phoenix Suns. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke to the media before the game to talk about the recent struggles and what they can do to overcome the […]

Despite a defeat to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game, the short tenure of Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell continues to be an overwhelming success. He took the team from just three wins in 2021 to a few plays away from the Super Bowl this season. As this squad enters the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a position that might lead to them becoming sellers at the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline, and they could get some great value back if Kyle Dubas is willing to part with Jake Guentzel, who is on an expiring contract this season. There are a lot of factors at play with […]

Monday marks Week 13 of the college basketball season, and it brings the newest edition of the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Four weeks of conference play are complete, and we are finally getting a sense of which teams are legitimate contenders and which squads coasted through their easy non-conference slate. While there was […]

Houston Rockets rookie Cam Whitmore, selected as the 20th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, has been a scoring machine in his limited minutes. A fan-favorite after receiving the Summer League MVP honors, Whitmore has averaged 10.5 points in 16.3 minutes per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the floor nearly 40 percent from deep. […]

Unfortunately for the Detroit Lions, their dream season has finally come to a screeching halt. The Lions fell to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, 34-31. Detroit got as far as they did and held a 17-point lead at halftime in large part because of their illustrious 2023 NFL Draft class. Players […]

After another fruitful regular season, the Baltimore Ravens fell short in the playoffs once again. Turnovers, penalties, and poor play-calling all doomed the exciting Ravens squad in a 17-10 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. The franchise now enters another key offseason as it must figure out how to translate […]

The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year in the United States. The NFL’s championship game is usually the most watched television broadcast in the United States every year. Tons of fans tune in to watch the Super Bowl game, halftime show, and commercials, but there is one thing better than watching […]

It was a disappointing afternoon for the Baltimore Ravens and their fans as they lose in their home field to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. With the loss comes more narratives about star quarterback Lamar Jackson and if he can win the “big game,” the same aspect that is questioned by […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been much better since a January 4 game vs. the Milwaukee Bucks. That night and the stretch since appear to feature two common denominators: better point guard play from the start and the need for consistency. Though the Spurs would love to continue to stockpile future draft picks, these factors […]

The Orlando Magic, rebounding from a disappointing 107-106 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, bounced back with a commanding 113-98 victory over the red-hot Phoenix Suns Sunday night. The Suns, coming into the game as one of the league’s formidable teams with victories in 7 of their last 8 contests, had previously […]

Cygames revealed Granblue Fantasy Relink, an action RPG adaptation of the mobile game Granblue Fantasy. Check out the Granblue Fantasy Relink Release Date, Gameplay, Story, and more. Granblue Fantasy Relink Release Date: February 1, 2024 The reveal trailer, first unveiled in gamescom 2023, also announced the Granblue Fantasy Relink release date: February 1, 2024 on […]

After a strong, resilient win over the Milwaukee Bucks to end their 10-day, four-game road trip, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back home against the Los Angeles Clippers. The homecoming alone is already good news for the Cavs, who are understandably ecstatic to be home in their own bed and spend time with their friends and […]

At the NHL Trade Deadline, there is a lot of speculation and rumor around who could move where. It’s uncommon for fans to receive official confirmation that a player wants out. However, that is not the case with Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins. The veteran goaltender publicly acknowledged that he has requested a trade […]

The San Jose Sharks are tied for the least points in the NHL with 30 alongside the Chicago Blackhawks, meaning they will likely be sellers at the NHL Trade Deadline on March 8, and Anthony Duclair is a kind of player that the Sharks could get great value on from. This season is going about […]

With less than two weeks until the 2024 NBA trade deadline, the New York Knicks are looking more and more like a legitimate threat in the Eastern Conference. Their record sits at 29-17, with just six games separating them from the Boston Celtics in the top spot. Tom Thibodeau’s team has won an NBA-best six […]

Nearly every year, the Super Bowl is the most-watched television broadcast in the United States. It is the nation’s biggest sporting event, and nearly everyone tunes in to watch. It is not just football fans that catch the game, though. Millions are interested in something else: the halftime show. The Super Bowl halftime show is […]

It was a story too good to have a fairytale ending. The Detroit Lions fell to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game, 34-31. Detroit will be void of a Super Bowl yet again. Not only will they not be able to claim a Super Bowl title, they won’t be able […]

The Super Bowl is the biggest game of the year in the NFL, so hosting it is obviously a big deal. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will face each other in Super Bowl LVIII, and they will do so in a venue that has never before hosted a Super Bowl. In this […]

The Calgary Flames are likely to be sellers at the NHL Trade Deadline. Calgary is outside of the race for the Stanley Cup Playoffs at this time. And they have a number of pending free agents that are unlikely to return. One interesting trade candidate is star forward Elias Lindholm. Lindholm joined the Flames in […]

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell got his team to within one game of the Super Bowl by being aggressive, both in tone and in decision-making. His style was commended when things were going well. But after a crucial decision backfired, fans and pundits took to social media to rip Campbell for coaching how he’s […]

The Seattle Seahawks are in an interesting spot heading into the 2024 offseason, and there is a number of different ways they could go to fill their needs. The Seahawks finished 9-8 this season, barely missing the playoffs. Seattle could have ran it back with Pete Carroll at head coach again, but decided it was […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama hasn’t been shy about sharing where some of his motivations come from. Facing fellow countryman and Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert isn’t one of them. At least, not entirely. Given their friendship and Gobert’s long time mentorship of the 20-year-old French phenom, ClutchPoints asked this past June’s top […]

It’s not always clear who is the favorite to win the NFL’s MVP award. Sometimes the competition is so great that it comes down to more than just wins and losses and individual stats. It comes down to a significant x-factor that somehow separates one from a field of others. But for Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback […]

What a difference two games can make in changing the water cooler talk concerning the New Orleans Pelicans. Third-year head coach Willie Green was celebrating a franchise record 153 points in a win over the surprisingly competitive Utah Jazz to start the week. Unfortunately, the Pelicans are now traveling to face the Boston Celtics having […]

A night after maybe his best game of the season, Jeremy Sochan produced perhaps his best quarter of 2023-2024. The San Antonio Spurs forward scored seven straight points against the Minnesota Timberwolves, taking the Silver and Black from down two with 7:47 remaining in the game to up three just a little over a minute […]

With nearly ten days to go until the annual NBA Trade Deadline, there’s a lot of smoke but not a ton of fire for the Cleveland Cavaliers. A lot of that fire was smothered when it became universally known that the Cavs aren’t entertaining trade offers for Donovan Mitchell. Jarrett Allen has also been mentioned […]

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is Rocksteady’s (indirect) sequel to Arkham Knight, a fitting end to the Arkhamverse’s beloved Caped Crusader, as Kevin Conroy’s final voice credit as The Batman occurs in this game, a game where the Suicide Squad has to kill the Justice League, including Batman. A highly-anticipated and controversial game in […]

The Golden State Warriors lost another heartbreaker on Saturday night, falling 145-144 to the Los Angeles Lakers in an instant double-overtime classic. The defeat marked the second time in three nights Golden State went to overtime at Chase Center against a California rival, coming on the feels of Thursday’s 134-133 loss to the Sacramento Kings. […]

The Miami Heat have looked a little different since last Tuesday as they made a trade with the Charlotte Hornets for star Terry Rozier. In exchange, they traded usual starting point guard Kyle Lowry and a 2027 first-round pick as Rozier fills in a huge need for Miami. However, it has been a hectic time […]

The Charlotte Hornets suffered another loss, this time by the hands of the Utah Jazz as they fall to a putrid 10-34 record as the NBA season just entered its second half. If there is a bright side to the continuous Hornets problems, it was star PJ Washington who was dynamic scoring 43 points. Despite […]

The 2024 NBA trade deadline is right around the corner, and one team that folks are going to be keeping an eye on is the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks have a ton of talented players, but they haven’t fit well together, which has led to them being one of the most disappointing teams in the […]

Even though they’d only won nine games all season long heading into Saturday night’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the San Antonio Spurs couldn’t tell you which of those wins was their best victory of the season. That changed on Saturday thanks to a 113-112 triumph against a Timberwolves team that started the night tied […]

After a jarring start to the season for the Los Angeles Clippers where they experienced turmoil with poor play and the trade for star James Harden, they have been exceptional ever since. This was further proven Saturday night when they beat the Boston Celtics in their own arena, 115-96, to bring them to a five-game […]