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There are always a few surprising teams in the NHL in any given season. This year, there are a few teams that fit that description. One of them is the Philadelphia Flyers, who find themselves in a playoff spot after Christmas. In fact, you could make an argument that they have an outside chance at […]

The Philadelphia Eagles avoided a disaster on Christmas with their 33-25 win over the New York Giants. They got solid production from their stars; Jalen Hurts completed 24 of 38 passes for 301 yards and a touchdown. D’Andre Swift ran well on his 20 carries, turning those into 92 yards. AJ Brown was his typical […]

It will be No. 22 Oklahoma State versus Texas A&M in the TaxAct Texas Bowl on Dec. 27 in a battle of what used to be a somewhat familiar Big 12 matchup. The Cowboys (9-4) have been a stable program under Mike Gundy, who will be finishing up his 19th season in Stillwater. If he […]

The Pinstripe Bowl is an annual event featuring a matchup between the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten. It previously had ties with the Big 12 and Big East Conference. The New Era Cap Company was the title sponsor from 2010 to 2022. In 2022, Bad Boy Movers became the sponsor. This year’s edition will […]

The Dallas Mavericks have emerged as a contender in the Western Conference once again following the team’s disappointing finish to the 2022-23 campaign. Dallas still has areas of concern to address, though. Luka Doncic has been fantastic and rookie Dereck Lively looks like a future star but it still would not be surprising to see […]

Monday marks Week 7 of the college basketball season, and it brings the newest edition of the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. A quiet week of hoops leading up to the holiday weekend meant little movement in the new AP Poll, as the top five remain unchanged and no new teams entered the rankings. […]

Intriguing developments in the gaming community hint at a possible revelation for the Gears of War franchise in 2024. This excitement is fueled by a recent social media exchange, amplifying the anticipation surrounding a series that has long been a staple of the Xbox gaming experience. Notably, the last significant installment, Gears 5, graced screens […]

Becky Hammon is obviously a basketball savant. She is a six-time WNBA All-Star, the first woman to hold an NBA coaching staff position, and the current head coach of the Las Vegas Aces. Still, Hammon couldn’t have been more wrong in her assessment of Jalen Brunson last week. What happened? On NBA Today on ESPN, […]

The Wasabi Fenway Bowl is an annual game featuring a matchup between the Atlantic Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference. It’s operated since 2022, with Wasabi Technologies being the title sponsor. ESPN Events and Fenway Sports Management organize the event. This year’s edition will feature the SMU and Boston College football programs. In this […]

PHOENIX — Kevin Durant is averaging the fifth-most points in the NBA and to some, should be in the talk for best player in the world. Durant in the Suns’ 128-114 loss to the Dallas Mavericks Monday on Christmas at Footprint Center — Phoenix’s ninth defeat in 12 tries — was not treated like the […]

While bowl season is firmly underway in the world of college football, at the moment, all eyes are on the transfer portal. Despite the regular season being over for most teams for just about a month, more and more new names are finding their way into the portal. Over 3,000 players have entered the portal […]

Epic Games recently unveiled a crossover event in Fortnite, blending the worlds of LEGO and Star Wars, thrilling fans across the globe. The introduction of LEGO-themed Star Wars skins, featuring iconic characters from the beloved space saga, marks a significant milestone in the game’s evolution, bringing an intergalactic twist to the digital battleground. Epic Games […]

The Phoenix Suns began an organizational makeover when they traded Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson for Kevin Durant at last year’s deadline. The team continued that revamp following a second-round loss to the eventual champion Denver Nuggets by firing head coach Monty Williams. Williams was reunited with Bridges and Johnson, who played under him from […]

The Duke’s Mayo Bowl is an annual bowl game that has been played in the state of North Carolina since 2002. It began as the Continental Tire Bowl but became the Meineke Car Care Bowl from 2005 to 2010. From 2011 to 2019, it was the Belk Bowl before moving on to its current sponsorship. […]

Carmelo Anthony has a stunning $600K car collection featuring vintage and new sports cars. Carmelo Anthony’s net worth in 2023 is $160 million, so he can afford the beautiful collection. Anthony also has a mansion in Westchester, N.Y., with enough property space to house his collection. Anthony is a former NBA star, playing 19 seasons. […]

The Brooklyn Nets made a bet against the Phoenix Suns’ future when they traded Kevin Durant at last year’s deadline. General manager Sean Marks acquired Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, unprotected first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029, and an unprotected first-round pick swap in 2028. While that bet is still in its infancy, Brooklyn appears […]

PHOENIX — It seemed when the Suns set championship expectations in the summer, there would be a time to build continuity. But 29 games into the team’s season in which it is expected to be the best team in the league at the end of the season, the Suns have given no reason to believe […]

The Military Bowl is an annual game featuring a matchup between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference. It’s operated since 2008 but didn’t field two teams during the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bowl has seen plenty of changes to its title sponsor, but starting […]

Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher, and a number of his players have already left the football team. The Aggies disappointed this year, but their season is not over. They will be playing an Oklahoma State football team whose roster is still intact in the TaxAct Texas Bowl, and we will explain how you can watch […]

The Phoenix Suns went on an overhaul in the offseason as they let go of Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton to add a myriad of role players like Eric Gordon, Jusuf Nurkic and Grayson Allen, and star guard Bradley Beal. It was a decision questioned by a ton of pundits because the Suns were less […]

As the Miami Heat extended their winning streak to three games after beating the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day, the main highlight was rookie sensation Jaime Jaquez Jr. who scored a career-high 31 points and collected 10 rebounds. After the game, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and Jaquez himself spoke about the performance. The comparisons […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are not having a good season so far. In fact, they are the second-worst team in the league based on points percentage. Star rookie Connor Bedard has certainly impressed, even drawing high praise from The Great One himself. As a team, though, the Blackhawks definitely could be better. The Blackhawks have dealt […]

In perhaps the upset of Week 16, the New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos 26-23. It all but ends any playoff aspirations the Denver faithful thought this year’s Broncos had after winning five straight starting at the last week of October all the way through the end of November. The Broncos (7-8) seemingly had […]

The New York Rangers are riding high at Christmas time. They entered the NHL’s holiday break as the top team in the Eastern Conference. They are second in the league by points, sitting behind only the Vancouver Canucks. However, if you go by points percentage, it’s the Blueshirts sitting at the summit. The Rangers have […]

It’s been a bad Christmas Day for Rockstar Games as the source code for Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) leaked into the internet, giving hackers and other people access to the programming code for the game. The leak involves a 4.5 GB file purportedly containing the source code for GTA 5, obtained from a […]

Tuesday’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl game between Kansas and UNLV will be a matchup between overachievers. The Jayhawks (8-4) under third-year head coach Lance Leipold have had a massive turnaround in 2023, winning eight games for the first time since 2008 and more than three since 2010. The 2008 season was also the last time that […]

It’s not the College Football Playoffs. It’s not even a New Year’s Six bowl game. It’s the Holiday Bowl that USC football will be competing in this year. Needless to say, this is not where Trojans fans thought they would be by season’s end. A preseason No. 6 team, USC (7-5) was supposed to be […]

Before the Miami Heat take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day, head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke before the game to talk about the upcoming matchup and the players surrounding it. Each team is dealing with an injury to their star players as Miami’s Jimmy Butler and Sixers’ Joel Embiid will miss Monday night’s game. […]

Baldur’s Gate 3 winning Game of the Year during The Game Awards 2023 was our, the players, gift to Larian Studios for giving us such a wonderful game. Now, it is their turn to give us gifts. There is now an official Baldur’s Gate 3 Advent Calendar that gives players various free rewards every day, […]

The Miami Heat will face the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night on Christmas Day in a huge Eastern Conference matchup. It will be Miami’s 14th Christmas game and have had major success on the holiday with a 11-2 record, which is the best winning percentage of any team on the event. It has been a couple […]

Eric Gordon is viewed as one of the Phoenix Suns’ leaders along with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. Following the team’s 120-105 loss to the Sacramento Kings Friday — the Suns’ eighth loss in 11 games — Gordon voiced his frustration in comments shared in a story by Bleacher Report Chris Haynes. “Lately, […]

Even though it’s the most wonderful time of the year, the injury status is still up in the air for Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler as they have a Christmas Day matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. Because of a left calf strain, Butler has missed the last two games for the Heat against the Orlando Magic […]

Christmas is finally here, and that means basketball fans are getting the best present of all: a fantastic slate of NBA games. Perhaps the best matchup of the day tips off at 5 p.m. ET when the Boston Celtics take on the rival Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. This is just the fifth Christmas […]

There has been plenty of speculation about Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields’ future as the team looks destined to get the No. 1 pick in the draft yet again. The Bears got the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft but traded the pick that became Bryce Young to the Carolina Panthers. This time […]

Louisville and USC’s football teams looked like two of the best in the nation during the early part of the season. Both teams had late-season skids, though, and they are definitely not the same teams they were earlier in the offseason due to a number of bowl game opt-outs. So, who is in and who […]

The Miami Heat will host the Philadelphia 76ers as part of the NBA’s 2023 Christmas Day slate of games. This game will feature two of the top five teams in the Eastern Conference and could be a preview of a playoff series this spring, though MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid will not play due to an […]

The New York Knicks are among the most intriguing teams to watch ahead of the trade deadline. New York has a lot of draft capital and big salaries, which puts them in play to land a star. They are 16-12 this season (as of time of writing), which has them in sixth place in the […]

The Phoenix Suns face the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day. Unfortunately, Phoenix–which has Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, will be without the third star due to his right ankle sprain suffered December 15 against the New York Knicks, coach Frank Vogel said at Sunday’s practice. “If he gets healthier sooner, he’ll be back […]

LeBron James had no interest in discussing the basketball portion of his Christmas agenda minutes after leading the Los Angeles Lakers back into the win column against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Heading into Saturday, the Lakers (16-14) had lost four games in a row and five of six since the In-Season Tournament. “All I care […]