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Don’t be surprised if the Charlotte Hornets look back on 2023 NBA free agency with serious regret. The Hornets signed LaMelo Ball to a five-year contract extension that could be worth as much as $260 million. It was a mistake that could cost Charlotte significantly in the coming seasons. By inking LaMelo Ball to the […]

The Chicago White Sox are currently eight games behind the first place Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central. Chicago is reportedly expected to sell ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Lucas Giolito, the White Sox’s ace, is anticipated by many to be available ahead of the deadline. One National League contender, the Los Angeles […]

For the first time since the 2015-16 NBA campaign, the Utah Jazz missed out on the postseason. The Jazz were in the playoff race for much of the 2022-23 regular season, but a 2-8 stretch to end the season sealed their fate. Utah finished the regular season with a 37-45 record, the 12th-best in the […]

In the age of conference realignment, it has become standard practice to expect somewhat unforeseen conference switches by schools. But of all the moves that have taken place in recent years, none was as surprising as UCLA and USC leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten. The move sent the world of college football […]

Chris Paul certainly doesn’t make the Golden State Warriors any younger, healthier or more athletic. He plays the same position as Stephen Curry, and at 38, isn’t anywhere near the on-ball defensive ace he was in his prime. Paul has never come off the bench in his career, always subsisted on a steady diet of […]

David Bednar was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ All-Star representative in 2022, he was showing face for a bad team with some interesting young players but little to show for it. Now, as an injury replacement for Clayton Kershaw, he joins fellow pitcher Mitch Keller on the 2023 National League All-Star team, representing a Pirates squad in […]

EA Sports FC 24 is on the way, with a new announcement trailer that just dropped yesterday. Along with the trailer came the cover (including it’s athletes) for the Ultimate Edition of the game. The cover features over 30 athletes from around the globe, some retired legends, and others in the midst of their career […]

The beginning weeks of the NBA’s 2023 Free Agency period were highlighted by teams re-signing some of their most important free agents. The Indiana Pacers re-signed guard Tyrese Haliburton to a five-year, $260-million contract extension last week. The Portland Trail Blazers re-signed forward Jerami Grant to a five-year, $160 million contract, keeping a forward who […]

The Orlando Magic have been relatively quiet in 2023 NBA free agency. The Magic’s biggest free agency addition came in the form of a two-year, $22 million contract to Joe Ingles. Orlando resisted the temptation to offer a max contract or something close to one of the best veterans available—namely Fred VanVleet. It was the […]

The Washington Wizards clash with the San Antonio Spurs in NBA Summer League action Tuesday. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Wizards-Spurs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Wizards are 1-1 heading into this game. They lost to the […]

A new F1 23 patch dropped this week for all platforms, which brings many fixes and improvements to the game. Coming off the British GP, where Red Bull driver Max Verstappen once again took first place with ease, many Formula One fans may want to take a crack at the course themselves and beat the […]

Madden NFL 24’s Rating Reveal Schedule is on the way and starts next week on ESPN. The annual event, which celebrates the upcoming release of the newest Madden game, showcases all the ratings for all players. For the fourth year in a row, ESPN is the network representing the rating reveals. “Every year around this […]

How did the Toronto Raptors fare during the 2023 NBA Free Agency period? The first few weeks of free agency featured a few teams re-signing key free agents. The Minnesota Timberwolves re-signed guard Anthony Edwards to a five-year extension. The Indiana Pacers locked down guard Tyrese Haliburton on a five-year deal of his own, keeping […]

The Houston Rockets take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in NBA Summer League action Tuesday. Check out our NBA odds series as we hand out a Rockets-Thunder prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. The Rockets are 2-0 in the Summer League thus far and have scored 100+ points in […]

Training camp is right around the corner for the New York Giants, and that means it is time to look into some potential candidates to be cut. Joe Schoen has done a good job to upgrade the Giants’ roster since taking over after the 2021 season. The Giants made the playoffs in the 2022 season, […]

Tom Holland got vulnerable about his sober journey. Holland shared his thoughts on Monday’s episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast. The Spiderman actor said that it was “the best thing I’ve ever done.” The actor explained that he had decided to have a “dry January” which is when people stop drinking after […]

Winnie Harlow has “figured out” how to get through an Usher concert without the drama. On Sunday, (July 9) shared a video of herself jumping into her boyfriend Kyle Kuzma’s lap while Usher was making his way down her section. Infamously, Usher serenades women at his concerts and as he was approaching Winnie Harlow, he […]

Coming off of a 3-14 season, the Chicago Bears knew that sweeping changes had to be made to their roster. The Bears made sure to add talented weapons on both side of the ball. Offensively, Chicago traded for former Carolina Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore and went on to select offensive tackle Darnell Wright with […]

It isn’t often that arguably a sport’s best player isn’t in their Hall of Fame. Michael Jordan is obviously an NBA Hall of Famer, and LeBron James will be one day. In the NFL, Tom Brady is a Hall of Fame lock. However, Barry Bonds, who holds MLB’s all time home run record, is not […]

In an age when the All-Star contests of the NFL and NBA are increasingly shifting toward pickup games in a neighborhood park, the MLB All-Star Game is one of the few matchups that still maintains some semblance of competitiveness. Yet even with this level of competition, the MLB All-Star game has its fair share of […]

The conversation surrounding the Brooklyn Nets heading into the offseason is centered on one question: Would they go star-hunting following Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s departures? Damian Lillard was the name most often brought up in those conversations. Brooklyn has the fourth-most picks in the league with 11 first-rounders over the next sevens years. The […]

The Packers enter a new era of football in Green Bay following the departure of Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but frankly this team — at least in terms of personnel — will not look too much different than it did last year. Despite the losses of wide receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, […]

The Miami Heat’s 2023 postseason run was flat-out legendary. Heading into the postseason, plenty of folks wrote off the Heat and didn’t even think they had a chance of beating Giannis Antetokounmpo and the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. But the Heat demolished the Bucks in five games and then went on to […]

The 2023 MLB All-Star Game is scheduled for Tuesday night in Seattle. This year’s All-Star affair projects to be exciting once again. Although some superstars such as Aaron Judge and Mike Trout are injured and will not be able to participate, many new stars will have an opportunity to establish themselves in front of a national […]

The Denver Nuggets don’t plan to be a one-hit-wonder. As Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said during their celebration, they intend to win multiple championships. To do that, Denver needed to re-tool their roster in free agency, considering they were set to lose some key pieces from its championship run. There was no way Denver […]

The Atlanta Hawks 2022-23 NBA season epitomized the textbook definition of the word mediocrity. The Hawks finished the regular season with a sub-par 41-41 record, just the seventh-best in the Eastern Conference. And after winning their first play-in game against the Miami Heat — who would go on to represent the Eastern Conference in the 2023 […]

Conference realignment has become arguably the biggest topic in college sports over the last two years. Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC, USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten and more moves have ushered in a new era of realignment, creating a radically changing landscape in college sports. Clemson football is one program in particular […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jordan Hawkins already has two Summer League games under his belt. The Pelicans guard is already looking like he belongs in the NBA. In both contests, Hawkins scored 16 points apiece. Through two games, the 21-year-old guard is averaging 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, while shooting 43.3 percent from […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA regular season, there were plenty of folks who had high expectations for the New Orleans Pelicans. After all, the Pelicans were fresh off their first playoff appearance since the 2017-18 campaign and took the one-seeded Phoenix Suns to six games as the eighth seed in the West. But fast forward […]

The Sacramento Kings finished the regular season as the third see in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, their postseason hopes didn’t last long, as they lost to the Golden State Warriors. Nonetheless, the Kings entered free agency with their eyes set on a few players. They were involved in rumors regarding Draymond Green, although he returned […]

After months of additions, both through the NFL draft and free agency, we will soon enter the portion of the off-season focused on roster cuts. Pittsburgh Steelers training camp begins at the end of July, and by August 29, the roster must be trimmed from 90 to 53 players. Speaking of additions, the Steelers made […]

Conference realignment rumors have been arguably the biggest topic in college sports over the last two years, including Colorado Football, and it’s not hard to see why. With Texas and Oklahoma heading to the SEC, plus USC and UCLA going to the Big Ten next year, the landscape of college sports is rapidly changing. After […]

Two-time champ Pete Alonso squares off with Seattle’s own Julio Rodriguez in round one of the Home Run Derby Monday night! This will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Pete Alonso-Julio Rodriguez prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the Home Run Derby. The MLB All-Star […]

The Indiana Pacers take on the Orlando Magic in NBA Summer League action Monday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Pacers-Magic prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Pacers have played a game already, and they beat the Washington […]

The Washington Wizards have finally decided to embrace a rebuild this offseason, which has made their 2023 NBA Summer League activity all the more exciting. One of the players with a lot of eyes on him right now is Bilal Coulibaly, who Washington selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Coulibaly […]

The Philadelphia Flyers kicked off their rebuild by trading Ivan Provorov to the Columbus Blue Jackets earlier this offseason. They continued shuffling the roster by trading veteran forward Kevin Hayes to the St. Louis Blues. However, if you thought veterans didn’t have a home on the Flyers, think again. The Flyers signed veteran forward Garnet […]

Veteran defenseman Luke Schenn has had a wild career in the NHL thus far. However, he seems to be peaking at just the right time, and he has taken full advantage. He signed a three-year contract with the Nashville Predators in NHL Free Agency on July 1. Whether Schenn can maintain the form he’s found […]

In the co-main event of UFC 290, Brandon Moreno faced off against Alexandre Pantoja in a highly anticipated rematch for the flyweight title. The two fighters had previously faced each other twice, with Pantoja winning both fights. However, Brandon Moreno was determined to come out on top this time around. ALEXANDRE PANTOJA BY SPLIT DECISION!! […]

In the main event of UFC 290, Yair Rodriguez faced off against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in a highly anticipated matchup. Despite being the interim titleholder, Yair Rodriguez was a significant underdog heading into the fight, with many fans and analysts expecting Volkanovski to dominate. AND STILL 😤 Alexander Volkanovski stops Yair Rodriguez in round […]