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On a day when Brooklyn lost head coach Steve Nash, Kevin Durant and the Nets had an opportunity for a morale-boosting victory. The Nets led by as many as 12 points in the second half Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls. But as has been the case to start the season, Chicago stormed back to claim […]

At least the Golden State Warriors’ biggest early-season problems weren’t the driving force behind their latest loss away from the friendly confines of Chase Center, right? The defending champs fell to the Miami Heat 116-109 at FTX Arena on Tuesday, crumbling in crunch-time of a competitive, back-and-forth affair between two struggling teams that desperately needed […]

Several reports have said the Brooklyn Nets plan to hire former Celtics Head Coach Ime Udoka following the firing of Steve Nash. Despite this, Nets General Manager Sean Marks said Tuesday that Brooklyn has “absolutely not” decided on its next head coach. The Brooklyn Nets plan to hire Ime Udoka as their new head coach, […]

Despite his request to be traded, Elijah Moore is still a member of the New York Jets. The disgruntled wide receiver was not moved before the NFL trade deadline Tuesday and general manager Joe Douglas said no one should be surprised by that. “Elijah was always going to be a New York Jet,” Douglas said. […]

A flurry of trades swirled around the league on Tuesday ahead of the NFL trade deadline. Among the more fascinating deals of the day is a trade involving the Pittsburgh Steelers sending wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick. Rumors had been circulating around the possibility of […]

Brooklyn Nets General Manager Sean Marks addressed the media Tuesday following the team’s announcement of the firing of head coach Steve Nash. The Nets are 2-5 through their first seven games. Brooklyn ranks 29th in defensive rating and 16th in offensive rating while posting the fourth-worst per-game point differential (-6.4) in the NBA this season. […]

MACtion is back folks! The Western Michigan Broncos will travel to take on the Bowling Green Falcons in a Wednesday night MAC college football matchup. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Western Michigan-Bowling Green prediction and pick, laid out below. Western Michigan has struggled […]

With MACtion set to return for the month, the Central Michigan Chippewas will travel to take on the N. Illinois Huskies in a Wednesday night MAC college football matchup. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Central Michigan-Northern Illinois prediction and pick laid out […]

As the NFL trade deadline unfolds on Tuesday, familiar players around the league find themselves in new situations. However, this deal involves a player reuniting with an old coach and fitting into a backfield with a former teammate. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the San Francisco 49ers agreed to a deal, sending running back […]

The Chicago Bears have a clear vision for this team and are not afraid to make moves. The Bears traded for talented wide receiver Chase Claypool Tuesday just hours before the NFL trade deadline. They have already been the most active team in the NFL ahead of the deadline. They traded Pro Bowl edge rusher […]

News broke on Tuesday that the Detroit Lions agreed to a trade sending tight end TJ Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for draft picks. The Lions reportedly also received a 2023 second-round pick and a 2024 third-round pick. The Vikings are acquiring a 2023 fourth-round selection and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick along […]

With Tuesday night MACtion back, the Buffalo Bulls will travel to take on the Ohio Bobcats at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Buffalo-Ohio prediction and pick, laid out below. Buffalo has enjoyed a run of success recently and […]

On Sunday afternoon, Paul George said he needed to be better in order for the Los Angeles Clippers to win. Over four straight losses, George had struggled by averaging just 13.3 points on 31 percent shooting from the field. A day later, he came through and delivered when they needed him most. George finished Monday […]

For the first time in nearly five weeks, the Denver Broncos are back in the win column! The Broncos earned their win overseas in London after beating the Jacksonville Jaguars, 21-17. After multiple weeks in a row of frustratingly close losses, Denver finally managed to squeak out a win. The win was a must-need, as […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers will be without Kawhi Leonard for least the next two games. This according to head coach Tyronn Lue, who on Monday night revealed that the Clippers star will not travel to Houston or San Antonio as part of the two-game trip. Instead, he’ll stay in Los Angeles to […]

The Baltimore Ravens completed a monster trade to acquire star linebacker Roquan Smith from the Chicago Bears. Chicago and Smith were unable to reach an agreement on a long-term deal in the offseason, and this trade gives them draft capital in return. On the other hand, Baltimore bolsters their defense by acquiring the star linebacker. […]

The Indianapolis Colts may be moving on from a running back before tomorrow’s trade deadline. Over their first eight games of the season, the Colts have deployed several different running backs. Jonathan Taylor, Nyheim Hines, Deon Jackson, and Phillip Linsday have all taken snaps out of the backfield this season. Taylor, while dealing with an […]

Game 3 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros has officially been canceled and rescheduled to Tuesday night. At face value, it seems like a standard MLB game cancellation. Under the surface, the decision could be one that favors the Phillies. Here’s why. 2 Reasons Why World Series Game 3 Cancellation […]

The Georgia Bulldogs entered the 2022 season full of expectations. Last season, the team won its first national title since 1980 after defeating SEC rival Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Because of that, not only does the Georgia football program has the pressure in the conference but also at […]

Things are looking up in Big D at the moment. The Dallas Cowboys are 6-2, Dak Prescott just had his best game of the season in a 49-29 thumping of the Chicago Bears, and the team heads into the bye with a chance to recuperate and get healthy for the rest of the season. The […]

Auburn football dropped a bombshell on Monday morning with the firing of head coach Bryan Harsin. While the rumors have been present for the whole 2022 season, the fourth loss in a row was enough to force a change in the Tigers’ locker room. With some strong candidates around, it will be interesting to see […]

Tuesday night MACtion is back, and the Ball State Cardinals will travel to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes at Dix Stadium. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Ball State-Kent State prediction and pick, laid out below. Ball State has rebounded from a […]

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn’t seem to want to talk too much about moving past George Halas for the second-most wins all-time for an NFL coach with 325 after his team defeated the New York Jets 22-17 on Sunday. But his players spoke highly of him. Patriots quarterback Mac Jones opened up his […]

The New England Patriots found themselves in an unexpected quarterback controversy this month. Fourth-round rookie Bailey Zappe took Patriots fans by storm when he went 2-0 as a starter when he replaced an injured Mac Jones. When Jones returned from injury in Week 7 against the Chicago Bears, the controversy reached its height. Jones’ struggles […]

The Miami Dolphins came away with another victory, improving to 5-3 on the season. Miami defeated the Detroit Lions in a tight contest, 31-27. It was a back-and-forth offensive contest, as both teams had explosive plays down the field. The Dolphins trailed 27-17 entering the 2nd half, but it was all Dolphins after that. Miami’s […]

Ikea wants the developer behind the indie horror game The Store is Closed to change various details about their game. The Store is Closed is an indie horror game set to release on PC. It’s heavily inspired by one of the SCP entries, specifically SCP-3008. The premise of the game is fairly simple. Players enter […]

Is there any wide receiver in the NFL who has a higher usage rate than Cooper Kupp with the Los Angeles Rams? The former third-round pick out of Eastern Washington has already amassed 72 targets, 56 catches, and 607 yards heading into his team’s contest against the San Francisco 49ers, marks that rank third, second, […]

The San Francisco 49ers have been on a roller-coaster ride in the 2022 NFL season. They currently carry a 4-4 win-loss record, which is good enough for second place in the NFC West as of this writing. They have also been unable to put together more than two wins in a row. Led by QB […]

A week after Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears dominated them, Matthew Judon and the New England Patriots’ defense got back on the right track on Sunday, propelling the team to a 22-17 victory over the New York Jets. While Jets quarterback Zach Wilson threw for 355 yards, the Patriots’ defense made life hard for […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers had a plan on how to thwart the Philadelphia Eagles’ run towards the first-ever perfect 17-0 regular season record. They wanted to shut Nick Sirianni’s entire offense down, sure, what team wouldn’t, but Pittsburgh made a point of trying to stop Jalen Hurts from beating them with his legs, even if that […]

Just call Jalen Hurts Commissioner Gordon, as, in Week 8, the Philadelphia Eagles’ QB1 threw up the bat signal and got all of his Batmans going on the way to a perfect 7-0 record – which, in case you didn’t know, is the best mark in the NFL. Philly won the aerial battle 290-156, including […]

By securing a record-evening 22-17 win over the division rival New York Jets, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has officially noticed his 325th win, which is one more than George Halas and the second-most in NFL history behind only Don Shula, who has 347 victories on his resume. Talk about a big deal, […]

Barry Sanders’ net worth in 2022 is $20 million. Sanders is a former professional American football player who suited up for the Detroit Lions. He is a 10-time Pro Bowler, 10-time All-Pro member, former NFL MVP and former NFL offensive Rookie of the Year. For this piece, let’s take a closer look at Barry Sanders’ […]

As November approaches, the 2022 college football season is entering its home stretch. The race for the College Football Playoff is tightening up, but so is the race for the Heisman Trophy. While Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker and Ohio State’s CJ Stroud look like the runaway favorites, don’t count out Oregon’s Bo Nix just yet. Nix […]

The Philadelphia Phillies entered the 2022 World Series as heavy underdogs to the dominant Houston Astros. As the 12th seed out of 12 teams in the postseason, the Phillies upset anyone in front of them en route to late October, including the Astros in Game 1. Houston bounced back in Game 2, but the series […]

The San Diego Padres made it to the NLCS in 2022 despite not having Fernando Tatis Jr. all year, first because of an injury and then because of a suspension. The front office made huge splashes by acquiring Juan Soto, Josh Bell, and Josh Hader ahead of the trade deadline, bolstering an already stacked roster […]

This Week 8 game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers has major playoff implications in 2022. Yes, that is a real sentence that someone wrote, believe it or not, and it’s time to make some Week 8 predictions for this Falcons game against the Panthers. With the New Orleans Saints performing below expectations […]

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Golden State Warriors in a nail bitter to secure their first home win, 120-113. It may have taken overtime to get the job done against a team led by the greatest shooter ever in Steph Curry, but it was an impressive win by this young group. The Hornets are now […]

The ending of the New York Yankees’ 2022-23 campaign was an abysmal one for the organization. Injuries plagued them toward the latter part of the postseason, and many of their usual reliables underperformed at the season’s biggest stage. With the season behind them, the focus now moves to free agency and how the franchise intends […]