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The Houston Rockets nailed the NBA Draft and have a bright future to look forward to. Houston made three selections in the draft, with the 3rd, 17th, and 29th overall picks. The Rockets finished the season with the worst record in the league at 20-62. However, the season wasn’t all bad, as some young players […]

With the 53rd pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics selected Alabama point guard JD Davison. Even though this was the only pick for the Celtics this year, they used it to address a crucial need: a lack of point guard depth. While Marcus Smart typically started at point for them throughout the […]

Jabari Smith Jr. was expected by many to be selected No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic. However, the Orlando Magic bamboozled everybody and went with Paolo Banchero. The Oklahoma City Thunder stayed with their guy Chet Holmgren at No. 2, leaving Jabari Smith to end up with the Houston Rockets with the third pick. […]

The NBA offseason rumors are heating up, especially with the Brooklyn Nets. Their stars, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving could be on the move, which would drastically change the future of the franchise and would have a major impact on the Houston Rockets. Irving is the key, as he is at an impasse with the […]

The Orlando Magic shocked the NBA world on Thursday night, drafting Paolo Banchero with the first overall pick. Many people firmly believed that Auburn’s Jabari Smith Jr. was the likely top pick to Orlando. However, that ended up not being the case. Shortly before the draft kicked off, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that Banchero had […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder landed one of the most intriguing NBA prospects in recent memory in Gonzaga big man Chet Holmgren. OKC selected Holmgren with the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, adding a dominant piece to their frontcourt. Holmgren was one of the players in consideration for the top pick in the 2022 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves ended their playoff dry spell by winning the play-in tournament to make it. Minnesota then took the Memphis Grizzlies to six games, but they were unable to hold onto double-digit leads. If the Timberwolves had held onto leads, they likely would have made it to the 2nd round. Minnesota needs to make […]

The New Orleans Saints are entering a crucial season for their franchise. Longtime head coach Sean Payton is retired, marking the official transition into a new era of New Orleans football. This team has a ton of talent, and there are playoff spots in the NFC that are ripe for the taking. However, if rookie […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are looking good heading into the 2022 NFL Season. Howie Roseman and company worked hard in the offseason to acquire talent wherever and whenever they could. They drafted promising defensemen Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean, while also using a pick to acquire AJ Brown from the Tennessee Titans. Along with the new […]

Just when it seemed like PJ Tucker was a lock to play out his 2-year contract with the Miami Heat, the veteran pulled a fast one and decided to opt-out of his $7.4 million player option for the 2022-23 NBA season. Entering the 2022 NBA Free Agency, PJ Tucker will certainly have plenty of suitors […]

The Los Angeles Chargers have built a roster that many believe is ready to play for a Super Bowl. General manager Tom Telesco and head coach Brandon Staley had the best offseason in football, adding key pieces at positions of weakness. Names like Khalil Mack, JC Jackson, and Sebastian Joseph-Day stand out as some of […]

The San Francisco 49ers are one of the NFL’s most overlooked teams. Despite playing in the NFC Championship Game last season, they’re seldom listed as a real contender for the 2022 season. They had a solid offseason, adding talent at positions they needed to improve at. They haven’t gotten any worse, so there’s no reason […]

The New York Jets need a lot of things to go right for them to become relevant again in the NFL. They have one winning season in the past 11 and haven’t reached the playoffs since 2010. They were 4-13 last season and won just two games in 2020. Yet, for the first time in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already made their presence felt in the 2022 NBA Draft by acquiring the No. 35 pick from the Orlando Magic for a 2028 second-round pick and cash. In my draft primer, I threw out names to watch should the Lakers deal a 2nd+cash to move into early 2nd: https://t.co/jldLiS2aTd LA […]

The 2022 NBA Draft is already upon us after the NBA Finals ended just two weeks ago. There has been a ton of hype over the last few weeks on who will go in the top three. Let’s continue our NBA odds series with a projection for the No. 3 overall pick.   The Orlando […]

The 2022 NBA Draft is finally here! The next wave of NBA talent will finally be one step closer to proving themselves at the next level and there are a handful of college prospects that could hear their name be called with the number one overall pick. Without further ado, let’s continue our NBA odds […]

The Dallas Cowboys are looking to shake off last year’s playoff disappointment and bounce back with a Super Bowl run in 2022. After an early exit at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers last year, the Cowboys will be determined to have a better postseason showing next season. The team made some notable moves […]

The 2022 NBA Draft is already upon us after the NBA Finals ended just two weeks ago. There has been a ton of hype over the last few weeks on who will go in the top three. Let’s continue our NBA odds series with a projection for the No. 2 overall pick.   The Orlando […]

We go again! After Arkansas worked their way out of a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the bottom of the ninth to hang onto their 3-2 lead, a decisive second semifinal game was forced on Wednesday night. This also forces the Ole Miss Rebels to throw everything at this game, sending ace Dylan DeLucia to the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals defied all odds in 2021, going from four wins and a last-place finish to winning the AFC North and advancing all the way to the Super Bowl. Led by star quarterback Joe Burrow, the Bengals put the entire AFC on notice with their incredible run. But how will they build on such […]

There’s nothing quite like the NBA offseason, and among the major reasons why it’s the most entertaining of its kind in sports is the league’s entry draft. After countless mock drafts, projections, and imaginary trades by everyone with any sort of interest in this big event, it’s time to see how things will go down […]

Social media is truly a wonderful modern tool for wrestlers to sharpen their character work and build up feuds, and AEW wrestlers understand this just as well as anyone. Though when arguably one of the main catalysts for the entire promotion stemmed from a certain tweet to Dave Meltzer, AEW’s roster should absolutely understand the […]

After a blisteringly paced go-home edition of AEW Dynamite, fans of the promotion have just one more show, Rampage, between themselves and Forbidden Door, which will feature matches from Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada, the Young Bucks returning to Bullet Club for one night only, and quite a few more surprises that you just know […]

Despite his best efforts, “Hangman” Adam Page just couldn’t get himself a singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at AEW‘s Forbidden Door. He tried asking for a match versus Kazuchika Okada, then asked for one against Jay White, who beat “The Rainmaker” for the belt at NJPW Dominion, and even after taking a […]

It’s been a while since we’ve seen the Detroit Lions at the top of the power rankings but the front office has made some nice moves the last couple of years to excite the fanbase. After an exciting offseason, this franchise hopes to shake things up in the NFC North. To do that, someone will […]

The Kansas City Royals take on the Los Angeles Angels. Check out our MLB odds series for our Royals Angels prediction and pick. Daniel Lynch gets the start for the Royals, while Shohei Ohtani takes the bump for the Angels. Daniel Lynch has a 5.19 ERA. What is notable about Lynch is that his fat […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Milwaukee Brewers. Check out our MLB odds series for our Cardinals Brewers prediction and pick. Adam Wainwright goes to the bump for the Cardinals, while Eric Lauer gets the call for the Brewers. Adam Wainwright has a 3.06 ERA. As he nears the end of his sterling big-league […]

In March of 2022, Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced on ESPN’s First Take that he had been diagnosed with a heart condition that would force the 52-year-old to retire from in-ring work for the WWE once and for all. Now granted, Levesque wasn’t exactly an active performer before he made the announcement, as he haDn’t […]

The Cleveland Guardians take on the Minnesota Twins. Check out our MLB odds series for our Guardians Twins prediction and pick. Triston McKenzie gets the call for the Guardians, while Sonny Gray goes to the hill for the Twins. Triston McKenzie has a 2.96 ERA. He has established himself as one of the better and […]

The San Antonio Spurs feature a quality young core led by rising stars Dejounte Murray and Jakob Poeltl. This is a team that displayed contending ability last season. They could be in line to reach the next level with a great 2022 NBA Draft. However, part of drafting means passing on over-hyped players. Today, we […]

Game 3 of the 4-game series is tonight as both teams have secured a win so far. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Braves prediction and pick.   SF closed out a high-scoring affair last night in the 12-10 win. Pitching was not a factor in that result as multiple home […]

The New York Knicks are entering this year’s offseason after a 37-45 campaign and a last-place finish in their division in 2021. New York followed up securing their first playoff berth since the 2012-13 season with their eighth losing season in the last nine years. And that’s how you flush away any feelings of optimism […]

The Yankees and Rays are back at it again on Wednesday night! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Rays prediction and pick.   We have a rubber match in Tampa! The Yankees took game 1 on Monday but the Rays stole Game 2 last night in thrilling fashion. The Rays led […]

The best basketball of his career wasn’t just indispensable to the Golden State Warriors’ championship run, but also earned Kevon Looney the league-wide respect he has deserved ever since emerging as a key cog for basketball’s latest dynasty a few years ago. He obviously isn’t Stephen Curry, Draymond Green or Klay Thompson, and sits a […]

Ole Miss has placed itself on the doorstep of the championship series for the first time since 2014, and they’ll be hoping to do what that team led by Sikes Orvis and Errol Robinson could not. This go around it’s Tim Elko, Peyton Chatagnier, and company who come into this one on a day’s rest, […]

The Diamondbacks look to avoid the sweep in San Diego! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Padres prediction and pick.   Who doesn’t like free baseball? The Diamondbacks and Padres went 11 innings last night as the Padres scored on a walk-off single from Jorge Alfaro to claim the series. That […]

Game four of the Stanley Cup Final kicks off tonight as the Tampa Bay Lightning play host to the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche currently lead the series 2-1 after winning the first two games at home but the Lightning fought back in game three in a must-win scenario. Tonight is another one of those games […]

After a 5-2 defeat and elimination of Notre Dame that gave Texas A&M multiple wins in the same College World Series for the first time since 1956, the Aggies now stare down Oklahoma knowing they need to beat the Sooners on back-to-back days to keep their season alive. It’s time to continue our college world […]

The Golden State Warriors are fresh off of an NBA Finals victory and the last thing Dubs fans are thinking about is the 2022 NBA Draft. However, the organization is preparing for the draft as the Warriors look to continue churning out winning seasons. Despite owning a late first round pick, the Warriors understand how […]