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Last Sunday, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane was arrested near Seattle for driving under the influence. After spending four hours in jail, Lane got a release from the King County and immediately took to Twitter to express his bewilderment at the arrest. According to Smith, the alcohol content on his blood at the time of […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Antonio Brown has continued to show significant progress toward being available for Sunday’s divisional matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, there was growing concern on Friday after he was sent home by the team due to being sick. According to Aditi Kinkhabwala of ESPN, Brown had gone through the team’s walkthrough […]

L.A. Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan is sidelined for today’s home game against the Sacramento Kings due to a left ankle sprain. According to ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly, Doc Rivers confirmed Jordan will not play today: Doc Rivers says DeAndre Jordan WILL NOT play today vs. the #Kings. #Clippers — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) January 13, 2018 […]

There are some big changes coming to this year’s All-Star Game, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver weighed in on one of the most interesting — and controversial — topic. This year, the players from each conference who get the most votes will be named captains of the All-Star teams, and get to pick their own teammates. […]

The Toronto Raptors came out on top in a thrilling 131-127 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. Much of this came behind a career-best performance from All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan, posting a career-high 52 points in the win. According to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, DeRozan has effectively surpassed Vince Carter’s long-standing franchise […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been without the services of third-year point guard D’Angelo Russell for the last several weeks. There yet to be any deadline set in place for his return to the court since undergoing knee surgery. However, it appears that Russell may have told Boston Celtics All-Star point guard on New Year’s Eve […]

The Most Valuable Player trophy has become the most prestigious individual award an NBA player can obtain. While many people differ on what exactly it means to be an MVP, all can agree it signals greatness. Despite the honor that comes with the award, there have been great players who, whether due to a lack […]

It has been just over a week since Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier suffered a season-ending neck injury that required spinal surgery. In the time since then, Shazier has been in the recovery process from the injury. However, it did not stop him from making a stunning and shocking appearance at Sunday’s game between the […]

The past five-game losing streak has placed the Lakers in a familiar position. The criticism and scrutiny of the shrewd Lakers fans are slowly mounting. There is one bright spot and one glaring weakness that arise from a brief review of the Lakers performance thus far. Lakers amazingly rank second in transition offense. A huge […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban really seems to prefer the NBA to the NFL. Like, a lot. In a wide-reaching interview with Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, Cuban explained why he feels the NBA is in better shape than the NFL in terms of ratings, implications for future generations, and possibly most important of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell to their 10th loss of the season on Monday night on the road against the Boston Celtics. It featured Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo dropping a game-high 40 points, which made him the only player in the league to record three 40-point outings so far this season. Following the contest, Antetokounmpo […]

The Boston Celtics racked up their 20th win of the season on Saturday afternoon with a 116-110 win over the Phoenix Suns, making them the first team in the league to reach that mark. Following the game, All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving voiced that he wasn’t surprised in the least bit that the Celtics achieved […]

The LA Clippers are missing four of their five starters and just came off a stretch where they lost nine games in a row for the first time since 2011. During that rough stretch, the Clippers saw rookies play meaningful minutes and very winnable games being lost in the final minutes. As the losing streak […]

It looks like time may be running out for Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis to smooth things over. Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Mirotic is “ramping up” activity for the Chicago Bulls. But he and Portis still have not spoke to each other since Portis punched him during a preseason practice, landing […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been mocked for a slow start that has the team go under .500 over the first 17 games of their regular season schedule. They, however, silenced their critics on Wednesday, when the Thunder downed the defending NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors in a convincing 108-91 victory at home. That […]

Near the tail end of his tenure with the Denver Nuggets, Jusuf Nurkic began to develop a negative public perception from his inner dealings with the team. One of which centered around talk of it getting to the point of him reportedly leaving the arena during the middle of a game, after head coach Mike […]

Heading into the 2017 season, there was plenty of questions surrounding All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald’s long-term future with the Arizona Cardinals. The 34-year-old made the decision to return for the final year of his current deal after mulling retirement following last season. All of that chatter has been at least put to bed for […]

The Washington Wizards are off to a strong start out of the gate, currently holding the third-best record in the Eastern Conference behind the play of All-Star point guard John Wall. However, Wall has notably struggled shooting from beyond the arc hitting just 33.3 percent of his attempts. According to MagyarFoci29 on Reddit, he has only […]

It has been a tough start to the season for the Oklahoma City Thunder dropping seven out of their first 11 games. Things could become a bit more difficult on Friday night against the L.A. Clippers as veteran big man Steven Adams could miss the matchup due to a calf injury, according to Erik Horne […]

The Cleveland Browns have restructured the contract of long-time left tackle Joe Thomas to make him the highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL next season, according to multiple reports. The restructure of the contract shows the Browns believe Joe Thomas will fully recover from his torn triceps injury. The injury ended his streak of 10,363 consecutive snaps […]

The New England Patriots have come to terms to bring journeyman quarterback Brian Hoyer to the National Football League franchise. Brian Hoyer gets 3 year deal with #Patriots — Bill Williamson (@BWilliamsonNFL) November 1, 2017 Prior to the move by the Patriots, during an appearance on “Zolak & Bertrand” on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, […]

This will unlikely sit well with many people, but Tennessee Titans defensive standout Brian Orakpo claims the hit that concussed Joe Flacco was the Baltimore Ravens quarterback’s own fault. “It’s definitely unfortunate,” Orakpo said, via Jason Wolf of the Tennesseean. “But Flacco needs to get down a little earlier if you want to avoid that. I mean, just […]

The Boston Celtics are off to an encouraging start to the season after winning four straight games after dropping the first two games of their 2017-18 campaign. Things could be trending further into the right direction as veteran forward Marcus Morris is nearing his return to the court as Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated reported […]

Prior to signing with the Boston Celtics on a four-year deal worth $128 million over this past offseason, All-Star forward Gordon Hayward had strongly considered the Miami Heat as a possible landing spot. In fact, it was one of three final choices alongside the Celtics and Utah Jazz. Despite all that, Heat head coach Erik […]

Through the first week of the season, there have been several huge performances from many of the league’s top players. In line with that, the NBA has announced that both Houston Rockets star guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the players of the week for each conference. https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/922538866145406978 […]

Include Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger into the group of J.J. Watt, Odell Beckham Jr., the still-winless clubs of New York Giants and Cleveland Browns as among those that didn’t have a very good Sunday. During the Steelers’ 30-9 loss at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6, Roethlisberger was absolutely bludgeoned by an […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have traded guard Troy Daniels to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a second-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The pick will be protected up to No. 55. Suns shooting guard Devin Booker notably went head-to-head against Daniels last season and put him down after the latter tried to talk trash […]

In the last few months, the rumor mill around the Los Angeles Lakers has centered on the possibility that LeBron James and Paul George could sign with the team next summer. Offseason addition Brook Lopez recently weighed in the chatter as he told Bill Oram of the Orange County Register that he has taken notice […]

For much of the offseason, the Los Angeles Rams focused the bulk of their moves around providing second-year quarterback Jared Goff the best opportunity to succeed. Head coach Sean McVay stated on Wednesday that he believes the season opener will give the organization their first real chance to evaluate where Goff is in his development. […]

The Denver Broncos won a Super Bowl back in February of 2016 with an aging Peyton Manning leading the way. Now, the team is hoping to get back to their dominant ways after missing the playoffs entirely last season. If the Broncos want to get back to elite status in the NFL, the team needs […]

Since entering the NFL back in 2014, offensive lineman Zack Martin has been a steady source of reliability for the Dallas Cowboys. Martin is set to enter the fourth year of his rookie deal that will be worth just $1.8 million for the 2017 season, which also includes a $9.3 million option that the Cowboys […]

New York Jets fans seem to be anticipating yet another disappointing season, for good reason. The team has lost an abundance of talented players and have now conceded to rebuilding. What if I told you the Jets could be palatable to watch this season by solving two big problems? Currently, the Jets have Josh McCown, […]

The New England Patriots added a few pieces to the puzzle on the offensive side of the ball this offseason, including veteran tight end Dwayne Allen, who was acquired via a trade. It is anticipated that Allen will play a major role in the offense as the secondary option at his position behind All-Pro Rob […]

L.A. Clippers forward Blake Griffin weighed in on the rumors surrounding Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. While appearing on the Skylar Brother podcast, “View from the Cheap Seats,” Griffin said that he doesn’t think he will ever share the same city as LeBron. Via CBS Sports: “Honestly, I don’t see him coming to L.A. period,” […]

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star big man DeMarcus Cousins stated last week that he wanted to face the Sacramento Kings in the first game of the 2017-18 season. Although Cousins didn’t exactly get his wish, the Pelicans are set to take on Kings in an early-season matchup in a nationally televised game. Demarcus Cousins and the […]

It has often times been in professional sports where there are comparisons drawn between some of the top athletes in their respective realms. During a recent interview with ESPN Halftime during the El Clasico in Miami on Saturday between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green compared his teammate Stephen Curry and […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has attracted a lot of media attention over the last week not only for his play on the court, but for his choice of apparel when it comes to his kicks. After wearing Kobe Bryant‘s Nike’s as well as James Harden‘s Adidas’ basketball shoes, Ball told ESPN before the […]

The Washington Wizards last week made the decision to bring back forward Otto Porter by matching the four-year, $106 million offer sheet that he received from the Brooklyn Nets. The new deal ensures that Porter will be a major part of the team’s long-term plans as one of the key pieces on the roster. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have made quite apparent how impressed that they are with Lonzo Ball‘s presence on the floor as a leader and orchestrator of the offense. This has even led to fourth-year forward Julius Randle praising his passing ability, and some took it as him throwing some subtle shade toward D’Angelo Russell, in an […]