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For all the constructive criticism of the Olympic qualification process and uninspired format, Men’s Golf at the Paris Olympics — the sport’s third appearance after a 112-year absence — has produced a rousing, star-studded competition. Le Golf National has been giving Ryder Cup, in rowdiness and volume, vibes pleasantly surprising PGA Tour and LIV Golf […]

All Brandin Podziemski needed to prove he was too good for Summer League was two games. The Golden State Warriors’ sophomore guard averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in Las Vegas, shooting 50% from both the field and three-point range—especially impressive efficiency considering Podziemski was moonlighting as the Dubs’ No. 1 option offensively. […]

The Michigan football defense was among the best in the country last season, and it is a big reason why they won the national championship. However, defensive coordinator Jesse Minter was one of many coaches to depart for the NFL in the offseason, so the Wolverines had to find a replacement. The new defensive coordinator […]

The Boston Celtics have nearly returned the entire team that won them a championship during the 2023-24 season. However, it’s looking like they could fall one player short of truly running it back, as free agent forward Oshae Brissett hinted at leaving Boston this summer. Brissett had a chance to reunite with the C’s earlier […]

It’s no secret why the Golden State Warriors envision Brandin Podziemski as a fixture of their immediate present and long-term future. During an appearance on the Tim Kawakami Show in late July, owner Joe Lacob revealed “everyone” with the Dubs is confident Podziemski has what it takes to become an NBA All-Star. “I do believe […]

Fresh off making the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to be challenged during the 2024-25 season. Anthony Edwards has finally put the Timberwolves on the map in the Western Conference after years of struggle, yet the dynamic of this organization has changed. The challenge for teams […]

When the Chicago Bulls finished up yet another mediocre season back in April, the front office made it clear that they knew changes needed to be made. There hasn’t been a ton that has happened so far in the offseason, but Chicago noted that they would make moves, and moves have been made. The fan […]

The NBA Summer League is now over for the Chicago Bulls, and it provided fans with a good glimpse of their young talent. The Bulls are trying to build a young squad, so there are a lot of important players that were getting action in Summer League. DJ Steward, Adama Sanogo, Julian Phillips, and of […]

Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie Woods, impressively bounced back from a disappointing debut in the United States Junior Amateur, winning the South Florida Jr. PGA Cup in his native Florida on Thursday. “The Cup” is one of the South Florida PGA Junior Tour’s eight majors. The 54-hole event featured 88 of the top junior golfers in […]

DEERFIELD, IL — The Chicago Sky are getting back to work after having some time off due to the WNBA All-Star and Olympic Break. Before the hiatus, Chicago pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Connecticut Sun. They parted ways with starting guard Marina Mabrey and landed veterans Moriah Jefferson and Rachel Banham. The two […]

Steve Kerr benched Joel Embiid for Team USA’s 103-86 victory over South Sudan on Wednesday, leaving Stephen Curry and LeBron James as the only players to start every game on the Americans’ path for Olympic gold. It’s hardly shocking that Curry and James’ place on the floor for tipoff is ironclad. They’re living legends, still […]

Satou Sabally looks more than ready to make her return to the Dallas Wings following the Olympic break. Sabally, who did not play during the first portion of the 2024 WNBA season after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery, is currently playing for Team Germany at the Olympics. She led Germany to a pivotal 75-64 victory over […]

How is it already August? It seems like the 2023-24 NBA season just ended, yet here we are just over a month away from players reporting back to their teams for preseason practices and training camp in preparation for the 2024-25 season. Still, several key free agents remain available for NBA teams to negotiate with, […]

When the 2023-24 NBA season concluded and the Brooklyn Nets finished with a 32-50 record, their worst record since the 2017-18 season, it became evident that general manager Sean Marks and his front office were going to be making some major roster changes. The experiment with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden never turned […]

When Jayson Tatum was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, he knew his life would change forever. And not even from a basketball standpoint, but from a financial planning perspective. Enter SoFi. Tatum, who had his son Deuce three months into his rookie year in the […]

The San Antonio Spurs have had a good offseason. Regarding NBA Free Agency, they’ve only added one player via an actual free agent signing of a player that wasn’t already on their roster. Generally speaking, though, trades and re-signings are commonly lumped in during the free agency period, which is often synonymous with the offseason. […]

Coming into the 2024 WNBA season, the Los Angeles Sparks had five new faces on the roster, six including Stephanie Talbot who was not with the team last year as she recovered from an ACL injury. One of those new faces for the Sparks is Aari McDonald who was entering her fourth season in the […]

As generational a talent as Victor Wembanyama may be, the San Antonio Spurs have been here before. Kind of. Wemby followed David Robinson and Tim Duncan as iconic top overall picks in the franchise’s history. They’re now following suit in a different way with moves meant to surround their young cornerstone with veteran help. In […]

It is never easy to make a trade in the NBA. Between all the financial restrictions impacting trades and the new tax aprons that limit certain teams’ abilities to execute deals, we have seen fewer trades made over the last year. While it seems inevitable that the Chicago Bulls will look to move on from […]

When Devonte’ Graham joined the San Antonio Spurs in 2023, the team had 27 games left. Graham played in 20 of them. His 31 points a day after he arrived set the franchise record for most in a Spurs debut. He also collected three rebounds and three assists in that 138–131 double overtime loss to […]

The Michigan football team lost a lot of talent from last year’s squad, but two important returning players are Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant. Both Graham and Grant were beasts along the defensive line last year, and with them back, the Wolverines should once again have one of the best D-lines in the country this […]

Donovan Edwards is set to be the starting running back for the Michigan football team this season. Edwards has made so many big plays throughout his career, but he has only been in a starting role for three games in 2022 when Blake Corum was injured. Now, Edwards is one of the faces of not […]

The conclusion of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas saw league personnel heading to Harry Reid International Airport in order to catch flights for their annual scheduled vacation. The dog days of summer and a slight dead period across the NBA ensue around this time every year. With many teams done pursuing talent in free […]

Flashing the skills that led to his being taken fourth overall in last month’s draft, San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle impressed during NBA Summer League play. That is, when the former UConn Husky suited up. Castle played in only three games during the competitions in July. That would rank as the biggest issue right […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The familiar faces Reggie Jackson sees as he joins the Philadelphia 76ers will make it much easier to acclimate to the fifth squad and 14th season in the NBA. While perhaps not an explicit goal of the front office, and perhaps something unavoidable when targeting NBA veterans, Jackson is yet another bench […]

The Chicago Sky have leaned on several players as sources of offense during the first half of the 2024 WNBA season. However, one contributor has separated herself from the pack. Former Atlanta Dream lottery pick and first-year Sky guard Chennedy Carter displayed strong scoring efforts during the season’s first half. But did her play earn […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is finally a champion, but in the eyes of future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, his winning ways aren’t enough to crown him as the next face of the league. The 10-time All-Star argued that Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is the frontrunner for that title, via the 7PM in […]

The San Antonio Spurs have officially signed the 48th overall pick of the NBA Draft, Harrison Ingram. In what’s become a common move for the organization regarding second round picks, they announced they’ve come to terms on a Two-Way contract with the North Carolina alum. Like with Sidy Cissoko last year, Joe Wieskamp in 2021 […]

It may not be crazy to think that the New York Knicks made some of the best decisions of any NBA franchise this offseason. Aside from the moves that they made in free agency, the Knicks have put themselves in a position to compete for a spot in the NBA Finals during the 2024-25 season […]

The journey that the Los Angeles Lakers have been on over the last handful of seasons has been interesting, to say the least. In 2020, when the pandemic shut down the world and the NBA resumed play at the World Wide Sports Complex on Disney’s campus in Florida, it was LeBron James and the Lakers […]

With a classy performance in Paris, Scottie Scheffler can add a gold medal to his increasingly crowded home trophy room. Or, as the World No. 1 called it at his pre-Olympics press conference, “the golf room where I just keep all my crap”. Scheffler has won a staggering six times on the PGA Tour in […]

The Michigan football team added to their 2025 recruiting class on Sunday night as four-star cornerback Brody Jennings announced that he will play for the Wolverines. This 2025 Michigan class has really taken shape in recent weeks, and it looks like it will end up being one of the best in the country. First-year head […]

Fresh off an NBA title, three players on the Boston Celtics joined another group with winning aspirations: Team USA. However, reigning Finals MVP Jaylen Brown didn’t make the stacked squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics, even after Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard left. Instead, Celtics guard Derrick White got the call, reuniting with teammates Jayson […]

San Antonio Spurs legend and broadcaster Sean Elliott is recovering well from what he called a “super easy” heart procedure as a result of dealing with atrial fibrillation. From joint Instagram accounts, Elliott’s wife, Claudia Zapata-Elliott, posted a picture of Elliott with related information Sunday night. The post indicated that an Apple Watch warned Elliott […]

The 2024 Olympics got underway this weekend and the Los Angeles Sparks have several players competing and not just for the United States. Sparks backup center Li Yueru is playing for China at the Olympics and she had a dominant performance in the opening game of the group stage against Spain. Following the game, Sparks […]

The Chicago Bulls had a quiet 2024 NBA Draft as they had just one pick. It was the 11th overall pick in the draft, and the Bulls signed Matas Buzelis from G League Ignite. Going into the draft, Buzelis was the guy that the Bulls wanted, but it was looking like Chicago might have to […]

Jhonattan Vegas (-13) ended a seven-year PGA Tour title drought, winning the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities by a stroke over a scorching Max Greyserman. With the victory, Vegas played himself into contention for the FedEx Cup playoffs. The 39-year-old’s last PGA Tour win came at the 2017 RBC Canadian Open, which he also […]

With the Olympics on deck, Jon Rahm secured his first individual trophy as a member of the LIV Golf League on Sunday, after his Legion XIII teammate, Tyrrell Hatton, three-putted the 18th hole at JCB Golf & Country Club in the UK. “It’s just emotional,” a teary Rahm said afterward. “It hasn’t been the easiest […]

Though not shock waves, the San Antonio Spurs have made a couple of splashes during NBA Free Agency. It started with the addition of future Hall-of-Famer Chris Paul and then continued with solid veteran Harrison Barnes in a three-way trade that enabled DeMar DeRozan to land with the Sacramento Kings. While they’re still reported to […]