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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The 2024 WNBA Playoffs begin Sunday afternoon around the nation in New York, Minnesota, Connecticut and Las Vegas. Out of the eight-team bracket, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever had to snap the longest active playoff drought in the league to get here. By doing so, they’ve become the sole team in […]

The Michigan football team picked up a huge win on Saturday over #11 USC, and they did it without the forward pass. Wolverines quarterback Alex Orji had just 32 passing yards, but Michigan still found a way to get a 27-14 win. The run game was punishing in the first half, and a late touchdown […]

The Los Angeles Sparks did not make the playoffs this season. It was their fourth consecutive year now missing out on the postseason. But the general feeling around the Sparks is something special is brewing. Veteran forward Dearica Hamby was one of the bright spots for the Sparks this season and following the end of […]

The Michigan football team picked up a huge win on Saturday against #11 USC. The Wolverines needed to have it, and they got it. The Trojans came into this game as the favorite, but Michigan put their heads down and ran the ball down their throat for a huge win to start Big Ten conference […]

Natasha Howard did not waste much time before announcing that she is planning to leave the Dallas Wings this offseason. The veteran made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, less than 24 hours following the 2024 WNBA regular-season finale. “I would like to thank the Dallas Wings for two great years,” Howard wrote. “It has […]

The Michigan football team has a massive game this weekend as they will be hosting #11 USC. This will be the first ever Big Ten conference game for the Trojans as this is their first year in the Big Ten, and what better way to start things off than with a top-25 matchup against the […]

The Michigan football team has a massive game this weekend as they will be hosting #11 USC. This will be the first ever Big Ten conference game for the Trojans as this is their first year in the Big Ten, and what better way to start things off than with a top-25 matchup against the […]

The Los Angeles Sparks announced on Friday that veteran guard Layshia Clarendon will head off to retirement, closing the chapter on an 11-year WNBA career.  Clarendon had recently been away from the Sparks due to mental health reasons for the majority of the second half of the season. With the announcement, Layshia Clarendon issued a […]

With the 2024 WNBA Playoffs around the corner, the No. 7 seed Phoenix Mercury are set to take on the No. 2 seed Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the playoffs. With it possibly being Diana Taurasi’s final season with the Mercury, the matchup could weigh more. Although the Mercury and Lynx are separated […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid have agreed on a three-year, $192.9 million contract extension. Embiid, through all the turbulence of his time in Philadelphia, appears to be set to become a Sixer for life. This extension Embiid put pen to paper on will be tacked onto the final two years of his current deal, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are signing Chinese star Yongxi “Jacky” Cui to a two-way contract, the team announced Friday. Cui played his last two seasons in the Chinese Basketball Association, averaging 14.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists on 45/36/81 shooting splits over 99 appearances. Before that, the 6-foot-6 forward attended the NBA’s Global Academy in […]

After the New York Liberty swept the Dallas Wings in two road games earlier this month, the team flew back to New York with a feeling of accomplishment. Their coach, Sandy Brondello, wasn’t with them. Brondello instead flew to Phoenix where she joined her former players at the Footprint Center to honor the 2014 WNBA […]

The Dallas Wings were defeated by the Las Vegas Aces 98-84 on Thursday in the WNBA regular season finale. Dallas finished the season with a 9-31 record, the second worst mark in the league. It was a disappointing ’24 campaign for the Wings, as injuries played far too big of a role throughout the first […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks is taking a page out of his old playbook as he enters his second rebuild. He’s taking chances on low-risk reclamation projects, and plenty of them. In his latest move, he signed Amari Bailey to an Exhibit 10 contract, first reported by HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and confirmed by ClutchPoints, […]

Arike Ogunbowale had a historic 2024 WNBA season. She has continued to establish herself as one of the best players in the entire league. Ogunbowale’s Dallas Wings ultimately finished the year with the second worst record in the league. With that being said, Ogunbowale did everything she could to keep the team afloat amid the […]

For the Indiana Fever, Thursday night’s regular-season finale at the Washington Mystics didn’t hold any value. The Fever were already fastened as the No. 6 seed in the WNBA playoffs and will be shipped off to Connecticut in mere days. But for the so-called Gray Squad, Thursday was an opportunity Christie Sides hadn’t given them […]

If this is it, the Phoenix Mercury will have honored Diana Taurasi in her final game. The previous two weeks the Mercury have teased a possible Taurasi retirement. As the doors opened, waves of Mercury fans filled the seats and cheered for Taurasi for possibly the final time. On Thursday against the Seattle Storm, head […]

Months after the signing of Paul George and the contract extension of Tyrese Maxey, the Philadelphia 76ers still had room for one more huge move. The team signed Joel Embiid to a maximum extension worth $193 over three years. The extension keeps Embiid signed to the 76ers through the 2027-28 NBA season with a player […]

Jacoby Brissett might have lost his job as the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback on Thursday night, with Jerod Mayo being non-commital on whether he or Drake Maye will be the team’s starter in Week 4. The veteran quarterback isn’t sweating the situation, though. “I’m not going to overreact to something I didn’t hear,” Brissett […]

Drake Maye unexpectedly made his official NFL debut in the closing minutes of the New England Patriots’ 24-3 loss to the New York Jets, replacing Jacoby Brissett at quarterback as the team’s offense struggled. The rookie came in for the final drive of the game, completing 4-of-8 passes for 22 yards and rushed for 12 […]

To say the 2024 WNBA season was a tough one for the Los Angeles Sparks would be an understatement. The Sparks struggled to find wins while being hit with a wave of absences and injuries. It was a season unlike anything Sparks head coach Curt Miller has seen during his ten-year WNBA coaching career. But […]

Jerod Mayo was non-commital about the New England Patriots’ quarterback situation following their Week 3 loss to the New York Jets, in which Drake Maye replaced Jacoby Brissett on the final drive. “I don’t know,” the Patriots head coach said when asked if the team would make a quarterback change. “We talk about it every […]

The Chicago Sky played their last game of the 2024 season against the Connecticut Sun on Thursday night. Chicago hoped to get a win and stay alive for a berth in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs; however, things did not go to plan. The Sky took an 87-54 loss, which knocked them out of postseason contention […]

Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale has been ruled out for the team’s regular season finale on Thursday against the Las Vegas Aces. Ogunbowale is dealing with an illness and was ultimately a late addition to the injury report. Teaira McCowan and Stephanie Soares were also ruled out for the game in Las Vegas. McCowan is […]

The New York Knicks have been active of late. They signed a few players who would probably crack the rotation of most teams. Unfortunately for the players in question, the Knicks are far deeper than most teams, and none are likely to lock down a regular role. Still, these additions bolster an already incredibly versatile roster, […]

The Brooklyn Nets will retire Vince Carter’s No. 15 jersey during a Jan. 25 home matchup with the Miami Heat, the team announced Thursday. “We are thrilled to honor former Nets player Vince Carter, who contributed so much to this organization both on and off the court,” said Nets owner Joe Tsai. “He is an […]

The NBA offseason is winding down, and preseason basketball is upon us. Nothing is better than the start of a new season, and plenty of storylines fuel what will be a very unpredictable 2024-25 season. With training camps around the NBA set to begin at the start of October, perhaps the biggest question fans want […]

One of the biggest games of the week in college football will be taking place in Ann Arbor as the Michigan football team will be hosting USC. The 11th-ranked Trojans are visiting the 18th-ranked Wolverines in what should be a terrific matchup. This will be USC’s first-ever Big Ten conference game, and you can’t ask […]

At some point, every NBA organization goes through dramatic changes. As good as the Golden State Warriors were from 2015-19, winning three titles in this span, this organization still saw superstar forward Kevin Durant depart for the Brooklyn Nets following a torn Achilles in the 2019 NBA Finals. This offseason, change has once again impacted […]

LOS ANGELES – Throughout this season, Los Angeles Sparks coach Curt Miller has continuously referred to this season as a build. Building culture and cultivating key habits towards ultimately becoming a winning team. To that end, the Sparks have seen key growth from several young players. But one player in particular who has not seen […]

LOS ANGELES – The Phoenix Mercury social media team created quite a frenzy this past week when they suggested that their final regular season games might be Diana Taurasi’s last. While Taurasi herself has remained non-committal in terms of her future, many of her peers have used this opportunity to reflect on her career. Following […]

The Michigan football team has a big game this weekend against USC, and the Wolverines need a win. Michigan already suffered a loss at home against Texas, and falling to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference play would be disastrous. The Wolverines need to play better this week if they want to get a win, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ arena saga appears to be coming to an end soon. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced that the city has come to an agreement with the team on a new arena, pending legislative approval from the Philadelphia City Council. As rumors swirled that the Sixers would entertain the possibility of relocating to Camden, New […]

The Phoenix Mercury took home their second consecutive win, this time against the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. Phoenix earned an 85-81 victory in the game. Following a Brittney Griner ejection that limited the Mercury to nine players, the task was daunting. Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts showed love to his bench postgame following a […]

The Chicago Sky have had a shaky second half of the 2024 season. Chicago has gone 2-8 in its last 10 games and faced a plethora of injuries, including a major one to All-Star rookie Angel Reese. Despite being pushed to the bottom of the league standings with Tuesday’s Atlanta Dream loss and the Washington […]

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner faced some haters on Instagram after Tuesday’s win against the Los Angeles Sparks. Griner and Sparks forward Rickea Jackson were both ejected from the game. Following the game, people attacked the Phoenix Center on Instagram about the fight. Some of the comments said how she was a man, in addition […]

The Atlanta Dream are one step closer to making the playoffs, and they did that by defeating the Chicago Sky on Sept. 17, 86-70. Coming into the game, both teams had the same record and were looking to get ahead in the standings, which meant the stakes were high. The Dream came out aggressive and […]

The New York Liberty have officially accomplished all they can in the 2024 regular season. Their 87-71 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night gives them the No. 1 seed in the WNBA Playoffs, set to begin on Sunday. New York has one more regular season game, Thursday night at home against the Atlanta […]

The Chicago Sky entered Tuesday night’s Atlanta Dream matchup on a three-game losing streak. The Sky were on a mission for a win to inch closer to the playoffs, as they held the eighth spot in the WNBA standings. However, the Dream were relentless in front of their home crowd and gave Chicago an 86-70 […]