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Following Wednesday night’s 85-83 loss at the Seattle Storm, the Indiana Fever are winless through their first five games to begin the season. The Fever’s first two losses were by 20 or more points, but over the next three, they trimmed the deficit margins from 11-to-four-to-two.  Right after Wednesday’s defeat, Indiana head coach Christie Sides […]

Scottie Scheffler (-3, 65) and Jordan Spieth (-2, 67) moved into contention at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Friday with strong second rounds at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. Both metroplex residents are hungry for home cooking, for vastly different reasons. Earlier this month, Spieth admitted his game needed a “reset”. He downplayed […]

BOSTON, MA — Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown wasn’t selected to an All-NBA Team on Wednesday night, and he proceeded to prove the voters wrong the very next day during the Green Team’s 126-110 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The three-time All-Star dazzled with 40 points on […]

BOSTON, MA — At this point in his career, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown isn’t concerned with personal awards. He just wants to win. If that was ever in doubt, Brown put that uncertainty to rest on Thursday night following the Celtics’ 126-110 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Indiana […]

The New York Knicks already look like a major problem for the entire NBA next season and beyond. They are close to competing for their first NBA Championship in more than 30 years, but close doesn’t cut it. There were two important things missing from the Knicks’ roster in 2023-24: Health, because this season’s team […]

NEW YORK — The Chicago Sky got their second win of the 2024 WNBA season after an impressive performance against Breanna Stewart and the undefeated New Liberty on Thursday night. Chicago’s 90-81 victory came off a stout two-way attack fueled by key intangibles that were highlighted by starting guard Marina Mabrey and her teammates. Mabrey […]

Coaches usually hate the tired cliché about how teams on a winning streak need to lose a game so they could learn from it. That’s why it was strange to hear head coach Sandy Brondello bring it up, unprompted, after the New York Liberty lost 90-81 on Thursday night to the Chicago Sky. It was […]

Although it’s been nearly a week since their season ended, the Cleveland Cavaliers have parted ways with head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and are finally getting in line to ride the coaching carousel. Bickerstaff was dismissed after a season during which the Cavs finished fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 48–34 record and advanced to […]

The Los Angeles Sparks grabbed their first win of the 2024 WNBA season on Tuesday against the Washington Mystics in a game where both teams came into the meeting winless to that point. One of the key factors in the Sparks win was head coach Curt Miller’s decision to play Lexie Brown at point guard […]

Scottie Scheffler had his worst opening round of the 2024 PGA Tour season, carding a 2-over 72 at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Thursday at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. Earlier in the morning, the Louisville Metro Police Department decided not to drop the four charges — including felony assault — levied against […]

The Detroit Pistons are set to hire Trajan Langdon from the New Orleans Pelicans as their new president of basketball operations, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Both sides are currently working on finalizing terms of the agreement. Langdon has worked the last five seasons as general manager of the Pelicans. His role had him second […]

College football fans everywhere can’t wait for July 19th, because that is the day that new EA Sports NCAA 25 video game comes out. The game was last released in 2014, but it is able to make a comeback due to NIL. The official cover and trailer was revealed recently, and Michigan football running back […]

Last week was a big one for the Michigan football team in the transfer portal. The Wolverines landed four commitments near the end of last week, and all four of those players will be able to help their secondary. Michigan did return a lot of key players on defense, but they lost a couple important […]

The Jim Harbaugh era with the Michigan football team was a success as the Wolverines are the defending national champions. They have won three straight Big Ten titles, they have beaten Ohio State three times in a row and they have gone to the College Football Playoff three years in a row. Michigan reached the […]

Bronny James has suddenly become the most polarizing prospect ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft, which is set to take place in less than five weeks. While he initially declared for the draft with the option to return to college, all indications point towards James staying in due to the fact that interest levels in […]

All indications are that the Philadelphia 76ers are looking for another star on the wing to put next to Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. But even though they have draft picks to trade and cap space to utilize, there’s no such thing as a sure thing in NBA free agency. They’re going to need backup […]

The greatest San Antonio Spurs player of all-time played extensively with three teammates who are also in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Between David Robinson, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan was asked which one he’d start, which he’d bench and which he’d cut. The popularized game that centers on sports discussions was one […]

It’s been a whirlwind for Ryan Garcia over the last couple of months leading up to his megafight with Devin Haney and all of the aftermath that came with his upset victory. Garcia came in three pounds heavier into his fight with Haney which already gave him scrutiny within the boxing community but then it […]

Making an All-NBA Team is one of the greatest regular season accolades a player can receive, and Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown earned that honor for the first time in his career last year. But following the 2023-24 regular season, which saw the C’s dominate and earn the best record in the league, Brown was […]

Indiana Fever third-year forward NaLyssa Smith picked up the steal and raced to midcourt. The Fever were in transition. Smith maneuvered, opening up an angle to sling the ball up the floor to teammate Katie Lou Samuelson. But Smith telegraphed the bounce pass way too soon. The Seattle Storm easily took it back, passed up […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have continuously built themselves into a contending threat in the Eastern Conference since LeBron James left in 2018, yet they have decided to take the franchise in a different direction. After posting 99 wins over the last two seasons, the fifth-most in the NBA during this span, the Cavs have relieved head […]

The Chicago Sky are amid an exciting new era as they start the 2024 WNBA season. After dropping their first game against the Dallas Wings, Chicago won their second Week 1 rematch for their first win of the season. Furthermore, the Sky are making their home debut at Wintrust Arena on May 25th against the […]

Sometimes, the NBA isn’t just a league where owners and executives ask, “What have you done for me lately?” when evaluating head coaches. Instead, despite when a team like the Cleveland Cavaliers is bounced in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics, everything that has happened during J.B. Bickerstaff’s nearly six years at the […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves took a historic step after a monumental Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals. That road win propelled the Wolves to just their second Western Conference Finals berth in franchise history. After that historic win, Anthony Edwards shared a bit of Minnesota’s gameplan going into […]

With a rain of threes, the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Las Vegas Aces in Sin City Tuesday night by a final score of 98-88. Both teams walked into the house off glorious wins. Both teams are now 2-1 for the season. It was a spectacular battle all around, but enough can’t be said about the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are seven wins away from a championship. The Mavs earned a pivotal Game 1 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road Wednesday. Dallas won 108-105, as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving led the way. Doncic finished the game with 33 points, six rebounds, and eight assists. Irving had 30 points, five […]

The final 2023-24 NBA awards and accolades were given out when the league announced the 2023-24 All-NBA teams on Wednesday night. Unlike previous seasons, where two guards, two forwards, and a center were on each of the three All-NBA teams, this year’s selections were made without factoring in positions. Still, only 15 players get to […]

Nikola Jokic has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, Victor Wembanyama was named the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year, and the rest of this season’s awards have been handed out with the NBA Playoffs heading into the Western and Eastern Conference Finals. Finally, the NBA announced Wednesday the 15 players named to the […]

BOSTON, MA — Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have demonstrated that they can win in a variety of ways this postseason. Although a majority of their victories have been blowouts, the C’s battled back in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night, prevailing 133-128 in overtime against the Indiana Pacers. However, […]

The transfer portal has been very kind to the Michigan football team as of late as they have landed four transfers in the past week. All four transfers are defensive players, and all four of them will help out the Wolverines in the secondary. One of the players that Michigan recently landed is former Tennessee […]

Sherrone Moore is the new head coach of the Michigan football team as Jim Harbaugh departed this offseason for the NFL. The Wolverines won the national title back in January, and Harbaugh left Michigan for the Los Angeles Chargers shortly after that. Sherrone Moore was the offensive coordinator for Michigan last season, but he is […]

It took a little while for Jim Harbaugh to win big with the Michigan football team, but his entire nine year tenure with the Wolverines was impressive. The past three seasons were the best for Harbaugh and Michigan as they have won three in a row against Ohio State, won three straight Big Ten titles, […]

The Charlotte Hornets are at a pivotal part in their franchise history. They’re poised to break through if they do everything right in the 2024 offseason. Of course that starts with the 2024 NBA Draft, since it’s the first domino before the flurry of free agency. Trades will be happening before and after the draft […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have lots of cap space to retool around Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey this offseason. They are being mentioned in talks about trades and free agency for just about every big name that will or could be available this summer, perhaps none more than the discussion around Los Angeles Clippers star Paul […]

After pulling the trigger on the trade, the Los Angeles Clippers felt great, and why wouldn’t they? Sure, they just traded Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a plethora of picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but they got back Paul George and, in turn, Kawhi Leonard. The summer of 2019 was a massive win for the Clippers. […]

It felt like the New York Knicks were shortchanged by fate itself in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. They suffered a series of injuries that impacted (if not led to) their elimination at the hands of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. While New York should be far healthier entering next season than they’ve […]

When San Antonio Spurs generational talent Victor Wembanyama earned First Team honors on the NBA’s All-Defensive list, he did something that not even franchise GOAT Tim Duncan accomplished. While there’s no way to top Duncan when All-NBA teams are announced, Wemby can join the game’s greatest power forward in one regard. No Spurs rookie has […]

BOSTON, MA — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has seen a lot go down over the course of his lengthy postseason career. But, the Celtics’ 133-128 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was arguably the craziest playoff game he’s been a part of. “That sh** was chaos. […]

BOSTON, MA — The Boston Celtics had done their best to avoid a last-second thriller in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, but that wasn’t going to last forever. Instead of taking care of business early on against the Indiana Pacers, the C’s clutched up and prevailed 133-128 in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead in […]