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The NBA announced its All-Rookie Teams and the first team won’t surprise many, if it all. Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama headlines a group that includes Chet Holmgren, Brandon Miller, Jamie Jaquez Jr., and Brandin Podziemski. The first team selections reflects Rookie of the Year voting. The San Antonio Spurs generational talent finished first […]

The New York Knicks’ 2023-24 came to an end on Sunday when they lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals 130-109 to the Indiana Pacers. They technically lost more than just the series, as they suffered another major injury, as well. Either way, New York’s season is over. And before we look ahead, let’s […]

The Boston Celtics became very familiar with the Indiana Pacers over the course of the regular season, and they’ll meet once again in the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals. Heading into this semifinal matchup, the two paths taken have differed. The C’s, who own the No. 1 overall seed, won both of their playoff series with […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are holders of the 2024 NBA Draft’s 21st overall pick but the front office is most assuredly on the clock. The Western Conference is wide open for all takers next season and Zion Williamson will be back for another run. The front office is operating with an urgency to improve according […]

The NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, Illinois, has provided league personnel with more information on almost all of the prospects who are looking to hear commissioner Adam Silver call their name on draft night. Alexandre Sarr, who found himself as the top-rated prospect on ClutchPoints’ 2024 NBA Draft Big Board 1.0 ahead of the combine, […]

The Chicago Sky won their first game of the 2024 WNBA season against the Dallas Wings on Saturday night. Angel Reese helped Chicago rally from a 12-point deficit after losing their first Week 1 matchup three days prior. The Sky are proving to have a special blend of depth and an emerging chemistry to help […]

Unless a team finishes the season as NBA Champions, there will be fallout when the season ends. Only a few days after being eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers appear to be experiencing some fallout of their own, including with the Cavs’ starting backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and […]

DENVER — Head coach Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets had their hopes of repeating as NBA champions squashed after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The loss was incredibly frustrating for the Nuggets considering, at one point, they had a 20-point lead over the Timberwolves. In his […]

The 2003-04 season was the last time the Minnesota Timberwolves saw the Western Conference Finals. Two decades later and the young and hungry Wolves were looking to knock off the reigning champs on the road. In a playoff-defining Game 7, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves took down the Denver Nuggets in […]

Xander Schauffele (-21) completed a wire-to-wire 2024 PGA Championship to secure his elusive first major victory at Valhalla Golf Club on Sunday, fending off formidable pushes from Bryson DeChambeau (-20) and Viktor Hovland (-18). As it did all week, Valhalla played low on an 88-degree day in Louisville, KY. 13 golfers woke up on Sunday […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-116 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals to clinch a series victory. Many players on the Thunder experienced the NBA playoffs for the first time in 2024. Chet Holmgren was among the players to make his NBA postseason debut. Before Game 6, Holmgren […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks’ 117-116 Game 6 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday was a fitting ending to the series. Oklahoma City and Dallas battled throughout. It was a hard-fought series that led to Mavs star Kyrie Irving making an eye-opening admission. While speaking to reporters after the game, Mavericks head coach […]

When the NBA’s All-Rookie Teams are announced on Monday, there’s no question that San Antonio Spurs Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama will stand front and center, just as fellow ROY winners Tim Duncan and David Robinson decades before him. But maybe even ardent Spurs fans might not be quick to point out that Gary […]

Former LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese won her first WNBA game on Saturday night after the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 83-74. Reese put on a stout performance in her second matchup of the 2024 season. The rookie forward made a play on her “Chi Barbie” nickname with a big claim after the […]

DALLAS — Dereck Lively II played a pivotal role in the Dallas Mavericks’ series-clinching 117-116 Game 6 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Lively finished the game with a 12-point, 15-rebound double-double. The Mavs rookie center was able to overcome the pressure of the NBA playoffs, and Lively shared a tribute on his Instagram story […]

BROOKLYN — By 10:30 on Saturday morning, the plaza in front of Barclays Center was swarming with seafoam green. Fans young and old were lining up to get into the arena a full 90 minutes before doors even opened for the New York Liberty’s home opener against the Indiana Fever. When the game finally tipped […]

Indiana Fever top-overall pick Caitlin Clark has become only the fourth rookie in WNBA history to have scored 50-plus points and dish out 15-plus assists through their first three career games. Clark joins the premiere company of Candace Parker, Sue Bird and Nikki McCray.  In elite company 👏 Caitlin Clark joins Candace Parker, Sue Bird […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks narrowly defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-116 in Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinals series. It required a complete team effort as Oklahoma City challenged Dallas throughout the series. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have now reached the Western Conference Finals as a star-studded duo leading a team, something […]

To begin Saturday’s matinee, the New York Liberty won the tip-off and promptly got into position for their opening set on offense. But it’s what the Indiana Fever had practiced for the day before: battling through ball-screens. New York tagged both on Kelsey Mitchell, to allow room for their 3-point specialist Sabrina Ionescu. Yet Mitchell […]

ARLINGTON, Texas —The Chicago Sky completed Week 1 of the 2024 WNBA season with a bounce-back victory in their rematch against Arike Ogunbowale and the Dallas Wings on Saturday night. After trailing by as many as 12 points, the Sky came back to win 83-74. Moreover, rookie forward Angel Reese revealed what sparked Chicago’s admirable […]

Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa (-15) sit atop a stacked leaderboard after an eventful Moving Day at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla. Valhalla, still wet, played soft once again, opening the door for low scores. Shane Lowry (-13), as Schauffele did in Round 1, tied the major championship single-round record with a 62 — […]

On Saturday, May 18th we finally crowned an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and his name is Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk. Usyk went to battle with Tyson Fury for arguably the greatest heavyweight fight in boxing history. The back-and-forth affair ended with Usyk getting his hands raised via a split decision (115-112, 113-114, 114-113). […]

DALLAS — Defense has played a pivotal role in the Dallas Mavericks’ 2023-24 success. Dallas turned a corner defensively after acquiring PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford ahead of the NBA trade deadline. They have impressed ever since, and that has carried into the NBA playoffs. In fact, the Oklahoma City Thunder are averaging just 104 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were swept out of the NBA Playoffs largely due to injuries, sure. Brandon Ingram was not quite at 100% when returning from a knee issue suffered a month before the postseason tipped off. Zion Williamson went days just days before a possible NBA Playoffs debut, pulling up with a hamstring problem […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder have traded blows in their Western Conference Semifinals clash. Dallas leads the series 3-2 heading into Game 6, but Oklahoma City has certainly presented a challenge. Mavs star Kyrie Irving was asked to share his thoughts on the Thunder during shoot-around on Saturday before Game 6. […]

The Los Angeles Sparks started the 2024 WNBA season with a 92-81 loss against the Atlanta Dream. It was technically the Sparks home opener but due to maintenance, the Sparks are playing their first two home games away from Crypto.com Arena and at the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach. It doesn’t get much […]

DALLAS — Maxi Kleber is slowly taking steps toward a potential injury return in the 2024 NBA playoffs. Kleber has already been ruled out with a shoulder injury for Game 6 of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Dallas Mavericks series, but he may be able to return at some point in the playoffs if the Mavs advance. […]

Tiger Woods (+7) missed the cut at the PGA Championship after shooting a 6-over 77 on Friday at Valhalla. Coming off a respectable 1-over 72 on Thursday — marred by three-putts on the final two holes — Tiger’s second round was plagued by pair of early triple-bogeys. Tiger, who teed off at 2:49 p.m. ET […]

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Chicago Sky are preparing for their second game of the 2024 WNBA season in a rematch against the Dallas Wings on Saturday. Chicago looks to bounce back from their debut loss to Dallas from three days prior. Fourth-year guard Chennedy Carter outlined a notable request for fans amid her and the […]

The Chicago-based combine has produced a few storylines to follow before the 2024 NBA Draft (June 26-27) decides where the newest batch of prospects will start their professional adventures. The fates of many soon-to-be draftees depend largely on the trade market brewing up for All-Stars like Brandon Ingram. The New Orleans Pelicans may not have […]

The transfer portal is a huge part of the game in today’s era of college football, and it has been helping out the Michigan football team in the past 24 hours. The Wolverines won the national championship last season, but they have lost a lot of talent from that team. They need to reload, and […]

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (-9) only got about 30 minutes of practice time in before his second round of the 2024 PGA Championship, on account of being arrested for mistakenly dragging a Louisville Metro Police officer outside Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning. Scheffler, who was booked at 7:28 a.m. ET and released at […]

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton and the New York Liberty did what they set out to do on Thursday: They ruined the nights of 17,000 Indiana Fever fans in Gainbridge Fieldhouse and of thousands more watching from home. Caitlin Clark’s home debut was one to forget. The rookie phenom scored nine points in a 102-66 Fever loss to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a lot of options at their disposal in the 2024 NBA Draft. They possess the 16th and 41st overall picks, giving them opportunities to make trades and add young talent to their roster. While there is a lot of increasing noise about the 76ers trading their pick, they might also choose […]

BOSTON, MA — Sacrifice has been a key component of the 2023-24 Boston Celtics.  Head coach Joe Mazzulla recognized that after his squad prevailed 113-98 over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Following the Wednesday night win, which sent the Celtics to its fourth Eastern Conference Finals in five seasons, […]

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler released a statement addressing the “big misunderstanding” amid a chaotic scene outside Valhalla Golf Club that led to his arrest ahead of Round 2 of the 2024 PGA Championship on Friday morning. “This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers,” the statement read, via ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. “It […]

The defending basketball runner-up in the Olympics is back with a huge – literally – reinforcement. San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama is set to make his Summer Games debut for a Team France squad that’s already anchored by now four-time Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert. French National Basketball Coach Vincent Collet announced […]

Two nights ago, the Denver Nuggets were riding high after winning their third consecutive game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They had taken a 3-2 series lead and had Game 6 in their sights to close out the series. Despite the big win, they would be slapped with a harsh reality check and suffered a blowout […]

INDIANAPOLIS — If the Fever got punched in the mouth Tuesday night in the season-opening 92-71 loss at Connecticut, as Indiana head coach Christie Sides described it, then the Fever got battered by the New York Liberty in the home opener Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.  The Fever were stomped 102-66. New York’s Breanna Stewart made […]