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PLAYA VISTA, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers are going to rely heavily on Paul George and James Harden to carry them as the team is set to begin its first round playoff series against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks without Kawhi Leonard. As of Saturday, the two-time champion and two-time NBA Finals MVP […]

The Michigan football team had their spring game on Saturday, and the 2024 team looks a lot different than the 2023 team. The Wolverines are coming off of a national championship, but that team was so good because of all the NFL talent that they had. Michigan might break the record for most players drafted […]

Michigan football fans are getting their first look at the new-look Wolverines on Saturday as the spring game is taking place in Ann Arbor. The last time we saw Michigan take the field was in early January in the national championship game against Washington. The Wolverines won that game to capture their first national title […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff joked that the night before his team faced the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, it was the first time he had slept in a while. Whenever they were asked, the Cavs’ players were just as restless as their coach, wanting to play Orlando immediately […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA – The Los Angeles Clippers are still riding the wave of uncertainty as their playoff series against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks is set to begin on Sunday afternoon. Will Kawhi Leonard play in Game 1 against the Mavs? Ahead of Game 1 on Sunday, Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence […]

After missing just 21 combined games through his first two NBA seasons, San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell missed 14, including the last eight, this past season. The fourth-year guard played in only 38 of the possible 82 games in 2022-2023. A foot injury that the team labeled a “stress reaction to the right third […]

An old rivalry will be reborn in the 2024 NBA playoffs as the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks square off in the first round. The last time New York and Philadelphia faced off in a playoff series was 1989. Patrick Ewing led his team to a sweep over Charles Barkley and company in the […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker led last season’s playoffs in points per game (33.7). Booker in his ninth season has a chance to win a championship.  Booker, 27, in the regular season tied for first in scoring on Phoenix (27.1 points per game) with Kevin Durant. He is also one of three players, including Nikola […]

The New York Knicks are in a precarious position. They won 50 games and secured the second-seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. But there is also an on-going debate about their chances of advancing beyond the first-round, which is unusual for a second-seed.  Still the Knicks know better than anyone what they are capable of, […]

Denver Broncos icon Peyton Manning is thoroughly enjoying the retired life. The Hall of Fame quarterback has kept his retired days busy with commercials, coaching his son’s youth football team, and hosting his wildly successful show, Manningcast, on ESPN. Manning and his family still reside in the Denver area. He frequently attends Broncos, Denver Nuggets, […]

The Miami Heat have punched their ticket into the NBA Playoffs after beating the Chicago Bulls, 112-91, in the play-in tournament Friday night. However, they now have to face the No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics in the first round as stars Bam Adebayo, Jaime Jaquez Jr. along with Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks about […]

As the Orlando Magic gear up for their first NBA Playoff game since the 2019-20 season, they find themselves poised for a strategic showdown against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The series opener is set for Saturday at 1 PM ET at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, promising intense competition and pivotal matchups, particularly involving Orlando’s defensive strategy against […]

DALLAS — The term “X-factor” is often thrown around far too loosely in sports. Of course, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are superstars for the Dallas Mavericks. Emerging as an X-factor for a sports team, though, often refers to a player who was overlooked and ended up playing a pivotal role. Daniel Gafford and PJ […]

After a phenomenal regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves are rolling into the 2024 NBA Playoffs with a lot to prove. Their trio of All-Star talents have their resumes on the line. Karl-Anthony Towns has yet to showcase his talent consistently in postseason. Rudy Gobert has narratives to wipe away. Anthony Edwards’ path to superstardom has […]

The Chicago Bulls finished up yet another mediocre season on Friday night as they lost to the Miami Heat in the NBA play-in tournament. It was a disappointing season, so it was fitting for it to end in disappointing fashion. The Bulls got out to a good start in Miami as they hit a few […]

The Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls, 112-91, in the NBA Play-in Tournament as they have won the eighth seed and the right to face the No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Noise around the organization was grim with the injury to star Jimmy Butler and the continued […]

For all the x-factors and adjustments, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Round 1 series vs. the Denver Nuggets may simply boil down to what most NBA Playoffs series do: stars. In this case, will LeBron James and Anthony Davis outperform Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray? Including the 2023 Western Conference finals, the Nuggets have won eight […]

The NBA’s 82-game regular season can be a grind, but the Boston Celtics made most of the 2023-24 campaign look easy. They finished with the league’s best overall record at 64-18, which happened to be the franchise’s best win total since 2008. That season was when the Celtics won their last championship, and they’re hoping […]

Victor Wembanyama was a must-watch phenomenon during his rookie campaign with the San Antonio Spurs. To finish out the year, the Spurs superstar spoke about a number of topics, from his defensive prowess, to what he learned most through an NBA rookie season that saw his team lose 60 of 82 games and other subjects […]

It feels like it was just yesterday that the 2023 college football season came to a close with the Michigan footballteam hoisting the national championship trophy at NRG Stadium in Houston. It was over three months ago, however, and preparation for the 2024 season is well underway. Teams are having their spring games, and we […]

It feels like it was just yesterday that the 2023 college football season came to a close with the Michigan football team hoisting the national championship trophy at NRG Stadium in Houston. It was over three months ago, however, and preparation for the 2024 season is well underway. Teams are having their spring games, and […]

The Miami Heat was hit with a brutal blow as their main star in Jimmy Butler suffered an MCL sprain in the loss to the Philadelphia 76ers which will keep him out for several weeks. Before the do-or-die game against the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Play-In Tournament, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about […]

A.J. Brown’s recent suspicious social media activity, along with DeVonta Smith’s contract extension, leaves to question if he has a future with the Philadelphia Eagles. If he doesn’t, the New England Patriots should make a heavy pursuit to trade for the star receiver. The Patriots have actually already inquired the Eagles about a trade for […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks practiced Friday before leaving for Los Angeles. With their first round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers set to begin on Sunday, head coach Jason Kidd provided the latest injury update. Kidd said that Tim Hardaway Jr., who is dealing with an illness, did not practice Friday. The Mavs […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — No NBA arena is revered as much as Madison Square Garden. When the New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, another storied chapter of basketball in The Garden will be written. The Knicks and Sixers are preparing for a tough, physical series. Under […]

No one knows memes better than Cleveland Cavaliers big man Jarrett Allen. That’s right, memes. The DNA of the soul. Exposing someone to too many offensive rebounds long enough will cause them to learn to hate. They become carriers. Envy, greed, despair… All memes. All passed along. When Cleveland saw last season end at the […]

The new 65-game minimum rule has cut down on the list of those eligible for this season’s All-NBA honors. Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell, and Jimmy Butler are just a few of the All-Stars around the league who are ineligible to receive any of the NBA’s end-of-season awards or accolades. However, there are still […]

Despite a concerning season series sweep against the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves should feel confident ahead of their first round matchup against them. As a franchise, Minnesota has not made it past the first round of the postseason since the 2003-04 campaign. For the first time since then, the Wolves now have a loaded […]

A.J. Brown caused a stir in the NFL world with his social media actions on Thursday. Coincidentally, they came a few hours after New England Patriots’ de facto general manager Eliot Wolf acknowledged the team’s interest in adding a veteran wide receiver. So, is there a connection there? Well, the Patriots have actually inquired with […]

The Chicago Bulls took on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in the NBA play-in tournament with their season on the line. Coby White stepped up big time for the Bulls and led the team to an easy 131-116 victory behind a 42-point performance. The Hawks are now done, and Chicago is moving on to […]

The Chicago Bulls took on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in the NBA play-in tournament with their season on the line. Coby White stepped up big time for the Bulls and led the team to an easy 131-116 victory behind a 42-point performance. The Hawks are now done, and Chicago is moving on to […]

The theme for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers heading into their rematch with the almighty Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs? There is no theme. “It shouldn’t be personal at all,” LeBron said at Lakers practice on Wednesday. “You allow yourself to get away from the gameplan if you […]

The Portland Trail Blazers recently completed one of their more difficult seasons in recent memory; finishing 21-61 and dealing with injury issues that stunted a significant amount of the internal growth that head coach Chauncey Billups and GM Joe Cronin were hoping for from their young team. Of all the young players on the Blazers, […]

Eliot Wolf seemed to lay the foundation for the New England Patriots to take a quarterback with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft when he spoke with reporters on Thursday. However, he also didn’t shut the door on the possibility of trading the pick, either. Wolf, the Patriots’ director of scouting and […]

DALLAS — Dereck Lively II missed time towards the end of the 2023-24 regular season due to a knee injury. However, he is dealing with much more serious circumstances outside of basketball. Lively’s mother, Kathy Drysdale, passed away after a battle with cancer last Friday. Lively made the announcement on social media Friday, and the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are focused on their upcoming NBA Playoffs rematch with the Denver Nuggets. Still, LeBron James took a moment at practice Wednesday to express his excitement over chasing gold with Team USA alongside his “buddy”, Anthony Davis at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The men’s basketball roster for Paris (and Lille) was finalized earlier […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers will go head-to-head in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Los Angeles features no shortage of star-power, but the Mavs are ready for the challenge. However, the Clippers have found success against the Mavericks in the playoffs. Los Angeles defeated Dallas in the postseason in […]

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving heard the outside noise. He knew what people were saying about him after dealing with drama on the Brooklyn Nets. Irving understood that there were doubters even following his trade to the Dallas Mavericks. But the Mavs are preparing for the playoffs and Irving has silenced his critics. Irving appears to […]

DALLAS — Jason Kidd is remembered as one of the best point guards of all-time. The NBA legend is now a head coach and is currently preparing to lead the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs. Kidd has seen up-and-down results since taking over the head coaching job in Dallas during the 2021-22 season. That […]