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Aaron Rodgers said he’s aiming to return to the New York Jets by mid-December, but there likely won’t be a season for him to save by that point after a brutal 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Rodgers dropped that bomb in an interview with NBC during the game, one the Jets […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers lit up the scoreboard in their first matchup of the season. Tyrese Maxey supplied lots of the fireworks, dropping a career-best 50 points in the Sixers’ eighth straight win. With the game pretty much decided and already having 47 points to his name, which already made for […]

PHILADELPHIA — Just when it looks like Tyrese Maxey has reached his ceiling, he kicks it up another level. In the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the Indiana Pacers — while keeping teammate Kelly Oubre Jr. on his mind after he was struck by a car and hospitalized last night — Maxey delivered a masterful performance. […]

The Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons went to battle on Sunday night in Chicago, and it was an important game for both teams. We are now a few weeks into the season, and we are starting to learn more and more about each team. Both the Pistons and Bulls have gotten off to shaky […]

The old saying goes, “A win is a win.” However, some wins are uglier than others, and the Brooklyn Nets’ 102-94 victory over the Washington Wizards Sunday would go in the “ugliest” category. The shorthanded Nets shot 37-of-98 (37.8 percent) from the field and 12-of-49 (24.5 percent) from three while committing 18 turnovers. However, the […]

Following a quick road trip, the Philadelphia 76ers (8-1) faced the Indiana Pacers (6-4), one of the fastest-playing teams in the NBA and owners of the league’s best offensive rating. The Sixers, fueled by a career game from Tyrese Maxey, won a shootout by a final score of 137-126. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, who has a right calf strain, is out for the fifth straight game. Suns guard Bradley Beal was listed as probable. He will play his third game Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ahead of Sunday’s game, the Suns revealed they will start guard Josh Okogie, who is likely to […]

The Chicago Bulls are Detroit Pistons are both off to slow starts this season, and they are playing each other for the second time on Sunday in Chicago. The first game highlighted some positives for both teams as the Pistons won, but Zach LaVine did drop 51 points in the contest. The Bulls are currently […]

The Chicago Bulls are currently 3-6 through the first couple weeks of the season, and this team certainly was hoping for a bit of a better start to the season. There is obviously still a lot of time for things to improve, but things do need to change sooner rather than later. The Bulls made […]

PHILADELPHIA — Amid a great start to his stint with the Philadelphia 76ers, Kelly Oubre Jr. will be sidelined for at least the next week after getting hit by a car on Saturday night. Nick Nurse and the Sixers are very relieved that Oubre is back home and that his injuries shouldn’t end his season. […]

The New England Patriots benched Mac Jones for the third time this season in their 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, casting further doubt on his future with the team. Ezekiel Elliott remained relatively mum about the situation. The Patriots running back didn’t give much of an answer when asked if he was surprised by […]

The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants are on very different trajectories this season. The Cowboys have overcome some early offensive woes to climb back up the ladder of NFC contenders, while the G-Men are on Caleb Williams watch. The first meeting between NFC East rivals this season was a laugher by the second quarter, […]

There’s no debating whether Draymond Green deserved the technical foul that resulted in his automatic ejection from the Golden State Warriors’ dispiriting home loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Whether he expressed contrition to Donovan Mitchell personally for shoulder shoving the sprinting Cavs star from behind is unclear at this point. What Green […]

LeBron James (left calf contusion) has been ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron was initially listed as questionable. James injured his calf in a collision with Kevin Durant at the 4:22 mark of the first quarter of the Lakers’ in-season tournament […]

The New England Patriots benched Mac Jones for Bailey Zappe on the final drive of their loss to the Indianapolis Colts with the quarterback change unable to produce the result they wanted. After the Patriots were able to pick up a first down on fourth-and-1 with under 50 seconds left at their 40-yard line, Zappe […]

On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics trounced the Toronto Raptors during a 117-94 beatdown at TD Garden. While the scoreboard suggests that it was an uneventful contest, that was not the case late in the fourth quarter. With 3:27 left in the matchup, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla challenged a call on the floor while […]

Joe Namath has some simple advice for the New York Jets ahead of their Week 10 game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday night: stop beating yourselves and you might have the chance to defeat someone else. “I’d like to see them play the kind of game to give themselves a chance. Don’t do […]

The UFC’s recent event, UFC 295, held in New York, was a finish-heavy show that saw seven fighters being recognized for their exceptional performances with post-fight bonuses of $50,000 each. The bonuses were awarded to fighters who displayed outstanding skills and delivered memorable moments during the event. UFC 295 post-fight bonuses: 7 take home $50,000 […]

On Friday, Minnesota Timberwolves sixth man Naz Reid exited the game vs. the San Antonio Spurs with neck spasms. The Timberwolves would go on to win, but Reid did not return to action in their first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament game. In addition to Reid, Anthony Edwards is currently battling a cold, according to head coach […]

The Orlando Magic pulled off a resounding victory on Saturday night, defeating the Damian Lillard-less Milwaukee Bucks by a final score of 112-97. This impressive win marked a significant turnaround for the Magic, breaking their 14-game losing streak to the Bucks, with their last victory over Milwaukee dating back to March 14, 2018. From the […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Jeremy Sochan is chiming in on the chatter about his transition to a new role. The second-year player posted on X (followed by the emoji that signifies laughter with tears) late Saturday night, responding to a post from a Spurs fan’s comment that Sochan doesn’t believe he can play the […]

UFC 295 finally came up to the main event of the evening for the light heavyweight championship of the world when the former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira took on former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka which was a barnburner from start until the knockout finish. ALEX PEREIRA IS A TWO-DIVISION CHAMPION! 🏆🏆 🇧🇷🏹 @AlexPereiraUFC […]

The time finally came for the interim heavyweight champion fight in the co-main event between Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich. Many believed this fight would not make it out of the first round and boy were they right! TOM ASPINALL KNOCKS OUT PAVLOVICH ON TWO WEEKS NOTICE #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/rAzMi1TFoa — Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) November 12, […]

UFC 295 has been delivering all night long and the main has been no different with two knockouts to kick it off. It was the most recent knockout of Matt Frevola by Benoit Saint-Denis that was really jaw-dropping. BENOIT SAINT DENIS HEAD KICKS MATT FREVOLA OUT IN ONE #UFC295 THE GOD OF WAR IS FOR […]

UFC 295 keeps trucking on on the preliminary card with a fight in the strawweight division between two surging prospects in the division Loopy Godinez and Tabatha Ricci. After a back-and-forth affair between these two contenders, Loopy Godinez was able to walk victorious which breaks a UFC record for the most wins in one calendar […]

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton will return to the lineup Sunday versus the Washington Wizards after missing the team’s last eight games with an ankle injury. Claxton suffered what he called a high ankle sprain during Brooklyn’s season-opening loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. It has been just over two weeks since Claxton went down. While […]

LeBron James is listed as questionable with a left calf contusion for the Los Angeles Lakers’ contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron aggravated his calf midway through the first quarter of the Lakers’ In-Seasn Tournament win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday. LeBron collided with Kevin Durant and immediately […]

UFC 295 continued on the preliminary card with exciting fights leading up to the second finish of the night. Jared Gordon went toe-to-toe with Olympic Silver Medalist Mark Madsen and emphatically knocked him in the closing second of round number one. JARED GORDON IN A FLASH ⚡️ Stream #UFC295 NOW on ESPN+ ▶️ https://t.co/2KZBNgp0yD pic.twitter.com/zMRMaiuQNE […]

The UFC heads to New York City for a stacked PPV event UFC 295 which takes place at Madison Square Garden. This event is headlined by the two best light heavyweight contenders former light heavyweight champion and No. 1 ranked Jiri Prochazka taking on the former middleweight champion and No. 4 ranked contender Alex Pereira […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost their fourth game in a row to Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. It was the third consecutive loss where Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook all suited up to play, with the Mavs loss being the biggest loss of the year. The In-Season […]

Grant Williams had some productive years for the Boston Celtics, but when free agency rolled around, he figured his time in Beantown was up. Williams’ assumption was correct, as he never reached a deal with the C’s in the offseason. Instead, he was sent to the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade that included a new […]

He picked up right where he left off. For Victor Wembanyama’s sake, it’s a good thing we’re not talking about him. While Wemby was coming off perhaps the worst outing of his young NBA career, Devin Vassell teamed with this past June’s top overall pick to lead the San Antonio Spurs in their hard-fought 117-110 […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis made it safely through the Los Angeles Lakers’ 122-119 win over the Phoenix Suns, though not without momentary hiccups. Davis returned to the Lakers’ lineup for the first time since exiting their loss to the Miami Heat on Monday due to left adductor/hip spasms. Despite his optimism about playing against […]

In an attempt to remedy the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-quarter struggles, Darvin Ham shook things up ahead of Friday’s In-Season Tournament matchup vs. the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center. When the starting fives were unveiled 30 minutes before tip-off, Cam Reddish was listed in place of … Austin Reaves? A lineup change was not […]

The New England Patriots will take their desperation for a win overseas on Sunday, facing the Indianapolis Colts in Germany in Week 10. The 2-7 Patriots have lost their last two games and are losers of five of their last six. The Colts, meanwhile, ended a three-game losing skid last week to improve to 4-5 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Detroit Pistons in a physical, initially sloppy game to record their seventh straight win. The Sixers overcame a 16-point deficit behind strong second-half efforts from Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Following the game, Embiid said there was the potential for extracurricular activity between him and his opponents. The Sixers and […]

The Brooklyn Nets had remained competitive in every game this season entering Friday’s in-season tournament matchup with the Boston Celtics. However, with Ben Simmons and Cam Thomas sidelined in Boston, that streak ended with a 121-107 loss before a sellout crowd at TD Garden. Here are three takeaways from Brooklyn’s decisive loss. Lonnie Walker continues […]

The Philadelphia 76ers asked a lot of Tyrese Maxey to begin the 2023-24 season. He needed to be the replacement for James Harden as the lead initiator of the offense while Harden sought a trade. The 23-year-old Maxey has been leaps and bounds better than advertised for the Sixers, playing a huge part in their […]

The first NBA In-Season Tournament game for the Philadelphia 76ers (7-1) matched them up with the Detroit Pistons (2-8) at Little Caesars Arena. In a showdown between the respective owners of the best and worst record in the Eastern Conference, the Sixers shook off a bad start and won 114-106. Let’s break down the Sixers’ […]