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The New York Jets’ woes on offense are not all Zach Wilson’s fault. In fact, general manager Joe Douglas can take his share of the blame for wasting more than $100 million on free-agent contracts for several underperforming offensive players. If the eye test on this isn’t enough, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic did a […]

The UFC put on a stellar event at the meca Madison Square Garden this past weekend that exceeded all expectations coming into fight night. With the original headliner between the current heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic scratched after Jones sustained an injury, many believed that this event wasn’t going to live up to […]

Statistically, Zach Wilson has had himself a couple good games for the New York Jets the past two weeks. In fact, he found his way into the NFL record books with his performance in Weeks 9 and 10, though not exactly the way he wanted. Wilson is the first quarterback in NFL history to pass […]

Deontay Wilder, the former WBC heavyweight champion, has been out of the ring for over a year, and his absence from the sport has led to speculation about his future. Recently, Wilder has expressed interest in potentially fighting in MMA, and UFC boss Dana White has given him respect for showing interest in the sport. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their road trip with a game in the Bay Area to take on Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Warriors were playing on the second night of a back-to-back in this one. While the home Dubs showed some resiliency, the Timberwolves got the win by a final […]

The New England Patriots fell to another new low this season, losing to the Indianapolis Colts 10-6 in Week 10 and dropping to 2-8 on the year. Here are the four things to blame for the Patriots’ loss. The Patriots’ pass protection It’s hard to get a first down on 3rd-down when you don’t have […]

PHILADELPHIA — Kelly Oubre Jr.’s impressive season with the Philadelphia 76ers has been put on pause after he was struck by a car on Saturday night. Although he is fortunately back home and didn’t sustain any season-ending or life-threatening injuries, the Sixers were shaken up to see one of their teammates go through something so […]

The New England Patriots benched Mac Jones for the third time this season in their 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, and it should mark the end of his time in Foxborough. Jones committed another face-palming gaffe that led to his benching in the loss to the Colts. As the Patriots were knocking […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers (5-5) overcame the absence of LeBron James and held off the Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. Coming off a shaky road trip, the Lakers — now 4-0 at home — barely passed the sneaky-tricky test. They saw an 11-point fourth quarter trickle down […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors were defeated at Chase Center for the second time in 24 hours on Sunday, falling 116-110 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s dive into three in-depth takeaways from the Dubs’ dispiriting loss to the surging Wolves. Stephen Curry needs help The Warriors shot 37-of-96 overall and 12-of-43 from deep, […]

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the best-performing teams in the NBA early this season. Unfortunately, that success didn’t carry over into the game against the Houston Rockets, as the Mile High franchise lost 107-104. The loss also overshadowed an incredible final stat line from Nikola Jokic. The Serbian big man notched himself another […]

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 […]