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Duane Brown reportedly is ready to run it back with the New York Jets next season. The news comes three days after Jets coach Robert Saleh called the 37-year-old tackle a “rock star.” Brown’s agent, Kennard McGuire, confirmed on Sunday the five-time Pro Bowl selection will play again in 2023, according to ESPN. Brown has […]

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks for perhaps their best win of the season. Down 18 on the road to a team with a 16-game winning streak AND despite losing Tobias Harris and P.J. Tucker to injuries during the game, the Sixers rallied to win 133-130 with a 48-point fourth quarter. Joel Embiid and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are responsible for snapping the longest winning streak to this point of the 2022-23 regular season. The Sixers’ come-from-behind win over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks marked a signature win for this year’s squad and is just the latest example of James Harden and Joel Embiid showing they can shine together. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (41-22) faced off against the Milwaukee Bucks (45-18), owners of a 16-game winning streak. The Sixers snapped the streak with an incredible comeback win by a score of 133-130. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win over the Bucks. Sixers player notes: Joel Embiid: 31 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 11-22 FG shooting […]

Steph Curry isn’t the only longtime member of the Golden State Warriors’ ongoing dynasty set to return against the Los Angeles Lakers. Veteran swingman Andre Iguodala has joined his fellow four-time champion as probable on Golden State’s official injury report for Sunday’s matinee clash with its Southern California rivals. The Warriors made it clear in […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to take one major step forward toward full-strength on Sunday. Before Stephen Curry makes his long-anticipated return against the Los Angeles Lakers, though, the defending champions made a move to get one of their youngest players some much-needed developmental minutes. The Warriors announced on Saturday that sophomore guard Moses […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will play the most important game of their current road trip when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks. It will be a huge test for the Sixers, as they will get the chance to snap their 16-game winning streak and pick up a win over the top team in the NBA. But, […]

Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers dropped their fifth game in a row on Friday night to De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings. After the win, Fox took time to praise Westbrook. Westbrook finished the Clippers’ loss with 27 points, two rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 blocks on 12-of-16 shooting from the field. Fox […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham blasted his team for what he felt was a subpar effort in their deflating 110-102 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. “Too many times I felt like our energy was off, our effort was off in certain plays. We didn’t seem to have […]

Friday’s Nets-Celtics matchup at TD Garden looked like a continuation of Brooklyn’s post-Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving nightmare early in the second quarter. The Nets trailed Boston by 28 points and appeared more disinterested with each point the seemingly insurmountable deficit grew. Then something changed. The high-level defense the Nets pictured when they brought in Mikal […]

The Golden State Warriors finished a five-game home stand undefeated by holding off the New Orleans Pelicans for a 108-99 victory. Here are three key reactions—with related film and analysis, of course—from another pivotal Dubs win as the stretch run of the regular season continues. Klay Thompson, Golden State’s alpha dog Thompson definitely isn’t an […]

Trading a deep reserve for a player who helped them win a championship last season while saving millions in luxury tax payments, at least on the surface, was an easy decision for the Golden State Warriors. But James Wiseman is much different than most third-string centers, obviously, a reality Warriors owner Joe Lacob is still […]

David Andrews offered a strong defense of Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots after an NFLPA report card graded the teams’s facilities among the worst in the league. Andrews said that the survey doesn’t reflect the way he views the organization and its workplace environment. “Any survey can be skewed,” he told the Boston […]

One day after Robert Saleh said he wants Mike White to return to the New York Jets next season, the free agent quarterback shared similar feelings about a reunion. “I would love to be back with the Jets,” White told WQAM radio in Miami on Friday. Despite the Jets’ heavy pursuit of Derek Carr, interest […]

Even though they haven’t played together in a couple of years, Bryce Young is still learning from fellow Alabama football legend Mac Jones. Young, who is widely considered to be the top quarterback prospect in the 2023 NFL Draft, shared Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine that Jones, who Young played with at Alabama in […]

For a basketball-crazed country like the Philippines, welcoming hoops royalty like Carmelo Anthony onto its shores constituted a historic moment. There was no venue more fitting to introduce the newly minted FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador than Araneta Coliseum, which hosted the country’s most iconic global sporting event, the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier bout […]

The Los Angeles Clippers dropped to 0-4 since the NBA All-Star break, with their latest loss coming against the Golden State Warriors in stunning fashion thanks to a huge second-half collapse in which they got outscored 70-35. The Clippers are also 0-4 since adding Russell Westbrook, all of which have come with him as the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers dropped their fourth straight matchup coming out of the All-Star break. It was a 70-35 onslaught in the second half that saw the Warriors come back from down 11 at the half to lead by 15 after three quarters of play. The talk of social media early in the game was […]

The Golden State Warriors seemed headed for a disappointing loss in arguably their biggest game of the season to date. Once the ball was inbounded for the second half, though, a struggling Jordan Poole immediately put his comeback plans in place. Behind Poole’s 22-point third-quarter explosion, the Warriors rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit on […]

Russell Westbrook certainly wasn’t the only reason the LA Clippers were blown out 115-91 by the surging Golden State Warriors. Almost from the opening tip of Thursday’s game, though, it became abundantly clear the Warriors’ strategy of ignoring Westbrook on the perimeter neutered the Clippers’ offense—and Draymond Green understands why he was unable to exploit […]

In the Philadelphia 76ers’ first matchup of the season against the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were too much for them to handle. The Sixers lost 133-126 in a crazy game where Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey all scored very efficiently and above their league average. The Mavs stars simply couldn’t […]

The Philadelphia 76ers found themselves in a back-and-forth, shot-for-shot contest against the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 82 points to lead the Mavs to a 133-126 win over the Sixers despite 91 points from Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey. Maxey had a great game, scoring 29 points and leading […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (40-22) didn’t have much time to celebrate their recent Joel Embiid-less win as they returned to action the very next day in a matchup with the Dallas Mavericks (33-31). With Embiid back in the lineup and Tyrese Maxey back with the starters, the Sixers and Mavs played one of the craziest games […]

Less than two months ago, Kevin Durant was having one of the best seasons of his illustrious career for a Brooklyn Nets team one game back of the NBA’s top record. Wednesday he made his debut as a member of the Phoenix Suns. The astounding turn of events underscores the unpredictability of the former MVP’s […]

The Golden State Warriors host the LA Clippers on Thursday night in another crucial matchup between Western Conference playoff hopefuls. The defending champions enter the action on a three-game winning streak, rising to fifth in the tightly-packed standings, despite the ongoing absence of Steph Curry. The Warriors superstar isn’t the only impact player who’s been […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will face the Dallas Mavericks as they continue a road trip. They will be on the second night of a back-to-back and will look to make it two wins in a row. But, with a matchup on deck, there is a big question to ask regarding the Sixers’ lineup: Is Joel Embiid […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that LeBron James, currently out with a foot injury, will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Here was the team’s official press release: “LeBron James has been evaluated by Lakers team physicians and medical staff, and it has been determined that he has sustained a right foot tendon injury. James […]

Former New England Patriots linebacker Willie McGinest has been charged with two felonies for his alleged role in a fight at a West Hollywood nightclub in December, TMZ reported. McGinest is facing one count of assault with a deadly weapon and another count of assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury. […]

The 2022-23 NBA season has been filled with exciting moments, dazzling displays of scoring, and record-breaking feats, yet it has also been plagued by a persistent problem: load management. While the Boston Celtics don’t really engage in this practice, Hall of Famer and Celtics legend Paul Pierce sees it as a threat to the entire […]

As the New York Jets pursue Derek Carr and Aaron Rodgers as their top options to replace Zach Wilson as the team’s starting quarterback, Robert Saleh told reporters Thursday that his preference is to carry three good quarterbacks on the roster. “Quarterbacks are gold,” Saleh said. “If you have three guys you have faith in, […]

Robert Saleh skipped the New York Jets’ second meeting with free agent quarterback Derek Carr on Wednesday. But the Jets coach had a legitimate reason for doing so. Saleh told reporters Thursday he was sick and too ill to fly out to Indianapolis, where owner Woody Johnson led the Jets contingent in their get-together with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were without LeBron James (foot), Anthony Davis (precautionary rest), and D’Angelo Russell (ankle) for the second leg of their back-to-back vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder — a matchup Dennis Schroder called a “must-win.” Los Angeles’ revitalized post-trade-deadline depth shined once again. The Lakers — 3-1 since the All-Star break and 4-2 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to face Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors at The Chase Center on Thursday night. The Clippers got superstar forward Kawhi Leonard back this season after he missed the entire 2021-22 season rehabbing his torn right ACL. As the injury-riddled 2022-23 season continues and Leonard is closely monitored, […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Sometimes a change of scenery is all one needs to change the trajectory of their future. It happens everywhere in the world, and that’s exactly what Austin Rivers says can happen with Russell Westbrook and the LA Clippers. “I think it’s a great fit, honestly,” said Rivers before the Timberwolves-Clippers game. […]

When New England Patriots QB Mac Jones left Alabama in 2021, he left a Crimson Tide team that just won a national championship. He also left a strong impression on his younger teammates on that 2020 National Championship team. Will Anderson, who played with Jones at Alabama, recalled how the now New England Patriots quarterback […]

The new-look Brooklyn Nets had the look of a high-level defensive team after an eventful trade deadline. Seven games into the new era, that has been anything but the case. Wednesday’s 142-118 loss to the Knicks was the latest example of the Nets’ defensive incompetence, and perhaps the most dramatic. The 142 points are the […]

Minutes after an uplifting victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell provided a slightly worrisome update on when he might return to the court. Russell has missed the past three games after spraining his left ankle in the second quarter of the Lakers’ win over the Golden […]

The Philadelphia 76ers got revenge against the Miami Heat after an embarrassing loss. With Joel Embiid sitting out, the Sixers snapped a two-game losing streak behind another great game from Tyrese Maxey and one of the best performances ever from Paul Reed. Reed was fantastic, tallying 16 points, a career-best 14 rebounds and two blocks […]

Mikal Bridges’ departure from Phoenix was bittersweet. The 26-year-old had emerged as one of the league’s top two-way wings and a fan favorite during the Suns’ emergence to contender status. However, Bridges’ arrival in Brooklyn offered an opportunity he had not yet seen during his four-year NBA career: The chance to lead an offense as […]