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FOXBOROUGH – The recent injuries to Tyquan Thornton and Kristian Wilkerson created even more intrigue in the battle for possibly the final receiver spot on the New England Patriots roster. If there is an open competition for it, Lil’Jordan Humphrey has certainly shined in the opportunity. In the Patriots’ preseason opener against the Giants, Humphrey […]

During Boston’s deep playoff run last season, Celtics star Jayson Tatum revealed that the injury he played through may have been more serious than many thought. In a one-on-one interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks, Tatum explained his injury in greater depth. “I had a non-displaced fracture in my wrist,” he said. “I chipped a […]

Robert Saleh is unsure if he’s going to play his starters when the New York Jets host the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, but there will still be plenty of reasons to watch their second preseason game, so it’s time to make some bold predictions for it. “I’m torn on it,” Saleh said Saturday. “I wake […]

The New York Jets host the Atlanta Falcons in their second preseason game Monday ahead of the next round of cuts to the roster. The Jets need to reduce the numbers of players in training camp from 85 to 80 by Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. That’s a small number and should be easy to […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots got their first win of the season, sort of. New England defeated the Carolina Panthers, 20-10, on Friday night, playing its starters for much of the first half. “It’s just another step in the process,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said following the win. “We’ve just got to keep grinding.” Here are […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ summer pro-am tour will continue with a trip to Seattle’s Crawsover Pro-AM on Saturday. The league’s host, three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner Jamal Crawford, exuberantly revealed the development on Friday afternoon. LeBron confirmed the news shortly thereafter. SEATTLE LETS GET IT!! Been over 15+ years since […]

Elijah Moore had himself a day when the New York Jets scrimmaged the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, drawing raves from quarterback Joe Flacco and coach Robert Saleh. The second-year wide receiver made one juke after a reception that was so off the charts that it spun the Falcons defender completely around: This move from @e_moore03 […]

Brady Quinn is no fan of Zach Wilson nor the media that covers the New York Jets quarterback. And he proved it with a blistering verbal assault on Fox Sports Radio earlier this week. “I’ve not seen a quarterback get more love for doing less from the media than Zach Wilson in a long time,” […]

The Denver Broncos are slated to face the Buffalo Bills in Week 2 of the preseason. In their first outing of the preseason, the Broncos soundly beat the Dallas Cowboys. While it was a low-scoring affair, the Broncos seemed to be firing on all cylinders, both offensively and defensively. With Saturday’s preseason game approaching, it’s […]

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced that LeBron James has signed a two-year contract extension. The press release included a laudatory statement from Lakers general manager and vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka. “LeBron is a generational basketball player who has proven to be even more impactful as a human being,” Pelinka […]

New York Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur had a blunt assessment of how Zach Wilson’s development will be stunted with the quarterback set to miss a chunk of training camp and possibly the start of the regular season after knee surgery Tuesday. “If you want to be good at football, you have to play football,” […]

Zach Wilson was back at the New York Jets’ training complex two days after surgery on his right knee, and coach Robert Saleh said the quarterback will start Week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens if he’s “ready to go.” Right now, that appears to be a long shot, considering that the season opener is three […]

The NBA is back in just under two months, and the Boston Celtics will resume their hunt for Banner 18. After coming so close to winning it all last year, the Celtics were bound to have some highly touted games, and the release of the 2022-23 NBA schedule confirmed that in a major way. Our […]

The NBA’s 2022-23 season schedule has officially been released. Fans lining up to watch Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the LA Clippers can start to plan for their trips to Crypto Dot Com Arena. Let’s not waste any time and jump right into my personal five must-watch games in the 2022-23 regular season. The LA […]

Rejoice! Following a discordant drip of leaked individual matchups — and literally seconds after LeBron James signed an extension — the full 2022-23 NBA schedule was officially released. Yes, all 82 games! Let’s dive in. Despite being projected to finish towards the bottom of the playoff picture, the Lakers, unsurprisingly, will play 39 times on national […]

The Golden State Warriors’ regular-season road to back-to-back titles and an unbelievable fifth championship in nine seasons has been revealed. Two of their most high-profile games of on that journey—opening night against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and Christmas day versus Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, both at Chase Center—were reported before […]

FOXBOROUGH – It was fight night (or in this case, morning) again between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers at joint practice on Wednesday. A couple of the same players were involved in Wednesday’s fracas, too. Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson, who was at the center of Tuesday’s fight, was on the wrong end of […]

Well, he did it. Minutes before the release of the 2022-23 NBA schedule on Wednesday afternoon, LeBron James agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told various outlets. The second year (2024-25) will be a player option, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, allowing LeBron to […]

Andrew Wiggins has already been vindicated. It’s not enough to suggest the Golden State Warriors wouldn’t have won the title without him. The former No. 1 overall pick lived up to that billing on the game’s biggest stage, functioning as arguably his team’s second-best player against the big, versatile Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. […]

The Charlotte Hornets have not made many moves in the 2022 offseason. The Hornets were busy during the 2022 NBA Draft and gave Cody Martin a new deal, but that is about it. They have a solid young team around LaMelo Ball and have some good complementary veterans alongside him, so there’s hope for this […]

FOXBOROUGH – DeVante Parker was the Patriots’ biggest acquistion this offseason. Nearly three weeks into training camp, he’s been responsible for some of the biggest plays. That started on Day 1, when Parker made multiple leaping touchdown grabs that drew “ooohs” and “aaahs” from the crowd. That hasn’t been the case every day for the […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots might have had their strongest practice yet in training camp on Tuesday. That wasn’t the biggest story from the first of two joint practices with the Panthers, though. Three fights broke out during Tuesday’s practice, with one of them escalating to the point that three players were ejected. Patriots receiver Kristian […]

Duane Brown has a message for those questioning his ability and desire heading into his 15th NFL season after the tackle signed with the New York Jets this week. “I don’t play the game just to be out there,” Brown said Tuesday after his second practice with the Jets. “I want to play at a […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots ramped up the physicality in their first practice of camp, literally. New England hosted the Carolina Panthers for the first of two joint practices on Tuesday before Friday’s preseason game. Here are seven observations from Tuesday’s practice. New England Patriots Practice Observations Fights galore Tuesday was the first practice […]

Zach Wilson received the best possible news following knee surgery Tuesday, and it’s possible the New York Jets quarterback could be back in 2-4 weeks. It is believed that Wilson has a bone bruise and had minimal damage to the meniscus in his surgically repaired right knee. The plan was for just a meniscus trim, […]

With the 2022-23 NBA season approaching fast, the Christmas Day schedule was recently released ahead of the full NBA schedule release on Wednesday. It’s not surprising that the Charlotte Hornets are not on that Christmas schedule. The NBA Christmas Day slate is out, per @ShamsCharania Which game are you MOST excited for?? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ygdb2jz1Sq — […]

The Dallas Cowboys’ first preseason game of the year left a lot to be desired. The secondary got shredded by Josh Johnson and the rest of Denver Broncos backup wideouts. The offensive line struggled mightily, and the team was sloppy and undisciplined as a whole. Preseason games are a chance for players to prove they […]

FOXBOROUGH – Christian Barmore has arguably been the best player so far in Patriots training camp. The second-year defensive tackle has won many of his battles against New England’s offensive linemen in 1-on-1 drills, which Barmore said is his favorite thing about training camp. Barmore’s also played a role in the offensive line’s struggles in […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots hit the practice field again on Monday, their first practice since their preseason-opening loss to the New York Giants. Monday’s practice was actually sandwiched between last Thursday’s game and a pair of joint practices with the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday and Thursday. Here are seven observations from Monday’s practice. […]

FOXBOROUGH — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick made it clear that the team is going through a process in determining who calls the offensive plays after Matt Patricia and Joe Judge split those duties in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Giants. The process isn’t a competition, though, at least according to Patricia. “I mean, […]

Only three weeks ago, George Fant was named the starting left tackle for the New York Jets. However, Fant is now the right tackle after the Jets signed veteran Duane Brown to replace the injured Mekhi Becton on their offensive line. Fant transitioned to the right side at practice Sunday, with Brown’s arrival imminent. Brown, […]

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue hopped off a plane in Paris, eager to knock a few things off his list. First, he wanted to work out newly re-signed Nicolas Batum, who had been in France training as the national team prepares for the FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers. Second, Lue […]

Joe Flacco admitted Sunday that he has thought a “tiny bit” about starting for the New York Jets against his former team, the Baltimore Ravens, in Week 1 on Sept. 11. The veteran quarterback is in position to have such thoughts because Zach Wilson will have knee surgery Tuesday. Wilson injured his right knee during […]

FOXBOROUGH — While the New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants in their preseason opener on Thursday, they opted not to play many of their starters in what resulted in a two-point loss. The decision to rest key players gave several players opportunities to shine on Thursday. There were a few who are […]

Preseason games never tell the whole story of a team, and the first one certainly won’t. Nothing that happens on Saturday should fully convince anyone of anything good or bad about the 2022 Dallas Cowboys. That doesn’t mean there won’t be questions answered, jobs won or lost, and adjustments made on the field as the […]

LAS VEGAS – NBA legend Tony Parker believes the Boston Celtics can emulate the San Antonio Spurs‘ path to a championship following their 2022 NBA Finals loss to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Before the Warriors ran off three straight wins to close out the Finals, it was the Celtics who held a […]

With the first preseason game of the 2022 NFL season looming, the Dallas Cowboys have released their first unofficial depth chart of the season. The Athletic’s Jon Machota tweeted a screenshot of the roster on Wednesday. The more established Cowboys are unsurprisingly stationed at the top of their position groups, and the first preseason depth […]

Draymond Green and Stephen Curry have been teammates for 10 seasons. They’ve led the Golden State Warriors to four championships and six Finals appearances over that decade, establishing a new NBA dynasty that continues to reign supreme. But Green’s favorite moment from his longtime teammate didn’t come as the Warriors first cemented themselves as annual […]

The New York Jets already know there will be one big change in their starting lineup this season. But Mekhi Becton may not be the only current first-stringer who fails to start in Week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens. Becton has a good, if painful, excuse for abdicating his starting role. The massive right tackle […]