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NEW YORK – The New York Liberty fell 86-60 on Wednesday night as the Phoenix Mercury shined bright enough to save their season. Now, both teams will face that challenge in Friday night’s winner-take-all Game 3 at PHX Arena. The first quarter was balanced. The Liberty had a six-point lead with 4:57 remaining in the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams has come a long way from a three-star recruit to an NBA champion who’s the heart and soul of the second-youngest team to ever win a title. After undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, Williams revealed he’s close to making a full recovery. Then, […]

The Michigan football team finally unleashed quarterback Bryce Underwood against Central Michigan, and the offense played its best game since the Jim Harbaugh era. Underwood made big plays through the air, but he also led the team in rushing yards. He ended the day with three total touchdowns as the Wolverines cruised to a 63-3 […]

The Washington Mystics’ 2025 draft class had a historic season, but it could’ve been even better. No. 6 overall pick Georgia Amoore tore her ACL in training camp, preventing her from playing alongside Nos. 3 and 4 picks Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen. Conversely, the latter two rookies stayed healthy and set franchise single-season records […]

LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Sparks lost franchise cornerstone Nneka Ogwumike to free agency ahead of the 2024 WNBA season, the team was officially in rebuilding mode. But even in a rebuild, teams need capable veterans on the roster, leaders who can keep the team together. For the Sparks, part of that role […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to clinch the best possible spot in the 2025 MLB postseason. Of course, simply making the playoffs is a quality accomplishment for many teams. However, LA has a World Series-or-bust mentality with October right around the corner. So, what would the team’s nightmare playoff scenario look like? The Dodgers […]

LOS ANGELES – Coming into the 2025 WNBA season, one player in particular on the Los Angeles Sparks roster who was looked at as having a potential breakout year was Rickea Jackson. Jackson showed incredible promise as a rookie a year ago, and seemed primed for a big role in new head coach Lynne Roberts’ […]

After leading the Golden State Valkyries’ historic inaugural season, Natalie Nakase has earned the 2025 WNBA Coach of the Year award, the league announced today. In just her first season as a head coach, Nakase led the Valkyries to a 23-21 record, the most in WNBA history by an expansion team, as well as the eighth […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been among the NBA’s busiest teams this offseason. Outside of the draft, their most significant move was a trade sending Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick. Some opined that the Nets got solid value in the deal, while The Ringer’s Bill […]

As all 30 teams around the NBA prepare to open training camp and begin the 2025-26 NBA season, plenty of questions are already emerging. At this point, a lot of unknowns surround the futures of many situations around the league, especially since the offseason and free agency haven’t fully concluded. Jonathan Kuminga and Quentin Grimes […]

The Brooklyn Nets waived guard Keon Johnson on Wednesday, continuing an offseason roster overhaul. Johnson joined the Nets on a two-way contract ahead of the 2023-24 campaign before signing a two-year, standard deal last offseason. The former Clippers first-round pick saw an expanded role on a tanking Brooklyn squad last season. He appeared in 79 […]

Easily one of the Los Angeles Lakers’ most important questions that must be answered this upcoming season pertains to the long-term fit of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. In all likelihood, Reaves will turn down his player option after this season and could command a contract in the ballpark of $30 to $35 million per […]

The New York Knicks filled one of their last remaining roster spots with a former Brooklyn Nets forward. Tosan Evbuomwan agreed to a two-way contract with New York ahead of training camp, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. Evbuomwan joins Trey Jemison III and Kevin McCullar Jr. as the Knicks’ two-way players to begin the 2025-26 […]

The Dallas Mavericks are getting ready for the 2025-26 NBA season. PJ Washington and the Mavs recently agreed to a contract extension, as the versatile forward prepares for his second full season with Dallas. Washington will play a big role once again during the 2025-26 season. Although training camp is still a few weeks away, […]

SAN JOSE– After winning the 2025 WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year award, the highest achievement of her career to date, Golden State Valkyries’ guard Veronica Burton made sure to express how much her teammates’ support means to her. At the Valkyries’ open practice ahead of Game 2 versus the Minnesota Lynx, Burton recounted […]

SAN JOSE– After Natalie Nakase blasted the officiating in Game 1 of the Golden State Valkyries’ first-round WNBA playoffs series against the Minnesota Lynx, Natalie Nakase stood by her words at the team’s open practice at the SAP Center in San Jose. When a reporter asked Nakase if she felt the Game 1 loss was […]

Leaving the 76-69 defeat at the hands of the New York, all eyes were on Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally. She was the subject of much social media criticism. While her coach, Nate Tibbetts, defended her, the scrutiny continued. However, it didn’t phase Sabally’s attitude. She’s been one to process bad performances swiftly. Simultaneously, she […]

Biff Poggi is back on the Michigan football coaching staff this year after a brief stint as the head coach at Charlotte. Because of a current suspension that Sherrone Moore is serving, Poggi is the acting head coach. This isn’t Poggi’s first time on the staff, as he also coached for Michigan during the Jim […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams took a significant step in his rehab from a torn wrist injury. After Williams revealed playing with a torn ligament in his right wrist throughout the Thunder’s championship postseason run, he underwent surgery during the offseason. Jalen was seen wearing the brace at various events throughout the summer until […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ decision to select three point guards in the first round of this year’s draft left many scratching their heads. Despite that, General Manager Sean Marks made another addition to his backcourt on Monday. The Nets acquired Kobe Bufkin from the Atlanta Hawks for cash considerations, league sources confirmed to ClutchPoints. 🚨Emergency pod […]

The New York Knicks enter the 2025-26 season with high expectations, and rightfully so. They are coming off back-to-back 50-win seasons. They have an arguably top-10 player in Jalen Brunson. And they just swapped a coach who many felt was holding them back with one known for more creativity. But chief among the reasons for […]

On paper, Monique Akoa Makani hasn’t had the same caliber of season as her 2025 WNBA Draft classmates. On the other hand, the Phoenix Mercury rookie has unequivocally been a major producer for the three-time WNBA champions. She has started all but one game, typically defended the opposing team’s best perimeter player, and also been […]

The 2024-25 season saw the Dallas Mavericks make two questionable trades. Of course, the decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers shocked the entire sports world. However, the Mavs also acquired Caleb Martin in a deal that saw them send Quentin Grimes to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Doncic trade saw no shortage […]

The New York Knicks made another addition to their roster ahead of training camp. Former Brooklyn Nets forward Tosan Evbuomwan has signed with New York, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. Evbuomwan led Princeton to a Sweet 16 appearance in 2023. He averaged 15.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists on 51.5 percent shooting as a […]

Golden State Valkyries point guard Veronica Burton has been named the 2025 WNBA’s Most Improved Player after a career season in the expansion team’s first season, the league announced today. Burton started all 44 games for Golden State this season, averaging career highs across the board with 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per […]

The Dallas Mavericks are looking to compete during the 2025-26 NBA season. The Mavs are expected to bounce back following a 2024-25 campaign that saw them get eliminated in the NBA Play-In Tournament. At the moment, Dallas is preparing for the upcoming season as the offseason moves forward. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, Anthony […]

The Brooklyn Nets signed free agent center David Muoka on Monday. Per team policy, the terms of the contract were not released. Muoka, a 6-foot-11 center, played two college seasons at Lamar and two at UNLV before joining the Long Island Nets for the 2023-24 season. He made 33 appearances with the team, averaging 4.8 […]

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia and his wife Amber recently hosted the LegaCCy Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The event celebrated CC’s iconic baseball career, which included 11 seasons with the New York Yankees, and his first-ballot Baseball Hall of Fame induction earlier this summer […]

Many within the NBA community made a mockery of the Brooklyn Nets following their historic 2025 draft. Much of that skepticism centered on the team using its first lottery selection in 15 years on Egor Demin. While the majority of the draft community has labeled the pick a reach, one draft analyst is pushing back. […]

The New York Liberty have insisted time and again this year, through all of their injuries and setbacks, that they have enough in their locker room to win big games. While nothing is certain, it looks like that may be tested in a way nobody wanted to see. Breanna Stewart suffered an apparent knee injury […]

PHOENIX– Game 1 of the bout between the Phoenix Mercury and New York Liberty didn’t go as anyone would’ve planned. Two of the most high-octane offenses were incredibly inefficient and turnover-prone, resulting in a Liberty 76-69 win. It wasn’t the win that shocked many. Perhaps it might’ve been the end of the game, where Alyssa […]

COLLEGE PARK, GA – August 31, 2018. That’s the last time that the Atlanta Dream won a playoff game, and they broke that drought today as they defeated the Indiana Fever, 80-68 in Game 1. For the past two seasons, they’ve been able to make it to the postseason, but have been swept both times, […]

MINNEAPOLIS – There was a moment after the first quarter where it looked like the Golden State Valkyries were on the precipice of doing the unexpected. The ball was flowing, the shots were falling, and the team had a sizable lead on the juggernaut Minnesota Lynx. That moment dissipated not long after in the second […]

The New York Mets entered Sunday’s game against the Texas Rangers on an eight-game losing streak. The Mets’ struggles in recent action led many to wonder if they can even reach the postseason. In the bottom of the 10th inning during Sunday’s game, however, Pete Alonso ended the losing streak. With the game even at […]

The Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Flagg impressed during Summer League in Las Vegas and looks like a future superstar. Dirk Nowitzki recently made it clear that he believes in the 18-year-old, commenting on Flagg’s potential during his annual tennis event, quote via the […]

The New York Liberty are in the playoffs. It didn’t happen how they wanted or how anyone who follows the league could have expected, but they’re in the field. As the 5 seed, New York will open its best-of-three first-round series against the Phoenix Mercury in the desert on Sunday afternoon. The bad news for […]

The Washington Mystics’ 2025 season is over, but there are still a couple of loose ends to tie up. The WNBA will announce end-of-season awards over the coming weeks, and head coach Sydney Johnson wants to see his stars get the shine they deserve. The 51-year-old said during Wednesday’s exit interview that while Dallas Wings […]

Facing the defending WNBA champions in the opening round is no easy task for the Phoenix Mercury. Even after defeating the New York Liberty 3-1 in the regular season series and clinching home court advantage, the playoffs are a different beast. Everyone is 0-0, and everything that happened in the regular season is just about […]

The WNBA has hit record popularity among fans, coinciding with the ushering in of young, rising stars such as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers, players whose popularity surged while they were still in college. This past WNBA All-Star Weekend drew record levels of viewership. For Los Angeles Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts, someone […]