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The Dallas Mavericks will host the Denver Nuggets once again on Tuesday night after losing to Denver 112-101 on Sunday in Dallas. However, the Mavs were without Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic due to injuries. Although Doncic has already been ruled out, Irving received an injury status upgrade on Monday. So is the Mavs star […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — Kawhi Leonard played his third game of the season on Monday night against the Miami Heat. While Leonard has yet to display his usual dominance on both ends of the floor, there’s no rush to get him there either. The Clippers have the final four months of the NBA’s regular season to […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday at Moda Center. Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton are questionable on the team’s injury report for the front end of a back-to-back. Simmons is managing a lower back injury and has left knee soreness, while Claxton has right hamstring tightness. Here’s everything we know […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers returned to action on Monday night, hosting the Miami Heat in the team’s first game back following a four day break due to the Los Angeles wildfires. It was also the first time anyone outside of the team, friends, and family had a chance to […]

The Brooklyn Nets could welcome back two top offensive players during a key draft positioning matchup. Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell are questionable for Tuesday’s road meeting with the Portland Trail Blazers. Johnson has missed the last five games due to a right ankle sprain, while Russell has missed four straight due to a right […]

On his first day on the job as the New England Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel already knows that the team’s top priority is – and it will make Drake Maye happy to hear. The new Patriots head coach pointed to the offensive line as the team’s top need when asked what he viewed as […]

The Detroit Pistons’ resiliency continues with a thrilling 124-119 victory over the New York Knicks. Monday night’s Eastern Conference showdown went back and forth at Madison Square Garden all night. As both teams traded momentum swings, the Pistons maintained their composure late to finish with the win. Detroit began the regular season struggling to end comeback […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers were ready to get back to work on Monday against the visiting San Antonio Spurs. Amid the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, the Lakers’ previous two games against the Charlotte Hornets and Spurs were postponed. Monday’s game was given the green light to proceed, but the Lakers had […]

Days before the WNBA free agency period opened, Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally made an announcement that the Phoenix Mercury enjoyed. Sabally announced she won’t return to the Wings before the 2025 season. After an injury-riddled campaign, Dallas finished with a 9-31 record and could obtain the No. 1 pick. Still, Sabally’s desired exit leaves […]

Mike Vrabel is bringing some extra reinforcements to the New England Patriots’ front office upon his hiring as head coach, adding an executive with ties to his Tennessee Titans days and a current member of the New York Giants organization. Giants senior advisor Ryan Cowden has been hired by the Patriots, via Albert Breer of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have seen games against the Charlotte Hornets and San Antonio Spurs postponed as a result of the wildfires that have ravaged the area. Now, the Spurs will be one of the first teams to take part in a Los Angeles sporting event since the wildfires started, and Harrison Barnes has delivered […]

The NBA MVP discussion has been centered around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic in recent weeks. These have been arguably the two best players in the NBA this season, and they are each deserving of the MVP award. However, what about Victor Wembanyama and Cade Cunningham? These two young, emerging stars are the reasons for […]

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving has been dealing with a lumbar back sprain, something that forced him to miss the Dallas Mavericks’ game on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets. The Mavs were ultimately defeated 112-101 by the Nuggets, but Dallas and Denver will play once again on Tuesday. Irving is trending toward a potential return, as […]

The Michigan football team picked up an intriguing transfer portal commitment a few days ago as UCLA long snapper Trent Middleton is coming to play for the Wolverines. Long snappers and players at other special teams positions don’t typically garner a lot of attention from fans in the transfer portal, but it’s a very important […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are reversing course on their arena plans, opting not to relocate to Center City Philadelphia and instead stay in the Sports Complex in South Philly. After just getting approval for the project that was years in the making, they’re staying right where they are. NBA commissioner Adam Silver played a notable part […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are in the market for win-now additions amid a hot start to the season. Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson has been rumored as a Grizzlies trade candidate leading up to the Feb. 6 trade deadline. However, one reporter close to Memphis tempered speculation about a potential deal. “My read is this is […]

When the Sacramento Kings fired Mike Brown, they were on the brink of total collapse. Over in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers were in a similar spot as Sacramento in regards to their dreaded start to the season. Just a few week later, the Kings and Pacers own the two longest active win streaks […]

Tosan Evbuomwan was an unknown among the Brooklyn Nets fanbase when he joined the team two weeks ago. However, the two-way signing has made the most of an extended opportunity amid a series of injuries. Evbuomwan nearly willed the Nets to a come-from-behind victory on Sunday against the Jazz. The Englishman and Princeton product scored […]

Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots got their man, hiring Mike Vrabel to become their next head coach on Sunday. While a lot more needs to happen this offseason, hiring Mayo is a strong step in the right direction for the Patriots. The former Tennessee Titans head coach had four winning seasons in his […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have started to embark on perhaps the toughest stretch of their 2024-25 schedule yet. With Joel Embiid still battling a foot injury, the 76ers are about to play a back-to-back at home against two title contenders, the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. The Sixers just dropped a road game to […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ 112-111 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz on Sunday felt like a win, at least to the fans. With Utah directly ahead of Brooklyn for fifth place in the draft lottery standings, the matchup was less of a basketball game and more of a physics experiment: what would happen if two tanks […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are a respectable 5-2 in their last seven games after earning a 120-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Boston also owns the third-best record in the NBA, but Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla wasn’t expecting any mention of that (or praise in general) when he stepped […]

After having their last two games postponed due to the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to return to the court on Monday evening against the visiting San Antonio Spurs. On the injury front, the Lakers should have Cam Reddish back in the lineup after missing the previous game against […]

The Phoenix Suns have been plagued with the injury bug, this time with shooting guard Grayson Allen. The sharpshooter was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets with left knee soreness, according to Suns sideline reporter, Amanda Pflugrad. Following 13 points in the first half, Phoenix will be without their microwave scorer. His […]

INGLEWOOD, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers returned to practice this weekend amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. Kawhi Leonard, who did not play in the Clippers’ last game on Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets, returned home to be with his family who evacuated from the Pacific Palisades area. According to TMZ, Leonard’s home […]

Some regular season losses sting a bit more in professional sports, even in the NBA’s 82-game slog. It was hard to ignore how Taylor Jenkins used one-word answers after the Memphis Grizzlies lost to Alperen Sengun’s Houston Rockets on January 9. Thankfully, the Grizzlies (25-14) responded well after a baffling loss to the Rockets (25-12) […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (15-22) looked to bounce back from a bad homestand in a road matchup against the Orlando Magic (23-18). Without Joel Embiid in the lineup for the fourth straight game, the Sixers let another very winnable game slip through their hands. Final score: 104-99. The 76ers’ matchup with the Magic took a backseat […]

The Michigan football team picked up another transfer portal commitment on Sunday as former UMass and Arizona wide receiver Anthony Simpson is coming to play for the Wolverines. Simpson will bring some much-needed experience to the Michigan WR room as he has already spent four years in college. Simpson started his career at Arizona before […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks were defeated 112-101 by the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon. Dallas was in control for most of the game, but Denver utilized a strong fourth quarter to earn the victory. Russell Westbrook led the Nuggets with 21 points, while Nikola Jokic added 19 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists. Jokic’s […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic is now ineligible to earn NBA Awards for the 2024-25 season, as he will not meet the minimum 65-game threshold. Doncic is currently battling a calf injury and it is uncertain as to when he will return. The unfortunate reality of the situation is that Doncic was among the MVP favorites […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are changing course on their plans for a new home. After recently getting approval for a downtown arena that took several years to put together, the Sixers’ new arena will be in the South Philadelphia stadium district as part of a partnership with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. This new agreement could bring […]

In a shocking turn of events, the Philadelphia 76ers’ new downtown arena is now being scrapped. The Sixers, after a years-long effort to construct a new home in the downtown portion of the city, will remain in the stadium district in South Philly. Ernest Owens of Philadelphia magazine first reported that the 76ers’ plans for […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are about to play the Orlando Magic for the final time this regular season. Orlando leads the season series 2-1 and is hosting the final matchup at 6:00 P.M. EST at Kia Center. There is one important injury the Sixers are looking out for that will determine their chances of winning. Is […]

The Brooklyn Nets continue to approach injuries to two of their top players cautiously as losses pile up. Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell will remain sidelined for Sunday’s road matchup with the Utah Jazz. Johnson will miss his fifth consecutive game with a right ankle sprain, while Russell will sit out his fourth straight with […]

Detroit Pistons superstar point guard Cade Cunningham continues to show out on the court as the leader of this franchise. After coming up short against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, Cunningham led the Pistons to an impressive 123-114 victory against the Toronto Raptors. The fourth-year guard’s dominant triple-double performance finished with 22 points, 17 […]

The 2025 WNBA free agency period officially kicked off this weekend with teams being able to extend qualifying offers to restricted free agents as well as designated core tags to players. A couple of moves have already been made with the Las Vegas Aces coring Kelsey Plum and the New York Liberty expected to core […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly been one of the more active teams in the midst of trade season, and in the weeks leading up to the NBA trade deadline. They’ve already made one trade, acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and draft compensation. But while that move certainly helped […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers’ last two games being postponed amid the ongoing wildfires in California, there are obviously bigger things to worry about instead of basketball. But whenever the Lakers do end up taking the court again, they’ll be another step closer to having Jarred Vanderbilt return from injury. During an emotional practice availability […]

New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees believes his former teammate, Aaron Glenn, is the right man to be the franchise’s next head coach. Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is one of the hottest names on the coaching market right now and it’s not hard to understand why. The Lions are considered the Super Bowl […]