A pair of freshmen big men are the favorites to get selected with the top pick in the next NBA Draft, set for June 23 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. Jabari Smith — a versatile freshman from the Auburn Tigers — is the betting favorite to become the #1 pick […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of missing the playoffs and losing their spot as the #10 seed in the play-in tournament after a late surge by the San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers recently lost LeBron James to a gnarly sprained ankle, but they could finally get some […]
The Utah Jazz coughed up a 25-point lead against the LA Clippers to extend their current losing streak to five games in a row, slipping to the #6 seed in the Western Conference playoff standings. As a result, there are whispers in Salt Lake City that this is the beginning […]
In a bit of surprise news, Bruce Arians retired as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after three seasons and one Super Bowl title. Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles earned a worthy promotion to head coach, while Arians moves into the front office as a senior football consultant. Arians went […]
HBO’s new show “Winning Time” tells the story of the rapid ascension of the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty in the 1980s after real estate impresario Jerry Buss bought the team from previous owner Jack Kent Cooke in 1979. Buss won 10 NBA championships as the owner of the Lakers, beginning […]
With less than two weeks remaining in the NBA regular season, it’s a close two-way race to determine this year’s MVP with Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers at -105 odds and Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets as the slight favorite at -125 odds to win the MVP in […]
Keegan Murray, the versatile 6-foot-9 sophomore forward from the Iowa Hawkeyes, is leaving school after declaring himself eligible for the 2022 NBA Draft. Murray led the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Big Ten in scoring with 23.5 points per game. He was also the nation’s fourth-best scorer and named to the […]
NFL owners voted to end the controversial overtime format and the new rule gives both teams at least one possession each in the playoffs, including the Super Bowl, while the status quo remains for regular-season games in which a touchdown on the first possession ends the game. The issue came […]
The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in deep trouble with eight games remaining, and they’re on the verge of missing the playoffs if the surging San Antonio Spurs overtake them for the #10 seed and secure a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament. The Lakers faced a must-win situation […]
Will the San Francisco 49ers trade or keep Jimmy Garoppolo? The oddsmakers at BetMGM released a cool prop bet to predict which quarterback will take the first snap of the first game for the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, with Trey Lance the favorite at -500 odds and Jimmy […]
The Boston Celtics — the hottest team in the NBA right now — took a huge hit when big man Robert Williams III suffered a torn meniscus injury and now, their championship aspirations are quickly fading without one of the NBA’s premier defenders. The left knee injury occurred on Sunday […]
With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs is up for grabs with four teams vying for the top spot, and the Milwaukee Bucks (+300 odds), Boston Celtics (+425), Philadelphia 76ers (+450), and Miami Heat (+500) all fighting to represent […]
The Carolina Panthers have quarterback Sam Darnold under contract for one more season, but after they failed to acquire a high-profile quarterback through a trade, the Panthers could ask Cam Newton to return to the roster as a backup and insurance policy if Darnold misses time due to injury. The […]
The popular sports-themed reality series “Hard Knocks” is returning to HBO for its 17th season, and its cameras will follow the Detroit Lions during their training camp. Last season, the Lions went 3-13-1 under rookie head coach Dan Campbell. In last year’s offseason, the Lions traded Matthew Stafford to the […]
James Wiseman, the #2 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, won’t rejoin the Golden State Warriors this season while he continues to rehab a knee injury. Wiseman, a 7-foot center out of Memphis, suffered a torn meniscus last April during his rookie campaign with the Warriors. There was a chance […]
With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Phoenix Suns are the consensus betting favorite to win the 2022 NBA championship at +290 odds. Meanwhile, the smoking-hot Boston Celtics moved into the top spot in the Eastern Conference playoff standings and improved to +950 odds to win […]
The Saint Peter’s Peacocks, a small Catholic school from Jersey City representing the MAAC, embarked on a sensational run in the 2022 March Madness tournament. Saint Peter’s upset #2 Kentucky, #7 Murray State, and #3 Purdue to become the first #15 seed to secure a spot in the Elite 8. […]
With 48 hours to go before the 94th Academy Awards begins in Hollywood, all the drama surrounds a super close race between “CODA” at +100 odds and “The Power of the Dog” at -115 odds to win Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars. Before the nominations were announced, “The Power […]
The Los Angeles Clippers played most of this season without their two superstars — Paul George and Kawhi Leonard — but the team got some good news when George was cleared for practice after missing three months with an elbow injury. Kawhi blew out his ACL in last year’s playoffs. […]
Ja Morant is in the middle of an MVP-like season, but the Memphis Grizzlies will keep him out of the lineup while he nurses a knee injury. The Grizzlies announced they will reevaluate the knee injury in two weeks, but it’s mostly a precautionary move in order to keep Morant […]
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