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The Portland Trail Blazers will visit the Memphis Grizzlies today after a difficult weekend of basketball. Portland was comprehensively dominated on Sunday by the Atlanta Hawks, with the game effectively over with three minutes left in the first quarter. In the end, the Hawks won 135-101. Somehow that score flattered the visitors. The good news […]
The Knicks decided they’d rather beat the in-conference Raptors than gamble on a win over the Thunder. Coach Brown used Mitch against Toronto, keeping him under wraps for the what-if matchup against the reigning champions. As KAT said, “Count your eggs.” Mike Brown On hanging defensively in a low-scoring third quarter against Toronto: “We came […]
The Seattle Seahawks have some important decisions to make at the cornerback position regarding free agents Josh Jobe and Riq Woolen. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams look to be getting major cornerback help themselves. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Kansas City Chiefs are sending their All-Pro and Washington Huskies alum Trent McDuffie to the […]
Daily Faceoff’s Jeff Marek believes the Edmonton Oilers could be the team to watch at the trade deadline and openly wondered about Darnell Nurse’s status. The NHL’s trade deadline is Friday, and there’s been action across the league already. The Oilers have made one move, acquiring Connor Murphy from the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday for…
There are shrewd ways of ending the regular season, like perhaps not blowing a late lead on the road or just generally not entering an impressive stretch of defensive incompetence, but personally I prefer the other routes, which involve defiantly staring down the bubble and saying “look at all the dumb shit we can do!” […]
The New York Knicks (40*-22) host the Oklahoma City Thunder (48–15) tonight at Madison Square Garden, both on the second night of back-to-backs. Yesterday in Toronto, the Knicks fought the Raptors to the end for victory, while the Thunder beat the Bulls in Chicago. Both teams have won three in a row. They last met […]
A week ago, we learned that the Los Angeles Rams wanted to remedy the play they still hold responsible for ruining their season when they played the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16. I said then there were two likely paths the Rams would take to propose a change. Well, I was wrong. It turns out […]
If any of us were worried about the lingering aftereffects from that loss in New York on Sunday, this was a great litmus test to reveal exactly where you fall on the half-full, half-empty divide of life’s great optimism scale. You can look at the 131 points they scored on 55% shooting from the field […]
Something has been in the air lately, almost like a bug—or perhaps an injury bug? Jokes aside, both Amen Thompson and Jabari Smith Jr. have had ankle injuries in recent games. Amen hurt his ankle in Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards, while Jabari was injured during last Thursday’s game against the Orlando Magic. Houston’s […]
For the past two seasons, MLB has featured a “Spring Breakout” series during Spring Training where every team assembles a team of their best prospects from throughout their farm system. Then these teams of prospects each play one exhibition game against a squad from a rival team in the Cactus or Grapefruit League. These games […]
Yesterday, the Hawks took action to fill their third and final two-way spot with the signing of Keshon Gilbert. The report broken by Jake L. Fischer of the Stein Line substack: Caleb Houston was recently converted from his two-way deal to a standard contract. In that space is now Gilbert, who played for the Wizards […]
Free agency is right around the corner, which makes this the perfect time to take a hard look at the Seattle Seahawks roster. This isn’t just about listing needs — it’s about depth, urgency, and where Seattle must act aggressively versus where it can afford patience. Let’s go position by position. Quarterback There’s not much […]
When Mike Brown was hired as the new honcho in July, it was abundantly clear that the Knicks would fundamentally change their offensive identity. And while the team has been pretty similar to last season in terms of offensive rating, efficiency, and their overall standing in the league, there’s one thing that’s been different: three-point […]
The Oregon Ducks Mens basketball was in Champaign Tuesday night to take on #11 Illinois The team had been playing better as of late going 3-2 in their last 5 games and one of those two loses being a heart breaker to Northwestern on the weekend. Barring the Dana March run to end all Dana […]
On Tuesday night, NBC flashed back to the 1990s and the result was more entertaining than any episode of Friends I’ve seen. With the NBA once more on the network this season as part of the league’s changing media rights landscape, NBC did a retro broadcast of the Sixers-Spurs game in Philadelphia. I adored it, […]
The Wizards lost another one — this time a reasonably competitive game (at least for a while) against the Orlando Magic. The final margin: 17. That 17-point final gap sounds big for the words “reasonably competitive,” and those words in this case are not intended to convey the idea that the Wizards ever had a […]
Poke the bear and you get the horns. Something like that. Everyone and their tax advisor knew that coming off their first lost in 10 games, the Spurs would come out swinging on Tuesday night. Boy howdy, did they wax the cow off that haystack. Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper both had a game high […]
What: Charlotte Hornets (31-31) (17-15 away) at Boston Celtics (41-20) (20-9 home) When: 7:30pm Eastern Where: TD Garden; Boston, MA How to watch: FanDuel Sports Network, NBA League Pass Outfitting: Hornets–Statement (purple), Celtics–Association (white) Game Lines: Hornets +6.5, Hornets money line +210, O/U 214.5 Injuries:Hornets: Grant Williams-out (knee management), Tidjane Salaün-out (knee) Celtics: Jayson Tatum-out […] The post Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics Preview: Game 63 first ...
Newcastle United host Manchester United at St James’ Park on Wednesday night in MD29 of the Premier League. Newcastle enter the match sitting in a precarious 13th position in the table after losing five of their last six league matches. A horrid 3-2 home defeat to Everton at the weekend marked their third consecutive Premier […]
In Today’s Links: the draft, draft capital, draft positioning, mock drafts, draft previews; Kenneth Walker III’s free agency status, the Seattle Seahawks’ pass rush, and a bit more. Happy Wednesday. We love it that you are here with us. Thanks! Go, ‘Hawks! Seahawks News Seahawks still have more draft capital than one team – Seaside […]
The Milwaukee Bucks face off with the Atlanta Hawks tonight as both teams battle for play-in positioning. The Bucks (four games back) sit at 11th, while the Hawks are tied with the Hornets for 10th; a Bucks win means they would gain a full game on the Hawks. This will be the second matchup between […]
The Mavericks were 1-4 over the last week and remain in 12th place in the West. They beat Brooklyn (123-114), and lost four largely uncompetitive games to Sacramento (130-121), Memphis (124-105), Oklahoma City (100-87), and Charlotte (117-90). Naji Marshall led the team in scoring with 20.3 points per game. Cooper Flagg (foot) remains out, while […]
The Sixers are coming off a rough one — getting blown out at home by the San Antonio Spurs, 131-91. The good news is they won’t have long to stew on it. Philadelphia hosts the Utah Jazz tonight on the second leg of a back-to-back, giving them a quick chance to bounce back. Sixer fans […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves still well in the hunt for home court advantage in the playoffs. How did they get there? Their seesaw effort certainly had to do with it. The front office tinkering with some marginal moves had an effect. We asked, and 50 of you responded with who you thought contributed the most. It’s […]
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Jets 3, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) Jason Dickinson is prepared for possible trade: “My game is well-built for playoffs” ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks player poll results: Best chirper? Most obnoxious? Worst dressed? ( Athletic ) Blackhawks trade Connor Murphy to the Oilers ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic ) ( Fels ) Andre Burakovsky thankful for Jeff Blash...