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The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Brooklyn Nets tonight. Open threads used to be a big part of the community that we had at Fear the Sword. That has slowly drifted away over the past few seasons. We want to change that. The open threads are back starting now. I’ll be in the comments throughout […]
Following an eventful NBA All-Star Weekend for the franchise, the Portland Trail Blazers hit the practice floor in Tualatin on Thursday to prepare for the stretch run of the regular season. The practice media availability session included key injury updates from head coach Tiago Splitter, as well as interviews with Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan. […]
A season of first for Manchester United will continue after an emphatic victory in the UEFA Women’s Champions League Playoff round. The Reds got past Atletico Madrid thanks to a 3-0 first leg victory and a comfortable return leg at Leigh Sports Village on Thursday, winning 2-0 in front of their home support. Julia Zigiotti […]
The Washington Wizards on Thursday announced injury updates regarding the status of Trae Young and Anthony Davis. Young, who has yet to appear for Washington since the team acquired him from the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 7, has “progressed positively” in his recovery from an MCL sprain and a quad contusion. The 28-year-old guard will […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porziņģis never imagined it would play out like this. But between Al Horford’s departure to Golden State over the summer, Porziņģis’ health issues in Atlanta, his ensuing trade to the Warriors and the late scheduling of the first Celtics game against Golden State on Feb. 19 — Horford and Porziņģis’ first […]
Herald Celtics reportedly bringing back familiar face to fill open roster spot Globe Warriors’ Stephen Curry to miss Thursday’s game against the Celtics What Steve Kerr, Al Horford said about adding Kristaps Porzingis to the Warriors Celtics at Warriors: Boston returns from All-Star break for West Coast road trip Celtics sign guard Dalano Banton to […]
Herald Celtics reportedly bringing back familiar face to fill open roster spot Globe Warriors' Stephen Curry to miss Thursday's game against the Celtics What Steve Kerr, Al Horford said about adding Kristaps Porzingis to the Warriors Celtics at Warriors: Boston returns from All-Star break for West Coast road trip Celtics sign guard Dalano Banton to 10-day contract NBA should consider rebranding the practice of ‘tanking’ in corporate terms: ‘Maximizing future returns’ Celtics roster...
Earlier this week, we got the sad news that former basketball player and coach Doug Moe passed away at the age of 87. Moe is probably best known as the coach of several NBA teams, most notably the Denver Nuggets in the 1980s. His Denver teams played a remarkably fast paced, motion offense, regularly scoring […]
The Lakers are moving quickly to fill a recently-opened role in the front office. On Thursday, the team announced Lon Rosen as the new President of Business Operations. Rosen is replacing Tim Harris, who announced earlier in the week to the organization he’d be stepping down, which the Lakers also confirmed. Rosen served as an […]
It’s no surprise the Sixers were targeting a guard on the open market after the trade deadline. The team sent Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Eric Gordon to the Memphis Grizzlies with no NBA players coming back to Philly. With Quentin Grimes missing two games with an illness before the All-Star break, […]
The Lakers were relatively quiet at the trade deadline aside from swapping Gabe Vincent for Luke Kennard. That’s in part because their proximity to their first-apron hard cap (less than $1.5 million away) limited what they could do. That shouldn’t be the case this offseason. The Lakers have long been projected to boast max or […]
The Mountain West men’s basketball season is in full swing, but it’s never a bad time to discuss past Mountain West stars and their journeys after being in the conference. It’s time for our annual “Mountain West in the NBA” update, so let’s not waste any more time and dive into it! Colorado State: Isaiah […]
As we announced a couple days ago, we had an unprecedented rush of donations for Blazer’s Edge Night this year. In the last week donations were open we blew by the expected target amount of tickets donated into unprecedented territory. This has left an unusual situation on our hands. We actually have tickets left over, […]
—NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 14 —NET Rankings Update (women’s): No. 9 —After 26 years on the job, Louisville women’s soccer head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes has announced her retirement. Associate Head Coach Hunter Norton has been promoted to head coach and has signed a four-year contract. —I’m anti-bullying, but I honestly think we’re not bullying […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are carrying a 27-29 record into the stretch run of their 2025-26 regular season campaign. In some ways the year has seemed long already. Their 5-3 start to the season—with wins over the Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets, and Thunder—seems almost like another lifetime. In other ways, the year has gone quickly. Injuries […]
After an anomalous hot December produced a 7-4 record and—briefly—the NBA’s best defense, the Nets have settled back into their intended losing ways. Going into the final two months of a long season, they have thefifth-worst offense in the league, the fifth-worst defense, and the fifth-worst record. (Note to lottery dreamers: the fifth-worst record earns […]
Monmouth has easily been one of the Coastal Athletic Association’s biggest wildcards throughout the 2025-26 season. The Hawks went 6-7 during the non-conference with losses to La Salle, Le Moyne and Fairfield, but at times, glimpses of potential were evident. Monmouth battled Syracuse on the road in a single-digit loss back in November, beat Robert […]
Chad Conley can relate to Amber Glenn's struggle in the short program, where four years of work can be erased by a single jump. The post From one skater to another: Amber Glenn needs to skate for herself and no one else appeared first on Outsports .
Heading into the season, the Philadelphia 76ers had a gargantuan-sized hole at the power forward position. With limited avenues available in offseason free agency based on the team’s salary cap situation, Daryl Morey sought to spackle over the hole by signing Trendon Watford to a minimum contract and bringing in a couple of two-way contract […]
Knicks basketball is back as New York takes on Detroit for a third and final time this season. The Pistons won the first two meetings easily, but they have their two brutes—Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart—suspended for Thursday. Knicks, please. Mike Brown On the losses to the Pistons ahead of Thursday’s matchup: “Yeah it should. […]
Currently, the Washington Wizards are one of the worst teams in the NBA standings. It is no secret that they are trying to get a high pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Meanwhile, the NBA itself is looking to deter teams from tanking for long periods of time. One possible idea of it is by […]
The Celtics are signing Dalano Banton and John Tonje to Ten-Day contracts, upping their total number of rostered players to 14. And, if both of those names sound familiar, it’s because they are. John Tonje was recently added to the Celtics’ roster on a two-way contract with Boston after being acquired ahead of the trade […]
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After a few days off, NBA basketball is back. The Brooklyn Nets were off for NBA festivities last weekend and return to action hoping to speed through the rest of the regular season. When we last saw them, they blew an 18 point lead and lost to the Indiana Pacers on February 12. The opponent […]
The Celtics impressive regular season has been a revelation. I think it is safe to say that a lot of people have earned an extra level of respect this season, starting with Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla, and even Brad Stevens. All of that is wonderful, but this season will largely be remembered by what happens […]