It’s a big night in Los Angeles, where the Pistons vs Lakers odds predict an Oscar-worthy game. The Pistons have been the surprise story of the East, but they’re coming off a rare couple of losses and are desperate to find their rhythm again. Meanwhile, the Lakers are riding high after a big win over Sacramento.
A big story tonight is LeBron James celebrating his 41st birthday on the court. He’ll be carrying a massive load alongside Luka Doncic, especially with the Lakers missing a co...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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After upsetting the Oklahoma City Thunder three times in quick succession, the San Antonio Spurs now find themselves back in reality. First, they lost to the tanking Utah Jazz; now they’ve lost to the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers. On the one hand, this may have come as a surprise. On the other, the history of team […]
From Pounding The Rock
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For the Portland Trail Blazers, late-game thrillers are becoming just another day at the office. No matter the size of the lead/deficit at halftime. Or the quality of the opponent. Or who’s suiting up for Portland’s MASH unit. Blazers games this season seem to always end the same way: a one-to-two possession battle in the […]
From Blazer's Edge
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Illinois in the Music City Bowl, USC in the Alamo Bowl, some hoops on—what more do you need in life? Good morning, good afternoon—wherever you are, I hope you’re doing well. Bowl Games Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs1pm | ESPN | LaTech -10 | O/U 50.5 | at Independence […]
From Off Tackle Empire
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Just like that, we’re only one week away from the NFL Playoffs! Where has the time gone?!
With Week 17 in the books, we’re down to just one regular-season week left on the calendar, and the Super Bowl odds are tight at the top, with the NFC West being heavily featured. Will someone from that division hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the postseason, or will a different squad establish itself as the NFL’s best this season?
Let’s look at the current Super Bowl LX odds with Week 1...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The Cleveland Cavaliers were on the verge of having four All-Stars last season. Now? They are only on track for one. The first batch of fan votes has been released, and Donovan Mitchell is the only Cavalier who is even close to being voted into the game. Mitchell ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference, while […]
From Fear The Sword
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The original member of the Seattle Seahawks’ legendary Legion of Boom secondary will have to wait to hear his name called for Canton. On Tuesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame modern era finalists were announced. Former Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas did not advance beyond the semifinals for the second year in a row. […]
From Field Gulls
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DraftKings’ King of the Court promotion rewards you if your selected player records the highest combined total of Points, Rebounds, and Assists across the full NBA slate. You apply the token to a qualifying prop and if your player finishes first in PRA across all games, you share the prize pool with other winners. The goals here are simple. Find high-usage players with PRA upside. Identify game environments where scoring increases. Anticipate matchups that lead to extra rebound and assist oppo...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Just a week ago, the Sixers were 16-11 and trending up in the standings. Joel Embiid dropped 39 points in a win over the Indiana Pacers, the most he’d scored since a Game 6 loss against the New York Knicks back in 2024. Paul George recorded a Sixers-high 35 points in a tight road loss […]
From Liberty Ballers
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The Chicago Blackhawks close out the 2025 calendar year on home ice Tuesday night, hosting the New York Islanders as they look to finish the year on a stronger note.
The Islanders come into this one sitting third in the Metropolitan Division by points percentage (.590), a spot that looks solid on paper but hardly comfortable in practice thanks to a crowded playoff picture. The Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres are right on their heels — the latter of which is on a nine-game winning stea...
From Second City Hockey
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Who doesn’t love a good preview before the main event? A bit of a primer goes a long way when you’re trying to identify what’s going on during an NBA game. What actions are being run and why? Who is being targeted defensively? Why is this player being guarded by another? In this article (and […]
From CelticsBlog
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Welcome to Oilersnation’s top 10 stories of the year, where we count down the most-read stories you, the reader, clicked on in 2025. The Edmonton Oilers have Los Angeles Kings have duked it out in the first round of the playoffs in each of the last four years. In the 2022 playoffs, they won in…
From In the Pressbox
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Having the same coach for a long time means you take the good and the bad for granted. In the case of Tom Thibodeau, it meant two things in particular. First, the Knicks would come out playing their hardest every single night. No question. The guys out there on the floor would give it their […]
From Posting and Toasting
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Coming off a loss to the Utah Jazz, the Spurs looked to get back on the winning track versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. De’Aaron Fox made his return to the lineup, so the Spurs played at full strength. After a tough and gritty first half, the Spurs entered the third quarter with a six-point lead. The […]
From Pounding The Rock
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Jeff Sheng photographed 200 out LGBTQ athletes over the course of a decade, compiling in his important book, 'Fearless,' a decade ago.
The post Celebrating 10 years of ‘Fearless’ book sharing photos of 200 out athletes appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports
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The Mavericks were 1-3 this past week and fell to 12th place in the West. They beat Denver (131-130) in a nationally televised thriller, then dropped three straight to Golden State (126-116), Sacramento (113-107), and Portland (125-122). Cooper Flagg led the team in scoring this past week with 24.5 points per game. Kyrie Irving (knee) […]
From Mavs Moneyball
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This is your weekly check-in on former West Virginia basketball players currently playing professionally. Late December tends to compress schedules and shuffle rotations, and that was true this week as some Mountaineers had big scoring nights, others logged steady minutes, and several simply stayed in the mix as teams worked through the holiday slate. If […]
From The Smoking Musket
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The Los Angeles Rams have had a rough two weeks. Within the last 11 days, the Rams lost the NFC’s No. 1 seed, the NFC West, and potentially a top-10 pick. Coming off of a disappointing loss in Week 16 to the Seattle Seahawks, there was a lot of anticipation on how the Rams would […]
From Turf Show Times
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With 2026 fast approaching, I looked at several Wisconsin Badgers sports squads and came up with a resolution that makes sense for each of them. (Sorry, “Winning a Natty” is a bit too on the nose for this exercise.) Here’s to a robust early Happy New Year to Badgers everywhere, and to big things in 2026 for all […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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Yesterday, I wrote a list of things I would like to see the Washington Wizards accomplish in 2026. Today, I will do the same thing, but for the Washington Mystics. Here are some of the things I would like to see the team do: What accomplishments would you like to see the Mystics make in […]
From Bullets Forever
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Denver escapes disaster but still faces hard times ahead
The post Report: Nikola Jokic expected to miss at least 4 weeks with hyperextended knee appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
From Denver Stiffs
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The Utah Jazz (12-19) are hosting the Boston Celtics (19-12) at (The) Delta Center tonight. Utah has won two-straight, with wins against the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. While these games were exciting to watch, if the season ended today, the Jazz would be living the worst case scenario: missing the Play-In while having […]
From SLC Dunk
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Male NFL cheerleaders became a big talking point this year when a TV broadcast featured two men cheering the Minnesota Vikings.
The post Male NFL cheerleaders are Outsports’ Persons of the Year appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports
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Congratulations to Leandro Lopez, who was voted the #12 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little over a quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
From Lone Star Ball
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After three straight seasons as a bottom-third offense, the Miami Heat and head coach Erik Spoelstra spent much of the offseason not only uncovering, but drilling a completely new offensive style into the team. For most of Spoelstra’s previous 17 years with the Heat, they only knew one pace: A deliberate, methodical one, at that. […]
The post Hanifan: The Heat’s biggest X-Factor isn’t a player, it’s a style appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops
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