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The Islanders are back home for a back-to-back, starting with what will hopefully be a vengeance match against the Los Angeles Kings. Coach Patrick Roy has made some line adjustments, putting newcomer Brayden Schenn with Mathew Barzal instead of with Calum Ritchie, the center who his arrival bumped to the wing. Personally, it’s the Palat-Schenn […]
LOS ANGELES — As the NBA’s leading scorer and one of the few players who can make an argument as the best player on the planet, Luka Dončić doesn’t need anyone to inspire him to be great. Luka’s drive is what makes him such a force of nature and a fierce competitor. When it’s being […]
For much of the night, it felt like the San Antonio Spurs had everything under control. They played fast. They shot confidently. They built a commanding lead against one of the NBA’s most dangerous teams. But against the Denver Nuggets, even a 20-point cushion can disappear in a hurry. San Antonio watched its lead slowly […]
The Chicago Blackhawks collected another 3-2 overtime win over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night, making it a series sweep — t he first time the Hawks have swept a division opponent since 2016-17 . After a goalless first period, Dylan Guenther opened up scoring 5:47 into the second period. Andre Burakovsky made a brutal turnover at the offensive zone blueline, which led to a 2-on-1 with Logan Cooley carrying the puck and Guenther ready for the pass. Guenther scores off a Burakovsky ...
The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions for the second time in franchise history, and now the time has come for Seattle to make the big decisions for the 2026 season. March 9 starts the “legal tampering” period of free agency, while March 11 is the official start of the NFL’s league year. Seattle’s unrestricted […]
New Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak has landed his first Seattle Seahawks player of the offseason. Wide receiver and special teams contributor Dareke Young has agreed to a contract with the Raiders, ending his four-year tenure in Seattle. Contract details have not yet been disclosed. A seventh-round pick out of Lenoir-Rhyne, Young never […]
The Lakers push their win streak to four with a 142-130 win over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. They now have sole possession of the 3rd seed in the Western Conference. The game began with LA scoring seven in a row. Austin Reaves put the first points on the board with a triple. He also […]
The Dallas Mavericks continued their season-long road trip, taking on the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night. The Mavericks dropped in the standings (or rose in the “draft standings,” depending on your perspective) by way of a Pelicans win on Wednesday night. With the Grizzlies entering Thursday’s action with two more wins than Dallas and one […]
According to Tim Bontemps, Keyonte George has a grade two right hamstring strain. A quick Google search reveals that a grade two hamstring strain can take somewhere between three to eight weeks. With the season nearing the end, it doesn’t seem likely we’ll see Keyonte George again. Not only does it benefit the Jazz to […]
The Boston Celtics continued completed 3-game road trip on Thursday night, with a final stop in Oklahoma City to take on the reigning champs. In what was a brilliant game of basketball, Payton Pritchard had a game winning attempt for three fall short as the C’s dropped a heart breaker in OKC, 104-102. Jaylen Brown […]
The Utah Jazz are dealing with multiple injuries this season and are in need of players to fill the roster to finish the season. Here is a list of the Jazz’s most recent transactions. Utah Jazz waive Mo Bamba According to Kevin Reynolds, the Utah Jazz have waived Mo Bamba before the end of his […]
The Houston Rockets open a five-game homestand that includes five losable games. “But Armin,” you say, “the New Orleans Pelicans are 22-45! They suck!” “Well actually,” I respond as I push my glassed up the bridge of my nose, “the Pelicans are 7-3 over their last 10 games. That includes wins over the Toronto Raptors, […]
Keith Smith, writing for Spotrac Thursday, reports that once again the Brooklyn Nets will be among the NBA leaders in cap space and spending power in 2026-27. They won’t have the $60 million they did this season, the most in the league, but Smith projects they’ll still be top three with around $46.9 million. That’s […]
The Spurs played a valiant game tonight without their best player, but they could not hold on in the fourth under an onslaught of points from Jamal Murray, who scored 39, and Nikola Jokic who scored 31 with 12 assists and 20 rebounds. Stephon Castle had 30, De’Aaron Fox scored 27, and Harrison Barnes had […]
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In March the Portland Trail Blazers have finally gotten to enjoy one of the benefits of their roster: depth at the center position. Both starter Donovan Clingan and reserve Robert Williams III have played well. Though their shifts have been fairly predictable for the first three quarters of the game, given matchup and their usual […]
Someone was legally required to win the alleged basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks (22-44) and the Memphis Grizzlies (23-42) at the FedEx Forum on Thursday. Simply by being able to field a team of greater than eight glorified G-Leaguers, the Mavericks were that team, earning a win if only by default, 120-112, in the […]
A dangerous quarterback has just let the NFC West. Kyler Murray was released by the Arizona Cardinals and signed with the Minnesota Vikings. Many NFL fans have their complaints with Murray. His career started off with a bang before he and Kliff Kingsbury ran out of steam. Kingsbury was fired two years ago. Since Murray […]
UConn men’s basketball team bounced back from its regular-season finale loss with a 93–68 victory over Xavier in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Dan Hurley’s squad will play in Friday night’s second semifinal against the winner of Georgetown vs. Villanova. The Huskies corrected their mistakes from the previous game, shooting […]
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Indianapolis Colts free agent safety Rodney Thomas II is signing with the Seattle Seahawks—as he joins the reigning Super Bowl Champions: Originally a 2022 7th round pick of the Colts out of Yale, the 6’1”, 196 pound Thomas initially appeared to be a hidden diamond in the rough found […]
UPDATE: LeBron James will play for the Lakers in their contest against the Bulls. He missed the last three games due to his right hip contusion and left foot arthritis. With LeBron back, LA’s big three can continue working on building their chemistry and remaining undefeated during their current homestand. Original story follows. UPDATE: While […]
We’ve finally hit the home stretch. Brooklyn Nets games are feeling more and more like exhibitions. Players that are merely passing through see big minutes, only to be remembered by the most die-hard fans. On Thursday afternoon, the Nets shut down Day’Ron Sharpe for the season. Sharpe, with a torn ligament in his thumb, joined […]
The Milwaukee Bucks battled, but were unable to extinguish the Miami Heat, losing 112-105 as the Heat won their seventh straight game. Despite not having Tyler Herro, the Heat pulled through because of Pelle Larson, who had a career-high 28 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 31 points were not enough. NBA.com Box Score Game Recap A new […]
The Washington Wizards’ valiant comeback effort fell short on Thursday against the Orlando Magic in a 136-131 contest at Kia Center. The Wizards got buried in a 19-point hole in the third quarter that made the game look like it was about to turn into a good, old-fashioned blowout. But Bilal Coulibaly led a furious […]
The math still says they aren’t eliminated, but this game was pretty emblematic of all the Devils problems this season, and is probably enough to even snuff out the hope of even the most optimistic of fan. It’s onto tankathon and prospect watch again, good times. Just more of the same: Inconsistent effort, poor goaltending, […]