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Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland found out earlier this week that there are some similarities between playing basketball and making pizzas. “I was flipping the pizza dough a little bit, they said that’s like dribbling, so I was just trying to replicate that,” Garland said. “One guy was telling me when I was putting […]
It has been seven years since the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Filip Hallander in the second-round of the 2018 NHL Draft. On Thursday, he finally scored his first NHL goal as part of their 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. It’s been a long journey for Hallander to get here in his NHL career, especially […]
With the dust now settled, Hugo Gonzalez might just be the big winner of Boston’s preseason. The 28th overall pick from this year’s draft is in a crowded position group entering his rookie season, but alongside Josh Minott, his four-game preseason sample was largely a positive one. Gonzalez’s defense, rebounding and pure athleticism may make […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins visited the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night as the West Coast swing rolls on. It was anything but pretty for the Penguins early on, but goals on the power-play and penalty kill lifted the team to a 4-2 win over the Kings. […]
The Houston Rockets look ready for next week’s season opener. They finished the preseason with a 4-0 record thanks to Thursday night’s 133-115 over the Atlanta Hawks. And while the majority of Houston’s starters sat, one potential starter still got the opportunity to show his stuff, and he sure responded. Reed Sheppard finished the night […]
The upcoming season could be the most interesting, pivotal, and hard to predict that the Boston Celtics have had in a while. The range of possibilities for this team is broad and varied. Everything is on the table from Jayson Tatum returning to lead them to a deep postseason run to a tanking season where […]
Just one preseason game stands between the San Antonio Spurs and their 82-game journey for the 2025-26 NBA season. They’ll wrap up their preseason schedule with a rematch against the Indiana Pacers, who they defeated 124-108 on Monday. A win would keep the Spurs undefeated in the preseason, and keep momentum going into their opening […]
Pregame The rotations continue for the Penguins, tonight Noel Acciari, Harrison Brunicke and Caleb Jones are back in the lineup and Ben Kindel, Matt Dumba and Connor Clifton take a seat. Arturs Silovs gets the net. First period Dreadful start for the Pens, they don’t record a shot on goal before Los Angeles is able […]
The Lakers will conclude their preseason stint at home on Friday against the Sacramento Kings. With most of their key players expected to suit up, L.A. looks to transition to the regular season on a strong note. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings When: 7:30 p.m. PT, Oct 17 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: NBA […]
Lauri Markkanen | A- Markkanen had a very nice night overall. His +11 showed his overall positive impact in more than just scoring the ball. His 5 assists were nice and showed that he can move the ball within the office in a nice way. The only knocks are that he needs to be hitting […]
Three down, one to go. The Brooklyn Nets concluded a successful trip to China with a 111-109 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. The team has gotten some much needed rest the past few days thanks to all that travel, and will look to speed through the preseason finale before the real games begin. […]
The Jazz leave the preseason with one win to their name — in case you were on the edge of your seat before the real tank battle begins. They edged off the Blazers on their home floor in a 132-129 win. Most of the players active tonight had their chance to shine, giving the fans […]
With the start of the regular season less than a week away, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Chicago Bulls, looking to tune up a few final areas before starting their 2025-26 campaign. The Timberwolves played their full rotation of starting players in the game, with Naz Reid as the lone exception, as he missed […]
The Atlanta Hawks were at home to face the Houston Rockets in their final preseason game before they get things started next week against the Toronto Raptors. After a thrilling win against the Miami Heat on Monday with none of the regular rotation playing, the Hawks had them back in the finale, with the exception […]
The Washington Wizards got run out of the gym Thursday in their preseason finale, losing 119-98 to the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons trotted out their projected starting lineup for this one, in a contest that felt like a dress rehearsal for both sides. The Wizards’ starting lineup of Bub Carrington, Alex […]
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Fa la la la la, la la La Crosse. Tis the season for Exhibit 10 deals, and La Cross native and Wisconsin Badgers standout Johnny Davis is the next one to come across the wire. You can tell because, while writing this piece, Jeremiah Tilmon was signed to the same deal. I remember Davis’ rights […]
The Hawks conclude their brief preseason slate with their second game against the Rockets. Please join in the comments below as you follow along. Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA Start Time: 7:30 EST PM TV: ESPN 2 Radio: Sports Radio 92.9 the Game (WZGC-FM) Streaming: Watch ESPN (out of market), Fubo […]
The Spurs are doing some housekeeping before the season starts. On Thursday, they picked up the third-year team option on Stephon Castle’s contract and the fourth-year team option on Victor Wembanyama’s contract, securing the services of two of their best players for the 2026-27 season. In the recent past, San Antonio faced some tough decisions […]
The Heat are a world away from the team that made the NBA Finals just three seasons ago. Their 2025 was defined by disappointment and reality, as they came to terms with the fact that Jimmy Butler no longer was the engine that could drive them to playoff success. Last year was the first season […]
The Washington Wizards play the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. Thursday. You can watch the game on Monumental Sports Network (preseason games are free). Enjoy the game!
Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Jordi Fernández spoke with reporters over Zoom on Thursday afternoon, as his well-traveled team hasn’t had quite enough rest since returning from Macau to hold an official practice just yet. “You guys were not as aggressive on Zoom, by the way. Okay, it’s like you’re a little shy,” joked Fernández after […]
Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks October 16, 2025 @ 6:30pm CST Location: State Farm Arena – Atlanta, Georgia TV: Space City Home Network/ESPN 2 Online: Rockets App Gametime: 630PM CST The Rockets play their last game of the preseason!
After making a few moves earlier today, including waiving third-year forward Chris Livingston, the Bucks wrapped up a storyline that lurked in the background for over three months by signing fourth-year guard AJ Green to a fully guaranteed four-year, $45m extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He became eligible for an extension this past July […]
Pending unrestricted free agent Adrian Kempe is off to a sensational start to the NHL season, as if to put an emphatic stamp on extension talks with the Los Angeles Kings . The price, it seems, keeps going up, so much so that the two sides have hit the pause button for now. The latest report from insider David Pagnotta, speaking on the Oilersnation Everyday podcast, said the $9M or $10M AAV numbers the two sides were haggling over this summer have gone up (thanks largely to the Kirill Ka...