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‘Playing it cautiously’ with Dak has the Cowboys playing with fire
The 2020 NFL season was riddled with injuries. Players like Christian McCaffrey, Michael Thomas, Joe Mixon, Saquon Barkley, George Kittle, Austin Ekeler, and Dak Prescott all missed significant time last season due to injury. We don’t know the exact cause of all these injuries, but there is one fact...
LeBron and Russ have first public ‘date’
Lebron James is pushing all his chips to the middle of the table and diving headfirst into this whole Russell Westbrook experiment. James is determined to prove his harshest critics wrong....
I have one question about this Clippers-Grizzlies deal: Why?
Even with the NFL ramping up and the regular season just around the corner, the NBA still finds a way to keep its brand in the news....
Want to watch the Saints play at home? Get vaccinated
Oh boy. The New Orleans Saints have gone and done it now....
Viral photo depicting entire ‘AAU team’-turned-pro is fake news, but here’s the real story behind the squad in it
Ever heard the one about the entire AAU team that made it to the NBA? Of course you haven’t, because this isn’t the beginning of some corny joke....
That's baseball: Saturday night, West Coast, no-no edition
Tyler Gilbert made his major league debut on August 3 against the Giants, mowing ’em down 1-2-3 with a pair of strikeouts in the eighth inning of the Diamondbacks’ 3-1 victory. He then made two other appearances out of the bullpen: an extra-inning loss thanks to a Giants ghost runner scoring on Augu...
Is Logan Thomas the steal of your fantasy draft?
Great question posed in this tweet:...
The remaining free agents who just might help your favorite team
Some important players have signed to teams late in the second or even third week of NBA free agency in recent years. It may happen more often than we even realize. Marcus Morris famously had an agreement in place with the San Antonio Spurs, and apparently was offered even more to join the Los Angel...
Bring back Lance Stephenson, we don’t care where
Can you believe Lance Stephenson is only 30 years old?...
From the Clippers, Kawhi still deserves whatever he wants
No one ever really knows what Kawhi Leonard is thinking, but he’s now reportedly under contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for the next few seasons. The deal is reportedly worth $176.3 million over the next four years, which includes a player-option for the final season....
Infamous Benny Agbayani blunder is now old enough to drink
On August 12, 2000, the New York Mets had been gunning for their fourth division championship in their then 38-year history....
Can we stop with the nonsense? Trevor Lawrence should be the starter in Jacksonville
I understand that in the NFL coaches and players have to act like they are holding top secret information when they speak about potential lineups but at this point, it’s just getting ridiculous....
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Derek Carr: I can play another 15 years! [... crickets]
Tom Brady (as great as he is) has set some very unreal expectations for the generations of quarterbacks to follow him....
Every Mike Trout season ends like this
It’s becoming part of the MLB schedule at this point. Pink bats on Mother’s Day, and purple on Father’s Day. All-Star Game in July. Trade deadline at the end of July. And then a discussion of whether Mike Trout, who hasn’t played since May 17 due to a right calf strain, will be shut down for the sea...
It’s okay to find the feel-good in Kemba Walker’s return to New York
From the land of chopped cheese and quarter waters emerged the coldest motherfucker to come out of New York City playgrounds and gyms since Sebastian Telfair in 2004. And that same guy is now a New York Knick, bringing it full circle 10 years after being drafted into the NBA, and after hitting possi...
Isaiah Thomas sure looks like he can still ball
When last seen on an NBA team, PG Isaiah Thomas suited up for the New Orleans Pelicans on a 10-day contract. Thomas played in just three games, scoring 23 points in 48 total minutes....
‘Malice at the Palace’ documentary is a reminder of the damage that coded language can cause
“I’m never talking about this sh*t again. Can you get that on camera?”...
Carson Wentz putting best foot forward
After all of the drama surrounding Carson Wentz’s foot, which sparked major questions about the Colts’ chances this season, there seems to be some hope for both the quarterback and the Horseshoe....
Cade Cunningham vs. Jalen Green deliver from the jump
Summer League wasn’t always this popular....