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2021 NFL Preview - AFC West: The Chiefs got better and will still rule this division and the conference
Like it or not, this is still Kansas City’s division to lose. It’s not very often we can look at a team that went to the Super Bowl two years in a row and go “Wow! They really improved this offseason.” Yet, that’s exactly what the Chiefs did. The biggest problem for the Chiefs in the Super Bowl was ...

2021 NFL Preview - AFC South: Carson Wentz is a wildcard as Colts look to contend
The AFC South is a division that could have a significant impact on the playoff picture by the end of the year....

CP3 opens up on regrets during time in Houston
It’s been a hellacious two-year run for Chris Paul since being traded away from the Houston Rockets because of behind-the-scenes tension between CP3 and James Harden. ...

NBA seemingly hits De’Aaron Fox with drug test for posting regular workout picture
The NBA is notorious for “randomly” drug testing its players after seeing things that might be out of the ordinary....

Paul Pierce, an all-time great scorer, was well ahead of his time
Anytime an all-time great moves into broadcasting following their playing career, it’s a risky proposition for how people will ultimately view their legacy. Whether or not that matters is entirely up to them, and some would say it shouldn’t. But depending on how the player performs on the desk or in...

The Nets are even more stacked now
Yes, they’re old. Yes, we should have concerns about injuries. Sure, we don’t even know if all the players are vaccinated yet, which will matter because they’ll have to be. ...

Does a Ben Simmons/Kristaps Porziņģis swap make sense? Or make anyone happy?
I guess we’re just gonna keep doing this until Ben Simmons actually gets traded, so here’s another....

What are the Warriors thinking?
The Golden State Warriors are straight tripping....

As good as the Nets are, they still needed this Paul Millsap addition
One of two things — or both — are related to Paul Millsap reportedly signing with the Brooklyn Nets today....

PJ Dozier joins list of people humorously impersonating Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić, the 2020-21 NBA MVP, is one of the most enjoyable players in the league to watch, which naturally would make him one of the guys you’d most want to imitate....

There’s one team where Ben Simmons makes the most sense
The next disgruntled NBA star is always right around the corner. ...

Nets reportedly eyeing Cavs’ Kevin Love, Isaiah Hartenstein
As the NBA offseason rolls on and we get closer to training camps and the preseason, some teams still aren’t finished filling out their rosters for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign....

Maybe it’s the un-superteam thing Barkley likes in Bulls
Anyone who’s followed the NBA for any amount of time is used to hearing Hall of Fame player-turned-TNT basketball analyst Charles Barkley speak his mind whenever a microphone is shoved in his face. ...

Can Sony Michel fill in for Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson?
Can Sony Michel fill in for Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson?...

Travis Etienne expected to miss entire 2021 season with foot injury
The NFL preseason is the scariest time of year for pro football fans. Yes, we’re all excited to see live football once again, but it also means there’s a greater chance that we’ll see one of our favorite players go down with an injury. Well, 2021 just took its first victim. ...

Let’s pick apart this list of the NBA’s 22 best point guards
It’s time to break down and analyze the latest sports ranking list. This time we have the top 22 (??) point guards in the NBA as ranked by hoopshype.com. Wondering why hoopshype chose to rank the top 22? ...

Yeah, this Romelu Lukaku thing is going to be a problem
Well, a problem for anyone who isn’t a Chelsea supporter at least, which the most annoying of my close friends just happens to be. So that’s great. And no, I don’t mean colleague Julie DiCaro, though I’m sure she’ll be rocketing up the list this season. Also great. (Ed. Note: - Blue is the color! Fo...

James Harrison’s heel turn – plus other NFL pro-wrestling grudge matches we’d like to see
Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has started a new career, though it isn’t too different from the one he left a few years ago....

Let the complaining begin: NBA 2K ratings released
A tradition unlike any other. NBA 2K video game ratings begin to trickle out this time every year slowly and on schedule; players are not happy about their ratings and aren’t afraid to tell us about it....

If Laila Ali and other athletes want to be anti-vaxxers, let them (but don’t listen to them)
Twenty-eight years later, and Charles Barkley is still right – for once....