What’s a better way to celebrate the Christmas spirit than with five consecutive NBA games? The NBA released its Christmas Day schedule with a quintuple-header featuring the Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks, Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers, […]
Jonesing for your pro hoops fix? The new NBA season tips off on Oct. 19 on TNT with a star-studded doubleheader featuring the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks hosting the Brooklyn Nets in Beer City, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors in Hollywood. The NBA intends […]
Udonis Haslem signed another one-year contract to remain with the Miami Heat for another season, which will be his 19th with the team since joining as an undrafted free agent in 2003. Haslem, 41, grew up in Miami and plays for the hometown Heat. He’s the only player on the […]
Joel Embiid got the bag. A big one. Embiid, the All-Star center for the Philadelphia 76ers, has agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $196 million. The deal ends any speculation that Embiid would test the free-agent waters and hunt for an NBA title somewhere other than in the City […]
This year’s inaugural Field of Dreams Game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox was a huge hit, so the MLB will stage another matchup in an Iowa cornfield with the Chicago Cubs hosting the Cincinnati Reds in 2022. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred hinted that the next Field […]
The New York Yankees have been on a tear since the trade deadline and have seen their postseason odds vastly improve. According to a playoffs prop bet by DraftKings, the Yankees are -140 odds that they’ll make the postseason, presumably as an AL wild-card team. You can fade the Yankees […]
Eric Bledsoe is returning to Los Angeles after he was traded twice in the offseason. The LA Clippers sent Patrick Beverly, Rajon Rondo, and Daniel Oturu to the Memphis Grizzlies in a trade for Bledsoe. Bledsoe spent last season with the New Orleans Pelicans, but they traded him to the […]
A year ago, the lanky kid from Santa Cruz worked as an electrician, but now he’s a big league pitcher who etched his name into the MLB record book. Tyler Gilbert from the Arizona Diamondbacks became the fourth pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter in his first start […]
If you build it, they will come. The Field of Dreams game in an Iowa cornfield between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox on Thursday evening was a ratings hit as the most-watched regular season baseball game in 16 years. According to Fox Sports PR, the Yankees/White Sox […]
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has yet to name a starting quarterback or install rookie Trevor Lawrence — the #1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft — as the Week 1 starter. Gardner Minshew and Lawrence are competing for the starting QB job, but no one can figure out […]
Primoz Roglic from Jumbo Visma is seeking a third-straight title at the Vuelta a Espana after wins in 2019 and 2020, but he’s still nicked up after a couple of gruesome crashes in last month’s Tour de France. Despite the injuries, Roglic is the betting favorite at the 2021 Vuelta […]
Are you ready for some football? NFL Week 1 begins in four weeks with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Bucs kicking off the season on Thursday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys. Oddsmakers posted lines for NFL betting action and the big favorites heading into Week 1 include the […]
The NBA Summer League is in full swing in Las Vegas. A red-hot Max Strus from the Miami Heat caught fire on Wednesday evening with a game-high 32 points, including a sudden death, game-winning 3-pointer in double overtime to lead the Heat to a 97-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. […]
In November 2004 during an Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons game in Michigan, a fight flared up between Detroit’s Ben Wallace and Indiana’s Ron Artest that escalated into a brawl. Their dust-up spilled over into the stands after a fan threw a bottle at Artest, and an all-out melee between […]
Point guard Dennis Schroder signed a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics worth $5.9 million after he rejected a four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers that was worth over $84 million. Either Schroder is really bad at math or he wanted to get the hell out of LA. […]
The Hard Knocks reality series returned to HBO for a new season featuring the Dallas Cowboys. The first episode of Hard Knocks began with quarterback Dak Prescott revealing his scars after recovering from a nasty ankle injury last season. Other highlights included Ezekiel Elliot poorly gift wrapping a birthday present, […]
The betting markets are open for the 2022 NBA Rookie of the Year and Cade Cunningham (+225 odds) and Jalen Green (+450) — the top two picks in the 2021 NBA Draft — are the betting favorites heading into next season. Despite heavy rumors, the Detroit Pistons didn’t trade away […]
The New York Knicks added Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier to their starting backcourt in an effort to become more competitive next season. Walker agreed to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder so he could sign with the Knicks, while free-agent Fournier signed a four-year deal worth $78 […]
Luka Doncic, the Slovenian wunderkind, signed a super-max contract with the Dallas Mavericks worth $207 million over five years. The new contract extension begins next season and will keep Doncic with the Mavs until 2027. Doncic finished in fifth place in MVP voting last season after finishing the year averaging […]
The Miami Heat added veteran guard Kyle Lowry in a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Raptors. Lowry will play in the same backcourt as Jimmy Butler, who agreed to a contract extension that’s worth $184 million over four years. The NBA is currently looking into the Lowry deal to determine if […]
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