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All-Star games in professional sports have really lost their fastball. The NFL has moved away from the Pro Bowl game itself altogether because of how unserious it was. The highlights of NBA All-Star weekend usually are the 3-point and Dunk contests. Yesterday, Adam Silver made an announcement that could change this for the better. On February 15th, there will be a new format of the All-Star game. The league has been tinkering with this for almost a decade now. After moving aw

Friday 15 Time…  🏈 Let’s start with Thursday Night Football from last night. I always try to keep it real with you all. Been a little ill these last 48. Right around kickoff, I shut my eyes for a few. No joke I woke up with a minute left in the fourth and saw that the score was 10-7. I think it’s safe to say I missed an absolute SNOOZER! Broncos move to 8-2! 🟠  Do you know who the best team is in the East right now? The CHICAGO BULLS 🔴! At 6-1, these guys are firing on all

To choose just one thing to highlight today would be a disservice to sports in general. There’s so much to discuss, react to, and preview across MANY different sports. Let’s start…in Toronto! ⚾️ The Toronto Blue Jays are 1 game away from winning the World Series . The series heads back to Toronto tonight with the Jays up 3 games to 2. It was a statement 6-1 win in Game 5 that has brought them this close. If tonight is the last game of the season, what a ride it has been! It’l

The NBA offseason is weird! It really feels like not too long ago the Thunder won in Game 7 against the Pacers, and now here we are starting a brand new season! Yesterday the NBA season kicked off in OKC with the Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets. Honestly I could spend this entire section today talking about how the NBA is back on NBC! It’s going to be a new-look everything this season. Mike Tirico on the call. The scoreboard on the bottom. The halftime crew having Melo an

AP Photo / Julio Cortez They were taken to the brink, but last night the best team in the NBA won the NBA Finals! This was the first Game Seven in the NBA Finals since 2016 (the forever cemented 3-1 comeback by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavs). That was our last benchmark. Against all odds, like they have done all year, the Indiana Pacers fought. The early headline was heartbreaking, as Tyrese Haliburton (who started out ON FIRE!!!! With 9 points off three deep threes) li

The Oklahoman Under normal circumstances, the Indiana Pacers would be thrilled to split two games on the road against a team of the Oklahoma City Thunder's caliber. But nothing about this series screams 'normal'. Let’s Recap: Game One of the 2025 NBA Finals ended just about as well for Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers could have prayed for. The Oshkosh, Wisconsin native sunk yet another go-ahead winner (his fourth) of these playoffs to stun the Thunder on their home c

Most people expected Oklahoma City Thunder to represent the Western Conference. But that might just be the Indiana Pacers' greatest advantage heading into Game One Via ESPN Game One of the 2025 NBA Finals is set for 8:30 EST on Thursday, June 5 . The Thunder enter the series as heavy favorites for both the opening match and the series result. However, to truly predict the outcome, one must revisit just what makes this matchup so fascinating. Predictions are below, as well. Th

And just like that, it’s over. The Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record-breaking win-streak officially ended at 16 yesterday when the...

NBA.COM / Getty Images For at least a half, this matchup just had NBA Finals Preview written all over it. Luka and LeBron vs The Boston...

Heinz Kluetmeier // Sports Illustrated Just a quick one for you to ponder on this fine Sunday morning… So just yesterday it came across...

Ron Chenoy // Imagn Images Just a quick one for you to ponder on this fine Saturday morning… Nikola Jokic. Yesterday he had 31 points, 22...

CBS Sports - USATSI Yeah, you read that right! No Tatum, no Porzingis, no Holiday, NO PROBLEM for Boston! Last night Boston got the win...

Photo // Golden State of Mind What to know: There hadn’t really been a classic “Steph Curry game” yet this season, but the good...

What to know: In all sports, there is a term known as ‘garbage time’. So what is this garbage time? It is once the game is out of reach,...

Photo // as.com What to know: It’s been three and a half weeks since the trade that shook the NBA universe. Today we got to see friends...

Photo via Liberty Ballers What to know: In a world where Joel Embiid doesn’t have knee injuries, he may be one of the greatest...

Photo via USA Today What to know: Yesterday we had not one, not two, not three, BUT FOUR games on Primetime TV! Here’s what went down…...

AP Photo // Rick Egan What to know: Early in November Spurs head coach and all-around legend Gregg Popovich suffered a mild stroke and...

Getty Images What to know: I’m not one to overreact to a regular season NBA game, because, like many, I know that the regular season does...

What to know: The Spurs may not have been breaking the stats in the win column, but they definitely have been making strides this season...