The Atlanta Braves will be prime participants in Major League Baseball’s most highly-anticipated 2025 division race. With the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets as challengers in the National League East, the Braves have their work cut out for them. And the rest of the NL looks equally daunting, with the Los Angeles Dodgers standing…
Dwyane Wade is coming to Erik Spoelstra’s defense—at a time when the Miami Heat coach needs it most. With the team stuck in a rough stretch and dealing with off-court noise, Wade’s latest comments shed light on just how much Spoelstra has done to uphold the franchise’s culture over the years. The timing is significant:…
Zion Williamson’s tenure with the New Orleans Pelicans could come to an end this offseason. The 2019 No. 1 overall pick out of Duke entered the league with high expectations. The Pelicans are one of the worst teams in the Western Conference this season. Many expect the team to be sellers this offseason after parting…
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has missed each of the team’s last five games as he deals with a hamstring injury. In those games, the Grizzlies are 2-3, though they won their most recent game against the Utah Jazz by 37 points. After owning the No. 2 seed for a portion of the year, the Grizzlies…
The Sweet 16 round of March Madness begins tonight, and while the Houston Rockets have a game of their own against the Utah Jazz, some members of the scouting department will likely be tuning in. Houston has a few players to keep an eye on in tonight’s tournament action, but there might be one player…
On Friday night, the Golden State Warriors will visit the New Orleans Pelicans. Before the game, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that 2022 NBA Champion Gary Payton II will be out for an extended period. He is averaging 6.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 58.5% from the field and 33.0% from the three-point range in 58 games….
Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has been under fire as of late, especially after making a controversial move at this year’s trade deadline. In the eyes of many Mavs fans, this has got to be one of the worst moves ever committed by a general manager. Here is a look at Nico Harrison’s 10…
The Dallas Mavericks betrayed their fanbase like no team has ever betrayed their fans before by trading Luka Doncic. In the late hours of February 1, the Dallas Mavericks shocked the world by trading franchise centerpiece and icon Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. As he broke the news, ESPN reporter Shams Charania even wondered if the trade was real….
The Chicago Cubs’ depth chart on FanGraphs lists Justin Steele, Jameson Taillon, Shota Imanaga, Matthew Boyd, and Ben Brown as the top five in the starting rotation to begin the 2025 MLB season. Noticeably, there are more question marks than answers surrounding the rotation. Can Imanaga duplicate the success he had in 2024 in 2025?…
The Chicago Cubs enter Opening Day with legitimate aspirations of winning the National League Central and reaching the postseason for the first time since 2020. The lineup should improve with Kyle Tucker’s addition and Matt Shaw’s debut. Shota Imanaga and Justin Steele will lead a solid starting rotation. However, the Cubs are in no position…
With the U.S. Opening Day for the Chicago Cubs set to get underway Thursday night at Chase Field against the Diamondbacks, two more pitching moves were made by the front office. Brad Keller making a push for a spot on the Opening Day roster made things much more difficult to set the bullpen in stone. Relief pitching…
The San Diego Padres have reportedly been looking to trade starting pitcher Michael King this offseason. Now that opening day is right around the corner, it seems unlikely that King will be dealt in the near future. But there’s still a chance the Padres trade King if they fall out of postseason contention. The righty…