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In Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama showed why he was awarded the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year and seems poised to win the award for years to come. Wembanyama blocked an incredible 12 Timberwolves shots in the series-opening game, an NBA […]
Sixers head coach Nick Nurse is away from the team to attend the funeral services of his brother, Steve, who died unexpectedly last week. Gina Mizell of The Inquirer was the first to report the news: “Steve Nurse, 62, died last Wednesday, the day before Game 6 of the Sixers’ first-round series win over the […]
The Portland Trail Blazers’ 2025-26 season is over, but there’s plenty of room for reflection and analysis on the year past. Anticipating Portland’s needs in the coming offseason requires understanding where they are and what’s come before. With that in mind, we’re going to take a look at Portland’s roster over the next couple of […]
The Seattle Seahawks wrapped up their rookie minicamp this past weekend, a week removed from adding more talent through the 2026 NFL Draft and the undrafted free agent period. They also added to their roster through free agency, signing tight end Harrison Bryant last week and then veteran pass rusher Dante Fowler Jr this week. […]
There may be very little left to play for in the Bundesliga, but the Premier League still has a few twists and turns left to keep things interesting. Over the weekend, Spurs managed to climb out of the relegation zone after a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, while last night Man City gave Arsenal the […]
A big-picture look at the closest thing Chicago currently has to a veteran on the blue line.
—The Louisville baseball team will try and snap a 4-game losing streak in tonight’s annual Battle of the Barrel game against rival Vanderbilt. The Cardinals have already put themselves in a position where their only path to the NCAA Tournament is to win the ACC Tournament. —Saturday’s Kentucky Derby was officially the most-watched in history. […]
2025 Milwaukee Bucks second-rounder Bogoljub Markovic won Serbia’s ABA League MVP, the ABA announced Friday. Markovic, who averaged 18.2 points, a league-leading 9.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game, won 50.4% of the votes. Markovic also won the Top Prospect Award for the second year in a row and was named to the “Ideal Starting […]
Former Rams edge rusher Dante Fowler Jr., a player who helped L.A. reach the 2018 Super Bowl, has signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Seahawks. The 31-year-old pass rusher is now on his sixth career team and has never spent three consecutive seasons with one team. Going into year 11, Fowler will now […]
“We’re going to be active, we’re going to be aggressive, and we’re going to be very competitive in the transfer portal. “ Coach Gainey Transfer Rankings: Using the 247sports transfer rankings as of Cinco de Mayo, we see NC State ranked 27th. That just considers the six transfers and excludes Whitty, McNeil, and Wilkins. That […]
Not much going on besides the free agency watch and the rookie minicamp. The draft picks and UDFAs will be there along with some tryout players of which I can find four … Zach Lewis, S (North Dakota); Anthony Chideme-Alfaro, CB (North Dakota State); Barika Kpeenu, RB (North Dakota State); Edward Vesterinen, DL (West Virginia). […]
We’re using BBQ metaphors.
I’ve woken up under the weather. My mouth is dry. I’m either hot or cold, I can’t decide. I desperately want to distract myself from whatever it is I’m feeling right now, but I know, deep in my bones, that nothing good is going to come from looking at my phone. I need a coffee. […]
Getting it right starts with getting it wrong. It’s true in math, mental health and Madison Square Garden, where last night the New York Knicks took a 1-0 series lead over Philadelphia with a 137-98 shellacking of the 76ers. Through all the fits and false starts of this season, there were glimpses. Early on the […]
The Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world on Monday morning by hiring veteran executive Masai Ujiri as their new President of Basketball Operations and Alternate Governor. Ujiri enjoyed largely successful stints as the top decision maker with the Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors throughout the 2010s, winning both an Executive of the Year award and […]
Here are our staff takeaways after a nice win over an old rival to secure European football next season. Vince Roseta: The formation was the key Manchester United didn’t try to outplay Liverpool by dominating the ball, rather they sat in a compact shape, stayed organized. The 4-2-3-1 shape, got Liverpools fullbacks on an island and once […]
After a pair of frustrating first round exits in recent years, the Lakers exorcised some demons in a cathartic win over the Rockets. Awaiting them now, though, is the best team in the NBA in the Thunder. To say the Lakers had limited success against OKC in the regular season would be an understatement. In […]
After a Hall of Fame-worthy career, Tina Charles announced her retirement from basketball on Tuesday. “Fifteen years at the professional level and a lifetime of love for this game. I’ve experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows, and I’m thankful for all of it,” she wrote on social media. “This game gave me everything, […]
Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers was a bright presence on the Met Gala fashion show stage, bringing shock and praise from fans.
Good morning everyone, the Seattle Seahawks have woken up! After an excruciatingly quiet stretch of offseason, the Seahawks have signed one of the most accomplished players of this free agency, bringing former first-round pick Dante Fowler in to play opposite DeMarcus Lawrence and make quarterbacks sad. By the way, for the comp pick watchers, we’re […]
In Today’s Links: another breakdown of the Jadarian Price pick, photos from the next phase of Seattle Seahawks offseason practice, takeaways from Rookie Minicamp, a look at the Macdonald Regime, thus far; and much more! Thanks for being here with us at Field Gulls. You know the rest. #np Hold On by Alabama Shakes Seahawks […]
New York so good they can win games in two quarters and change. Philly so bad they can’t even beat the Knicks’ bench mob in a garbage-time war. Here’s the latest after Game 1. Mike Brown On the team’s Game 1 performance: “I thought it was a really good game by our guys.” On his […]
The structural changes to the NBA have limited the flexibility and options available to teams to build star-studded rosters over multiple years‚ which in theory, should make the league more competitive․ The news structural changes are meant to limit the possibility of single teams stockpiling multiple superstars to create star-studded rosters over multiple years and […] The post The New CBA & The Death of the “Superteam”: A New Era of Parity appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA B...
Back in October when the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns traveled to Macao for the NBA China Games, there was a lot of attention paid to the return of the league to China and, for Brooklyn fans, the debut of the Flatbush 5. Then, near the end of the celebrations, somewhat out of the spotlight, […]
Fresh off a visit to Charlottesville, former Arkansas State guard Christian Harmon has announced his commitment to Ryan Odom and the Virginia Cavaliers. The junior from Rochester, New York, has one year of eligibility remaining, but, as a true senior, could get a second year if the NCAA’s new five-in-five eligibility concept is approved. Harmon […]