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Veteran NBA center Mason Plumlee has signed a deal with the San Antonio Spurs for the remainder of the season, ESPN’s Sham Charania reported on social media. Mason Plumlee is signing a deal with the San Antonio Spurs for the remainder of the season, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. Plumlee completed his first 10-day […]
This topic is a little random, but I was somewhat inspired by various podcasts and articles that talk about players that aren’t what they used to be or haven’t lived up to our expectations. I don’t know if he’s the first to come up with this, but a common phrase that Keith Smith likes to […]
Tyrese Maxey’s ascension as the next superstar Sixers perimeter player continues to crystalize. On Thursday night in a win over the Miami Heat, the 25-year-old All-Star set the franchise record for made three-point shots, moving ahead of Allen Iverson’s total of 885. Maxey has his whole career in front of him, one that hopefully includes […]
Lauri Markkanen has been a lone bright spot in another bleak season for the Utah Jazz, but the former Arizona forward will now be missing in action for at least a few weeks. An MRI showed that Markkanen has symptomatic hip impingement with associated inflammation and bone bruise, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Markkanen also twisted […]
Heading into the 2026 offseason, two of the NFL’s best wide receivers from 2025 will be eligible for a contract extension. Those two players are Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. While Njigba was a first-round pick and has a fifth-year option, the Seahawks will almost certainly […]
The Spurs have signed center Mason Plumlee for the remainder of the season. They first signed him to a 10-day contract — you guessed it — 10 days ago, and now they’re making it permanent. Plumlee has yet to appear in a game for the Spurs as he works his way back into game shape, […]
You’ve got another loaded Friday night staring you in the face and there’s plenty of hoops action to get hyped about. The newest… The post DraftKings Promo Code: Claim $200 Bonus for Any NBA Game This Weekend appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
Understandably, everyone in the Sixers’ orbit would like to forget the 2024-25 season. Murphy’s Law ruled the day as a team with championship aspirations only managed to win 24 games. But it’s always darkest before the dawn. Sure, last season was miserable — in fact, if there’s a word stronger than miserable, it was that […]
It’s that time of year again, Seattle Seahawks fans! Last week, we asked Field Gulls readers where they watched the Seahawks win Super Bowl 60. Every continent (including Antarctica!) was represented, which is absolutely amazing. Not everyone watched from where they live, which means the geography of this week’s census is going to be a […]
Youth took center stage Thursday night when the Jazz met the Pelicans at the Delta Center, with four of the five Jazz starters aged 22 or younger. With multiple key players out of the lineup due to injury or season ending surgery, the game also provided second unit and bench players with extended minutes as […]
Breanna Stewart and the Mist have a real shot at winning the Unrivaled Playoffs championship, with Stewart a league co-founder. The post Will Breanna Stewart and the Mist win an Unrivaled title in the league she built? appeared first on Outsports .
A lot is going on in Long Island! Even before Friday morning’s moves that sent Grant Nelson to Brooklyn on a 10-day, returned Ben Saraf to the big club, and sent Drake Powell to the G League, the Nets’ G League affiliate lost a tight one, 119-116, to the Grand Rapids Gold Thursday night at […]
The Denver Nuggets are heading into the stretch run of the season facing some stout competition and none more stout than tonight.… The post Preview: Denver Nuggets play marquee matchup against Oklahoma City Thunder in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s return appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
In this week’s Tuesday Tracker and our SB Nation Reacts survey, we asked you about Pete Nance’s two-way contract and the Bucks’ projected playoff seeding. Here are the highlights: Thanks again for voting! Check back on Tuesday for another slate of questions.
The party rolls on. The Brooklyn Nets hosted the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night at Barclays Center. The Nets put up a fight, but the Spurs were too much to handle and gave the Nets their sixth consecutive loss. The opponent tonight has a solid hold on the second seed in the Eastern Conference. […]
Coming off a comeback win against the Toronto Raptors, the Spurs traveled to the Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets. From the start of the game, the Spurs started hot and did not slow down. They outscored the Nets 36-22 in the first quarter, and led by as much as 22 in the […]
Depending on your investment in the NBA Draft Lottery — which, you’re here on this page, so — we’ve entered a very tense time in the Dallas Mavericks’ season. Every season there is hand-wringing about the state of tanking in the league. So much so that we’re getting mixed rumors of NBA officials attending player […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have run into some bad injury luck after their impressive win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. In that game, star guard James Harden broke the top of his thumb. The following night, Dennis Schroder and Dean Wade seemed to have injured their ankles. And now it’s been revealed that Keon […]
When Deandre Ayton joined the Lakers, he said all the right things. He talked about proving his critics wrong and not taking this opportunity for granted. For a while, it worked. In November, Ayton was the best version of himself, averaging 16.6 points and nine rebounds per game. Recently, though, his scoring has dropped, his […]
Heading into the Olympic break, the Chicago Blackhawks’ penalty kill ranked No. 1 in the NHL with an 85.7 percent conversion rate. Last season it was ranked 14th overall (79.3 percent) and was 27th in the 2023-24 season (75.8 percent). I thought it would be a good exercise to take a look at a couple of their recent games and examine what’s made the Blackhawks’ penalty kill so successful this season. Chalk Talk Assistant coach Michael Peca runs the Hawks’ penalty kill and has mov...
We’re back! Welcome to the Celtics’ Top-5 Highest IQ Plays of the Week! Sure, we love the high-flying dunks and the deep, off-the-dribble step-back threes, but this is a place for the under-the-radar plays that might not get the credit they deserve. The plays that get the basketball sickos and nerds out of their chairs. […]
For the NHL Unites Pride Cup, teams from Seattle and Vancouver will face off this weekend in British Columbia for unity and the trophy. The post NHL Unites Pride Cup puts LGBTQ hockey in the spotlight this weekend appeared first on Outsports .
Barcelona now know their path in the Champions League knockouts as the Blaugrana will face Newcastle after the Round of 16 draw was made on Friday. The Catalans avoided the other possible Round of 16 matchup against reigning champions PSG and were also placed in the side of the knockout bracket without many — if […]
The New York Knicks and their fans have had plenty of rough patches over the last few weeks, and the most recent updates regarding Deuce McBride’s injury don’t help. On late Thursday afternoon, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post reported that the backup guard could still “miss the remainder of the regular season.” This […]
The Brooklyn Nets are signing Grant Nelson to their squad on a 10-day contract. Nelson has spent the season with Brooklyn’s G-League squad, the Long Island Nets, on a regular G League contract. Mike Scotto of Hoopshype was first with the news … The Nets later confirmed it. The signing will give the Nets six […]