The Portland Trail Blazers were believed to be painted into a corner when Damian Lillard finally issued a trade demand on July 1. Lillard told his club he only wanted to play for the Miami Heat. Portland was resolute to…
Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player in the world entering the 2023-2024 NBA season. Jokic willed his Denver Nuggets to their first championship in franchise history last season, rewriting the playoff record books and winning NBA Finals MVP in…
Trading for Chase Claypool was the Chicago Bears’ first big move to show they were all-in on quarterback Justin Fields. With the team sitting at 3-5 last season, Chicago traded its own second round draft pick for Claypool, a talented…
This offseason did not go the way Jimmy Butler expected. After carrying his team on a Cinderella run to the 2023 NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed, Butler saw Damian Lillard request a trade to the Miami Heat to…
James Harden requested a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers at the start of the offseason after failing to get a long-term contract extension from the team. Harden told the Sixers he wanted to be traded to the Los Angeles Clippers,…
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons played in Wembley Stadium to start off Sunday’s slate in Week 4, but having the game in London wasn’t the only gimmick. The game was broadcast as the “Toy Story Funday Football” game on…
The Los Angeles Chargers drafted defensive tackle Jerry Tillery with the No. 29 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. The Notre Dame product never lived up to the Chargers’ high hopes, and the team eventually waived him during his…
The Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers got together for a meeting of winless teams in Week 4. It’s early in the season for a must-win game, but both organizations were feeling the heat for different reasons: the Vikings had hoped…
Jrue Holiday’s stay in Portland didn’t even last a week. The Trail Blazers have traded the veteran guard to the Boston Celtics, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Boston is sending Robert Williams, Malcolm Brogdon, Golden State’s 2024 first round pick,…
Duke has never been considered a football school, but the Blue Devils found themselves on the verge breakthrough against No. 11 Notre Dame on Saturday. Duke entered at 4-0, ranked No. 16 in their polls, their highest ranking since 1993.…