The Knicks flew to Hollywood with championship rings in their mind’s eye. Winners of 6 of their last 8 games, including big victories over Houston and Denver, putting Wemby in the Spurs in handcuffs, San Antonio scoring only 89 points in the Garden, the Knicks were a Top 5 defense, speeding toward the postseason playing […]
Jaxson Dart deserved the Rookie of the Year trophy solely off the strength of the talent (or lack thereof) around him. Once WR Malik Nabers and RB Cam Skattebo suffered painful season-ending injuries, Dart relied on Wan’Dale Robinson and civilians who won some sort of Mark Wahlberg-Invincible-esque local New Jersey tryout. With Wan’Dale Robinson joining […]
6 win season. Star QB on crutches following ACL surgery. Pockets tapped. After trading 25-year old All-Pro CB Trent McDuffie to the LA Rams, Kansas City looked like they’d be spending the offseason begging pawn shop owners but nope, they just added one of the best running backs on planet Earth. Super Bowl MVP RB […]
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Dating is hard. Sometimes, you may find The One, your person, the woman you intend to spend your waning time on Earth beside, only for it to all crumble, like, 30 days before the two of you were supposed to get married in front of all […]
Two years ago, a storybook ending for the Hall of Fame tight end. A Super Bowl trophy and a girlfriend who takes a private jet from her from front door to her mailbox at the end of her driveway. One year ago, a Super Bowl loss but a Super Bowl appearance nonetheless. He and Taylor […]
Last week, the LA Rams sent four draft picks to the Kansas City Chiefs to acquire 2-time All-Pro CB Trent McDuffie. And now they’re showering him in cash. ESPN sources: Rams and Trent McDuffie reached agreement today on a record four-year, $124 million extension that includes $100 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid cornerback […]
We are over a decade removed from the dominance of the ACC in college basketball but despite the fall from the mountain top, division is still talented and relevant enough for a head coach to be fired if their team finishes in last place. With an 11-20 record, 2-16 in conference, and losers of 12 […]
ESPN sources: the Raiders agreed to trade five-time Pro-Bowl DE Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for 2026 and 2027 first-round picks. The trade cannot be processed until next week, but it is in place. And Crosby is expected to be a Raven with two 1s back to Vegas. pic.twitter.com/rfExCLpXfF — Adam Schefter […]
At the trade deadline, the Boston Celtics went hunting for a big man to improve their rebounding and size, got their hands on Nikola Vucevic from the Chicago Bulls. And now their big acquisition will be in sweats, stuffed into a tiny black steel chair watching Jayson Tatum’s triumphant return from the best seats in […]
10 months ago, one of the best players in the NBA tore his achilles in a second round matchup their team was about to lose to the New York Knicks, with or without him. Friday night, Jayson Tatum returned to remind the world how much of a Jayson Tatum fan Jayson Tatum is. Here’s what […]
After witnessing the 15 minutes Kawhi parted the Red Sea at the All-Star game and my singular favorite tournament of the sports calendar: Unrivaled’s psychotic 1-on-1 games, I was ready to see the New York Knicks lock in after the All-Star break, snatch their lick back from Detroit on Prime Thursday, Action Bronson and Joe […]
Doc Rivers alluded to Shams manufacturing Bucks trade reports last week. Felt like an annoyed, soon-to-be-fired, out-of-touch, artifact blowing off steam. Giannis hemming and hawing all trade season, yo-yoing a trade demand behind the scenes while pretending the entire situation was out of his control, Shams his go-to reporter for all the PR-coded tweets he […]
Welco 2025 record: 3-14 Estimated 2026 cap space: $58.6 million 2026 first-round draft picks: No. 2 and No. 16 (acquired from IND) Biggest offseason need: Quarterback Last season, the forward pass eluded Justin Fields, throwing fewer than 55 yards five times, benched for Tyrod Taylor—like a magician actually sawing a woman in half, screams of […]
Welcome to Ceiling/Floor, where we dissect trades, signings, firings and hirings in order to determine the best case and worst case scenarios. Today, the Cleveland Browns hire Todd Monken as their new head coach. Klint Kubiak tells me that he’s gonna enjoy tonight and enjoy winning a Super Bowl and tomorrow a new chapter starts […]
Last time Adam Gase graced an NFL sideline, he led the New York Jets to a 2-win season in 2020. 6 years later, the prodigal son, God’s gift to the modern offense, returns to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers are hiring Gase as “an assistant coach overseeing the passing game.” Adam Gase, the […]
Rookie defensive superstar, third place in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting, James Pearce Jr, spent the weekend terrorizing WNBA star Rickea Jackson, now arrested in Florida, facing 5 felony charges, including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. Jackson, who plays for the Los Angeles […]
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