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Will The Knicks’ Slam-Dunk Trade Deal Help Them Go All The Way In Next Season?
The Knicks made a slam-dunk trade before 2024’s NBA draft. They acquired forward Mikal Bridges from the crosstown Nets in exchange for five first-round selections, one pick swap and guard Bojan Bogdanovic. Even though this trade boosted perimeter…
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Mets Looking To Buy, Angels Shop Closing Pitcher Ahead of Trade Deadline
With the All-Star break looming within the next week, one date is circled on the calendar: July 30, 2024 – when the MLB’s trade deadline is. Across the coming days, we will see teams make…
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What Does James Harden’s Contract Extension Mean For The L.A. Clippers?
James Harden signed a two-year, $70 million extension with the Los Angeles Clippers at the start of free agency. Harden signed a short-term deal with a player option in year two and below maximum contract…
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Cade Cunningham, Former No.1 Pick, Agrees To 5-year $226 Million Extension With Detroit Pistons
Cade Cunningham, the first pick in the 2020 NBA draft, has agreed to a 5-year $226 million extension with the Detroit Pistons as the team rebuilds around their budding star. The former Oklahoma State shooting…
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After Celtics & Jayson Tatum Agree To Biggest NBA Contract Ever, Critics Wonder Where They’ll Trim Payroll
The Celtics made their intention clear: to run it back. On Monday, star forward Jayson Tatum was locked up to a record five-year, $314 million deal set to expire in the 2029-2030 season. A player option…
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Simone Biles Earns Spot On Third Olympic Team At 2024 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials
On the final day of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials, Simone Biles clinched her place on her third Olympic team, making her just the fourth American woman to achieve this milestone. At age…
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Suns Front Office Stands By Kevin Durant, Denies Rampant Trade Rumors
The Phoenix Suns have categorically denied rumors that they are trading star Kevin Durant, with several members of the organization issuing clarifying statements this week. With fans turning their attention back to the NBA for…
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Lakers Take Bronny James In Second Round Of NBA Draft
The Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James, son of LeBron James, in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft with the 55th overall pick. The duo will be the first father and son to…
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Florida Panthers Avoid Disaster, Clinch 1st Stanley Cup In Franchise History
The only question the Florida Panthers need to answer on Tuesday is whether the parade will be held in a shopping mall or Fort Lauderdale after they staved off a historic collapse and eked out…
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Tee Higgins Signs Franchise Tender, Temporarily Halts Contract Drama
After sitting out of off-season programs, Cincinnati Bengals WR Tee Higgins signed his franchise tender, which guarantees $21 million from the franchise tag as Higgins stays in Cincinnati for another season. Higgins missed all of…
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Rich Paul Denies Bronny/LeBron Package Deal Rumors, But Lakers Remain Interested In Both
Rich Paul, the agent representing Bronny James ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft, is attempting to distance his client from his father and future Hall-of-Famer LeBron James. Many have speculated that the two would be…
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Dodgers’ All-Star Mookie Betts Suffers Fractured Hand
Los Angeles Dodgers SS Mookie Betts crumpled to the dirt after being nailed with a 97 MPH fastball that smashed his left hand in the seventh inning of the series finale with the Kansas City…
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Boston Celtics Clinch NBA Championship, 18th Banner By Beating Dallas In Five Games
“We did it!” screamed Jayson Tatum after winning his first NBA Finals, fighting back tears and being overcome with emotions. For a superstar and team that won the hard way and battled back from multiple…
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Adam Silver Hints At NBA Expansion In Seattle & Las Vegas
During a pre-NBA Finals press conference, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made a significant announcement, setting the stage for the league’s potential expansion. This comes in the wake of a new media rights agreement that has been a…
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How The Dallas Mavericks Routed Boston Celtics, Forced Game 5
No team in NBA history has ever come back from down three games to none. But do not tell the Dallas Mavericks that. On their home floor for the second straight game, Jason Kidd‘s club…
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Jets’ Coach Defends Aaron Rodgers’ Absence From Minicamp
Aaron Rodgers’ unexcused absence from the New York Jets’ minicamp has sparked a media frenzy, but head coach Robert Saleh insists it’s a non-issue for the team. On Wednesday, Saleh downplayed concerns about unrest within the organization, stating…
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Boston Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis Questionable For Game 3 Of NBA Finals With Rare Leg Injury
The Boston Celtics announced Tuesday that center Kristaps Porzingis has sustained a rare injury to his left leg and is listed as questionable for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. This development adds uncertainty as…
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After Dan Hurley Spurns Lakers $70 Million Offer, Who Wants To Coach The Team Now?
After traveling to Los Angeles and hearing a sales pitch from the Laker brass, back-to-back national championship head Coach Dan Hurley turned down the 6-year $70 million deal offered by owner Jeanie Buss. The contract…
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Jrue Holiday, Celtics Defense Propels Boston To Game 2 Victory
“Whatever it takes, as long as it takes,” stated a stoic Jrue Holiday after Boston’s game two win Sunday. He did not feel he had much to celebrate, understanding that the Celtics were still two…
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Yankees’ Gerrit Cole To Make More Rehab Starts Before MLB Return
New York Yankees ace pitcher Gerrit Cole made his first rehab start Tuesday evening, throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings for the team’s Double-A affiliate. Cole will likely make several more starts in the minors on…
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Kristaps Porzingis & Celtics Defense Were The Difference As Boston Wins Game One Of NBA Finals
“That’s a good question. I don’t know. We’ll have to see,” answered Kristaps Porzingis when asked if he was 100%. The 7’3” big man returned last night for the Celtics after missing 38 days with…
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