Harden makes major career move ahead of potential free agency

James Harden can become a free agent this summer if he chooses not to exercise his player option with the Philadelphia 76ers, and a recent career move he made may have provided a hint about his future plans. Harden hired a full-time agent for the first time since 2017, according to Shams Charania of The […]

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Chiefs’ Reid clarifies retirement stance, comment

Breathe easy, Kansas City Chiefs fans. It sounds like head coach Andy Reid is staying put.  “I was asked that about 50 times down there,” Reid explained Tuesday about fielding questions related to his possible retirement ahead of Super Bowl LVII, per Charles Goldman of Chiefs Wire/USA Today. “I think by the time I got […]

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Booker: Suns don’t have ‘hierarchy’ even with addition of KD

With Kevin Durant in the fold, the Phoenix Suns now have a “big three” of their own. In an effort to compete in the NBA’s stacked Western Conference that’s likely what the Suns will need in order to make a big playoff run, but with star power sometimes comes star ego. Devin Booker says that […]

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Hurricanes set to hire Houston’s Shannon Dawson as new OC

Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal is about to have a complete set of coordinators once again. Last week, he hired Lance Guidry to be his program’s defensive coordinator. Now, it’s being reported that Houston offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson is set to take the same role with the Hurricanes. ESPN reports that Dawson is “set […]

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Buck Showalter addresses interesting Jacob deGrom quote

New York Mets manager Buck Showalter has played down a comment he made last month about ace Jacob deGrom signing with the Texas Rangers in free agency.  “Somebody was saying that Jake’s got some deep thing…that got blown out,” Showalter told reporters on Tuesday, per Ryan Chichester of Audacy. “I said Jake said we’ll talk […]

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Gary Payton II is the perfect Warrior

The Warriors have already walked back their “three-month” timeline for the return of Gary Payton II, whom they acquired at the trade deadline from Portland in a four-team deal. That’s good news for Golden State, which will need Payton’s shooting and defensive savvy in the playoffs. Golden State initially held up the trade for Payton, […]

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Capitals star Alex Ovechkin away from team due to family matter

The Washington Capitals announced Tuesday that superstar captain Alex Ovechkin is stepping away from the club “to attend to a family matter and the health of a loved one.”  It sounds like the Capitals could be without Ovechkin for some time.  “When it comes to your family and parents, that’s what matters,” Capitals coach Peter […]

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Six trade destinations for Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane

Trade? No. It’s more than that. Any deal involving Chicago Blackhawks legend Patrick Kane between now and the March 3 trade deadline will be more like a giant onion, wrapped in layers of drama. First off: there’s the notion of Kane, a pending UFA, holding all the power in any talks between the Blackhawks and […]

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NBA Three-Point Contest participants revealed

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, and Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will participate in this weekend’s 3-point contest in addition to the All-Star Game, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. The eight-man field will be filled out by four non-All-Stars, according to Charania: Lillard’s Blazers teammate Anfernee Simons, Haliburton’s Pacers teammate Buddy Hield, Heat guard […]

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Wild’s Marcus Foligno exits games with lower-body injury

Minnesota Wild winger Marcus Foligno left Monday night’s game against the Florida Panthers due to a lower-body injury. The injury occurred in the second period of the game against the Panthers when Foligno blocked a shot that hit the inside of his left knee. Foligno registered just 8:14 of ice time in the game before […]

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