Category: Sports

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Pylon 7-on-7 tournaments are one of the top draws in the nation bringing skill players to the gridiron to sharpen their talents. The weekend of Jan. 28, the spotlight was in Orlando with the players living up to the hype. As teams worked through pool and bracket play, Rivals asked top […]

Megna, 30, played 48 games this season for the Sharks. He scored one goal and 12 points with a +6 rating. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound blueliner was ranked 27th on Frank Seravalli’s most recent trade targets board. Megna played most of the season on the top pairing with Erik Karlsson. He averaged over 19 minutes of […]

Photo: AP Kyrie Irving got his wish, and the Dallas Mavericks became a much better offensive basketball team. The Athletic’s Shams Charania is reporting that the Brooklyn Nets are trading Irving to the Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a first round pick, and a handful of second-rounders. The deal comes two days after Charania […]

Jake Paul: kind of a weeniePhoto: AP For anyone looking for a good laugh on this Sunday in which the only football on television is of the flag snatching variety, a Bomani Jones interview with Jake Paul aired this weekend. When an interview gets testy, it usually comes off one of two ways to the […]

Kyrie Irving: still not a LakerPhoto: Getty Images During a season in which league-wide parity has been the overarching theme, the drama-free Dallas Mavericks dove headfirst into unknown depths by acquiring team arsonist Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets. All it took was Dorian Finney-Smith, point guard Spencer Dinwiddie, some second-round picks, and a first-round […]

The Golden State Warriors were already struggling to repeat as NBA champions. Without their MVP, that effort might be doomed. Curry got hurt when Dorian Finney-Smith bumped knees with him during the Warriors’ win over the Mavericks. He immediately exited the game and got X-rays in the locker room. The lateral contact to the knee […]

The New York Islanders agreed to an eight-year contract extension with recent trade acquisition Bo Horvat. The terms of the contract have not been officially disclosed at this time, but Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the extension carries an $8.5M average annual value. The deal will keep him under contract until he is 36 years […]

Jim Boeheim believes college basketball is in a terrible spot, but the longtime coach says he misspoke on Saturday when he accused some ACC opponents of buying their teams. Following his team’s 77-68 win over Boston College, Boeheim spoke about his future at Syracuse. He said he is excited about the young core the Orange […]

During the Grizzlies’ win over the Pacers on Jan. 29, Ja Morant’s father, Tee, and his friend Davonte Pack were yelling at Pacers players.  When the Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard told the elder Morant to “shut up,” the younger Morant confronted him. Pack was eventually escorted out after he walked on the court to curse at […]

Once seen as the frontrunner in the Kyrie Irving sweepstakes, the Los Angeles Lakers are going home empty-handed.  On Saturday afternoon, the Brooklyn Nets traded the disgruntled guard to the Dallas Mavericks for two players and multiple draft picks.  How close were the Lakers to landing Irving? Not very close, according to SNY’s Ian Begley, […]