It’s still all about Kyrie Irving

The player-empowerment era has created more avenues for athletes to flex their own team-building ability, but Kyrie Irving’s Saturday media availability during All-Star Weekend touched on an issue he’s extremely familiar with — trade requests. Irving’s response to inquiries about the topic illustrates his problematic “grass is always greener on the other side” perspective. “What’s […]

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Jon Rahm off to ridiculous start in 2023 after Genesis win

Jon Rahm on Sunday won The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club, which continued his unbelievable start to the 2023 golf season. Rahm shot 17-under for the event and won by two strokes over Max Homa. The victory marked Rahm’s 10th career win on the PGA Tour and will propel him to the World No. […]

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North Carolina basketball in danger of making wrong kind of history

The North Carolina Tar Heels season is not going as anybody expected, and they could make some infamous history that nobody wants to make–or expected them to make. It has been so disappointing that the phrase “March Madness” might begin to take on an entirely different meaning in Chapel Hill.  Thanks to Sunday’s 77-69 loss […]

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Manny Machado, Padres reportedly $145 million apart in contract talks

With Manny Machado’s opt-out looming, the San Diego Padres unsurprisingly want to keep their prized third baseman. Still, early indications are that negotiations on a possible extension to keep Machado in San Diego could be going better.  According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports, the Padres’ latest offer to Machado puts the two sides […]

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Heat plan to sign veteran big men Love, Zeller

The Heat are the NBA’s lowest-scoring team. Now they’re adding two offensive-minded big men. Kevin Love‘s agent told ESPN he planned to sign with the Heat after he clears waivers Monday, and the Heat also plan to sign center Cody Zeller that day. Love asked the Cleveland Cavaliers for a buyout after he fell out […]

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Blackhawks unlikely to trade Jonathan Toews due to long COVID

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews announced on Sunday that he has been sidelined due to the effects of long-COVID and Chronic Immune Response Syndrome. Toews has not appeared in a game for the Blackhawks since January 28, while the team would only say he was dealing with an illness.  On Sunday, Toews released a statement […]

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Heat’s Lowry hopes to return to action before end of February

Left knee soreness kept Heat point guard Kyle Lowry out of action for the last six games before the All-Star break and there was some concern that he could miss a few more weeks beyond the break. However, a source tells Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press (Twitter link) that Lowry now hopes to return […]

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