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The AAF’s dramatic collapse, explained
The AAF went from the hottest thing in sports to gone in a matter of weeks. How did we get here? The AAF arrived with excitement, fanfare, and hope. Less than two months later, operations were...
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3 reasons the Pacers can shock the world and win the East
A Finals trip without Victor Oladipo is improbable, but never count the Pacers out.In mid-January, the Pacers were on a roll, somehow building on last year’s surprise breakout 48-win campaign and...
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3 reasons the Raptors will finally overcome their demons and make the Finals
These aren’t the same old Raptors.No one was more glad to see LeBron James flee the Eastern Conference for the sunny climate of California than the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors had famously and...
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3 reasons the Celtics will wake up and win the East
The regular season was not pretty, but Boston is still in terrific position to achieve its preseason expectation.What will it take for the Boston Celtics to emerge victorious after a season of lowering...
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3 reasons the 76ers will complete The Process and win the East
The Sixers loaded up for this chance. Here’s why their all-in gamble will pay off.The 76ers can win the Eastern Conference and earn a trip to the NBA Finals for one simple reason: Why not? Philadelphia...
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3 reasons the Bucks will continue their dream season and win the East
They were the best team in the East by far in the regular season, and they have the best player. This isn’t complicated.The Milwaukee Bucks should be the favorite to earn their first trip to the Finals...
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The 5 teams that can win the East, ranked
For the first time since 2010, a LeBron James-led team will not win the East. So who steps into the void? Here’s the case for all five contenders.The 2019 NBA Playoffs will feature a fresh face in the...
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with solicitation of prostitution, per...
Kraft pleaded not guilty to the charges.New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting a prostitute, only weeks after his team won its sixth Super...
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We ranked all 16 NBA playoff teams by likelihood to win the championship
Who has the best chance of stopping the Warriors?The NBA regular season is over, which means 16 teams are still in pursuit of the one true goal: an NBA championship.But not every team has a serious...
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Cody Ford can fix the Vikings’ identity crisis
The Oklahoma blocker could move inside for Minnesota.A year after going 13-3 in 2017, the Vikings spent huge on quarterback Kirk Cousins. Things did not go as planned.Minnesota dropped to 8-7-1 last...
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‘Game of Thrones’ houses as college football teams
The show and the sport are basically the same anyway. The time is nigh for our national obsession, the thing in which tribal organizations whose supporters grew up together and hate their rivals with a...
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Reuben Foster picked up by Washington after being released by 49ers following...
The latest arrest is one of several for the linebacker.After being released by the 49ers on November 25, Reuben Foster was claimed on waivers on November 27 by Washington. He’ll join Zach Brown and...
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After all that, the Lakers and Luke Walton ‘mutually agree’ to split
The Lakers now have vacancies at head coach and president. This week has been a mess.The Los Angeles Lakers have capped off one of the most bizarre weeks in sports history by parting ways with head...
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The Stanley Cup playoffs tracker
The 2019 NHL playoffs are here, with 16 teams vying to hoist the Stanley Cup. The festivities begin April 10 and will be concluded in June.The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Presidents Cup with 128...
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Celebrate the Shank, sport’s mirror of our own mortality
There is beauty in the soloist. Within a shank, we see ourselves — the impermanence of anything, the tremble of uncertainty that shapes our march toward the unknown.Below, you will find a video of Jon...
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David Beckham’s last-second free kick vs. Greece deserves a deep rewind
In 2001, England found themselves needing a prayer for World Cup qualificationIt’s October 6th, 2001. We’re at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Greece leads the Three Lions two-to-one in the 93rd...
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Your primer for a potentially epic Saturday at the Masters
The leaderboard is stacked as the weekend begins at Augusta National.The best weekend in golf has arrived. The Masters is at the midpoint and we have an absolutely loaded leaderboard. On Golf Channel...
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New Pelicans’ GM David Griffin helped us preview the playoffs in this interview
The new Pelicans president of basketball operations dissected the biggest playoff questions, one day before taking a new job.To preview the NBA playoffs, we hopped on the phone with David Griffin, a...
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Ranking the NBA’s head coaching openings
Head coaches are getting dismissed left and right. But which job is the most attractive?Three NBA head coaches have been fired already, which means there are three new coaching vacancies that need to...
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Joel Embiid’s injury status has somehow become a big mystery again
The 76ers’ star was listed as doubtful for Game 1 due to lingering knee soreness, but played anyway. What now?Joel Embiid is playing in Game 1 of Philadelphia’s first-round playoff matchup against...
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