Author: Mikesportz
It’s been a long, arduous road for the New York Giants this season, but in just a few days, a season once filled with loads of promise that fell off the rails will finally be over. And what better way to end things than with the Giants hosting a visit from the Philadelphia Eagles, who are competing with the Cowboys for the NFC East title? The Eagles would need to beat the Giants, while Dallas would need to lose to Washington for that to happen. And while the odds of both happening are unlikely, you never know what could happen.…
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are set to play the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, and they won’t have Kevin Durant’s services. Durant has been ruled out with his hamstring injury, according to the team. Durant missed Monday night’s victory against the Portland Trail Blazers due to the same injury. He’s missed five games thus far due to ankle and foot ailments as well. Many speculated Durant was being rested due on the second night of a back-to-back, though coach Frank Vogel refuted that thought and said he tweaked his hamstring in the fourth quarter vs…
In a match between two titans of the game, the Oklahoma City Thunder upset the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Up to the very end, it was a back-and-forth battle, with OKC winning 127-123. With a 26-7 record, Boston is still the greatest team in the league despite the loss, and they will definitely have the best chance of winning the NBA title in 2023–2024. Boston tied the game late, cutting the lead in the fourth quarter with several trips to the free line. Josh Giddey scored two big free throws to end the game, but the Thunder showed resiliency.…
General Manager Ryan Poles has the Chicago Bears in position to do something fantastic this offseason. What that ends up being is anyone’s guess right now, but just being in a position to draft the top quarterback in the class or trade back to bolster his roster means that he and the Bears once again control the offseason. Chicago is top ten in 2024 effective salary cap space at nearly $40 million, and while there could be an extension or two done, there are also a few veteran cuts made to offset the deals. But it’s their second consecutive…
The AFC South-leading Jacksonville Jaguars (9-7) will play the Tennessee Titans (5-11) at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn on Sunday. If the Jaguars – who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 26-0 victory over the Carolina Panthers at EverBank Stadium Sunday – win, they will win a second consecutive AFC South title. Derrick Brown and Cam Robinson were ejected from the Jaguars and Panthers Week 17 matchup Panthers’ Derrick Brown, Jaguars’ Cam Robinson ejected after fighting mid-game Dan Fappiano · 2 days ago If they lose, they cannot win the South – though they could make the…
Deebo Samuel made his intentions clear: he plans to play in the 49ers season finale on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. Speaking on the ‘Up and Adams’ show with Kay Adams on Tuesday, Samuel said the 49ers offense is continuing to prepare as if it were a normal game, despite having already clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Head coach Kyle Shanahan hasn’t yet decided which starters will play, but Samuel made it sound like the offense wants to maintain its momentum from last Sunday, when they knocked off the Washington Commanders, 27-10. “You…
The Baltimore Ravens have locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff bracket, so why play their starters in Week 18? Coach John Harbaugh and company are pondering that question ahead of Saturday’s season finale against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, whose own playoff dreams will be on the line. The Ravens (13-3) thrashed the Miami Dolphins 56-19 last Sunday for their sixth straight victory, clinching the AFC North and a first-round playoff bye in the process. Lamar Jackson threw more touchdown passes (five) than incompletions (three) as public support grew for the quarterback to win his second NFL…
Jim Harbaugh’s coaching future at Michigan is very much in doubt, with rumors persisting that this could be his last game as the Wolverines’ coach before returning to the NFL. It sets up a fascinating dynamic as Michigan prepares to meet Washington at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday. Harbaugh has the Wolverines on the doorstep of their first title since 1997, coming off its third consecutive Big Ten crown. It began with him serving a school-imposed three-game suspension amid an investigation into alleged recruiting violations. Then, he was suspended for three more games by the Big Ten in the…
The Dallas Cowboys should be expected to win the NFC East in Week 18 with a favorable matchup versus the Washington Commanders Just about everything went the Dallas Cowboys’ way this past weekend. The weekend started with the Cowboys defeating the Detroit Lions 20-19. The Lions looked to complete a two-point conversion that would’ve given them a 21-20 lead with less than 30 seconds left, but a controversial illegal touching penalty on Taylor Decker took back the play, even though Decker reported as eligible. The Lions went for two again and were unable to convert, sealing a Dallas win. After…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Celtics entered the 2018-19 season as championship contenders, with a stacked and healthy roster featuring former All-Stars Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, and Al Horford, as well as rising stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown But the group never developed great chemistry. It won 49 regular-season games before being eliminated by the Bucks in the conference semifinals. That summer, Irving and Horford departed in free agency. In a recent appearance on Clippers star Paul George’s podcast, Podcast P, Hayward said individual players had “too many agendas,” and that winning was not the primary focus. Hayward…