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Connor McDavid trade rumors are the NHL’s biggest story, and only 1 team makes sense
We’re drawing closer to a seismic shift in the NHL with it becoming increasingly apparent that Connor McDavid’s time in Edmonton is coming to a close. There’s a fever pitch to trade rumors as McDavid enters the offseason with one year left on his contract and no Stanley Cup to show for it. Sure, there’s…
Jrue Holiday trade grades for Celtics-Trail Blazers deal with Anfernee Simons to Boston
The Boston Celtics acquired Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers after he was dumped by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Damian Lillard trade two years ago, and he proved to be the team’s final piece to a championship puzzle. Now Holiday is returning to Portland like a lent library book, signaling the Blazers are…
MLB trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Tuesday edition
We’re back for another day of the SB Nation MLB in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form. Today’s SB Nation MLB in-5 game If you can’t see the game due to…
NFL trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Tuesday edition
We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form. Today’s SB Nation in-5 game If you can’t see the game due to Apple News…
Alex Caruso clarifies controversial Lakers bubble championship joke
Every year, the NBA ecosystem attempts to assign some sort of asterisk to that year’s champion, and 2025 will be no different. This year’s champion, the Oklahoma City Thunder, will face accusations that their title is tainted by Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton tearing his achilles tendon in the first quarter of Game 7, but chances…
Club World Cup bracket 2025: What the field of contenders looks like as the group stage progresses
The 2025 Fifa Club World Cup is working its way through the group stage and through two rounds of group play, countries have begun advancing to the knockout bracket. The group stage consists of 32 clubs from around the world competing in eight groups. The top two in each group advance to the knockout bracket…
Keegan Bradley should play in 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage
Golf is a sport of tradition. That much is obvious. Beyond tradition, golf is a sport of honor and integrity. That is well-known. If you somehow believe that Keegan Bradley, the United States Ryder Cup Captain, playing in the event violates either of these two principles then I am not sure what you are tethered…
The WNBA’s top three-point shooter was the biggest steal of the draft
Atlanta Dream guard Te-Hina Paopao was selected in the second round of the 2025 WNBA Draft, picked 18th overall after a collegiate career that began in Oregon and ended at South Carolina. Paopao was known as a steady shooter — she shot 40% from beyond the arc in her five-year NCAA career — but struggled…
The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era
Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Fourth of July, Russell Westbrook posted a picture of a plate of cupcakes the next day, and the future of the Oklahoma City Thunder hung in the balance. Sam Presti had drafted three future NBA MVPs to start his tenure in OKC, and now two of…
How the Thunder stole an NBA championship
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Thunder arena scoreboard might be the only one in the NBA which eschews typical box score stats in exchange for providing attendees with Four Factors, and an insight toward why the Thunder are what they roll. The Four Factors, an advancement coined in the last century by writer (and former…