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After a mixed bag of results during their 6-game stretch on the road to open the 2026 season, the Nationals finally head home for their opening series at Nationals Park. Playing host to the 2025 World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, they are faced with an exciting matchup for their first time playing in front […]
A hyper-anticipated matchup between surging MVP candidates Luka Dončić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was dead on arrival on Thursday. OKC went up 25-9, led by 23 after the first quarter, and that was all she wrote. LA’s kryptonite all year had been teams that have physical defenders who play with a consistent level of ball pressure […]
With Kirk Cousins signing with the Las Vegas Raiders, does Jimmy Garoppolo have any leverage over the Los Angeles Rams? L.A. had been open this week that they were open to adding either Cousins or Jimmy G. at their backup position, and one of those players is no longer an option (outside of a trade). […]
Well, that series against the Yankees exposed some of the lingering issues with the Mariners roster, as currently constructed. Left-handed pitching is going to be a huge problem for this extremely lefty-heavy lineup throughout the season, and there really isn’t much relief in sight — J.P. Crawford is back from his brief IL stint but […]
The middle game of Dodgers-Nationals has the latest game time of the weekend, with a 4:05 p.m. local time start at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Tyler Glasnow makes his second start of the season after allowing two runs in six innings with six strikeouts against the Arizona Diamondbacks last Saturday at Dodger Stadium. This […]
I’m fascinated by limitations. I don’t think I’m alone in this, but in my case, the fascination borders on morbidity. Even when the ceiling on something is predictably low, I’m curious as to how precisely low that is. NFTs seemed like such obvious snake oil (especially the whole ‘Bored Ape’ phenomenon), but I couldn’t stop […]
Turn back the clock a decade to the 2016 NFL Draft, where the Cleveland Browns held the No. 2 overall selection. As usual, the Browns were in search of a quarterback, but the options were limited after Jared Goff, who went No. 1 overall to the Los Angeles Rams. Needing to kickstart the team’s latest […]
Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: Is running back a need for the Chargers in the 2026 NFL Draft? (Chargers.com) Jim Habraugh got honest about new OC Mike McDaniel at the league meetings in Arizona (Chargers Wire) The Chargers may have to accept that the […]
The Nats are going to be tested right out of the gates in their home opening series. There is no bigger challenge than facing the back to back World Series champions. That is what the Nats will do when they square off with the Dodgers. Here are three things I will be watching. Can the […]
I’m not going to lie, I came into this game a bit disgruntled. First, I found out that Victor wouldn’t be playing in the team’s first contest against a competent opponent in some time. Second, the OKC-Lakers game had started, and it was already abundantly clear that the Spurs weren’t going to be gaining any […]
Entering the 2026 season, the Dodgers offense on paper consisted of an overwhelming juggernaut of former (and current) MVPs and All Stars, announcing themselves as one of the best lineups in baseball. Six games into the regular season, it has been anything but that. The Dodgers were nearly shut out twice at home against the […]
No Wemby, no problem. The Spurs won their third game in four nights and 11th straight Thursday night in an up and down game against the Clippers, keeping the #1 seed within reach while giving the Alien a night off. It was a high-scoring game from the tip. Kawhi continued his magnificent season and scored […]
The biggest gut punch from Thursday’s loss to the Thunder was Luka Dončić‘s hamstring strain, but he wasn’t the only star with a visible injury in the game. Prior to Luka going down, Austin Reaves was the one who made a trip to the locker room. Reaves was holding his back for much of the […]
Stephon Castle’s heady leadership and playmaking, interspersed with highlight plays from De’Aaron Fox, Keldon Johnson, and Dylan Harper, turbocharged a decisive 21-5 ambush in the fourth quarter to thwart a Clippers comeback. Without the services of MVP and DPOY candidate Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio (59-18) weathered a good first half by Kawhi Leonard to hold […]
This game was over once the ball went up. The Thunder showed the Lakers why they are 10 games behind the defending champs. They suffocated them defensively as the Lakers didn’t make a field goal until the 7:07 mark in the first quarter. OKC jumped in front by as many as 23 in the opening […]
On a night where everything that could go wrong did for the Lakers, the biggest blow did not come on the scoreboard. In the third quarter of Thursday’s demoralizing loss to the Thunder, Luka Dončić came to a stop for a jumper and immediately grabbed the back of his left leg. He lost the ball […]
The Lakers were bludgeoned from the opening tip of Thursday’s showdown with the Thunder, falling behind by double digits minutes into the game and trailing by as many as 45 en route to a 139-96 loss. Turnovers plagued the Lakers from the jump, allowing OKC to jump ahead early. The Thunder shooting an incredible 53.9% […]
One of the crazier rule changes the NBA has made in recent years was the 65-game minimum for players to qualify for awards. It’s led to some truly wonky results like a whole host of the league’s top defenders being ineligible for Defensive Player of the Year and plenty of deserving players missing out on […]
One of the few things that hasn’t gone right for the Lakers during their recent winning run has been Marcus Smart’s injury. After establishing himself as a valuable role player and starter this season, Smart has missed six straight games due to injury. In the team’s stop in Orlando, Smart injured his ankle after Goga […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs will play their last back-to-back of the season in […]
The Leafs head north in California before heading back south again to Los Angeles.
The Portland Trail Blazers take on the New Orleans Pelicans at the Moda Center tonight. It’d be easy to dismiss a game against a team that’s won just 25 of 76 games as trivial. Reality check: if the Blazers don’t win this one, their hard-fought, rallying cry victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday […]
The San Jose Sharks are looking to keep that winning streak going tonight, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sharks have won three in a row, most recently beating out the Anaheim Ducks in exciting, come from behind fashion last night. But the players need to turn the page quickly and get ready to host the Maple Leafs, who are on the second part of the California road trip. The Leafs had an emotional win in Anaheim on Monday night, beating the Ducks 5-4 in a slug fest that saw Toronto t...
The San Jose Sharks are no longer just chasing a playoff spot. They are pushing for it. With the regular season winding down and every game tightening the Western Conference race, San Jose delivered one of its most important wins of the season; a 4-3 comeback over the Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center. Against a division leader near the top of the conference, the Sharks showed they can compete with the NHL’s best when it matters most. The Sharks entered the night sitting just behind the Lo...
Things couldn’t have gone better for the Lakers this week. Not only did they win, but they did so with pizzazz. LeBron James had multiple jaw-dropping dunks, Luka Dončić scored more baskets in the month than any Laker ever, and the Lakers find themselves already at the 50-win mark with six games left to play. […]