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The Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young will be an All-Star this season, after all. Young was given an All-Star nod by NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who selected him and Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes as injury replacements. Young and Barnes will step in for Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and New York’s Julius Randle, who can’t make it due to injuries. Embiid...

The Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook is occupying a bench role this season, but that isn’t stopping him from making some history. Westbrook scored 23 points in a 136-125 win over the Detroit Pistons to reach 25,000 career points. Westbrook reached the mark with a driving basket late in the fourth quarter. He made a foul on the...

Despite being one of the hottest teams in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks aren’t standing pat. The team just announced it had acquired All-Star center Elias Lindholm in a trade with the Calgary Flames. Lindholm, set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, was considered one of the most sought-after players on the trade market. The Canucks ended...

After several months of absence, the Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons returned to action in Monday night’s 147-114 win over the Utah Jazz. And it was quite a comeback for Simmons, as he almost put up a triple-double in just 18 minutes on the floor. Simmons hasn’t played since early November, dealing with a lingering back issue. He started...

La Liga powerhouse Barcelona will have to look for a new manager in the summer. Barca’s current manager and legend, Xavi, announced he will step down from his position at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. Xavi announced the news following Barcelona’s unexpected 5-3 loss to Villarreal on Saturday, which increased their gap behind league leaders Real Madrid. “I would like...

You would expect NFL teams to trip over each other in order to hire a head coach with Bill Belichick’s resume. But as it turns out, Belichick might not get a new job in the 2024 NFL season. Belichick became a free agent after he parted ways with the New England Patriots earlier in January after 24 seasons and six...

The Washington Wizards just made a significant move in hopes of turning around their struggling franchise. The team announced on Thursday that head coach Wes Unseld Jr. is stepping down from his position and taking over an advisory role in the front office. The Wizards intend to hire an interim head coach to end the 2023-24 season before undertaking a...

The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Tuesday that their first-year head coach Adrian Griffin was relieved of his duties. Griffin is out after leading the Bucks in only 43 regular-season games. The Bucks fired championship-winning head coach Mike Budenholzer after the team flamed out in the first round of the 2022-23 NBA Playoffs. The franchise settled on Griffin as Budenholzer’s replacement,...

It is hard for players to enter their names in the history books of a storied franchise like the Boston Celtics. However, Kristaps Porzingis managed to do just that by achieving a rare feat in a 116-107 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. Porzingis was the best player on the court, finishing the game with 32 points, six...

The Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is not expected to receive a contract extension, sources familiar with the matter claimed to ESPN. While previous reports suggested that McCarthy would stay on with the team, he is now expected to continue coaching next year on an expiring contract, leaving his future unclear. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones previously announced that McCarthy...