Independent reporter Scott Agness doesn’t think he would be getting shut out by the Indiana Pacers and Fever if he had ESPN or the Indianapolis Star attached to his name with an editor overseeing his work. If he was at one of those spots, he would have the backing of an editor to handle what ...

It’s never a good day when a reporter has his credentials snatched for doing his job. Scott Agness, the independent reporter who created his Substack newsletter Fieldhouse Files, says the Indiana Pacers (in 2024) and the Fever recently took his. He reported on Caitlin Clark’s absence that it was “part of a strategic management plan ...

What a time to be alive for New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs fans. The former have patiently waited to get back to the promised land since their magical eighth-seed run in 1999, and the latter has come this far in the build’s first playoff run. Keep in mind that these have been the ...

The Western Conference Finals are headed for Game 7 in Oklahoma City on Saturday, deciding which team will face off against the New York Knicks in the championship round.  As it was correctly pointed out on Game 6’s NBC/Peacock broadcast, it’s been the best WCF since 2018.  Here are some quick stats ahead of Game ...

After establishing himself as one of the most iconic soccer players of all time, David Beckham has spent the past decade building Inter Miami from the ground up as the club’s President and Co-Owner. Only two players have had the privilege of working alongside Beckham both as a teammate as well as an employee of ...

The spectacle in front of the Pyramids of Giza was a grand production, that featured Frank Sanchez scoring an upset KO over Richard Torrez Jr., but the public lost thanks to a waste of time for the WBO vacant title fight (Hamzsah Sheeraz KOed Alem Begic), and a criminally premature stoppage, favoring Oleksandr Usyk. This ...

The Western Conference Finals are deadlocked at 1-1 in what’s shaping up to be a classic series. It’s appointment viewing for hardcore hoop heads because it’s two 60+ win teams with one side having the MVP (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) and the other having the next face of the league, who is averaging 31 points and 20.5 ...

The 60-win Detroit Pistons disappointed with a Game 7 blowout loss at home in round two to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but their weaknesses were exposed in the quarterfinal against the Orlando Magic.  Keep in mind that the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that beat the Pistons, have another capable ball handler next to their best player ...

 Despite the Orlando Magic blowing a 3-1 lead to the Detroit Pistons in round one of the playoffs, the New Orleans Pelicans found their new head coach in recently fired Jamahl Mosley. They clearly like him because they gave him a fifth year in his contract, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. At the very least, Mosley ...

Speed is a weapon that has been well wielded by the Miami Marlins so far this season.  Led by Jakob Marsee (13), the Marlins have demonstrated to be the fastest team on the base paths, leading MLB with 57 stolen bases. However, on the other side, the have also been caught stealing 17 times, which ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are still the team to beat on their quest for back-to-back titles, even with Jalen Williams hamstring injury keeping him absent so far, but the San Antonio Spurs are reaching for the throne. The upcoming clash between the regular season's top-two Western powers will begin on Monday in OKC. They played ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers stunned the Pistons in Detroit, coming back from a 15-digit deficit to win Game 5 in overtime. It looked like it would be a quick series because Detroit seized the first two outings, but now it shifts back to Cleveland for the sixth confrontation. It’s not over but the winner of a ...

The NBA probably doesn’t have the stones to suspend Victor Wembanyama for viciously and intentionally elbowing Naz Reid in the throat, but they should. His good reputation will help his case, but chief disciplinarian James Jones has to make sure his penalty is more than a fine because there was potential for catastrophic damage and ...

Hopefully, Patrick Beverley is watching the NBA playoffs. And the seat boils wherever Cleveland Cavaliers president Koby Altman is watching round two.   They are down 2-0 to the macho Detroit Pistons, and this series can be submitted as exhibit 319 on why James Harden isn’t on Dwyane Wade’s level. Yes, yes, Harden once upon a ...

MIAMI — After declaring support for the status quo on Sunday, the Miami Marlins have reportedly designated Chris Paddack for assignment. News of the transactions was first reported by The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and confirmed by MLB.com. Paddack signed with the Marlins for $4 million to provide a stable veteran presence in the starting rotation this season ...

Surprisingly, the Atlanta Hawks are not a Doc Rivers team.  One could have looked at Cory Kispert playing, realizing that they had conceded, or checked the scoreboard highlighting a 47-point disparity at halftime. That was the largest lead at intermission in NBA playoff history courtesy of the Knicks sacking State Farm Arena. OG Anunoby unfastened ...