Former all-star shooting guard Kyle Korver was traded to the defending champion Cavaliers on January 7. With Korver on the roster, Cleveland is looking a lot more dangerous.
The defending champs hadn’t made any trades coming into this season. When the Cavaliers starting shooting guard J.R Smith went down with a thumb injury that required surgery, the team decided...
The NFL offseason has kicked off, which means quarterback carousels, big money signing and blockbuster trades. With many teams looking to make a name for themselves, this is the first window of opportunity for them to shape their 2024 destiny. Here are three teams that set themselves apart from the pack so far.
Philadelphia Eagles
Entering the 2023 NFL season, the...
The first two rounds of the NBA and NHL playoffs are finally in the books. While a bunch of franchises have aspirations to win it all, only one team will call themselves world champions. Teams that fall short often try to diagnose what went wrong. This often leads to the team’s head coach losing their job.
This year, teams haven’t...
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Falcons suffered a more painful Super Bowl collapse than the Seahawks
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Any storybook comeback in sports must come at the peril of a team that gives up a monumental lead. Credit must be given where it’s due, and there’s no question that the Patriots played phenomenal football in the past two Super Bowls they participated in. There’s also no question that both the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks were...
The NBA announced the All-Star starters for the Eastern and Western Conferences this past week after returning to their traditional format of players representing their own conferences. The Eastern Conference starters include Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard while the Western Conference starters include LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Shai...
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Highlander Hot Take: Social media is ruining the sports fandom
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It can be tough to know who to support during a sports season, especially if you don’t know much about the sport itself. As a result, having limited knowledge can lead many people to seeking third person perspectives, either from other sports fans, sports commentators during games, or perhaps the most impactful source on the rise, social media. And...
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Formula 1 puts spectacle over sport yet again in hectic Australian Grand Prix
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The third round of the 2023 Formula 1 season went underway on April 1st at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne and unlike the previous two rounds of the current season, the Australian GP was rife with several incidents. On lap one of the 58 lap contest Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was spun onto the gravel trap and beached forcing...
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Highlander Hot Take: Alex “Poatan” Pereira sleeps Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill in these UFC 300 predictions
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On April 13, fight fans around the world will tune in to watch the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) biggest event to date. UFC 300 has finally arrived, and the fight card is loaded with exciting matchups. While UFC 300 won’t feature a legendary Conor McGregor return or a trilogy bout between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya, the UFC’s matchmakers...
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Highlander Hot Take: The reenergized Pelicans will make the playoffs
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Don’t look now, but the New Orleans Pelicans are only three and a half games back of the eighth playoff spot in the West, and they’re really starting to find their stride. According to ESPN’s strength of schedule tracker, the Pelicans have played the most difficult schedule up to this point in the season. However, the final 40 games...
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Highlander Hot Take: the NBA awards will be dominated by international players
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In today’s NBA, there are currently over 100 international players from 42 different countries. It is likely that most of the NBA awards will be won by international players, which goes to show how much the world has caught up to their American counterparts.
The NBA’s Most Valuable Player should be given to the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo. He is...












