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Trying to find the next Michael Jordan was a fool’s errand. Harold Minor? Yikes. Isaiah Rider? Nope. Grant Hill? Not quite. Kobe Bryant came close, but because he lacked Michael’s freakish leaping ability and massive hands, was always more of a carbon copy. Damn close, but never quite as sharp as the original. Well, finding the next Tiger Woods is borderline impossible. The dominance. The mystique. The marketability. The physique. There was never anyone like him before, and i

It’s a day which will live in infamy in Lakerland. Before that night, the Los Angeles Lakers were seen as dark horse championship contenders. Since the NBA All-Star break, they were ranked No. 6 in offensive efficiency and No. 11 in defensive efficiency. The club had just completed a 15-2 stretch in the month of March, their winningest month as a franchise since 2000. Luka Doncic was averaging 40 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game over his previous 13 contests. The vib

It happened again. For the second consecutive season, the Duke Blue Devils snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the NCAA Tournament. One year after fumbling away a 14-point second half lead to Houston in the Final Four, Duke one-upped themselves by choking down a 15-point second half lead to UConn in the Elite Eight. Until Sunday night, #1 seeds were 134-0 all-tie when leading by at least fifteen points at halftime. In the process, the Blue Devils allowed the Huskies t

They say history has a funny way of repeating itself. But, if you’re a fan of the UCLA men’s basketball program, you probably wish it repeated itself a little more often these days. Under the tutelage of John Wooden, the Bruins won 10 national championships in 12 years from 1964-75. With All-American big men like Lew Alcindor (aka/ Kareem Abdul- Jabbar) and Bill Walton leading the charge, UCLA became the preeminent college basketball program in America. As former Pittsburgh S

Adam Silver has a problem on his hands. A big one. Monumental. The race for the NBA Most Valuable Player award has become a farce. In years past, Friday night’s clash between the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder may very well have been one of those games that ultimately determines the MVP winner. For OKC, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander entered the game putting up the most efficient 30-points-per-game season in NBA history as the head of the snake of the best team in bask

Have you noticed something? We seem to have a lack of myths in the modern world. Don't get me Wrong there are a lot of stories coming out that incorporate mythologies of various cultures. (Marvel and dc come to mind.) But most of these mythologies are products of franchises that were created decades before if not almost a century before modern day. The last true modern myth to really take off in the 20th century seemed to be the likes of Harry Potter Percy Jackson and the sle

This weekend’s NFL slate features a mix of divisional rivalries, playoff-level matchups, and games where individual stars could decide the outcome. Rather than focusing on predictions or point spreads, this breakdown looks at clear paths to victory for each team, highlighting the strategic approaches and key players who can swing each matchup. From controlling tempo and winning the trenches to exploiting mismatches and forcing turnovers, every game has multiple ways it can b

*SPOILERS AHEAD From the opening moments, “The Rightside Up” makes it clear this isn’t just another episode — it’s a farewell. The story drops us straight into the plan as Dr. K pieces together how the group bypassed the military blockade, tracing it back to the radio equipment from the Squawk. The endgame is in motion. Henry still has the upper hand, keeping the kids trapped both physically and mentally. Hopper, Eleven, and Kali reach the deprivation tank, and the tension i