Atlantic Division: Infusing New Blood in Philadelphia

In a surprising turn of events, it’s the Philadelphia 76ers who are atop the Atlantic Division, and not the Eastern Conference...

The Rundown 10.26.25 – 3-0 Thunder Passing Every Test, but It’s All Relative

ATLANTA – Success is not final, each new NBA season shows us that. Failure is not fatal, as proved by the...

NFL Week 8 – Welcome to the Retirement League

If Roger Goodell is considering Week 8 to be a throwback week, he’s doing it the most peculiar way. Typically we’d...

The Rundown 10.25.25 – Will Every Thunder Game Be a Double Overtime Free Throw Parade?

I’ve been writing the NBA for nearly 26 years now, and a fan since the days of seeing Wilt Chamberlain as...

The Rundown 10.22.25 – Class of 2018 is Now the Meat and Potatoes of the NBA

When we think of the premier draft classes of the NBA, years such as 2003, 2009, 1998 and 1999, as well...

The Rundown 10.21.25 – Setting and Raising the Bar in OKC from the Outset

Opening Night in the NBA.  Two marquee games with big enough names to grab headlines and made tonight their own as...

The Rundown 10.20.25 – Ice Trae Getting the Cold Shoulder from the Atlanta Hawks?

Temperatures in the Atlanta, Georgia metroplex this morning were a brisk 52 degrees, ironically 11 degrees cooler than Sunday morning, and...

The Rundown v10.31.24 – First Week Recap and Ranking

As we begin the second week of the NBA’s 2024-25 season, there are a few surprises brewing already. The Boston Celtics...

The Rundown v10.25.24 – Head to Head: The MVP, the Slendermen, and the Replacement

Other than the Boston Celtics running away with their first two games – versus the New York Knicks by 23 and...

The Rundown v10.24.24 – Harden Back Where He’s Most Comfortable, The Spotlight

Things in L.A. are back to the way that Los Angeles native James Harden likes it – where he is the...