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3M ago
Whether it’s the football field, the baseball diamond, the basketball court or even the hockey rink, your favorite team has a WWE legacy championship belt now available with their name on it.
It’s the perfect way to show off some bragging rights or display your fandom, a real world championship belt just like the WWE has.
Speaking of being at the top, the NFL is covered at every corner … except the Jacksonville Jaguars (Jags owner Shahid Khan and his son, Tony Khan, own rival promotion AEW.)
Cowboys fans? Defend your NFC East division title. Naturally, Chiefs Kingdom needs no explanation on th ..read more
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3M ago
After a busy offseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder prepare for the 2024-25 campaign as a title favorite. They bolstered their depth with the additions of Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso.
Even though the improvements are no-brainers, that doesn’t mean the Thunder left the offseason unscathed. OKC made the tough — but right — decision to part ways with Josh Giddey.
After he refused to come off the bench for next season, the Thunder shipped the 21-year-old to the Chicago Bulls for Caruso. This marked the first major departure from the Thunder’s rebuild.
Giddey spent the last three seasons with ..read more
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3M ago
It’s the middle of August, which means the NBA calendar has entered its slowest portion of the year. Most of the offseason work is done and teams now await the start of the 2024-25 season.
To kill time, ESPN has published its annual “Summer Forecast” series. The exercise allows its media experts to give their opinions on some of the major storylines for next year.
Among the questions, a first-place vote receives five points, a second-place vote gets three points and a third-place vote gets one.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been featured in several questions. But one of the more important sto ..read more
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3M ago
As new powerhouses emerge in the Western Conference, expect the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs to return to their glory days.
That also comes with the bonus of seeing Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama square it off in high-stakes environments.
Both seven-footers have been compared to each other throughout their basketball journeys. The similarities are astonishing. They are generational defensive talent who can handle and shoot the ball. They both went top two in back-to-back draft classes and headlined last year’s rookie class.
Despite that, Holmgren doesn’t believe his rivalry ..read more
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3M ago
The Oklahoma City Thunder released their 2024-25 regular season. After a first-seed finish last year, expect them to be under the national spotlight regularly for the foreseeable future.
Last season was the first in a several-year run headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. The Thunder smashed open a championship window and declared they’re here to stay with the additions of Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso.
Because of this, the Thunder were rewarded with 25 nationally televised games this upcoming season. 15 will be on ESPN, TNT or ABC. That seems a little l ..read more
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3M ago
The 2024-25 regular season kicks off in less than two months, meaning rosters are mostly set for all 30 NBA teams.
ESPN conducted its annual “Summer Forcast” series. The exercise allows its media experts to give their opinions on some of the major storylines for next year.
Among the questions, a first-place vote receives five points, a second-place vote gets three points and a third-place vote gets one.
The Oklahoma City Thunder were mentioned in a couple of polls. They are viewed as a title contender following a first-seed finish last year and a productive offseason.
One specific move receive ..read more
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3M ago
During some downtime in his busy offseason, Chet Holmgren sat down and talked to Paul George on his “Podcast P” podcast to discuss all topics related to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The 22-year-old is fresh off a strong rookie campaign and hopes to build off that next season. The Thunder had a productive offseason and is viewed as a title favorite. OKC is in the infancy stages of its title window led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren and Jalen Williams.
Holmgren discussed a variety of topics that span from Victor Wembanyama to Isaiah Hartenstein.
The entire episode can be watched here. Here ..read more