311 stories by Pauly McGuire
Philadelphia 76ers Fire Head Coach Doc Rivers After Playoffs Failure
The NBA's Philadelphia 76ers have dismissed head coach Doc Rivers after three seasons and three-straight disappointing exits in the second round of the postseason. Mike Budenholzer, Nick Nurse, and Mike D’Antoni are all on the shortlist of potential replacement candidates to become...
NBA Playoffs: Boston Celtics, Miami Heat Meet Again in Eastern Conference Finals
For a third time in the last four seasons, the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat will meet in the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Heat won the conference crown in 2020 and advanced to the NBA Finals before losing to the Los...
NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets Reach Western Conference Finals
The #1 Denver Nuggets will host the #7 Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals, which tip off on Tuesday for Game 1. Only four teams remain in the hunt for the 2022-23 NBA championship. In the Western Conference, there’s one...
Phoenix Suns Fire Head Coach Monty Williams
The Phoenix Suns waited less than two days after an embarrassing exit from the playoffs before they fired head coach Monty Williams. Williams led the Suns to a trip to the 2021 NBA Finals. The Suns secured the best record in the...
Tom Brady Seeking a Minority Ownership in the Las Vegas Raiders
Tom Brady is in discussions to join the Las Vegas Raiders, but not as a starting quarterback. Brady is interested in buying a minority ownership share of the Raiders as a limited partner. The news about Brady’s potential ownership stake of the...
Point Shaving Scandals at Arizona State, Boston College, Northwestern, Tulane
Between 1978 and 1995, basketball players from Boston College, Arizona State, Tulane, and Northwestern were implicated in point shaving and sports betting scandals. In the late 1970s, several basketball players from Boston College were directly involved with notorious crime figures from New...
Anthony Davis Expects to Play for Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6
Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis sustained a head injury in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers said Davis cleared concussion protocols and he's currently listed as probable for Game 6 against the Warriors....
College Basketball Betting Scandals: Point Shaving at CCNY and NYU
Multiple point shaving and betting scandals rocked college basketball between 1945 and 1961 involving the City College of New York (CCNY), Manhattan College, New York University, Long Island University, and Brooklyn College. In the last week or so, prominent schools like Alabama,...
New York Knicks in Trouble, Trail Miami Heat 3-1 in East Semis
The desperate New York Knicks are on the brink of elimination heading into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, after the Miami Heat took a 3-1 series lead. Based on past history, the Knicks' outlook isn't good: in the 14 prior...
Carlos Rodon’s Debut with the New York Yankees Delayed
New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon began the season on the IL with a forearm strain. But a back injury has delayed his long-awaited season debut. Rodon signed a six-year contract with the Yankees worth $162 million. But the 30-year-old left-handed...
