data-mm-id=”_6jskpz9o4″>The NBA is still holding out hope that it can crown a champion. All options remain on the table and one includes the league returning to play a very short end of the regular season that would allow them to satisfy local television contracts. In that case, teams would probably have a single-digit number of games put back on their schedule.At this point in time, that sounds absolutely incredible. Sign me up. You want to do a three-game regular season follow by a single-elimination tournament to determine the 2020 NBA champion? When can we start?But who will be involved? If there is a truncated resumption of the NBA season then there are still a few teams jockeying for position and the 8th seed in the Western Conference is still up for grabs. That includes the New …

data-mm-id=”_6542pimwf”>The Toronto Raptors were quite the surprise this season. Usually, when a player of Kawhi Leonard's caliber departs for warmer pastures, the spurned team takes a free-fall through the standings. Nothing like that happened in Toronto. Riding an elite defense, Kyle Lowry's grifting, and Pascal Siakam's first All-Star selection, the Raptors earned the second seed in the Eastern Conference before the season's postponement and held onto their title as one of the league's toughest teams to beat in the bubble. But it always felt like their ceiling was as low as their floor was high. Winning an NBA title takes a superstar, and the Raptors don't have that anymore. They didn't miss a beat once the season restarted in the bubble in Orlando…

data-mm-id=”_bdhrnxsc4″>Patrick Mahomes came into Week 16 as the frontrunner to win his second NFL MVP award. One wonders if he would even be in the conversation if it wasn't for an unbelievable amount of luck on some of his more forgettable throws. According to the broadcast during the Chiefs-Falcons game today, Mahomes has had 16 passes dropped that should/could have been interceptions. That is, apparently, an NFL record. Patrick Mahomes' 16 dropped interceptions this season is an NFL Record, for what its worth. Unmatched luck— El Capitãn (@DomGonzo12) December 27, 2020Against the Falcons, Mahomes had two passes that absolutely should have been intercepted but ended up dropped. The first came on the first play of the fourth quarter. The second would have sealed the win f…

data-mm-id=”_du4wrtyhj”>The 2023 NBA Draft takes place Thursday night in Brooklyn as we'll see a new wave of stars joining the league. In an interesting twist this year, a number of the top prospects didn't play college basketball. That said, a ton of college stars will be selected in the first round, giving their respective programs bragging rights in the process. Here's a look at the schools that have produced the most first-round picks since the NBA started the draft back in 1950. Not surprisingly, the team with the most first-round picks is Kentucky. The blue blood SEC program has produced 57 first-rounders, including two in 2022 (Shaedon Sharpe and TyTy Washington). Coming in just behind Kentucky are basketball's fiercest rivals tied in second. Yes, North Caro…

data-mm-id=”_d2gnmh82u”>Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House on Tuesday after a rebellion from within his own party led by Matt Gaetz. Democrats voted with eight Republicans to remove McCarthy, setting off potential chaos in the lower chamber. After the Speaker was removed, Patrick McHenry replaced him as Speaker pro tempore until a new election for a replacement is held. McHenry is a close McCarthy ally and he was not happy with the result. And you could tell how angry he was based on how he treated the Speaker's gavel.Following the vote, Republicans adjourned the House to go into a conference meeting and decide the next step. As McHenry gaveled the session to recess, he absolutely hammered the thing down in anger. He swung the wooden hammer like he was trying to sp…

data-mm-id=”_d8cwxpi30″>Donald Trump took to Truth Social early Monday morning to debunk one of last week's most amusing news stories. Trump was responding to the story from last week about the portion of Liz Cheney's book that claimed Kevin McCarthy had visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago after January 6th because Trump was depressed and not eating. Trump says this is false. He was actually mad and eating a lot. Via Truth Social:"Crazy Liz Cheney, who suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome at a level rarely seen before, writes in her boring new book that Keven McCarthy said he came to Mar-a-Lago after the RIGGED election because, “the former president was depressed and not eating.” That statement is not true. I was not depressed, I WAS ANGRY, and it was not that I was not …