Ryan Phillips

Joined: May 4, 2024

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

Jaylen Brown and Tyrese Maxey are now teammates.

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LeBron James is not done yet. The 41-year-old superstar has decided to play another season in the NBA—but he won’t play for the Lakers.

The Memphis Grizzlies traded guard Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers.

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The Grizzlies traded Morant to the Trail Blazers in a surprising deal.

UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky remains the top prospect in the 2026 MLB draft.

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Our latest 2026 MLB mock draft has some changes at the top as teams finalize their draft boards. Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson and Vahn Lackey have separated themselves from the pack.

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has had quite a few decisions backfire on him.

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New York fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday, but the team’s lead baseball executive arguably deserves more of the blame for their current malaise.

The San Francisco Giants didn't get the player they thought they traded for in Rafael Devers.

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Somehow, both the Red Sox and Giants lost last summer’s big blockbuster deal. But who has it worse?

The Bulls selected North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson with the fourth pick in the 2026 NBA draft.

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The Bulls selected Caleb Wilson with the No. 4 pick in the 2026 NBA draft as their massive rebuild continues.

The Milwaukee Bucks have traded forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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The Heat have landed Giannis Antetokounmpo in a massive deal with the Bucks.

Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were the stars of the 2003 NBA draft class.

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A look at the greatest NBA draft classes of all time, the 1984 and 2003 drafts.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and the owners proposed sweeping changes to the MLB draft and international signing process.

Ryan Phillips

Joined: May 4, 2024

Jaylen Brown Trade Grades: Breaking Down Blockbuster Deal for 76ers, Celtics

Did the Lakers Improve With Flurry of Free Agency Moves After LeBron James’s Departure?

NBA Free Agency 2026: Winners and Losers From Day 1 After LeBron James’s Decision, Kawhi Leonard Trade

Rob Pelinka Is Officially on the Clock After LeBron James’s Exit

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LeBron James Makes Decision on NBA Future

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Grizzlies’ Ja Morant Traded to Trail Blazers in Shocking Deal: Grading Move for Memphis, Portland

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2026 MLB Mock Draft 2.0: Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson, Vahn Lackey Battle to Go No. 1

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David Stearns’s Six Biggest Mistakes That Have Sunk the Mets

MLB

Inside the Numbers of the Ill-Fated Rafael Devers Trade, One Year Later

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Caleb Wilson Becomes Centerpiece of Bulls’ Roster Transformation Since February Trade Deadline

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Instant Takeaways: Heat Land Bucks Superstar in Blockbuster Deal

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Debating Best NBA Draft Class of All Time: Does LeBron’s 2003 Group Top Michael Jordan, 1984?

MLB's Proposed Draft Changes Are Deeply Unserious

Top Prospects Who Could Be Dealt at the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline

Knicks Owner James Dolan Identifies Financial Line He Won’t Cross As New York Seeks to Repeat As Champion

Knicks Offseason Preview: Decisions Loom as New York Tries to Repeat