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Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson manifested a historic performance in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, leading her team to a 90-88 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday. Wilson finished with 34 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, and three blocks, shooting 11-of-20 from the field and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line. Her performance […]

The Arizona Cardinals’ Week 6 outlook took a turn for the worse on Wednesday as starting quarterback Kyler Murray did not practice due to a foot injury suffered in last week’s 22-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Head coach Jonathan Gannon labeled Murray day-to-day, shrouding his status for Sunday’s matchup against the Indianapolis Colts in […]

The Detroit Lions’ impressive 4–1 start to the 2025 NFL season has come with mounting injury concerns, and none more significant than the one surrounding star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. The two-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler missed Wednesday’s practice due to a wrist injury, putting his availability for Detroit’s upcoming Sunday Night Football […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to close out the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles enters the matchup with a 2–0 series lead, unbeaten through the postseason after sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card round. Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the […]

Looking to turn around a season gone sideways, the Baltimore Ravens executed a Tuesday trade, parting with Odafe Oweh and a 2027 seventh-round selection to acquire Alohi Gilman and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Chargers. Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh, whose team owns the NFL’s worst scoring defense (35.4 points allowed per game) and […]

Indiana Fever’s towering sentinel Aliyah Boston has rounded off her third professional campaign in sterling fashion, claiming her maiden All-Defensive Second Team selection. Boston’s selection comes after a dominant season in which she anchored Indiana’s defense while also carrying an expanded offensive load. The three-time WNBA All-Star ranked fourth in the league with 361 total […]

The Washington Nationals have begun a sweeping overhaul of their baseball operations department under newly appointed president of baseball operations Paul Toboni, in what stands as the most significant front-office shakeup since the club’s 2019 World Series championship. The organization has parted ways with more than half a dozen employees, including assistant general managers Eddie […]

It was a milestone Sunday for Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton, who banked his 173rd career win and finally passed his old mentor, Bill Parcells, on the NFL all-time wins list. The Broncos rallied from a 17-3 deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 5. Payton’s 173 wins […]

The Denver Broncos stormed back from the brink, nipping the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 on Sunday in their biggest fourth-quarter comeback since taking down the Chicago Bears in 2023. Trailing by 14 points entering the final frame, Denver scored 18 unanswered points, with quarterback Bo Nix leading three consecutive scoring drives to […]

The Seattle Seahawks took another big hit in the secondary on Sunday when starting cornerback Riq Woolen went down with a concussion against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5. Woolen hit the bench in the third quarter on a run play and didn’t return, making matters worse for Seattle’s already injury-depleted defensive backfield. Before […]

The New York Yankees return home facing elimination in the American League Division Series after back-to-back losses to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto. New York bit the dust in Game 1, 10-1, and couldn’t bounce back, losing 13-7 in Game 2 on Sunday. They now trail 0-2 in the best-of-five series. Yankees manager Aaron […]

The Las Vegas Raiders (1-4) suffered a pathetic 40–6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in a Sunday rout. The loss was their fourth straight and third double-digit defeat under head coach Pete Carroll. Carroll, the NFL’s oldest head coach at 74, was brought in to stabilize the franchise after Antonio Pierce’s firing. So far this […]

The Carolina Panthers erased a 17-point deficit on their way to a 27–24 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday. The win moved Carolina to 2–3 after a historic outing from Rico Dowdle, who ran his way into the record books by tying Jonathan Stewart’s 2009 total for second-most rushing […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 campaign has spiraled into disaster. After a 40–6 humiliation at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5, they sit at 1–4, and most of their struggles trace directly to the quarterback position. Geno Smith was supposed to breathe life into the Raiders’ offense, but he’s sucked the wind […]

The Las Vegas Aces moved one step closer to another championship after dismantling the Phoenix Mercury 91–78 in Game 2 of the 2025 WNBA Finals on Sunday at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Phoenix were looking for a win after their Game 1 loss, but A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young’s historic performances led Las Vegas to victory […]

The Detroit Tigers kept their eyes on the prize, surviving a 3-2 extra-innings battle with the Seattle Mariners in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday. They are now just one win away from their first ALCS appearance in 12 years. The game remained deadlocked at 2-2 through nine innings, with both bullpens holding strong […]

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader left Game 1 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a game they lost 5-3 on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. Manager Rob Thomson had Nick Castellanos pinch hit for him, and it was initially reported that Bader left the game with hamstring tightness. However, Thomson later clarified that […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers staged a thrilling comeback to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5–3 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. The turning point came in the seventh inning when Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-out, three-run home run off Matt Strahm, putting Los Angeles ahead for the […]

In a dramatic start to the NLDS, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, courtesy of rookie Roki Sasaki achieving his first MLB save. After missing more than four months with a right shoulder impingement, the Japanese rookie returned to Los Angeles in late September as a […]

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier has reportedly canceled her planned meeting with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, escalating tensions between the league’s leadership and its players as the 2025 season draws to a close, according to ESPN reporters Kendra Andrews and Ramona Shelburne. The cancellation comes just weeks before the WNBA’s October 31 deadline to ratify […]

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk made postseason history with a two-homer performance, leading the Blue Jays to a 10-1 rout of the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre on Saturday. Kirk opened the scoring with a solo homer in the second inning, following Vladimir Guerrero […]

After another season that went south for the Los Angeles Angels, questions have begun to arise, particularly regarding their leadership. Amid mounting fan unrest and an 11-year postseason drought that has become a millstone around the franchise’s neck, the franchise confirmed that General Manager Perry Minasian will remain in charge through the 2026 season. Los […]

The Milwaukee Brewers opened their 2025 National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs with a resounding 9-3 victory on Saturday at American Family Field, on the strength of a franchise-record-tying performance from ace Freddy Peralta. Peralta brought the heat through 5⅔ overpowering innings, striking out nine batters while allowing only four hits, three walks, […]

The Las Vegas Aces opened the 2025 WNBA Finals with a thrilling 89-86 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night at Michelob Ultra Arena. Four-time MVP A’ja Wilson led the charge, posting a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double while adding five assists, a steal, and two blocks. Wilson’s 21-10 performance was the fifth time in her […]

The Phoenix Mercury lost to the Las Vegas Aces 89-86 in Game 1 of the 2025 WNBA Finals on Friday night at Michelob Ultra Arena. Phoenix star Alyssa Thomas, who finished the game with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists, nearly recorded the third triple-double in WNBA Finals history but missed two fateful free […]

The Chicago Cubs have named left-hander Matthew Boyd as their starter for Saturday’s Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Boyd will take the mound on just three days’ rest, jumping back into the fire after his Wild Card Series outing against the San Diego Padres. The 34-year-old’s performance in […]

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert addressed rumors of her resignation during her annual pre-Finals press conference on Friday, ahead of Game 1 between the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury on Friday. Amid a week of criticism from players and media speculation, Engelbert made it clear she has no plans to step down. “Obviously, I’ve never […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing for their NLDS opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, but All-Star catcher Will Smith’s availability remains uncertain. The Dodgers included Smith on the roster for the Wild Card series against the Cincinnati Reds, but he did not make an appearance. He was carried as a potential bat off […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers star, Shohei Ohtani, will take the mound for the first postseason start of his pitching career when Los Angeles faces the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Ohtani admitted that he feels a little nervous […]

The New York Yankees have settled their biggest question ahead of the American League Division Series. Manager Aaron Boone confirmed Friday that right-hander Luis Gil will start Game 1 against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday at Rogers Centre, according to Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. New York had been weighing Gil against rookie right-hander […]

Houston Astros right-hander Luis Garcia underwent a second Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, which included a reconstruction of his ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) and repair of his right flexor tendon, the team announced Friday (h/t Chandler Rome of The Athletic). This is Garcia’s second UCL reconstruction in three years, keeping him in the doghouse of […]

The Detroit Tigers put their late-season woes behind them and clinched the ALDS berth with a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday, in Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series at Progressive Field. With the victory, Detroit eliminated Cleveland and will face the Seattle Mariners in the best-of-five Division Series starting […]

Rookie righty Cam Schlittler was in a league of his own Thursday night, striking out 12 over eight goose-egg innings to carry the New York Yankees to a 4-0 shellacking of the Boston Red Sox in the series-deciding Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series. The 24-year-old’s dazzling mound work not only helped […]

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford added another milestone to his prolific career on Thursday Night Football, surpassing Philip Rivers on the NFL’s all-time completions list. Stafford recorded his 5,278th career completion late in the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium on a 34-yard pass to wide receiver Tutu Atwell, moving […]

The Boston Red Sox’s postseason came to an end Thursday night, as the New York Yankees defeated them 4-0 in the decisive Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series. After catching lightning in a bottle with Garrett Crochet’s 11-strikeout outing to win Game 1 3-1 on Tuesday, Boston couldn’t keep it going losing […]

Rookie Cam Schlittler’s historic outing carried the New York Yankees past the Boston Red Sox 4-0 in the decisive Game 3 of the AL Wild Card series on Thursday night, sending New York straight to the American League Division Series. In his postseason debut, Schlittler struck out 12 batters across eight shutout innings, allowing just […]

The San Diego Padres’ 2025 postseason ended in familiar fashion: disappointment. Despite forcing a decisive matchup after a 3-0 shutout win in Game 2, they lost 3-1 to the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series on Thursday evening. San Diego third baseman and shortstop Manny Machado, who went just […]

The Dallas Cowboys could be on the verge of seeing rookie running back Jaydon Blue make his long-awaited NFL debut in Week 5 against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. The former Texas product has been a healthy scratch through the first four games of the season, but with veteran Miles Sanders battling an […]

The Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) will go head-to-head with the Detroit Lions (3-1) in Week 5, staring down a fork in the road for their 2025 season, as the latest injury report cuts both ways. Tight end Noah Fant, who suffered a concussion during the Cincinnati Week 3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, returned to full […]