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While fans can debate about how much the Boston Red Sox were able to get done at the MLB trade deadline, first-year Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow made the bullpen a focus on Tuesday. His latest move comes in the form of right-handed relief pitcher Luis Garcia, following a deal with the Los Angeles Angels, […]

Training camp is supposed to be a source of great optimism for Dallas Cowboys fans, a time when postseason heartache is mended and excitement for the next campaign builds. Attention shifts to the exceedingly talented roster, and hope subsequently begins to rise once again. That is not the case this year, though. Practice sessions in […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a big three-team trade with the Chicago White Sox that they hope will give them each a respective boost during the second half of the season and beyond. Starting pitcher Erick Fedde, who is one of the more remarkable MLB stories of 2024, is […]

Fresh off acquiring outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. and earning an important road series victory against the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees are expected to stay active ahead of Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. One player who many fans did not expect to be mentioned in potential talks could actually be on the move, however […]

Tyreek Hill has brought the Miami Dolphins to a place they have never been before, at least virtually speaking. The All-Pro wide receiver is the first player in franchise history to be awarded a 99 rating in Madden NFL, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hill receives this honor after recording 1,799 receiving yards (seventh-most ever in […]

All eyes will be on Jayson Tatum when he and Team USA battle South Sudan in the second game of Olympics group play. After stunningly keeping the Boston Celtics star on the bench for all of Sunday’s blowout win over Serbia, head coach Steve Kerr immediately confirmed that a key change will be made for […]

With franchise great Aaron Donald retiring, the Los Angeles Rams’ identity will revolve around its offense even more than it did last season. Nevertheless, the front office is hoping the moves it made in the offseason can provide head coach Sean McVay with a competent defensive unit. One player tasked with meeting that standard is […]

Los Angeles Dodgers fans have already waited a long time for Walker Buehler to reclaim the form that earned him two All-Star selections and Cy Young consideration. And unfortunately, the wait is ongoing with no end in sight. Buehler scuffled in his first rehab start on Friday night for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club, […]

Since Team USA has won the Gold Medal in men’s basketball in the last four Summer Games, it is all too easy to assume that the Paris Olympics will just be business as usual. This quest for global supremacy has something extra behind it, though. The level of competition in this tournament, and the many […]

After a lengthy stint on the injured list, starting pitcher Kodai Senga made his 2024 debut and helped the New York Mets overtake the Atlanta Braves in the standings. But his momentous return comes at a terrible cost, one that will send him back on the shelf for the remainder of the regular season. Manager […]

For the Baltimore Orioles, the 2022 MLB season was about escaping the basement and bringing back competitive baseball to Camden Yards. Mission accomplished. The goal last year was for the young team to come of age and solidify itself as a future title contender. A 101-win season and divisional crown is definitive proof of another […]

Team USA and the other American athletes representing the country in the Paris Olympics will be focused on the task at hand when the Games get underway, but they are enjoying the privilege and atmosphere that comes with partaking in the global spectacle. LeBron James and other household names are soaking up all the fun […]

There were likely countless people who raced to check their calendars after a video circulated of the Las Vegas Raiders mocking Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes with a Kermit the Frog doll at training camp on Thursday. They soon realized that it was in fact not the year 2003 or 1984. That further raises […]

Now that the NBA is moving forward with its massive media rights deal with Amazon Prime Video instead of Warner Bros. Discovery, basketball coverage is expected to change significantly. It is officially the end of an era. Or is it? TNT Sports is not going down without a fight, as it fires back at Commissioner […]

The Minnesota Twins (56-45) are holding firm, refusing to give up their spot in the American League Wild Card standings. While teams fluctuate all around Rocco Baldelli’s crew, and injuries weaken the roster from within, Minnesota clings to a playoff position. How long can it keep the challengers at bay, though? Trouble always seems to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees should see the July 30 MLB trade deadline as a chance to acquire a potential X-factor for their respective championship pursuits. But they are also looking to the free-agency market mainly to shore up their pitching depth. The two most iconic franchises in baseball history even have […]

There are a ton of uncertainties with the MLB trade deadline less than a week away, but two longstanding truths made things a bit clearer for two specific fan bases. The Seattle Mariners desperately need more offense, and the Tampa Bay Rays rarely hand out costly long-term contracts. These two trains of thought converged in […]

Paul Skenes was supposed to be the main draw of an up-and-coming but overall inferior team not yet ready to make the leap into playoff contention. Instead, the sensational rookie is the face of an unexpected Pittsburgh Pirates’ surge in 2024. The 52-50 Buccos are only one and a half games short of a National […]

There are conflicting vibes surrounding the Indianapolis Colts as training camp begins. Head coach Shane Steichen lived up to his reputation as an offensive innovator in his first year at the helm, guiding a limited roster to a winning record and a near-playoff appearance. Fans are excited to see what he can do in a […]

After going into the MLB All-Star break in sole possession of first place in the American League East, courtesy of a wild win against the New York Yankees, fans hoped that the Baltimore Orioles (61-41) had rediscovered their elite form. Pummeling the Texas Rangers in two of three games to begin the second half seemingly […]

Paul George is elated to be forming a big three with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey on the Philadelphia 76ers, which could be the best chance any of them have had at winning a championship or reaching the NBA Finals to this point. Basketball aside, though, it is a big adjustment for the California native […]

Going into the 2023-24 campaign, much of the training camp chatter surrounding the Miami Dolphins concerned Tua Tagovailoa’s health and Tyreek Hill’s pursuit to be the first NFL wide receiver to amass 2,000 receiving yards in a single season. There were plenty of reasons to be excited about the team as a whole, but these […]

Star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is determined to get paid before he takes the field again for the Dallas Cowboys. The 2023 First-Team All-Pro is not reporting to training camp, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Lamb will be a free agent after this upcoming season and is therefore highly motivated to sign a new contract […]

Everyone knows that Kyle Shanahan previously had his sights on Tom Brady, but the San Francisco 49ers head coach was also hoping to lure the other face of the New England Patriots’ dynasty to the Bay Area. While talking to sports writer Tim Kawakami on The TK Show, Shanahan expressed how surprised he was that […]

The Minnesota Vikings are investing in their offensive line, and by extension, their rookie quarterback. Left tackle Christian Darrisaw is signing a massive four-year contract extension worth $113 million, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. He will earn $77 million in guarantees. This is a big but ultimately inevitable move that the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets hoped to be further along in their rebuild by now, but injuries helped ensure that they would be paying rent in the Eastern Conference cellar for the second consecutive year. They now move ahead with another new head coach in Dean Evason, who guided the Minnesota Wild to their first 50-win […]

When a player finally signs the record-setting contract extension they were seeking, fans sometimes worry that a drop-off in production will follow. Staying motivated on the field, especially when one already has multiple championships and is now over the age of 30 can be incredibly difficult. Fortunately for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chris Jones has […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will tell you it is business as usual as they begin training camp for the 2024-25 season. But we know better. There is a different feel to this upcoming campaign, which is one that this dynasty is intent on ending with a third consecutive Super Bowl win. When striving towards a […]

An LSU football defensive back has been arrested on charges of video voyeurism, via ESPN. Former four-star recruit Javien Toviano turned himself into the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s office in accordance to an arrest warrant that accuses the athlete of recording himself having sex with a woman without consent. Toviano reportedly admitted to doing […]

Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos is typically commended for his ability to shrewdly lock up his core players to long-term, team-friendly contracts, but he is not merely a forward thinker. He can also make snap judgments in the present when necessary. With Ozzie Albies set to miss approximately two months of action with a […]

Nothing really came out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ In-Season Tournament victory last year. It did not give them a big burst of momentum. They were still forced to fight their way out of the Play-In Tournament before once again being eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. But what the pursuit of the […]

When LeBron James won his last Olympics Gold Medal in 2012, South Sudan had only been a country for a year and did not even have a national basketball team yet. Fast forward to now, and the NBA legend had to lead Team USA to a tense 101-100 comeback win to survive this ultimate underdog. […]

Despite injuries, the New Orleans Saints’ offense still finished in the top half of the league in most metrics and actually ranked ninth in points per game. One of the big reasons why the team remained competitive and squeezed out a winning record, besides being in the NFC South, was its young playmakers. Everyone knows […]

For the Los Angeles Angels, the 2024 MLB campaign is about evaluating the current roster and determining who can be part of the franchise’s future plans. They are expected to be active sellers at the July 30 trade deadline, but a full rebuild is not really possible with Mike Trout still on the roster. Some […]

Many fans spent a good chunk of the MLB season waiting for the Toronto Blue Jays (44-53) to fulfill their potential and turn things around. While the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets all started climbing out of the hole they dug themselves in, the Jays continued to languish near the bottom […]

This is quite the eventful summer for Brittney Griner, who will compete in the WNBA All-Star Game and then vie for an Olympic Gold Medal with Team USA. She has done those things before, though, so much of her joy is likely to come from a life-changing moment she recently experienced with her wife. The Phoenix […]

Not a ton has changed since the New York Mets (49-46) conquered the New York Yankees (58-40) in a pair of games at Citi Field in late-June. Both teams remain on similar trajectories, with the former trying to regain momentum and the latter desperate to maintain it ahead of the MLB trade deadline. The atmosphere […]

The WNBA All-Stars will be united on Saturday in their goal to best Team USA in front of what will be a record-breaking number of viewers on Saturday night. But in Friday’s practice, the squad is competing against each other. While players took part in a fun half-court shooting contest, fans opted to further the […]

Odell Beckham Jr. is surprisingly celebrating the verdict he received in his $20 million lawsuit against Nike, which alleges that the apparel juggernaut did not honor his sponsorship deal. “JUST DO……RIGHT,” the new Miami Dolphins wide receiver posted on Instagram after the Multnomah County, Oregon jury Circuit Court jury revealed their decision. “I wanna take […]