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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Or in this case, what happens in Vegas, gets a rumor started about it and ends up turning into a twist-filled story involving another sports figure. Thus is the basis of the latest headline involving Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis. The 69-year-old was rumored to be an […]

Though he’s only played nine years in the NHL, Connor McDavid is already a surefire Hall of Famer. He’ll notch his 1,000th career point early next season and has plenty of opportunities to add to his Hart Trophy count. What the three-time MVP doesn’t have is a Stanley Cup and it’s potentially eluding McDavid’s Edmonton […]

Connor McDavid being part of Stanley Cup Playoff history is nothing new. The Edmonton Oilers captain achieved his latest otherworldly feat on Monday night in a loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final. McDavid recorded two points in the 5-3 defeat, both in the first 7:37 of the game, […]

Rather unsurprisingly, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a strong lead in the NL West standings and are among the best teams in Major League Baseball as the calendar approaches June. What is somewhat of a shock is that the Dodgers will almost certainly need to make a trade or two if they want to put […]

Three days after losing wide receiver DeVante Parker to retirement before he played a snap with the team, the Philadelphia Eagles signed veteran wideout John Ross to a one-year contract, the team announced on Thursday. Ross, who last played in the NFL in 2021 before retiring in July 2023, joined the Eagles on a tryout […]

The Philadelphia Phillies franchise played its first season in the National League in 1883. No Phillies team won 36 of its first 50 games in a season until this year. No team in the MLB has done that since the 2001 Seattle Mariners. Plenty of superlatives can be used to describe the 2024 Phillies season […]

Perhaps no American sports team is placed under a microscope more than the Dallas Cowboys. With their iconic history and always boisterous fans, it’s hard to imagine a world in which the Cowboys are not a relevant sports franchise. The eyes of the sports world have found their way to the Dallas area for much […]

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has been a hot topic of conversation since delivering a commencement speech at a college graduation on May 11. In the 20-minute speech he gave at Benedictine College – a Catholic liberal arts school in Kansas – Butker urged women to embrace their “vocation” of being a homemaker and […]

Nick Bosa typically has not attended voluntary team workouts but the San Francisco 49ers star edge rusher is with the team this week as it continues its offseason program. The defending NFC champions are a talented group led by Bosa and an unprecedented quarterback in Brock Purdy. Purdy’s calm and humble demeanor has resonated with […]

The Philadelphia Phillies boast arguably the best starting pitcher duo in the MLB with Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola. Their No. 3 starter, Ranger Suarez, is pitching like an ace too in 2024 and showing no signs of slowing down. The crafty left-hander earned his ninth win of the season in his 10th start on […]

David Bakhtiari has never played for an NFL team other than the Green Bay Packers, but the 32-year-old is trending toward a return to the football field following his March release from the franchise. After undergoing multiple knee surgeries throughout the 2023 season, Bakhtiari is on schedule to be ready for the 2024 season, his […]

It’s been a busy offseason for Rashee Rice, for all the wrong reasons. Three months removed from helping the Kansas City Chiefs win a Super Bowl as a rookie, Rice is facing two legal battles stemming from a multicar accident and an alleged assault in Dallas. Rice faces eight felony charges from his involvement in […]

Being a streaky team is not something MLB franchises want to be labeled as. Going back and forth between winning stretches and losing skids can take a toll on a clubhouse and leave the players questioning their performances on a daily basis. No team better embodies the “streaky” mantra this year than the Minnesota Twins. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made two trades over the last four days, acquiring a pair of relief pitchers in exchange for cash from the New York Mets and Cleveland Guardians. The Dodgers acquired right-hander Yohan Ramirez from the Mets on Monday, per Eric Stephen. Ramirez was designated for assignment on May 15. The 29-year-old made […]

The Vancouver Canucks knew before Monday that they’d be without right winger Brock Boeser for Game 7 against the Edmonton Oilers. What they didn’t know was that Boeser will be out of the lineup for the remainder of the season should the Canucks advance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Boeser was ruled out of Game […]

With so many negative storylines surrounding pitchers this season due to the amount of season-ending injuries we’ve seen across Major League Baseball, some standout performers on the mound have flown under the radar. San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish is the perfect example. On Sunday, the 37-year-old continued his dominant stretch against a potent Atlanta […]

An unfortunate incident occurred before the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning, leaving one tournament worker dead. The worker, identified as a man named John Mills, was struck by a shuttle bus while crossing the street outside of the golf club at around 5 a.m. local time, […]

Feyenoord manager Arne Slot confirmed his appointment as the next Liverpool manager during a news conference on Friday, per The Athletic. Slot signed his contract with Liverpool earlier in the day, according to Fabrizio Romano. “I can confirm that I will become the trainer there next year,” Slot said during his final pre-match press conference […]

Stunningly, the Carolina Hurricanes were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday night following a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the second round. The Hurricanes carried a 3-1 lead into the third period before surrendering four goals in the final 13 minutes and 17 seconds of the game, […]

The Minnesota Vikings are signing veteran tight end Robert Tonyan, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Tonyan, 30, is in his seventh year in the NFL and has played for two other NFC North teams. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. After going undrafted, Tonyan spent most of his time in Green Bay after […]

A former Augusta National Golf Club employee pleaded guilty on Wednesday to transporting stolen Masters memorabilia over the course of 13 years,  per ESPN and the Associated Press. Richard Globensky, who began working at Augusta National as a warehouse assistant in 2007, stole more than $5 million worth of memorabilia, including Masters tickets, green jackets, […]

The Miami Dolphins might be the NFL’s flashiest team. From their uniforms to the speed of their players, almost everything about the Dolphins screams “Wow!” NFL schedule release day has become an important day in the offseason calendar. All 32 teams brainstorm creative ideas on how to present the schedule and post it on social […]

Of the PGA Tour defectors who left for LIV Golf, perhaps Brooks Koepka is the most polarizing of them all. Never afraid to speak what’s on his mind, Koepka hasn’t backed down from those criticizing his and other golfers’ decisions to join the new league. This week’s PGA Championship provides Koepka another opportunity to prove […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a time for unsung heroes to be born and NHL franchises to create memorable moments for their fans. Led by backup goalie Calvin Pickard, the Edmonton Oilers evened their second-round series with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday with a 3-2 win at home in Game 4. Pickard, a 10-year NHL […]

On the heels of capturing his fourth Wells Fargo Championship, world No. 2 golfer Rory McIlroy filed for divorce from his wife, Erica Stoll, on Monday, per Golf Digest. The couple married in 2017 and have one daughter together, three-year-old Poppy. McIlroy’s manager Sean O’Flaherty spoke on the golfer’s behalf in a statement released on […]

The Cincinnati Reds aren’t making many storylines with the way they’re playing this season but the franchise was part of history on Monday. Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of Reds outfielder TJ Friedl who was placed on the injured list for the second time in 2024. Friedl returned on May 7 from a wrist […]

Anytime there is a “first” of something in baseball it’s worth a headline. Monday’s regular season contest between the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics gave baseball fans a first as both franchises had a female voice doing play-by-play on their television broadcasts. Julia Morales and Jenny Cavnar led the calls for the Astros and Athletics […]

There is excitement surrounding the Chicago Bears that hasn’t been around in quite some time. The buzz and hype that Caleb Williams brings to the organization is at the forefront of this newfound optimism for the Bears. It makes each roster move worth taking a closer look at. The Bears made several additions to their […]

The Kansas City Royals haven’t given their fans much to cheer about over the last few seasons. The 2024 Royals hope to change that and they’ve at least turned some heads throughout the first six weeks of the season. That continued on Sunday with a signature performance from right-hander Seth Lugo, one of the many […]

The Atlanta Braves have stayed relatively healthy in the 2024 MLB season, one of the few teams who can claim that midway through May. The injury bug finally got to the Braves on Sunday when All-Star third baseman Austin Riley was pulled from a 4-3 loss to the Mets. Riley felt tightness on his left […]

No more than two months since the scandal was made public, a television series based on the ongoing investigation into Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter’s money fraud is in development, per Variety. Lionsgate Television earned the right to produce a show with the scandal as the main storyline. TV executive Scott Delman […]

The WNBA is bringing a team north of the border. North America’s premier professional women’s basketball league is soon to announce an expansion franchise in Toronto, according to CBC Sports’ Shireen Ahmed. A formal announcement is expected in Toronto on May 23, with the team set to begin play in the 2026 season. It will […]

Suffering a brutal injury with a lengthy recovery is never easy for an athlete to deal with. When it happens in the biggest game of an athlete’s life – like it did for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw during Super Bowl 58 – it can profoundly impact their life and career. After battling an […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates did the inevitable on Wednesday as the franchise announced Paul Skenes, MLB’s No. 3 prospect, is set to make his much-anticipated MLB debut on Saturday. His girlfriend, LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne, didn’t get the memo until after she rose from a midday snooze. Dunne posted a TikTok video after the news broke […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are tied for first place in the National League Central and saw the return of one of their best bats on Wednesday. 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich missed 24 games with a lower back strain before slotting back into the three-hole of Milwaukee’s lineup Wednesday in a 6-4 loss to the Kansas […]

Veteran wide receiver Zay Jones is taking a free agent visit with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday, sources tell Jordan Schultz. It will be his third team visit since being released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on April 30. Jones met with the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals before his trip to Dallas. After signing a […]

The Texas Rangers acquired veteran outfielder Robbie Grossman from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday via trade, per Bob Nightengale. The Rangers are sending minor league right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa in exchange for Grossman. Grossman was part of Texas’ championship-winning squad in 2023, appearing in 115 games in the regular season before 19 at-bats in the […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was finishing his warm-up pitches on the mound at Dodger Stadium before he began Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Marlins. As that was happening, MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger declared a “no-hitter watch” for the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie. “Don’t take this the wrong way, but we are already on no-hitter alert,” Amsinger […]

As fascinating and unexpected as the 2024 MLB offseason was, next year’s break might be even more so. At the center of it once again will be superagent Scott Boras, the representative of several stars who are set to become free agents at the end of the season. Among them is New York Mets first […]