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The Baltimore Ravens traveled to face the Kansas City Chiefs, both sporting 1-2 records. Getting back to .500 was key for both AFC contenders, but the home team took the early advantage. The Chiefs were leading 30-13 when Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson left the field with a hamstring injury. He is questionable to return, according […]

One of the most obscure rules in sports nearly determined the outcome of the 45th Ryder Cup on Sunday. Viktor Hovland suffered a neck injury, invoking the oft-forgotten Ryder Cup envelope rule. Team USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley acknowledged the defeat but called for the rule to be changed in his press conference. Golf […]

The Cleveland Guardians have stormed back to steal the AL Central from the Detroit Tigers. They were 15.5 games back of the Tigers on July 8, finishing the season with an AL-best 45-26 record since then.  Cleveland won five of six games against Detroit in September to storm back from the extreme deficit. With the […]

Europe has won the Ryder Cup, defeating Team USA at Bethpage Black for the first road win since 2012. Shane Lowry came back to halve a match with Russell Henley, clinching their 14th point. That’s all they needed to retain the cup, but it took a lot longer thanks to an incredible USA comeback attempt. […]

The Ryder Cup seemed like it was over after Saturday’s matches. But Team USA stormed out of the gates in Sunday singles, clinching the first two points, looking to stage a comeback. To make the comeback, players needed to make some incredible individual comebacks. Bryson DeChambeau did that, coming back from down five through seven […]

The Ryder Cup is more than a little bit of a blowout, with Team Europe needing only 2.5 points to retain the title on Sunday. But a hometown kid became the hero for the Americans, even in the midst of a blowout. Cam Young made his Ryder Cup debut in the second session for Team […]

The second iteration of the Winnipeg Jets has only been around for 14 seasons. The Atlanta Thrashers moved after 11 seasons of their own, and the combined history has not led to much team success. With the Jets represented by Blake Wheeler and the Thrashers by Ilya Kovalchuk, good players are up and down the […]

The 45th Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black has been billed as one of the biggest golf events in history. They have a guest list to prove it, with US President Donald Trump making his arrival on Friday afternoon. But before he showed up, an NBA legend graced the grounds. As Team USA slipped to start […]

The New York Islanders Top 10 list is full of players who won four consecutive Stanley Cups in the early 1980s. The star-studded group featured five Hall of Famers and launched the Islanders into relevancy less than a decade into their existence. With the Islanders possibly looking for a new coach soon, not many recent […]

The 45th Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black is underway, with Team Europe leading Team USA 3-1 after the first session. It was a disaster for the Americans, as they try to avoid becoming the first road team to lose since 2012. After Team USA opened as the betting favorites, FanDuel Sportsbook quickly flipped the odds […]

Team Europe has taken a 3-1 lead over Team USA to start the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. No road team has won the event since 2012, but Luke Donald and the Europeans are well on their way to pulling off the upset. Foursomes was not the format for the Americans. But the four-ball pairings […]

The 2025 Ryder Cup is underway, with the first foursomes session at Bethpage Black in the books. With just four of 28 points awarded, Team Europe has mounted a 3-1 lead over Team USA. Mathematically speaking, it hardly means that the matches are over. But Team USA Ryder Cup fans should be panicked after watching […]

Any concern about Team USA getting the Ryder Cup fans too rowdy on Friday morning was quickly swept away. The Americans lost the first three foursome matches, a rarity for home teams, and are way behind the 8 Ball. A home team has not lost a Ryder Cup since 2012, so fans are peeved at […]

The Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black was billed as tight competition with a loud fan atmosphere. Team Europe made sure the exact opposite happened on Friday morning. Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood were paired again in foursomes in the Ryder Cup, winning an early point to silence the New York crowd. Justin Ray of TwentyFirst […]

The story of the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome came from Patrick Cantlay and his lack of a hat. A report from Sky Sports claimed that the American was not wearing a hat as a protest because the players were not paid. That led to fans waving their caps at Cantlay as he walked around […]

The Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black is underway, with Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas representing Team USA in the first match. DeChambeau hit the opening tee shot for the Americans, taking an aggressive line off the first tee. Then, when he got up to the green, he drilled the birdie putt to take the first […]

The Carolina Hurricanes and Hartford Whalers have had great players in their joint history despite just one championship. From Ron Francis to Sebastian Aho, the team’s top ten list is full of players who dominated in Connecticut and North Carolina. Will any Whalers end up on our list? And which players from the current team, […]

The 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black begins on Friday at 7:00 a.m. Eastern. There will be four foursome matches to start the event, which is an alternate shot format. Team USA captain Keegan Bradley and Team Europe captain Luke Donald have confirmed their pairings, setting up the first four matches. Friday foursomes are locked […]

The Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black is mere hours away, as Team Europe and Team USA make their final preparations. Long Island fans have been a big part of the conversation leading in, as the Europeans prepare for a rowdy crowd. Rory McIlroy may be the biggest target of the Ryder Cup fans, but he […]

When Carter Hart and four other players were acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial in July, rumors started swirling around a lot of teams, including the Vegas Golden Knights. The Athletic’s Mark Lazerus spoke with Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin about adding Hart to the locker room but was promptly removed from a […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have a 2.5-game lead on the Philadelphia Phillies for the top record in MLB with three games to go. A magical summer rolled into the fall, clinching a third straight NL Division title. Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich have led the offense while a deep pitching staff has dominated. Who are the […]

The New York Jets take on the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football in Week 4. Both teams are looking for their first victories of the season in primetime after dreadful 0-3 starts. Aaron Glenn’s club has been painfully close to winning twice, but cannot get the defensive stop late in the fourth quarter. Our […]

Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) would come to the league in 2026. While not everyone is a fan of the system, Walker Buehler the most notable, the players are generally in favor. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen revealed how the MLB players voted on the implementation of […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are two games ahead of the New York Yankees for the AL East lead. They now invite the Boston Red Sox to Rogers Center, looking to clinch a division title. But their rotation will not get the major boost that they hoped it would get. The Blue Jays have DFA’ed pitcher […]

The New York Yankees are one win away from clinching their 2025 postseason spot. But before the matchup with the Chicago White Sox, questions were flying about 2026. Yankees manager Aaron Boone was asked about ABS, the automated balls and strikes system that will be in play in 2026. What strategy will he deploy when […]

The 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black is days away, as Team USA looks to bounce back from 2023’s defeat. They are bringing several rookies along to flip the script, including US Open Champion JJ Spaun. After a long career in the depths of pro golf, Spaun has surged to the pinnacle of the sport. […]

The New Jersey Devils opened the preseason on Sunday with a shootout win over the New York Islanders. As they prepare for another matchup with the Islanders on Tuesday, most of their NHL team will be on the ice. But the Devils are still without Luke Hughes, who is negotiating a contract as a restricted […]

The Calgary Flames have a storied history that includes one Stanley Cup Championship since they migrated to Alberta in 1980. There have been some excellent players in the Flames’ history including recent Hall of Fame inductee and current front-office member Jarome Iginla and Stanley Cup hero Lanny McDonald. Who else ranks in the top 10 […]

The story of the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy was about Patrick Cantlay and his hat. He did not sport the Team USA cap during the event, which is not a requirement. But Jamie Weir of Sky Sports reported that it was a protest until the players got paid by the PGA of America. Cantlay […]

The 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black is still days away, but the heat is turning up on Long Island. Team USA has three of the season’s major championships on its side, but Team Europe is looking for a road victory after a dominant 2025 match at home. Team USA lightning rod Bryson DeChambeau made […]

The New York Islanders missed the playoffs last year, partly due to a bevy of injuries. Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock, Noah Dobson, and Anthony Duclair all missed significant time. But there was no injury more impactful than Mathew Barzal, who played only 30 games before going down for the season. For 2025-26, the Islanders X-Factor […]

The New Jersey Devils have a storied history that features three Stanley Cups and 11 players enshrined in the Hall of Fame. The Top 10 players in Devils’ history feature many of those Hall of Famers and Cup Champions while also recognizing a great run in the early 2010s. Where do all-time greats like Martin […]

The New York Giants were embarrassed by the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football to fall to 0-3. The 22-9 loss saw just 160 passing yards for Big Blue, just a week after they lit up the Dallas Cowboys’ defense. Giants quarterback Russell Wilson tumbled back to Earth, so the questions about Jaxson Dart […]

The Ryder Cup begins on Friday at Bethpage Black, with Keegan Bradley and Team USA facing off against Luke Donald and Team Europe. After they were embarrassed in Italy in 2023, the Americans are looking to defend home soil on Long Island. Bradley was the last player cut from the 2023 team and is now […]

The New York Islanders opened their preseason slate with a shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. But eyes were on the two first-round picks playing defense for New York. Kashawn Aitcheson left the game with a knee injury, which has been deemed day-to-day. But the Islanders’ first overall pick, Matthew Schaefer, was impressive, earning high […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New York Jets on a walk-off Chase McLaughlin field goal on Sunday. While Baker Mayfield led the third consecutive game-winning drive for Tampa, he did it without his top target. The Buccaneers lost Mike Evans during the game due to a hamstring injury, which Todd Bowles provided an update […]

The 2025 MLB Power Rankings are back for the final time in the regular season with the postseason just a week away. There are two tight Wild Card races and multiple division races heating up as September winds down. The New York Mets are out of a playoff spot for the first time since April, […]

The Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their NL Central championship on Sunday, even after a loss. The Chicago Cubs’ loss to the Cincinnati Reds clinched the division for the Crew for the third consecutive season. But they have not won a series in the postseason since 2018. Brewers star Christian Yelich spoke with Jeff Latzke of The […]

The St Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Sunday, improving to 76-80 on the season. While the playoffs are a far cry, the Redbirds can cross the .500 threshold with a great final week. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak will retire at the end of the season, ending an 18-year run. […]