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The Minnesota Twins have gotten off to a great start in 2023, leading the AL Central with a 20-17 record — but they received devastating news on the injury front on Thursday as Tyler Mahle will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2023 season. The right-hander will also miss a good […]

As expected, Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo is very likely going to be watching Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers from the press box, and the team’s alternate captain will have a hearing with the league on Thursday. “Vegas’ Alex Pietrangelo will have a hearing today for Slashing against Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl,” the NHL’s […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat were unable to close out the Knicks in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, but according to the superstar, the series will not be going back to New York for a Game 7. “If [coach Erik Spoelstra] tells me to play 48 minutes, I’ll be suited […]

The Edmonton Oilers were not at all happy with Alex Pietrangelo’s violent slash on Leon Draisaitl at the end of Game 4 on Wednesday night, and after Connor McDavid called for a suspension, Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said it was a play that doesn’t belong in the game. “If you’re asking my opinion on that […]

The Golden State Warriors are the most successful NBA team of the last decade, winning four NBA Championships and reaching six NBA Finals — and Draymond Green revealed why after staving off elimination in a massive Game 5 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. “Number one, we have a coach who’s one […]

The New York Knicks staved off elimination on Wednesday night, defeating the Miami Heat 112-103 to force a Game 6 back in Florida — and Jalen Brunson was a massive reason why. The star forward scored 38 points while adding nine rebounds and seven assists as the Knicks lived to fight another day. He played […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to close out their NBA Playoffs series against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, losing 121-106 at Chase Center to force a Game 6 back at Crypto.com Arena. James addressed Steve Kerr’s comments after Game 4 claiming gamesmanship and flopping on LA’s part, echoing coach […]

The injuries are starting to pile up for the NL East leading Atlanta Braves, especially on the pitching staff with Max Fried and Kyle Wright hitting the injured list and expected to miss at least two months — manager Brian Snitker addressed the ailments on Wednesday. “We’re in a difficult situation here that we have […]

Miro Heiskanen has emerged not only as an elite defenseman for the Dallas Stars, but one of the premier blueliners in the National Hockey League — Game 3 against the Seattle Kraken is a prime example why. Jordan Eberle scored a goal after a shot hit Heiskanen in the face, causing the 23-year-old to leave […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis is one of the premier basketball players in the world when he’s on his game, at least according to former teammate DeMarcus Cousins. “He’s probably the most talented two-way player to ever touch the floor. When he’s committed and when his mind is focused and he’s in the right […]

Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers are just one win away from the franchise’s first trip to the Eastern Conference Final since 1996, the same year they marched all the way to the Stanley Cup Final for the only time in team history. Despite a 3-0 series lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs and widespread […]

It took the Chicago Blackhawks just under two hours to sell over $2.5 million worth of season tickets for 2023-24 after the team won the NHL Draft Lottery — the Connor Bedard sweepstakes — on Monday night. “The Blackhawks have already sold $2.5 million worth of season-ticket plans for 2023-24 in the 1.5 hours since […]

Last June, Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog was on top of the hockey world, leading his club to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship since 2001. The Swedish star hasn’t played a hockey game since. After missing the entire 2022-23 season and Stanley Cup Playoffs due to right knee surgery, the 30-year-old received an absolutely […]

Adin Hill made just his second appearance in goal since Mar. 7 in relief on Monday night — and led the Vegas Golden Knights to a commanding 5-1 win over the high-flying Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series. Starter Laurent Brossoit sustained a lower-body injury at 11:44 of the first […]

Jay Woodcroft’s Edmonton Oilers absolutely took it to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2, dominating from start to finish to even their best-of-seven series at a game apiece — but they looked like a completely different team on home ice in Game 3. “Not good enough. Not good enough in any way,” the Oilers […]

Lonnie Walker was the unlikely hero that the Los Angeles Lakers needed on Monday night, scoring an incredible 15 points in the fourth quarter to help his team win a crucial Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena. Walker helped the Lakers put the Warriors on the ropes in the form of […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green made a costly turnover at the end of his team’s 104-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Monday night, and Dennis Schroder was loving it. Schroder went viral for his hilarious reaction to the turnover, making a truly meme-worthy troll face at his opponent after […]

Rickey Jackson is an NFL Hall of Famer, a five-time second-team All-Pro and a seven-time Pro Bowler — and he added college graduate to his impressive resume last week. On Apr. 30, Jackson was one of 2,500 students to graduate as part of University of Pittsburgh’s Class of ’23 after completing his degree in social […]

Pete DeBoer’s Dallas Stars were blown out by the Seattle Kraken in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series on Sunday night, but hockey seemed secondary after a tragic mass shooting occurred at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, TX on Saturday. Eight people lost their lives in the second-deadliest US mass shooting of the year […]

The Boston Celtics lost a very winnable Game 4 on Sunday afternoon, headlined by rookie head coach Joe Mazzulla opting not to call a timeout in the dying seconds of both the fourth quarter and overtime to draw up a play. Mazzulla caught a ton of heat for not stopping the game on two separate […]

Just over a week ago, Sheldon Keefe’s Toronto Maple Leafs were fresh off exorcising their demons by advancing past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in nearly two decades. They did that by defeating the most dominant hockey team of the last three years in the Tampa Bay Lightning. […]

New Jersey Devils forward Tomas Tatar was not happy with a cross check he received from Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho in Game 3 — and it cost him $5,000 after he recklessly swung his stick at his opponent in retaliation. “New Jersey’s Tomas Tatar has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for […]

New Jersey Devils rookie defenseman Luke Hughes was phenomenal in his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, helping his team crush the Carolina Hurricanes 8-4 in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series on Sunday afternoon — and his teammates took notice. “He skates like his brother. It’s elite already,” Devils veteran defenseman Brendan Smith said after the […]

The Atlanta Falcons have added another name in NFL Free Agency, signing former Seattle Seahawks and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Tre Flowers to a one-year contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Falcons secondary now has recently added Tre Flowers, Mike Hughes, Jeff Okudah and Clark Phillips III to a group that already included A.J. Terrell, Dee […]

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has been busy this offseason, to say the least — and after finally completing the Aaron Rodgers trade to the New York Jets and extending new starting quarterback Jordan Love, he told Peter King about the team’s plans for the future. “We believe in our process and in […]

Lionel Messi was seen training with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday after his two-week suspension seems to have been lifted early by the French club. Messi skipped training last week to attend a Saudi tourist board meeting, and was later sanctioned by the PSG front office; he reportedly also shocked his teammates by leaving just 24 […]

It was very clear for quite a while this offseason that Aaron Rodgers was target No. 1 for the New York Jets, but they also had their eye on two other high-tier quarterbacks during the process — both Los Angeles Chargers QB Matthew Stafford and Baltimore Ravens signal caller Lamar Jackson were considered ‘Tier 1′ […]

In a must-win Game 3 against the Florida Panthers on Sunday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs absolutely needed their best players to show up — and, in a trend that has become all too familiar in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were nowhere to be found. The two highest paid players […]

The Denver Nuggets were unable to ride a 53-point explosion from Nikola Jokic, losing 129-124 to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night to even their best-of-seven series at two games apiece heading back to Colorado. The game was headlined by an altercation between Jokic and Suns owner Mat Ishbia in the second quarter. After Suns […]

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson is trending towards playing in Game 3 against the Miami Heat in South Beach on Saturday afternoon, after going through a full practice. “I would say I’m ready to go,” Brunson said on Friday, according to Newsday’s Evan Barnes. It’s great news for Knicks fans, as Brunson was in […]

Timo Meier and the New Jersey Devils were riding an incredible Game 7 triumph over the New York Rangers in Round 1 — and followed it up with one of the worst performances of their entire 2022-23 season, getting crushed 5-1 by the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the second round on Wednesday night. […]

Just over a week ago, Aleksander Barkov and the Florida Panthers were down 3-1 to the Boston Bruins and staring down a do-or-die Game 5 against the best regular season team in the history of the National Hockey League. Fast forward to Friday and the Panthers are up 2-0 on the Toronto Maple Leafs in […]

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Rome Open on Thursday, meaning that if the Spanish superstar is indeed able to play at Roland Garros, the French Open will be the first tennis tournament he’s competed in since the Australian Open in January. “I am very sorry to announce that I will not be able to be […]

Jayson Tatum is the best player on the Boston Celtics, but he isn’t the most reliable in the postseason — that title is reserved for Jaylen Brown, at least according to Stephen A. Smith. “Jayson Tatum is the best player on the team. He is not the best player in the postseason over the last […]

After Jordan Neely was killed in a New York City subway station this week, Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman took to social media to call out the media’s portrayal of the situation. “The clear and obvious racism displayed my media and major news corporations in society is sickening. Clear. Obvious. Sickening,” Stroman tweeted on Friday. […]

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett was out for blood in Thursday night’s Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but after multiple borderline dirty plays on Matthew Knies and Michael Bunting, the agitator avoided a suspension from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. Bennett was not disciplined for injuring Knies in the first period on […]

Just a day after Jorge Masvidal’s house was swarmed by police for a shooting incident, his father was arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly shot a man in the arms during a dispute at his Miami-area home on Thursday afternoon, according to TMZ Sports. Jail records obtained by TMZ show that Jorge Masvidal Sr. […]

Colorado Football first-year head coach Deion Sanders received a vote of confidence from school athletic director Rick George, following a bizarre month of April where dozens of players entered the transfer portal. “I have confidence in him and his staff and they know what they’re doing,” George told ESPN on Thursday following the Pac-12’s spring […]

After four horses died under mysterious circumstances just days before the Kentucky Derby, including two trained by Saffie Joseph Jr, he was suspended indefinitely by Churchill Downs. One of his horses, Lord Miles, was also scratched from the Derby, according to ESPN. “Given the unexplained sudden deaths, we have reasonable concerns about the condition of […]