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The Georgia Bulldogs will be looking for back-to-back-to-back titles in the College Football Playoff this season, but they’ll have to do it without star Stetson Bennett. According to defensive tackle Warren Brinson, fourth-year Carson Beck is a worthy successor. “Carson is a grinder,” Brinson said about his former roommate, in a conversation with former quarterback […]

Each player on the winning NBA In-Season Tournament team will earn $500,000, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported — which is about half of what Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was expecting. The 33-year-old took to social media to share a hilarious response to the prize money on Saturday. “What happened to the 1mm they […]

Lars Nootbaar and Giovanny Gallegos will both be unavailable for the second game of the St. Louis Cardinals’ season against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, according to The Athletic’s Katie Woo. “Lars Nootbaar is unavailable today. He jammed his thumb sliding into a base in Thursday’s opener. Hope is he’s back Sunday,” wrote Woo. […]

John Brockington, the former All-Pro Green Bay Packers running back, passed away on Friday in San Diego, the team announced. He was 74. “The Packers family was saddened to hear about the passing of John,” Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy said in a statement. “One of the great runners of his era, John was […]

Former NFL running back Phillip Lindsay has agreed to sign with the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. “A two-time 1,000-yard rusher, Lindsay should have ample opportunities in June Jones’ offense to showcase himself for an NFL return and is still only 28,” wrote Pelissero on Saturday. Lindsay was signed by […]

Jake Cronenworth will be a San Diego Padre well into his 30s after agreeing to sign a seven-year, $80 million extension with the franchise, The Athletic’s Dennis Lin reported on Saturday. The infielder is currently earning $4.225 million in 2023, and has already passed his physical, with the new deal expected to be announced on […]

Longtime San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is expected to be named as one of the finalists to be elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and Keldon Johnson had high praise for his coach on Friday. “I wish everybody could get to experience being […]

Discussions between the National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association to lower the minimum age to enter the NBA Draft are no longer part of the league’s labor talks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Friday. This will allow college basketball’s “one-and-done” era to continue into the foreseeable future; that is, players can leave high […]

Star outfielder Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates continue to work away on negotiating a contract extension, but talks are hung up on an opt-out clause, The Athletic’s Rob Biertempfel reported on Friday. Biertempfel asserts that neither side has broken off talks, meaning the deal is still possible in the coming days. Reynolds is the […]

Major League Baseball made a good deal of rule changes between the 2022 and 2023 season, and it led to a surge in stolen bases on Opening Day on Thursday. Stolen base attempts per game more than doubled from last year’s Opening Day, indicating that the efforts to increase the running game in MLB may […]

MLB’s Opening Day went well for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday night — and horribly wrong for a fan who rushed on the field to propose during a break in the game. It seemed like a heartfelt moment when the eager gentleman scurried to the outfield in […]

Los Angeles’ ace Julio Urias could be playing his last season for the Dodgers, and he led the team to an Opening Day win on Thursday night, earning top marks from retired Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrin in the process. “The closest thing to Fernando is Julio Urias,” Jarrin said, according to LA Times’ […]

Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins locked up the NHL President’s Trophy as the league’s best regular season team after defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, and a few of the players responded hilariously to seeing the trophy: The Bruins are trying literally anything to avoid the Presidents’ Trophy curse 🫣 pic.twitter.com/vW11ovBoYh — […]

Purdue Boilermakers superstar Zach Edey is the recipient of the AP College Basketball National Player of the Year award, the Associated Press announced on Friday morning. Edey was outstanding this season, averaging 22.3 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per game for Purdue Basketball. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1641799611420647425 “The season ended in disappointment, which really sucks, but it’s always […]

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was invited to the White House to meet with US President Joe Biden this week, and both men had high praise for the other afterwards. “Damar Hamlin’s courage, resilience, and spirit inspired the American people. And what’s more: he turned recovery into action – and our country is better for […]

Rebuild is a word that doesn’t exist in the Philadelphia Eagles market — at least according to Vice President and General Manager Howie Roseman. “I feel like at the end of the day, there’s a difference between rebuilding and retooling,” the Eagles executive said this week on the New Heights podcast with Jason and Travis […]

The Las Vegas Raiders had high expectations last season, but things quickly went off the rails in Nevada and the team failed to qualify for the postseason; owner Mark Davis preached patience for the squad at the NFL’s Annual League Meeting in Phoenix, AZ this week. “Unfortunately, every time you change there is going to […]

Players of Russian and Belarusian nationality will be allowed to compete in the Wimbledon Championships this July, but must enter as ‘neutral’ athletes, the All England Club announced in a statement on Friday morning. “Our current intention is to accept entries from Russian and Belarusian players subject to them competing as ‘neutral’ athletes and complying […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes is planning to enter politics before his 50th birthday — and could see himself running for mayor or governor, according to TMZ Sports. The 43-year-old played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association, and shared his political aspirations on an appearance of “Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel” this […]

The San Diego Padres will be without starting pitcher Joe Musgrove for at least the next two weeks after the 30-year-old landed on the 15-day IL with a left big toe fracture, according to MLB.com transactions. It isn’t a surprising move after Musgrove injured his toe during the Grapefruit League in February; he fractured the […]

It’s no secret that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have a tough time replacing Tom Brady after the greatest quarterback of all time retired this offseason. But head coach Todd Bowles said he is confident in new QBs Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask when the two compete for the starting job in 2023, according to […]

It’s becoming increasingly clear in NFL circles that no team is aggressively pursuing Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson, and according to ESPN, that’s due to the franchise likely matching any offer sheet made for the 26-year-old. Executives at the NFL annual meetings in Phoenix, AZ told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano that no […]

The New York Jets and Green Bay Packers continue to work away to get an Aaron Rodgers trade completed, and according to an ESPN source, “much of [the deal] remains done,” Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano wrote on Thursday. Although the source said that neither side appears to be in a rush to get the […]

Golden State Warriors star guard Steph Curry made history off the court this week, signing a new long-term extension with Under Armour that will extend long past his NBA playing days, according to ESPN’s Nick DePaula. The deal includes annual base pay, stock equity, royalties on signature products and on-court incentive bonuses, which together could […]

The 2024 MLB Free Agency class certainly won’t be as talented as it was in 2023 with the likes of Aaron Judge, Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts on the market, but it could produce the most lucrative contract in MLB history for Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani. The two-way superstar […]

NBA officiating has been in the spotlight for the 2022-23 season, and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert was the latest player to blast the refs after the team’s 107-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. After the Wolves went to the free throw line just 12 times compared to the Suns 27, with 15 […]

The 2023 NBA MVP race is coming down to the wire, with Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid trying to stop Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic from being the first player to three-peat since Larry Bird in the late 1980s. ESPN’s final NBA MVP Straw Poll shows that the race is razor thin, with both […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis put in another monster performance on Wednesday night, leading the Lakers to a 121-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls, and catching the eye of LeBron James, who looked pretty good himself in the victory. James dished on Davis’ dominant performance afterwards. “He always plays like that,” LeBron said, according […]

The Atlanta Braves were at the top of the baseball world in 2021, winning the franchise’s first World Series since 1995 after avenging the 2020 NLCS loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the process. With expectations sky high in 2022, the surprise Philadelphia Phillies got the better of the Braves in the NLDS, spoiling […]

San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey and Houston Roughnecks’ Max Borghi are somehow two different people — and McCaffrey had a hilarious reaction to the striking similarity between the two football players on Tuesday. https://t.co/eIJX1TbZPJ pic.twitter.com/NjNfeg3dOb — Christian McCaffrey (@CMC_22) March 28, 2023 The 23-year-old Borghi hasn’t quite earned a spot in the NFL after brief […]

It’s been two months since Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews last saw game action, but the 34-year-old skated with his teammates for the first time since late January at Tuesday’s morning skate. Afterwards, he got real about the health issues he’s faced over the last two seasons. “When day after day you’re just pushing through […]

It’s no secret that the Portland Trailblazers have not had much playoff success even with superstar Damian Lillard, winning just four playoff series since 2014, and with trade rumors beginning to swirl, Kevin Garnett would love to see the All-Star as a New York Knick. “Listen, if Dame Lillard gets to New York, and he […]

Baltimore Ravens superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson revealed this week that he requested a trade from the organization, but he will not be heading to the nation’s capital after Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera reaffirmed his general manager’s comments on Tuesday. Team GM Martin Mayhew said on Monday that Washington is moving forward with Sam […]

FC Dallas midfielder Sebastian Lletget reportedly cheated on his fiancee, singer Becky G, and said he was the victim of an extortion plot on Tuesday, according to TMZ Sports. An Instagram user claimed that Lletget cheated on the award-winning singer last year while at a nightclub in Madrid, Spain, “seemingly providing receipts including alleged video, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is reportedly among a VIP group of Twitter users who have their accounts monitored and offered increased visibility, according to documents obtained by Platformer. Zoë Schiffer, Platformer’s managing editor, cited internal documents from Twitter that listed 35 VIP users who have their posts monitored and promoted for greater visibility. […]

San Francisco Giants legend Sergio Romo took to the mound one last time at Oracle Park in the team’s final Grapefruit League game of 2023 — and immediately got a pitch clock violation on Monday. Romo entered the exhibition game so that he could retire as a member of the Giants, receiving a standing ovation […]

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani will not only be making the most money of any major league baseball player in 2023 — he’s set to make an MLB record of $65 million, according to an annual list published on Monday by Forbes. The list highlights Ohtani as the highest-paid player in the sport, which includes […]

Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves got the better of the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, and two of Gobert’s 16 points came on a midrange fadeaway jumper — drawing a hilarious viral reaction from the Kings’ bench. The Kings bench’s reaction to a Gobert midrange fadeaway 😭 pic.twitter.com/u9gFrkCMrp — Henry (@iktacoo) March 28, 2023 […]

It’s no secret that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is ‘Plan A’ for the New York Jets, but according to Mike Garafolo on NFL Now on Monday, the team is refusing to consider a ‘Plan B.’ “The Jets have the opportunity, we know this, to explore other quarterback options, Lamar Jackson could be one […]