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In a move that is very unlike what we have come to expect from Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots head coach reportedly told his fellow coaches to go easy on Mac Jones during the 2022-23 season. “Belichick instructed the coaching staff not to be too hard on Jones last season…If Jones made a mistake […]

The Colorado Rockies signed free agent veteran reliever Brad Hand to a one-year, $2 million contract on Saturday, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. The deal includes a $7 million club option for 2024 or a $500K buyout; Hand’s salary for next season will be $1.5 million. A buyout would bring his guaranteed salary for […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is reportedly on a short list of candidates to replace Bob Iger as the CEO of Disney, according to Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino. Silver’s contract with the National Basketball Association runs through the 2024 season. Other names on the shortlist include Candle Media co-founder and co-CEO Kevin Mayer, and Disney […]

Texas A&M running back Devon Achane is set to run the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Sunday, and he’s confident he can eclipse Michigan cornerback DJ Turner’s current fastest time of 4.26, which was set on Friday. It makes sense, as Achane is a former track star who ran a 10.14 […]

Bijan Robinson was one of the best running backs in college football in 2022, and he’s now one of the top prospects at the position in the NFL Draft. Robinson is almost guaranteed to be a first-round pick at April’s NFL Draft, and he shared his admiration for one former RB, Barry Sanders, on Saturday. […]

The Texas Rangers have signed former All-Star and two-time World Series champion reliever Will Smith to a major league contract, New York Post’s Joel Sherman reported on Saturday. Smith will earn $1.5 million in guaranteed money, with up to $2.5 million available in bonus money, related to incentives based on total appearances and games finished, […]

The NHL Trade Deadline was fast and furious in 2023, with multiple teams making blockbuster deals to try and get the upper hand come playoffs. Although the day of the deadline itself was one of the slowest in recent memory, there were some massive deals in the days leading up to Friday’s deadline. The NHL’s […]

All signs point to Golden State Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry making his highly-anticipated return from injury against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon, but coach Steve Kerr isn’t ready to give him the green light just yet. “Steve Kerr reiterates ‘there’s a chance’ that Steph Curry returns on Sunday against the Lakers. Sounds […]

The Minnesota Wild have made one last splash with just minutes to go until the NHL Trade Deadline on Friday. The Wild acquired offensive defenseman John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks, just minutes after bringing in Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The Wild are sending a 2025 fourth-round […]

Just moments after shipping Jordan Greenway to the Buffalo Sabres, the Minnesota Wild brought in Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings. The Wild got a second and fifth-round pick for Greenway, and are giving up a yet unconfirmed draft pick to Detroit for Sundqvist’s services, according to TSN Insider Darren Dreger. The 28-year-old center […]

Russian star Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic in the Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on Friday afternoon, accomplishing an incredible feat in the process. After defeating Djokovic in an ATP 500 event, he became the first player outside of the “Big 4,” that being Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, to defeat the Serbian superstar […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been busy on NHL Trade Deadline day. After already acquiring Nick Bonino, the team added another veteran on Friday, trading for defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Anaheim Ducks, according to TSN Insider Pierre LeBrun. The return going back to Anaheim is a third-round pick and forward Brock McGinn. The former No. […]

Boston Bruins superstar winger Brad Marchand exited the team’s win over the Buffalo Sabres early after suffering an injury, but coach Jim Montgomery provided a positive update on the 34-year-old on Friday. “Brad was feeling pretty good after the game,” Montgomery told 98.5 The Sports Hub show “Toucher & Rich.” “It was precautionary that he didn’t […]

The Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers have swapped toughness and physicality just hours before the NHL Trade Deadline. The Kings traded Brendan Lemieux to the Flyers for Zach MacEwen on Friday, according to Elite Prospects. The Flyers also acquired a fifth-round pick in the deal. “Lemieux will be an unrestricted free agent this summer and […]

Justin Fields and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were teammates together with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2020, and both players would like nothing more than a reunion with the Chicago Bears in 2023. “Since he has been in Chicago, we have always talked about him being like a big brother to me,” Smith-Njigba said at the NFL […]

Although it was a very promising season for the Jacksonville Jaguars on the field, that success did not translate to the locker room. A reported rat infestation is just one of the reasons the team was lambasted by an NFL Players Association survey this week. The team received an “F grade” from the NFLPA following […]

Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi was charged with rape on Friday, the Agence France-Presse reported. The 24-year-old was questioned by prosecutors on Thursday regarding accusations made by a 24-year-old woman. He was charged shortly afterwards. “Hakimi allegedly paid for his accuser to travel to his home in the Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt last […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins won two Stanley Cups with Nick Bonino on the team, and as they make a push for the playoffs this season, they’ve brought the versatile veteran back into the fold ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline. The Penguins acquired Bonino from the San Jose Sharks late on Thursday night, according to Sportsnet’s […]

The firesale continues in Chicago. After dealing superstar Patrick Kane to the New York Rangers on Wednesday, the Blackhawks dealt his linemate Max Domi to the Dallas Stars late on Thursday. Chicago receives goaltender Anton Khudobin and a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft; goalie prospect Dylan Wells will join Domi in Dallas, according […]

Lionel Messi was practicing with Paris Saint-Germaine F.C. teammates on Thursday when a grocery store owned by the Argentinian star’s in-laws was shot up by two men, according to TMZ Sports. The men fired at least a dozen shots into the shop in Argentina, before sending a threat to the 35-year-old himself: “Messi, we’re waiting […]

Saying Devin Booker is excited to have Kevin Durant on the Phoenix Suns would be a massive understatement. The star guard shared his admiration for his new teammate after the Suns snapped the Charlotte Hornets’ five-game winning streak on Wednesday night. “Kev is somebody I have high respect for, and this is one of those […]

New Orleans Saints star running back Alvin Kamara has pleaded not guilty in connection with a Las Vegas nightclub battery charge from Feb. 2022, according to 8 News Now’s David Charns. NFL players Alvin Kamara (Saints) and Chris Lammons (Bengals) plead not guilty to battery charges today. A trial is set for July @News3LV pic.twitter.com/21lZHIRHnQ […]

Jonathan Quick has been traded for the second time in two days ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline. After he was shockingly dealt from the Los Angeles Kings to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, he was flipped to the Las Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, according to The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline. The Blue Jackets […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to release tight end Cam Brate “in the coming days,” after the 31-year-old played the last nine seasons with the franchise, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on Thursday. Brate has a cap hit of close to $5 million which the Buccaneers will shed from their books, per Fowler. “I knew […]

The National Football League sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Dimopoulos Law Firm threatening “heightened legal penalties” over a commercial featuring Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby in a silver and black uniform, but the firm decided themselves to sue the NFL. The uniform itself does not include any logos or trademarks owned by the league […]

New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres will miss the team’s Spring Training affair against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, but not because of an injury. The 26-year-old was scratched for the contest due to a tooth extraction, according to Yankees beat writer Pete Caldera. “Otherwise okay,” Caldera wrote. It’s quite an interesting reason to miss […]

Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is not taking a day off this NHL Trade Deadline season. The Bruins announced a massive contract extension for Czech star forward David Pastrnak on Thursday, on an eight-year, $90 million deal, per Darren Dreger. The contract is the sixth highest active NHL deal; the 26-year-old superstar is set […]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey got a huge win in his home finale on Wednesday night — and he celebrated accordingly afterwards, doing shots of whiskey with fans at a bar after the game, according to TMZ Sports. The celebration happened at Linebacker Lunge in South Bend, IN, after the Fighting Irish […]

Boston Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was phenomenal in the team’s 117-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, just days after one of his weakest games of the season. Tatum scored a game-high 41 points, adding 11 rebounds and eight assists to help Boston improve to 45-18, just a half-game back of the NBA-leading […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been embroiled in controversy once again. After making headlines for his involvement in an altercation after a game against the Indiana Pacers earlier this season, additional allegations surfaced against the 23-year-old on Wednesday. Morant is accused of threatening and violent behavior at a mall last summer, as well as […]

Dallas Mavericks power forward Maxi Kleber could make his highly anticipated return to the lineup on Tuesday night against the Indiana Pacers. The Mavs officially listed Kleber as questionable for the game after NBA insider Marc Stein reported “optimism” of a return. “There is optimism in Dallas that key defender Maxi Kleber, out since mid-December […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are expected to hire Virginia Tech’s Joe Rudolph as the program’s new offensive line coach, The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman and Pete Sampson reported on Monday. Rudolph spent just one year with the Hokies; he previously coached at Wisconsin for seven years. Harry Hiestand had two separate stints as the offensive […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going all-in ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline on Friday. After already acquiring Ryan O’Reilly from the St. Louis Blues, Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas brought in veteran defenseman Jake McCabe from the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. The Leafs acquired McCabe and Sam Lafferty from Chicago, in return for a […]

New York Rangers’ defenseman K’Andre Miller was given a match penalty and ejected from the team’s win against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday after spitting at Los Angeles Kings’ blueliner Drew Doughty. Miller apologized for his actions on Monday afternoon, but the incident still earned him a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player […]

Mookie Betts will make his MLB Spring Training debut on Monday when the Los Angeles Dodgers faceoff against the San Diego Padres, according to Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett. Betts is in the lineup and slated to play right field in Peoria in the first of two spring training meetings between the National League West […]

Tennessee Volunteers’ star quarterback Hendon Hooker will not throw in Indianapolis during the NFL Scouting Combine, TheScore’s Jordan Schultz reported on Monday. “One of the top-rated QBs in the draft, Hooker is ahead of schedule recovery wise coming off a torn ACL – he had surgery Dec. 13. Hooker earned SEC OPOY with 32 total […]

Gus Bradley will remain the defensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts under new head coach Shane Steichen, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on Monday. “This has been the expectation league wide as teams filled jobs. Colts keep continuity on the defensive side of the ball,” Fowler wrote. It’s the third year in a row Bradley will […]

Jeff Bezos still has his eye set on purchasing the Washington Commanders, and although the billionaire tech mogul is still in the running, owner Dan Snyder may decide not to sell, A.J. Perez of Front Office Sports reported on Monday. Although Bezos isn’t out of the race, Snyder is taking his time to make a […]

Damian Lillard was superhuman on Sunday night, scoring an incredulous 71 points for the Portland Trail Blazers to single-handedly beat the Houston Rockets 131-114. Lillard became the eighth player in NBA history to drop 70+ points in a game; he is the only player in the history of the game to score over 70 points […]