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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Chase Silseth was taken to the hospital after getting hit in the head on a weird play in the fourth inning of a 5-3 victory over the host New York Mets on Saturday night. Angels manager Phil Nevin gave an optimistic update on Silseth’s situation after the game, per ESPN. “He […]

Team USA was in trouble in their final 2023 FIBA World Cup showcase game against Germany on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, but Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards helped save the day with a monster performance, including multiple clutch baskets down the stretch. Edwards’ dominance caught the eye of LeBron James and many others on social […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said star Aaron Donald will not travel with the team for their preseason finale against the Denver Broncos next Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Donald is staying back in Los Angeles to be with his wife Erica, who’s “due any day now” to give birth to their […]

Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez is in the middle of a historic hot streak, setting a major league record on Saturday night by reaching 17 hits over his last four games. Rodriguez went 4-for-6 in a 10-3 win over the Houston Astros to lead the Mariners to a fifth straight win. By racking up 17 […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James enjoyed a family trip to Dodger Stadium on Saturday to celebrate his bobblehead night, and it wound up turning into quite the eventful evening. Dodgers star Mookie Betts belted two home runs in the 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins and saluted LeBron after both of them. James acknowledged […]

San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa is holding out of training camp as he looks for a new contract. The 49ers are set to have their first padded practice on Monday, but it doesn’t look like Bosa is going to have a new deal by then. Kyle Shanahan addressed Bosa’s situation on Sunday […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are bolstering their bullpen by acquiring closer Jordan Hicks in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals. MLB insider Craig Mish was the first to report the trade, with other media reports confirming the deal. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has the full trade return, with the Cardinals receiving Double-A pitchers Sem Robberse […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers just recently acquired Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly from the Chicago White Sox ahead of the 2023 MLB trade deadline. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Sunday that Lynn will make his debut with the club on Tuesday against the lowly Oakland Athletics, per The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. Lynn will be followed […]

It’s not a big surprise when fights break out at NFL training camps given all the adrenaline, emotion and competitiveness running high as teams go at it for hours during hot summer days. The Cleveland Browns are the latest team to witness some scuffles at practice, with Ogbo Okoronkwo and James Hudson getting into it […]

This San Diego Padres season has been a total disaster given the star power on the roster and the massive investment made in the team. With the 2023 MLB trade deadline looming, the Padres have to make some tough decisions on some of that star power, including slugger Juan Soto. While a Soto trade is […]

The Cincinnati Bengals placed three players on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list ahead of 2023 training camp, the team announced Sunday. The three players are offensive tackle La’el Collins, cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, and offensive tackle Devin Cochran. Bengals training camp is getting underway this week, with Joe Burrow and others reporting on Sunday. Burrow’s […]

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald was recently suspended for two weeks after an investigation into alleged hazing in the program, but more details have come out this weekend that have the university reconsidering the punishment. One former player gave a detailed account of the hazing to The Daily Northwestern, and ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported Sunday […]

It was a short day at the office for Chicago Cubs manager David Ross on Sunday. Ross got ejected in the bottom of the first inning of the Cubs’ final game ahead of the All-Star break against the New York Yankees, but he did make sure to get his money’s worth. After home plate umpire […]

Charlotte Hornets restricted free agent Miles Bridges is signing his $7.9 million qualifying offer with the team and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2024, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Bridges and the Hornets were “far apart” in contract extension talks after the forward missed all […]

Talor Gooch just made LIV Golf history with his 1-stroke victory over Bryson DeChambeau in Spain. Gooch’s victory is his third in the Saudi-funded golf league, making him the first player to reach that mark. Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson both have two wins. Gooch won thanks to back-to-back birdies to close out a 4-under […]

Rickie Fowler was recently in position to end his lengthy PGA Tour win drought at the U.S. Open, but he stumbled on Sunday and wasn’t even close to winning by the end. This time around at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Fowler finished the job in style to secure his first PGA Tour win since 2019. […]

The Florida Panthers made a key addition in free agency on Sunday after a recent trade, adding forward Evan Rodrigues on a four-year contract. The deal has an average annual value of $3 million, per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. Rodrigues spent this past season with the Colorado Avalanche after a career year with the Pittsburgh […]

Jordan Clarkson and the Utah Jazz are finalizing a three-year, $55 million contract renegotiation and extension, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. This deal includes next season and then tacks on two more years through 2025-26. Clarkson previously decided to exercise his $14.26 million player option to avoid free agency. But now […]

The Los Angeles Lakers decided to decline Malik Beasley’s $16.5 million team option ahead of free agency in order to get more flexibility, but there’s still a chance he could return on a much cheaper contract. However, there appears to be quite a lot of competition for Beasley’s services, with HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reporting six […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard set the NBA world on fire Saturday by finally making his long-awaited trade request. It quickly became clear that Lillard wants to play for the Miami Heat, but the Blazers don’t appear willing to give in so easy if a Heat deal isn’t up to their standards. Meanwhile, as […]

The Portland Trail Blazers gave Jerami Grant a whopping five-year, $160 million contract to open free agency on Friday night. The next morning, Damian Lillard’s trade demand went public, leading many to wonder what would happen with Grant. Would the Blazers dare change the terms of their agreement with Lillard on his way out? ESPN’s […]

Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton is loving life right now after agreeing to a 5-year designated max contract extension worth up to $260 million. Haliburton was celebrating all over social media right after the deal was reported, and his latest Instagram post shows how he has been celebrating in real life as well. […]

Max Strus is leaving the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers in a sign-and-trade after agreeing to a 4-year, $63 million deal in 2023 NBA free agency, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Heat will get a second-round pick in return. “Free agent Max Strus has agreed on a four-year, $63M sign-and-trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, […]

There was previously some optimism that the Miami Heat would re-sign guard Gabe Vincent, but now it looks like they could be in danger of losing both Vincent and Max Strus in free agency. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports the Heat have made an offer to Vincent similar to what they gave Caleb […]

The Memphis Grizzlies made it clear soon after their season ended that they would be moving on from Dillon Brooks in free agency. While Brooks played a key role on the Grizzlies in recent seasons as a 3-and-D wing and a professional agitator, things turned ugly when he poked the bear against the Los Angeles […]

After all of the hype about James Harden returning to the Houston Rockets cropped up this past season, now the winds are blowing toward a return to the Philadelphia 76ers. Marc Stein reiterated this in his Sunday newsletter and explained one of the reasons why the Sixers are in good shape when it comes to […]

The Houston Rockets have already been linked to a number of names in 2023 NBA free agency, with James Harden being the most notable. While momentum is currently swinging toward Harden returning to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Rockets have no shortage of other targets to chase with their roughly $60 million in projected cap space, […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are trying to find a new home for Kevin Hayes this offseason and seemed to be on the verge of a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, but now the trade is in limbo and effectively dead right now because of one player. That would be Blues defenseman Torrey Krug, […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are working on a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers to bring back defenseman Tony DeAngelo. While the deal was seemingly nearing completion this weekend, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reported Sunday morning that talks “hit a snag” late Saturday night and the trade could be in jeopardy. If the deal […]

West Virginia has a new basketball coach after the departure of Bob Huggins, with assistant coach Josh Eilert getting elevated to an interim role for the 2023-24 season. The school announced the decision on Saturday night. “I spoke with knowledgeable basketball people around the country over the last week, including coaches, professional basketball executives and […]

The 2023 season has been a nightmare so far for the St. Louis Cardinals, and things didn’t get better for them across the pond when they faced the Chicago Cubs in London on Saturday. Adam Wainwright got pummeled to the tune of 11 hits and seven earned runs in three innings as the Cardinals dropped […]

The Washington Wizards’ trade of Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns is now finalized, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, just moments after a blockbuster trade was reported involving the Wizards and Golden State Warriors. These two trades will go down as separate deals. The first trade has the Wizards sending Bradley Beal, Isaiah Todd and Jordan […]

The Phoenix Suns are finalizing a blockbuster trade for Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Suns are expected to send Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, multiple second-round picks and pick swaps to the Wizards in this trade. Woj says the deal could take a few days to complete. The Suns became […]

DeAndre Hopkins visited the New England Patriots this past week, and by all accounts it seemed to go pretty well. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler gave another update on Hopkins’ visit during Sunday’s SportsCenter. “The Patriots feel that they’re in a pretty good spot; that they had a really productive visit with Hopkins on Thursday,” Fowler said, […]

Rumors of a James Harden return to the Houston Rockets in free agency started to heat up around last Christmas, and many seemed to think the move was a foregone conclusion. However, there seems to be more and more “skepticism” building that Harden is actually going to go back to Houston. Matt Moore of Action […]

Just like ahead of the 2023 NBA trade deadline, many teams are wondering what the Toronto Raptors are going to do this offseason after missing the playoffs. Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr. and Jakob Poeltl are all set to be free agents, while Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby have been in trade rumors. Will the […]

Wyndham Clark holds a share of the 54-hole lead with Rickie Fowler heading into Sunday’s U.S. Open final round at the Los Angeles Country Club, but he wasn’t too happy with having to navigate “twilight golf” as he wrapped up Round 3, per ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti. Clark said his putts on 17 and 18 were […]

As expected, the Golden State Warriors are naming Mike Dunleavy Jr. as their new general manager, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dunleavy’s representatives and Warriors owner Joe Lacob reached an agreement on a deal Thursday for the former player to take charge in the front office. Dunleavy is getting promoted from vice president of basketball […]

Hailey Van Lith is set to star for the LSU Tigers women’s basketball program next season after transferring from Louisville, but first she’s having some success on the international stage alongside Stanford’s Cameron Brink. Van Lith and Brink played for Team USA at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup and just helped them win gold at […]