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On Friday, the New York Mets added a powerful bat as they acquired Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates. In exchange, the Mets are sending back Colin Holderman, according to MLB Insider Robert Murray. The New York Mets are acquiring Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Colin Holderman, according to sources familiar with the […]

On Friday, the baseball world and more specifically the Atlanta Braves family are reeling after the news that Dwight Smith has passed away at the age of 58. The Braves organization posted a message on social media, announcing the tragic loss with some truly kind words. pic.twitter.com/t3RBmilPgp — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 22, 2022 “We […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has never been one to shy away from the use of social media. He’s been known to answer fans, call out reporters and engage in everyday conversation. On Friday, he posted a tweet with an interesting admission regarding footwear. Yessir..Kobe’s, Jordan’s, kai’s…bron doesn’t make 18s but I wanna try his […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to terms with All-Star Patrik Laine, bringing back the forward on a four-year, $34.8 million contract. He will be a cap hit of just under $9 million per season. It’s a stiff price to pay, but likely worth holding onto one of the premier talents in the NHL. The […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves made arguably the biggest move of the NBA offseason when they traded with the Utah Jazz for All-Star center Rudy Gobert. It was one of the largest hauls in NBA trade history, as Minnesota sent four first-round picks, their first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Walker Kessler, and three other rotational […]

On Thursday, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray agreed to a massive contract extension. The Pro Bowl QB signed a five-year, $230 million deal, with $160 million of it guaranteed. On Friday, news surfaced that $9.3 million of that is tied to his offseason. According to NBC Sports Mike Florio’s league source, the money is specifically […]

Jayson Tatum helped the Boston Celtics climb within two wins of an NBA Championship this season. Ultimately, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors ended that dream, winning in six. But the former Duke Blue Devils product still had a fantastic season, earning NBA First Team All-Pro honors. On Friday, Tatum must have been reminiscing […]

Earlier this week, Tampa Bay Timer writer Rick Stroud reported that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were not happy with Leonard Fournette fitness. He reportedly showed up at minicamp weighing near 260 pounds. The Bucs running back weighed approximately 228 pounds last season. Fournette since refuted the reports, but deleted his tweet. The whole situation got […]

On Thursday, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees were looking at a doubleheader coming straight out of the All-Star break. In what was a tightly contested day game, the Astros bested the Yankees 3-2. They earned the win via a pinch hit walk-off single from J.J. Matijevic in the bottom of the 9th. The […]

Last month, a video surfaced of some kids in Charlotte, North Carolina looking for LaMelo Ball. Instead, they found the GOAT, Michael Jordan, and went bananas. Sadly, upon asking for a photo with the legend, Jordan shot the kids down. Well, on Thursday, another video surfaced on social media. It appears Ball happened to come […]

The New York Yankees had an outstanding first half of the 2022 Major League Baseball season. They entered the All-Star break with the best record in the league at 64-28. The starting rotation has been fantastic, led by Gerrit Cole. The Yankees bullpen has been equally dominant. Then there’s what Aaron Judge has been doing […]

Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher and Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban clearly do not like each other. Amid their feud that escalated to epic proportions in the media, Fisher was once again asked his thoughts on Saban during the SEC Media Day on Thursday. He appears to be trying to squash the […]

The last 15 years has not treated the Sacramento Kings and their fans very well. The Kings have not reached the NBA playoffs since the 2005-2006 season, the longest drought in league history. To make things a bit more painful, ESPN pointed out that there is not a current player in the NBA that has […]

Wednesday night, the ESPY Awards were held in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry, who kept the crowd on their toes with some hilarious jokes. Kevin Hart of course had his hand in that. But every year, one of the best moments of the evening is when the Arthur […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently got confirmation from Rob Gronkowski that even Tom Brady himself could not pull him out of retirement this time. That left the Bucs scrambling for a replacement. Yes, they still have Cameron Brate on their roster. But he is primarily a blocker and a red zone threat. Late Wednesday night, it […]

UCLA and USC shook college football and college athletics to its core with the news that they were leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten last month. On Wednesday, California governor Gavin Newsom demanded answers from UCLA regarding the move. Newsom released a statement to the Los Angeles Times at the meeting of the University […]

The Cleveland Browns are in a very interesting situation as training camp looms. They made the shocking move of the offseason, trading for embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson. They also cut ties with their former quarterback Baker Mayfield, with whom they traded to the Carolina Panthers. Due to the uncertainty surrounding Watson’s availability this season, the […]

On Wednesday night, the ESPY Awards were held in Los Angeles, California. Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was the host of the even this year. He really wanted to show his comical side, so he worked with comedian and movie star Kevin Hart on some material. During the open of the program, Curry […]

On Wednesday night, the ESPY Awards were held in Los Angeles, California. They are hosted this year by four-time NBA Champion Stephen Curry. One of the early awards happens to be one of the more important and impressive awards given. Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp won the ESPY Award given to the player […]

Every year in fantasy baseball there are players who come out of nowhere to end up league winners. Other times, there are players that fall flat on their face, crushing their fantasy value and likely the hopes of their managers.  The ability to draft well is important. But in-season management is equally important. That is […]

With the Major League Baseball All-Star Game now behind us, many fantasy baseball fans think we are headed into the second half of the season. But nothing can be farther from the truth. The truth is we are heading into Week 15 of the fantasy baseball season. Generally speaking, for most head-to-head leagues (which make […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted quarterback Kenny Pickett with the 20th overall pick at the 2022 NFL Draft. The franchise was clearly in need of a quarterback as future Hall of Fame QB Ben Roethlisberger finally hung his cleats up. On CBS’ show We Need to Talk, Pickett opened up regarding the advice and words of […]

On Tuesday, the 92nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The New York Yankees sent six players to the Midsummer Classic, the most in the majors. Among them is the front runner for American League MVP at the break in Aaron Judge. Judge struck out in both […]

The 17th overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, Charles Johnson, passed away Tuesday at the age of 50 years old, according to Pro Football Talk. The cause of his death is not yet known. The former wideout was working as an Assistant Athletic Director at Heritage High School, per CBS 17 in Wake Forest, […]

On Tuesday, news surfaced that Miles Bridges was being charged one felony count of injuring a child’s parent, and two felony counts of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death, per the District Attorney’s office. Late last month, Bridges turned himself into police in Los Angeles the day after […]

Last week, it was reported that former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was likely to return to coaching next season. Not only that, but there were three particular destinations that intrigued him. He was supposedly interested in the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Chargers. The report listed the biggest of Payton’s […]

Just prior to first pitch of Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, National League starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw was interviewed in the dugout by Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. The former Cy Young pitcher was asked what he had done to prepare to face this American League lineup that is completely stacked. His answer was both surprising and […]

Prior to Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game, there were a couple of moments that likely caused some tears to be shed. First, Academy Award winner Denzel Washington took center stage. He walked up to home plate and gave a speech on the 75th anniversary of Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. […]

The New York Mets have been having a fantastic season. They enter the All-Star break leading the National League West by a couple of games ahead of the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves at 58-35. What’s particularly impressive with what the Mets have done thus far is the success without Jacob deGrom and Max […]

Charlotte Hornets rising star Miles Bridges was arrested late last month after reportedly beating the mother of his kids in California. He was charged with domestic violence after turning himself in to police in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, it was revealed that Bridges has also been charged with one felony count of injuring a child’s […]

The San Francisco 49ers appear to be looking toward the future. Not just with the organization, but at quarterback as well. Most of the reports indicate that the 49ers are planning on starting Trey Lance next season. That makes last year’s starter, Jimmy Garoppolo, expendable. The team likely would have traded the quarterback already had […]

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar outfield Mookie Betts is having a fantastic season. Going into the All-Star break, he is hitting .265 with 20 home runs, 63 runs scored, 47 runs batted in and six stolen bases. The home runs and runs scored are among the league leaders. That prompted him to be voted upon by […]

Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield had to concede over $3 million to allow for the trade from Cleveland to go through. However, he did have some stipulations in his contract with the Panthers that would allow him to try and make that money. The problem is the bonuses and incentives Mayfield would have to hit […]

Tiger Woods could not help himself but break down a bit emotionally as he walked the 18th fairway Friday. Woods knew what the rest of us were already thinking, but didn’t want to admit. This might very well be the final time we see Woods walking The Old Course at St. Andrews. Woods missed the […]

Tiger Woods has missed the cut at the 2022 Open Championship after posting a 3-over 75 Friday. He entered the day having an even worse first round of 6-over 78. His combined 9-over par is one of the worst scores of his career at a major. That’s certainly a far cry from what he had […]

The Phoenix Suns entered this offseason in deflating fashion. They were embarrassed on their home floor in Game 7 of the second round of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks. As the game got out of hand, Deandre Ayton was seen on the bench with what appeared to be an obvious division between himself and […]

Back in 2020 when COVID-19 took the world by storm, companies all across the country and the world were looking for how to cut costs knowing that productivity would come to a halt. That was true in the world of sports as well. It was reported that National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell forfeited his […]

Just hours before NBA free agency opened up two weeks ago, Kevin Durant shocked the NBA world by announcing that he had requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets were likely caught off guard as much as anyone. They had just finally re-signed Kyrie Irving and were looking to run it back with […]

The Indiana Pacers had been thrilled with their pick of Bennedict Mathurin as the Summer League was playing out. Unfortunately, a lot of the optimism has been put on hold. On Thursday, the Pacers announced that Mathurin will is done for the rest of summer league due to a sore left big toe. #Pacers announce […]