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It is undeniable that there is no sport more ingrained in American culture and history than baseball. It goes back to the middle of the 19th century and even when the country was hitting hard times, baseball was the one thing that brought everyone together. It’s also the one sport where a father can simply […]

Serena Williams made her long awaited return to the game of tennis Tuesday. She found herself facing off against Harmony Tan in the first round at Wimbledon. Tan is the 115th ranked player in the world. Even though Serena had not played a singles match in 364 days, she was still a heavy favorite. Unfortunately […]

Arguably the greatest women’s tennis player in history, Serena Williams, made her return to the sport 364 days since retiring with an injury in the first round of Wimbledon last year. She found herself up against the 115th ranked player in the world in Harmony Tan. In a thrilling back-and-forth match, Tan pulled off an […]

Serena Williams made her triumphant return to tennis Tuesday at one of her favorite places to play, the All England Club at Wimbledon. In her opening round match, Williams was taking on Harmony Tan of France, the 115th ranked player in the world. In what turned out to be an incredible match, Serena Williams and […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning were hoping to become the next dynasty in the NHL. They had won two straight championships and reached the Stanley Cup Finals for a third straight season. They were the first team to accomplish that since Wayne Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s. But this time, it ended in […]

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals Sunday night, clinching their first championship since 2001. It was truly remarkable how the Avalanche did it, too. They became just the second team ever to win 10 postseason games coming from behind. As tight as this series was […]

The Colorado Avalanche came from behind to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals Sunday night. In doing so, they clinched the franchise’s third championship and first since 2001. After the game, it was announced the Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar was the winner of this year’s Conn Smythe Trophy. […]

The Colorado Avalanche have slayed the beast. They have beaten the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Cup. The Avalanche defeated the Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, 2-1. They did so in very impressive fashion. After falling behind 1-0 early in the first period, the Avs […]

The Las Vegas Raiders recently gave controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick a workout. The Raiders were the first organization to do so in a number of years. When news broke of the workout, the story became a national sensation. The initial reports were that the workout went well, leaving many to wonder if Kaepernick would earn […]

The baseball season is chugging right along. The New York Yankees continue to cruise, with walk-off and comeback wins seemingly happening every other day. Quietly, the Boston Red Sox have won 28 of their last 37 to close that gap. Both rosters are chalk full of fantasy baseball studs this year. There are so many […]

On Sunday night, the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers will square off in a rubber match of the three games series. The Dodgers took game one Friday night and the Braves bounced back on Saturday. While addressing the media before the game, Braves closer Kenley Jansen was asked his thoughts on a potential […]

The New York Yankees did again Sunday. They came from behind to defeat the Houston Astros 6-3 on a three-run walk off home run from Aaron Judge in the bottom of the 10th inning. New York trailed 3-0 going into the bottom of the 7th before the comeback started. Giancarlo Stanton hit his 17th bomb […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are in a dog race with the St. Louis Cardinals for the National League Central crown. Entering play Sunday, both St. Louis and Milwaukee were tied atop the division at 41-33. The rest of the division is a dumpster fire, with Pittsburgh in third place, 13 games under .500. On Sunday, the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders reached the postseason last year for just the second time in two decades last year. However, they were unable to win in the playoffs, dropping to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional Wild Card round. In order to take the next step, it was clear the franchise needed more talent. […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to enter the 2022-2023 season with as much hype and expectation as any over the last couple decades. Their offense was already one of the best in the league, but the defense was lacking. The Chargers appeared to have addressed that issue trading for Khalil Mack, and signing both […]

The San Antonio Spurs entered the 2022 NBA Draft looking to grow on an improving roster. Last season, the Spurs took a leap forward, reaching the Play-In Tournament. They ultimately lost to another rising team in the West, the New Orleans Pelicans. Nevertheless, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich appears to have this franchise trending in the […]

The New York Yankees and superstar Aaron Judge have reportedly reached an agreement to avoid arbitration Friday morning. MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman first reported the latest development. The sides came to the agreement just before they were scheduled to have the arbitration hearing later Friday. Previously, Judge had asked for $21 million for the […]

On Friday morning, news that had been expected for a little over a month was made official. The United States Supreme Court has officially reversed Roe v. Wade. That’s the landmark ruling that deemed women have the right to choose what to do with their own bodies regarding pregnancy. Shortly after the news broke, Lakers […]

As the 2022 NBA Draft was nearing, much of the chatter across the league was instead surrounding the future of Kyrie Irving with the Brooklyn Nets. Irving reportedly provided the Nets with a list of teams that he would be willing to accept a sign and trade with. That sent the media into a frenzy, […]

The Orlando Magic shocked the NBA world on Thursday night, drafting Paolo Banchero with the first overall pick. Many people firmly believed that Auburn’s Jabari Smith Jr. was the likely top pick to Orlando. However, that ended up not being the case. Shortly before the draft kicked off, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that Banchero had […]

The 2022 NBA Draft is quickly approaching. The Orlando Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery and hold the first overall pick in Thursday’s draft. For much of the build up, it’s been reported that the Magic were locked in on Auburn Tigers superstar Jabari Smith Jr. as the top pick. However, that might not be […]

Jaden Ivey enters Thursday night’s NBA Draft as one of the top projected picks. He had a fantastic season at Purdue, leading him to become one of the likely top lottery picks. On draft day, Ivey revealed that he grew up admiring three future WNBA stars who were currently playing at Notre Dame. Young Jaden […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been shopping power forward John Collins for quite some time now. Going as far back as the NBA trade deadline, Atlanta has let it be known that they would be willing to move the talented forward. Rumors have been swirling ever since. It has since been reported that the Sacramento Kings […]

On Wednesday, a video surfaced of a Charlotte Hornets, or at the very least, a LaMelo Ball fan, hoping to film LaMelo coming out of a parking garage. Instead, he was shocked as Michael Jordan appeared. The young fan promptly asked for a photo, but Jordan’s reaction is likely not what he expected. They wanted […]

The Tennessee Titans are in an interesting position in the AFC South. They are coming off the top seed in the conference with high expectations once again. However, there are also some question marks surrounding the team, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. That, of course, has a lot to do with the […]

The Tampa Bay Lighting are on the brink of elimination following Game 4’s overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Lightning did not trail the entire game until it was all over. Just over 12 minutes into overtime, Avalanche center Nazem Kadri beat Andrei Vasilevskiy for the game-winner, as the […]

When the Stanley Cup Finals began, the Colorado Avalanche did not know whether or not Nazem Kadri would be able to play. He suffered a tough injury to his thumb during Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The injury required surgery. Many felt it would be too much to overcome in such a short […]

The Colorado Avalanche are one win away from winning the Stanley Cup after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals Wednesday night. The Avalanche did not lead for the entire game, until it was over. Of all players to put the Avs within a win of […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been in trade talks involving John Collins for quite some time now. As the 2022 NBA Draft inches closer Thursday night, those talks have only intensified. According to Bleacher Report writer Jake Fischer, they have been in talks with the San Antonio Spurs in what would be an absolute blockbuster of […]

The New York Yankees are having an incredible season. Entering play Wednesday night, they held the best record in Major League Baseball at 50-18. Much of that has to do with the season that Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is having. On Wednesday, Judge was back at it, as he hit his 26th and 27th home […]

Earlier Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers made a stunning trade with the Detroit Pistons. The Blazers landed Jerami Grant for a 2025 first-round pick. But apparently, the Trail Blazers are not satisfied with just Grant and are looking to wheel and deal further. According to Yahoo Sports NBA Insider Chris Haynes, the Trail Blazers are […]

On Wednesday, the WNBA announced that Brittney Griner was being named an honorary WNBA All-Star. She unfortunately cannot take part in the event because she is still detained in a Russian jail. After the news of the honorary title was revealed, Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant once again showed his support and love for Brittney […]

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill made a startling admission on his podcast It Needed To Be Said Tuesday. He claimed that he had received death threats across all of his social media platforms. The reason for such vile hatred is simple and equally ridiculous. The Dolphins star wideout claimed it was solely because of […]

The New England Patriots announced on Wednesday that they will be turning back the clock in 2022. They will be using their throwback red uniforms with the old Patriots helmet and logo for select 2022 games. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady took to Twitter to share his reaction, and it’s pretty hilarious. https://t.co/E18tYLXLrC pic.twitter.com/7N9SpTNYtd […]

The Colorado Avalanche entered the Stanley Cup Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning looking like the more unhealthy team. That appears to have changed as Game 4 approaches Wednesday night in Tampa Bay. After Tuesday’s skate around, Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar updated the status of his star forward Nazem Kadri. Nazem Kadri on Tuesday […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have had an underwhelming season thus far. On Tuesday night, things might have gotten worse. Former All-Star outfielder George Springer was removed from the game against the White Sox. He reportedly is dealing with right elbow discomfort. George Springer: Leaves with elbow discomfort https://t.co/eBuZ1yMmuz — RotoWire⚾ (@RotoWireMLB) June 22, 2022 That’s […]

The Detroit Red Wings rookie Moritz Seider had one heck of a season. On Tuesday night, he was rewarded for his efforts by winning the 2021-2022 Calder Trophy given to the league’s top rookie. It’s quite the accomplishment, especially considering the lack of team success around him for the Red Wings. After winning the award, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs superstar forward has been announced as the winner of this year’s Hart Trophy awarded to the NHL’s Most Valuable Player. It is the first time Matthews has won the award. He beat out the 2020-2021 winner Conner McDavid as well as Igor Shesterkin. 2022 Hart Trophy winner, as voted by @ThePHWA: […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have landed former Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi. According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Ogunjobi and the Steelers have reached a one-year deal. Former Bengals’ DT Larry Ogunjobi has signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, per source. Ogunjobi now will have played for the Browns, Bengals and Steelers, […]