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John Isner’s memorable tennis career officially ended after his five-set loss to compatriot Michael Mmoh in the 2023 US Open on Thursday. The former had a simple four-word reaction in the days leading up to his retirement. “I think I’ve overachieved,” Isner said on Friday. He never expected to play professional tennis for 17 years, but […]

Miami Dolphins fans can breathe a sigh of relief. It turns out running back Jeff Wilson won’t be out of commission for long. Wilson’s agent Drew Rosenhaus said the best-case scenario is his client taking the field for the Dolphins’ Week 5 game against the New York Giants, per WSVN 7News’ Josh Moser. Jeff Wilson […]

Tennessee Titans star Derrick Henry doesn’t want the NFL to undervalue him and his fellow running backs. He wants people to know carrying the ball and scampering for yardage multiple times in an NFL game is a thankless job. Although quarterbacks touch the ball on every possession, running backs get their fair share of the […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley is sick and tired of the media focusing on his friendship with Michael Jordan. Barkley and Jordan were once best friends who played golf together frequently. Now, they have seen each other an estimated three times in the past 25 years. At the time, Michael Jordan won his third consecutive NBA […]

Legendary San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana was one of the reasons they were the best team of the 1980s. With Montana under center, the 49ers won an impressive four Super Bowl titles that decade. He has considered the Bay Area his home since his rookie year in 1979. Fast forward more than 40 years […]

Don’t assume former New Orleans Saints and Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram has already hung up his cleats. Ingram is currently a football analyst on FOX Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff.” He shed some light on his situation in “The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast” (via SaturdayDownSouth.com’s Crissy Froyd) on Wednesday. “I didn’t officially […]

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase believes rookie wideout Charlie Jones could become Joe Burrow’s next big weapon. Jones caught a spectacular throw from Burrow in practice on Wednesday. It was the latter’s first return to practice after dealing with a nagging calf injury during the preseason. It seems Joe Burrow is back in harness. […]

World No. 5 and US Open contender Casper Ruud just landed on the wrong end of ATP history on Wednesday. With Ruud’s shocking 4-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-0, 2-6 loss to China’s Zhang Zhizhen, the latter became the first Chinese player to topple an ATP Top 5 player in 50 years, per ESPN Stats & Info. […]

US Open contender Coco Gauff’s mental fortitude has helped her become one of the best female tennis players in the world. It turned out Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has a lot to do with that. Coco Gauff lives in South Florida. She has been following Butler and the Heat closely since they made two […]

Apparently, the “Lionel Messi” effect hasn’t only inspired Inter Miami, but it has also made fans out of legendary athletes. Count Hall of Fame Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. as one of them. Television cameras captured Griffey dressed as a photographer and snapping pictures of Messi during a game against Nashville SC on Wednesday. […]

Legendary Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz has become the target of criminal activity again. Ortiz revealed several perpetrators hacked his phone and gained access to his bank account, per The Spun’s Andrew Gould. Ortiz posted a video and explained his situation in Spanish on Wednesday. He said the suspect made fraudulent charges and […]

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule is going all out for their women’s volleyball team. They will go against Omaha volleyball at Memorial Stadium with 90,000 fans in attendance on Wednesday. The turnout is the highest ever for a volleyball match. It could possibly be the highest attendance for a women’s sporting event in history, […]

Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach is optimistic defensive tackle Chris Jones will agree to a contract extension with the team soon. Veach remains confident the two sides will eventually agree to terms before the Chiefs’ Week 1 game against the Detroit Lions, per NFL Network’s James Palmer. Brett Veach said he's "certainly hopeful" […]

It’s a case of Connor reaching out to another Connor. Edmonton Oilers star center Connor McDavid has been reaching out to Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard. The former, a nine-year NHL veteran, has been sharing advice with the first overall selection of the 2023 NHL Draft. Hockey fans and experts have compared the 18-year-old Bedard […]

The last thing the Scott Servais and the Seattle Mariners want is an injury that will cost them the AL West pennant. Unfortunately, the Mariners’ worst fears came true on Tuesday. All-Star outfielder Julio Rodriguez injured his left foot while warming up for the game against the Oakland Athletics. He had to sit this one […]

Although the Phoenix Mercury shot the lights out against the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday, they still rewrote the WNBA record books for the wrong reasons. Despite shooting 55.2 percent from the floor, Diana Taurasi and the Mercury lost to the Dream, 94-76. It’s the second-best shooting performance in a loss of at least 15 points, […]

It’s been almost eight months since Damar Hamlin’s shocking collapse during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Against all odds, the Buffalo Bills defensive back made the team’s 53-man roster on Tuesday. Hamlin posted a photo on Instagram thanking those who supported him during his ordeal. "EARNED NOT GIVEN!!!" Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on […]

ESPN lead tennis analyst John McEnroe will miss the television coverage of the 2023 US Open after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. McEnroe issued a statement saying he hopes to resume his broadcasting duties soon, per ESPN via The Associated Press. “Unfortunately, after feeling a bit under the weather, I tested positive for […]

The San Francisco 49ers placed kicker Zane Gonzalez on injured reserve on Tuesday due to a calf injury. Gonzales injured his leg during warmups prior to the 49ers’ 23-12 preseason loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiodco. As Zane Gonzalez is expected to miss multiple weeks with […]

The New York Mets and Chicago White Sox placed Carlos Carrasco and Mike Clevinger on MLB waivers on Tuesday, per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Other players currently on waivers, per sources: Yankees OF Harrison Bader, Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco, White Sox RHP Mike Clevinger, Tigers RP José Cisnero. Claims awarded in reverse order of winning […]

Notre Dame football quarterback Sam Hartman garnered plenty of interest after he entered the transfer portal prior to the 2023 NCAA season. Hartman admitted Alabama, Florida, and Auburn were interested in his services after he left Wake Forest following his redshirt junior season. He spilled out the facts in an interview with radio sports talk […]

Former Atlanta Braves bench coach and Bobby Cox assistant Pat Corrales passed away on Sunday. He was 82 years old. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Corrales passed away to natural causes in his Georgia residence, per The Associated Press‘ Paul Newberry. Corrales was Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes’ special assistant. The former had served in that […]

Coco Gauff didn’t hold back on her emotions in the first day of the 2023 US Open. An incensed Gauff approached chair umpire Marijana Veljovic in the third set of her first-round match with Germany’s Laura Siegemund on Monday. Gauff thought Siegemund was taking way too long in her serves. The former approached Veljovic with […]

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is inching closer toward baseball immortality. Acuna is closing in on becoming the first player in MLB history to record 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in a season. Acuna clobbered his 29th home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning against the Colorado […]

New York Liberty point guard Sabrina Ionescu has rewritten the WNBA record books. Ionescu became the first player in WNBA history to grab 600 rebounds and record 600 assists in her first four seasons, per ESPN Stats & Info. Sabrina Ionescu is the 1st player in WNBA history to record 600 rebounds and 600 assists […]

Four-time NBA champion John Salley has chimed in on the injury woes of New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson. Salley discussed Willamson’s injury-plagued NBA career with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson on Monday. Salley, a product of Georgia Tech basketball, said he liked Williamson played in the ACC. However, the former Detroit Pistons star said […]

Former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch’s trial date has been set. Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Cedric Kearns set Lynch’s two-day trial date for November 8 and 9. The trial stems from Lynch’s arrest on suspicion of DUI, not driving in a travel lane, and driving a car without any registration, per The Associated […]

Nebraska football three-star wide receiver commit Isaiah McMorris will miss the first two games of the Bellevue West Thunderbirds’ 2023 season due to a hamstring injury. A video showed McMorris hobbling slightly on the field prior to Bellevue Wests’s game last Friday, per KETV sports journalist Ellie French (via HuskerCorner.com’s Oliver Vandervoort). It appears the […]

Matt Rhule and Nebraska football received a tremendous boost when in-state running back prospect Conor Booth committed to the program on Sunday. Booth, a junior at Bishop Neumann High School in Wahoo, NE, becomes the team’s third in-state prospect for its 2025 recruiting class. The two other prospects are defensive lineman Tyson Terry and safety […]

Frances Tiafoe feels the United States’ longstanding 20-year title drought in the men’s singles tournament of the US Open will finally end. The last time an American man won the tournament was Andy Roddick in 2003. Tiafoe, a native of Maryland with Sierra Leone roots, felt he or one of his compatriots will finally end […]

Legendary Notre Dame football quarterback Joe Montana liked what he saw from new starting quarterback Sam Hartman. Hartman had an impressive debut in Notre Dame football’s 42-3 rout of rivals Navy in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. He completed 19 of 23 passes for 251 passing yards and four touchdowns. Hartman’s performance prompted Montana to sing […]

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll has rewritten the MLB record books. Carroll became just the fourth rookie in MLB history to pull off a feat the Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout last did in 2012, per ESPN Stats & Info. Corbin Carroll reached the milestone with a stolen base in the Diamondbacks’ 5-2 victory over […]

Pat McAfee feels Tennessee football is the SEC’s dark horse team in the SEC in the 2023 NCAA season. McAfee thought highly of Josh Heupel’s team on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on August 26. “It kind of feels like a cop-out because they’re the 12th-ranked team in the country, but I like Tennessee. Now, it’s another […]

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith’s pre-game ritual is one of the most unusual in the NFL. Smith joined “The Pivot Podcast” hosts Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor, and Channing Crowder this week. The Eagles wideout shared his thoughts on his Alabama roots Henry Ruggs, and Jalen Hurts. He also discussed his pre-game ritual that included […]

The recent broadcasting carousel between ESPN’s “First Take” and FS1’s “Undisputed” has fired up Stephen A. Smith. Smith’s former ESPN “First Take” panelists Michael Irvin and Keyshawn Johnson are joining Skip Bayless’ “Undisputed.” Smith squashed rumors he’s afraid Irvin and Johnson are teaming up against him on national television. The two retired NFL wide receivers […]

Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales will resign on Friday amid the ongoing Jenni Hermoso kissing controversy, per ESPN’s Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens. The shocking turn of events comes in the wake of FIFA filing a disciplinary case against the beleaguered Rubiales on Thursday. Spain's football federation president, Luis Rubiales, will reportedly resign […]

It’s been four years since former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck shocked everyone by retiring prematurely from the NFL. Former Colts GM Ryan Grigson made Luck the first overall selection of the 2012 NFL Draft. Grigson is currently the Minnesota Vikings’ senior vice president for player personnel. Drafting Luck paid immediate dividends in 2012. The […]

It’s been 50 years since Billie Jean King’s crusade for equal pay among male and female competitors in the US Open paid off. Although King won the US Open women’s singles title in 1972, she wasn’t happy with her $10,000 paycheck. In contrast, her male counterpart Ilie Nastase won $25,000, per APNews.com’s Brian Mahoney. “I […]

Darryl Strawberry and Doc Gooden are about to become immortals in New York Mets franchise history. The Mets announced they will retire Strawberry’s and Gooden’s numbers in the 2024 MLB season, per The Athletic’s Tim Britton. The milestone takes place 38 years after the two men helped New York win its second World Series pennant […]