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As the NFL Draft moves toward its conclusion, the Las Vegas Raiders are in a mode to consolidate salary and gain more of an opportunity to make changes and additions to its roster. The latest move involves defensive end Chandler Jones, and the team has successfully restructured his contract. Prior to the start of Day […]

It was something of a surprise when the Atlanta Falcons made running back Bijan Robinson their No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft Thursday night. Robinson is widely thought of as the best at his position in the draft, but the modern NFL tends to undervalue star running backs. Congrats @Bijan5Robinson One of the greatest […]

After a brilliant performance against Georgia in the College Football Playoff and a superb showing at the Scouting Combine, C.J. Stroud was flying high and there were thoughts he would become the No. 1 or 2 selection in the NFL Draft. CJ Stroud moved to tears as he gets picked No. 2 overall to the […]

Jalen Carter is perhaps the most controversial player involved in the NFL Draft. He also may be the player who is most ready to step in and dominate at the NFL level. Verrrrrrrry interesting insight on the possibility of Georgia DL Jalen Carter to the Eagles… from Carter himself 🤔 A brand-new Draft Day edition […]

Recent reports have indicated that Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud’s scores on the S2 Cognitive Test  were shockingly low. It appeared that his score that could impact his draft status Thursday night, but Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was not accepting that possibility. The Buckeyes head coach explained that the test has nothing to […]

The saga is finally over for Lamar Jackson. Despite all the hesitations, the steps, the missteps and the false hope, it is finally done. The Baltimore Ravens has his new contract, and he is the highest paid player in the NFL. Getting the job done without an agent, Jackson has a 5-year, $260 million deal […]

The Minnesota Vikings are a team with obvious needs. They may have made the playoffs last year by winning the NFC North title with a 13-4 record, but their defense let them down in all 4 of their regular-season losses and that unit was at its worst in the Wild Card playoff loss at home […]

The Boston Bruins are thoroughly dependent on goalie Linus Ullmark, and he has rewarded the team with a spectacular season that is almost certain to result in the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender. Despite that status, Ullmark nearly engaged in a full-scale brawl with Florida Panthers agitator Matthew Tkachuk near the end of […]

The Florida Panthers have been dependent on Matthew Tkachuk this season to provide scoring and physical play to spur on the team all season. Tkachuk appeared to go much too far with the latter aspect of his game as he delivered a nasty cross check to Garnet Hathaway of the Boston Bruins in Game 4 […]

The Edmonton Oilers find themselves in a 2-1 hole as they prepare to play Game 4 of their playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers are preparing to play a second consecutive game without winger Mattias Janmark as a result of an undisclosed injury. While the team has not said why Janmark did […]

The smiles in New York are wider and brighter than many thought they would be after the first 4 games of the Knicks-Cavaliers playoff series. New York took a 3-1 lead in the series with a 102-93 victory at Madison Square Garden Sunday, but Knicks star Julius Randle was out the door quickly following the […]

It was expected that the play of superstars Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs would have a huge impact on the outcome of Game 3 of the playoff series between the two teams. However, it was not expected the two would engage in a toe-to-toe brawl […]

It’s one thing to go on the road in the Stanley Cup playoffs and pick up a go-ahead win in the series, but it’s quite another thing to do it in double overtime after after blowing a 3-goal lead in the third period. That’s just what the Vegas Golden Knights did in their 5-4 triumph […]

It has been a brutal start for the Chicago White Sox in 2023, and it may seem the South Siders are destined to another disappointing season. In addition to their 7-14 record that included 5 losses in their last 6 games heading into Sunday’s series finale with the streaking Tampa Bay Rays, the White Sox […]

The red-hot Tampa Bay Rays played another baseball game Saturday and won once again, but they received a scare when star first baseman Yandy Diaz was forced to leave the game with assistance from the team’s training staff. Yandy Diaz needed help getting off the field and is being checked by the medical staff pic.twitter.com/tVZOqVbMZV […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have not played the kind of baseball their fans are used to seeing in the first part of the season. They played perhaps their worst game of the season in a 13-0 Friday afternoon loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Veteran Max Muncy did not hold back when analyzing […]

Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft used his morning media session prior to Friday night’s Stanley Cup playoff game against the Los Angeles Kings to send a not-so-subtle message to the officials who will be calling the game. The Oilers have the best power play in the NHL, and Woodcroft would like to see those […]

The Chicago Cubs were mildly optimistic as the 2023 started a few weeks ago. As the season approaches the 20-game, the team is playing extremely well and that continued Friday afternoon as left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly threw 7.0 perfect innings in a 13-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field. My dawg Smyly […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. knows that he is going to hear it from fans and opponents as he returns to the big leagues from his long 80-game suspension for using Performance Enhancing Drugs, and one of the first examples came after he was referred to as a cheater by minor league pitcher Kade McClure. Fernando Tatis […]

Joel Embiid is not about to let Draymond Green dominate the news when it comes to delivering a well-placed kick. The Philadelphia 76ers big man and MVP contender delivered a boot of his own to Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton early in Thursday’s playoff game between Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Charles Barkley on Joel Embiid’s kick: […]

Placekickers are often the most disrespected players in the NFL, but that’s definitely not the case for Tyler Bass of the Buffalo Bills. The consistent Bass as rewarded with a 4-year contract extension for $21 million that includes $12.3 million in guaranteed money. The Buffalo Bills and kicker Tyler Bass have agreed to terms on […]

It is perhaps the most common complaint in sports, but it is quite unusual when it comes from the victorious coach. Jon Cooper should have been a happy man without any issues after his Tampa Bay Lightning roared to a 7-3 road victory in the opening game of their playoff series with the Toronto Maple […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off a winning season in which they reeled off 12 one-score victories in recording a 13-4 regular-season record and finishing in first place in the NFC North. It was a solid year for first-year head coach Kevin O’Connell and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, also in his first year. But while […]

Matthew Fitzpatrick was on center stage on the third playoff hole in the RBC Heritage tournament at Harbour Town. Facing off against Jordan Spieth, Fitzpatrick delivered a brilliant 9-iron shot to within inches of the hole and gained victory in the tournament. .@MattFitz94 outlasts @JordanSpieth to win the @RBC_Heritage 🏆 thanks to this all-time great […]

The Los Angeles Lakers can take a deep breath and smile after recording a 128-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the opening game of their best-of-7 series. Point guard D’Angelo Russell has confidence that the Lakers have tapped into something special and may be ready for a long run in the postseason. "Sky is […]

Austin Reaves may not have gone into the opening game of the Lakers first-round playoff series with the Grizzlies having had any postseason experience, but he turned out to be a hero for the visitors in their 128-112 victory. “IM HIM” Austin Reaves #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/VGHI6Pdouf — FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) April 16, 2023 The second-year player scored […]

The NFL is often a league of subterfuge when it comes to the draft. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is something of a master of that practice, and he proved it with his latest message to Colts fans. For the '23 draft, we have many options. With the #4 pick, we could stay put and […]

The Georgia football program has ridden to new heights with back-to-back national championships, but as Kirby Smart’s team took the field at Sanford Stadium for its annual spring game, all thoughts were on Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy. Those two men were killed in a car wreck in the hours that followed the teams national […]

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Andre Jackson suffered through the worst performance of his professional career when he gave up 4 home runs to the Chicago Cubs in an 8-2 loss Friday night. James Loney, Andre Jackson, Andre Ethier and Jerry Hairston Jr. are providing instruction in a “Play It Forward” clinic for Jackie Robinson […]

The Tennessee Volunteers hope to dominate on offense as they did much of last year, but they suffered a blow in their spring game when 4-star tight end Ethan Davis suffered a shoulder injury. Josh Heupel did not have an update on tight end Ethan Davis' injury. The Vols coach said it was not related […]

Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was unhappy with the way umpires handled New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German in Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium, and it led to the manager’s ejection. “I’m gonna be very brief” Here’s an eight minute video of Rocco Baldelli explaining why he thinks umpires handled the Domingo German situation incorrectly […]

Jon Rahm started the Masters in the most ignominious fashion, 4-putting the opening hole and starting off with a double bogey. The Spanish superstar showed it’s not the start, but it’s the finish that matters as he won the first major championship of the year by 4 strokes. Jon Rahm is the only player with […]

It didn’t look like that Jon Rahm was in a great position at the start of the final round of the Masters as he trailed by 2 strokes, but the Spanish master painted a brilliant final round and won his first title at Augusta National. Jon Rahm wins the Green Jacket. #themasters pic.twitter.com/WZ2P2ehDP7 — The […]

Teammates often get into arguments, but it is usually behind closed doors and rarely in games. But that was not the case when Rudy Gobert responded to teammate Kyle Anderson by throwing a punch and appearing to hit him in the chest. Shortly after the incident in Minnesota’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Gobert […]

Shunned by many in the golf world after leaving the PGA for the LIV tour, Phil Mickelson asserted himself in the final round of the Masters. He shot a sizzling 65 in the final round of the tournament. The spectacular round allowed Mickelson to set a record for the lowest round in Masters history by […]

Rudy Gobert punched teammate Kyle Anderson while on the Minnesota Timberwolves bench, and the shocking move has resulted in criticism from many corners, including Jalen Rose on the ESPN broadcast. "That's a sucker punch by Rudy Gobert. It's unnecessary… When you do something like that, you just don't get the kind of respect you think […]

Deion Sanders is trying to establish discipline and consistency as he takes over a Colorado Buffaloes football program that has been suffering in recent years. He has his first opportunity to do that during spring practice. Sanders is putting out something of an old-school demand in an effort to get his players to work hard […]

As the Chicago Bulls prepare for the play-in portion of the schedule, forward Nikola Vucevic is within reach of a personal milestone. As long as he can get to the United Center without incident Sunday, he will play in his 82nd game of the season when the Bulls host the Detroit Pistons in the final […]

The Boston Red Sox did not come into the season with high expectations in the highly competitive American League East, but sluggers Rafael Devers and Adam Duvall may be able to help them surprise some of their opponents. Two Scoops for Raffy. pic.twitter.com/6BJsQtQVTF — Red Sox (@RedSox) April 8, 2023 Another day, another Duvy dinger. […]