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The Chicago White Sox have placed right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger on the 15-day injured list due to a right wrist inflammation injury, the team announced on Sunday. The move is retroactive to Thursday. The White Sox added that they will make a corresponding roster move ahead of their three-game road series against the Cleveland Guardians, […]

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mickey Moniak has continued to make the most out of his promising start to the 2023 season. Moniak earned the start out in center field for the Angels in their home series opener against the Minnesota Twins on Friday. He entered the game with a .400 batting average to go along […]

The Green Bay Packers will call on multiple players to help make life easier for Jordan Love in his upcoming first season as their starting quarterback. Among them, Love is set to count on wide receivers Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs in the 2023 campaign. Watson is coming off of a roller-coaster rookie season with […]

There is plenty of optimism surrounding the Justin Fields-led Chicago Bears offense heading into the 2023 season. Bears general manager Ryan Poles has worked overtime in the offseason to bolster his team’s depth on the offensive side of the ball. He acquired a few notable offensive players ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft, from wide […]

Arsenal needed to avoid a defeat to Nottingham Forest on matchday 37 to at the least keep its slim Premier League title hopes alive. In the end, Arsenal notched a 1-0 away loss on the day, as Manchester City was then officially crowned Premier League champions for the third straight season. Arsenal did not have […]

Even as the Miami Heat are up 2-0 in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics, Caleb Martin sees that the “job” is far from finished. Martin rose to the occasion in the Heat’s 111-105 win over the Celtics on Friday. The fourth-year forward helped out Jimmy Butler quite a bit on the […]

No Boston Celtics player had any answer for Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin in Game 2 of this season’s Eastern Conference Finals, including Robert Williams III. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla made a few adjustments in Game 2. For one, he called on Williams to take on more defensive responsibilities against Martin. Now-former Celtics head […]

Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes essentially came to a close following its 3-0 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on matchday 36. Manchester City built a four-point lead atop the league table after it defeated Everton earlier on the matchday. The Gunners had an opportunity to at the least trim the lead back down […]

Barcelona will have multiple crucial decisions to make in this year’s summer transfer window. Among them, Barca will have to decide on just who will replace Sergio Busquets. Busquets announced earlier this month that he will leave the Catalan side at the end of this season. There was much speculation that Busquets would end up […]

The New York Mets officially called up Gary Sanchez from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday. They optioned catcher Michael Perez to Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move. Sanchez joined the Mets following quite a roller-coaster past year. He did not sign a major league contract after he capped off a one-year stint with the Minnesota Twins […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will soon have to address a notable dilemma regarding Alex Highsmith’s future with the team. Highsmith has a mere one year left on his rookie contract. He is set to hold a cap hit of $2.951 million in the 2023 season. Steelers general manager Omar Khan is hoping to keep Highsmith in […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will see a few new faces on the offensive side of the ball in the 2023 season, including D’Andre Swift and Rashaad Penny. The Eagles acquired Swift during Day 3 of the 2023 NFL Draft, as they parted ways with a pair of draft picks to bring him in. On the other […]

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles has been quite active in bolstering his team’s depth on both sides of the ball as of late. From the signing of D’Onta Foreman to the call to select a defensive player with three out of the team’s first four picks at the 2023 NFL Draft, Poles has continued […]

The Philadelphia Eagles resolved a notable dilemma last month, as they signed Jalen Hurts to a five-year, $255 million extension deal. The agreement between the two sides includes an astounding $179.304 million guaranteed, and it also has a full no-trade clause — a first in Eagles franchise history. Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown was far […]

Tom Clements returned to the Green Bay Packers organization last year to serve as the team’s quarterbacks coach. He put an end to his retirement to have another opportunity to win a Super Bowl with Aaron Rodgers. Unfortunately for Clements, this did not come to fruition, as Green Bay failed to clinch a playoff spot […]

The Chicago Bears bolstered their depth at the running back position during the 2023 NFL Draft, as they selected former Texas standout Roschon Johnson with the No. 115 overall pick. It seems like it was always meant to be with Johnson and the Bears. On Wednesday, the Longhorn Network’s official Twitter account shared a photo […]

For years now, the San Francisco 49ers have been well-known for rolling out one of the more creative offenses in all of the NFL. For one, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has provided multiple players with the freedom to take on multiple responsibilities on the field. Among them, George Kittle has emerged as one of […]

The Green Bay Packers will open up a new era in franchise history in the 2023 season. With the Packers’ call to trade Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets last month, they will hand the keys to the offense over to Jordan Love. Every player on the offensive side of the ball will play […]

The Green Bay Packers had a fair share of struggles on the defensive side of the ball in the 2022 season. A season after which they ranked ninth in total yards allowed per game, Green Bay ended up allowing a 336.5 yards per game mark in the 2022 campaign, which ranked 17th in all of […]

One of the main storylines heading into the Boston Celtics’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers centered on just whether Al Horford would be able to slow down Joel Embiid. In the end, it was Horford who had the last laugh. The Celtics picked up a convincing 112-88 win over the 76ers in […]

The Boston Celtics put together quite a performance in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics cruised to a 112-88 win over the 76ers to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season. Boston held Philadelphia to a lowly 37.3 percent shooting in […]

Multiple San Francisco 49ers players have already left quite a first impression on defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, including Nick Bosa. Wilks recently held his first press conference as defensive coordinator of the 49ers, and he noted that he touched base with several veteran players on the team over the past few months. Among them, he […]

Roy Keane believes that Arsenal must look to shore up its depth with “quality” following its collapse in the second half of the Premier League season. Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes essentially came to an end following its 3-0 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on matchday 36. The Gunners logged a mere two […]

The Phoenix Suns are on the lookout for a new head coach after they parted ways with Monty Williams on Saturday. The Suns have reportedly already shortlisted a few candidates for the vacancy, including Mike Budenholzer. According to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, the Suns are putting together a list of candidates for the job that […]

Anthony Volpe has continued to make quite an impact for the New York Yankees on the base paths. Volpe played an instrumental role in the Yankees’ five-run sixth inning in their 9-8 comeback win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. The rookie shortstop reached base on a bunt single to open up the inning […]

Jurgen Klopp has come to the defense of Darwin Nunez amid the forward’s roller-coaster debut season with Liverpool. Nunez, who joined Liverpool from Benfica during last year’s summer transfer window, has had a fair share of up-and-down performances in his ongoing first season in the Premier League. He sits at nine goals scored in 29 […]

The New York Yankees had multiple standout performers in their 9-8 comeback win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, including Aaron Judge. Judge slugged a pair of home runs in the divisional matchup, including a two-run home run in the sixth inning that provided the reigning AL East champions with a 7-6 lead. He […]

The Tennessee Titans completed Day 2 of their rookie minicamp schedule on Saturday. As expected, there has been much attention centered on Will Levis. Levis, who was selected by the Titans in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, anchored Tennessee’s offense on the day and spent plenty of time building chemistry with some […]

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons made headlines earlier this month when he revealed that he planned to add weight in anticipation of becoming a full-time defensive end. However, this may not be the case after all. During a press conference on Saturday, Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn downplayed Parsons’ comments by noting that the two-time […]

The Houston Texans opened up their rookie minicamp schedule on Friday, and as expected, C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson Jr. garnered much of the attention on the day. Stroud spent plenty of time building chemistry with a few offensive players on the team, including wide receiver Nathaniel Dell. The Texans selected the former Houston Cougars […]

The Steelers kicked off their rookie minicamp schedule on Friday, and there was plenty of attention centered on Joey Porter Jr. Porter is well familiar with the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, as he spent countless hours as a kid watching his father, Joey Porter Sr., practice with the Steelers. Porter made his first appearance at […]

The New York Yankees have released their starting lineup for their home matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, and manager Aaron Boone made one notable change. For just the fourth time this season, Gleyber Torres will bat leadoff for the Yankees. Volpe has been the Yankees’ go-to leadoff hitter as of late, but […]

The Carolina Panthers kicked off their rookie minicamp schedule on Friday, and as expected, all eyes were on Bryce Young. The former Alabama quarterback anchored the Panthers offense in multiple drills. For one, he took part in 7-on-7 drills, and he completed eight passes in such snaps. Four out of his total pass attempts in […]

The Miami Marlins are set to open up a new era in franchise history on Friday, as prized prospect Eury Perez will make his MLB debut in the team’s home matchup against the Cincinnati Reds. The Marlins called up Perez following his promising start to the season with the organization’s Double-A team in the Pensacola […]

T.J. Watt already has his sights set on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2023 season. Watt took to Twitter on Thursday after the 2023 NFL schedule was released to let everyone know that he sure is ready to go for Week 1 of the upcoming season. 🔋🔋🔋 — TJ Watt (@_TJWatt) May 12, 2023 The Steelers released […]

There has been growing anticipation for the release of the 2023 NFL schedule. Minnesota Vikings fans may not have to wait until later today to see their team’s entire schedule for the upcoming season. The Vikings’ 2023 schedule appeared to leak on Twitter hours before its official release. Your 2023 @Vikings Schedule. Per: @SkolBros #SKOL […]

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons is now the latest player in the NFL to come to the defense of Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. Since the conclusion of the Bears’ 2022 season, there has been much debate on whether Fields can soon emerge as Chicago’s next franchise quarterback. The Bears have at the least put […]

For the first time since late April, the San Diego Padres are sitting at the .500 mark. The Padres dropped to a 19-19 record on the season following their 5-3 road defeat to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. San Diego built a 3-2 lead in the contest, but its mere one hit with runners in […]

It has continued to go from bad to worse for the New York Mets in the early stages of the 2023 season. The Mets had a golden opportunity on Thursday to string together their first winning streak in three weeks. Instead, they came away with a 5-0 road defeat against the Cincinnati Reds. As has […]