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Le’Veon Bell’s Pittsburgh Steelers career ended in bitter fashion after a holdout and a couple of franchise tags, as the star running back bolted for the New York Jets and a $52.5 million contract they had offered him. Five years later, Bell, who remains a free agent, is admitting the move was a mistake. During […]

Fernando Tatis Jr got the full New York experience during the San Diego Padres’ 5-1 win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Tatis, who was suspended 80 games last August after testing positive for a banned substance called Clostebol, was serenaded with steroids chants from Yankees fans. But Tatis got […]

All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was released by the Arizona Cardinals on Friday after months of NFL trade rumors, leading many to speculate that a free agent frenzy for his services was imminent. Plus, Hopkins had already named five quarterbacks on contending teams he’d like to play with. All that’s left is for Hopkins to […]

New York Yankees rookie pitcher Randy Vazquez enjoyed a solid debut in the Bronx, pitching 4 2/3 innings while striking out six in a 5-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday night. But Vazquez, who served up a two-run home run to Padres star Juan Soto, likely felt like he let the team […]

DeAndre Hopkins was released by the Arizona Cardinals on Friday afternoon after months of trade rumors. Shortly after his release, the Cardinals posted a classy message on Instagram, saying “Thank you DHop.” Hopkins responded to the post with two words, as captured by The Score’s NFL Insider, Jordan Schultz. “Love always!” DeAndre Hopkins may not […]

Frustrations are mounting for Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola as the team fell to 23-27 on the season after Thursday’s loss to the Atlanta Braves. Nola, who looked to right the ship against the division-rival Braves, did the opposite, serving up three home runs to Atlanta in six innings pitched. After the game, the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are halfway to NBA Playoffs history, as they have turned a 3-0 hole against the Miami Heat into a 3-2 series after back-to-back blowout victories. So, what changed for the Celtics? As it turns out, going down 3-0 was a good thing? As Tatum told reporters in his postgame […]

For the fourth time this season, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone headed to the showers early after being ejected by the umpire during Thursday’s loss to the Baltimore Orioles. This time, Boone took exception to home plate umpire Edwin Moscoso’s strike zone. Given that this was Boone’s second ejection in the last four games, […]

As the red-hot New York Yankees, winners of seven of their last 10 games, continue to claw their way up the MLB standings, one thought is hard to ignore. Just where would this team be without Aaron Judge? It’s a scary thought, given that the 30-21 Yankees have only just now, in late-May, managed to play […]

The Utah Utes football team has landed their quarterback of the future, 4-star Isaac Wilson, the brother of New York Jets signal-caller Zach, per Ari Wasserman of The Athletic. Isaac Wilson is ranked as the 354th overall prospect, as well as the no. 22 QB prospect in the 2024 class. He is also the highest-ranked […]

A squirrel has stolen the show at Yankee Stadium. Thousands of Bronx Bombers fans packed into the Stadium to see their New York Yankees take on the division-rival Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. Perhaps the most impressive athletic feat came not from the players on the field, but from a rodent. That’s right, a squirrel made […]

Sometimes a player feels sad after he is traded away from the only team he’s ever known. That is not the case for former Baltimore Ravens safety Chuck Clark, who was traded to the New York Jets earlier this offseason. Clark made that much clear on Tuesday while speaking to reporters at Jets OTAs (Organized […]

The San Francisco 49ers risked it all in the 2021 NFL Draft for quarterback Trey Lance, as they traded away four picks for the right to move up to select Lance. Former star wide receiver and current NFL Network analyst Steve Smith spoke about the 49ers’ uncertainty at the QB position heading into the 2023 […]

Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Bryce Young had the privilege to speak to the greatest player the NFL has ever seen in seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. Young, who conversed with Brady during the NFLPA Rookie Premiere at the home of Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, revealed to reporters the inspiring message he received from the […]

Longtime Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper was fired on Monday, a little over two weeks after he appeared to use a racial slur on the air during a broadcast of a May 5 Athletics game against the Kansas City Royals, according to Jerry McDonald of The Mercury News. In a video that has since caused […]

From one MVP to another. New York Yankees star slugger Aaron Judge shared a friendly moment with MLB’s all-time Hit King and Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose before the Bronx Bombers’ win over the Reds on Saturday. Judge was seen having a conversation with Rose before the game. It had MLB fans wondering what was […]

After signing a monster contract with the Baltimore Ravens this offseason, star quarterback Lamar Jackson was not present on the first day of OTAs (Organized Team Activities), per Jamison Hensley of ESPN. However, Jackson will reportedly attend OTAs later this week, a league source told Hensley. While the news of Jackson’s OTAs absence likely scared […]

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider had a brain fart during his team’s game against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Forgetting that pitching coach Pete Walker had already ventured out to the mound for a visit in the sixth inning, Schneider made his way to the mound to talk with Blue Jays pitcher Alex Manoah. […]

Tragedy struck the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore just hours before the Preakness Stakes, as Havnameltdown, a horse trained by Bob Baffert, suffered an injury and was euthanized during the undercard of the second leg of the Triple Crown, according to the Associated Press. 1/ST Racing, the owner of Pimlico Race Course, said the following […]

Every golfer has felt the way Jordan Spieth did on Saturday after striking a less-than-ideal shot during the PGA Championship at Oak Hills Country Club. Spieth, who had deposited his opening tee shot into the porta-potty area, took his language into the proverbial toilet in a hot mic moment caught by the CBS Sports cameras. […]

Cincinnati Bengals star Ja’Marr Chase took exception to recent comments made by former Buffalo Bills and current Indianapolis Colts wideout Isaiah Mckenzie. McKenzie, whose Bills were bested by Chase’s Bengals in the Divisional Round of the 2022 NFL Playoffs, suggested on Tyler Dunne’s Go Long podcast that the contest would have been a “totally different […]

When it comes to his former team, the Carolina Panthers, it’s all love from San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey, who raised some eyebrows when he told the media that his trade from the Panthers to the 49ers was “the best thing that ever happened” to him, clarified that those comments were not meant […]

The New York Yankees found themselves involved in another sticky situation during their 6-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt, who earned his second win of the season after five solid innings of work, was examined by the umpiring crew before the start of the fifth inning after third […]

Head coach Darvin Ham may be about to answer the desperate pleas of Los Angeles Lakers fans who were clamoring for forward Rui Hachimura to be in the starting lineup following LA’s Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Ham is considering starting Hachimura in Game 2, league sources told Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. […]

‘Playoff’ Jimmy Butler is a real thing. The Miami Heat star forward has raised his level of play when it matters most, especially in this year’s NBA Playoffs, taking his team to new heights in the process. After he helped lead the Heat to a come-from-behind win over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of […]

Baltimore Ravens pass rusher David Ojabo wanted to throw it back to his Michigan days and wear number 55, but Ravens legend Terrell Suggs wasn’t having it. Ojabo approached Suggs- and even Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti- about wearing number 55 but the seven-time Pro Bowl pass rusher didn’t want Ojabo donning his iconic Baltimore number. […]

You don’t see this every day. The PGA Championship, set to be played at Oak Hills Country Club in Pittsford, New York, has been delayed due to frost, the Tour announced via the event’s Twitter account. How do you like those apples? A PGA Tour golf tournament, played on the doorstep of summer, has its […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has done the unthinkable in the first quarter of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jokic, a stat sheet stuffer extraordinaire, compiled a first quarter line that hasn’t been done in any quarter of any game in the last 25 years. Jokic is the first player […]

The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery and the right to select a generational player in Victor Wembanyama– and team owner Peter Holt was feeling a little unsteady. In one of the most priceless NBA Draft Lottery reactions of all time, Holt told ESPN’s Monica McNutt that he “might faint.” "I might faint" […]

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge caused quite the stir during Monday’s 7-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays when his eyes wandered over to the Yankee dugout moments before he belted his second homer of the night in the eighth inning. Blue Jays announcers Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez, puzzled by Judge’s side eye, […]

4-star Aaron Butler may have put all of the infamous college recruiting hat dance videos to shame with his commitment to the Colorado Buffaloes football team on Tuesday. Butler announced his decision to commit to Colorado football in the comments section of head coach Deion Sanders’ Instagram Live. Here’s what the 4-star, two-way talent posted […]

Forget football. Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen might have a future in baseball. Allen, who is in Toronto to watch the Blue Jays take on the New York Yankees on Monday, was allowed to take the field at the Rogers Centre during batting practice. The Bills star did not disappoint, smashing several home runs […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are planning to bring back a familiar face at the quarterback position. The Steelers, who will have Rudolph in a for a visit on Tuesday, are reportedly planning to agree to terms on a deal with the free agent quarterback that would bring him back for a sixth season in the Steel […]

Attention! If you currently are or have ever been employed as a professional football kicker, the Dallas Cowboys are interested in talking with you about their roster vacancy. The Cowboys’ kicking woes reared their ugly head in the playoffs last year when kicker Brett Maher missed four straight extra points in his team’s win over […]

The New Orleans Saints bolstered their weaponry for new quarterback Derek Carr after the NFL Draft, as they’ve signed former Pittsburgh Steelers second-round pick and wide receiver James Washington, a league source told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Washington joins the Saints on a one-year contract, Fowler notes. The Oklahoma State product put on a show […]

It’s been a long road back from Tommy John surgery for Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale, but the lanky left-hander can officially say he’s all the way back after Saturday’s masterpiece of a start against the St. Louis Cardinals. Even though it came in a losing effort against a bad Cardinals team, Sale accomplished […]

The Detroit Lions raised eyebrows and incurred plenty of criticism for their selection of Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Many pundits believed that Gibbs was a day-two pick, but the Lions were quite literally dancing in their seats after reaching up to snag Gibbs. Of course, […]

Aaron Judge did something that New York Yankees fans aren’t accustomed to seeing during Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Judge, who belted the second of two home runs to give the Yankees a 7-6 lead after they were trailing 6-0, stopped to admire his two-run, go-ahead blast in the sixth inning as it […]

Atlanta Falcons first round NFL Draft pick Bijan Robinson hasn’t played in a game yet and he likely already has fantasy football managers salivating over his abilities. Robinson spoke to reporters on Friday after the Falcons opened rookie minicamp, giving fantasy managers a glimpse at the lucrative role he’ll play in Arthur Smith’s offense in […]