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With UFC coming to three great cities in the coming months, boss man Dana White just announced the main events for three huge late-summer fight nights. Former featherweight champion and No. 2 contender Max Holloway will square up with No. 7 contender the Korean Zombie, in a 145-lb bout on August 26 in Singapore. Holloway […]

Robot umpires taking over the MLB won’t happen in 2024, per commissioner Rob Manfred via ESPN. The automatic ball-strike system (ABS) is being used in half of the games at the Triple-A level this season. MLB is unlikely to adopt the change next season. “I think there’s some sentiment among the group that we made […]

The Chicago Cubs activated former NL MVP Cody Bellinger on Thursday, according to the team. Bellinger moved to the 10-day IL for a knee injury on May 19th and hasn’t played since. He will rejoin the team tonight as the Cubs play the Pittsburgh Pirates. Earlier this week, Bellinger played two rehab games for the […]

A two-seamer from St. Louis Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty drilled San Francisco Giants outfielder Mitch Haniger in the forearm in the third inning of Tuesday night’s game. X-rays confirmed the worst: Haniger fractured his right arm on the attempted check swing, per NBC Sports Bay Area. Mitch Haniger has left the game after being hit on […]

The Minnesota Twins made a four-run rally in the ninth inning, capped by Carlos Correa’s walk-off bomb against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night. Brewers closer Devin Williams was scoreless in 20 of his 21 innings pitched this season heading into Tuesday night. Williams is an elite closer, and Milwaukee was also 28-0 on the year when […]

Bad news came to light Tuesday for New York Jets safety Chuck Clark. According to a report, the Jets’ newest secondary addition has suffered a “serious” knee injury that could sideline him for the season, per Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic. Clark played six seasons for the Baltimore Ravens before New York traded for him […]

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy injured his left hamstring in Sunday’s game, but manager Dave Roberts does not expect him to go on the IL, according to Dodger Insider. Muncy did not exit the game Sunday, but he is out of Tuesday’s lineup against the Chicago White Sox. Roberts said Muncy will have an MRI […]

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase is taking his quarterback Joe Burrow over anyone else, including Kansas City Chiefs phenom Patrick Mahomes. But apparently Chase doesn’t know who that is. In a local press conference on Tuesday, the two Bengals superstars were asked who’s the best in the game. Burrow gave his props to Mahomes, but […]

Texas Rangers’ third baseman Josh Jung sits atop the AL Rookie of the Year odds at +230 on FanDuel. Trailing close behind at +270 is Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida. Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson and Houston Astros pitcher Hunter Brown are also in the running at +450 and +700 respectively. Jung is putting […]

Injured Indianapolis Colts’ stars Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman Jr. are present at Colts minicamp, but neither are participating in on-field activities, according to Ben Arthur of Fox Sports. Taylor had surgery on his right ankle in February, addressing an injury that plagued him for much of last season. That ankle definitely hindered Taylor’s play, […]

Philadelphia Phillies catcher JT Realmuto became the first catcher to hit for the cycle since 2011 on Monday night, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Oddly enough, this rare feat was hardly the most exciting part of the night. The benches cleared in the third inning after a pitch struck Arizona Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll in […]

Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke just watched his fourth different team win a championship over the last year and a half. The others he owns are the Los Angeles Rams (Super Bowl LVI champs), the Colorado Avalanche (2022 Stanley Cup champs), and the Colorado Mammoth (2022 National Lacrosse League champs). Most people would probably call […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is now an NBA Champion and NBA Finals MVP. With his 28/16/4 performance in Game 5, he is officially the first player in NBA history to lead the entire playoffs in points, rebounds, and assists. Not even the likes of LeBron James or Wilt Chamberlain has pulled that off, per […]

Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker reported to mandatory minicamp Monday after requesting a trade earlier this offseason. The 5x Pro-Bowler did not attend OTA’s, but Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said on the “Wolf and Luke” show that Baker has been very open to communication. “We’re going to continue to keep our discussions and line […]

ESPN television personality Stephen A. Smith is happy to bring Shannon Sharpe aboard the network’s flagship show, First Take, but only if it does not drastically change the show’s format, per SI.com. Sharpe is reportedly leaving Fox Sports’ Undisputed, which he has co-hosted with Skip Bayless since 2016. Sharpe and Bayless have been very successful together, but […]

The Los Angeles Rams have locked in a rookie contract for Mr. Irrelevant Desjuan Johnson, the last pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, per ProFootballTalk. Johnson is a defensive lineman from Detroit who played college ball at Toledo. Mr. Irrelevant is not supposed to be an insulting term. The nickname for the last pick in the […]

Oakland Athletics fans are planning a “reverse boycott” for Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Fans have raised over $30,000 to pack the Oakland Coliseum as full as possible. The Athletics have long been considering relocation and agreed last month to build a stadium in Las Vegas. The goal of the protest is to […]

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray revealed to reporters that Klay Thompson was the first person to contact him after his ACL diagnosis. On April 12, 2021, Murray suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and had surgery about a week later. He missed the 2021 NBA playoffs and then sat out the entire 2021-22 […]

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone has a message for his team ahead of NBA Finals Game 5: “We have to be hungrier.” “Our approach has to be that we’re down 3-1. They’re desperate, we have to be more desperate. They’re hungry, we have to be hungrier.” Nuggets head coach Michael Malone on his team’s mentality […]

The Houston Rockets have emerged as a potential suitor for Kyrie Irving if they can’t land James Harden in free agency this summer, according to Marc Stein. NBA free agency projects to be relatively slim pickings this year for teams looking to outsource top-level talent. Irving and Harden are by far the two biggest names […]

Miami Heat stars Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry are down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, but they still have an old promise to make good on. The two became friends years ago, when Butler was a Chicago Bull and Lowry was still a Toronto Raptor. Their fierce competitive natures just clicked. As teammates in the […]

The rosters for this year’s HBCU Swingman Classic at Seattle’s MLB All-Star Game were announced Friday afternoon by MLB’s Youth Development Foundation. The game is set to take place on Friday, July 7, at 10:30 p.m. ET and will air on MLB Network. Here’s a look at the rosters for the contest: Introducing the roster […]

After UFC megastar Conor McGregor bizarrely punched the Miami Heat mascot at Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Dana White bluntly called out the mascot’s decision-making skills. “What’s up with mascots wanting to get punched in the face by professional fighters,” White said. “What do you expect?” Dana White comments on Conor McGregor injuring the […]

Teofimo Lopez shocked boxing fans by announcing his retirement following Saturday night’s dominant win over Josh Taylor to claim the junior welterweight title, according to ESPN. “Retirement man, I’m kinda tired,” Lopez said when asked what’s next for him. “I’m not getting paid enough. A million dollars? Get the f— out of here.” 😳WOW!!! “IM […]

Oregon baseball just made an impossible comeback to win Game 1 against Oral Roberts with a walk-off single by Drew Cowley. Down 8-0 in the third inning of the college baseball showdown, the Oregon Ducks became the first team ever to trail by eight in a Super Regional game and win. OREGON WALKS IT OFF IN […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars may need to find a new place to play if they can reach an agreement for stadium renovations with the city. The leading contender? Daytona International Speedway, via ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio. The Jaguars recently proposed a massive two-year project to upgrade their home field that could cost up to $2 billion. This […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura enters NBA free agency this summer, but he emphasized on Friday he was happy with his time in L.A. “The playoff run was pretty good,” Hachimura said on ESPN’s Hoop Streams. “I don’t know my future, but I just want to be somewhere I can be happy. The Lakers […]

Denver Broncos wideout Courtland Sutton is studying Michael Thomas’ legendary 2019 season with the New Orleans Saints. Due to a long list of injuries, Thomas has played in just 10 games over the past three seasons, but he was once one of football’s best receivers and route runners. In that 2019 campaign, Thomas set an […]

New York Yankees outfielder Greg Allen will likely miss 6-8 weeks with a hip flexor injury, according to skipper Aaron Boone. Allen left the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers last Friday night after tweaking the muscle in his first at-bat. “You never know with these things, especially when it comes to soft tissue,” Allen […]

The New York Mets placed slugger Pete Alonso on the 10-day injured list Friday after he suffered a bone bruise and a sprained left wrist, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. He will miss three to four weeks and isn’t expected to rejoin the team until just before the All-Star break. Alonso took a 97 […]

Atlanta Braves All-Star Ozzie Albies called game Thursday night with a dramatic walk-off dinger to close out the three-game sweep over the New York Mets. Albies’ 10th-inning 3-run shot left the bat at 110.7 mph and traveled 408 feet: a true no-doubter. 🚨 PSA 🚨OZZIE 3-RUN WALK-OFF HOMER@ozzie | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/L2FLCOyQ8f — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) […]