Category: Sports

For his performance in a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić earned the series MVP award.  The Joker, a two-time league MVP, averaged 27.8 points, 14.5 rebounds and 11.8 assists and shot 50.6 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from beyond the arc. He […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields will be eligible for a contract extension next year but isn’t thinking about that early into organized team activities. “I think every year is a big year,” Fields told reporters during a Tuesday news conference, as shared by Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. “So, I mean, yeah—I don’t really […]

Don’t let the calendar fool you because there’s plenty of work to be done in the NFC East. With training camps more than two months away, here’s one move each team should make. Dallas Cowboys Bring back Zeke: Remember when Ezekiel Elliott put out his wish list of teams he’d like to play for? Turns […]

The Athletics and lawmakers in Nevada have reached a tentative agreement on a stadium funding structure, per reports from both Mick Akers and Steve Sebelius of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Tabitha Mueller and Howard Stutz of the Nevada Independent. The Athletics initially agreed to a land purchase just west of the Las Vegas strip and […]

The Los Angeles Chargers had one of the most surreal collapses in playoff history last season. The Chargers were up 27-0 in the first half of an AFC wild-card tilt against the Jacksonville Jaguars only to see that lead deteriorate. L.A. ultimately lost 31-30. The Jags comeback was the third-largest in NFL playoff history.  As […]

The Spanish soccer league La Liga is facing global ridicule over the explusion of 22-year-old Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. during a match Sunday. Before his expulsion, the Brazilian striker had been the target of racist chants of fans inside and outside the stadium in Valencia. Since the abuse, Vini — the victim — remains […]

Every new NFL season brings with it breakout performances, with players hoping to take their team to the next level. These are the top breakout candidates for each team entering the 2023 season.   Brad Rempel / USA Today Sports Images Moore made big strides with the Cardinals last season, averaging 52 yards per game, […]

Few NFL prospects came out of college with more hype than Jadeveon Clowney. When the Houston Texans selected him with the first overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, many assumed that he and J.J. Watt would wreak havoc on NFL offenses for years to come. Clowney ended up being solid but not spectacular for […]

Jamal Murray has never been an All-Star or made an All-NBA team. That shouldn’t stop Denver from locking him up this summer. The 26-year-old Murray has two years and $73 million remaining on the rookie extension he signed in 2019. Murray delivered on the new deal right away, dominating the 2020 playoffs in Orlando with […]

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has addressed the possible return of Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi to the Catalan club. “It’s up in the air,” Xavi said about Messi possibly signing with Barcelona this summer, as shared by Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens of ESPN. “It depends on many things. There is not much more I […]