Category: Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ian Cole has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for kneeing Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at the 1:50 mark of the first period of Thursday’s 5–0 Lightning win over the Avalanche at Amalie […]

There was no shortage of surprises at the 2023 trade deadline, the obvious big winners being Phoenix and Dallas for their respective trades for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.  Rather than a list of deadline winners and losers, here are a few leftovers from the madness. Didn’t make the best of a bad situation: Brooklyn Nets […]

Patrick Kane did not mince words. When news broke of Vladimir Tarasenko heading to the New York Rangers, one of his preferred potential destinations, Kane admitted: “It’s not like the happiest I’ve been to hear about a trade.” “If things are going to happen, that was a team I was definitely looking at,” Kane told […]

A typical aspect of Super Bowl broadcasts will be missing ahead of and during this Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles which will air on Fox.  According to Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten of Deadline, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed in a statement that President Joe Biden will not […]

Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews will not be playing in both of the team’s games this weekend due to an illness. Up to this point, the Blackhawks have not specified what illness Toews is dealing with, although it’s hard to see it being COVID-related if they didn’t specify it. He previously missed the entirety of […]

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller isn’t letting the New York Jets have all the fun as it pertains to recruiting Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Waller spoke with TMZ Sports from a Super Bowl party and made his pitch to Rodgers about orchestrating a trade from the Packers to the Raiders this […]

Despite all of the accolades, records and famous anecdotes about him, most people still don’t know much about Bill Russell — the player or the person. Part of that is due to a lack of game film from his era, but part of it is due to his somewhat introverted (albeit with good reason) personality […]

Team USA announced its roster Thursday for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and it is loaded with talent.  Former MVPs Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Paul Goldschmidt and Clayton Kershaw headline the roster as Team USA looks to repeat as champions. Other stars rounding out the team include Nolan Arenado, Trea Turner and Pete Alonso. The […]

When James hit the record-breaking fadeaway jumper over Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams on Tuesday night, cameras caught Davis sitting on the bench (while everyone else was standing and celebrating). “It’s about the game,” Davis said, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “I mean, we’re losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder, a game we needed. And […]

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and all that’s left is to decide who won or lost in 2023. Winners Phoenix Suns: They gave up a ton to get Kevin Durant – four picks, two excellent young players, a pick swap, and a gently-used Jae Crowder. It’s usually a mistake to give up […]