Category: Sports

The San Diego Padres took a huge gamble Thursday, reportedly agreeing to a six-year, $108 million contract extension with starting pitcher Yu Darvish. Darvish had a big 2022 season, going 16-8 (most wins since his 2012 rookie season and a team-high) with a 3.10 ERA, career-best 0.95 WHIP and team-high 197 strikeouts across 194 2/3 […]

The trade deadline is still a few weeks away, but the New York Rangers aren’t waiting around. Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola have been acquired from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional 2023 first-round pick, a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick, Sammy Blais and Hunter Skinner. The Blues will retain 50% of Tarasenko’s […]

A.J. Brown is naming names. When asked to name the NFL’s top receivers, he put himself fifth. What does “top receiver” even mean? There are many variables to consider, and according to modern analytics, he may not be giving himself enough credit. According to ESPN Analytics and FiveThirtyEight.com, Brown was the NFL’s best wide receiver […]

Ever since he made his debut with the San Francisco 49ers back in 2019, Nick Bosa has been among the most dominant defensive players in the game. The former No. 2 pick out of Ohio State earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors that season, recording 25 quarterback hits, 16 tackles for loss and […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are back from the All-Star break and will be back in action with a home-and-home against the Columbus Blue Jackets starting tomorrow night. It doesn’t look like they’ll have one of their regular goaltenders for the back-to-back situation, though, as Matt Murray landed on injured reserve today. Toronto has recalled Pontus Holmberg, Alex […]

Oklahoma and Texas clearly can’t wait to go to the SEC, and with the amount of money that conference brings in and the notoriety of its athletics — especially on the gridiron — who could blame them? First things first, though, and that’s the pesky business of making the Big 12 right. The two blue-chip […]

Next month, Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout will lead Team USA as the best in the sport come together for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.  In a tourney that will pit MLB teammates against one another, Trout was asked on Thursday during an appearance on MLB Network if he had any advice for his […]

The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will remain bitter rivals for the foreseeable future. It just won’t be in the Big 12 after the 2023 season. It was previously noted that the two college football powerhouses were set to leave that conference for the SEC after the 2024 campaign. According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, their […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a move to acquire a former top-10 pick in a trade with the Orlando Magic on Thursday. The Lakers acquired center Mo Bamba from Orlando in exchange for guard Patrick Beverley, according to multiple reports. The Magic also added a second-round pick as part of the deal. Bamba figures to fit […]

Brett Favre is suing both Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee for defamation over comments they made about Favre’s alleged involvement in a welfare fraud scheme, according to a report. Favre is accusing both Sharpe and McAfee, as well as Mississippi Auditor Shad White, of making “defamatory allegations” when discussing Favre’s alleged part in a scheme […]