Category: Sports

Country music artist Mickey Guyton performs the national anthem prior to Super Bowl 56 in 2022. Image: Getty Images Assuming you’ve got all your Super Bowl snacks and fixings in time, the Super Bowl National Anthem is the first real indication that the game is about to start. At least, that’s usually when everyone at […]

LeBron James celebrates after a shot to become the all-time NBA scoring leader, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at 38,388 points on Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles.Image: Getty Images On Tuesday night, LeBron James became the NBA’s Vitruvian Scorer, a divine manifestation of athlete and bucket generator. The constant progression of statistical landmarks makes them even […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Russell Westbrook.Image: Getty Images Look at the Los Angeles Lakers. After years of flicking away rotation players and first-round draft picks like doughnut crumbs, they have finally made some moves that go towards building a full-fledged NBA roster. On Wednesday they finally unloaded Russell Westbrook’s expiring contract, and in […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts speaks to the media during the NFL Super Bowl LVII Opening Night.Image: Getty Images Sixteen years after Lovie Smith and the Chicago Bears faced off against Tony Dungy and his Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI, making history as the first two Black head coaches to reach that game, Jalen […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hands LeBron James the ball after James passed Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer on Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles.Image: Getty Images Anybody with a pulse could see the tension following LeBron James’ record-breaking basket passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. The two men, who have scored […]

The Rays’ current Tropicana Field abodePhoto: AP By now pretty much everyone is wise to the publicly-funded stadium scam. Teams threaten to leave, local and state politicians buckle, citizens pour their tax money into a new stadium, and only the team owner and their high-ranking employees see the benefits. And generations of taxpayers end up […]

After months of speculation, Russell Westbrook‘s time with the Los Angeles Lakers appears to be over.  The Lakers are reportedly finalizing a three-team trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz to acquire D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. While Westbrook heads to Utah in the deal, he might quickly return to the L.A. […]

The Sacramento Kings snatched victory from the jaws of defeat on Wednesday night against the lowly Houston Rockets, thanks to a controversial foul call in the game’s final seconds. With the Rockets leading by one with 1.2 left on the clock, Kings’ De’Aaron Fox chucked up a desperation 3-pointer, missing the mark. However, officials ruled […]

On Wednesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk discuss how Dylan Cozens’ big seven-year $49 million payday could be used as a template for other young restricted free agents looking to get paid such as Cole Caufield of the Montreal Canadiens and Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks.  Tyler Yaremchuk: Let’s […]

The Phillies had a bit of shuffling in the middle of their rotation this offseason. Each of Zach Eflin, Noah Syndergaard and Kyle Gibson went elsewhere in free agency. Philadelphia partially backfilled the starting staff by bringing Taijuan Walker aboard, but they focused the rest of their offseason attention on installing Trea Turner atop the lineup and […]