Category: Sports

Former Green Bay Packers vice president Andrew Brandt doesn’t want to hear about salary-cap restrictions, particularly when discussing contracts awarded to top-tier quarterbacks.  “That’s the least important thing,” Brandt told Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic about cap hits. “That gets way too much play.”  Specifically, Brandt was referring to Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe […]

The Padres are placing third baseman Manny Machado on the 10-day injured list, per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Machado had been recently diagnosed with a small fracture in his hand. Infielder/outfielder Brandon Dixon has been recalled in a corresponding move. Machado was hit on his left hand by a pitch on Monday and initial X-rays […]

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could make his season debut as early as Monday, following an offseason battle with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Hendriks was diagnosed in January and underwent his final round of chemotherapy in early April.  The 34-year-old Hendriks has pitched in 471 Major League games throughout his career and was one […]

Dr. Antonio Sotomayor is a native of Puerto Rico, born and educated in San Juan until he continued his collegiate studies in the United States. A professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Illinois, Sotomayor has studied and watched many of Puerto Rico’s sports highlights. He declined to list them in […]

Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons is making the rounds this NFL offseason, both putting in work ahead of the upcoming season and enjoying a bit of downtime when he can. After showing up to the second-round NBA Playoff matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics and opting to wear Sixers gear, Parsons traveled to […]

Soccer positions vary based on age and competitive level. Young players start by trying all roles, then, as they get older and more positions are introduced, they’ll likely find one they like to play more often than others. These are the four basic positions that set the foundation for the game.   Forward These players […]

Dodgers starter Dustin May left Wednesday afternoon’s outing against the Twins after one inning with elbow discomfort. After the game, manager Dave Roberts told the team’s beat that testing revealed a flexor pronator strain in his forearm/elbow area, via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Roberts called a month-long absence “the floor” for the 25-year-old hurler. […]

Understanding these four guidelines will help your child as he or she gets ready to play basketball. Moving the Ball There are two primary ways to move the ball in basketball. If a player wishes to move the ball themselves they must be dribbling, which is bounding the ball with their hand, while walking or […]

While no one would have ever been able to fully prepare for the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented, especially when it comes to the shutdown of youth sports, Los Gatos United Soccer Club was better prepared than most. According to Phil Gibson, the Director of Operations, the reason why started about a year and a half ago. […]