Category: Sports

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ long, tumultuous nightmare is over. After nearly two decades, the Leafs have finally advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Fittingly, it took overtime for the Leafs to snap their streak of futility. Tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6, 1-1, through three periods, it took […]

Rightly or wrongly, head coaches often come under the microscope after disappointing ends to seasons. That has been the case with Mike Budenholzer after the top-seeded Bucks lost their first-round series to the Heat in five games. Unfortunately, Budenholzer and his family were going through a terrible personal tragedy during the series — one of his three brothers […]

According to Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic, the scheduling format for a 12-team College Football Playoff has been revealed. The College Football Playoff was a revelation and most fans would likely say that the format is leaps and bounds better than the old BCS system.  If there has been one consistent complaint, though, it has […]

With only five wins through their first 26 games of the 2023 season, the Oakland Athletics are looking more like a Triple-A team than a major league squad. The team’s offense ranks in the bottom 10 of virtually every statistic and the team’s pitching is historically bad. Through 26 games, the pitching staff has posted […]

Jack Nicholson hadn’t attended a Lakers game since last year’s opener. He inspired the team to a 40-point win Friday night. The 86-year-old Nicholson was a fixture sitting courtside at Lakers games for years. Although he hasn’t made a movie since 2010’s “How Do You Know,” Nicholson still attended his favorite team’s games. But after […]

The Dodgers announced a handful of roster moves before Friday night’s series opener with St. Louis. Will Smith has been reinstated from the concussion injured list, while Max Muncy and Brusdar Graterol are each back from paternity leave. In corresponding active roster moves, J.D. Martinez was placed on the 10-day IL while Luke Williams and Justin Bruihl were […]

Austin FC has a short — but mostly charmed — MLS history. Relying on a creative attacking style, the Texas club leaped from 12th in its debut season in 2021 to second in 2022. This season, however, the team has floundered. Austin FC is 11th in the West and has the second-worst goal differential in the […]

Jae Crowder was baffled by his lack of playing time as the top-seeded Bucks lost 4-1 in the first-round series against the Heat, Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. However, he’s still interested in re-signing with the organization. While Jimmy Butler carved up the Bucks’ defense, Crowder played only 18 seconds in Game 5. He didn’t […]

In the aftermath of the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks’ stunning upset loss to the eighth-seeded Miami Heat in the opening round of the playoffs, the franchise may be preparing to make a significant change in leadership.  According to NBA insider Shams Charania, head coach Mike Budenholzer could be on the chopping block in Milwaukee after the […]

With the best record in baseball at 20-5, the Tampa Bay Rays continue to perfect the recipe for a recipe for success that does not break the bank. Ranked 28th out of 30 teams with a payroll of just under $74M, the Rays have built a winning culture that started when former manager Joe Maddon […]