Category: Sports

With the 2023 NFL Draft in full swing, Chase Young is a good reminder that when it comes to prospects, there is no such thing as a “safe pick.” Widely regarded as the best prospect in the 2020 draft, Young was selected by Washington with the second overall choice and paid immediate dividends, not only […]

Before there was Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson as two-sport stars, there was Dick Groat. Groat, one of the best multiple-sport athletes in North American sports history, died on Thursday at the age of 92. You would have a difficult time finding a sporting life that matched what Groat was able to do on the […]

All F1 Grands Prix events have three unique sessions: practice, grid-setting qualifying and the race itself. From their debut three years ago, though, sprint weekends introduced a new session: a shortened “sprint” around the circuit that offered both grid setting and World Championship points. Instead of qualifying Saturday and racing Sunday, drivers would simply sprint […]

On Monday night, WWE chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque introduced the promotion’s brand-new World Heavyweight Championship to revitalize the title picture at the top of the card since undisputed WWE Universal champion Roman Reigns has had a stranglehold on the company’s top two titles for almost 1,000 days.  For those unfamiliar with the […]

Ime Udoka had his pick of NBA jobs. The possibility of Victor Wembanyama may have taken him to Houston. Udoka lost his job as head coach of the Celtics after using crude language toward a subordinate, before having an affair with her, which led to his suspension and eventual firing. But the scandal didn’t scare […]

Head coach Sheldon Keefe announced that forward Michael Bunting will not play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series. Bunting was issued a three-game suspension after he made an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak. The suspension has expired but Keefe […]

Suffice it to say, LIV Golf’s contingent of pros are feeling pretty good about themselves after last weekend’s event in Australia where the breakaway golf league sold out tickets and drew record crowds.  Of course, there is speculation that Greg Norman’s pull in his home country has a lot to do with that crowd size. […]

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson won’t attend the upcoming IIHF World Championship after all. A report from Aftonbladet indicates that the Swedish ice hockey federation could not secure insurance for him at the event. Pettersson, 24, is only signed through next season and expected to ink a massive extension at some point this offseason. He […]

The Hawks are going home. And they’re bringing the Celtics with them. Atlanta came back from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to win 119-117 after Trae Young hit a three with 1.8 seconds remaining to extend the series to a sixth game. Young played 44 minutes and was 14-of-33 (5-of-13 from three) from the field for 38 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were eliminated from the playoffs in five games with a 112-109 loss to Denver on Tuesday. During a season where the front office went all-in on being a champion contender, the lackluster playoff showing should mark the end of a failed experiment. Minnesota traded the rights to five future first-round picks to […]