Category: Sports

Major League Soccer is often attracted to what’s shiny and new. This season’s most breathless headlines, for example, have gone to St. Louis City SC, an expansion team that sits second in the Western Conference. The New England Revolution and Columbus Crew — teams that started in the MLS in the mid-1990s — are subverting […]

The NBA suspended Miles Bridges for 10 games. But the league is pretending it’s 30. Bridges was arrested for domestic violence the night before free agency began. The felony charges came after the mother of his children posted graphic photos of her injuries online. As a result, Bridges remained unsigned, and the Hornets forward didn’t […]

The Dallas Mavericks benched their starters at the end of the season in an effort to help their draft position. It’s going to hurt owner Mark Cuban’s pocketbook.  The NBA fined the Mavericks $750K for “conduct detrimental to the league,” after they sat players against the Chicago Bulls on April 7 in a presumed attempt […]

Rays southpaw Jeffrey Springs left Thursday’s start with ulnar neuritis in his throwing arm. That indicated some degree of nerve inflammation in the area and the issue is apparently serious. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Springs is expected to miss two months at a minimum. The club is still seeking further evaluation, […]

The Battle of the Hudson is coming. With the regular season behind them, the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils are locked into a first-round playoff matchup and a meeting for the first time in the postseason since 2012. The teams each finished in the top 10 in the league-wide standings and are headed […]

The NCAA transfer portal has drawn mixed reviews since its launch in 2018, but it’s rapidly becoming an essential resource for college sports, particularly basketball.  With a staggering number of players already having entered the portal this offseason, broadcasting legend Dick Vitale believes it’s ruining the sport.  According to Matt Zenitz of On3.com, over 20% […]

The New York Islanders are going to get a bit of a star-power boost to the lineup as the playoffs roll around. According to Islanders center Mat Barzal, his plan is to return to the lineup for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Monday. Barzal has been out of the lineup for the […]

The Anaheim Ducks won’t renew the expiring contract of head coach Dallas Eakins, the team announced in a release Friday morning. Eakins has been at the helm of the team since the start of the 2019-20 season. Anaheim made the decision following a season that finished beneath already low expectations, finishing last in the NHL […]

The Mavericks have been fined $750K by the NBA for “conduct detrimental to the league,” according to a press release (Twitter link). The penalty was the result of a league investigation into Dallas’ decision to rest healthy players on Friday, April 7 during the team’s second-last game of the season, when a play-in spot was still within […]

The Anaheim Ducks understood the assignment this year. After suffering a 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, the Ducks have finished the season with the worst record, giving them the best odds of landing Connor Bedard with the first pick of the 2023 NHL Draft. The Ducks will enter the May […]