Dante Vanzeir suspended, fined for racist language

Major League Soccer announced Thursday that New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir has been suspended six games “for the use of racist language” during this past Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes. The ban prohibits Vanzeir from participating in league matches, U.S. Open Cup contests, MLS Next Pro matchups and exhibition games. […]

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Judge: Lawyers can’t slide into Shaq’s DMs to serve papers

For months, lawyers have been searching for Shaquille O’Neal. A judge ruled they can’t just DM him. Attorneys asked Judge K. Michael Moore last week for permission to serve O’Neal with legal papers via his social media accounts, for a class-action suit against celebrity endorsers of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Judge Moore rejected their motion […]

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Former Steelers QB takes dig at Lamar Jackson’s game

Steelers vs. Ravens has been one of the best rivalries in the NFL, so Ben Roethlisberger isn’t going to stop giving his opinion just because his playing days are over. That’s exactly what he did for QB Lamar Jackson. “You don’t really fear Lamar’s accuracy all the time. He’s got a huge arm. He can […]

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Blackhawks will not re-sign Jonathan Toews

Tonight will be the last game of Jonathan Toews’ Chicago Blackhawks career. General manager Kyle Davidson officially announced that the captain would not be re-signed, releasing the following statement: I’ve had a number of conversations with Jonathan throughout the season about his future with the Blackhawks, and recently, we had the difficult conversation that we […]

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Report: Giants make call on Saquon Barkley deal

There’s more information on the potential standoff between the New York Giants and star running back Saquon Barkley.  After it was learned Wednesday that Barkley will not sign his franchise-tag tender before the Giants’ offseason program begins this coming Monday, Fox Sports NFC East reporter Ralph Vacchiano tweeted that the ball carrier “wasn’t happy with […]

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Giannis Antetokounmpo was ‘ready’ to retire in 2020

In a piece from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sports columnist Lori Nickel this week, the scribe revealed that Antetokounmpo — who has become of the league’s biggest mental health advocates — faced a bevy of reasons as to why he almost stopped playing after six-plus standout seasons, but before he led the Bucks to the 2021 […]

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The ‘200 or more three-pointers in 2022-23’ quiz

The reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors had an up-and-down regular season: dominant at home but abysmal in away games, leading them to just narrowly miss falling into the Western Conference play-in tournament. One bright spot for the Dubs was the return to form for Klay Thompson. After sitting out most of the last three […]

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Edwin Diaz offers positive update for potential 2023 return

New York Mets All-Star closer Edwin Diaz refuses to slam the door shut on possibly returning to the bump later this year following his devastating knee injury.  “If everything goes well, I think I can be back sooner than eight months,” Diaz told reporters on Wednesday ahead of the Mets’ afternoon home game against the […]

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Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul boxing match set for Aug.5

The Stockton, Calif. native spent 15 years fighting under the UFC banner with wins over Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson, Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone, to name a very select few.  Diaz was involved in two of the biggest pay-per-view events in the company’s history, facing McGregor twice and garnering 1.317 million and 1.6 million buys, […]

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