Category: Sports

The Minnesota Wild took a big hit in the injury department on Thursday night, as forwards Joel Eriksson Ek and Oskar Sundqvist left the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins with injuries. Wild head coach Dean Evason said that both players will be evaluated on Friday to get a better idea as to the severity of […]

Kansas head coach Bill Self is a legend, but even the legends have to know when to walk away for the benefit of their overall well-being and health. For Self, it does not sound like the walkaway point is coming anytime soon. This is despite the fact that he missed the entirety of the Big […]

Dynamic young center Jack Hughes is on the cusp of surpassing a long-held New Jersey Devils record.  On Thursday, Hughes scored two goals and dished out two assists, posting a four-point night in the Devils’ 8-1 blowout victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Hughes has 95 points on the season, one shy of the Devils’ […]

The Boston Bruins have announced that defenseman Charlie McAvoy will not return to Thursday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an upper-body injury. The Bruins were trailing 1-0 at the time of the announcement. McAvoy collided with Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron in the second period and didn’t return. The severity of his injury isn’t […]

An NBA All-Star plans to fulfill his duty to his native country. Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen revealed in an interview with Ramona Shelburne of ESPN this week that he will be performing military service in his native Finland this summer. Service in the Finnish military is mandatory for all male citizens of the country […]

New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton didn’t hold back when discussing how quarterback Russell Wilson played during the 2022 NFL season.  “There’s probably a little bit of dirt on a lot of people’s hands,” Payton recently said about Denver’s woeful 5-12 campaign, as shared by Jon Heath of Broncos Wire/USA Today. “When you win […]

Among the bevy of current MLB stars whose fathers also played in the big leagues are Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Bobby Witt Jr. Perhaps the most notable player on the list is San Diego Padres standout Fernando Tatis Jr., whose dad — Fernando Tatis Sr. — played in the bigs from 1997-2010. Tatis […]

With one year remaining on his contract, Dwane Casey isn’t a lock to return as the Pistons’ coach next season. One of the early steps in making that decision took place when Casey met with members of the team’s ownership after Wednesday’s game, writes Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press. “We talked about how we’re […]

Garrett Mitchell delivered a big hit for his Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, and then he zinged his wife afterward. Mitchell hit a walk-off solo home run off Adam Ottavino in the bottom of the ninth to help his Brewers beat the New York Mets 7-6. The walk-off home run gave the Brewers a three-game sweep […]

Former New York Jets quarterback and current “The NFL Today” analyst Boomer Esiason isn’t buying that the Green Bay Packers could ultimately send quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the San Francisco 49ers.  “You don’t do business in the NFL by screwing over another general manager at the last moment,” Esiason said during Wednesday’s edition of his […]