Category: Sports

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 […]

New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba exited Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with an upper-body injury. The injury occurred early in the first period, as the Rangers captain was playing the puck along the boards in New York’s zone when Lightning winger Corey Perry went for the hit. The collision caused Trouba to […]

Hawks fans have to be wondering where this has been all season. Center Clint Capela came away with what has to be the best defensive play in the NBA this year on a behind-the-back steal against the Wizards on Wednesday. Washington guard Jordan Goodwin drove into the paint but had nowhere to go once he […]

The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings faced off last night in what could be a preview of a first-round series between the two if the stars aligned, and on paper, it looks like it could be one of the more entertaining matchups. But the game itself was not what was expected. Even with all […]

The Mets provided an update on Justin Verlander on Wednesday afternoon. Their newly signed ace has been on the 15-day injured list after being diagnosed with a low-grade strain of the teres major muscle in his shoulder at the end of spring training. New York sent Verlander for an MRI Wednesday morning, raising some amount […]