Category: Sports

On the eve of MLB’s Opening Day, the New York Rangers turned the Big Apple’s attention to hockey with a splash. In an unexpected development, the Broadway Blueshirts announced a four-year extension for young center Filip Chytil with an annual average value of $4.4375 million. This new contract represents value for the Rangers and keeps […]

Keegan Murray wasn’t a top-three pick. But he’s now the top three-point-shooting rookie in history. In the 2022 NBA draft, there was a three-way debate over who should be the number one pick between freshmen Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren and Jabari Smith Jr. At No. 4, Murray was almost an afterthought. In fact, he was […]

Lamar Jackson does not want to play next season without a long-term contract, and one NFL insider thinks there is a chance the star quarterback could sit out if he does not get it. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk said on “The Pat McAfee Show” Wednesday that he believes Jackson is likely to remain […]

The New York Knicks are sitting pretty among the top-six teams of the Eastern Conference, but an injury curveball is threatening to ruin the vibes. The team announced on Thursday that star big man Julius Randle suffered a sprained left ankle in the previous night’s win over the Miami Heat, adding that Randle will be […]

Miller is one of the draft’s top prospects, currently ranked third on ESPN’s big board, but he could go as high as second overall behind French phenom Victor Wembanyama, Wojnarowski adds. As a freshman for the Crimson Tide in 2022/23, Miller averaged 18.8 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.9 SPG and 0.9 BPG on .430/.384/.859 […]

Light the beam! The Sacramento Kings are headed back to the playoffs.  On Wednesday, the Kings walloped the Portland Trail Blazers 120-80 and, in doing so, clinched a playoff berth for the first time since the 2005-06 season. The Kings Herald, a Sacramento fan site, summed up the euphoric feeling that the team and fan […]

Miami head coach Jim Larranaga has taken the Hurricanes on a marvelous run to the Final Four. His team is now just two wins away from winning an NCAA championship, but win or lose over these next two, one has to imagine that Larranaga feels like he’s riding high. At 73 years old, it would […]

The pitch-clock era in MLB began on Opening Day Thursday, and it didn’t take long to claim its first victim.  More pitch-clock violations will come, but you always remember your first. Unfortunately for Chicago Cubs starter Marcus Stroman, he now holds the dubious honor as the first pitcher to be penalized for a pitch-clock violation […]

Following a critical loss to Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert sounded off about a familiar topic for fans and players: calls by game officials.  “It’s not fair. It’s really not fair,” he told the media. “Every night. I have been in the league for 10 years, and I try to […]

The Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday that forward Kirby Dach will be out a minimum of one week with an upper-body injury. Dach last played in Monday’s 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres, logging three shots, one hit, and one block in 22:29 of ice time. However, he was held out of Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to […]