Category: Sports

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 […]

Iowa (30-6) is led by 2023 National Player of the Year Clark, who has received comparisons to the greatest players in the sport’s history.  Women’s tournament TV ratings have shattered previous highs. Per Sports Media Watch,, Elite Eight games on ESPN averaged 2.2 million viewers, up 43% from the previous year. The Louisville-Iowa matchup led […]

It has been a rough week for Tottenham Hotspur. After the ignominious departure of head coach Antonio Conte, the club has now lost another key leader in association football director Fabio Paratici. On Wednesday, FIFA — soccer’s governing body — issued Paratici a global ban from the sport for his involvement in an Italian soccer […]

Critics of Bronny James will say that he’s only getting hype as a college basketball recruit because of his superstar dad, LeBron James. Those who believe in the younger James’ ability at the next level will point to his 15 points and four assists in the latest McDonald’s All-American Game and say it proves he […]

If it seems like things have been a bit quieter than usual on the LIV Golf front — yes, even with the Masters approaching — that could be because the breakaway golf league is busy at work brainstorming how it will expand its empire in 2024.  But there is still plenty to contend with in 2023, […]

The New York Rangers have signed forward Filip Chytil to a four-year extension with an AAV of $4.4375m. Chytil is in the midst of a career year. The 23-year-old has 22 goals and 42 points in 66 games, far surpassing his previous best of 23 that he set during his first two seasons.  He followed […]