Category: Sports

After several weeks of competition, the CONCACAF Nations League has locked down its semifinal stage: the U.S. vs. Mexico and Panama vs. Canada.  The victors of those semis will face one another to determine who is best in an increasingly competitive region. But how did these teams qualify from the field of 41 competitors, and […]

Pache, 24, is out of minor league options and will be on the Opening Day roster for the Phillies. It could mean either Jake Cave or Dalton Guthrie, who earned roster spots during spring training, start the season in Triple-A Lehigh Valley.  The former top 100 prospect has hit .156 with four home runs across […]

The Winnipeg Jets’ grip on a Western Conference playoff berth gets more slippery by the day, it seems, and it’s beginning to take an emotional toll. Winnipeg suffered a 3-0 shutout loss to the lowly San Jose Sharks Tuesday night. It was the Jets’ second consecutive defeat and third in its past five games. And […]

It’s been three years since the UFC hosted an event in Mexico but with a trio of Mexican-born champions on the roster, it’s a no-brainer that the world’s mixed martial arts leader must return to Mexican soil.  For years, Mexican-born fighters couldn’t reach the UFC’s pinnacle but thanks to the rise of Mexican MMA, led […]

In an interview with Matt Gelb of The Athletic published Tuesday, Phillies star Bryce Harper said he wants to play until he is 45. If Harper — who turned 30 last October — hopes to achieve this goal, staying healthy throughout his 30s will be important. Since signing with the Phillies in 2019, Harper has […]

As the NBA regular season winds down, the MVP race between Joel Embiid of the 76ers and Nikola Jokić of the Nuggets tightens.  The past two seasons, Jokić has won the MVP, edging Embiid both times. Per Oddschecker, the players are neck and neck this season. However, four-time NBA champion Draymond Green of the Warriors gives Embiid […]

The NBA MVP debate has gotten heated lately, but on Monday, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic may have wrapped up the award for the third straight season. Denver’s game vs. the Philadelphia 76ers was initially hyped as a battle of the potential MVPs, but with Joel Embiid ultimately unable to play, Jokic took advantage, putting […]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson offered huge praise of Iowa guard Caitlin Clark on Tuesday, declaring her the second best player in the history of women’s college basketball. His claim — while bold — isn’t a stretch. Look to Clark’s historic Elite 8 performance against Louisville for proof. She became the first player in NCAA Tournament history […]

The Houston Rockets are the worst team in the Western Conference this season, and that might actually be underselling their many issues. A troubling report emerged this week about the Rockets and head coach Stephen Silas. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst wrote that Silas was in tears at one point this season because he felt that he […]

Brian Daboll of the New York Giants officially earned 2022 Coach of the Year honors last month but had something else on his mind on Tuesday.  “Yeah, I got smoked in the playoffs,” Daboll admitted to reporters, per Bob Brookover of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.  Specifically, the 9-7-1 Giants recorded a 31-24 wild-card postseason […]