Category: Sports

If you think NBA players are complaining more than ever about officials, Jeff Van Gundy agrees. In an appearance on “The Lowe Post,” ESPN’s top NBA analyst said there’s been a “huge uptick” in the amount of verbal abuse that NBA referees have received this season. It doesn’t seem like fines or technical fouls have […]

Mikolas, 34, is coming off one of the finest seasons, having logged a career-high 202 1/3 innings with a 3.29 ERA. His 19% strikeout rate was well below average, but the right-hander offset that with an exceptional 4.8% walk rate and a 45% ground-ball rate that checks in a bit above average. He also limited […]

LSU is headed to its first Elite Eight in 15 seasons, and forward Angel Reese is a huge reason why. Her run in the NCAA Tournament through three games is unlike any we’ve witnessed in a three-game stretch in any major American organized basketball league.  Per OptaStats, no NBA, WNBA player, nor any other Division […]

Parity has arrived in NCAA men’s basketball and the proof is in this year’s March Madness action.  On Friday, top-seeded Alabama and Houston squads lost in the Sweet 16, ensuring the first Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament history without a No. 1 seed. Two No. 1 seeds had already seen their seasons come to an […]

Timmy Allen put an exclamation point on a blistering first-half by the Texas Longhorns in Friday’s Sweet 16 matchup against Xavier. With a win, Texas would reach its first Elite Eight since 2008. On the play in question, Allen came down with a defensive rebound with four seconds left and dribbled up to halfcourt before […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella isn’t a fan of tanking, and he let the orange and black faithful know it on Friday.  Speaking with reporters, Tortorella commented on the mail he gets urging the team to lose on purpose in hopes of a higher pick in this summer’s NHL Draft.  “Stop sending me mail […]

The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday afternoon that right-hander Michael Soroka has been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. That was generally expected considering a hamstring injury knocked him out of the race for the fifth starter’s role out of camp. An All-Star and Rookie of the Year runner-up in 2019, Soroka is looking to return to a […]

The NHL is almost never predictable. As has been established time and again over the years, pretty much any team can win any game on any given night. Nothing ever comes easy. Naturally, not every player follows the same trajectory. Some guys come out of the top development leagues in the world and immediately establish […]

Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young has raised eyebrows because of what he didn’t do at his pro day.  As shared by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Young declined to weigh in before he began his throwing session:  Per Eric Edholm of the NFL’s website, Young measured in at 5-foot-10 1/8 and 204 […]

There’s a lot riding on Jorge Masvidal’s UFC 287 showdown with 170-pound contender Gilbert Burns. During a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Masvidal (35-16) revealed that he has sources telling him that he — and not Colby Covington — is next in line for a shot at welterweight champion Leon Edwards if he’s victorious on […]