Category: Sports

Kansas St. assistant men’s basketball coach Jareem Dowling called out Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari on Sunday night, following the teams’ second-round NCAA Tournament matchup. Dowling’s Wildcats defeated Calipari’s Wildcats , 75-69, behind the efforts of guard Markquis Nowell. The two-time Big 12 All-Defensive team member scored a team-high 27 points, including 23 in […]

Can a Stanley Cup winner be distilled into a repeatable recipe? It’s a question I ask every year after the NHL trade deadline passes as we reassess the league’s power structure based on which players changed teams. Is there a set list of ingredients a contending team can seek out and sprinkle into one pot […]

Typically, the champion’s dinner held ahead of The Masters doesn’t garner much attention outside of what is going to be on the menu. (And there is no denying the Texas BBQ-inspired spread Scottie Scheffler has put together sounds pretty darn tasty.)  But of course, this year’s feast at Augusta National Golf Club features the first […]

Because Reaves only received a two-year deal from the Lakers when he signed his first standard NBA contract in 2021, he won’t become eligible to sign a contract extension before he reaches restricted free agency this summer. Additionally, the team will only hold his Early Bird rights at that time, rather than his full Bird […]

It wasn’t too long ago that New York Knicks forward Julius Randle was among the most divisive players in the Association. He struggled to an extent to open the 2022-23 campaign. That came after a down 2021-22 season from the All-Star. But as we’ve seen with the rest of his Knicks squad, Randle has picked […]

Ensnared in a bitter refereeing bribery scandal, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid, 2-1, on Sunday to go 12 points clear at the top of the Spanish league table. “It is a very important and deserved victory,” head coach Xavi told the media afterward, adding, “We dominated.” The Catalan club has had a rotten month—one that started […]

Even a hospital stay can’t stop Shaquille O’Neal from supporting his TNT buddies. TNT’s Ernie Johnson confirmed that O’Neal had hip surgery, which will keep him off the set of “Inside The NBA” indefinitely.  TNT’s NBA coverage has slowed down this week due to the NCAA Tournament. O’Neal suggested on “The Big Podcast With Shaq” […]

As it turns out, Rick Pitino won’t be staying with the Iona Gaels and is headed back to the Big East, joining St. John’s as their next head coach. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Pete Thamel, the Hall-of-Fame coach is in agreement with the Red Storm on a six-year deal. If Pitino stays with […]

Reports of ace Jacob DeGrom looking like the star of old might make his new team the favorite to surprise in 2023. DeGrom, who signed a five-year, $185 million free-agent deal with Texas in the offseason, made his first start of spring training Sunday. According to the Dallas Morning News, he hit between 97-100 mph on […]

The Houston Astros‘ hopes for back-to-back World Series wins took a considerable blow on Saturday.  During Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic matchup against the United States, Jose Altuve, the former MVP and the heart and soul of the Astros lineup, took a pitch from Daniel Bard off of his hand. The former AL MVP went down […]