Category: Sports

Unless you’re a fan of the team or a hockey nerd, when you saw the news that Mattias Samuelsson of the Buffalo Sabres and Mikey Anderson of the Los Angeles Kings were signed to respective seven and eight-year extensions, you probably were wondering why they got that kind of term. You may have even been […]

Twenty-four hours after hitting what he called the biggest home run of his career, Trea Turner put on one heck of an encore in helping to send Team USA to the World Baseball Classic championship. After crushing a mammoth grand slam Saturday against Venezuela, Turner picked up where he left off against Cuba on Sunday, […]

The NBA has changed since Pau Gasol’s prime and the two-time champion has some qualms with the direction of the game. Gasol spoke about the current state of the NBA in a recent interview with Movistar NBA, explaining that he feels like defense has “disappeared” and “doesn’t matter anymore.” While Gasol has only been out […]

During Saturday night’s World Baseball Classic quarterfinal matchup between Team USA and Venezuela, Jose Altuve went down with a broken thumb after being hit by a pitch from Daniel Bard.  For both Altuve and Bard, it was a worst fear realized. While most of the attention has been on Altuve, Bard was left emotionally wounded […]

The story on Sunday night should have been Florida Atlantic’s gigantic win over Farleigh Dickinson to advance to its first Sweet 16 in program history. However, an unsuccessful attempt at showboating by FAU’s Alijah Martin will grab most of the headlines.  With the Owls up by eight in the final seconds, the Knights waved the […]

When NASCAR repaved and reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2022, the intention was to create action-filled pack racing like the series sees at superspeedways Daytona and Talladega. It delivered twice in 2022, and its first event in 2023 didn’t disappoint either as Joey Logano passed Brad Keselowski on the last lap to win the Ambetter […]

The Sweet 16 drought for the Kentucky Wildcats continues.  On Sunday, another set of Wildcats—Kansas State—sent Kentucky packing, winning a highly contested matchup in the NCAA Tournament second round, 75-69.  Kentucky misses out on the Sweet 16 for the third straight season under head coach John Calipari. The dubious streak is the second longest for […]

After coming close several times, this season might finally be the year Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid wins league MVP. While many have backed Embiid for the honor, Hall of Fame head coach George Karl shared a surprising take on the Sixers’ big man.  A guest on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Sunday, Karl said he […]

You can add Houston Astros star Jose Altuve to the list of significant injuries from the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Altuve exited Saturday’s USA-Venezuela quarterfinal match (which the USA won 9-7) when he was hit in the right hand by a pitch. On Sunday, Astros manager Dusty Baker said that Altuve is probably going to […]

The 2022-23 Duke Blue Devils faced the impossible task of meeting the long-held expectations built over the years under the legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski.  While a young Duke team had its fair share of success this season led by Coach K’s successor John Scheyer, they ultimately fell flat in the second round of the […]