Category: Sports

Unless they turn things around quickly and drastically, the Trail Blazers will miss the playoffs and the play-in tournament for a second consecutive year under head coach Chauncey Billups, who was hired in the summer of 2021. However, a high-ranking source within the organization tells Jason Quick of ‘The Athletic’ that the idea of firing […]

The 2023 World Baseball Classic has been a success and attracted a lot of attention across the baseball world. That has Bryce Harper thinking big. Harper, who was slated to play for Team USA before withdrawing due to injury, now wants to see baseball return as an Olympic sport, with active MLB players taking part. […]

The NHL’s annual pride nights have become a lightning rod for controversy this season as several players and teams have declined to wear the rainbow warmup jerseys that are usually associated with the event. San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer has become the latest player to decline.  The Sharks’ annual pride game is on Saturday, […]

Brandon Nimmo is week-to-week with a low grade strain in his right knee and ankle, New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler told reporters, including Joel Sherman of the New York Post. His status for Opening Day remains unclear. Nimmo, 30 later this month, re-signed with the Mets on an eight-year, $162M deal this winter. […]

The Edwin Diaz injury at the World Baseball Classic is the type of thing that can only happen to the New York Mets, a perpetually cursed franchise that always seems to have the dumbest things happen to them at the dumbest possible time. But for as sad as the situation is for Diaz, and for […]

The New York Mets do not expect closer Edwin Diaz to pitch this season after an injury suffered while celebrating a World Baseball Classic win. That does not mean the organization is simply leaving him to his rehab, however. The Mets, led by owner Steve Cohen, have gone out of their way to support Diaz […]

Ranking champions is always difficult just due to the nature of change. Pretty much no champion deals with the same obstacles or advantages as anyone else, but a rankings system has to consider both the landscape of the sport during that championship season as well as try to keep a throughline that links criteria together. […]

LeBron James has been out of the Los Angeles Lakers lineup since late February nursing a foot injury. It’s still unclear when James will return, but teammate Dennis Schroder provided a cryptic update on the stars’ status while speaking with reporters Friday.  “I know. I can’t say too much—but German doctors are great,” Schroder said. […]

On an evening when a No. 1 seed went down, Miami (FL) helped produced arguably an even more surprising result. Thanks to its 63-56 win over Drake on Friday, the No. 12-seed will advance to the Round of 32 for the first time since 2018. It’s become an annual tradition trying to determine which No. […]

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña is the latest MLB star to defend the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in the wake of the devastating injury to New York Mets stud closer Edwin Diaz. The Mets stopper suffered a likely season-ending right patellar tendon tear immediately following Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over the Dominican Republic Wednesday night. […]