Category: Sports

The Arizona Diamondbacks believe outfielder Corbin Carroll is going to be a superstar, and they made a financial commitment to that belief on Saturday. According to MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert and ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Diamondbacks and Carroll have agreed to a massive eight-year, $111 million contract extension that also includes a ninth-year option. It is […]

Calling balls and strikes in a baseball game is a thankless job, and is often times pretty subjective. There is no denying that what happened on Friday night in New Orleans between the University of New Orleans and Mississippi Valley is one of the worst strike calls anybody will ever see. Or has ever seen. […]

Julius Randle didn’t have his best game in the New York Knicks‘ 106-95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Afterward, Randle voiced his displeasure with the game’s officials.  Randle let his frustrations bleed onto the court, ultimately costing the Knicks a second-half lead.  With the Knicks leading by one, 74-73, with only a […]

Nick Bonino’s return to Pittsburgh has hit an abrupt pause. The Penguins announced that the center suffered a lacerated kidney in Thursday’s overtime loss to the Islanders after being hit by a puck and is considered week-to-week. Rob Rossi of The Athletic relays that the veteran was released from the hospital Saturday. The 34-year-old was […]

With NASCAR in the Arizona desert this weekend, we’ll likely have a bit of a change of pace from the last two races, which were both on high-banked intermediate tracks.  Phoenix is a shorter, flatter oval that drives much differently, and this is how the field will line up for Sunday’s event. Kyle Larson paced […]

Add New York Mets ace Justin Verlander to the long list of MLB personnel still learning what is and isn’t allowable under the new pitch clock operations embraced for this season.  “I found myself trying to kick some mud out and fix the mound,” Verlander said following his spring training outing against the Houston Astros […]

Regular fans of the CONCACAF Champions League are used to shocking upsets, but Violette AC’s 3-0 win over Austin FC earlier this week is one of the most surprising wins in tournament history. The longstanding Haitian side, in continuous operation since 1918, faced intense challenges on its way to the tournament. The teams will play […]

With the men’s NCAA Tournament right around the corner, it is time to relive some of the biggest March Madness upsets in history. When March rolls around, there are few bigger events in American sports than the NCAA Tournament. The 64-team tourney brings in the best amateur players from around the country in one of […]

The New York Knicks, who have missed the postseason nine of the past 10 seasons, are in the thick of the playoff hunt thanks to the stellar play of guard Jalen Brunson. Brunson, who signed with the Knicks as a free agent last summer, is having a career season, averaging 23.8 points and 6.1 assists […]

Kyrie Irving delivered a thoughtful critique of sports gambling this week. Yes, that Kyrie Irving. On a Twitch stream Thursday, Irving said that sports betting had “taken away the purity and the fun of the game at times.” Irving drew a distinction between basketball fans supporting their favorite teams and those tracking their bets and […]