Category: Sports

USC and UCLA will move to the Big Ten ahead of the 2024 season, and it sounds like they will have an opportunity to establish some new high-profile rivalries right from the jump. The Big Ten will have 16 teams once UCLA and USC join. Conference officials are in the process of deciding on a […]

Though he already heads one of the largest sports leagues in the world, NBA commissioner Adam Silver appears to be in the running for a major role with an even larger corporate entity. Charles Gasparino of FOX Business Network reported this week that Silver is on the shortlist of candidates to succeed Bob Iger as […]

Jon Jones made a miraculous return to the UFC on Saturday night, submitting Ciryl Gane to win the heavyweight title.  Winning your first fight back at UFC 285 is impressive. But dodging the dreaded “Drake Curse” is priceless.  The award-winning musician is great at making hits, but he’s become notorious for his poor sports bets. […]

North Carolina made history — the wrong kind — in its loss to Duke on Saturday and will likely make more — also the wrong kind — next week once the NCAA Tournament field is set. The Tar Heels lost for the 12th time this season, giving the program the most losses by an Associated […]

Major League Baseball is pulling a “not so fast” on opportunistic pitchers. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported on Saturday that the league sent a memo to teams clarifying that umpires will call a “quick pitch” violation if the pitcher delivers the ball before the batter is “reasonably set” in the box. Feinsand notes that the […]

The Colorado Rockies have agreed to a one-year, $2MM deal with reliever Brad Hand, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports (via Twitter links). The guaranteed money breaks down as a $1.5MM salary in 2023, and then a $500K buyout of a $7MM club option the Rockies hold on Hand’s services for the 2024 season. Another $1MM […]

After 16 technical fouls, an NBA player gets a one-game suspension. It’s no surprise Dillon Brooks was the first one this season.  Brooks got his 16th technical after he and Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic jawed at each other, both getting double technicals. As usual, it was predicated by a questionable play by Brooks, who […]

Morant was live streaming on his own Instagram from a nightclub very early Saturday morning. While shirtless and rapping along with music, Morant held up what appeared to be a handgun in his left hand. Not that there’s ever a good time for an NBA star to flash a gun on social media, but Morant’s […]

The Avalanche are getting some good news and some bad news regarding their back end.  NHL.com’s Ryan Boulding relays that Cale Makar has been activated off injured reserve and will play today against Dallas.  However, Josh Manson’s lower-body injury sustained on Wednesday is going to keep him out for a while. Boulding lists him as […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke will miss the rest of the 2022-23 season after sustaining a torn left Achilles tendon, agent Mark Bartelstein tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). The Grizzlies have put out a statement (via Twitter) confirming the diagnosis and announcing that Clarke will be out indefinitely. He’s expected to make a full recovery, per […]