Category: Sports

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 […]

Free-agent guard Goran Dragic is meeting with the Bucks in Milwaukee Saturday afternoon and intends to sign with the team for the rest of the season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Wojnarowski first reported on Thursday that the Bucks were the front-runners to sign Dragic, and it seems no rival suitors have jumped the […]

The XFL’s Orlando Guardians cut quarterback Quinten Dormady on Friday after reports surfaced that he had given opponents plays from the team’s playbook. An investigation was subsequently launched. However, mere hours after Dormady was cut, he reappeared on the team’s roster page under the “reserve list.” The XFL later released a statement on the situation. […]

It is Manchester City 1 Newcastle United 0 with around a half hour gone in the lunchtime game in the Premier League. A superb solo goal from Phil Foden has given the home side the advantage. Meanwhile, the Gunners can stretch their winning run to four when they host Bournemouth. In the other 3pm games, […]