Category: Sports

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob sounded off on his feelings toward the Portland Trail Blazers over last month’s trade fiasco. The Warriors’ trade for Gary Payton II was briefly jeopardized after a routine physical turned up concerns about his health. Golden State later filed a complaint with the NBA accusing the Blazers of withholding […]

Advancements in technology are great, until they do not work as planned.  That brings us to Major League Baseball’s PitchCom system that was accidentally tipping off Tampa Bay’s hitters about incoming pitches from Minnesota’s Kenta Maeda during Thursday’s spring training game. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the PitchCom device catcher Tony Wolters was using was […]

Three stellar seasons by Justin Jefferson haven’t convinced Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell that the star receiver has reached his full potential. “As crazy as this sounds, leading the league in yards and receptions, I think he and I have just scratched the surface of where we want to go as an offense, particularly with […]

Orlando’s Jonathan Isaac had season-ending surgery this week. It might mean the end of his time with the Magic. The Magic had high hopes for Isaac when they drafted him with the No. 6 pick in 2017. Injuries limited him to 27 games his rookie year, but he became a starter by his second season […]

As manager Michael O’Neill prepares to name his squad on Tuesday for the opening Euro 2024 qualifiers, the 23-year-old says other Premiership aces can follow in the footsteps of Glentoran hero Conor McMenamin and shine for their country. With the domestic game embracing a greater professional ethos and full-time training, Bonis feels young talent are […]

It wasn’t the start the Canadian rugby sevens teams wanted as both the men and women lost their opening matches to Ireland at the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament Friday at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. The men were trounced 35-5 while the women dropped their game 28-7. The early games were played before stands full […]

The wind, gusting to 30 miles per hour as the round progressed, wreaked havoc for some; but not for everyone. And, certainly, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Pádraig Harrington – for whom shot-making in such conditions was part of their golfing education – managed conditions well to stay within touching distance of the business part […]

One of the biggest defensemen on the trade market has been moved at the last minute. The Anaheim Ducks have traded defenseman John Klingberg to the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Andrej Sustr, a 2025 fourth-round pick and the rights to college prospect Nikita Nesterenko. Klingberg signed a one-year deal worth $7 million over the summer […]

Declan Rice will become England’s captain one day, West Ham United manager David Moyes said on Friday in response to criticism of the midfielder by Roy Keane. he 24-year-old Rice has become a fixture in Gareth Southgate’s England team but Keane was less than complimentary about him after West Ham’s FA Cup defeat at Manchester […]

Jonathan Quick never really did join the Columbus Blue Jackets. After this week’s trade, the veteran goaltender was immediately back on the market following some reports that he was blindsided and upset about being traded from the Los Angeles Kings. He didn’t make much sense for the Blue Jackets given their current situation, so they […]