Category: Sports

If the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to reunite LeBron James with Kyrie Irving this offseason, they’ll need to find a way to do so that doesn’t include sending D’Angelo Russell to Dallas.  NBA insider Marc Stein reported on Sunday that the Mavericks would have “no interest” in a sign-and-trade scenario with the Lakers centered […]

Michael Soroka is expected to make the start for the Atlanta Braves on Monday, completing a return to the major leagues that has been nearly three years in the making. During the 2020 season Soroka looked like he was on a fast track to stardom in the Braves rotation when he tore his right Achilles […]

It took 90 minutes of regulation play and 10 more agonizing minutes of stoppage time, but Everton survived a thrilling Sunday afternoon challenge to defeat Bournemouth by a 1-0 score.  With the win, the club avoids relegation and will remain in the English Premier League for a 70th consecutive season. A 57th-minute scorcher off the […]

NFL teams are free to negotiate with DeAndre Hopkins after the star wide receiver was released by the Arizona Cardinals this week, but those who are interested are apparently proceeding with caution. Hopkins does not have an agent. With the veteran technically representing himself in any free-agent contract negotiations, Mike Florio reports that teams have […]

Will Ferrell could be adding another sports legend to his cast of characters. According to a report from Deadline, Ferrell is on track to be cast as Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster John Madden in an upcoming Amazon/MGM feature film. “Madden” is said to tell the story of one of pro football’s most significant […]

The Dallas Cowboys begin a new era in 2023 — at least on the offensive side of the ball. With former offensive coordinator Kellen Moore now the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers, it means head coach Mike McCarthy will implement his offense. The Cowboys hired Brian Schottenheimer as their new offensive coordinator, but […]

Andrew McCutchen’s return to Pittsburgh has thus far been a dream. While the Bucs’ hot start has normalized to a more modest 26-25 record, it still represents a clear step up from the rebuilding and losing baseball of the previous seven seasons, and McCutchen has been a big part of that resurgence. In addition to […]

After resigning as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in October 2021, Jon Gruden is back in the NFL. Well, sort of. According to Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com, Gruden has been helping the New Orleans Saints as they begin to install a new offense centered around prized free-agent signing Derek Carr. “The club brought […]

One-time NBA champion head coach Doc Rivers is a finalist for Phoenix’s head-coaching vacancy, per Shams Charania. The Suns, though, should take a pass. Rivers, whom the 76ers fired after a conference semifinals loss to Boston, is clearly not an upgrade over Monty Williams, whom Phoenix canned after Denver ousted the Suns in the second […]

MLB’s institution of the pitch clock has garnered its fair share of criticism, but super-agent Scott Boras believes it could affect players’ health, and he’s calling for change.  A guest on “Baseball Isn’t Boring” this week, Boras said the pitch clock is wearing hurlers out, creating the need for an extra spot on MLB rosters.  […]