Category: Sports

Celtics guard Marcus Smart will return to action on Wednesday in the team’s final game before the All-Star break, as Jared Weiss of The Athletic relays. Smart sprained his right ankle last month in a Jan. 21 win over Toronto. Shortly after suffering the injury, he said he hoped to be back within a week […]

Spring training is just getting under way, and Jacob deGrom is already injured. After a recent bullpen session, deGrom told the Rangers medical staff that he had “tightness” in his right side, per the Dallas Morning News. This is just the latest chapter in deGrom’s long injury history.  Over the past three seasons, the right-handed […]

The excitement surrounding Tiger Woods‘ return to the PGA Tour circuit was elevated on Tuesday once tee times and groups for the event were announced. Focus has, not surprisingly, been on the 82-time PGA champion being paired up with world No. 7 Justin Thomas and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy.  But what’s perhaps more interesting […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have completed a number of transactions ahead of their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. Cole Guttman, Brett Seney, and Isaak Phillips have been recalled from the AHL. To make room, Jarred Tinordi, Jonathan Toews, and Alex Stalock are all going on injured reserve. Toews is certainly the biggest name among […]

While most of the attention at this week’s Genesis Invitational has been on Tiger Woods, there are two other big names that could regain the spotlight by the end of the weekend: Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler, the 2022 Masters champion, reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the official world golf ranking last weekend […]

The Rockies have signed manager Bud Black to a one-year extension through the 2024 season, Black himself announced at Rockies camp this morning. The 2023 season will be the seventh at the Rockies’ helm for the 65-year-old Black, who’s thus far compiled a 417-453 record in that role. That losing mark is in many ways […]

Slugger Pete Alonso has insisted he is “really happy” to be with the New York Mets but indicated he isn’t entirely sure what may happen a few years from now.  “I just really want to come here and really just work hard and focus on the 2023 season at hand,” Alonso told reporters Wednesday, according […]

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have discussed a significant rule change that could motivate superstars to appear in more games during the regular season.  Aiming to reduce load management across the league, the two parties have considered making regular season awards dependent on a player’s number of games played, per The Athletic’s […]

Jrue Holiday went 10 years between All-Star selections. He proved why he’s an All-Star on Tuesday. Holiday hit the last of his eight three-pointers with 25 seconds left in overtime to give Milwaukee a two-point lead they’d never relinquish. It was the most threes he’d ever hit in a game, in his last game before […]

It’s time to ditch the NBA All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest. Saturday’s event — once a star-studded extravaganza — features nobodies Trey Murphy III (Pelicans), Mac McClung (76ers), Kenyon Martin Jr. (Rockets) and Jericho Sims (Knicks). Who? Martin Jr. might be the most recognizable name of the bunch, but that’s probably because of his father, […]