Category: Sports

Hey, rook! Welcome to the “s*** show.” Per The Athletic’s Jayson Stark, those colorful words are how some MLB players and executives describe a 2023 season that will feature important rules changes. Among them are a ban on defensive shifts and a pitch clock.  With the new rules, MLB hopes to create more flow and […]

When it comes to the Daytona 500, it’s always best to expect the unexpected. Due to the chaotic, random nature of superspeedway racing, NASCAR’s biggest event often comes down to simply surviving until the end above all else. You can’t predict who will and who won’t get caught up in “The Big One,” but nevertheless, […]

New York Jets fans may want to start preparing themselves for disappointment regarding the club possibly trading for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers this offseason. SNY NFL reporter Connor Hughes noted that “there’s a feeling around the NFL that the Jets are much higher” on Tennessee Titans signal-caller Ryan Tannehill “than some want to […]

After making a game-changer move at the 2023 NBA trade deadline, the Phoenix Suns are still looking to improve the roster long term, and that could include a couple of younger All-Stars to replace future Hall of Famer Chris Paul. The Suns shook up the entire NBA landscape when they acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant […]

Duke is off to an unsteady start under Jon Scheyer, but that didn’t stop Duke’s head coach from setting a new benchmark for first-year head coaches to reach.  And he did so with former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski in attendance for the first time since he retired. Per ESPN Stats & Info, Duke entered Tuesday’s […]

To say Brooklyn Nets point forward Ben Simmons isn’t the same player he was with the Philadelphia 76ers would be an understatement. Once considered a surefire All-Star and one of the top defensive players in the NBA, the former No. 1 overall pick is now merely a reserve. The new-look Nets find themselves with a […]

ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that MLB’s decision to introduce a pitch clock for the 2023 season will have an as of yet unexpected side effect: stricter enforcement of rules surrounding balks and illegal pitches. In addition, Bob Nightengale of USA Today writes that arguing pitch clock violations will result in an automatic ejection for managers. […]

James Harden can become a free agent this summer if he chooses not to exercise his player option with the Philadelphia 76ers, and a recent career move he made may have provided a hint about his future plans. Harden hired a full-time agent for the first time since 2017, according to Shams Charania of The […]

Breathe easy, Kansas City Chiefs fans. It sounds like head coach Andy Reid is staying put.  “I was asked that about 50 times down there,” Reid explained Tuesday about fielding questions related to his possible retirement ahead of Super Bowl LVII, per Charles Goldman of Chiefs Wire/USA Today. “I think by the time I got […]

With Kevin Durant in the fold, the Phoenix Suns now have a “big three” of their own. In an effort to compete in the NBA’s stacked Western Conference that’s likely what the Suns will need in order to make a big playoff run, but with star power sometimes comes star ego. Devin Booker says that […]