The Champions League round of 16 draw was announced on Monday morning, with a tantalizing matchup between Liverpool and Bayern Munich highlighting the first round of knockout matches in the competition. The draw was set up to pit group runners-up against group winners, with the second place finishers hosting the […]
First place Liverpool will look to continue its undefeated start to the English Premier League season as the Reds host Manchester United at Anfield this Sunday. Liverpool enters the 17th week of the EPL season with 42 points, one ahead of Manchester City at the top of the table. Klopp […]
Middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez called out Floyd Mayweather while promoting his Saturday fight against Rocky Fielding, saying that Mayweather has been diminishing the credibility of boxing with his recent antics. Alvarez referenced events like Mayweather’s boxing match last year with UFC superstar Conor McGregor, and his upcoming exhibition with Japanese […]
Major League Baseball’s winter meetings ended with a bang on Thursday, as the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Rays worked out a three-team trade. The deal sees Carlos Santana end up back in Cleveland, while Edwin Encarnacion went to the Mariners and the Rays picked up young prospect […]
The UFC announced on Wednesday that it would be postponing its UFC 233 pay-per-view event, thanks to a combination of factors including injuries and the decision to move one of the headlining fights to the first UFC card to appear on ESPN+. UFC 233 was originally scheduled for Jan. 26 […]
New Jersey sportsbooks set new records in November, setting a state record by taking in $330 million in handle for the month. That allowed operators to generate $21.2 million in revenue for the month, up from just $11.7 million in October. FanDuel, DraftKings Continue to Dominate Revenue increased faster than […]
There was only one position in the Champions League knockout stage remaining to be decided on Wednesday, but that didn’t mean there was a lack of drama, as Olympique Lyonnais needed to come from behind to draw Shakhtar Donetsk and earn their way into the final 16. Lyon used a […]
The city of Oakland has filed a federal lawsuit against the Raiders and the NFL over the team’s planned move to Las Vegas, raising the prospects that the team may not play their home games in Oakland next season. The Raiders are expected to move to Las Vegas in 2020. […]
Multiple media outlets reported on Monday that the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a three-year, $50 million contract with outfielder Andrew McCutchen. According to MLB.com, the deal includes a $15 million team option with a $3 million buyout for the 2022 season. No Long an MVP, McCutchen Still Valuable The […]
Liverpool defeated Napoli 1-0 at home on Tuesday to earn a position in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, keeping the English side’s hopes alive of making another deep run in the competition after finishing as runners up last year. Liverpool managed to escape with a win thanks […]
An ambitious plan to host a regular season La Liga match in the United States has fallen apart, as Barcelona has backed out of the proposal to play their match vs. Girona in Miami next month. The decision came on Monday following a meeting of the club’s board of directors, […]
The Kansas Jayhawks are back on top of the college basketball world this week, as the team received 57 of the 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Monday. Kansas (8-0) retook the top spot, which it also held before the season began, following a […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) backed off somewhat on its support for esports appearing in an Olympic program after a meeting on Saturday, calling such talk “premature.†That proclamation came after IOC officials met in Lausanne for the seventh Olympic Summit, during which many sports-related topics were discussed, including if […]
New Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen has implemented draconian measures since taking over the team a week ago, leading players to go as far as contacting the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to complain about the tactics being employed by their new leader. According to sources cited by Yahoo […]
Closer Lee Smith and designated hitter Harold Baines were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday after each received at least 75 percent of the vote from the Today’s Game Era committee. Smith was a unanimous choice by the 16-person committee, while Baines just squeaked by with the […]
Over the past week, both Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant have said publicly that they’re worried that new Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James might be taking on too much of the workload for his team. But on Tuesday, James said that while he understands their concerns, he doesn’t share […]
Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy will debut in UFC on Jan. 19 during a UFC Fight Night event in Brooklyn, New York, where he will face off against heavyweight Allen Crowder. Hardy’s first UFC fight comes after the 30-year-old has shown potential as a mixed martial artist in his […]
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer announced on Monday that he would be retiring from coaching after leading the Buckeyes against Washington in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. In making the decision, Meyer cited health issues, the suspension he faced at the start of the 2018 season, and the […]
The University of Massachusetts has produced a few notable professional players since it revived its hockey program in 1993. But until this week, UMass has never been considered the best team in the country. That changed when the College Hockey Online Top 20 poll was released on Monday, which had […]
The Seattle Mariners are continuing to deal players from their Major League roster in an effort to rebuild the team’s farm system, announcing Monday that they were trading All-Star shortstop Jean Segura and other players to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Carlos Santana and J.P. Crawford. The deal is […]
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