The 2019 Overwatch League season will see eight new teams join the esports competition, as Activision Blizzard and the league announced six more expansion franchises on Friday. Atlanta and Guangzhou had already been confirmed as expansion teams earlier this summer, and will now be joined by new squads in North […]
The controversy over protests taking place during the national anthem before games wasn’t likely to go away completely no matter what the NFL did this season, though officials hoped a new policy would help reduce tensions over the issue. But with all parties unable to come to a satisfactory agreement, […]
Novak Djokovic overwhelmed Juan Martin del Potro to win the US Open men’s final on Sunday, earning a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 straight sets victory at Flushing Meadows. The win gave Djokovic his 14th career Grand Slam title, tying him for third all-time with Pete Sampras, behind only Roger Federer […]
Tyron Woodley is putting his welterweight championship on the line against an undefeated challenger in the main event of UFC 228, which takes place this Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Woodley is looking to make his fourth title defense and will take on Darren “The Gorilla” […]
William Hill is continuing to expand its reach in the American sports betting marketplace, as the company has reached a deal with casino operator Eldorado Resorts to establish sportsbooks in their facilities across the United States. The agreement sees William Hill US get the exclusive right to manage sportsbooks for […]
A new report by Nielsen suggests that the NFL could make billions of dollars from legalized sports betting in the United States, in the form of improved ratings and ticket sales as bettors pay closer attention to the league. The report, which was commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA), […]
On Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Angels announced that team doctors had recommended Tommy John surgery for two-way star Shohei Ohtani, a procedure that would likely keep him off the mound until 2020. Apparently, the damage to Ohtani’s ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) hasn’t impacted his swing. Ohtani responded to the […]
The UEFA Nations League is set to kick off on Thursday, marking the start of a competition that Europe’s soccer federation says will eliminate the need for so many meaningless friendlies. But players and managers have already expressed confusion over the format, which will play a role in qualifying for […]
Some of golf’s biggest names have been added to the Ryder Cup rosters over the past two days, as captains Jim Furyk and Thomas Bjorn unveiled their personal selections to the teams that will face off later this month in France. The Ryder Cup competition the United States against Europe […]
The Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics each won decisive Game 5 confrontations on Tuesday night to punch their tickets to the WNBA Finals. Seattle reached the finals with a 94-84 victory over the Phoenix Mercury, while Washington edged the Atlanta Dream by an 86-81 margin to claim its spot in […]
Colin Kaepernick may not be on an NFL roster, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming part of one of the most iconic advertising campaigns in all of sports. On Monday, Nike revealed that Kaepernick was one of the featured athletes in the company’s latest version of their “Just Do […]
Five-time champion Roger Federer was bounced from the US Open in fourth-round action on Monday night, as Australia’s John Millman pulled off a major upset to advance to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Millman defeated Federer 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-3), handing the Swiss legend his first ever loss […]
Bryson DeChambeau shot a 4-under-par 67 in Monday’s final round to earn a two-shot victory over Justin Rose in the Dell Technologies Championship, giving him two wins in two events so far in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The victory guarantees that DeChambeau will be the top seed heading into the […]
When Tony Romo finished his round at a Web.com Tour pre-qualifier at Lantana Golf Club on Friday, he had seemingly come up one shot short of moving on to the first stage of qualifying. But when a fellow competitor signed an incorrect scorecard and was disqualified, the former Dallas Cowboys […]
The Vegas Golden Knights will start the year without a key defensive contributor on the ice, as Nate Schmidt was slapped with a 20-game suspension for a positive drug test under the NHL’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Under the terms of the suspension, Schmidt can still take part in training camp […]
Brad Keselowski got out in front of Kyle Larson ahead of a late restart, then held on for the remaining 22 laps to win the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The victory was Keselowski’s first of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season, the 25th of his career, and the first […]
Clark County prosecutors dropped all charges against Nick Diaz on Thursday, hours before the UFC fighter was set to attend a preliminary hearing in front of a Las Vegas judge. Diaz was facing three felony charges and a misdemeanor, all of which stemmed from an alleged domestic violence incident that […]
Arbitrator Stephen B. Burbank has sent Colin Kaepernick’s grievance with the NFL to trial, denying efforts by the league to throw out the activist quarterback’s claims against league owners. Kaepernick alleges that NFL owners colluded to keep him from getting a job as a quarterback because of his social justice […]
The Champions League held its group stage draw on Thursday, placing 32 of Europe’s best soccer teams into eight pools as they attempt to qualify for the knockout rounds. While there are enough quality teams in the field to ensure that every group will have competitive matches, inevitably, some pools […]
Electronic Arts announced on Monday that it was canceling the final three qualifying events for the Madden Classic esports tournament, though officials said that competitive play would be continuing at some point. The cancellations come in the wake of the mass shooting at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville, in which […]
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