The Tampa Bay Rays won in dramatic fashion on both Sunday and Monday, extending their winning streak to 11 games and taking over first place in the highly competitive AL East race. The Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-8 on Monday, overcoming two Vladimir Guerrero Jr. home runs to […]
Padres, Dodgers Fighting for NL West, Best Record in MLB After Long Winning Streaks
The highly anticipated battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres for the NL West title has finally come to fruition, as both teams have put together long winning streaks to compile the two best records in the majors. San Diego has won its last nine games, […]
MMA Notebook: Font Dominates Garbrandt, Cyborg Finishes Smith Late
Rob Font won a one-sided decision over Cody Garbrandt in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday to position himself as a leading contender for the bantamweight title. Font defeated the former bantamweight champion 48-47, 50-45, 50-45 in a controlled, dominant performance that could set him up for […]
Phil Mickelson Completes Long Shot Bid to Win PGA Championship at Age 50
Phil Mickelson became the oldest winner of a major championship in golf history, claiming the PGA Championship by two strokes on Sunday. The 50-year-old Mickelson shot a 1-over 73 in the final round at Kiawah Island to finish two shots ahead of Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen. Mickelson braves crowd […]
World’s Best Chess Players Compete for Bitcoin in FTX Crypto Cup
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will look to win his second straight Champions Chess Tour event – and a fair amount of Bitcoin – when the online FTX Crypto Cup begins on Sunday. The FTX Crypto Cup features a prize pool of $220,000 in cash, as well as 2.1825 Bitcoin. […]
Josh Taylor, Jose Ramirez Clash for Undisputed Super Lightweight Championship
Someone will leave Las Vegas as the unified super lightweight champion on Saturday night after Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez battle for all four major belts in the weight class. Taylor holds the IBF and WBA belts at 140 pounds, while Ramirez holds the WBC and WBO titles. Few undisputed […]
UFC Fight Night: Font, Garbrandt Face Off in Bantamweight Battle with Title Implications
Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will look to earn another title shot on Saturday night when he takes on fellow contender Rob Font in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Apex in Las Vegas. Font enters the fight as the No. 3 contender for Aljamain Sterling’s title, […]
Rory McIlroy Roars Into Kiawah Island as PGA Championship Favorite
Two weeks ago, Rory McIlroy ended an 18-month drought by winning the Wells Fargo Championship for the third time. Now, he’ll enter the PGA Championship as the favorite to win his first major in nearly seven years. McIlroy returns to Kiawah Island, the site of his first PGA Championship win […]
Spencer Turnbull Throws No-Hitter Against Mariners, Continuing Year of the No-No
Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull struck out nine batters and walked just two on his way to throwing a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Turnbull threw the fifth no-hitter of the 2021 MLB season and the second against the Mariners in less than two weeks. Turnbull: ‘Best […]
Mike Trout Injury Makes Shohei Ohtani Favorite for AL MVP Award
The Los Angeles Angels are struggling to stay in contention early in the season, despite outstanding performances from their two best players. Now, the team will have to try to turn things around without superstar Mike Trout, who could miss up to two months with a strained calf. Trout exited […]
The Chicago White Sox Might Just be the Best Team in Baseball
The Chicago White Sox came into the 2021 season with high hopes. They expected to contend for the AL Central title, and most experts considered them one of the top teams in the American League. Now, after 40 games, the White Sox aren’t just meeting those expectations, they’re surpassing them, […]
Arbitrator Ruling Puts Fury vs. Joshua Heavyweight Unification Bout in Question
After years of anticipation, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua were finally closing in on making their heavyweight title unification fight official. But an arbitrator’s ruling on Monday has cast doubt on that fight, as Fury might have to do battle with another of his top rivals first. Former federal judge […]
AL MVP Odds: Are Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani in a Two-Way Race Between Angels Stars?
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Angels found themselves down to their final out against the Boston Red Sox, and on the verge of losing their fifth straight game. But the two leading AL MVP candidates – Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani – came through to give the Angels a dramatic […]
UFC Notebook: Oliveira Beats Chandler for Lightweight Title, Ferguson’s Future in Doubt After Loss
Charles Oliveira captured his first UFC championship on Saturday, stopping Michael Chandler in the second round of the main event of UFC 262 to win the lightweight title. Khabib Nurmagomedov vacated the lightweight belt earlier this year. He announced his retirement after beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 last October. […]
Cryptocurrency Plunge Sends WAX, Topps MLB NFT Prices Tumbling
Over the past week, cryptocurrency prices have dropped significantly. As of Monday afternoon, Bitcoin had fallen nearly 27% over the last seven days, while Ethereum fell 19% over the same period. Smaller cryptocurrencies also felt the pinch, and that meant falling prices for Topps MLB NFTs as well. WAX, the […]
Luis Nery Defends Super Bantamweight Title vs. Brandon Figueroa in Battle of Undefeated Fighters
Two undefeated boxers will meet in the ring this Saturday in Carson, California, as WBC super bantamweight champion Luis Nery takes on challenger Brandon Figueroa at Dignity Health Sports Park. Nery won the vacant title by beating Aaron Alameda in September. Nery Looks to Regain Knockout Swagger at 122 That […]
UFC 262: Charles Oliveira, Michael Chandler Vie for Post-Nurmagomedov Lightweight Title
When Khabib Nurmagomedov retired, he left a gaping hole in the UFC’s lightweight division. Now, Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will face off to take up the mantle at 155 pounds when they battle for the vacant lightweight title in the main event of UFC 262 on Saturday night. UFC […]
NHL Wants Answers on Canadian Border, Playoff Implications by June 1
The NHL organized its 2020-2021 season in deference to the COVID-19 pandemic, isolating its Canadian teams in their own division to avoid cross-border travel. But one of those teams will have to compete against its American counterparts during the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the NHL says it needs answers on […]
OG’s Complete List of Stanley Cup Champions
When Lord Stanley of Preston donated the Stanley Cup – which he inscribed as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup – he couldn’t have known that he was creating the longest-running professional sports trophy in North America. Yet, the NHL still awards the trophy to this day, with each winner adding […]
WNBA Reveals Details for First Commissioner’s Cup, Including $500K Prize Fund
The WNBA will launch its first Commissioner’s Cup competition during the 2021 season as an added competition that will include $500,000 in prize money and a championship game in a lucrative time slot on the league calendar. The WNBA announced details of the Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday, along with additional […]