“Slap Shot,” a hockey movie directed by George Roy Hill, features Paul Newman as Reggie Dunlop, a washed-up player/coach for the down-and-out Charlestown Chiefs minor league team. Dunlop, with the help of the three Hanson brothers, embarks on a winning streak when they resort to brutality and violence, which invigorates […]
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HBO ‘Hard Knocks’ to Follow LA Rams and LA Chargers
For the first time in its 14-season existence, the “Hard Knocks” reality series will focus on two teams in training camp. Both the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers will be the subject of the next season of “Hard Knocks” on HBO. The Rams and Chargers both missed the […]
Rob Gronkowski Makes His Mark on the WWE, Wins 24/7 Championship at WrestleMania
Rob Gronkowski entered WrestleMania 36 as the host of the wrestling spectacular. He left the show as a WWE champion – of sorts. Gronkowski won the WWE 24/7 Championship, a title designed to change hands as frequently as possible. 24/7 Championship Changes Hands Anytime, Anywhere Unlike the WWE Championship or […]
Marble Racing: Speedy Wins Race 8, Savage Speeders Clinch Marbula One Title
Marble Racing exploded in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, just as Jelle Marble Runs hosted their eighth and final event in Marbula One Season 1. Speedy, from the Savage Speeders, won Race 8 to secure a Marbula One title for the speeders in the overall marble racing standings. The Savage […]
WrestleMania 36: WWE Prepares to Air World’s Largest Pro Wrestling Extravaganza from Empty Arena
Fans won’t be able to attend. Some wrestlers won’t be able to perform. But WWE is still preparing to air WrestleMania 36 over two nights this weekend in what promises to be one of the most surreal moments in the company’s history. WrestleMania has moved from Raymond James Stadium in […]
NBA 2K Players-Only Tournament, Kevin Durant and Trae Young Top Seeds
Ready for some NBA eSports action with real NBA players? The NBA and NBA 2K are hosting a special, 16-player, heads-up tournament on XBox One with a $100,000 first-place prize that will be donated to coronavirus charities and relief efforts. Kevin Durant and Trae Young are the top-two seeds, with […]
Masked Singer: Gronk Dunzo, Unmasked as White Tiger
Rob Gronkowksi, performing in a White Tiger costume, failed to advance to the next round on the popular karaoke television series, “The Masked Singer,” which appears on FOX on Wednesday nights. Gronk, as the White Tiger, busted from “The Masked Singer” when his performance of “I’m Too Sexy” (by one-hit […]
NASCAR’s Texas Virtual Race attracts 1.3 Million Viewers, Sets Esports Record
NASCAR fans are definitely enjoying virtual races, as a record, 1.3 million viewers watched the Texas event of the iRacing Pro invitation series on Sunday. It was the second race NASCAR and iRacing have televised as a substitute for Cup Series events canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The first […]
Pro Athlete Instagram Influencers Carry Hefty Load of Fake Followers
It seems these days everyone wants to be an influencer, and more and more that everyone and his/her dog is an influencer. But are they really? While looking at someone’s list of followers might have been a good way to rate their “impact” we’ve flipped that theory on its head. […]
Basketball Movies: ‘Hoosiers’ (1986) with Gene Hackman
“Hoosiers” features Gene Hackman as Norman Dale, a former college basketball coach with a shady past who finds himself on the road to redemption in rural Indiana. Dale accepts the head coaching job in Hickory, Indiana and convinces Hickory’s best player, Jimmy Chitwood, to re-join the team after he quit […]
ESPN to Air NBA 2K Esports Tournament with NBA Players
The relationship between the NBA and esports continues to strengthen during the coronavirus pandemic. With the NBA season shuttered indefinitely while America is under quarantine, the league planned a special, players-only esports tournament on the popular hoops video game, NBA 2K. ESPN plans to air the NBA 2K tournament that […]
Michael Jordan Documentary ‘The Last Dance’ Moves Air Date to April
ESPN announced it’s moving up the air date for “The Last Dance”, a 10-part documentary series on basketball legend Michael Jordan. The highly anticipated series on one of the world’s greatest professional athletes will air on Sunday nights starting April 19, 2020. The series will focus on the final championship […]
Devin Booker, Call of Duty, and Starting Five COVID-19 Relief
Before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the NBA season, Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker frequently played video games with friends and family, including the Call of Duty franchise by Activision. Booker recently started a charity called Starting Five COVID-19 Relief to raise coronavirus awareness and to promote social distancing. Booker, 23, […]
Marble Racing: Smoggy from Team Hazers Wins Race 7 in Marbula One
Marble Racing has become a huge hit after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered almost nearly every live sporting event in the world. In the latest race on the Marbula One circuit, hosted by Jelle’s Marble Runs, Smoggy from Hazers won Race 7 at the Razzway Grand Prix track. The Hazers regained […]
Reports: Leukemia Survivor Roman Reigns Pulls Out of WrestleMania Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Multiple media outlets have reported that WWE superstar Roman Reigns will not participate in WrestleMania this year, likely because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Reigns – whose real name is Joe Anoa’i – was slated to face off against Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship in what would have […]
Harlem Globetrotters Legend Curly Neal Passes Away at 77
Fred “Curly” Neal brought a tremendous amount of joy and entertainment to millions of fans around the world as a member of the traveling basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, between 1963 and 1985. Neal passed away Thursday at the age of 77. Neal was a true globe trotter playing in […]
Baseball Movies: ‘The Natural’ (1984) with Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs
In 1984, Barry Levinson directed “The Natural” starring Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, a mysterious middle-aged rookie with a checkered past who comes out of nowhere to lead the worst team in the National League, the New York Knights, to the pennant. TriStar made “The Natural” on a budget of […]
Which American Idol Judge Leave the Show in Season 18?
Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Katy Perry all returned for season 18 of American Idol, but will any of the judges exit the stage before the end of the year? BetOnline is offering a new prop bet on whether Richie, Bryan, or Perry leave or get fired from the show. […]
PUBG Celebrates 3rd Anniversary, Happy 2nd Birthday to PUBG Mobile
On March 15, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) by Tencent Gaming, celebrated the second anniversary of the mobile version of the popular battle royale video game. On Mach 23, PUBG, which was initially released in 2017, turned three-years-old. “PUBG has come a long way since March of 2017 and we fully understand […]
Marble Racing: Snowballs Win Race 6, Savage Speeders Seize First Place
Marble racing continued with the Race 6 of the Marbula One: 2020 Short Circuit GP series. Snowy from Team Snowballs won Race 6 in a thriller that included seven lead changes. Snowy helped the Snowballs ladder up to fourth place overall in the Marbula One standings. Speedy from the Savage […]