Nike is no stranger to controversial ads, but the latest one involving former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick might be its most polarizing yet. The controversial NFL player, who has been unable to sign with a team since starting a protest by kneeling during the national anthem, will be the […]
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), […]
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell still hasn’t reported to the organization, and apparently his teammates are ready to move on without him. Bell has been a hold out from training camp for the second consecutive year. Just like last season when the Steelers tagged him with the franchise player […]
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 first two weeks of the college football season is when big-time programs schedule lesser opponents, usually for the point of getting easy victories. As a result they are often favored by more than 30 points. Most of the time they cover. Last week Alabama, Oklahoma, and Ohio State easily […]
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 […]
Bryson DeChambeau is red hot going into this week’s BMW Championship, but can he win three in a row? If he did, he would be achieving a rare feat. While players have won three tournaments they have entered, it has been since at least 1978 since a golfer won three […]
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 […]
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles begin the 2018 season the same way the ended the 2017 one, with reserve quarterback Nick Foles leading the offense. Foles will be the signal caller when the Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday to kick off Week 1 of the regular […]
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 […]
Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani notched another milestone, but might have suffered an injury in achieving it. The Japanese phenom joined Babe Ruth as the only players to pitch 50 innings and hit 15 home runs in a season. The two marks come 99 years apart, with Ruth […]
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 […]
Though the secret was already out, Philadelphia Coach Doug Pederson made it official on Monday, naming Nick Foles as the starting quarterback over Carson Wentz for the Eagles season opening game. Philadelphia faces Atlanta at home on Thursday. The Eagles opened as a four-point favorite, but the line has moved […]
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 […]
The first full week of the College Football season had a few surprises, but generally went according to what oddsmakers and bettors thought would occur. Most of the heavy favorites such as Alabama, Oklahoma, and Ohio State covered, while there were upsets to Texas, Miami, and Washington. Penn State almost […]
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 […]
Khalil Mack was traded by the Oakland Raiders to the Chicago Bears on Saturday, and then was quickly signed to the largest contract for a defensive player in the NFL. Mack had been holding out of Raiders training camp and had expressed a desire to become one of the highest […]
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