Chael Sonnen announced his retirement from professional mixed martial arts on Friday following a loss to former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida on Friday. Machida stopped Sonnen in the second round of their fight, which was the co-main event of Bellator 222 at Madison Square Garden. Machida Stops Sonnen […]
Things aren’t going as planned for Maximum Security or Country House. These are the equine combatants at the center of this year’s Kentucky Derby controversy. New contenders, such as Mr. Money, Mucho Gusto and King for a Day, are now clearly ready to take advantage of the upheaval in Thoroughbred racing’s […]
Quarterback Johnny Manziel expressed interest last week in playing in the XFL when it begins in February. Only problem is they might not want the troubled quarterback. The commissioner of the league, Oliver Luck, was interviewed by USA Today on Saturday, and said Manziel getting on one of the eight […]
When looking at the US Open statistics, it is not surprising to see that Gary Woodland was successful. His combination of driving, greens in regulation, and putting were all in the top 20. Woodland and Brooks Koepka represent a new era of golfer. They are tall and powerful, but with […]
The Colorado Rockies (37-34) and San Diego Padres (35-37) set a new MLB modern record runs in a 4-game series with 92 combined runs at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado over the weekend. Rockies CF Charlie Blackmon laced 15 hits over the series as his batting averaged jumped 36 points. […]
Babe Ruth’s 1928-1930 New York Yankees road jersey broke sports memorabilia records, selling for a stunning $5.64 million. The previous record was held by Babe Ruth’s 1920 jersey, which sold at auction for $4.415 million in a 2012. Babe Ruth’s latest record-breaking jersey sold on June 15 by Hunt Auctions […]
Gary Woodland remained steady and held off a charging Brooks Koepka to win the 2019 US Open at Pebble Beach on Sunday and claim his first career major title. Woodland shot a 2-under-par 69 in the final round, enough to give him a three-stroke victory over Koepka. Woodland Sets Pebble […]
Nick Nurse won an NBA championship in his first season as the head coach of the Toronto Raptors and now the entire country of Canada is tapping Nurse to bring his magic to Team Canada in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Nurse, 51, will be coaching Canada in the FIBA […]
The New York Yankees sent 19 injured players to the IL this season, but for the first time all year, they have a too many players on the roster and had to send outfielder Clint Frazier down to the minors to play for AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Frazier, 24, struggled with his […]
Nine of the 16 knockout stage spots have already been claimed at the Women’s World Cup, while the last seven remain up for grabs as teams head into their final matches this week. From Monday through Thursday, each group will be playing its final round of games, with all four […]
How good is it to be US Open winner Gary Woodland? When the 35-year-old won his first major championship on Sunday at Pebble Beach, he not only got a trophy, but a whole lot of perks along with it. The first was the prize money, which was increased this year […]
LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of Lonzo Ball and his hoops wunderkind siblings, told reporters that the Lakers will regret trading his son in a package deal to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis and that the Lakers “will never win another championship”. The Lakers shipped out Ball, Brandon […]
The NY Yankees (42-27) are in desperate need of an extra starting pitcher, yet they acquired slugger Edwin Encarnacion in a trade with the Seattle Mariners for a minor league pitcher Juan Then. Juan Then, 19, is a minor league right-handed pitching prospect from the Dominican Republic. The Yankees had […]
Apparently the NBA Finals and speculation about free agency, as well as a blockbuster trade, have thrown the 2020 NBA Championship odds into a frenzy. The favorite is now the Los Angeles Lakers, a team that didn’t even make the playoffs. They are listed by the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook […]
Tyson Fury showed the full range of his boxing skills in a dominant and entertaining performance, scoring a second-round TKO victory over a thoroughly overmatched Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Fury was in control for the entirety of the fight, which was stopped with just seconds […]
As far as oddsmakers are concerned it is a two-golfer race going into the US Open final round. Final-round leader Gary Woodland, who was getting 5/1 going into the third round, is now 7/4, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. He is joined by Justin Rose, who was 9/2 […]
The New Orleans Pelicans traded disgruntled All-Star Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for three first-round draft picks, including the #4 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, plus Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and Brandon Ingram. The trade will become official on July 1. Both teams wanted to square […]
According to team doctors with the Golden State Warriors, guard Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and he is expected to miss anywhere between eight and nine months before returning to action. Klay Thompson led all scorers with 30 points when he injured […]
The Chicago White Sox defeated the struggling New York Yankees 10-2 on Friday evening and White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito (10-1) became the first pitcher in MLB to win 10 games this season. Giolito leads the majors with 10 wins in just 13 starts. He’s sixth overall with a 2.22 […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers (47-23) and Houston Astros (47-23) lead the MLB with 47 wins each and they’re neck-and-neck fighting and chasing 50 games this season. Conversely, the last place Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles are trying to avoid becoming the first teams to lose 50 games this season. The […]
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