After a 5-19 start, the last-place Chicago Bulls fired head coach Fred Hoiberg. The Bulls promoted assistant coach Jim Boylen to head coach. Hoiberg compiled a 115-155 record in four seasons with the Bulls. The Mayor is the nevermore. Chicago Blues The Bulls competed in the rough and tumble Central […]
Luka Modric was named the Ballon d’Or winner by France Football on Monday, capping off an unforgettable year for the Croatian midfielder. Modric, who led his country to the World Cup final and his club, Real Madrid, to a third straight Champions League title, is the first person other than […]
The Oklahoma Sooners entered Saturday as the No. 5 team in the College Football Playoff Rankings, but winning the Big 12 Championship was impressive enough to award them the final spot. The Sooners leaped over Georgia, who lost to Alabama in the SEC Championship. The Crimson Tide, who has been […]
With the New Orleans Saints having their nine-game winning streak snapped by Dallas, they passed the hottest team mantle to the Houston Texans. The Texans won their ninth consecutive game on Sunday, defeating Cleveland, 29-13. The win set a franchise record for most consecutive, and the team is 6-3 against […]
The University of Central Florida (12-0) posted consecutive undefeated seasons and back-to-back titles in the American Conference. UCF has now won 25 games in a row and counting for college football’s longest winning streak. The No. 8 UCF Knights rallied behind to defeat the Memphis Tigers 56-41 to win the […]
After a process that took over a year to complete, Gregg Berhalter has officially been named the new manager of the United States men’s national soccer team. ESPN reported Saturday that Berhalter had agreed to a contract that would make him the head coach of the national team through the […]
Heading into the College Football Playoff, many fans across the country feel that it is all but inevitable that the Alabama Crimson Tide will win their second straight national championship. Apparently, the FanDuel Sportsbook agrees, as the bookmaker has decided to mark bets made on Alabama to win the title […]
Head coach Mike McCarthy is heading to the unemployment line after the struggling Green Bay Packers (4-7-1) fired him after an inexcusable 20-17 loss to the last-place Arizona Cardinals. In 13 seasons in Green Bay, McCarthy posted a 125-77-2 record with the Packers including a title during the 2010 season […]
Jon Rahm coasted to victory on Sunday, shooting a 7-under-par 65 to finish four strokes ahead of Tony Finau and win the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Rahm started the final day in a three-way tie with Finau and Henrik Stenson, but pulled away on […]
The Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Redskins in a tough divisional battle, but the Eagles have history or superstition on their side because the Redskins are 5-22 playing on Monday Night Football since 1998. With the NFC East division race heating up, the Eagles are chasing the Dallas Cowboys (7-5), […]
The fire sale in Seattle continues and the Mariners traded veteran second baseman Robinson Cano and 24-year old closer Edwin Diaz to the New York Mets for veteran outfielder Jay Bruce and four prospects. The deal will be officially done once all players involved pass their physicals. The Mariners will […]
In a defensive slog, No. 10 Washington Huskies (10-3) defeated the No. 17 Utah Utes 10-3 in the Pac-12 Championship Game at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. The last offensive play of the game for Utah (9-4), ended on a non-pass interference call, which irked head coach Kyle Whittingham […]
It seems that NFL teams are moving in one of two directions. Either they are on a winning streak, or can’t seem to break out of a slump. Several teams, Houston, Indianapolis, and Chicago have all won at least five straight. Arizona, Jacksonville, and the New York Jets have losing […]
Deontay Wilder will defend his WBC championship Saturday night against England’s Tyson Fury at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, in what has become one of the most highly anticipated heavyweight boxing events in years. Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) comes into the fight as a slight favorite over Fury (27-0, […]
The Kansas City Chiefs released their star running back Kareem Hunt after a video surfaced involving his violent altercation with a 19-year old woman that occurred in a Cleveland hotel in February. Neither the NFL or the Kansas City Chiefs saw the video before it appeared on TMZ. The NFL […]
Irish soccer team Ballybrack FC reported the tragic death of player Fernando LaFuente last Friday, saying that he had died in a traffic accident the previous night. There was only one problem: LaFuente was alive and in perfect health. Officials in the Leinster Senior League have launched an investigation into […]
The Portland Timbers and Atlanta United will face off in the 2018 MLS Cup after advancing on Thursday night over the top seeds from their respective conferences. Atlanta will now host Portland in the MLS Cup final on Saturday, Dec. 8, due to having the better regular season record. Atlanta […]
Bol Bol, the son of the tallest player in NBA history, Manute Bol, is making a name for himself as a potential NBA lottery pick for the Oregon Ducks. Through six games, the 7-foot-3 freshman center leads the 4-2 Ducks in scoring with 21.3 points per game. Bol also leads […]
College Football Conference Championships have been criticized by some as of late, as unnecessary and muddying the College Football Playoffs. The thought is to rid those games from the schedule and expand the CFP to six or eight teams instead of four. We at OG like the concept of CFP […]
The Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant from the Golden State Warriors gave fans a sneak peak of a potential NBA Finals match up with an overtime thriller. Despite Kevin Durant scoring 51 points, the Raptors defeated the Warriors 131-128 in overtime. Kawhi Leonard added 37 points for the […]
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