Cincinnati Bengals’ wide receiver, Tyler Boyd, expressed his belief that he was the missing factor that kept the team from making back-to-back Super Bowl appearances. Boyd met with reporters for the first time since the AFC championship loss to Kansas City, where he suffered a deep thigh bruise early in the second quarter of the
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to invite an LGBTQIA+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to their annual Pride Night has sparked controversy. Dodgers player Clayton Kershaw has publicly expressed his disagreement with the team’s decision to honor the group after it rescinded its original invitation. Kershaw approached the Dodgers about expediting the announcement
For the first time in franchise history, the Denver Nuggets have secured a place in the NBA Finals, where they will face the Miami Heat. The Nuggets have been led by two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, and they will be seeking their first-ever championship title. Meanwhile, the Heat, who were seeded eighth, have made a surprise
Marcus Stroman pitched a one-hitter to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Stroman raised both arms and pounded his glove as the crowd at Wrigley Field roared following the final out. He silenced the team with the best record in baseball with a performance he will never forget.
Carlos Alcaraz, the world’s number one tennis player, eased past Flavio Cobolli, the Italian qualifier, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the French Open. Alcaraz, who missed the Australian Open due to a leg injury, is considered one of the favorites to take the mantle of his Spanish compatriot Rafael Nadal, who is
Sloane Stephens showed her dominance in the first round of the French Open with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Karolina Pliskova. Although Stephens has only won one Grand Slam title, which was at the 2017 US Open, she has had sustained success at Roland Garros. She finished as a runner-up to Simona Halep in 2018
Sources have confirmed that Nick Nurse will be the new coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Nurse has been tasked with the responsibility of leading the team to its first title in 40 years. The Sixers and Phoenix Suns were in contention to hire Nurse, but the former won the race. Nurse’s Decision to Choose the
After receiving a two-game suspension in the Western Conference finals, Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn thought his season might be over. The Stars lost Game 3 to go down 3-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights, the same contest in which Benn cross-checked Mark Stone in the jaw to earn a first-period game misconduct and subsequent
Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo’s contract with the team includes a waiver that replaces the need for him to take a physical with the team. The addendum to his contract, Addendum G, was disclosed by Pro Football Talk and later shared on social media by NFL Network. The waiver states that Garoppolo would not
Alexander Rossi, the winner of the centenary Indy 500 in 2016, expressed his annoyance about the lap 101 restart in this year’s race. Rossi, who finished in fifth position in his first start with McLaren, was passed by Marcus Ericsson and Rinus VeeKay around the outside of Turn 4. It gave Ericsson a run into
Sloane Stephens, the 30th ranked tennis player in the world, spoke out about the increasing amount of racist behavior directed towards athletes. Despite software designed to block racist comments on social media, Stephens said that the problem has only gotten worse throughout her entire career as a Black athlete. The French Open, where Stephens recently
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is confident that his team has moved on from the emotional ending of Game 6’s heartbreaking loss to the Boston Celtics and will respond well in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night. Despite Derrick White’s buzzer beater on Saturday night, Spoelstra says the team regrouped by