Jordan Walker, a rookie outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, has been optioned to Triple-A Memphis following a slump in which he went 7-for-35 in his last 10 games. Despite opening the season with a record-tying 12-game hitting streak and hitting .353 through April 10, Walker’s average has dropped to .274 with three doubles, two
Former Jackson State coach Deion Sanders expressed his disappointment on Twitter over the lack of HBCU players picked during the NFL draft. Sanders praised his former player, cornerback and returner Isaiah Bolden, who was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round. Sanders congratulated him but expressed his shame towards the 31 NFL
Stephen Curry is in the midst of creating the dagger moment that has defined his career. It’s Game 5 between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors, the series tied. The Warriors are trying to expand a 119-114 lead to take control of a game they desperately need to win. Curry takes a short
On Saturday night, DAZN streamed a live boxing card from Dallas, Texas, featuring eight rounds of super middleweight throwdown between David Stevens and Marco Antonio Periban. Stevens, who was undefeated, was up after two rounds and seemed to hurt Periban in the third. However, Periban surprised his opponent with a flash knockdown. Stevens, who quickly
During Saturday’s sprint event, George Russell managed to overpower Max Verstappen in the beginning. However, Red Bull’s speed on the straight when it is open has been a focus of attention for rivals all season. After a resumption following a safety car period, Verstappen passed Russell on the run down to Turn 1. Although that
Jacob deGrom, the star pitcher for the Texas Rangers, has undergone tests after experiencing tightness in his lower right forearm near his wrist. This comes after two early exits in his past three starts because of the same issue. DeGrom left his start against the New York Yankees with two outs in the fourth inning
The highly anticipated UFC Fight Night main event between bantamweight prospects Song Yadong and Ricky Simon turned into a one-sided showcase fight for Yadong. Yadong defeated Simon by TKO in the fifth round of their five-round headliner on Saturday. After landing a perfect counter left hook, Yadong pounced on Simon and landed a string of
Seattle Mariners’ left-handed pitcher, Robbie Ray, is set to miss the remainder of the season after it was announced that he would undergo surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching elbow. Ray, who is in the second season of a $115 million, five-year contract, sustained the injury in his season debut against Cleveland
It has been over two decades since the New York Knicks made it to the Eastern Conference Finals and even longer since their last NBA Finals appearance. Both times, they had to fight their way through the Miami Heat. From 1997 to 2000, the two teams engaged in a series of intense showdowns, with each
Iga Swiatek, the World No. 1, won the Stuttgart Open on Sunday after defeating Aryna Sabalenka in a repeat of last year’s final. The victory confirms Swiatek’s status as a favorite for the upcoming French Open. Swiatek and Sabalenka traded powerful baseline blows early in the match but Swiatek earned a second breakpoint at 4-3,
Ons Jabeur, the defending champion of the Madrid Open, has withdrawn from the tournament due to an injured left calf. The 28-year-old from Tunisia, who is ranked fourth in the world, had to stop playing in her semifinal match against Iga Swiatek while trailing 3-0 in the first set at the clay-court tournament in Stuttgart,
The All England Club has announced that it will donate £1 (approximately $1.25) for each ticket sold at Wimbledon to relief efforts in Ukraine, which could surpass £500,000 ($620,000). The club will also pay for two rooms for Ukrainian tennis players and their teams during the grass-court season. This comes after the club’s decision to