Entering this year, there was a ton of buzz about the current rookie class. Most of that buzz centered around Connor McDavid (C, Edmonton) – who by all accounts was and is a once in a generation talent. McDavid’s arrival in the NHL was likened to the arrivals of Sidney Crosby (C, Pittsburgh), Mario Lemieux (C, Pittsburgh) and Wayne Gretzky (C, Edmonton) in years past.
In a fawning interview Bill Simmons conducted with Barack Obama for GQ, the president lets readers know the inside-baseball secrets of his sports-minded mind, including his desire to own an NBA franchise, his belief that he and Aaron Rodgers share a kindred unflappability, and his disbelief that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell makes $44 million a year.
Ronda Rousey faces a six-month medical suspension after a pummeling at the hands, and feet, of Holly Holm. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion just couldn’t face the cameras when she returned to Los Angeles from Melbourne on Tuesday.
Turkish football fans booed and shouted “Allahu Akbar” during a minute’s silence for the victims of the Paris terror attacks, during which 132 people died at the hands of Islamist Jihadists. The silence was held before a friendly game between
Jeff Banister batted .1000 in his oh-so brief career as a major-league player. He’s enjoying similar success as a manager.
On Tuesday, Coach Mike Pettine of the lowly Cleveland Browns, (2-8), who have lost five games in a row, announced that Johnny Manziel will start at quarterback the rest of the season.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America awarded Joe Maddon its NL Manager of the Year nod.
Fans of Turkey’s national soccer team booed during the one minute of silence for the victims of the Paris attacks at the beginning of a match against Greece on Tuesday. The minute of silence was observed throughout European leagues to
On Tuesday Police evacuated the soccer stadium in Hanover hosting a contest between Holland and Germany because a “suspicious object was found inside” reported the Guardian.
On the Tuesday broadcast of “The Herd” on Fox Sports 1, host Colin Cowherd spoke on how hard it can be to compare sports teams from different eras. Cowherd initially said that the NBA’s Golden State Warriors cannot be compared
Miguel Cotto won the middleweight championship belt but he refuses to pay to keep it.
Former Denver Broncos corner back Champ Bailey appeared as a guest on Fox Sports 1’s “The Herd” and brought up former teammate Tim Tebow as someone who was bad in practice settings, but good on game day. Bailey explained that Tebow
Ronda Rousey finds consolation in defeat from a strange source: Floyd Mayweather.
Tennis star Andy Murray said he will travel to Ghent, Belgium, next week for the Davis Cup final despite the heightened security risks due to the Paris terrorist attacks.
The unheralded Houston Texans invaded the home turf of the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals and made their “0” go. Then Houston’s best player added insult to injury. Kinda. Sorta.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America unanimously voted Kris Bryant the NL Rookie of the Year.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted Carlos Correa the American League Rookie of the Year.
The top 11 teams plus #14 TCU all see a path to the top four. Surprisingly, the two conferences thought to be at the top of the heap (the SEC and PAC 12) going into the season boast a combined two teams remaining in the hunt with both being from the SEC and still set to play each other.
T.J. Yates took over after Brian Hoyer sustained a concussion on Monday night and rallied the Houston Texans to a 10-6 victory over Cincinnati, the Bengals’ first loss.
According to a report from Minneapolis Star Tribune, a Minnesota high school football player is currently under investigation after he was caught on video gouging an opponent’s eye. During the Class 1A Prep Bowl championship game between Minneapolis North High School
President Barack Obama named Yogi Berra and Willie Mays as among 17 recipients of the Presidential of Freedom. The White House hosts the ceremony giving out the awards on November 24.
The Britain-based Premier League is revamping its security measures as a result of the attacks at the Stade de France that was part of a series of attacks that killed over 100 in Paris.
Coming in as a replacement for starter Landry Jones who injured his left ankle on the third series of the game, QB Ben Roethlisberger led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 30-9 victory in Sunday’s campaign against the Browns.
Ronda Rousey broke her silence after Holly Holm broke her at UFC 193.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers played the position of ambassador of peace on Sunday, slamming a fan who used the moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks to yell, “Muslims suck!”
We watched Peter Brady knock Buddy Hinton’s tooth loose Saturday night. Linderman and Clifford just bloodied up Matt Dillon and his bald accomplice. Biff got a truckload of cow mess dumped on his head, this time in Melbourne, Australia, rather than Hill Valley, California.
