It was a wild weekend for Juventus as, within 24 hours, they were dumped out of the Champions League, fired Maurizio Sarri and hired novice coach Andrea Pirlo to replace him. Even winning the Serie A title one week previously wasn’t enough to keep Sarri in a job as Juventus parted company with their manager […]
There have been many extraordinary aspects to the National Hockey League’s return to the ice after it paused its season for the coronavirus pandemic in March. Hockey being played in August. Stanley Cup playoff games held in empty arenas echoing with artificial crowd noise. But perhaps most notable of all about the restart: How much […]
Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has refuted Sebastian Vettel’s claim the team’s strategy at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix “didn’t make any sense”, saying the German compromised his race by spinning at the start. Vettel was in a frustrated mood after the race at Silverstone, complaining Ferrari had done exactly what it had talked about avoiding […]
LA Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell posted that he has returned to the NBA bubble. Harrell posted on his social media accounts that he has rejoined the Clippers after leaving the team on July 17 to tend to his grandmother. The grief-stricken Sixth Man of the Year candidate recently lost his grandmother. Overnight in the […]
As far as Austin Rivers is concerned, he proved himself right with his career-high 41-point performance in the Houston Rockets‘ 129-112 win on Sunday over the Sacramento Kings. “You continue to tell yourself, ‘You can do this, you can do this, you can do this, you can do this,’ for nights like this,” said Rivers, […]
Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis will be held out of Monday’s game against the Utah Jazz, according to the NBA’s official injury report. Injury recovery is cited as the reason for both Doncic and Porzingis not playing in Monday’s game, which is the first of a back-to-back for the Mavs. The injury […]
As college football teams prepare for the 2020 season amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic, a few top NFL prospects are opting out of playing in the name of both safety and preparation for the 2021 NFL draft. Here’s what you need to know about each of them. HT: 5-9 | WT: 180 […]
Aug 8, 2020 Eric GomezMexico writer A year ago, Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Isaac Alarcon was convinced his football career was over. The aftermath of surgery to remove a benign cyst in his lower back had left the 6-foot-6, 320-pound Monterrey Tech product 25 pounds lighter because of changes to his diet. He was unable […]
Some of the biggest stars in college football believe the time has come to organize and create a more powerful voice for players in their sport. In a matter of hours Sunday night, a dozen college football players from all five major conferences came together to create a joint statement that expressed their desire to […]
As NFL training camps begin to look more “normal,” with players getting on the field with their teams for the first time on Friday and pads set to come on for the first time on Aug. 17, there seems to be a natural sense of optimism around every team. Even with the positive thought that […]