Shaquille O’Neal is a fantastic personality and a legend not only of the NBA, but also of basketball in general. That doesn’t mean, however, that every word he speaks is gospel, something Jazz star Donovan Mitchell pointedly reminded him of early Friday. After Utah’s 129-118 win over New Orleans — a game in which Mitchell… Read More »
Warriors forward Draymond Green was on the receiving end of a horrible technical foul call Thursday night. To make matters worse, it was his second tech of the game, which meant he was ejected. Why was the call so bad? Because Green was yelling at a teammate, rookie James Wiseman, rather than an official or… Read More »
Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier stand to make a lot of money off each other in their rematch at UFC 257. McGregor, fighting for the first time in over a year — and only the second time since his last match in 2018 — will enter the fight as the No. 4 fighter in the… Read More »
UFC 257 will feature the return of one of the company’s most accomplished fighters taking on its top contender in the lightweight division. Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in over a year and second time since 2018 to rematch against Dustin Poirier, a man whom he beat by first-round TKO… Read More »
Conor McGregor has headlined some of the biggest fights in UFC history, and in doing so has put in some of the most memorable performances in the sport in recent years. From featherweight to welterweight, McGregor has made his mark on the sport with highlight-reel knockout wins, trash talk and a couple of championship belts.… Read More »
Missing: the Premier League champions. Last seen Dec. 19. Liverpool’s grip on their title is loosening, and fast. Their woes continued here at Anfield, their proud unbeaten home league record is gone, taken away courtesy of a 1-0 defeat at the hands of a Burnley side who delighted in their role as party-poopers, as history-makers. Sean Dyche’s… Read More »
For a few moments on Sunday, it seemed as if the Chiefs’ bid for a second consecutive Super Bowl championship was coming undone. All-world quarterback Patrick Mahomes had just left the game with an obvious concussion. His backup, Chad Henne, led the offense in his place, but stalled in the red zone and only yielded… Read More »
Saints quarterback Drew Brees played through more than just his broken ribs and collapsed lung in 2020 — as if that wasn’t a difficult enough feat on its own. Brees’ wife, Brittany Brees, posted on Instagram Wednesday that the longtime New Orleans quarterback also played through a torn rotator cuff and torn fascia in his… Read More »
In a game featuring Nets superstars Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant, the best player on the floor in the second overtime period was Cavaliers third-year pro Collin Sexton. Sexton nailed four 3-pointers in quick succession to guide Cleveland to a 147-135 win. That’s not how Wednesday night was supposed to go down for Brooklyn after… Read More »
Bernie Sanders has a knack for online stardom. The senator from Vermont is already the subject of one well-known meme — we’ll get to that in a second — and on Wednesday, thanks to his inauguration outfit, socially-distanced spot and demeanor at the Capitol, he earned another one. First off, props to Sanders who was sporting the… Read More »