Over the summer, Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. At the time, he gave owner Joe Tsai an ultimatum: trade him or fire then-head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks. At the end of all the drama, Durant stayed put, and Nash lasted just seven games this season before he […]
Former NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner, Ben Gordon, was arrested Friday night in Chicago after allegedly punching a security guard and pushing another one to the ground. Gordon was arrested at approximately 3:38 a.m. Friday morning in the 600 block of North Clark Street, according to the Chicago Police Department. The disturbance occurred […]
Ime Udoka was suspended for the entire 2022-23 NBA season by the Boston Celtics after he had an affair with a female staffer on the team. At one point, ESPN’s Jalen Rose said the woman’s name should be released to the public. It still has not been. On Friday night’s “NBA Countdown” on ESPN, Rose […]
The first College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings were released this week. Cue all the outrage! Don’t believe us? Just jump on Twitter, and you’ll see fans in their feelings screaming about how their team shoulda, coulda, woulda been ranked this, that or the other. “These rankings are so subjective!” And our favorite, “SEC BIAS!” Guys, […]
Police in Washington, D.C. arrested a second teenager in connection with the shooting of Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. in August. In a news release Friday evening, the Metropolitan Police Department said a 15-year-old boy, who was 14 years old when the crime took place, was arrested and charged with assault with intent to […]
NFL Week 9. The halfway mark of a long, grueling season. This year, the League has seen some unfortunate injuries, unexpected underdog wins and disappointing campaigns by teams and players who are usually at the peaks of their games. And like a long race, the halfway point of this NFL season might be the most […]
The college football season comes in two parts. The first half consists of September and October when teams jockey for position in the Associated Press and coaches’ polls. It’s a time when fun non-conference schedules are played and the cupcakes come to town. It’s also a time when conference play begins, setting the table for […]
Kyrie Irving was once rumored as a trade candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers as they looked to unload the contract of Russell Westbrook over the summer. The deal never gained traction and now Irving is suspended for “no less than five games” and the Lakers are 2-6 on the season. Irving was suspended by […]
Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie did not appreciate NBA referee Tony Brothers’ alleged description of him to his Mavs teammates. On Friday night, Dinwiddie was assessed a technical foul by Brothers with 47.8 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Dinwiddie told reporters that after protesting the call, Brothers used profanities to describe him to one […]
It took overtime in his third attempt for Zane Smith to finally win a NASCAR championship. Smith held off reigning Truck Series champion Ben Rhodes and Chandler Smith in a two-lap overtime sprint Friday night to win at Phoenix Raceway and at last win the series title. Smith finished second in the championship finale the […]
On Friday night, the IMG Academy high school football team faced off against West Toronto Prep, a school from Canada that was 0-5 entering its matchup with the powerhouse school from Bradenton, Florida. IMG Academy, ranked 10th in the country by MaxPreps and 7-1 on the year, laid the wood from the first snap, beating […]
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is having a breakout season, leading the Volunteers to an 8-0 record and the No. 1 ranking in the College Football Playoff. As Hooker prepares to take on No. 3 Georgia Saturday in Athens, he’ll do so with a new NIL (name, image and likeness) deal after signing with French’s mustard […]