Long Lake, Penn. — Denny Hamlin thought he had secured his seventh Pocono Raceway victory Sunday when he crossed the finish line ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch. But in a rare move — the first of its kind since 1960 — NASCAR disqualified the Cup winner. NASCAR found that both Hamlin’s winning […]
ATLANTA – NL Rookie of the Year runner-up Dwight Smith, who played for Atlanta’s World Series-winning team in 1995, died Friday, the Braves announced. He was 58 years old. The Braves said the former outfielder and pinch-hitting specialist died of heart and lung failure. Smith played eight years in the big leagues, starting with the […]
Sydney McLaughlin broke the 400m hurdles world record for the fourth time in the past 13 months and completed her trophy case with her first world title gold in 50.68 seconds. She broke her previous record of 51.14 a month ago. “We thought we could go a little bit faster [than 50.68],” she told NBC […]
Auburn will have to overcome some low outside expectations if it hopes to turn heads in Brian Harsin’s second season. Auburn was picked to finish last in the SEC West this season, as voted on by the media this week at SEC Media Days in Atlanta. Rival Alabama was picked to finish atop the division […]
20 years ago, a UConn sophomore named Diana Tarasi watched her senior point guard, Sue Bird, end her college career. Now, with both players’ status more than cemented as WNBA legends, they’re doing the same with Bird’s professional career. Taurasi and the Birds took the court for the final time in the regular season on […]
The Buccaneers apparently said “I’m done playing and I mean it” for an answer. Veteran Kyle Rudolph has signed a one-year deal with the Buccaneers, according to ESPN. Rudolph, who spent 10 years with the Vikings before a one-year stint with the Giants, becomes the veteran replacement for Rob Gronkowski, who has repeatedly said his […]
Bayern Munich beat D.C. as expected. Beat United easily. In each half, Bayern scored a couple of goals and then another late — goals from Sadio Mane, Marcel Sabitzer and Serge Gnabry in the first half, followed by Matthijs de Ligt, Joshua Zirky and Thomas Müller. Second Half Down 5-0 in the second half, D.C. […]
What was once just a fun, yet improbable proposition, has now been spoken into existence as of Wednesday afternoon. After putting on a show during the 2022 Las Vegas Summer League, Mac McClung will get his opportunity to make the Golden State Warriors’ official 15-man roster after the team signed him to a one-year, non-guaranteed […]
James Harden is re-signing with the Sixers on a $68.6MM, two-year deal that includes a player option in the second year, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Wojnarowski reports (via Twitter) that Harden will earn $33 million in 2022/23 and the player option is worth $35.6 million for ’23/24. The former league MVP will […]
EA Sports released the Madden 23 player ratings for the wide receiver and tight end positions on Monday. Madden Ratings Week is a highly anticipated tradition where fans and players alike react to the scores received by players. Coming off a down year, the ratings team was unkind to the New York Giants. According to […]