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The margins between winning and losing in the National Football League can be razor thin. That’s why it’s time to take a closer look at one of Week 2’s biggest showdowns between a couple of 1-0 teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings. We’ll examine the two biggest matchups, one on each side […]

There are a ton of games in the UCL league phase, and here’s how they could play out Sep 12, 2024 at 11:57 am ET • 9 min read Getty Images A new era of Champions League football is upon us. The league phase begins on Tuesday, 36 sides playing eight games between now and […]

The eyes of the boxing world will descend upon Las Vegas on Saturday in another installment of the classic rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico.  Unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez returns to T-Mobile Arena to headline yet another Mexican Independence Day weekend pay-per-view event when he welcomes unbeaten Puerto Rican slugger Edgar Berlanga.  But […]

It’s rare that a venue draws as much attention for a fight card as the fights themselves. That’s the case this Saturday when UFC 306 comes to the Sphere in Las Vegas. UFC CEO Dana White has promised a dazzling visual experience for the card, taking advantage of the incredible Sphere technology while also paying […]

Texas Rangers ballyhooed right-hander Kumar Rocker made his major-league debut on Thursday night against the Seattle Mariners and turned in a strong and at times dominant outing.  Rocker’s line for the night:  Manager Bruce Bochy before the game indicated that Rocker would be limited to five innings or around 75 pitches. Since Rocker was 74 […]

Getty Images A.J. Griffin, the No. 16 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks is considering stepping away from basketball, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Griffin was traded to the Houston Rockets this offseason in a deal that sent No. 43 overall pick Nikola Durisic to the Hawks. According to […]

The Buffalo Bills rolled all over the Miami Dolphins in the first half of Thursday night’s latest episode of the AFC East rivalry. It wasn’t Josh Allen who stole the spotlight at Hard Rock Stadium, however, but rather the young running back by his side: James Cook, who might be one of the most underrated playmakers […]

Ange Postecoglou’s first season at Tottenham Hotspur was, simply put, complicatedly eventful. A dream start as the Premier League’s last unbeaten team was swiftly crushed as injuries and suspensions derailed their campaign, exposing some weaknesses that saw them land in fifth place by season’s end, overperforming on preseason expectations and underperforming on early season hype. […]

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb had a lot of fun at the 2024 Home Run Derby — maybe a little too much fun. Webb said he paid for his big night out in Arlington when he took the mound for the All-Star Game the next day. Webb came out of the bullpen for the […]

The NFL has seen fewer points per game in each of the past three successive seasons. Team owners started asking questions. Points are the lifeblood of this league, after all. After Week 1, there are plenty of smiles around the league as the NFL saw 45.8 points per game across the 16 contests. It’s the […]