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Getty Images One of the longest losing streaks in baseball history has ended. For the first time in nearly a month, the Chicago White Sox have won a game. They did so Tuesday night in Oakland Coliseum against the Athletics, 5-1.  Credit White Sox starting pitcher Jonathan Cannon for a quality outing — especially in […]

At this point, Nikola Jokic, winner of three of the last four NBA MVPs, is pretty widely accepted as the best basketball player in the world. An ever-dwindling contingent has tried to resist this anointment, intent to die on the hill of advanced-stat denial, but the evidence has just become too overwhelming.  The latest exhibit? […]

Getty Images Despite reports of aggressively pursuing him just hours earlier, the New England Patriots have bowed out of the Brandon Aiyuk sweepstakes, according to ESPN.  New England was reportedly prepared to make the 49ers’ wideout one of the five highest-paid receivers in the NFL. But after inquiring about about Aiyuk’s availability, the Patriots have […]

One of the highest honors for a soccer player is to represent their country at the highest level but with games being added to the early soccer schedule by the minute, multiple tournaments can prove to be too much. In a year that included Euro, Copa America, and the Olympics, one player who could be […]

Getty Images It’s been a wild year so far in the boxing ring. The first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion was crowned after Oleksandr Usyk outboxed Tyson Fury. Undisputed (at the time) super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez returned to score a spirited win over countryman Jaime Munguia. And Gervonta Davis scored a brutal knockout in his […]

Getty Images It’s a rollercoaster ride to reach UFC 305. The promotion is coming off a strong UFC Fight Night headlined by Umar Nurmagomedov beating Cory Sandhagen, but experiences a major drop in enthusiasm the week before Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya. The promotion returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for a […]

Getty Images In a move that surprised no one, the Pittsburgh Steelers placed Russell Wilson as the team’s starting quarterback over Justin Fields on their initial depth chart.  Fields’ strong play during training camp has created some buzz as to whether or not the former Chicago Bears first-round pick can stir up an actual position battle […]

Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United have reportedly been in talks regarding midfielder Manuel Ugarte recently. Although the two clubs’ valuations of the Uruguay international do not yet match, it is has been an opportunity to discuss another player of interest to the French champions: Jadon Sancho. The England international is back with the […]

WWE WWE SummerSlam set the stage for a huge five months in professional wrestling. Roman Reigns returned for the first time since WrestleMania to fire the first shot in a Bloodline vs. Bloodline storyline, The Judgement Day imploded and multiple new champions were crowned.  Gunther was one of four superstars to win titles at SummerSlam, […]