In a thrilling display of sharp skill and pure talent, the Washington Spirit have offically stamped their ticket back to the NWSL Championship. Runners-up in 2024, the Spirit defeated the Portland Thorns, 2-0, in front of a sell-out crowd of 19,365 at Audi Field on Saturday. The squad delivered a masterful performance in a high-pressure […]
The Seidler family, owner of the San Diego Padres, announced Thursday that they will “initiate a formal process to explore strategic options” with the franchise, including the possibility of a sale. “The family has decided to begin a process of evaluating our future with the Padres, including a potential sale of the franchise,” chairman John […]
Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, will be out for the “immediate future” due to a hamstring injury, coach Bill Self told reporters after his team’s 76-57 win over Princeton on Saturday. Peterson has missed his team’s last two games due to the injury, and his […]
Saturday was a day of near misses for big underdogs, as a handful of ranked teams flirted with the idea of losing to unranked foes before squeaking out dramatic wins. No. 3 Texas A&M provided the most thrilling rally as the Aggies roared back from a 27-point halftime deficit to take out South Carolina 31-30 […]
Multiple NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, have been asked by the league to hand over cell phones and documents as part of its continued investigation into illegal sports betting, according to The Athletic. Late last month, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former player and coach Damon Jones […]
My picks are in a funk. After a bad Week 10, it was a so-so Week 11. When can I have another good week? My last good one seems like a long time ago. I went 7-7 against the spread last week and 8-6 straight up. I will say I had some tough ATS losses, […]
Getty Images With seven months and just two international breaks to go until the World Cup, the question facing many of the world’s national teams is what the best use of their limited time on the clock is. For Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre, the answer is a simple one — vet as much inexperienced […]
Few teams — maybe no teams — scheduled as aggressively for the nonconference portion of their schedule this season like UConn. After the turbulent, high-profile failure from last season — when the Huskies fell well short of being Final Four material, let alone winning a third straight national title — Dan Hurley leaned into the […]
Once again, Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been named his league’s Most Valuable Player. On Thursday night, Ohtani won National League MVP, beating out fellow finalists Kyle Schwarber (Philadelphia Phillies) and Juan Soto (New York Mets). By sweeping all 30 first-place votes, Ohtani was a unanimous selection for the award. Here is […]
The Golden State Warriors picked up their second straight win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night in dramatic fashion with a 109-108 victory that saw things get a bit feisty between the two Western Conference contenders. Naturally, at the center of it all was Draymond Green, who tried some of his usual antics […]
