The NBA Summer League was once an afterthought for basketball fans, a dumping ground where incoming rookies, marginal talents, and a few hopefuls trying to play their way onto rosters would compete in sparsely attended games for a couple weeks each year. But that perception has changed in a big […]
England hasn’t reached the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup since 1990, when the Three Lions finished in fourth place in a tournament hosted in Italy. But now, English fans have dreams of getting back to the final four – or perhaps even further – ahead of their team’s quarterfinal […]
France heads into their World Cup quarterfinal on Friday as a significant favorite over Uruguay, who could have to play without one of their star players in the critical match. Striker Edinson Cavani is training with his Uruguayan teammates, but there are doubts that he will be able to play […]
Delaware’s sports betting industry is off to a fast start, as the state’s three casinos took more than $7 million in bets from gamblers in the first 20 days of operation for new legal sportsbooks. The figures, which cover the period from June 5 when the state started to allow […]
Harry Kane has provided most of the offense for England at this World Cup, and for those efforts, there’s a good chance he’ll be taking home so personal hardware no matter where his team ends up finishing in the tournament. Kane has already scored six goals in the 2018 World […]
The New England Patriots will likely have to do without wide receiver Julian Edelman for the first four games of the upcoming NFL season, as his appeal of the punishment was denied by the arbitrator who heard the case. Edelman is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing […]
European media outlets are reporting that Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo could be moving from Real Madrid to Italian champions Juventus for the 2018-19 season. Neither side has confirmed these rumors, but various reports have suggested everything from the transfer being a done deal to Juventus having yet to even make […]
England may have a cursed history when it comes to penalty shootouts, but they managed to overcome their past in defeating Colombia to move on to the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. English teams had gone to penalties on three previous occasions at the World Cup, but had been eliminated […]
According to a report by Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, the athletic directors of the Big Ten Conference are calling on the NCAA to develop a national injury reporting system for college football, a move that would be designed to improve game integrity in the face of expanded sports betting […]
Roger Federer has won eight titles at Wimbledon during his long and storied career, and comes into this year’s tournament as a favorite to take home his record-extending 21st Grand Slam championship. Federer, who is the No. 1 seed in the Wimbledon men’s tournament despite being ranked No. 2 in […]
Belgium erased a two-goal defecit in the second half, completing a stunning comeback to beat Japan 3-2 in their Round of 16 clash at the World Cup in the first round of elimination play. Belgium came into the match as an overwhelming favorite to move into the quarterfinal, but it […]
An increasingly confident Sweden will face off against Switzerland’s golden generation at the World Cup on Tuesday, with the winner moving on to the quarterfinals. Both sides fared well in the group stages, with Sweden topping their group ahead of Mexico and Switzerland finishing behind Brazil with a win and […]
Kyle Busch captured his fifth NASCAR Cup Series win of the year after out-dueling Kyle Larson in a bump-and-grind finish at the Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday. The 267-lap race featured a memorable, heart-pumping finale, as Busch and Larson made contact twice on the final lap as they battled […]
Former England superstar Wayne Rooney will be taking his talents to the United States, as he has completed a move from English Premier League club Everton to DC United of Major League Soccer. Both clubs confirmed that a transfer agreement had been reached on Thursday, with the Washington Post reporting […]
Freshman pitcher Kevin Abel threw a complete game, two-hit shutout on Thursday night to lead the Oregon State Beavers to their third College World Series title in a 5-0 Game 3 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks. The title is Oregon State’s first since winning back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007. […]
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will challenge Stipe Miocic for his heavyweight title at UFC 226 on July 7, with Cormier hoping to become only the second person in the company’s history to hold two championship titles at the same time. That is, of course, assuming that the bout […]
Yerry Mina scored on a header in the 74th minute to give Colombia a 1-0 win over Senegal at the World Cup on Thursday, sending his team through to the Round of 16. The win also eliminated Senegal, who suffered their first group stage loss in the country’s history. Japan […]
The Los Angeles Lakers and other teams are engaged in serious trade talks with the San Antonio Spurs, all in the hopes of getting Kawhi Leonard on their roster. On Wednesday, ESPN creported that the Lakers had once again been talking to the Spurs about bringing the two-time All-Star forward […]
Arkansas was one defensive play away from earning the school’s first College World Series championship. Instead, they’ll have to try again on Thursday, as Oregon State rallied to score three runs in the ninth inning for a 5-3 win to force a decisive Game 3. Three Razorbacks defenders had a […]
Germany was seen as one of the favorites to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup. But the defending champions won’t be celebrating this year, as a shocking 2-0 loss to South Korea has sent Germany out of the tournament in the group stage. Germany had never failed to advance out […]
Ten Hag Says Ronaldo’s Decision to Leave Rayo Match Early is ‘Unacceptable’ 
Consecutive NBA Titles: Celtics 8 Straight, Phil Jackson Three-Peats with Bulls and Lakers 
Baseball Movies: ‘Bull Durham’ (1988) with Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon 
Basketball Movies: ‘Blue Chips’ with Nick Nolte, Shaq, and Penny 
The OG List: Top 50 NBA All-Time Scoring Points List, Abdul-Jabbar Still No. 1 
