The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) voted to postpone the Indian Premier League on Tuesday as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage throughout the country. India recently passed 20 million total coronavirus cases, with the country averaging more than 325,000 new cases per day over the last […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers will lose 23-year-old star pitcher Dustin May for the year, as he will undergo Tommy John surgery next week to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament. May started the year with a 1-1 record and a 2.74 ERA through his first five starts. May chooses surgery after […]
When it comes to sports NFTs, there are two names dominating the discussion right now: NBA Top Shot and Topps. Those who follow soccer know Sorare has also made a splash, and teams like the Golden State Warriors are beginning to enter the space as well. But in the United […]
Byron Buxton put up MVP numbers throughout the month of April. Now, oddsmakers are giving the Twins superstar a real chance of winning that honor when the season ends. Buxton has started the season on an absolute tear, hitting .408 with eight homers and 15 RBIs through his first 20 […]
Jiri Prochazka made his case for a light heavyweight title shot with a stunning knockout of Dominick Reyes in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN card. Prochazka scored just the third spinning back elbow knockout in UFC history, finishing Reyes in the second round of their fight. Prochazka […]
In 2020, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura turned the emerging elite online chess scene into something of a personal rivalry between the two grandmasters. Now, the two will meet for the first time in a Champions Chess Tour final, as both advanced out of the semifinals of the New in […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the world when he stopped Anthony Joshua to win the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight boxing titles in 2019. The Mexican would go on to lose those titles in a one-sided decision just six months later. Now, Ruiz will return to the ring to take on […]
Dominick Reyes has suffered two straight losses to blemish what had been an undefeated professional record. Now, he’ll come in as an underdog when he takes on light heavyweight title hopeful Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC on ESPN 23 this Saturday night. Prochazka comes in as a […]
After a change in venue and a coronavirus scare, the top female curlers in the world will finally get to play for their countries on Friday, as the 2021 World Women’s Curling Championship begins in Calgary, Alberta. Initially, the World Curling Federation had awarded the tournament to Schaffhausen, Switzerland, but […]
While the mess that was the Topps MLB NFT launch frustrated potential buyers, it also showed that there’s heavy demand for the product. Prices have spiked significantly over the past week, showing again that there are plenty of people who want to get their hands on the digital baseball cards. […]
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen extended his undefeated streak at the New in Chess Classic to 23 games on Wednesday, defeating grandmaster Teimour Radjabov to go through to the semifinals of the online tournament. Radjabov held the top-seeded Carlsen to four draws in their first set on Tuesday, setting up […]
The world’s top two golfers will both be in action this weekend as Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas headline the field for the Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. Johnson comes into the Valspar Championship as the world’s No. 1 ranked golfer, while Thomas is No. […]
Former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. faced some of the best fighters in the world during his undefeated career. That won’t be the case on June 6, when he battles YouTuber Logan Paul at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Paul (0-1, 0 KOs) is the older brother of […]
After a rocky start, the Topps MLB NFT digital cards have seen a rapid increase in value as collectors attempt to cash in on the first wave of the virtual baseball collectibles. As I wrote last week, the first sign that these NFTs were gaining value was the sale of […]
Magnus Carlsen showed that he’ll be tough to dethrone as the World Chess Champion after he won six games without a loss to put up an undefeated 10.5/15 score in the preliminary round of the New in Chess Classic. Carlsen took the top overall seed out of the round-robin portion […]
Ian Nepomniachtchi drew Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the 13th round of the Candidates Tournament on Monday, a result that was enough to clinch the tournament for the Russian grandmaster and book his place in the World Chess Championship. Anish Giri also lost with Black to Alexander Grischuk, giving Nepomniachtchi a full […]
Rose Namajunas won the UFC strawweight championship for the second time on Saturday night, knocking out Zhang Weili in the first round of their fight at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida. Namajunas finished Zhang with a left head kick at 1:18 of the first round to once again win the […]
Jacob deGrom is enjoying the kind of start that could earn him his third career Cy Young Award. After another sterling performance on Friday night, Mets fans were chanting for deGrom to win an even bigger prize: the NL MVP trophy. deGrom threw a complete game, two-hit shutout and struck […]
Anish Giri moved to within a half-point of the lead at the FIDE Candidates Tournament with a win over Ding Liren in Friday’s Round 11 action. The win put Giri right on the heels of leader Ian Nepomniachtchi, who scored a draw against former World Championship challenger Fabiano Caruana. Giri […]
WBO featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete will defend his title on Saturday at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida against a hungry Christopher Diaz who knows that this might be his last chance at a major title. The 26-year-old Navarrete (31-1, 27 KOs) has won titles in two different weight classes. […]
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 
