When the dust settled from Election Day, it appeared as though Republicans had the clear edge in the two critical Georgia Senate runoff elections. But while David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler remain favorites in their respective races, the margins are tightening, with a number of factors complicating the path to […]
Jack Hermansson prepared to fight any one of three different challengers in the main event of UFC on ESPN 19. On Saturday, he’ll step into the Octagon against Marvin Vettori in a battle of middleweight contenders created by injuries and COVID-19. The UFC originally scheduled a bout between Hermansson and […]
Danny Garcia has two losses on his record, blemishes that have prevented pundits from ranking him among the top welterweights in the world. But, Garcia can change all of that with one punch on Saturday night, when he faces off against undefeated IBF and WBC champion Errol Spence Jr. at […]
Sporting Kansas City has never lost a game at Children’s Mercy Park to Minnesota United. In fact, it’s never failed to win in its home matchups against the Loons. But Sporting KC will still be wary of the danger posed by Minnesota when the two clubs hook up in an […]
Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen came into the Speed Chess Championship as the top two seeds and the prohibitive favorites to reach the final. On Thursday, both will get the chance to prove their dominance and move into the semifinals, though they’ll face dangerous Russian opponents gunning for upsets. Carlsen […]
Manchester United needs only a draw on Wednesday to go through to the Champions League knockout stages, but will face a stiff challenge from Paris Saint-Germain, which desperately needs points to avoid missing out on the Round of 16 a season after reaching the final. PSG (+140) enters the game […]
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, meaning he will have to miss the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain this weekend. Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One champion, tested negative three times ahead of this past Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, which he won. Hamilton Dominant Yet Again That […]
Magnus Carlsen won three of the four regular-season events on his namesake online chess tour earlier this year, along with the Grand Final. But Wesley So showed that it may not be as easy this time around, upsetting the World Champion to win the Skilling Open. After two days of […]
The Seattle Sounders are closing in on an opportunity to defend their MLS Cup title, but they’ll first have to deal with a confident FC Dallas side in the first Western Conference semifinal matchup on Tuesday. Dallas came from behind late to defeat the Portland Timbers in a lengthy penalty […]
Anthony “Lionheart” Smith ended a two-fight losing streak on Saturday, submitting Devin Clark via a triangle joke halfway through the first round of their UFC on ESPN 18 Main Event. Clark opened the fight by rocking Smith with an overhand right and looked like he might score an early finish […]
Defending Premier League champion Liverpool can reach the Champions League knockout stage for the fourth straight season with a win over Dutch side Ajax at Anfield on Tuesday. Liverpool leads Group D with nine points from four matches, two points ahead of both Ajax and Italian side Atalanta. Injuries Leave […]
Magnus Carlsen looks to continue his dominance of the online chess scene while Wesley So will attempt to put his stamp on the new Champions Chess Tour as the two world-class grandmasters face off in the final of the Skilling Open. Carlsen and So will battle in the first of […]
Jake Paul came into his fight with Nate Robinson on Saturday night with a major experience advantage in the ring, while Robinson hoped his history as a professional athlete would allow him to overwhelm the YouTuber. In the end, experience won out. Paul (2-0, 2 KOs) knocked down Robinson once […]
Orlando City SC will try to continue its first-ever MLS Cup Playoff run as the club hosts the New England Revolution in the first of two Eastern Conference semifinal matchups on Sunday. Neither team entered the unusual 2020 campaign as a favorite to make much noise in the MLS playoffs. […]
It doesn’t hold title implications, and only one of the fighters is ranked. But the light heavyweight clash between Anthony “Lionheart†Smith and Devin Clark should still entertain fans when it serves as a replacement main event for UFC on ESPN 18 on Saturday night. Smith and Clark moved into […]
YouTuber Jake Paul has exactly one professional boxing match to his name. That will still make him the experienced veteran when he steps into the ring to fight former NBA player Nate Robinson on the undercard of the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. exhibition on Saturday night. Paul holds […]
Hikaru Nakamura came back from down a set, and then again down a game in blitz tiebreakers to get past Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and advance to the semifinals of the Skilling Open online chess tournament. Nakamura moved on to face fellow American Wesley So, while World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will […]
The state commission is calling it an exhibition that’s “not about competition.†Organizers say that there could be knockouts, and that there will be a winner. Either way, Mike Tyson will face off against Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, in a battle […]
In any normal year, few NFL fans would be interested in a Thanksgiving matchup featuring a 3-7 team hitting the road to take on a 4-6 host. But in 2020, a game between the Detroit Lions and the Houston Texans might just provide the best available Turkey Day football. The […]
Alireza Firouzja lost his final two games on Tuesday to fall into a five-way tie for sixth place and miss out on the Skilling Open quarterfinals on tiebreaks, despite winning six games in the round-robin. Both Firouzja and Le Quang Liem missed out on qualification on eight points, the same […]
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 
