Lamar Jackson, the reigning MVP from the Baltimore Ravens, tested positive for COVID-19. Jackson is one of nearly a dozen players and staff who contracted coronavirus. Backup QB Robert Griffin III, aka RG3, will start for the Ravens against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. On Wednesday, the NFL postponed the […]
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is now the overwhelming favorite to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending knee injury on Sunday. The two quarterbacks were locked in a battle at sportsbooks for the postseason honor, but Burrow’s misfortune now gives […]
Football is a brutal game. One second, you’re on top of the world as the top rookie in the league and the next, you’re being carted off the field with a season-ending injury. The Cincinnati Bengals incurred another bad beat when they lost quarterback Joe Burrow to a gruesome knee […]
On Thursday evening, the NFL announced it fined the Raiders $500,000, head coach Jon Gruden an additional $150,000, and took away the team’s 2021 sixth-round draft pick as a result of multiple COVID-19 violations. League and NFLPA officials said the fines and penalties came in the wake of an investigation […]
Do you believe in a Super Bowl curse? That could explain why the San Francisco 49ers, last year’s runner up in the Super Bowl, continue to struggle with a rash of injuries that decimated their offense. The 49ers lost tight end George Kittle for the rest of the season with […]
On Saturday, Vasiliy Lomachenko lost his lightweight championship belts to Teofimo Lopez by unanimous decision. On Monday, the former champion underwent shoulder surgery that will keep him out of training until early next year. Lomachenko previously had surgery on his right shoulder in 2018. Lomachenko Lost Training Time Due to […]
The Miami Heat head into Game 2 of the NBA Finals with the possibility of not having two starters after Goran Dragic suffered a torn plantar injury and Bam Adebayo injured his neck and shoulder in Game 1. The Los Angeles Lakers took a 1-0 lead with a blowout victory […]
The Philadelphia Eagles suffered a huge bad beat when they lost tight end Dallas Goedert indefinitely with an ankle injury. With Goedert down, consider adding Jimmy Graham (Chicago Bears), Mike Geisicki (Miami Dolphins), or Eric Ebron (Pittsburgh Steelers) if you need a fantasy football TE. In essentially nine quarters of […]
The New York Jets and New York Giants are bad enough, but the last thing they need is a lingering NFL conspiracy theory about the shoddy new turf installed at MetLife Stadium. The San Francisco 49ers aren’t thrilled to be playing the Jets and Giants in consecutive weeks at MetLife […]
While the world fights the coronavirus epidemic, the NFL fights a plague of serious injuries. Big-time fantasy football studs like Christian McCaffrey (Carolina Panthers), Saquon Barkley (NY Giants), and Davante Adams (Green Bay Packers) were sidelined with injuries in Week 2. You should strongly consider adding their backups– RB Mike […]
If you’re a Carolina Panthers fan, or if you secured the #1 pick in your fantasy football league, then you’re bummed out right now about the recent update that running back Christian McCaffrey will miss at least a month of action due to an ankle injury. McCaffrey sprained his ankle […]
New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley suffered a season-ending knee injury when he tore his ACL against the Chicago Bears. The Giants invited free agent RB Devonta Freeman to a work out in hopes they can sign him after Barkley’s injury. Medical staff carted Barkley off the field when […]
Only an ankle injury can stop Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints. Drew Brees won’t have his favorite wide receiver on the field during Monday Night Football when the Saints visit the Las Vegas Raiders. Thomas, a three-time Pro Bowler, sprained his ankle in the season opener against Tampa […]
The Milwaukee Bucks face a second-straight elimination game with a banged-up Greek Freak. They won’t know the status of Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo and his sprained ankle injury until game time. The Bucks listed the Greek Freak as “questionable” on the injury report, but he will do everything in his […]
The #5 Miami Heat are one game away from sweeping the #1 Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Bucks, down 0-3 against the Heat, are in deep trouble because Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo might miss Game 4 due to a sprained ankle injury. The Miami Heat won seven-straight […]
The second round of the NBA playoffs officially begins on Sunday with a fierce fracas. The defending champion and #2 ranked Toronto Raptors square off against the #3 Boston Celtics in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Raptors head into Game 1 of the semifinals with starting guard […]
Battleground NYC. The New York Yankees and NY Mets will meet this weekend in a classic Subway Series with one twist. Both teams must make up missed games (due to COVID-19 postponements) so they will play two doubleheaders this week for five total games within three days. To complicate matters, […]
The Bubble MVP is out. Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard will miss Game 5 of their playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a knee injury. The Lakers have a 3-1 lead and seek to close out the first-round series and advance to the Western Conference semifinals. […]
The Tampa Bay Rays (17-9) swept the New York Yankees (16-9) and secured first place in the AL East as the Bronx Bombers slipped to second. The losing streak coincides with another unfortunate string of injuries to key Yankees that struck down Gleyber Torres (hamstring), James Paxton (elbow), and Zack […]
The Boston Celtics incurred a big hit in the injury department when they lost Gordon Hayward for up to four weeks with a severe ankle sprain. With less than three minutes remaining in Game 1 of the playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Hayward limped off the court and sought […]
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