The Ultimate Fighting Championship will celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 139 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The UFC hosted its first ever event on Nov. 12, 1993, with UFC 1 having also taken place in Denver. Long Layoffs Create Intriguing Main Event […]
New NY Mets GM: Tim Tebow Could Find His Way to Major Leagues in 2019
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has made significant progress as a minor league baseball player in the New York Mets organization, and now the team’s recently hired general manager is saying it’s not out of the question that Tebow could find himself on the major league roster sometime next season. […]
After Coach Comments on Recovery, Kristaps Porzingis Posts Running Photos to Show Progress
Kristaps Porzingis is still far away from playing in an NBA game following the torn ACL he suffered last season. But according to his latest Instagram posts, he may be doing better in his recovery than his coach realized. Porzingis posted two photos of him sprinting Thursday night following comments […]
Pittsburgh Steelers Expect to Have Le’Veon Bell Back with Team Next Week
Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says that the team expects to see superstar running back Le’Veon Bell report to the team sometime next week after missing the first 10 weeks of the season. Rooney made the comments on Sirius XM Thursday before the Steelers routed the Carolina Panthers 52-21 […]
Magnus Carlsen Defends World Chess Championship Against American Challenger Fabiano Caruana
World champion Magnus Carlsen will defend his title against Fabiano Caruana as the two top players in the world face off in the World Chess Championship in London. The 12-game match begins on Friday, with Caruana having the advantage of the white pieces in the first game. Carlsen Has Held […]
Mayweather Appears to Back Out of Fight with Japanese Kickboxing Star Tenshin Nasukawa
Floyd Mayweather pulled back on an announced fight with Japanese kickboxing prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa on Wednesday, saying that he and his team were under the impression that the fight would be a short, private exhibition match rather than an official bout for a worldwide audience. Mayweather and Nasukawa had announced […]
Bryce Harper Turned Down $300M Offer from Washington Nationals Before Season Ended
Former National League MVP Bryce Harper turned down a major contract offer from the Washington Nationals near the end of the season, a deal that USA Today has pegged at $300 million over 10 years. The offer was initially revealed to the public on Tuesday, when Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo […]
Liverpool Stunned in Champions League by Red Star Belgrade, Man United Comeback Shocks Juventus
Liverpool saw its hopes of reaching the knockout stage of the Champions League take a major blow on Tuesday, as the English side suffered a shocking 2-0 defeat to Red Star Belgrade. Liverpool still stand level with Napoli for first place in Group C with six points, but PSG is […]
Florida Voters Easily Pass Gambling Amendment Opposed by Dolphins, Buccaneers
Florida voters came out heavily in favor of Amendment 3 on Tuesday, with more than 64 percent of voters approving the ballot question that will take further gambling expansion, including sports betting, out of the hands of the state legislature. The amendment will now give Florida voters the final say […]
Floyd Mayweather to Fight Japanese Kickboxing Star on New Year’s Eve
Floyd Mayweather has officially announced his plans to fight on New Year’s Eve, telling the world on Monday that he would be fighting Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa at the Saitama Super Arena outside of Tokyo on Dec. 31. Mayweather and Nasukawa announced their planned bout on Monday morning in […]
Ottawa Senators Players Caught on Tape Criticizing Coach During Uber Ride
Seven Ottawa Senators players issued an apology on Monday after the publication of a video in which they sharply criticized an assistant coach during an Uber ride ahead of a game with the Phoenix Coyotes last month. In the video, the players share the opinions of assistant coach Martin Raymond, […]
Duke Faces Kentucky, Kansas Battles Michigan State in Opening Night of College Basketball Season
Four of the top ten teams in college basketball will meet up in the State Farm Champions Classic in Indianapolis on Tuesday, providing some high-profile matchups for the first night of the NCAA season. Top-ranked Kansas will start their campaign by taking on No. 10 Michigan State, after which No. […]
Bryson DeChambeau Wins in Las Vegas to Move Up to 5th in World Gold Rankings
Bryson DeChambeau continued his breakthrough 2018 campaign by winning the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, giving him his fourth win in his past 12 starts on the PGA Tour. The one-shot victory moved DeChambeau up to fifth place in the Official World Golf Ranking, an impressive rise […]
Clayton Kershaw Signs Three-Year, $93M Contract Extension with Los Angeles Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw will continue to seek a World Series title in Los Angeles, as the star pitcher signed a three-year extension with the Dodgers on Friday. According to a source cited by ESPN, the deal will see the Dodgers pay Kershaw $93 million over the next three years, with additional […]
Kevin Harvick Wraps Up Spot in NASCAR Final with Win at Texas Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick pulled away from the field during an overtime restart to win the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, earning his eighth victory of the year and a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4 final round of NASCAR’s playoffs. The win put Harvick back in the […]
Adam Silver Says Rule Changes Get Credit for Higher Scoring Games this Season
Scoring is up across the NBA this season, and according to Commissioner Adam Silver, the credit for the added offense should go to rule changes made in the offseason. Right now, teams are scoring an average of 112.3 points per game. If that number holds, it will be the highest […]
Dana White Talks to Mayweather Team About Potential Fight with Nurmagomedov in UFC
UFC president Dana White has said in the past that he doubts a fight will materialize between boxer Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. But while that assessment hasn’t changed much, White did admit this week that there have at least been talks between him and Mayweather’s team […]
Blake Griffin Starring in Advertising Campaign for Sports Prediction App WinView
Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin is appearing in an advertising campaign for WinView, an app that allows users to make predictions about what will happen in a game they are watching live in order to win prizes. According to WinView, their app is currently legal in 39 states, but it […]
Daniel Cormier Expected to Retain Heavyweight Title vs. Derrick Lewis at UFC 230
Two-division title holder Daniel Cormier is widely expected to handle Derrick Lewis as the two fight for the heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Cormier (21-1) last fought at UFC 226 in July, when he won the heavyweight title with […]
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic Still Deciding Whether to Go Forward with Saudi Arabia Exhibition
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are scheduled to play an exhibition match in Saudi Arabia on Dec. 22, but both players told reporters this week that they are still considering whether or not they actually want to go forward with the event. The uncertainty of the world’s top two tennis […]