A gambling scandal left NBA fans with their mouths agape and the Portland Trail Blazers without their head coach. Former NBA champion Tiago Splitter is taking the reins in the Pacific Northwest as the Blazers’ interim head coach, and his first game is Friday night. His adversary is no easy foe, though. The Golden State Warriors are 2-0 on the ...
TORONTO – Bo Bichette knows exactly what Vladimir Guerrero Jr. promised to do if the Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series: Give his championship ring to his father, the Hall of Famer who only once reached the Fall Classic at the tail end of a decorated career. Bichette, who has played with Guerrero since both were teenagers, looks at ...
The last time the Philadelphia Eagles faced NFC East foe New York, they played without one of their stars. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter was a late scratch from the game due to injury. They’ll be without another star this week against the Giants but this time it’s one on offense. Wide receiver A.J. Brown is out for the Eagles’ Week 8 ...
Looking to become Major League Baseball’s first repeat World Series champion since the turn of the millennium, the Los Angeles Dodgers have to win four of the next seven games against the Toronto Blue Jays. The 2025 World Series begins on Friday, Oct. 24 in Toronto, a showdown between two of the best teams in baseball this season. The Blue ...
The best way to prepare for an Olympics is to … not. For many athletes, the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina fall in the middle of their competitive seasons. Focus solely on the Games, and you put the rest of the season at risk. Go about your season as you would any other, and there’s a good chance you’ll go ...
TORONTO — In Game 1 of the World Series, Bo Bichette will bat cleanup and play second base for the Toronto Blue Jays, while right-hander Trey Yesavage will get the start on the mound. And this will be their first time on a big league field together. Such is the partially ad hoc nature of this Blue Jays playoff run, ...
Brian Daboll and the New York Giants have to pay a hefty sum for the coach’s actions in last week’s win over the defending-champion Philadelphia Eagles. Daboll was fined $100,000 and the Giants were docked $200,000 after the coach was found to have violated league protocols by poking his head inside the medical tent while quarterback Jaxson Dart was being ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Lionel Messi will receive the MLS Golden Boot Award from Commissioner Don Garber before Inter Miami begins its pursuit of the 2025 MLS Cup on Friday, Oct. 24. The pregame ceremony will take place before No. 3 Inter Miami hosts No. 6 Nashville SC in Game 1 of their MLS Cup Playoffs first-round, best-of-three series at ...
AI-assisted summary Randy Livingston, who struggled with a gambling problem, believes more scandals will emerge until conversations about addiction are normalized. The investigation led to the indictment of a head coach, a current player, and a former player. Livingston now works as a ‘Responsible Gaming Ambassador’ and has spoken to NBA rookies about the risks. A former NBA player who ...
AI-assisted summary New York Jets owner Woody Johnson publicly criticized the team’s quarterback play, putting pressure on the winless team. The Denver Broncos will test their eight-game home winning streak against the Dallas Cowboys’ top-ranked offense. Aaron Rodgers will face his former team, the Green Bay Packers, for the first time in his career. The Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and ...