Ketel Marte overpowers the rest of the field in the National League, coming off a career highs in home runs (36) and RBI (95). If you need speed, Brice Turang was third in the majors last season with 50 steals. Injuries took their toll on the position a year ago, but three top talents should be ready for opening day. ...
The USA had to play without key forward Matthew Tkachuk for the end of its overtime loss to Canada. The Florida Panthers star winger sat on the U.S. bench toward the end of the second period Thursday night in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, skating one brief shift before returning to the bench. He was on the bench at the ...
Claressa Shields has been suspended by the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission after testing positive for marijuana following her win over heavyweight Danielle Perkins earlier this month, according to reports. Shields, 29, tested positive for the banned substance via an ‘oral fluid sample’ following her win over Perkins on Feb. 3, Sky News and BBC reported on Thursday, prompting the Michigan Unarmed ...
The U.S. Women’s National Team is off to a great start in 2025. The USWNT opened the 2025 SheBelieves Cup with a 2-0 win over Colombia on Thursday at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. Although Team USA was without its superstar trio of Sophia Wilson, Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson, who led the team to an Olympic gold medal at the 2024 ...
As it has been during Victor Wembanyama’s season-and-a-half with the San Antonio Spurs, a little patience will go a long way. The team announced Thursday it is shutting down the phenom for the remainder of the season after Wembanyama was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot, in his right shoulder. It’s a massive blow for Wembanyama, ...
The NBA suspended Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis 25 games without pay for violating its anti-drug policy, the league announced Thursday. Portis tested positive for Tramadol, which is not only banned by the NBA but is also on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances. Mark Bartelstein, Portis’ agent, issued a statement saying that his client ‘unintentionally’ took Tramadol, ...
Tiger Woods and Donald Trump are golf partners in Palm Beach County, Florida, where both live. Tiger Woods was scheduled to attend the first talks between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf but left after his mother’s death. Tiger Woods has bounced around the country over the past week. He spent Sunday doing commentary at the Genesis Invitational in California ...
The Los Angeles Lakers are starting to come back to reality following the trade that added Luka Doncic to the roster. The Lakers are 1-2 since the trade and there’s the potential for a third straight loss after the latest news on the team’s injury report. It appears unlikely that the new star duo of Doncic and LeBron James will ...
MLB’s latest venture appears to be taking more of the human element out of the game, with a test run of an automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system put in during 2025 spring training. With the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs kicking off spring training Thursday, we’ve already been given our first look at how the system will ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants clubhouse is nearly empty Wednesday afternoon when Justin Verlander plops down in front of his corner locker covered in sweat, and emotions seeping from his soul. He just pitched his first batting practice of the spring, dominating hitters with his fastball, showing bite on his breaking balls, mixing in changeups and leaving the ...