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Benton is a 17-year journalist and member of the Pro Football Writers of America. In addition to his work at Larry Brown Sports, he serves as the editor of Giants Wire for USA Today SMG. Benton has also worked for MSG, SNY, AOL Sports, and was the founder of Giants 101.

Russell Westbrook playing for the Clippers

Russell Westbrook now NBA’s highest-scoring PG ever

In a historic milestone, Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook surpassed Oscar Robertson to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer among point guards, reaching 26,711 career points during a 129-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. …

TJ Watt in a helmet and pads

T.J. Watt ‘excited to play’ after recovering from collapsed lung

Pittsburgh Steelers star edge rusher T.J. Watt is set to return in a critical AFC North showdown against the Baltimore Ravens after recovering from a partially collapsed lung. The injury stemmed from a rare complication during dry needling treatment …

New York Giants TE Theo Johnson at MSG

Giants star appears at Knicks game after being ruled out with illness

New York Giants tight end Theo Johnson raised eyebrows Friday night when he appeared courtside at Madison Square Garden, looking energetic and healthy during the Knicks’ game against the Atlanta Hawks — just hours after being ruled out …

Nebraska fans storm court

Nebraska pleads with fans: Stop storming the court

No. 13 Nebraska survived a gritty defensive battle to defeat No. 9 Michigan State, 58-56, on Friday night, extending the program’s longest win streak to 18 games and improving to a perfect 14-0 (3-0 Big Ten). Rienk Mast drained the go-ahead …

An Ole Miss helmet on the field

Ole Miss QB plans to enter transfer portal

Ole Miss quarterback Austin Simmons plans to enter the transfer portal as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining, reports ESPN. The decision comes after the No. 6 Rebels’ thrilling 39-34 upset victory over No. 3 Georgia in …

ECHL game

ECHL players strike forces postponement of 13 games

The ECHL, North America’s premier minor professional hockey league operating two tiers below the NHL, postponed 13 games on Friday after players initiated a strike amid stalled collective bargaining negotiations. The Professional Hockey …

Ronald Acuna Jr. crushed home run in Venezuelan League game

Ronald Acuna Jr. crushes HR in Venezuelan League game

Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr., nicknamed “La Bestia,” delivered a spectacular moment in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP) on Friday night, launching a towering home run for his Tiburones de La Guaira against …

Jalen Smith reacts after monster dunk

Jalen Smith puts Joel Embiid on a poster with thunderous dunk

In a thrilling showdown at the United Center on Friday night, Chicago Bulls forward Jalen Smith delivered one of the season’s most electrifying highlights by posterizing Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid with a ferocious baseline dunk. …

Malik Nabers at a press conference

Malik Nabers pokes fun at fantasy football, himself, in hilarious ad

New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers isn’t letting a torn ACL sour his offseason. Instead, he’s serving up a stack of self-deprecating laughs in a new IHOP commercial that’s flipping hilarious. Fresh off a monster 2024 rookie …

Travis Kelce at the podium

Chris Jones makes emotional plea to Travis Kelce

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones issued an emotional plea to teammate Travis Kelce amid swirling retirement rumors, following the team’s 20-13 Christmas Day loss to the Denver Broncos — potentially Kelce’s final home …

Adam Silver at the NBA Draft

NBA informs teams ‘tanking’ policies will be reviewed

Tanking, the controversial practice of teams deliberately losing games to gain advantageous draft positioning, continues to challenge the NBA’s competitive integrity, and it’s something commissioner Adam Silver wants to curb. On Friday, …

The Philadelphia Flyers logo

Flyers issue statement about radio announcer’s hot mic moment

The Philadelphia Flyers swiftly responded to a controversial hot mic incident involving veteran radio play-by-play announcer Tim Saunders during Thursday night’s 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. In the third period, during a TV timeout, Saunders …

Randy Moss on set

Randy Moss rings bell after completing his cancer treatment

NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss celebrated a monumental victory this September, ringing the traditional bell at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte to mark the end of his Stage 2 bile duct cancer treatment. The legendary wide receiver, …

A fan in front of Anthony Joshua

Woman tried so hard to get an Instagram photo with Anthony Joshua

Following Anthony Joshua’s emphatic sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul on Friday night in Miami, the British heavyweight celebrated with fans at the Kaseya Center. Amid the post-fight chaos, one woman stood out for all the wrong reasons. A viral …

Scott Frost in a Nebraska cap

Scott Frost is suing Nebraska

Former Huskers head football coach Scott Frost has launched a legal battle against the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, accusing the institution of breaching his contract and botching buyout payments that saddled him with a hefty tax …

A Georgia helmet on the bench

Two Georgia football players arrested for shoplifting

In a fresh off-field controversy for the Georgia Bulldogs, freshmen offensive lineman Dontrell Glover and running back Bo Walker were arrested Friday on misdemeanor theft by shoplifting charges in Athens, Ga. The incident, which occurred at a local …

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