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It was clearly very difficult for Eric Hosmer to leave the Kansas City Royals. Hosmer, now with the San Diego Padres, took out a full-page ad in both Saturday and Sunday’s Kansas City Star thanking Royals fans for their support over the years. …
Arizona Wildcats alumni are having to come to terms with the fact that their program looks to have committed some very egregious NCAA violations. One of those alumni is Jason Terry, who played for Lute Olson at Arizona from 1995 and 1999. Terry …
It’s safe to say that Arizona coach Sean Miller’s career is in major jeopardy right now, but if this is the end, he’s at least in line to get a big payday. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, Miller’s contract with …
Many athletes come to the Olympic Games with very high expectations, both for themselves and from their country. Many of them are world champions in their chosen sport and have been building up for four years just for this moment. One can only …
File this one under “life comes at you fast.” Russian bobsled pilot Nadezhda Sergeeva failed a doping test last week, the country’s federation announced, the second Russian athlete to do so during the Winter Olympics. Making this …
Olympic fever has inspired Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera so much, he’s taking a curling lesson. Rivera hit up the Charlotte Curling Club on Friday for a formal lesson in the sport, and, well, it’s safe to say his form is a work in …
Former NFL offensive lineman Jonathan Martin was reportedly detained after attempting to check himself into a hospital for treatment. A source close to the situation told A.J. Perez of USA Today Sports that Martin attempted to seek help at a Los …
The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed that an investigation is “ongoing” into the contents of a social media post from former NFL offensive lineman Jonathan Martin’s Instagram account. “The individual we believe …
Quick action by the Miami Dolphins and the NFL may have been a huge reason nothing bad happened at Harvard-Westlake School as a result of Jonathan Martin’s threats. A report Friday indicated that the Dolphins’ director of security first …
Former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin was reportedly taken into custody Friday after sending an alarming threat aimed at the high school he attended. Earlier Friday, Martin had sent what appeared to be a clear threat against …
The gold medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team named a key shootout move after a Britney Spears song, and have duly been rewarded for it with a shoutout from the singer herself. The shootout move that resulted in Jocelyne Lamoureux’s …
Recent events in college basketball have raised the question of whether college athletes should be paid, and Lonzo Ball is on board with that idea. The Los Angeles Lakers guard and former UCLA star knows it’s an open secret that college …
The Los Angeles Clippers are still not sure when they’ll be getting guard Avery Bradley back. Bradley has been sidelined by a nagging sports hernia injury, and the team doesn’t have a return date for him. Coach Doc Rivers admitted concern …
The San Diego Padres have new t-shirts and a new catchphrase courtesy of Eric Hosmer. Padres players were treated to “Hot Talent Lava” shirts at spring training, a nod to a somewhat odd analogy used by Hosmer’s agent Scott Boras in …
The Olympics are a great generator of breakout stars. The athletes generally only gain major attention every four years, meaning new potential stars are coming onto the scene all the time. Even older athletes are finding success in the Olympics after …
The San Antonio Spurs are not expecting star forward Kawhi Leonard back this season. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich announced Wednesday that he would be surprised of Leonard returns before season’s end. Pop just said he'd be surprised if Kawhi …
