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Bill Belichick is already giving pregame speeches, but not in the sport that he usually specializes in. At the invitation of coach Brad Stevens, the New England Patriots coach spoke to the Boston Celtics ahead of their playoff opener against …
The bidding war for the New York Mets appears to be down to two, and the preferred bidder from the perspective of the current owners may come as a surprise. According to Thornton McEnery of the New York Post, the Wilpon family still harbors bad blood …
LeBron James has seen just about everything during his basketball career, so his comments about the challenge that the 2020 NBA playoffs pose are quite telling. Citing the pause in the season and the fact that the playoffs will take place in a bubble …
Few know what Washington quarterback Alex Smith has gone through like Joe Theismann does. Theismann infamously broke his leg in a 1985 game while playing for Washington, suffering the same injury Smith did in November 2018. While Theismann was never …
The Big Ten is under increasing pressure from many of its own student-athletes and their parents to reconsider the cancellation of the 2020 fall season, but one athletic director does not see it happening. Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour …
Major League Baseball might have a pretty big problem on its hands in handling the remainder of the St. Louis Cardinals’ season. The Cardinals have played just eight games so far in the 2020 season, while 18 have been canceled due to a COVID-19 …
The Los Angeles Chargers remain tight-lipped regarding Melvin Ingram’s absence from practice. Coach Anthony Lynn said Ingram has been involved in meetings and walkthroughs, but declined to elaborate on whether the star pass rusher would …
A former first overall pick will be making his MLB debut this week. The Detroit Tigers announced Monday that 2018 No. 1 pick Casey Mize will make his major league debut on Wednesday when he starts against the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers are also …
Ezekiel Elliott is trying to add a new dimension to his game ahead of the 2020 season. Elliott said Monday that he spent extra time in the offseason working on his pass-catching ability, and stated that he wants to make himself more involved out of …
George Kittle is now the NFL’s highest-paid tight end. He’s excited about that not just for the financial aspect, but because sorting out the contract situation will now allow him to focus on what he really wants to do. Kittle said …
The Houston Rockets will be without Russell Westbrook for at least the first game of their Western Conference playoff series. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni confirmed Sunday that Westbrook would not play in the first game of Houston’s series …
Jacoby Brissett lost his starting job with the Indianapolis Colts when the team signed Philip Rivers as a free agent, but that does not appear to have diminished his confidence in his abilities. On a conference call with reporters Friday, Brissett …
Anyone looking forward to a renewal of the rivalry between Jimmy Butler and T.J. Warren in the upcoming playoff series between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers may be disappointed. Butler and Warren exchanged harsh words after a January altercation, …
The Cleveland Browns enter 2020 with much more muted expectations after a lot of hype turned into a disastrous 2019 season. That’s perfectly fine with owner Jimmy Haslam. In a Zoom call Sunday, Haslam admitted that both he and the Browns got …
One of the recurring messages ahead of college football season, particularly in SEC country, is that fans who want to see a season should take care to follow social distancing procedures and wear masks in public. On Sunday, a couple of key figures at …
It sounds like there’s some reason for New York Jets fans to be excited ahead of the 2020 season. Early reports on quarterback Sam Darnold from training camp have been very favorable, with Charles McDonald of the New York Daily News saying that …
