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The Houston Rockets will be without Thabo Sefolosha for the restarted NBA season. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Sefolosha has opted out of the restart. No reason has been given for the decision. Sefolosha becomes the first member of …
The Golden State Warriors will have a high draft pick this year, giving them the opportunity to add high-end talent to the existing championship core. Draymond Green seems to have a pretty clear idea of which player he’d like to see the …
As expected, the NFL preseason is set to be shorter in 2020. According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the NFL will eliminate the first and last week of preseason for all 32 teams, meaning each team will play only a pair of preseason games. 2020 …
Lamar Jackson has appeared in two playoff games in his young career and lost both of them. That’s not a record that sits well with him at all. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback admitted that he’s bothered by his playoff failures, and needs …
It’s no secret that the Jacksonville Jaguars were a mess in 2019, but A.J. Bouye makes it sound like one of the worst environments he’d been in during his NFL career. The veteran cornerback was traded to the Denver Broncos this offseason, …
The NBA’s efforts to resume the 2019-20 season have not come cheap. The league’s plan to play the final three months of the season at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando will cost it over $150 million, according to Brian Windhorst of …
The transfer portal has become an increasingly vital part of college sports in recent years. College football teams use transfers to become quick contenders, and in the case of some schools, remain contenders despite high-profile departures. Oklahoma …
The inevitable is now official: there will be no Minor League Baseball season in 2020. In a statement issued by MiLB, the organization confirmed the cancellation of the season for the first time in its history due to the coronavirus pandemic. …
Spencer Torkelson is officially a member of the Detroit Tigers, and also a very wealthy man. As first reported by MLB.com’s Jim Callis, the No. 1 overall pick signed with the Tigers Monday and received an $8,416,300 bonus. That’s slightly …
As big as Cam Newton’s move to the New England Patriots is, there are definitely some skeptics who believe the quarterback’s best days are behind him. Kurt Warner isn’t one of them. Warner was once in the same boat as Newton is now. …
Major League Baseball has given players who are not deemed high risk the right to opt out of playing the 2020 season. However, those players are not allowed to reconsider and change their mind later — at least as of now. According to Jayson …
The introduction of the DH to the National League in 2020 is going to have a significant impact. One way it could do so is allowing some players who might not want to play the field every day to get into the lineup. Yoenis Cespedes is one of them. He …
The Washington Nationals will be a bit shorthanded in 2020 as two players opted out of playing in the abbreviated season. Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross have both opted out of the 2020 season. Zimmerman issued a statement through …
Shaq Barrett had been optimistic about getting a long-term deal done with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but things appear to have changed. Barrett was franchise tagged by the Buccaneers this offseason, and the two sides have until July 15 to negotiate a …
Those who are fond of baseball fights and heated arguments between managers and umpires will be disappointed by some of the health and safety protocols instituted by Major League Baseball for 2020. MLB released a set of rule changes for the 2020 …
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake has become the first MLB player to publicly opt out of participating in the shortened 2020 season. MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert was the first to report Leake’s decision, and it was confirmed by Arizona …
