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It all started so well, which is generally how things go for Ronda Rousey.Read more...

Left-hander Clayton Kershaw is "very likely" to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting rotation on Thursday, manager Dave Roberts said MondayRead more...

The Cleveland Guardians claimed outfielder Ramon Laureano off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on MondayRead more...

The Dallas Cowboys released struggling kicker Tristan Vizcaino, head coach Mike McCarthy announced MondayRead more...

The Anaheim Ducks signed veteran goaltender Alex Stalock to a one-year contract on MondayRead more...

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said Monday that he plans to cede coaching duties to assistant head coach Terrell Williams for the team's first preseason gameRead more...

Aside from the Connecticut Sun possibly playing spoiler, the current WNBA season has been conducted essentially known its champion resides in Las Vegas or Brooklyn. The Aces are putting together arguably the most impressive regular season in league history. But there's always an asterisk. A road to a title is never...Read more...

There's a lot that comes along with being quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. When all is going well, and America's Team is winning, you get all the praise, and when they aren't, the finger will be pointed in your direction regardless of what happened on the field. This is how it's supposed to go for the starting QB in...Read more...

The Houston Astros optioned struggling left fielder Corey Julks to Triple-A Sugar Land after Sunday's gameRead more...

Former No. 2 overall draft pick Jabari Parker signed with FC Barcelona, the Spanish club announced Monday.Read more...

The No. 2 pick in this year's NFL draft is getting first dibs on winning the starting quarterback job in HoustonRead more...

If the previous day's lesson, at least for the USWNT, was that soccer sometimes just decides you're going to lose because that's what it wants, then the current European champions England showed that sometimes you just win, even when all logic dictates that you shouldn't. Who knows what's left on the roster for the...Read more...

Jonathan Isaac being one of only two members left (Markelle Fultz) from the Orlando Magic's roster from their time in the 2020 Bubble is irony at its finest. It speaks to the high amount of turnover that occurs in the league, as well as being an example of just how fast the Black Lives Matter" movement came and went...Read more...

Imagine, if you will, an American team. One that is known the world over as not only being the best, but the best by a wide margin. One that is so good, so exhilarating in their play that they've inspired kids (and adults!) the world over to take up the sport. A team so good that they've been the object of a...Read more...

Since NBA players have been permitted to play in international competition, the United States has never sent over a unit like the one they are sending to Asia later this month for the FIBA World Cup. Not a single player on this roster has made an All-NBA team - a first since American pros were allowed to compete. Only...Read more...

Whatever Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas's analytic-rep is, he's going to be remembered for always opting for the big swing. While he may have been championed as a hockey sabermetric darling who rose to the biggest chair in the sport in Toronto, those that deride him would happily point out that any idiot can figure...Read more...

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Neither the US Women's National soccer team's past glory in Megan Rapinoe, nor its future in young phenom Sophia Smith, could defeat Sweden in the present. Both players skipped penalty kicks high over the goal after a 0-0 tie in regulation, clear misses of the target altogether, in a 1-0 loss that was a jarring start...Read more...

The second day of the Round of 16 was a harsh lesson in a couple of soccer truths. The US learned that sometimes ball can lie because it's a devious sort. South Africa learned that if you don't take advantage of the moments you have, the other team at this level will and you'll be going home. Let's make it happen,...Read more...

The symbolism of the final moment can't be shoved off. The USWNT's Alyssa Naeher can't do much more to keep the final penalty out. But sometimes...the bear eats you.

The only reason to watch Jake Paul box is to see a YouTube personality get hit in the face. Like that Twitch star who started a riot in Union Square this week; get him in a pair of gloves and let a New Yorker of equal stature go a few rounds. On Saturday night in Dallas, Nate Diaz, a 37-year-old UFC fighter making his...Read more...

The Los Angeles Lakers continued their tradition of taking care of stars Friday, signing Anthony Davis to a three-year, $186 million max extension. The Brow will now be in purple and gold through 2028, and in the process was rewarded with the richest annual extension in NBA history at $62 million per year. There's an...Read more...

After a meager one-day break without games, the second half of the Women's World Cup began with two games, on paper, that should've been close. Neither happened. Spain kicked Switzerland's ass and Japan deserved to beat Norway by more than the game's final 2-goal margin. While the Japanese were comfortable in victory,...Read more...

Updated Aug. 5: Josh Sills was found not guilty of rape and kidnapping charges. The lineman was also removed from the commissioner's exempt list.Read more...

There's something cathartic about watching conference realignment. Dooms-dayers have been preaching that the end is near for a while, and as the Pac-12 folds, the ACC and Big 12 look on, praying to avoid a similar fate. Deep down, they know it's over, and they, too, will be ravaged by the SEC and Big Ten until there's...Read more...

Jalen Kitna, the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was arrested on Wednesday on two counts of distribution of child exploitation material and three counts of possession of child pornography, according to the Alachua County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office.

For those used to the United States women's national team dominating the globe, this edition of the Women's World Cup has come as a shock. Those who don't tune in every four years expected turbulence, but the level of bumps and lumps the Americans have taken in Australia and New Zealand has already exceeded the damage...Read more...

Domingo German's career was forever altered the moment he threw the 24th perfect game in baseball history. As many humans have walked on the moon as have walked off an MLB mound perfect, and German is one of them. Despite a 5-7 record, and 4.56 ERA this year - and 4.41 ERA for his career - he's shown he can be...Read more...

There are two famous rivalries in North American women's hockey: Canada vs. the USA, and the PWHPA versus the PHF. One rivalry will continue in perpetuity at every World Championship and Olympic Games, while the other is dead.Read more...

A crude trait most human beings possess is that we enjoy watching people fight. It's the reason that football is the most popular sport in America, and prize fights generate millions in pay-per-view sales all over the world. In a controlled setting governed by bells and whistles, physical confrontation is a strategic...Read more...

You've probably heard that Anthony Rizzo hasn't been able to hit the baseball much farther than he can piss lately. Mostly because whatever the New York Yankees' problems are becomes everyone else's problem, given that most baseball media still think we give a shit what goes on in the Boogie Down. Why do I even know...Read more...

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Just because you're rich and famous, doesn't mean you're smart. That's never been clearer in society (hi Elon, never been a fan). Pretty sure that's what Good Charlotte was singing about. In today's edition of showing your celebrity ass, mostly figurative, sometimes literal, welcome to the party Stephen A. Smith! The...Read more...

Aaron Rodgers will be making his national television debut in New York Jets colors on Thursday, but not in an actual uniform. NBC will surely keep its cameras on him throughout the Hall of Fame Game, but his only physical interaction with the Cleveland Browns will be his post-game dap with Deshaun Watson.Read more...

By now, you've probably seen the viral video of 20-year-old Somalian Nasra Abukar finishing beyond dead last in the 100-meter race at the World University Games in China. If you laughed or snickered at the absurdity of it all, you're not alone, because it was ridiculous. Abukar didn't even know how to set up on the...Read more...

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The Arizona Cardinals will be without star wideout DeAndre Hopkins for the first six games of the 2022 season as he serves a suspension for a positive PED test. They will be without their leading receiver from 2021 as Christian Kirk opted to join the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency. They knew they were going to...Read more...

The main headline of the MLB trade deadline was the New York Mets surveying the landscape and basically coming to a fuck this" conclusion. They punted a good chunk of the roster, and haven't really done much to deny that their eyes are now set on 2025 and beyond, not even next year. Certainly the schadenfreude around...Read more...

Let's face it, Germany were doomed as soon as I picked them to win the whole damn thing. The Fels Motherfuck knows no challenge it can't overcome, even if it's the No. 2 team in the world, and a lot of people's favorite.Read more...

The recently prophesied collapse of college athletics is being attributed to the transfer portal, and name, image, and likeness deals. The chaos caused by player movement and an unregulated free market has caught the eye of politicians, quick to offer assistance with a handout for universities that would swing the...Read more...

Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have been engaged in a blood feud for more than a year. On Tuesday DeSantis' self-appointed governing board of the Walt Disney World district in Orlando dismantled all of the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in it. In February, Disney decided to cancel construction of...Read more...

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Dominique Wilkins will forever be known as the human highlight film, but a Gen-Z version of that nickname needs to be invented for George Pickens. He dazzled in his first training camp, preseason, and also during the regular season. Pickens is picking up right where he left off, drawing oohs and aahs from the fans at...Read more...

It is a little annoying to keep seeing Messi dominates MLS" headlines since his arrival because technically Lionel Messi hasn't played an MLS match yet. The league is currently on pause for the first-ever Leagues Cup with Liga MX teams, a different competition. That doesn't mean Messi and Inter Miami haven't seen...Read more...

After more than a year entangled with an alleged hush-payment scandal, WWE executive chairman Vince McMahon had a federal grand jury subpoena executed on him through federal law enforcement agents and a search warrant last month, according to a company disclosure. The filing made through the Securities and Exchange...Read more...

As of July 2021, name, image, and likeness allowed college athletes to earn money using their personal brands while under the NCAA's watch. Well, at least above-the-table payments. Betting has obviously never been part of that agreement, as placing money down on games you're involved in brings in the world of ethical...Read more...

Business is about seeing the marketplace before the consumer knows they need it, and then capitalizing. I'm actually pretty certain that's why it's called capitalism. Sure, I didn't go to business school, I don't have an MBA, but you know who else didn't go to business school? LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant......Read more...

Ramon Diaz hasn't watched a football game in more than 10 years, since he abruptly left Northwestern University's football team in 2008. Wednesday morning, standing in a room of reporters, Diaz, a former offensive lineman, detailed why he didn't return for his fifth season, why he snuck into the locker room to...Read more...

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