Bayern Munich headed to Osnabrück to rewrite the iconic defeat that saw Bayern fall short in a huge upset in 1978. While much has changed since then, the Bavarians were still heavy favorites heading into this match. Luckily, this time Bayern ended up on the good side of history. VfL Osnabrück surprised Bayern early, but … Read more
Alphonso Smith, a standout Wake Forest cornerback who went on to spend four seasons in the NFL, died by suicide on Wednesday at the age of 40, TMZ reported. The former Bronco and León wrote a worrying social media post hours before his death, in which he called himself a “coward” and made reference to … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA handed down a broad punishment against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for violating salary cap avoidance rules, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year and forcing the team to forfeit five draft picks. Additionally, two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000, president of basketball operations Lawrence … Read more
The 2026 NFL season begins in just one week and Fantasy Football ADP continues to solidify as the preseason is over and roster cuts have been made. Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Ja’Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, Jonathan Taylor and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are the players who, on average, come off the board first. Omarion Hampton, Colston Loveland … Read more
This Ketel Marte thing gets weirder and weirder, at least linguistically. Marte returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday during their game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Before the game, Marte, speaking through an interpreter, answered questions about his apparent no-call-no-show of the Aug. 17 game against the Boston Red Sox, which mostly served to generate … Read more
During the Bill Belichick era, the New England Patriots capitalized on any on-field advantage they could find. In one of those cases, the team could have turned to the services of the scoreboard operator. Ryan Paganetti, who worked for multiple NFLs on the analytics and research side, discovered that the Patriots were showing the goalposts … Read more
Ealamania, the Filipino phenomenon and his followers, took over the US Open. Alex Eala, whose popularity has swept the tennis world and even transcended the sport, beat Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 in the first round on Tuesday. And she did it with the crowd of Filipino fans in the stadium and millions of followers on … Read more
Everton’s signing of Folarin Balogun was canceled after the US men’s national team striker decided not to make the transfer. The Premier League side had renegotiated a deal for Balogun with his club Monaco after issues arose during the 25-year-old’s medical. Everton have submitted an agreement sheet, a document submitted to the Premier League that … Read more
The NFL preseason and roster cuts are already in the books, with just eight days left before the 2026 NFL season begins. Building a deep, talented roster capable of winning a Fantasy football championship requires a little luck and a lot of research. Injuries are inevitable in football, so having a reliable set of 2026 … Read more
Luke Evangelista was traded to the New Jersey Devils by the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. The Predators received a conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft. New Jersey previously received the Calgary Flames’ conditional first-round pick in the deal for defenseman Simon Nemec on June 23. Evangelista had 56 points … Read more