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College sports needs to clean up the mess it has made for itself. The White House apparently is prepared to supply the mop and the bucket. Via Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, President Trump plans to create a presidential commission…
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry limped off the floor at the Target Center early in the first half on Tuesday night with a hamstring injury. Curry, in the second quarter of the Warriors’ Game 1 matchup with the Minnesota…
The Indiana Pacers stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 on Tuesday night in another shocking finish in the second-round of these 2025 NBA playoffs. Tyrese Haliburton hit the game-winning 3-pointer with one second remaining as the Pacers stormed back…
Bill Belichick’s second (that anyone knows of) event related to his new book happened today as scheduled. For now, there’s little available evidence as to how it all went. Radio host Zach Gelb, who explained his cousin was present for…
3:36pm: Manager Dave Roberts tells the Dodgers beat that Hernandez is dealing with a Grade 1 adductor strain and that there’s no timetable for a return but Hernandez will be “inactive for awhile.” 3:29pm: The Dodgers announced Hernandez has been…
There were 13 total goals and multiple multi-goal comebacks. There was pandemonium, stoppage-time salvation and extra-time ecstasy. And at the end of a Champions League semifinal for the ages, one of the wildest that soccer has ever seen, there was…
The Yankees announced today that they have recalled right-hander Yerry De los Santos to the active roster. Righty Carlos Carrasco has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. The club’s 40-man roster count drops to 39. Carrasco, 38, signed…
The New York Islanders won the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, jumping nine spots thanks to the lottery Monday, while Utah Hockey Club went from No. 14 to No. 4. With a draft order now known, a…
The Reds announced that rookie infielder/outfielder Tyler Callihan suffered a left forearm fracture in tonight’s game against Atlanta. He’s obviously in for a long-term absence. Callihan suffered the gruesome injury while he was playing left field. He tracked a Matt Olson fly…