Cue the wedding bells—there’s another newly engaged MLB couple. The last several days have been an emotional ride for Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes as he played in his first MLB All-Star Game and also proposed to his “bestfriend.” “All Star week made 2 of my dreams come true,” Cortes wrote on Instagram. “Pitch in a all … Read more
It was a special night for Giancarlo Stanton in Los Angeles. The Yankees star helped the American League secure its ninth consecutive All-Star Game win on Tuesday in a 3–2 defeat of the National League at Dodger Stadium, earning the Ted Williams MLB All-Star Game MVP award. Stanton, who was playing in his fifth career All-Star game … Read more
Editors’ note: This story contains accounts of domestic violence. If you or someone you know is a survivor of domestic abuse, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or at https://www.thehotline.org/. NBA forward Miles Bridges pleaded not guilty to three felony domestic violence charges during his arraignment Wednesday morning in Los Angeles County Superior Court, … Read more
The unique story of former Notre Dame linebacker great Manti Te’o is set to become a Netflix documentary. The two-part event from Netflix’s UNTOLD series, titled The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist, will chronicle the shocking saga of Te’o being the target of a catfishing hoax right as he reached the peak of his college football career with the … Read more
Seventy-five years after Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut as the first Black player in the professional sport’s history, the Dodgers hosted the 2022 All-Star Game. Robinson spent his entire MLB career with the Dodgers but back when they were located in Brooklyn instead of Los Angeles. Ahead of the game at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, … Read more
Miesha Tate is taking her defeat to Lauren Murphy at UFC on ABC 3 in stride. Tate (19-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC), a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, made an unsuccessful first drop down to flyweight Saturday when she came out on the wrong end of a unanimous decision against Murphy (16-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) at … Read more
Juan Soto, one of the best hitters in all of baseball, is reportedly available for trade, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The 23-year-old All-Star outfielder reportedly rejected a 15-year, $440 million offer from the Nationals, which would have made him the highest-paid player in MLB history. Washington now plans to listen to trade offers … Read more
Lauren Murphy played spoiler on Saturday when she derailed Miesha Tate’s drop to a new division at UFC on ABC 3. Tate (19-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC), a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, made the cut down to flyweight for the first time for bout at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. Murphy (16-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) … Read more
Long. Live. The King. In a showcase not seen by basketball fans since 2011, LeBron James made his much-anticipated return to the Drew League on Saturday. And King James did not disappoint. A standing-room only crowd of all ages packed inside the gym at King/Drew Magnet High School in Los Angeles to witness the 37-year-old’s … Read more
LeBron James won’t be the only NBA star to put his talents on display at the Drew League on Saturday. Apparently, Nets star Kyrie Irving will be on the court at the Los Angeles Pro-Am showcase as well, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Drew League commissioner Dino Smiley confirmed to McMenamin that both Irving and James are … Read more