Ryan GarciaPhoto: Getty Images There are few things more overwhelming than the tornado that forms when two pugilists circle each other for months, and even years, before finally engaging each other in the ring. Right now, between King Vasiliy Lomachenko, Teófimo López, Devin Haney, Shakur Stevenson, Ryan Garcia, and Gervonta Davis, the lightweight division is … Read more
Barca’s latest is trying to push Frenkie de Jong out the doorImage: Getty Images There’s always one transfer story that never dies every summer. It starts in June, and usually takes until somewhere around the window closing at the end of August to come to a conclusion one way or the other, though it feels … Read more
Ugh.Image: Getty Images Vince McMahon’s road back to his seat as World Wrestling Entertainment’s chairman and CEO just got a lot more treacherous thanks to more allegations of hush payments, ballooning the total doled out to more than $12 million over the last two decades. Those large alleged transactions were to cover alleged infidelity and … Read more
According to reports, Damian Lillard is about to get even richerPhoto: Getty Images It appears the Dame Time will forever be in the pinwheel as sources told Andscape’s Marc J. Spears and ESPN’s Bobby Marks that Damian Lillard agreed to a two-year, $122 million extension with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to a story from … Read more
Everyone need to calm the fuck down.Image: Getty Images Here’s a story about how boatloads of fans and media members annually exaggerate offseason performances as if they’re indicators of what basketball players will and won’t be for the duration of their careers. We’ve reached that moment now as the No. 2 overall pick in last … Read more
He’s no Djok’.Image: Getty Images It’s getting to the point where whenever Novak Djokovic gets down two sets at a Grand Slam, he’ll be an even bigger favorite than he was at the start of a match. If he isn’t already. For the seventh time in his career, Djokovic pulled off the feat yesterday at … Read more
Joey ChestnutPhoto: Getty Images Just as the Founding Fathers would have wanted, Joey Chestnut maintained his title as America’s Hot Dog King this weekend, capturing his 15th title at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Monday. But he hasn’t let his continued success make him lazy or entitled — no, his instincts are sharp as … Read more
Looks like Dejounte Murray could be headed to Atlanta.Image: Getty Images The Atlanta Hawks were the second best offensive team in the NBA this past season. Trae Young had the best season of his career averaging 28.4 points and 9.7 assists per game on 46/38.2/90.4 shooting splits. He kept his team’s offense rolling all season … Read more
Corey PerryPhoto: Getty Images We, as fans, almost never get one over on the villains in our various sports. Of course, they’re out there, we’re up here, so the natural dynamic of the whole relationship is that we’re losers. That’s understood. We get past that, but the bad guy in sports almost always wins. And … Read more
Thank GOD Claudio Castagnoli found his way to AEW.Screenshot: AEW As we’ve said a few times now, AEW always has a way out. Their Forbidden Door PPV last night, a joint effort with Japan’s biggest wrestling company NJPW, was seen by some as cursed before the lights went down and the pyro went up last … Read more