Here is where we look at some of the athletes and sports figures we’ve lost in 2023. That list includes football legends Jim Brown, and Dick Butkus, basketball HoFer Willis Reed, former men’s college basketball coach Bob Knight, hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, Heisman Trophy-winning running back Charles White,… Read more…
LOS ANGELES — R&B group New Edition will bring their New Jack Swing tunes to Las Vegas early next year. The Grammy-nominated sextet announced Monday that New Edition: Las Vegas will kick off Feb. 28. The group confirmed six residency shows at the Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater, where acts such as Diana Ross, Duran...
Nike needs to get some Joshua Dobbs jerseys to the Minnesota Vikings team store as fast as possible. I might even make a purchase with the way that he has played in the first season of his long NFL career in which coaching staffs have finally, intentionally started him at quarterback. He has spent most...
Every year, Texas and Texas A&M give college football experts reason to believe in the recruiting rankings. The Lonestar State sustains so many programs outside of its two bell cows that the assumption is the schools with first dibs should be perennial national title contenders. Then you watch them play, and it makes… Read more…
WNBA superstar A’ja Wilson got more than she bargained for after she hassled Usher for two years straight. Wilson is one of the best players in the women’s professional basketball league, and her career accolades show that. The 27-year-old is a two-time champion and two-time WNBA Finals MVP. While she is a repeat champion, Wilson...
Nelson Cruz retired on Thursday after 19 years in the bigs. What followed has been a steady stream of stories recalling Cruz’s hitting prowess and clubhouse presence — both undeniable facts. But what serves as a side note — if that — in most of the coverage has been his involvement in the 2013 Biogenesis...
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience, a new initiative to establish an international touring circuit on the continent of Africa launching with a concert in Kigali, Rwanda on Dec. 6. Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans said Lamar’s show at the BK Arena will be financed with...
The South Carolina and Notre Dame women’s basketball teams will make history when they begin the 2023-24 season competing against one another on Nov. 6 (1 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Paris, marking the first time the city has hosted an NCAA regular-season game. For many, the trip will be a first to the City of...
Written by: Sara Jane Gamelli Twitter Instagram There are four games on the NBA betting slate, beginning at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT. The Toronto Raptors (2-3, 0-1 Away) will matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers (2-1, 1-0 Home) on the road. The Detroit Pistons (2-3, 1-2 Away) will play the New Orleans Pelicans (3-1,...
DALLAS – While watching at home on his television, former NBA center Tyson Chandler jumped up from his couch in excitement when his pupil Dereck Lively II continued making an impact for the Dallas Mavericks by throwing down a putback dunk late in the season opener against the San Antonio Spurs. “I was jumping around....