Category: Sports

Kyrie Irving wants to be traded, but the Cleveland Cavaliers hold his rights—and the answer to how the balance of power in the Eastern Conference will shake out next season. FILE – In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving talks with a teammate in the first half of an NBA basketball […]

Former Upper Marlboro, Md.-based. Riverdale Baptist High School pitcher Harold Cortijo recently signed with the New York Yankees. Picked by the Yankees in the 14th round of the 2017 MLB Draft, the nineteen-year-old is currently getting his feet wet as a rookie in the Gulf Coast League Yankees East squad. Harold Cortijo was recently drafted by […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Vick has some advice for Colin Kaepernick if he wants another shot in the NFL: Get a haircut. FILE – In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick stands on the sidelines before NFL football game between the Falcons and the New Orleans Saints in […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No. 1027820, will have a lot going for him when he asks state parole board members this week to release him after serving more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia. Now 70, Simpson […]

With mega contracts being handed out left and right across the NBA landscape, NFL players have obviously taken notice. This summer marked the first of many to come that NBA players will begin to command $200-million-plus contracts with Steph Curry and James Harden becoming pioneers in a sense. Tweets from numerous NFLers during the opening […]

A nine-and-a-half game divisional lead and an offensive explosion around the All-star break notwithstanding, the Washington Nationals have some deep issues to address before there can be any legitimate hopes for an extended October run. Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker sits in the dugout in the third inning of the team’s baseball game against the […]

The 2017 MLB All-Star game may not have been very exciting to watch for Baltimore Orioles fans, since the O’s only had one default player selected to play in the game. But they weren’t the only ones less enthusiastic about watching the All-Star event. Orioles’ star third baseman, Manny Machado told reporters he was “bored” […]

With little cap space to add another star player to contend with the NBA’s emerging “Superteams,” the Washington Wizards are going to need immediate return on their four-year, $106 million extension to forward Otto Porter. Washington officially announced on July 13 that it matched Brooklyn’s offer sheet to the restricted Porter in a deal that will make the former Georgetown star the highest paid player on the Wizards next […]

LONDON (AP) — As a kid, Garbine Muguruza sat in awe in front of the TV as the Williams sisters accumulated Grand Slam titles. They were her role models. Now Muguruza is all grown up, an emerging tennis star in her own right — and, as of Saturday, the only woman who can boast of […]

On July 12, National Basketball Association star Russell Westbrook was honored as the Best Male Athlete at the 25th annual Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) Awards. Picture of NBA MVP & Best Male Athlete (AP Photo by Pintrest) The ESPY recognizes the world’s greatest athletes who have had remarkable performances and people who have […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball showed why he was the No. 2 overall pick taken in the NBA Draft with an outstanding performance July 12 that left Twitter buzzing throughout the night. Ball scored a game-high 36 points with 11 assists, eight rebounds and five steals in a 103-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers […]