Pitcher Paul Skenes was the first player selected in last year’s MLB Draft. After beginning the 2024 season in the minors pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate, he recently got the call to join the big league club. Skenes earned a spot with the Pirates after he put together a string of strong performances at the minor league level. …
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Legendary heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson will make his highly anticipated return to the ring later this year. Fans who want to watch the July 20 bout against YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul from inside AT&T Stadium in suburban Dallas will likely have to pay a hefty price for tickets. As the fight draws closer, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions is offering premium …
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Drake and Kendrick Lamar have competition in the diss track phenomenon. Earlier this week, Nikola Jokic earned his third MVP title in four seasons (Joel Embiid won last year), becoming the ninth player to win the award three times. Shaquille O’Neal, though, said that despite calling Jokic the best player in the league, he felt the award should have been …
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The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo helped to change the conversation around mental health. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles led the charge in speaking publicly about the challenges that athletes face and the difficulty in overcoming those moments on the world’s biggest stage. United States’ Simone Biles prepares to compete on the beam during Women’s Qualifications at the Artistic …
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Jerry Rice is widely considered one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history. Rice’s son, Brenden Rice, followed in his father’s footsteps and recently became an NFL receiver. The younger Rice finished his college football career with 1,821 receiving yards. Earlier this year, he declared for the NFL Draft, and last month fell to the Los Angeles Chargers in …
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Novak Djokovic wasn’t taking any chances this weekend. The Serbian tennis star showed up to the Foro Italico in Rome on Saturday sporting a bicycle helmet as he signed autographs for fans with a smile. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic takes part in a training session during the Men’s ATP Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 11, …
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The tensions built between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have not bled over into the friendship between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, the latter confirmed this week. McIlroy, 35, recently confirmed that he would not return to the PGA Tour’s player board, as was previously expected after he said that there was “a subset of people on the board …
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It looks like former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has a new gig. Peyton Manning confirmed Friday during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” that Belichick will be featured as a regular guest on the “ManningCast” as a part of ESPN’s coverage of “Monday Night Football.” New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick announces he is leaving …
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Paul Skenes showed why he is the top pitching prospect in all of baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates took the right-handed pitcher with the first overall pick of last year’s MLB Draft after he starred as the ace of the College World Series champion LSU Tigers. Skenes started the year in Triple-A and dominated with a 0.99 ERA in seven starts, …
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Mystik Dan, the winner of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, will keep alive the chance of seeing another Triple Crown winner after trainer Kenny McPeek confirmed Saturday that the three-year-old colt will race in the Preakness Stakes next weekend. McPeek Racing made the announcement a week from the 149th running of the second leg of the Triple Crown, …
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