In just over two months, athletes from hundreds of countries will descend on Paris for the highly anticipated 2024 Summer Olympics. Athletes had a shortened window of time to prepare to compete at this year’s Olympic Games due to the COVID-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. Competition in Tokyo began in July 2021 instead of 2020. As the competitors gear up for …
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Cavaliers dismiss coach J.B. Bickerstaff after two consecutive playoff berths
The Cleveland Cavaliers had a relatively successful season. Despite advancing to the second round of the playoffs, Cavaliers management decided a coaching change was in order. Cleveland’s run to the Eastern Conference semifinals marked the franchise’s deepest playoff run since LeBron James’ exit following the 2017-18 season. On Thursday, the Cavs announced J.B. Bickerstaff had been relieved of his head …
Read More »Former ESPN employee blasts Harrison Butker's 'garbage' speech: 'Go f— yourself'
The critics of Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College are continuing to fire. The Kansas City Chiefs kicker urged women graduates to embrace being a “homemaker” and criticized the LGBTQ community and President Biden for his stance on abortion. In the speech, Butker added, “things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for the degenerate …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes says he takes 'some of the credit' for Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance
Travis Kelce seemed to take his shot with Taylor Swift over the summer when he made a bracelet for her while attending one of her Eras Tour shows. Shortly after, the two began hanging out, and Swift started attending Kansas City Chiefs games. The two hid their relationship at the time, but when Swift first got to a game, the …
Read More »Rams GM says Stetson Bennett needed 'a break from the game' during rookie season
While Matthew Stafford was and remains entrenched as the Los Angeles Rams’ starting quarterback, the team last year used a fourth-round draft pick on two-time College Football Playoff national championship-winning quarterback Stetson Bennett. The former Georgia Bulldogs star was expected to be Stafford’s backup during his rookie season and the foreseeable future. But Bennett was missing in action during the …
Read More »49ers’ Nick Bosa praises Brock Purdy, likens him to Scottie Scheffler sans PGA Championship arrest
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked golf pro in the world, and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy apparently have a lot in common, according to defensive end Nick Bosa. Everything, except maybe their arrest record. Kyle Harrison, #45 of the San Francisco Giants, right, and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy talk at Oracle Park on May 14, 2024 …
Read More »WNBA rookie phenom praises female athletes baring it all: 'Appreciate our bodies are our machines'
Cameron Brink has accomplished a lifelong goal of becoming a WNBA player. After starring at Stanford, the Princeton, New Jersey, native became the second overall pick in last month’s draft to the Los Angeles Sparks, behind only Caitlin Clark. But while she is a professional athlete, it seems like she wants to do some stuff behind the scenes. CLICK HERE …
Read More »NHL Conference Finals Preview: Each team's biggest strength as they vie for spot in Stanley Cup Final
Only four teams remain in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the last of which being the Edmonton Oilers, who held off the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 to move on to the Western Conference Finals. It is there where the Oilers will be pitted against the Dallas Stars, but that Game 1 will wait until the New York Rangers and Florida …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid cite freedom of speech in defense of Harrison Butker: 'Great thing about America'
For the first time since Harrison Butker made his faith-based commencement speech, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid spoke about what they thought of the speech. Both Mahomes and Reid invoked freedom of speech in the United States during their answers. “What makes the locker room so cool is you’re able to have those discussions …
Read More »Alex Rodriguez, part-owner of Timberwolves, says team is 'on the road' to do something 'really special'
The Minnesota Timberwolves will kick off the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night for the first time in 20 years, and one of their part owners knows all about what it takes to win a championship. Alex Rodriguez, who was part of the ownership group that purchased the team with Mark Lore in 2021, won a title in 2009 with …
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