NEW YORK – MLB umpiring has been a controversial topic in recent seasons, and calls that have been made already in 2024 have only added fuel to that fire. Additionally, as technological advances continue to be tested in the minor leagues, the conversation about umpires potentially becoming obsolete remains a real possibility. Many have shared their opinions on how games …
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Bucks' Patrick Beverley discusses his violent pass into stands: 'Should have never happened'
Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was criticized for violently throwing a basketball at fans during the team’s Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers Thursday night. Beverley was sitting on the bench when he stood up and launched a basketball at a female Pacers fan sitting behind the team’s bench, hitting the fan in the head. He appeared to motion …
Read More »Former tennis prodigy Kylie McKenzie awarded $9 million in sexual assault lawsuit against USTA
Once a tennis prodigy, Kylie McKenzie is being awarded $9 million in a federal lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association, where she claimed the organization did not protect her from being sexually assaulted by her former coach at a training facility in Florida in 2018, per The Athletic. Anibal Aranda, then 34 years old, was McKenzie’s coach when she …
Read More »Bizarre Caitlin Clark interactions lead to discipline for veteran columnist
Indy Star columnist Gregg Doyel was off the WNBA beat following the criticism he received over his interactions with Caitlin Clark and Christie Sides at the Indiana Fever’s post-WNBA Draft press conference last week. Gannett told Fox News Digital that Doyel was off Fever games. Veteran sports writer Bob Kravitz first reported that the columnist received a two-week suspension. CLICK …
Read More »Chiefs' Rashee Rice under investigation for alleged assault of photographer: report
Super Bowl winner Rashee Rice could be in more hot water on the legal front. Law enforcement opened an investigation into the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver after he allegedly struck a photographer at a nightclub, WFAA reported. The incident happened early Monday in Dallas. Rice is already under the microscope after he surrendered to authorities last month for his …
Read More »NBA doesn't suspend Nuggets' Jamal Murray, but fines him $100K for tossing objects toward official
Denver Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray was slapped with a large fine, but not a suspension, by the NBA after throwing a towel and heating pad in the direction of an official during the team’s Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night. Murray was fined $100,000 for his actions, which the league announced in a release from Joe …
Read More »Michael Chandler claims Conor McGregor will never want to step 'back into the octagon' after UFC 303 bout
In less than two months, Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler will meet inside the Octagon at UFC 303. The closest McGregor and Chandler came to going head-to-head happened when they were opposing coaches during the most recent season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” But once Season 31 of the reality series concluded, it started to seem less and less likely that …
Read More »Tom Brady 'killed PC culture' with Netflix special, NFL Pro Bowler says
Three-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman David Bakhtiari declared Monday night that Tom Brady “killed PC culture” with the Netflix roast that aired over the weekend. Brady’s roast featured plenty of irreverent jokes about the seven-time Super Bowl champion and the guests on stage and in the crowd. Even New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft was picked on early in …
Read More »J.J. Watt roasts Austin Rivers for implying NBA players could play in the NFL: 'You don't got a job in either'
Future Pro Football Hall of Famer J.J. Watt took some time Tuesday to respond to Austin Rivers, who believes 30 players from the NBA could play in the NFL, but not vice versa. There’s always been debate about which league has the best athletes. Rivers added to that debate on “The Pat McAfee Show” Tuesday morning when he claimed he …
Read More »Tom Brady references Taylor Swift as he ethers NFL fan bases during Netflix special
Tom Brady brought all the smoke for fans of the teams he dominated when he was in the NFL during the end of his Netflix special on Sunday night. After mentioning his Deflategate scandal, Brady took aim at Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants fans. He even invoked Taylor Swift in one of …
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