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NFL boosts salary cap to $301.2M in 2026
The NFL informed its teams Friday that the salary cap for the upcoming season will be $301.2 million, an increase of $22 million from 2025.,NFL Network reported on Jan. 30 that the 2026 salary cap was projected to land anywhere from $301.2 million and $305.7 million.,The salary cap for 2025 was $279...
Ryan Blaney wins at New Hampshire, earns Round of 8 spot
Team Penske's Ryan Blaney topped fellow Ford drivers Josh Berry and Joey Logano to claim the Mobil 1 301 on Sunday, opening the Round of 12 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. ,Blaney's Penske teammate Logano, who led a race-best 147 laps, fell back on the fina...
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari sets Formula One record at auction
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari Formula One car that won the 2001 Monaco and Hungarian grand prix races was sold for $18.17 million, according to RM Sotheby's.,Selling ahead of qualifying in Monaco on Saturday, the F2001 car that the legendary German driver used en route to that year's world title beca...
Christopher Bell wins in New Hampshire on wet-weather tires
In one of NASCAR's strangest days ever, Christopher Bell turned in the best performance in a historic wet-weather tire shootout, winning the Cup Series' rain-plagued USA Today 301 in overtime at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday in Loudon, N.H.,Tyler Reddick's No. 45 Toyota led at Lap 220 befor...
NASCAR arrives in New Hampshire, but many minds already on 2025
Stewart-Haas Racing announced last month that it would cease operations at the season's end, but the situation took a major turn on Thursday when part-owner Gene Haas decided to keep one of the organization's charters and stay in NASCAR.,The formation of the Haas Factory Team means that one of the f...
Report: Hockey Canada trial date to be set soon
The trial date for the five pro hockey players facing sexual assault charges in Canada is expected to be set at a hearing on June 11, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Attorneys for the players appeared virtually before Justice Alissa Mitchell on Tuesday and learned the scheduling date.,Set to go on tr...
These MLB players went straight to the majors
On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates told No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes that he will begin in the minor leagues. While it is disappointing we get robbed of seeing one of the league’s most exciting pitching prospects right out of the gate, the move is not unprecedented. In the history of the MLB, only ...
Damian Lillard finally played like the superstar the Bucks expected him to be
It is tempting to say that the Milwaukee Bucks turned a corner on Monday night. Without Giannis Antetokounmpo in the lineup, they were still able to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-106, and remain undefeated since the All-Star break. Damian Lillard did not play his best game of the season in An...
Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade let the No. 3 keep them from teaming up in Miami
When an opportunity comes along in life, sometimes you just throw caution to the wind and go for it. That’s what Chris Paul should have done when he was approached about becoming part of the Heatles in Miami, alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. It never came to pass, though, and all because Paul...
Trying to fight Cam Newton is just plain dumb
Sitting on the couch (or in the press box) and believing that you can do, or be better at, what professional athletes accomplish every day is outrageous. But thinking you can beat up a man who’s arguably the most physically imposing quarterback the NFL has ever seen isn’t just laughable, it’s proof ...
The New York Rangers are the NHL's hottest team
The New York Rangers are the hottest team in the NHL right now. The Blueshirts currently sit atop the Metropolitan Division with 79 points and hold a six-point lead over the Carolina Hurricanes. ...
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Antonio Brown won't pay jeweler for finger pieces that he says fuels 'super orgasms' [Update]
Updated March 9: Antonio Brown has been ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to pay Shuki International, the creator of the crystalized finger cover jewelry $1,095,000 because Brown has failed to return the borrowed pieces to their owner....
NHL 'tough guys' are always cheapshot artists; The cause of increased scoring revealed
For a sport that really loves to tout how tough its players are, hockey players don’t seem to have much tolerance for anything that makes them feel bad in the slightest. At least on the ice. Morgan Rielly of Toronto was just the latest to wet himself when an opponent reminded him just a little too m...
Harrison Butker one-ups Jake Moody, eclipses Super Bowl-record FG
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody set a Super Bowl record by converting a 55-yard field goal in the second quarter. That mark fell quickly as Harrison Butker bested it by hitting a 57-yarder for the Kansas City Chiefs....
Dre Greenlaw injures himself, ruled out for the rest of Super Bowl LVIII
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw has been officially ruled out for the rest of Super Bowl LVIII with an Achilles injury, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter. ...
Joe Thuney sidelined for Super Bowl LVIII
Kansas City Chiefs lineman Joe Thuney was officially ruled out of Super Bowl LVIII due to a pectoral injury. ...
The Dallas Mavericks did not just go all-in for PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford
The NBA trade deadline was unsurprisingly mundane except for one team: the Dallas Mavericks. Sitting at 29-23, good for eighth in the West, GM Nico Harrison jettisoned Richaun Holmes, Seth Curry, Grant Williams and draft picks in two separate trades for PJ Washington from the Charlotte Hornets, and ...
It's time for the Mavericks to fire Jason Kidd and Nico Harrison
No team in recent memory has failed to build around a generational superstar more than the Dallas Mavericks have with Luka Dončić. We are not talking about Anthony Davis in New Orleans. Dončić is a consistent top-five MVP candidate and First-Team All-NBA every season, one of a handful of players of ...