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Ex-Vols coach Derek Dooley running for U.S. Senate
Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley is running on the Republican ticket for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.,Dooley, 57, announced Monday he is entering the 2026 race against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.,"Professional politicians like Jon Ossoff are the problem," Dooley said in a two-minute ...
Senate subcommittee: PIF only negotiated with PGA to avoid discovery
A report by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations accused the Saudi Public Investment Fund of entering negotiations with the PGA Tour only due to the threat of discovery in their antitrust lawsuit.,The report, released Friday, outlined the subcommittee's findings from an inquiry i...
White Sox activate OF Mike Tauchman, DFA OF Travis Jankowski
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielder Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.,In a corresponding move, Chicago designated outfielder Travis Jankowski for assignment.,Tauchman, 34, was put on the injured list March 27 (retroactive to March 23) due to a strained right hamstring. Th...
No. 4 Duke uses strong second half to dump Incarnate Word
Khaman Maluach scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting to help No. 4 Duke pull away for a 72-46 victory over Incarnate Word on Tuesday night at Durham, N.C.,Isaiah Evans made four 3-pointers in the second half, where he scored all 14 of his points, as the Blue Devils (8-2) won their fourth consecutive g...
After ACC win, No. 4 Duke set to face Incarnate Word
Fourth-ranked Duke has played some tough teams in the early going so excuse the Blue Devils if they are looking forward to a relative breather.,Battled-tested Duke looks to stretch its winning streak to four games when it hosts Incarnate Word on Tuesday night at Durham, N.C.,The Blue Devils (7-2) ha...
Steve Garvey loses California Senate race
Former World Series champion Steve Garvey lost his bid Tuesday for California's open seat in the U.S. Senate.,Garvey, a Republican, was considered a longshot to defeat Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff, who played a prominent role in the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump. As of Wednesday morning. Schi...
Ex-NBA player Royce White wins GOP Senate primary
Former NBA player Royce White won the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Minnesota on Tuesday.,He defeated Joe Fraser and will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the November election.,White, 33, previously lost in the 2022 GOP primary for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.,Dra...
MLS terminates contract of FC Cincinnati's Aaron Boupendza
Major League Soccer terminated the contract of FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza on Thursday, effective immediately.,The league did not disclose a reason for the decision, however the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Boupendza did not fulfill his contractual obligations.,Boupendza's stint with ...
Mike Tyson returning to boxing to fight loudmouth Jake Paul
A soon-to-be 58-year-old Mike Tyson is returning to the ring to fight none other than loudmouth influencer turned boxer Jake Paul. ...
It's 2024, the NFL Draft process shouldn't take this long
The NFL Draft cannot get here soon enough. In its effort to monetize every second of every month, we have to wait and sit through months of speculation and evaluation with narratives conjured out of dead air. What are the Bears going to do with Justin Fields? Why are all the elite athletes opting ou...
Kenny Smith ruined Sabrina Ionescu's moment
Let’s take a look at a few of the comments after Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu squared off in a 3-point shooting contest on Saturday night, Curry topping the Liberty star by just 3 points, 29-26, both shooting from the NBA arc....
The NBA dunk contest is crapshoot that lacks star power
NBA All-Star Saturday was a hit once again, but one of the main events may have missed the mark. The slam dunk contest at one time was the highlight of the entire weekend. Now it’s hit or miss, year-to-year, whether we’ll be talking about it for weeks or if it’ll be forgotten by Monday afternoon. Th...
Forget Nantz and Romo, give us SpongeBob and Patrick in the booth every week
If yesterday’s Super Bowl LVIII extravaganza — from the pregame to the broadcast to the game itself — left you a little cold, you were definitely watching the wrong broadcast. Sure, nothing changes the fact that the entire game consisted largely of trading field goals and then ended exactly how we k...
49ers' rookie kicker nails Super Bowl-record 55-yard field goal
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody made Super Bowl history by connecting on a record 55-yard field goal....
Everything you missed before and during the Super Bowl
If you didn’t tune in to the Big Game until after the action started on the field, have no fear. All you missed was one of the worst pre-game shows in the history of television, laden with so much craven advertising that the Puppy Bowl looked like it was on PBS by comparison. We had a bizarre Sunday...
Read the room, USA Hockey
As you may have heard after considerable wailing from players and at least the Canadian fanbase who need anything to feel good about themselves these days, the NHL has finally reinstituted an international calendar for not only the Olympics but eventually a World Cup the next few years. The latter w...
Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker saved Arsenal’s season
We spend a lot of time trying to unearth the little tactical nugget, or superlative performance from one player, or decoding the 3D art that most soccer matches at the highest level usually are to figure out why one team won or lost and why this team is higher in the table than the other. But someti...
These are the current and former NBA players who need their own podcast
A decade ago, who would have thought that current and former players would be the best analysts and commentators in the NBA? A novel idea, eh? Former players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s “All The Smoke” and Gilbert Arenas were early purveyors of player-run podcasts. It’s since evolved to includ...
21 things you should know about Super Bowl LVIII
The stage is set. In two weeks’ time, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will play in their second Super Bowl matchup in four years. In anticipation of the biggest game of the year, here are 21 facts to get you ready for Super Bowl LVIII....
The Winnipeg Jets zoomed to the top of the NHL while you weren't looking
It’s hard to be an afterthought for an NHL team in Canada, and yet it kind of feels like the Winnipeg Jets are one. They’re not grouped with either of the other blocks. They aren’t near Toronto or Montreal in the Atlantic Division, and even the Ottawa Senators get more shine from being caught betwee...