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The Golden State Warriors have set a new NBA record by posting their 73rd win in the final regular season game of the 2015/2016 season. A convincing 125-104 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in front of their home fans at a sold-out Oracle Arena saw them eclipse the previous record of 72 wins and 10 […]

NBA playoff schedules are out for the 2016 postseason. Matchups are set, and the 2016 NBA playoff schedule begins on Saturday, April 16. The defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors play on day one of the NBA Playoffs, opening against the No. 8 Houston Rockets in the Western Conference. Game 1 of that series will […]

Rafael Nadal, the former world number one, is caving under the dominance of Novak Djokovic. He even dubbed the Serbian champion as the “winner” with clay court season in full spring. Does this mean that Rafael Nadal is ready to give up on his favorite tournament, French Open, before it even began? “Rafael Nadal believes […]

A sudden crash during a drag race Saturday killed veteran driver Ronnie Davis, 66, and seriously injured a journalist. Davis died on Sunday of his injuries, while photographer and writer Ian Tocher, 55, was injured and underwent surgery; he is now recovering, the Associated Press reported. At the time of the crash, Ronnie was driving […]

Golden State Warriors top guard Stephen Curry collapsed to the floor after he heard the news about young, talented golfer Jordan Spieth’s quadruple bogey. Jordan Spieth is currently holding a record of seven consecutive rounds at the Masters, but he is unable to continue his eighth streak after having a quadruple bogey during the par-three […]

Bangladesh cricket star bowler Mustafizur Rahman makes his Indian Premier League debut on Tuesday in an IPL match that will stream live from Bangalore, India. Mustafizur’s new team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, will play their first match of the season, taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore — a match that will see the 20-year-old Bangladesh pace bowling prodigy […]

The weekend has been extremely fiery for the Australian Football League as the Adelaide Crows proved themselves to be the better team when they got face-to-face with the Richmond Tigers. The game started out with the Richmond Tigers in the lead. The first few minutes had been a win for Richmond Tigers, but the Adelaide […]

Seattle Mariners trade rumors have quickly followed the team getting swept at home. These Mariners trade rumors about Nelson Cruz point toward the long-term future of the franchise, especially if the front office deems the current roster not good enough to compete for the postseason. The Mariners lost to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, April […]

MLB trade rumors again involve the San Diego Padres. Early struggles in the 2016 MLB season for the Padres have created more rumors about the team parting with its veterans. A report from Buster Olney at ESPN.com addressed the value that some of those veterans possess, but he also noted that the Padres may have […]

NBA rumors again put LeBron James in a negative light. In NBA action April 9, James and the Cleveland Cavaliers took on the Chicago Bulls. The Cavs lost 105-102, but it was the way that the team lost which had James fuming afterward. Down two points with about six seconds left on the clock, Matthew […]

The second match of the 2016 Indian Premier League, pitting the Delhi Daredevils against the host Kolkata Knight Riders, will stream live Sunday and will feature the return of newest power-hitting superstar of T20 cricket to the ground where he became an instant World Cup legend just one week earlier. Just 4 mighty sixes in […]

Ultra dark horse, dubbed “the Italian Stallion,” 18-year-old Leonardo Fioravanti has been turning heads with his searing early round performances at the World Surf League’s Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, taking down no less than 11-time world champ Kelly Slater, and current world champ and Margaret River defending champ Adriano de Souza, in that order, […]

Few one-on-one rivalries in the UFC, and, arguably, in the entire world of sports, can match the intensely opposing duo of Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber. The two bantamweight champions have exchanged some pretty vicious barbs over the years, but at a media day held in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, the Cruz-Urijah trash-talk got […]

The 2016 IPL opening match, Mumbai Indians vs. Rising Pune Supergiants, will stream live online Saturday as the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, the world’s most popular T20 cricket league, gets underway after a winter of controversy. One result of that controversy will be on display Saturday night in Mumbai, with the Rising […]

The 2016 Indian Premier League has arrived, and IPL cricket fans can watch the lavish, high-gloss opening ceremony in a free live stream on Friday. It’s a Bollywood extravaganza that, in addition to some of the biggest stars in India, will also feature performances by American R&B singer Chris Brown and English rapper Fuse ODG. […]

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is under fire for comments he made after a controversial call that went against his team. The problem stems from a new rule implemented by Major League Baseball, which prevents players from sliding into bases in such a way that could injure fielders. In Tuesday night’s game between the […]

https://phoenix.playwire.com/en/publishers/1013074/videos/4765715 Bomani Jones showed up this morning to co-host ESPN’s Mike & Mike show wearing a “Caucasians” T-shirt that instantly sparked controversy. The shirt is a parody of the Cleveland Indians logo, with Caucasians replacing Indians and the Chief Wahoo logo altered to have white skin and a dollar sign in place of his feather. […]

Two fans of John Oliver’s show Last Week Tonight attended a Yankees game in the VIP section dressed as unicorns at Wednesday’s game, and another two dressed as Katy Perry’s left and right shark from her Superbowl performance, according to Yahoo Sports. https://twitter.com/hannahsungmi/status/717860413417922561 That was the follow up to what happened at Tuesday’s Yankees game, […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a lot of needs heading into the 2016 NFL Draft, with one of those needs being at quarterback. Jared Goff is widely viewed as the best quarterback in the draft class and could be an option for the 49ers. San Francisco currently holds the No. 7 overall pick in the […]

Last night, the San Diego Padres set a major league record that they would rather forget: they were shut out in their opening three game home series against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres tied what was then the major league record — set by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1943 — when they […]

Bill Maher went on New York’s WOR 710 radio station yesterday and discussed his feelings about Washington Nationals superstar outfielder Bryce Harper. Maher told host Pete McCarthy that he did not care at all for Harper, going so far as to call Bryce a “douchebag.” “There’s a couple of words that I really can’t say […]

Twitter has won streaming rights for the NFL 2016 regular season. The National Football League (NFL) confirmed that it had chosen the micro-blogging network as its exclusive global partner for streaming its Thursday night games. Twitter has gotten into online content streaming and begun with one of the most coveted associations of an insanely popular […]

It’s finally here. The day that most Reds fans clamor for during the blustery days of winter is unfolding. Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds is a major event and unofficial holiday that turns senior citizens into kids again and brings back memories of popcorn and peanuts. The Reds will do battle with the Philadelphia […]

The Indianapolis Colts are hoping to bounce back after an incredibly disappointing 2016 NFL season. It was a year that many expected them to be a serious contender for the Super Bowl. That obviously didn’t end up happening, and now all that the Colts can hope for is that they will bounce back even stronger […]

Jessica Springsteen, the only daughter of the Boss, will be featured in an interview on Showtime’s 60 Minutes Sports on Tuesday. Springsteen, an accomplished show jumper, has spent the last 12 weeks at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, where she won a prestigious 1.50-meter jumper classic. A 24-year-old Duke University graduate, Jessica told […]

Former U.S. Women’s Soccer star Abby Wambach was arrested for DUI (driving under the influence) over the weekend, forcing an emotional apology and drawing jeers from some members of the U.S. men’s team. As MSN reports, Wambach, 35, was pulled over late Saturday night in Portland, Oregon. Wambach was driving a 2014 Range Rover and […]

NFL rumors predict big things from Mike Wallace in the 2016 season. These NFL rumors come from Joe Flacco, who predicts that the new receiver with the Baltimore Ravens is going to put up big numbers. A report from NBC Sports quotes Flacco as the quarterback shows his excitement at the Ravens acquiring Wallace. This […]

Making the NBA Playoffs would be a colossal failure if you are a fan of the Chicago Bulls. As a Bulls fan, the idea of the team not making the postseason is a strange one, though it might be what is best for the proud franchise. Most NBA prognosticators expected the Bulls to be one […]

The Bahrain Grand Prix has been won by Nico Rosberg for Mercedes, Rosberg’s second win in the two races of the 2016 Formula 1 season. It is also Rosberg’s fifth Grand Prix win in a row. The previous seven drivers to win five Grand Prix in a row have all gone on to become the […]

Seattle Mariners news has the Opening Day roster finally getting announced. The Mariners’ 25-man roster has a lot of new faces, as new general manager Jerry Dipoto has made many changes. A report from the team came out Sunday, April 3, revealing that the two catchers will be Chris Iannetta and Steve Clevenger. The starting […]

West Indies cricket is back in business. In a tense T20 World Cup Final on Sunday, the West Indies men’s team defeated a scrappy England side by four wickets with two balls remaining on an over for the ages by 27-year-old right hand batsman Carlos Brathwaite, who hammered not one, not two, not three, but […]

Lucas di Grassi has dominated in Long Beach today and reclaimed the Formula E Championship points lead. Today’s victory comes three weeks after finishing first in Mexico City only to face an excruciating disqualification, according to the Grand Prix Times. Hours after he took the checkered flag in the Mexico City race, di Grassi’s car […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euO716g3TNs The 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston marked the end of the American medal drought in Ladies’ Singles, as American skater Ashley Wagner, 24, overtook her teammate Gracie Gold, 20, and won the silver medal on home soil with a final score of 215.39. Ashley Wagner’s silver medal is the first medal […]

The World T20 Women’s Cricket Final will stream live Sunday as West Indies faces the prospect of trying to stop the country that has dominated women’s 20-overs cricket: Australia — a team that has won the last three Women’s T20 World Cup championships and has appeared in the final of all four editions, starting in […]

The T20 Cricket World Cup Final has arrived and England will face favored West Indies in the championship match that will stream live online Sunday — a final match that will end with one team becoming the first repeat winner in the short history of the ICC T20 World Cup. The 2016 edition is the […]

Denver Broncos rumors about Colin Kaepernick just took a huge step forward. These Broncos rumors state that team general manager John Elway met with Kaepernick again this past week, possibly to see how well the quarterback would fit with the franchise. A report from CBS Sports states that the meeting took place at Elway’s house […]

Arian Foster is one of the biggest names available on the free agent market at this point in time and there haven’t been too many teams showing interest in him just yet. The Miami Dolphins are one of the only teams to be seriously doing their homework on him, but that will change as the […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MosAdhhvoo The 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships kicked off in Boston on March 30, and Team USA has not disappointed, using the morale boost that comes with skating for the host country in front of home crowds to outperform almost every expectation in the first few events. As of this writing, two divisions have […]

Sarah Young, Clipper Round the World Yacht Race participant and 40-year-old U.K. businesswoman, has been reported dead after being knocked overboard in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 miles off the coast of Japan, close to the International Date Line, as reported in a release by race organizers. Young is the second to lose her life […]

New York Knicks rumors mention the possible return of David Lee again. The Knicks almost acquired Lee before the 2016 NBA trade deadline, but couldn’t get a deal done with the Boston Celtics that helped the bottom line. A new report from ESPN.com now has Lee speaking well of the Knicks and about his time […]

India, the early favorite to win the 2016 T20 Cricket World Cup, suffered an early exit Thursday. The team was eliminated by West Indies by seven wickets with two balls remaining in the second semifinal of the tournament at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai — even after the Men in Blue got off to a dream […]

The Washington Redskins rumors have been flying this offseason, but they may have made one of the most underrated moves of the entire offseason. Vernon Davis was signed to a one-year deal, and it is a move that could end up being huge for the Redskins in 2016. The Skins have agreed to terms with […]

Fans can watch the India vs. West Indies cricket match live online and see if India can continue its march to the ICC World T20 finals. India needed two thrilling finishes to reach the ICC World T20 semi finals, the first by holding Bangladesh to three consecutive outs to end the match, all while clinging […]

Jared Cook was one of the best free agents left on the market last week, and the Green Bay Packers were in need of an upgrade at the tight end position. It seemed like a match made in heaven, but Packers’ general manager Ted Thompson is not normally known for pursuing free agents. After a […]

Guy Martin set a wall of death world record on Monday. Broadcast on live TV in the UK, Martin set the speed record of just under 80 mph riding a wall of death built just for him. Martin performed the wall of death stunt for a special Formula One episode of his Channel 4 Speed […]

England face New Zealand in the first semifinal of the T20 Cricket World Cup, in a match that will stream live — as will the coin toss, which could prove crucial in determining which side reaches the final of the 2016 tournament. New Zealand has looked unstoppable, winning all four of their group stage matches […]

Tim Tebow is one of the most polarizing figures in sports, but he could be looking at venturing outside the sports world. He is a very influential person outside of sports, as well, and is a very popular man. There are many different avenues that Tebow could pursue other than the NFL, and he may […]

Monday Madness at Kettler started off with Washington Capitals team Picture Day. You remember picture day. Your mom sent you to school groomed, clean, and ready for that moment when your visage at that age was set in film for the ages. After a couple of hours of class, crayons, recess, and wrangling the undead […]

At the age of 5, California Chrome is showing no signs of slowing down after dominating horse racing and winning $10 million at the Dubai World Cup 2016 this weekend. According to the Courier Journal, California Chrome rested on Sunday at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse after a dramatic win that has left horse racing fans worldwide […]

Viewers can check out highlights of the India vs. Australia cricket match and see how the Men in Blue were able to complete a heart-stopping chase of 161 to advance through to the semifinals of the ICC World T20. India looked in trouble after Australia batted first and hit a big target of 160, but […]