9 February 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers cancelled their trade to acquire Mark Williams from Charlotte after the center failed his physical, sources told The Associated Press on Saturday night. The source, who requested to remain anonymous, said the Lakers weren’t planning to announce their reason for pulling the plug on the deal. Prior to the news break, The Lakers had agreed to trade rookie Dalton Knecht, Cam…
8 February 2025
Manchester United announced on Thursday that their centre back , Lisandro Martinez suffered an injury which caused damage to his cruciate ligaments. The 27 year old had to be lifted off the field with a stretcher after his left knee collapsed at Old Trafford. “Manchester United can confirm that Lisandro Martinez suffered an injury to his cruciate ligament in Sunday’s game against Crystal Palace,”…
8 February 2025
Former Real Madrid player, Marcelo announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 36. The Spanish left-back spent 16 years at Madrid, winning six La Liga titles and five Champions League trophies. During his career in Spain, Marcelo became really close friends with Christiano Ronaldo. The pair both played and scored in Madrid’s 2014 final victory over Atletico Madrid and ended…
4 March 2024
Chris Mortensen, an NFL reporter who has been with the network for over three decades, died on Sunday morning, at the age of 72, ESPN announced. “Mort was widely respected as an industry pioneer and universally beloved as a supportive, hard-working teammate,” ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. “He covered the NFL with extraordinary skill and passion and was at the top of his field…
4 March 2024
The Philadelphia 76ers will hold a sculpture unveiling ceremony on Friday, April 12 at Penn Medicine Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex to honour Allen Iverson. Regarded as one of the most decorated athletes to ever play in the NBA, Iverson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 and was crowned the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2001. The ceremony commemorates the…
22 October 2023
The San Francisco 49ers lost more than they did in their first game of the season on Sunday. San Francisco’s running back Christian McCaffrey left the team’s 19-17 upset loss to the Cleveland Browns in the second half with an oblique injury. McCaffrey’s injury happened in the third quarter, but he wasn’t ruled out of subsequent matches until early in the fourth quarter with San Francisco 17-13.…
22 October 2023
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was taken to a local hospital after he suffered a back injury during last Sunday’s 21-1 victory over the New England Patriots. Garoppolo was initially said to be doubtful to return as the second half started but was immediately ruled out. Brian Hoyer took over under the centre for Las Vegas. After the match, Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels affirmed…
22 October 2023
Atlanta United has signed midfielder Nick Firmino through the 2026 MLS season, the club announced on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Brazil native will formally join Atlanta’s first team in January 2024 after starring for Atlanta United 2 and securing a spot in this year’s MLS NEXT Pro Best XI. “Nick is a player who has continued to improve and perform at a high level during the past two seasons, capped…
22 October 2023
With so many fans and analysts advising the New York Yankees to drop Giancarlo Stanton over the offseason, one former MLB player believes that doing so would be a wrong decision. Stanton was bought by the Yankees on a massive contract in 2018 and could not live up to everyone’s high expectations of him since then. There have been a lot of rumours about him and the New York team separating, but…
22 October 2023
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich unveiled his preferred super-sized training lineup alongside Victor Wembanyama. In a rush to celebrate former assistant Becky Hammon and the Las Vegas Ace’s second consecutive WNBA title, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich squirmed in his seat ready to bolt. “I thought about getting booted tonight,” he said Wednesday after his team’s 117-113 victory over…
22 October 2023
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced on Tuesday in a televised press conference on ESPN that changes will be made to the All-Star Game and while not saying if any decision has been finalized, he hinted that the current format of top vote-getters acting as captains and drafting their own teams may be shelved. “Maybe a return to something more traditional, in terms of how the teams are…
22 October 2023
Wayne Gretzky and the Wayne Gretzky Foundation launched an initiative with Northland in a bit to make hockey more affordable for families with a new offering of sticks. Gretzky first used Northland hockey sticks when he entered the NHL. Now, he and the Wayne Gretzky Foundation are collaborating with Northland with the goal of making hockey more affordable for families in Canada and the United…