2 July 2023
Blake Wheeler signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the New York Rangers on Saturday. The deal came with a possible $300,000 in bonuses. Wheeler was an unrestricted free agent after he had a final season of his five-year, $$1.25 million contract displayed by the Winnipeg Jets. The Forward captained the Jets from 2016-22 before he was relieved of his duties this season. He had 55 points (16…
1 July 2023
Heat trade Victor Oladipo to Thunder The Miami Heat traded Victor Oladipo back to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night in exchange for future Draft compensation, per multiple reports. Oklahoma get: Victor Oladipo. Heat get: Two future second-round picks. This move will create a $9.45 million trade exception for the Heat, said the person, who spoke to the Associated Press on the condition…
1 July 2023
Veteran point guard for the Washington Wizards Monte Morris is being traded to the Detroit Pistons, per a report from multiple sources. In the deal, the Pistons are getting Morris from the Wizards in exchange for a future second-round pick. Pistons get: Monte Morris Wizards get: Future second-round pick. Last season, Morris averaged 10.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game while…
1 July 2023
Darren Drozdov, a former NFL player who played for the Denver Broncos before becoming a professional wrestler, died Friday, his family made the announcement through World Wrestling Entertainment. He was 54. According to his family, Drozdov died due to natural causes. He had been a quadriplegic since October of 1999 after he got paralyzed performing in the ring. Drozdov played for the Broncos from…
1 July 2023
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs quarterback may have received his second career Associated Press Most Valuable Player last season, but, no player was more valuable to his team than T.J. Watt the Steelers pass rusher. The Pittsburgh Steelers permitted the lowest total yards per game (272.9) in the NFL from Weeks 10-18 after Watt came back from a torn pectoral and knee injury – more than 100…
20 June 2023
The MLB power rankings for this week, feature the Cincinnati Reds who made the playoffs in 2020, which is nothing, even with the expanded format. Still, they have not won a postseason game since 2012, when they were managed by Dusty Baker, and have not won a postseason series since 1995. The winning pitcher for that series was David Wells when he was 32 years old before he became a Yankee. It has…
20 June 2023
The 5 MLB series for the coming week features smoking hot teams facing off in head-to-head and red-hot hitters who intend to continue their prodigious production at the plate. Something is bound to give when a pair of America League East giants fight, two National League East clubs both ride big win streaks face-offs, etc. These are 5 MLB series to keep an eye out for this week: Padres (35-36) at…
20 June 2023
The Vegas Golden Knights have always put on a flashy show every time they are on the Las Vegas Strip. The team’s sword-fighting mascot takes the ice before an army of players marches out through the mirrored entrance into the roaring crowd. If they were ever going to win the Stanley Cup, it would be with the Vegas dazzle. Vegas brought that energy from stunning passes to Mark Stone’s unmistakable…
16 June 2023
Manchester United have reportedly been dealt a huge blow in their pursuit of Napoli centre-back Kim Min-jae as Bayern Munich holds transfer talks with the defender. The Red Devils have been pushing hard to sign the South Korean defender this summer and were reportedly close to an agreement. However, in a surprise string of events, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have stolen a march on United in…
15 June 2023
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly given his bonus for winning the Premier League title to club staff members. Although the exact amount has not been made clear, there are suggestions that it could be up to £750,000 as some of the club’s senior stars earn bonuses of up to that amount. The bonus is inserted into their contracts, and Guardiola’s will likely be around that figure,…
15 June 2023
Inter Miami was one of the MLS clubs vying hard to bring Lionel Messi over to their side. They were the most talked about place to be the star’s new destination. And now, Messi has made it official that he will be joining the team. Messi surprised football fans last week Wednesday by announcing that he will be wearing the colours of the Florida team from July. His announcement brought delight to…
14 June 2023
Canadian Rapper, Drake was one of the NBA Finals bettors who earned payouts after the Denver Nuggets’ Game 5 victory at home Monday night to win a title. However, his winnings were probably very high compared to the others. He revealed before Game 5 on his Instagram story that he had $242,584 in Bitcoin on Denver winning the Larry O’Brien Trophy. “The Joker,” Drake said in his story, talking…