4 May 2023
Now that the regular season has completed one month, it is time to award eight players some due recognition for their performance with the 2023 MLB monthly award. These are the winners of the Players of the Month, Pitchers of the Month, Rookies of the Month and Relievers of the Month for April, as listed on Wednesday on MLB Network. The Players of the Month honor is presented by Chevrolet.…
4 May 2023
The Seattle Mariners have announced that left-hander Robbie Ray had Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, including the flexor tendon repair that was previously expected. Ray had already been ruled out of games for the rest of the 2023 season, but the extra procedure meant that he will probably miss the beginning of ‘24 too. Dr Keith Meister, the director of sports medicine at Arlington-based Texas…
4 May 2023
In what was an uphill task, the New York Knicks managed to defeat a shorthanded Miami Heat 111-105, evening out their second-round playoff series at one. Thanks to Jalen Brunson. Although Jimmy Butler was out due to an ankle injury, Miami still led for a greater part of the match until Brunson ended the onslaught. He finished with 30 points, five rebounds, and two steals behind 6-of-10 shooting…
4 May 2023
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has received the NBA MVP award for the first time in his career. Embiid defeated two-time NBA MVP award winners and finalists, Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić. Keith Pompey from the Philadelphia Inquirer provided the voting results which showed that Embiid secured 73 of 100 first-place votes for the historic win. Jokić…
27 April 2023
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has ruled out his side’s chances of breaking into the Premier League top four following their 2-1 win over West Ham on Wednesday. The Reds made it three league wins in a row in London on Wednesday, returning from an early 1-0 deficit to win 2-1 thanks to pals from Coady Gakpo and Joel Matip. The result took them six points behind the top four teams, although…
24 April 2023
Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has defended under-fire manager Thomas Tuchel after his side’s shocking defeat to Mainz on Saturday. The Bavarians suffered their third defeat under Tuchel at the weekend, as his team were beaten 3-1 by Mainz. The result means that Bayern have gone four games without a win in all competitions, while they have recorded just two wins in seven games under Tuchel. Read…
21 April 2023
Juventus have successfully appealed their 15-point deduction in Serie A, as the penalty have not been revoked. The Old Lady were slapped with a 15-point dediti9in February following allegations of financial rascality and mismanagement by the club over some seasons. They were charged for false corporate communications, false communications to the stock market and obstruction of watchdog agencies.…
19 April 2023
The 18th edition of one of the best long-standing rivalries in Major League Soccer delivered fantastic goals, another effort from the derby’s goal king and a feat that has never been achieved before, as LAFC celebrated its first Trafico road win, defeating the winless LA Galaxy, 3-2 Sunday afternoon. See: Granit Xhaka plays down criticism from Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta after West Ham draw “It…
19 April 2023
Tampa Bay Rays’ historic win streak eventually came to an end, but there are still many to pay attention to in the MLB landscape. The coming week entails some high-profile matchups, including two matchups between teams that won 100-plus games last season that make up an MLB series. See the MLS 2023 Regular Season Schedule. These are 7 MLB series during the week of April 17: Brewers at Mariners 3…
19 April 2023
The Rays FINALLY lost, and it happened twice. While the Rays will not be going 162-0 this year or 161-1 either, they have reaffirmed their status as contenders moving forward. Their loss, however, shook the power rankings this week. Whether they go .500 the remainder of the season, they’ll win 87 games. And they definitely look like a team that will be better than .500 for the rest of the season.…
19 April 2023
The series-by-series schedule for the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs has been released. The Stanley Cup First Round consists of eight best-of-7 series. Times are listed in ET and are subject to change. Fans streaming the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs games in the United States should click here: ESPN, ESPN 2, TBS, TNT. Information for fans streaming outside of the United States and…
18 April 2023
Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo raced to the basket and took a hard fall. Antetokounmpo’s fall may have put the championship dreams of the top-seeded Bucks in jeopardy. Giannis slammed the floor with his backside after a foul in the first quarter and left Milwaukee’s Eastern Conference playoff opener for good at the beginning of the second quarter on Sunday. The Bucks lost 130-117 to the…