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NFL to release 2021 schedule May 12
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The National Football League has announced it will release the 2021 NFL schedule on Wednesday, May 12. This year teams will play a 17 game schedule, with one bye...
Apr 21, 2021
Florida Gators' Keyontae Johnson won't enter NBA Draft, waiting on clearance
Mark Brown/Getty Images(NEW YORK) In a statement posted to Twitter, Florida Gators star Keyontae Johnson said he will not enter the 2021 NBA Draft. Instead, he will continue his recovery from an on-co...
Apr 21, 2021
Seattle Seahawks' Aldon Smith turns himself in on battery charge: Report
Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images(SEATTLE) -- Seattle Seahawks defensive end Aldon Smith turned himself in late Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest in the New Orleans area, acc...
Apr 21, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 4/20/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Wednesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE LA Dodgers 1, Seattle 0 NY Yankees 3, Atlanta 1 Colorado 6, Houston 2 Pittsburgh at Detroit (P...
Apr 21, 2021
Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant estate end 18-year partnership with Nike
matimix/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- After 18 years, Kobe Bryant's long-held partnership with Nike has come to an end. Vanessa Bryant, the late basketball star's widow, and the Kobe Bryant estate confirmed ...
Apr 20, 2021
Scottie Pippen announces death of eldest son, Antron: 'A kind heart and beautiful soul gone way too soon'
Yang Huafeng/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA legend Scottie Pippen announced on Monday the sudden death of his son, Antron. He was 33. Pippen, who played for the Chicago Bulls...
Apr 20, 2021
'European Super League' announcement sends shockwaves through global soccer
matimix/iStock(LONDON) -- The backlash to the announcement on Sunday that 12 of soccer's biggest teams would be forming their own breakaway European Super League has been nothing short of seismic. Pun...
Apr 20, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 4/19/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 4, LA Dodgers 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 11, Chi White Sox 4 Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 1 Te...
Apr 20, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 4/18/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Sunday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 6, Cincinnati 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox 3, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 4, NY Yankees 2 Kan...
Apr 19, 2021
NBA directs teams to prepare for Derek Chauvin verdict, according to ESPN
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images(NEW YORK) - The NBA has told the team's to be ready for the verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd this week, including the p...
Apr 18, 2021