United States Greco-Roman wrestler Alan Vera died Monday night after health complications from a summer cardiac arrest while playing a club soccer match in New Jersey. Vera was 33 years old. “It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Greco-Roman U.S. National Team member, husband and father Alan Vera,” USA Wrestling said … Read more
Dave Roberts wasn’t quite ready to bench struggling second baseman Gavin Lux in favor of Kiké Hernández, but Lux was beginning to test the patience of the Dodgers manager as his slump extended into a third week and the playoffs drew near. Lux was one of baseball’s best hitters for seven weeks after the All-Star … Read more
With a postseason spot on the line, the Mets and Braves may have to wait until even after the regular season was supposed to end to find out their fate for October. Due to the hurricane in the southeast, the final two games of the series between the two NL East rivals have been postponed. … Read more
Travis Kelce’s performance during his second NFL season while dating Taylor Swift has raised eyebrows. Kelce, 34, has just 69 receiving yards with no touchdowns through the first three games of the season. It’s one of the slowest starts of his career. And Kelce’s poor start this year has come with a much larger dose … Read more
The Cleveland Browns’ offense has been underwhelming through three games of the 2024 NFL season. Veteran quarterback Deshaun Watson missed more than half of last season due to injury, but he entered 2024 healthy, raising expectations in Cleveland. But the Browns dropped two of their first three games, and the apparent erosion of Watson’s running … Read more
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Caitlin Clark is used to setting records and drawing in crowds at this point in her rookie year. And when the Indiana Fever take the court in a must-win Game 2 against the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs on Wednesday night, it’ll be business as usual. … Read more
The Los Angeles Chargers will be without star safety Derwin James Jr. this week against the Kansas City Chiefs after the league determined he could have avoided a helmet-to-helmet hit on Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth in the Chargers’ Week 3 loss. Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t hold back his thoughts on the … Read more
Verbum Dei has informed schools still on its football schedule that it is dropping its program for the rest of the season for lack of players. Head coach Kevin Smith confirmed on Wednesday that he has resigned. The team was 0-4. Smith said the team had 19 players for last week’s game against Mary Star … Read more
There’s a magic to the U.S. Open Cup, the oldest national soccer competition in the country and the most egalitarian since it’s the only one open to every men’s team at every level. Over the decades, amateurs have beaten pros, nobodies have beaten somebodies. It’s a tournament where there are no favorites and no underdogs, … Read more
The way Dave Roberts framed it, Wednesday was a day for composure, not concern. The Dodgers manager wasn’t looking for his players to give impassioned speeches, even in the wake of Tuesday’s gut-punch of a loss that ended on a triple play. He didn’t fire up the clubhouse or hold some impromptu late-season meeting, even … Read more