Caitlin Clark was selected WNBA Rookie of the Year by 66 of 67 voters. Many of the 66 who did vote for her have been quick to declare their innocence in voting against her. When Clark was announced the winner of the award Thursday, it was revealed the one vote against her went to Chicago … Read more
Sunday’s WNBA playoff game between the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces was the most-watched semifinal round game the league has seen in 22 years. The game drew an average of 929,000 viewers, up 60% from the semifinals last year. The numbers of the rematch of last year’s WNBA Finals got the attention of … Read more
The NFL said it will not mediate between the Miami Dolphins and Tua Tagovailoa about a potential return date. Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, told reporters Tagovailoa “is seeing the top expert,” and the NFL will not have a role in deciding his potential return date. “Patient autonomy and medical decision-making really … Read more
The San Diego Padres will be without one of their top arms for the rest of the postseason and well beyond. Joe Musgrove started Game 2 of a National League Wild Card Series Wednesday but was taken out after just 3⅔ innings due to elbow tightness in his throwing arm. That’s never a good sign, … Read more
Members of the media and the NFL community seem to be divided over the players union’s new policy recommendation that would limit reporters from conducting player interviews in the locker rooms during the week. Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras, who serves as an NFLPA player rep, recently confirmed the new program that would encourage players to … Read more
The New York Yankees have not played since Sunday, giving many fans in the area a chance to turn the channel to their crosstown rivals. And they’ve gotten quite a treat. The New York Mets have had two miraculous wins this week, one in which they came back twice late to make the postseason and … Read more
Davante Adams has been a hot topic in the NFL this week. The three-time All-Pro wide receiver told the Las Vegas Raiders he preferred to be traded, NFL Media reported Oct. 1. Although no deal appears imminent, Adams’ apparent displeasure with his situation in Las Vegas has multiple teams at least thinking about adding the … Read more
The handwriting is on the wall. NFL owners want to eventually expand the regular season from 17 games to 18. The owners usually get what they want, so it seems like a matter of when, and not if, we see an expansion. The current collective bargaining agreement runs through 2030, but NFL owners, officials and … Read more
It is only October, so the 2025 NFL Draft’s first-round picture is still very much in flux as scouts make campus visits all over the country. Aside from some of the quarterbacks, most of the players on my initial top-50 board have played up to expectations and will be in the mix to be drafted … Read more
There was a lot of good baseball this week. Elite pitching performances. One-run contests. Stars getting big hits in big moments. Thursday night’s Game 3 — New York Mets 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 — was a true postseason epic. Back-to-back Brewers homers in the seventh inning. Pete Alonso going deep in the ninth to keep his … Read more