LAFC’s dreams of an MLS Cup three-peat ended in cruel fashion Saturday, with Jordan Morris scoring four minutes into a second overtime period to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-1 Western Conference semifinal win before a sold-out crowd of more than 22,000 on a chilly autumn night at BMO Stadium. LAFC, which appeared in the … Read more
Quarterback Daniel Jones’ tumultuous tenure with the New York Giants came to an end this week. The franchise benched the 2019 first round draft pick, before ultimately granting Jones’ request to be released. The decision to part ways with Jones was described as mutual agreement, with Giants president and co-owner John Mara saying moving on … Read more
A civil jury in Ireland ruled that Conor McGregor assaulted a woman in a penthouse after a night of partying in 2018 during a sexual encounter, but McGregor says the claims are false. The former UFC champion said, in a since-deleted post, that he would appeal the civil jury’s decision, but he ranted on X … Read more
This has been more than a bad matchup; it’s been nearly a guarantee. After being swept in the 2023 NBA Western Conference finals, the Lakers added size and muscle while building around an existing core to try and match the Nuggets a season later. Those changes ended up mattering so little, Denver winning all four … Read more
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray became rivals as they played against each other on some of tennis’s biggest stages. Now, Djokovic and Murray will be working together. The pair announced on social media that Murray will be Djokovic’s coach during the offseason and at least through the Australian Open. “We played each other since we … Read more
NFL insider Ian Rapoport called out former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Mularkey after Mularkey revealed more than six years after his firing that he fed Rapoport a bogus story to get back at his soon-to-be former employer. During a recent interview on “The Jaguars Hour with Brent & Austen,” Mularkey confessed that he knew he … Read more
ESPN’s Elle Duncan did a segment on Thursday during “SportsCenter” that irked some within the New York Giants organization and its fans. Duncan did a segment, ‘Taking the Elle,’ mocking Daniel Jones for reading a statement to begin what was essentially his goodbye press conference. “We normally reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays, but Giants … Read more
Getty Images RFK Jr has pledged to tackle ultra-processed foods, food dyes and additives Robert F Kennedy Jr has set his sights on changing how Americans eat and drink. From the dyes in Fruit Loops cereal to seed oils in chicken nuggets, Kennedy – who is President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health … Read more
NEW YORK — When John Jobbagy’s grandfather immigrated from Budapest in 1900, he joined a throng of European butchers chopping up and shipping off meat in a loud, smelly corner of Manhattan that New Yorkers called the Meatpacking District. Today only a handful of meatpackers remain, and they’re preparing to say goodbye to a very … Read more
Belief. That is what it took for the Banning to win the City Section Open Division flag football championship Saturday at Crenshaw High. The seventh-seeded Pilots rallied from a 12-0 halftime deficit to tie the game on the final play of regulation and went on to stun No. 1 San Pedro 18-12 in overtime on … Read more