(Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The tight end position has come a long way in the National Football League. Guys like Shannon Sharpe and later Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates paved the way for the modern TE, becoming more of a factor as a pass-catcher as the years went by. That’s why the Atlanta Falcons…
The roller coaster ride of Joost Luiten trying to play in the Paris Olympics continued Saturday. Luiten originally qualified for the men’s golf competition at the Olympics before the Dutch Olympic Committee-Dutch Sports Federation denied his spot because he did not meet its criteria. Luiten then went to court and won, saying he should be…
The 2024 Hamburg Open is the only ATP 500 clay-court tournament after Wimbledon, and the draw for it has been released. Running from July 15th to 21st, not many top players, outside of clay-court specialists who love playing on the red dirt, usually make their way to the German city. However, the situation is much…
WASHINGTON, DC – The Mubadala Citi DC Open, the only combined ATP-WTA 500 level tennis tournament in the world, has announced its preliminary main draw player fields for the 2024 tournament, which features nine of the world’s top 20 players, five Grand Slam champions, two past DC winners and 14 American players. The 55th edition…
Remember back in 2021 when Gen Z tried to tell everyone to move their side parts to the middle and swap their skinny jeans for a looser variety? While most Millennials responded with outward indigence, offline they begrudgingly tried on high-waisted mom jeans and posted up in the bathroom blowing out their hair in a…
Juan Nieves had a promising career cut short by a shoulder injury. A 21-year-old when he debuted with the Milwaukee Brewers in April 1986, the southpaw from Santurce, Puerto Rico pitched just three big league seasons before a tear in his rotator cuff was discovered. With 490.2 innings, 32 wins, and a no-hitter already under…
The Red Sox have been on a hot streak lately, boasting a 16-6 record since June 12 that is the best in baseball. Their playoff odds have reached a season-high of 48.0%, a remarkable turnaround for a team that was projected to have a sub-.500 record at the start of the year. In the competitive…
The 152nd Open Championship is right around the corner and the 156-man field is still filling up with just a couple of weeks left. There was a final day of qualifying on Tuesday, July 2, with 288 golfers competing in a 36-hole final at one of four venues. The R&A website reported that there will…
(Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Justin Fields wants the Pittsburgh Steelers to think things through before making any final decisions about their quarterback. The Ohio State product has been a man on a mission since being traded by the Chicago Bears. And judging by a pic shared by him on social media (via Dov…
Genesis Scottish Open defending champion Rory McIlroy hasn’t played since his devastating loss to Bryson DeChambeau at the 2024 U.S. Open. The Northern Irishman led by two shots at 8 under before playing his final four holes 3 over. Next week, he’ll head back to The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. McIlroy highlights a…
