Last season, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch quietly led his team to a remarkable turnaround after taking over a squad that stumbled to a 3-9-1 start. Despite his impressive work, Knoblauch finished fifth in the Jack Adams Award voting, given to the NHL coach deemed most responsible for their team’s success. Though a deserving…
Lydia Ko’s recent impressive performance on the golf course has sparked discussion about her chances of overtaking Nelly Korda for the LPGA Rolex Player of the Year award. While Korda had a strong start to the season with six wins in seven starts, Ko’s three LPGA titles, including a major, and an Olympic gold medal…
Despite being widely recognized as one of the best defenders in modern basketball, Bam Adebayo has yet to receive the ultimate praise from the NBA: Defensive Player of the Year. Former All-Star Caron Butler recently criticized this oversight, calling it a “crime” that Adebayo has not been honored with the prestigious award after consistently strong…
(Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) New Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry has arrived to the team after a historically dominant run with the Tennessee Titans, signing a two-year deal in hopes of finally winning a Super Bowl and bolstering an already strong Hall of Fame case. Since coming into the NFL, Henry has been…
(Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Jonathan Owens is a new Chicago Bears safety, having spent four NFL seasons in Houston and one with rival Green Bay. But he is best known for being the husband of Simone Biles, perhaps the greatest gymnast the U.S. has ever produced. The Summer Olympics are approaching, and unfortunately,…
(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Of all the NFL coaches who deserve accolades, Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur flies under the radar when discussions of the league’s best are made. But LaFleur’s five seasons at the helm of the Packers produced a sterling 59-31 overall record, including three postseason wins. Green Bay’s lack of a Super…
Sloane Stephens has been listed as a nominee for the 2024 Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award, thanks to her dedication to philanthropy through her foundation. The Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award is a special awards category of the ESPYs, which is an annual event incepted by ESPN to reward individual athletes and sporting teams for…
(Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) The Baltimore Ravens fell just short of a Super Bowl appearance last season, but they got a step closer after Lamar Jackson won a second MVP award and led the team to a No. 1 seed and an AFC Championship Game appearance for the first time in his career….
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) For years, there has been a huge controversy surrounding Barry Bonds and his Hall-of-Fame credentials. On the field, he is more than deserving, but off-the-field issues and steroid allegations have kept him from Cooperstown to this day. In August, he will enter a Hall of Fame: it won’t be…
Following a disappointing Game 2 loss for the second consecutive series, Jayson Tatum addressed the expectations placed on the Boston Celtics by outsiders after their strong regular season performance. “We understand,” Tatum commented after the Celtics were convincingly defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2. “The world expects us to never lose. They think…
