(Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports Illustration) After writing up the Western Conference portion of my official media ballot for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Wednesday, let’s do the same for the East. (Quick refresher: You vote for three frontcourt players and two guards in each conference. Fan voting makes up 50% of the final result, with … Read more
The courtroom sketch of Tom Brady became a running joke during the “Deflategate” proceedings. (MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images) With 9:21 remaining in the second quarter of the 2015 AFC championship game, Indianapolis linebacker D’Qwell Jackson intercepted a pass by Tom Brady. Upon reaching the sideline, Jackson tossed the ball to a Colts equipment … Read more
Look for José Ramírez to continue his multi-dimensional prowess in 2025 fantasy baseball. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) Since 2018, few hitters — let alone third basemen — have provided the power-speed combination that José Ramírez has done. He’s been a veritable 20-20, 30-20, 20-30 machine during that span, and he topped it all in … Read more
In the Australian Open semifinals, American Madison Keys defeated Poland’s Iga Swiatek to make her first AO final. (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) At the 2015 Australian Open, 19-year-old American Madison Keys made her first Grand Slam semifinal. She’d beaten Venus Williams to get there, and would be denied an appearance in the … Read more
The Buffalo Bills have tried beating the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs three times this decade. They are 0-3. At least the Bills don’t have a history of four straight disappointments in big postseason games. It’s easy to set the stage for a fantastic AFC championship game matchup. In one corner is the Chiefs, … Read more
Ben Shelton enjoyed an impressive quarter-final victory over Lorenzo Sorengo in Melbourne – Reuters/Jaimi Joy The Australian Open has been plunged into further controversy after American Ben Shelton became the latest player to criticise ‘disrespectful’ television interviewers. After Shelton reached the semi-finals, he concluded his news conference by saying: “One thing that I just want … Read more
Report: Kings’ trade for Johnson in peril after Nets talks stall originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings might not be as close to landing Brooklyn Nets star Cam Johnson as initially believed. Despite recent reports linking the two-way sharpshooter to Sacramento, the Kings and Nets have not discussed a Johnson trade in … Read more
Tennessee at Texas women’s basketball: How to watch, storylines with Talaysia Cooper and Madison Booker on national TV One of the finest and most salient of women’s basketball rivalries is reengaged Thursday night. And for the first time ever, Texas and Tennessee tip off as conference rivals. The two ranked teams fittingly meet during the … Read more
Ryan Reaves and Mathieu Olivier Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Ryan Reaves (6-foot-2, 225 lbs) and Mathieu Olivier (6-foot-1, 226 lbs) traded haymakers in the opening two minutes of Wednesday’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets. The fight started a little sloppy, especially Reaves. This was the enforcer’s first fight of the … Read more
Could the best fantasy baseball season of Bobby Witt Jr.’s career happen in 2025? (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Kansas City Royals superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. took his fantasy baseball standing to the next level in 2024. Considered an elite power-speed threat going back to his prospects days, Witt did something … Read more