Jack Hoffman, a young cancer patient and Nebraska fan who scored an iconic touchdown during the Cornhuskers’ spring game in 2013, died on Wednesday. Hoffman was 19. When he was 5, Hoffman was first diagnosed with a cancerous glioma, a form of cancer that can grow to press on the brain or spinal cord tissue. … Read more
Though New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns’ thumb injury is worse than initially thought, he’s not expected to miss much time at all. Towns went down with a thumb sprain in the team’s loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. According to , Towns also sustained a bone chip in his right thumb. He was … Read more
The NBA suspended Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin for one game after he made inappropriate contact with and verbally abused a game official in their loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, the league announced on Wednesday. Mathurin will serve his suspension on Thursday, and will be eligible to return on Saturday when they … Read more
A Philadelphia Eagles fan is beginning to face the serious consequences of his actions after screaming at a Green Bay Packers fan in the Philly stadium. During the NFL Wild Card round of the playoffs last Sunday Packer fan Alexander Basara posted a clip on X of an Eagles fan heckling his fiancée, who was … Read more
Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will undergo a pair of procedures this offseason, including one on his heart after he dealt with an atrial flutter during a game a few months ago. Harbaugh will have a cardiac ablation and a hip replacement this offseason, he said Wednesday after the Chargers were eliminated from the … Read more
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will play his first NBA game in his home country of France when the San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers play two international games this week. (Scott Wachter-Imagn Images) This week’s NBA games in Paris aren’t the first regular season games to be held internationally, but they do … Read more
All eyes in the baseball world right now are laser-focused on Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old Japanese flamethrowing phenom is seemingly days away from signing with an MLB club. Reports indicate that Sasaki has narrowed his options to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres and the Toronto Blue Jays. Whichever franchise lands the uber-talented … Read more
Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill Vincent Goodwill and Dan Titus react to the Denver Nuggets sluggish start this season and whether they should weigh a trade to bring Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine to Denver. Vince and Dan then break down why the Sixers are so bad this season and Dan explains his reasoning … Read more
Japan’s Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch during the first inning of a 2023 World Baseball Classic game against Mexico in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee / Associated Press) Let the waiting game commence. On Wednesday, Major League Baseball’s 2025 international signing period opened, an annual date of significance around the sport in which top international amateur players … Read more
Nick Richards gives the Suns more size in the frontcourt. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) The Phoenix Suns have acquired center Nick Richards, as well as a second-round pick, for Josh Okogie and three seconds, finally solving a substantial need for big man depth. Richards, who’s averaging 8.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks on … Read more