St. Louis Blues netminder Jordan Binnington was handed a two-game suspension and will forfeit nearly $65,000 of his average annual salary after he was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild for punching forward Ryan Hartman in the face. The 29-year-old goaltender was ejected after being assessed a …
Read More »Harris hears boos at March Madness game, faces ridicule for speech to Howard players after loss
Vice President Kamala Harris, unfortunately, witnessed her alma mater, Howard University, lose to the defending NCAA men’s basketball national champion Kansas on Thursday, 96-68. Howard and Kansas played at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, and when Harris appeared on the video board, she received an icy reception. …
Read More »Trish Stratus-Lita rivalry helped revolutionize women’s wrestling in WWE: ‘It’s everything we could ask for’
WWE’s “Attitude Era” was about pushing the envelope on what was allowed and accepted on television to win ratings against competitor World Championship Wrestling. Through the violence, raw storylines and scantily clad women, two professional wrestlers kicked off a rivalry that set the stage for what women’s wrestling would become …
Read More »Penn State dominates Texas A&M to move on in March Madness
Andrew Funk had the shooting game of his career on Penn State’s biggest stage in over two decades. Funk made 8 of 10 3-pointers and scored 27 points Thursday night in a 76-59 win over Texas A&M for the Nittany Lions’ first NCAA Tournament victory in 22 years. Funk, in …
Read More »Raven Saunders, US silver medalist who put up ‘X’ gesture after win, suspended for missed doping tests
Raven Saunders, a silver medalist shot putter at the Tokyo Olympics who raised an “X” above her head in protest after receiving her award, was suspended for 18 months for failing to show up for doping tests. Saunders had committed three “whereabouts failures” within a 12-month period ending on Aug. …
Read More »Princeton shocks Arizona, pulls off late run for biggest March Madness upset thus far
The No. 15-seed Princeton Tigers roared late in the second half to pull off the largest upset of March Madness thus far, taking down the No. 2-seed University of Arizona Wildcats, 59-55. The Tigers strung together a 9-0 run at the end of the second half to come from behind …
Read More »NFL star Jameis Winston believe he’s still ‘championship caliber’ QB, reveals why he’s staying with Saints
Jameis Winston wrote in a social media post on Wednesday that he believes he’s still a “championship caliber starting quarterback,” but is choosing to stay with the New Orleans Saints to see the team win a Super Bowl. Winston explained his decision to return to the Saints and likely be …
Read More »Baylor’s Scott Drew helps brother’s Grand Canyon team after arriving to NCAA Tournament without equipment
When the Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team arrived in Denver for the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, they noticed that something pretty big was missing. The mid-major school had a flight chartered from Phoenix to Denver by the NCAA, and that private flight clearly threw off the equipment …
Read More »Mets’ Edwin Diaz suffers injury during World Baseball Classic celebration, leaves field in wheelchair
New York Mets fans are holding their breath as dominant closer, Edwin Diaz, injured his knee during Team Puerto Rico’s celebration in the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday. Promptly after clinching their spot in the WBC semifinals, the team celebrated near the mound. However, Diaz went down, and the celebration …
Read More »Yankees make players pay for in-flight Wi-Fi despite being one of the world’s most valuable franchises: report
The New York Yankees have the second-highest payroll in MLB heading into the 2023 season and maybe that’s why players shockingly have to pay for their own Wi-Fi on flights. The Yankees are the fourth most valuable sports franchise in the world, valued at $6 billion according to Forbes, but …
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