Ronnie Hillman, a Super Bowl champion running back who played with the Denver Broncos, has died, his family said in a social media post on Thursday. He was 31. Hillman’s family said the former NFL player was battling renal medullary carcinoma, a “rare but highly aggressive neoplasm form of cancer …
Read More »Ex-NFL player Devin Funchess eyeing switch to NBA, says playing pro basketball was a ‘dream’ growing up
Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess has been thinking about giving a different game his best shot. Funchess has spent the last couple of NFL seasons on a practice squad or has only seen action in the preseason. While the former second-round pick considers the next steps in his …
Read More »Rob Gronkowski fires off cryptic tweet that sends NFL fans into frenzy
Rob Gronkowski just tweeted three words, an emoji and some punctuation, but it sent the NFL world into a frenzy Wednesday night. “I’m kinda bored,” Gronkowski wrote, adding a stoic emoji followed by periods. The former NFL tight end is in his second stint of retirement. He called it quits …
Read More »Cardinals quarterback woes continue ahead of Christmas Day matchup
It’s been a season of disappointment for the Arizona Cardinals after they agreed to a five-year contract extension with quarterback Kyler Murray in the offseason. With $160 million in guarantees for Murray, the Cardinals hoped to be legitimate playoff contenders in Kliff Kingsbury’s fourth season as head coach in Phoenix. …
Read More »Bills prepare for more wicked weather as potential bomb cyclone threatens Midwest
The Buffalo Bills played through snowy conditions on Saturday to defeat the Miami Dolphins, but they are not in the clear just yet. Buffalo will travel to Chicago to take on the Bears this weekend, and forecasts are predicting blizzard like conditions in the area with the potential to become …
Read More »Pro wrestling legend Jim Duggan recalls taking down home intruder: ‘It was terrifying’
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan needed to toss his opponents out of the ring when he won the first-ever Royal Rumble in WWE history in 1988, and 34 years later, he applied the same skill to force an intruder out of his South Carolina home. Duggan, 68, and his wife were involved …
Read More »Carlos Correa agrees to $315M deal with New York Mets after contract with San Francisco Giants falls through
Free agent Carlos Correa has agreed to sign with the New York Mets, a week after the 28-year-old and the San Francisco Giants reportedly agreed to a massive 13-year, $350 million contract, according to a report. Jon Heyman, a baseball columnist for the New York Post, reported the confusing switch …
Read More »Olympic gold skier Bode Miller’s son, 3, hospitalized after suffering febrile seizure
The wife of Bode Miller, a 2010 Olympic gold medalist, said on Instagram that the couple’s 3-year-old son was hospitalized on Tuesday after suffering a febrile seizure. “Life is constantly walking a knife edge and it’s not something we’re unfamiliar with,” Morgan Miller, a professional volleyball player, wrote on her …
Read More »Rams’ Matthew Stafford ends retirement speculation, tells wife Kelly he intends to keep playing
The defending Super Bowl champion Rams’ hopes of repeating this season have officially come to an end. The Rams lost for the 10th time this season Monday night and were eliminated from playoff contention. Los Angeles becomes the first NFL team to miss the playoffs after winning a championship in …
Read More »Chaos at Argentina World Cup parade forces players to abandon team bus
The Argentina parade on Tuesday to celebrate the World Cup champions was cut short due to total chaos flooding the streets of Buenos Aires, the country’s capital. There wasn’t an empty piece of asphalt or grass on the streets, as thousands came out to witness Lionel Messi & Co. travel …
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