Games involving Minnesota pro sports teams in MLB, the NBA, and NHL that were scheduled for Monday have been postponed in response to the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright on Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, died during a traffic stop after a police officer yelled “taser,” but fired a […]
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Conor McGregor calls off UFC 264 fight with Dustin Poirier over Twitter feud
Conor McGregor says his scheduled fight at UFC 264 on July 10 against Dustin Poirier is off, after the two exchanged words via Twitter on Monday. The issue between the two began after Poirier called McGregor out for not donating $500,000 to his charity The Good Fight Foundation, after McGregor said he would if Poirier […]
Evander Holyfield to face Kevin McBride in exhibition match
Hall of Fame boxer Evander Holyfield is returning to the ring since retiring in 2011, taking on heavyweight Kevin McBride in an eight-round exhibition match on June 5. The Holyfield-McBride matchup, which will be streamed on Triller and will be on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez’s lightweight title defense against George Kambosos. Holyfield, 58, has […]
Golden State Warriors’ James Wiseman out for season due to knee injury
Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman has suffered a knee injury and is expected to be out the rest of the season. The injury came during a hard fall in Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. He exited after six minutes of court time and did not return. The Warriors announced Sunday that Wiseman underwent an MRI, […]
Former NFL player Phillip Adams dies by suicide after killing 5 in South Carolina
Authorities in York County, South Carolina said on Thursday that former NFL player Phillip Adams shot six people, killing five, Wednesday before later taking his own life. Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, his wife Barbara, 69, their two grandchildren, Adah and Noah, ages five and nine, and James Lewis, 38, who worked at the Lesslie home, […]
Baltimore Orioles’ Trey Mancini receives ovation in his first home at-bat since battling cancer
Baltimore Orioles’ Trey Mancini received a warm reception the first time he stepped into the batter’s box during the Orioles home opener against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. It was Mancini’s first game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards since Sept. 21, 2019; he missed the entire 2020 season after being diagnosed with Stage III colon […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department confirms Tiger Woods crash was caused by excessive speed
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a press conference on Wednesday that Tiger Woods was driving an estimated 84-87 mph in a 45-mph zone when he crashed his SUV on Feb. 23 in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) confirmed that the primary cause of the crash was […]
Arizona fires men’s basketball coach Sean Miller after 12 seasons
The University of Arizona announced Wednesday that they have fired men’s basketball coach Sean Miller. Miller posted a 302-109 record during his 12 seasons with the Wildcats, taking them to seven NCAA tournaments where they made three Elite Eight appearances. He has also coached at Xavier, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Miami University and Wisconsin. Arizona […]
Boston Red Sox unveil yellow/blue alternate uniforms
The Red Sox unveiled new yellow and powder blue alternate uniforms as part of MLB and Nike’s first jersey release for its new City Connect series. The jerseys are inspired by the city’s Patriots’ Day holiday and the Boston Marathon. They feature a marathon bib patch on its left sleeve with 617, Fenway Park’s area […]
New York Yankees acquire second baseman Rougned Odor from Texas Rangers
The New York Yankees have acquired second baseman Rougned Odor from the Texas Rangers. In exchange for Odor, New York is sending minor league outfielders Antonio Cabello and Josh Stowers to Texas. The left-handed Odor spent the first seven years of his big-league career with Texas, hitting .237/.289/.439 over 858 career games with 146 home […]