Sports

• Wayne Gretzky is 58—Feel Old Yet?

  The Great One turned fifty-eight years old this past Saturday. Gretzky, regarded as the “Mount Rushmore” of professional athletes, played for four separate teams spanning the length of his career and won four Stanley Cups. Gretzky currently holds NHL records in nearly every statistical category. This includes assists, points, goals, and hat tricks. Gretzky also… Read more

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• UCLA Gymnast Scores Perfect 10 with a Killer Floor Routine

  Katelyn Ohashi snagged a perfect ten after delivering a flawless and entertaining floor routine for UCLA gymnastics two weeks ago. The 21-year-old delivered the performance during a college meet, and the video of her performance soon went viral. Her tricks and skills weren’t the only things that made her routine so impressive, she also made sure… Read more

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• Super Bowl LIII: The Most Boring Championship to Date

  Here’s what you need to know: The Super Bowl happened… Outside of an all too predictable winner, and it being the lowest scoring Super Bowl in history, there’s really not all that much to report from the game as a whole. The Patriots took home the Lombardi trophy, with a lackluster 13-3 win over the… Read more

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• Lindsey Vonn Crashes in Final Super-G Event of Her Career at World

  After a career of injuries and comebacks, Linsey Vonn’s final Super-G event of her career ended with a crash at the Alpine world championships in Åre, Sweden. Vonn lost control mid-air and skied through a gate, the panel of which got stuck on her boots. She hit the ground hard, face-first, and used her hands… Read more

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• The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Medals Will Be Made of Recycled Electronics

  The organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has made an inspiring announcement about the medals for the 2020 games. The medals for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games using gold, silver, and copper metals recycled from discarded electronic devices like laptops, cell phones. and small household appliances. To make the 5,000 medals… Read more

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• Kickboxer Donates $9 Million Purse to Battle Homelessness

  While most athletes may toss their lofty winnings at posh vacations, sports cars, and amazing homes, this British kickboxer decided to go another route. After facing Deontay Wilder in a kickboxing match in December, Tyson Fury “The Gypsy King” donated all $9 million of the purse to charity. There will be people who need a… Read more

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• Welcome to the Billionaires Club, Michael Jordan

  It goes without saying that Michael Jordan is the GOAT. An NBA mega-star and arguably the best player of all time, the 56-year-old has also had loads of success in his other business ventures. His entrepreneurial empire and the Jordan brand have now elevated him into an all new club of wealth, the billionaire club…. Read more

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• New Paris 2024 Olympic Sport: Breakdancing, Possibly

  Organizers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are preparing to propose the addition of breakdancing to the International Olympic Committee. New sports are added all the time. In Tokyo 2020 the world will be introduced to surfing, climbing, and skateboarding on the Olympic stage. Chess, squash, and billiard sports also campaigned for inclusion, however, they… Read more

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• FIFA Bans Chelsea from Signing New Players in Next Two Transfer Windows

  FIFA is laying down the law. After the Premier League club was found guilty of breaching the rules, FIFA has banned Chelsea from signing on any new players during the next two transfer windows In a statement, FIFA cites that Chelsea has been fined 600,000 Swiss Francs and granted a period of 90 days to… Read more

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• Bryce Harper Is Wasting No Time Recruiting Mike Trout to Join Him on the Phillies

  Former Nationals right-fielder, Bryce Harper, signed the biggest contract in baseball last week with the Philadelphia Phillies. While many speculated this deal would be 10 years in length with an opt-out clause after the first few seasons, the actual deal was pleasantly surprising for Philadelphia. Harper agreed to a 13-year deal, essentially wrapping up his… Read more

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• Andy Murray on the Mend After Hip Surgery

  Back in January, Andy Murray underwent hip resurfacing surgery. Getting this procedure done meant it was possible Murray would never play professionally again. However, the three-time Grand Slam champion said it was his only option if he wanted to be able to get back in the game. It was a risk he was willing to… Read more

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• Le’Veon Bell to the New York Jets & Other Football Trade News

  The NFL offseason is always filled with surprises. Typically, every offseason has its fair share of trade surprises and big money contracts, and this offseason, so far,  had been no different. Big names like Le’Veon Bell, Odell Beckham Jr., Nick Foles, and DeSean Jackson are some of the more well-known players to sign deals with… Read more

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• U.S. Women’s Soccer Stars Announce Their Engagement

  Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris, stars of the National Women’s Soccer League, confirmed they’re engaged. Their romance blossomed almost a decade ago when the women met while playing for the U.S. National Team. Harris, 33, says Krieger and herself first met in 2010. “We became really close friends, and we just hung out, we clicked,… Read more

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• Mike Trout and the Angels Reach Record-Breaking Deal

  All-Star center fielder, Mike Trout, of the Los Angeles Angels, is about the be the wealthiest professional athlete of all time. Trout and the Angels are finalizing the largest contract in professional sports history, a 12-year deal worth more than $430 million that will presumably keep him an Angel for the remainder of his baseball… Read more

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• Ichiro Suzuki Officially Retiring After Storied 28-Season Career

  The baseball player who need only be mentioned by one name, Ichiro, hung up his cleats on Thursday in Tokyo. Done in his signature quiet manner, the team came first. In the Japan Series between the Mariners and Athletics, many had speculated that he would announce his retirement. But, without warning, the world learned of… Read more

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• NFL Makes Big Rule Change for Upcoming Season

  While we can’t time travel (yet), and go back to change the controversial New Orleans non-call in the NFC championship, the NFL is amending its ways going forward. Next season, for the first time in its history, the NFL is allowing reviews of pass interference calls and non-calls. This new rule will be in place… Read more

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• Timberwolves Veteran Guard, Derrick Rose, Sidelined Indefinitely

  The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced guard Derrick Rose will be sidelined indefinitely due to an elbow injury. Rose recently underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow injury. The procedure took place at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota by Drs. Shawn O’Driscoll and Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo in collaboration with Timberwolves Team Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr…. Read more

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• Bryce Harper Has Last Laugh in First Return to Washington D.C.

  Last night, the Philadelphia Phillies took on the Washington Nationals. While the teams are certainly rivals, this time around, there was a much bigger story at hand. For the first time in a Phillies uniform, former Nationals all-star, Bryce Harper, made his return to Nationals Park. Prior to the game, Bryce wrote a heartfelt thank… Read more

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• After an On-Ice Heart Attack, AHL Player Craig Cunningham Is Back on the Ice

  More than two years after he almost died on the ice after suffering a heart attack before a hockey game, Craig Cunningham is back on the ice, but he is not the same. The 26-year-old former captain of the Arizona Coyotes AHL affiliate Tucson Roadrunners posted a video on his Instagram account on Wednesday of… Read more

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• Dwyane Wade Plays His Final NBA Game

  Sure, the Miami Heat may have lost last night in a game that was all but meaningless for them against the Brooklyn Nets. But this was no ordinary game. The Heat had been eliminated from playoff contention the night before last, but last night had even more importance to the Heat organization as well as… Read more

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• The Seahawks and Russell Wilson Agree to a New Deal

  This deal makes Wilson the highest-paid player in NFL history.

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