Month: June 2016

NHL Legend Gordie Howe, ‘Mr. Hockey,’ Dies At 88

Gordie Howe, the legendary Detroit Red Wings forward who embodied Canadian hockey, died Friday morning, the team stated. He was 88.…

8 years ago

Serena Williams Is Finally World’s Highest-Paid Female Athlete

Serena Williams has finally surpassed Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova as the highest-paid athlete in the world, with earnings of $28.9 million in the…

8 years ago

Martin Jones Shines To Keep Sharks Alive In 4-2 Finals Game 5 Win Over Penguins

Martin Jones made spectacular 44 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-2 road victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins…

8 years ago

Super Bowl MVP Von Miller Rejects Highest-Ever $114.5M Offer From Broncos

Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller has turned down a contract offer that would have made him the NFL's highest-paid defensive player.…

8 years ago

Corey Dickerson’s Two HRs Lead Rays Past Diamondbacks 6-3

Corey Dickerson scored two solo home runs and Desmond Jennings added another to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-3 victory over the…

8 years ago

Chris Iannetta Hits Two Homers, Taijuan Walker Excels In Mariners’ 5-0 Win Over Indians

Taijuan Walker threw eight scoreless innings for a career-high-tying 11 strikeouts and catcher Chris Ianetta went 3-for-3 with two homers and four RBIs to…

8 years ago

Rangers Fall To Astros 3-1 At Home As Yu Darvish, Adrian Beltre Leave Early

Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish left due to shoulder tightness after five innings of the team's 3-1 loss to the Houston Astros…

8 years ago

Cavaliers Back In NBA Finals With 120-90 Home Win Over Warriors In Game 3

The Cleveland Cavaliers used their home court advantage to defeat the Golden State Warriors 120-90 at Quicken Loans Arena in…

8 years ago

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Taking Care Of His Body Ahead Of Upcoming Season

Aaron Rodgers is dedicated to do whatever it takes to appropriately prepare for the upcoming NFL season. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers…

8 years ago

Arizona Wildcats, NBA, And More Pay Tribute To Late 76ers Assistant Sean Rooks

After former Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach, NBA center and Arizona Wildcats great Sean Rooks died on Tuesday, dozens of members of the…

8 years ago

USA Routs Costa Rica 4-0 In Second Copa America Game

Following their 2-0 loss to Colombia in the opening Copa America Centenario match on Friday, the US Men's National Soccer…

8 years ago

NBA Debuts LGBT Rainbow-Logo Tees In Support Of ‘Pride Month’

Adam Silver just gets it. The NBA commissioner first, shrewdly, signed off on an agreement in March for the league…

8 years ago

Twins Beat Marlins 6-4 At Home In 11 Innings

Eduardo Nunez scored two home runs and Brian Dozier walked off with a two-run homer in the 11th inning to lead the Minnesota Twins…

8 years ago

Cavs Forward Kevin Love Ruled Out For Game 3 With Concussion

Trailing the defending world champion Golden State Warriors, 2-0, in the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers will be without a…

8 years ago

White Sox Hit New Season Low After 10-5 Home Loss To Nationals

Despite gaining an early lead, the Chicago White Sox suffered a 10-5 loss to the Washington Nationals at U.S. Cellular Field…

8 years ago

Report: Orlando Magic Hire Frank Vogel As Head Coach

Former Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel has agreed to a deal with the Orlando Magic to become the team's new head coach,…

8 years ago

OPINION: Old School vs. New School: The Battle to Rewrite Baseball’s Unwritten Rules

A battle has begun brewing between two distinct factions of Major League Baseball. It's not a debate drawn across racial…

8 years ago

Maria Sharapova Banned For Two Years After Failed Drugs Tests, Set To Appeal

Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation after failing a drugs test. Maria Sharapova Banned…

8 years ago

Orioles’ Manny Machado Charges Mound, Punches Royals’ Yordano Ventura And Starts Brawl

Baltimore Orioles shortstop and third baseman Manny Machado and Kansas City Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura were both ejected Tuesday night following a bench-clearing brawl…

8 years ago

Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch Confirms Retirement

After tweeting an ambiguous photo of cleats hanging from a telephone wire the day of Super Bowl 50, indicating his…

8 years ago