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Brooklyn Nets Break 10-Game Home Losing Steak With A Win Over The Knicks

One win might not mean anything in the grand scheme of things, but the Brooklyn Nets enjoyed themselves on Wednesday night. Days after their coach and general manager lost their jobs, the Nets outplayed their…

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Arsenal Complete The Signing Of Mohamed Elneny

After their draw at Anfield on Wednesday night, Arsenal will finally be getting the reinforcements they desperately need; the club has officially signed Mohamed Elneny from FC Basel. Elneny is a defensive midfielder, which fills…

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Lawrence Phillips Found Dead In His Prison Cell

Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday morning. There is suspicion that it was a suicide. Phillips was initially convicted of felony assault in 2006 after he allegedly…

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West Virginia Upsets Top-Ranked Kansas 74-63

A combination of snow and traffic meant the the Kansas Jayhawks only arrived at the WVU Coliseum an hour before their game against West Virginia was due to start. On the court, things didn’t get…

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St. Louis Rams Return To Los Angeles

Twenty-one years after leaving Los Angeles, the Rams will be returning to the West Coast after an owners’ vote on Tuesday night approved the team’s relocation. Thirty of 32 owners approved the proposal for the Rams…

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Wisconsin High School Students Banned From Chanting At Their Opponents

Fan support is a key part of a sporting event. Apparently the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) focuses on the idea of support, as they have banned high school basketball fans from chanting certain words…

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Devon Still’s Daughter Leah Beats Cancer

In June 2014, defensive tackle Devon Still announced that his daughter Leah, who was four at the time, had Neuroblastoma Stage Four Cancer. On Tuesday, he told the world that she had beaten the disease.…

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Former Butler Center Andrew Smith Dies At 25

Andrew Smith, who played on both Butler teams that reached the NCAA title game died on Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 25-years-old. Smith was a bench player in 2010 as a…

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Cavs Trade Joe Harris To The Orlando Magic

It’s been a tough week for Cleveland’s Joe Harris. After undergoing foot surgery early on Tuesday, the Cavs guard was shipped to the Orlando Magic in exchange for two second round draft picks (2017 and a…

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Jesper Fast Nets Game-Winning Goal To Give Rangers 2-1 Win Over Bruins

Following a terrible second quarter of the season, the New York Rangers are slowly beginning to regain traction. They defeated the Western Conference leaders, the Dallas Stars, on Tuesday, and rallied from a two-goal deficit…

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Former Butler Basketball Player Andrew Smith’s Wife Posts Sad Update On His Cancer

The wife of Andrew Smith, former Butler Bulldogs basketball player, posted a heartbreaking note on Sunday regarding her husband’s cancer, stating that he is very close to death: I can’t wrap my head around the fact…

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Alabama Stops Deshaun Watson, Clemson To Win National Championship

In what was undoubtedly a competitive matchup, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 2) was able to defeat the number-one-ranked Clemson Tigers 45-40 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Monday night…

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Carli Lloyd Wins FIFA’s Women’s Player Of The Year Award

The U.S. women’s national soccer team finally won a Women’s World Cup this past summer, beating Japan 5-2 in a heavily viewed finals game. The big lead and eventual win was all thanks to midfielder…

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Alex Ovechkin Surpasses 500 Goal Milestone

Washington Capitals forward and captain Alex Ovechkin made history last night in scoring his 500th career goal, becoming the 43rd player to reach the milestone in NHL history. The goal happened during a late second…

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Mike Munchak Served Penalty After Pushing Altercation With Reggie Nelson

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak has been retired from playing in the NFL since 1993. Since then, he had been coaching for primarily the Tennessee Titans including two years as the head coach.…

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Lionel Messi Wins Ballon d’Or For The Fifth Time

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was announced as the winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the fifth time in his career. Messi had 41.33% of the vote of FIFA officials with Real Madrid forward…

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Vince Carter Lays Down One-Handed Dunk Like Old Times

Every now and then, Memphis Grizzlies forward and 38-year-old veteran Vince Carter will show the basketball world that he can still get jump high into the air. When doing this usually, he will finish it…

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Sharks Shutout Maple Leafs In Epic 7-0 Win

The San Jose Sharks have been dwindling with offensive outbursts this season with players having goal-droughts and not being able to close in on the net more often than they should. This changed on Saturday…

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Brooklyn Nets Fire Head Coach Lionel Hollins And GM Billy King

The Brooklyn Nets have not played to expectations because of a weak player roster and poor performance, earning their worst start to a season since moving to Brooklyn from New Jersey. The team fired head…

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Purdue Falls To Illinois Amid Poor Shooting Performance

The Purdue men’s basketball team are ranked in the Top 25 rankings because of a top-ranked defense that has stopped almost every team that has crossed their path. This was not the case yesterday during…

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Utah-BYU: Cancellation Of Men’s Basketball Series Draws Mixed Reactions

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Utah had canceled the next game of the men’s basketball series against BYU, which is scheduled to resume in December. UTAH-BYU: CANCELLATION OF MEN’S BASKETBALL SERIES DRAWS MIXED REACTIONS…

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