Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and his counterpart with the Green Bay Packers, Jordan Love, have seemingly been tied together by many in the media looking to make comparisons. There’s a reason for that, too. Both players had breakout seasons in 2023 to catapult themselves near the top of the NFL quarterback standings. Stroud threw…
Novak Djokovic outlined his long list of plans after tennis as he admitted he is struggling to keep pace with the likes of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. At 37, the 24-time grand slam winner is still going strong and finally claimed Olympic gold in Paris this summer. Despite remaining a force in tennis, he has been usurped by young chargers Sinner…
The Los Angeles Rams have been without Cooper Kupp since Week 2 as he battles through a high-ankle sprain. But as the Rams prepare to take on the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7, Los Angeles may receiving some Kupp-sized reinforcements. The star wide receiver had a ‘positive’ workout on Monday, making his return to action more…
Four-time NRL premiership-winning coach Ivan Cleary has opened up on his mental health struggles ahead of the release of his memoir, revealing he had been “holding it all in”. The 53-year-old Penrith Panthers coach, father to star Nathan Cleary, explained that he’d noticed signs when he was struggling with his mental health, particularly in 2019…
This is a look at the first-round order for the 2025 NFL Draft heading into Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season, along with the top five needs for each team. The order is determined by record, using strength of schedule as the first tiebreaker (click here to see a full list of the draft-order…
Well we have now reached three consecutive postseasons in which an NL East team has made the wild-card and defeated the division winner in the NLDS. This speaks to both the new expanded postseason format and the strength of the division. MLB certainly got what they wanted with the expended playoffs increasing parity (read as…
You don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to spot Benedict Cumberbatch lurking behind Emma Raducanu in this photograph. The pair were attending the Frieze Art Fair VIP preview in Regent’s Park, London. Tennis fan Cumberbatch, 48, who played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective in the BBC drama Sherlock, is a regular in the Royal Box at Wimbledon. But it’s not known if he gave any…
The Red Sox are moving on from six coaches, reports Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. According to Speier, the departures from Alex Cora’s staff include first base coach Andy Fox, bullpen coach Kevin Walker, assistant hitting coach Luis Ortiz, mental skills coach Rey Fuentes, trainer Ben Chadwick and bullpen catcher Mani Martinez. Fox was promoted…
Francisco Lindor hit the go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning Wednesday for the Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win their National League Division Series three games to one. Lindor’s homer was just the latest dramatic moment for the surging Mets, who will face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Diego…
Though his value as a linebacker is probably overrated at this point, the Rams decision to trade Ernest Jones might go down as the defining moment of L.A.’s entire plan for 2024: The Rams behaved all offseason like a team that was good enough to make bold moves, but the result is that L.A.’s free agency, the…
Broncos legend Darren Lockyer has revealed the real reason Kevin Walters was sacked as head coach last month in a development that left fans and the club’s stars shocked. The Brisbane board member and former teammate of Walters said it was a tough decision – but finishing 12th this NRL season with a roster boasting the likes of Reece…
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it is inevitable that William Saliba will leave Arsenal. The time will come that not one supporter wants to see, but the best centre-half in the Premier League from the past two seasons will indeed move on from the Gunners… but hopefully not for another…