Joe Burrow and Zac TaylorPatrick Smith/Getty Images After the Bengals waxed the Las Vegas Raiders last week, Joe Burrow was rather morose in the post-game presser, telling reporters the win really didn’t mean anything. “Just how this season has gone, knowing what’s ahead of us, knowing what we’re going to have to do to get […]
Harry How/Getty Images The New York Mets are discussing a potential contract extension with starting pitcher Sean Manaea, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Mets extended a $21.05 million qualifying offer to Manaea after he posted a 3.47 ERA in 32 starts this season. “He will decline the qualifying offer… But […]
Harry How/Getty Images After spending the 2024 season with the New York Yankees, superstar outfielder Juan Soto reportedly has a meeting with the New York Mets planned as he enters free agency. According to Mike Puma of the New York PostMets owner Steve Cohen plans to travel to Southern California “next week” to meet with […]
Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers are trending in the wrong direction. Los Angeles fell to 4-4 overall and 1-4 in its last five games with Wednesday’s 131-114 defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Memphis is 5-4 after its third win in the last four and largely cruised in this one […]
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Memphis Grizzlies announced star Ja Morant left Wednesday’s 131-114 win over the Los Angeles Lakers with a right hamstring injury. He was listed as doubtful, but did not return after exiting, finishing with 20 points, five assists and four rebounds. Any setback to Morant is going to be worrisome for the […]
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Olympic gold-medal sprinter Noah Lyles defeated YouTuber Speed in their 50-meter race on Wednesday, with $100,000 on the line for charity. Lyles clearly throttled down in the final 10 meters and let his form get goofy for laughs, keeping the contest close despite protestations from Speed that he won. […]
UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley doesn’t believe complacency will be an issue as the program seeks a third straight national title. “The new players we’ve brought in, they’re seeing the back-to-back championship sweatshirts and banners, and they want that title like they need oxygen,” he said to Fox Sports’ John Fanta. “In a weird […]
Jason Miller/Getty Images Despite Deshaun Watson’s struggles on the field and his season-ending injuries in back-to-back years, the Cleveland Browns aren’t ruling out bringing back the veteran quarterback in 2025. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Browns general manager Andrew Berry would only say that Watson’s status would be evaluated “at a later moment” when asked […]
Cooper Neill/Getty Images As part of their lengthy quest to acquire a wide receiver, the Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly inquired about the availability of Seattle Seahawks superstar wideout DK Metcalf prior to Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowlerthe Steelers “cracked every window” in their search for a receiver, including checking in on Metcalf, […]
Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images After Dennis Allen’s New Orleans Saints firing, the team’s general manager Mickey Loomis called Allen a “fantastic football coach” and addressed the causes that led to his dismissal. In an interview with WWL-AM (h/t Nola.com’s Matthew Paras), Loomis pointed out the injuries the Saints have had to deal with this season […]
