The Guardians announced Monday that owner Larry Dolan has passed away at the age of 94. Dolan purchased the franchise back in 2000 for a reported sale price of $323MM. He served as the then-Indians’ control person through 2013, when his son, Paul, succeeded him in that regard. The team has released a tribute video…
Welcome to the Scorebug Snuggery, that place we all know of and recognize, where we discuss the artistic merit of scorebugs on sports television broadcasts. Today, we look at NBC Sports Philadelphia’s new Phillies scorebug. Baseball is still waking up. The players at spring training do not even have names on the backs of their…
Aug 12, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson (7) takes the field during the first quarter against the New York Jets at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images The Carolina Panthers will not re-sign veteran outside linebacker Shaq Thompson, allowing the former first-round draft pick to enter free…
Heavyweight icon Tyrell Biggs has fought boxing’s very best from Mike Tyson to Lennox Lewis. Biggs, a gifted heavyweight himself, was knocked out by both former undisputed champions, but found one man stronger than both of them in his 40-fight career. 3 Biggs was beaten by Tyson in the biggest fight of his careerCredit: Getty…
It felt like there was a new air around the New York Knicks before the start of the season. The team added Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges in hopes of being kings of the Eastern Conference. However, this past weekend, the Knicks would lose in embarassing fashion to two of the top teams in the…
As Spring Training continues, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. Will the Cardinals make a spring trade? This weekend saw some small signs of movement in the trade market surrounding the Cardinals bubble to the surface. That began with reports of reignited…
The most compelling reasons not to trade Luka Doncic are not the administrative kind, but those reasons exist, too. Weaker-minded decision-makers would have been stopped by more urgent basketball and business considerations having to do with Doncic being a historically good player beloved by the team’s fans, and dismissed the urge to deal Doncic as…
As a sports-loving society, we are quick to turn on a legend. Dick Vitale has been back in the broadcast booth for just two weeks, and fans who claim to love him are already calling for him to be put out to pasture. Vitale made his triumphant return to ESPN on Feb. 8 when Duke…
Gervonta Davis is set to return to the ring to face Lamont Roach in a huge title clash this weekend. Tank was planning to defend his WBA lightweight crown on December 14 2024, but the bout was postponed until March this year. 4 Davis and Roach’s long-anticipated clash is getting closerCredit: GETTY It’s still not…
For the first six seasons of Saquon Barkley’s career there were clear glimpses of his greatness, however, his real potential wasn’t realized until the 2024 season when he joined the Philadelphia Eagles. It was that move to Philly that won him Offensive Player of the Year and guided him to a Super Bowl championship after…