After one of the most monumental seasons in the club’s history, it looks like we may be getting even bigger news in the foreseeable future for Newcastle United. Fresh off the Carabao Cup win against Liverpool and with Champions League football in their sights, it’s looking increasingly likely that the club will also confirm huge … Read more
1 Twenty years ago Manchester United was rocked by the Glazer family takeover that would ultimately mark the decline of the football club from a financial and playing sense. The Americans arrived amidst fan fury but due to a series of fortunate circumstances for themselves, were able to complete the hostile takeover of the world’s … Read more
The largest pickleball festival in the world returns to Farmers Branch, Texas, November 3-9, for the 2025 edition of the Pickleball World Championships. The 2025 edition marks the third consecutive year at Brookhaven Country Club and the event has experienced remarkable growth in each year. In 2024, more than 57,500 attendees enjoyed daily festivities on … Read more
They blew another lead, and it wasn’t pretty, but somehow some way, the Leafs found a way to squeak out a win in their first ever trip to Utah. Considering everything that’s been going on over the past few days, it was only fitting that Mitch Marner did the honours in the shootout. At any … Read more
In the latest PicklePod episode, hosts Thomas Shields and Zane Navratil get candid with world No. 1 Federico Staksrud, addressing the “biggest problem” that threatens the sport’s integrity: cheating. There’s a lot going on in the world of professional pickleball right now. And Staksrud finds himself in the middle of much of it. The hour-long … Read more
From the moment a rookie steps onto a big league field for the first time, a clock starts ticking. That clock will eventually stop. Whether the time allotted is a slow burn or a flash fire is due to a variety of factors—skill, injury, timing, the whims of fate. Regardless, every player’s career ends at … Read more
Drafting is hard. No matter how good an NHL team is at finding hidden gems, every one of them has picked a handful of duds. Unless you’re taking one of the five best players available, it’s almost impossible to know how a draft pick will turn out. As The Hockey Writers’ Jacob Billington pointed out, … Read more
With an NHL-leading 24 Stanley Cups, the Montreal Canadiens are a bit of an enigma. They have the pedigree, but consistent success eludes them year to year, leading fans and analysts to search for good reason as to why exactly. There are probably several factors, but a prominent one has been a lack of success … Read more
Sometimes life is full of surprises and never was that more evident than in 2024 for the Royals. A team coming off a 106-loss season was just looking for some of indication the team had hope for the future – instead the team had one of the biggest improvements in baseball history. That gave fans … Read more
Rhett Pitlick has played well in his first season with Minnesota State (photo: Abby Santos). As the holiday break descends upon us, there is one thing that has stood out above all others: Minnesota State is the real deal. This isn’t a particularly “hot take,” in fact, one might argue that it’s the most obvious … Read more