In the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Player of the Match award is typically given to a player whose brilliant performance leads their team to victory. However, there have been exceptional cases where players from the losing side have delivered such extraordinary performances that they still walked away with the prestigious award. Over the years, … Read more
The consensus on the 2025 MLB Draft is that it is wide open. That means there are a ton of different players the Nationals will be looking at with the number 1 pick in the draft. It also means that there is a chance for a big surprise on draft night. One player that could … Read more
In the wake of his brilliant season at Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski has once again become a hot topic in Saudi Arabia. Clubs such as Al Hilal and Al Ahly are reportedly keen on prizing him out of Barcelona and making him the next big attraction of the Saudi Pro League. Pini Zahavi denies Saudi links … Read more
The Athletics have been among Major League Baseball’s lowest-spending teams for the better part of the past two decades. While that mostly remains to be true now, they have still spent quite a bit this offseason and made another big investment on Thursday night when they reportedly agreed to terms on a contract extension for … Read more
The United Pickleball Association of America (UPA-A) today announced an amendment to it “reckless targeting” rule, first rolled out just a few weeks ago. It’s now referred to as “head hunting” – and it will no longer be called by match officials during live game play. The “Updated Provisional Rule: Head Hunting,” published to the … Read more
Yuta Funemizu has made history as the first Japanese player to sign an exclusive contract with the United Pickleball Association (UPA) to compete on the Carvana PPA Tour (PPA Tour) and be eligible to be drafted on a team in Major League Pickleball. The PPA Tour is the premier professional pickleball tour, holding exclusive contracts … Read more
Ben Ingram and Darren O’Day had way too much fun ragging on Randy Labaut’s name last night, but I doubt it’s anything that’s going to carry over into something beyond yesterday’s radio broadcast. So, that got me thinking: have you ever heard or thought of a great nickname for a player that just… didn’t catch … Read more
It seems like just yesterday that we were watching Enzo Maresca’s first games as Chelsea manager, wondering what a new coach would bring in terms of style and changes to last season. Well the season has flown by, and we’re now 2/3rds of the way through the campaign already. It’s time to start looking ahead … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans goaltender Devon Levi has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 23, 2025. Levi was perfect in two starts last week, stopping all 56 shots he saw in 125 minutes of work and denying … Read more
The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off was an overwhelming success. Getting Stanley Cup Final-like ratings, the tournament exposed the sport of hockey to new eyes. Perhaps just as importantly, it gave some of the league’s most underappreciated players a platform to show their worth. From Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States, which athletes saw their … Read more