Author: Michael

The ultimate sign of a breakup in the modern age: erasing a significant other off a profile bio. Based on Saquon Barkley‘s latest move, is he ready to split with the New York Giants?
Disgruntled NFL running back Saquon Barkley lost the tug-of-war at the contract negotiating table this offseason. The Giants opted to franchise tag the two-time Pro Bowler and left him without a contract extension past the July 17 deadline.
On Thursday, Saquon Barkley removed the Giants from his social media bios.

Ever since the deadline, Barkley’s been moping around town.

On Thursday, the lengthy journey of the Commanders’ change of ownership cleared a massive hurdle, with the NFL’s owners unanimously approving the sale of the team from embattled owner Dan Snyder to the Josh Harris Group for $6.05 billion. While the cement has not fully dried on the deal, the result all but makes official a new era in Washington.
So what did the franchise’s soon-to-be new owner do upon receiving approval from the league? He immediately set about winning over his new fans.
Harris commemorated the occasion by calling into the Grant and Danny radio show in Washington, D.

On Sunday, Elly De La Cruz did the kind of thing he often does, which is to say he took a potentially routine play and made it look extraordinary.
The Reds third baseman fielded a grounder and with calm, assured precision, then fired it to first at 97.9 mph. That made it the fastest infield assist ever recorded by Statcast. In the eight years this data had been tracked, only two other players had come within a mile of that kind of velocity on an infield throw, and here was De La Cruz, setting the record as a rookie.

No one enjoys revisiting their lunch, but Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice is fine with it.
At least during practice. On his own time, who knows?
On Wednesday, Rice — a second-round pick out of SMU — was taking part in the first day of Chiefs training camp.
According to the website Arrowhead Pride, multiple sources reported seeing Rice vomiting during practice.

There’s a solid case to be made that Shohei Ohtani is having the best season in baseball history.
Ohtani’s the runaway American League MVP favorite, sure, but that undersells just how exceptional his 2023 performance has been.
Per Baseball-Reference, Ohtani has been 87% better than the league average hitter. He’s already accumulated nearly 7 WAR, with over two months remaining.
He leads the league in total bases, triples, home runs, slugging percentage and on base percentage. Somehow he’s also stolen 11 bases.

Thursday’s World Cup opener was historic one as co-hosts New Zealand picked up their first ever tournament win. Plus: Sam Kerr injured, Spain are ready and Olympic champs Canada are happy flying under the radar.

The U.S. is defending back-to-back titles. Haiti and Portugal are among the teams making World Cup debuts.

Dan Snyder has agreed to pay a $60 million fine after findings of a lengthy investigation into the now former owner of the Commanders were released Thursday.

The Miami Marlins saw a freak injury in Wednesday’s loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
In the third inning, a foul ball connected with Marlins third base coach Jody Reed’s right leg, leading to the coach limping off the field.
According to Marlins manager Skip Schumaker in a postgame interview, X-rays confirmed that Reed broke his leg due to the hit.

JUPITER, FLORIDA – MARCH 07: Jody Reed #33 of the Miami Marlins looks on prior to a game against the Washington Nationals at Roger Dean Stadium on March 07, 2023 in Jupiter, Florida.

Wyndham Clark is the reigning US Open champion. With that comes expectations of greatness at this year’s Open Championship. And after a strong first round, Clark is in contention to contend at two consecutive major golf tournaments.
But there was a moment when his entire round almost went sideways. Literally.
Clark stepped up to the 14th tee at two-under on his round. He had made two birdies and no bogeys. His round was cruising right along.
But then he hit his tee shot on the par-4 into some very thick rough on the left side of the hole.