Even with two title matches on the card, the biggest attraction will be the return of Bad Bunny.
For the first time in nearly two decades, WWE is holding a pay-per-view event in Puerto Rico.
This year’s edition of Backlash will emanate from San Juan on Saturday night. The show is a homecoming for one of the hottest musical artists in the world, with Bad Bunny set to compete in his first WWE singles match. He’s facing Damian Priest in a street fight.
Celebrity involvement has been one of WWE’s biggest strengths over the past few years.
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Draymond Green can see into the future in the NBA Playoffs.
Darren Aronofsky is America’s first and foremost master of misery, an expert at making slick and gorgeous things that make us feel absolutely terrible. The closest he ever came to a pure pop confection was The Wrestler, a 2008 comeback vehicle Mickey Rourke should’ve won an Oscar for about an old, broken down, sadomasochistic WWE type on the margins of the industry who only loves the ring. He’s fucked up his life and his career, and he’s ruined his body.
Veteran pitcher Matt Harvey, who starred for the Mets during the 2010s, has announced his retirement from baseball.
A trip down memory lane that Wes Welker can’t remember.
JP Acosta is a wonderful young football writer. Like, really young. So young he doesn’t know a lot of amazing moments from NFL past. James Dator, on the other hand, is an old man — and loves telling stories from the league’s past. Today we discuss the time in 2014 when an extremely-high Wes Welker handed out thousands of dollars at the Kentucky Derby.
James: JP, how old were you in 2014?
JP: On May 5, 2014 I was 13 years old.
Recently-retired NFL defensive end J.J. Watt is looking for a new hobby with his newly-acquired free time.
Watt mentioned to Sports Illustrated‘s Robin Lundberg that he’s considering starting a podcast with his brother T.J. Watt in addition to the copious amounts of golf that he said he plans to play.
One thing Watt will not be doing, however, is joining The Pat McAfee Show as a co-host. In an awkward moment on ESPN’s First Take on Wednesday, Watt refuted the announcement made by host Molly Qerim that he would be joining McAfee’s hit weekday show.
During a podcast earlier this week, sports media insider Andrew Marchand of the New York Post put the odds that Tom Brady actually calls NFL games for Fox at just “49%,” ramping up speculation that the legendary quarterback will not start his reported 10-year, $375 million deal in 2024.
Apparently that is news to Brady himself.
In a response to Sports Illustrated‘s story about Marchand’s prediction posted to Instagram, Brady issued a very clear response: “FakeNews.
Former starting pitcher Matt Harvey has announced his retirement from Major League Baseball at 34 years old, he announced on Instagram. The veteran first debuted with the Mets in 2012 and pitched for nine seasons in the league.
Harvey opened his goodbye message by describing one of his favorite games as a Met, on April 19, 2013, when he outdueled the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg in New York and Mets fans cheered “Harvey’s Better.” Harvey allowed just one run over seven innings as the Mets beat the Nationals 7–1 and he lowered his ERA to below 1.00 on the season.
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This quiz is impossible.
Saturday, May 6 is a big day for pomp, circumstance, and tradition. Not only do we have The Kentucky Derby coming to us from Churchill Downs, but the Coronation of King Charles at Westminster Abbey.
Horse racing and monarchy have a lot in common. Essentially they’re both antiquated traditions that rich people love. There’s nothing really wrong with that if they’re your passion, just own that they’re both pretty weird too.
Coach-turned-broadcaster Jeff Van Gundy roasted Lakers coach Darvin Ham last night while Los Angeles was being cooked.
In the midst of the Lakers’ 127-100 loss to the Warriors, Van Gundy playfully feasted on the current Lakers coach’s NBA career. Specifically, his shooting touch, or lack thereof.
Ham averaged just 2.7 points per game over an NBA career that spanned 417 games and nine seasons. He never averaged better than 5.1 points in a single season or 14 in a game. And Darvin Ham’s career free throw percentage (49.4%) makes Shaq look like Mark Price from the charity stripe.
The Warriors cruised to a 127–100 victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on Thursday night thanks to 30 points from Klay Thompson and a near-triple-double from Draymond Green.
Green finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists and was a +15 in his 28 minutes on the floor. After helping the Warriors tie their playoff series at one game apiece, Green joined NBATV to discuss the win. The interview started out pretty standard, but went sideways when Green didn’t understand a term used by Isiah Thomas.