Author: Michael

Since ESPN became a broadcast partner for the NHL again, they promised to help grow the game. But they keep showing time after time that they’re not as interested in that as they previously stated. On Monday, a report came out that says one of their main NHL analysts, Chris Chelios, will be among those negatively impacted in the upcoming layoffs.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Chelios’ contract won’t be renewed by ESPN, sources told @FOS. The Hall of Famer has worked as an in-studio analyst since NHL game coverage returned to ESPN in 2021.

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At the Women’s College World Series on Monday, No. 9 Stanford did what very, very few teams have managed to do so far this year: It pushed No. 1 Oklahoma to its limit.
Even at its limit, however, Oklahoma is still … Oklahoma. It took extra innings. It involved the kind of pitching duel that has rarely been required this year for the Sooners, who lead the nation both in batting average and slugging percentage. But it still ended the way most games do for Oklahoma—which is to say, of course, with a win.

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Rumors of Oklahoma softball’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
The two-time defending national champion Sooners are headed back to the women’s College World Series finals after dispatching Stanford 4–2 Monday afternoon in nine innings. The win represented Oklahoma’s 51st victory in a row—the longest streak in Division I history.
In fact, the Sooners own four of the five longest winning streaks in Division I college softball history. Oklahoma previously posted streaks of 41 (2019), 40 (’21–22), and 40 (’20–21) games.

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Athletes are people, too. Despite their money and notoriety, athletes are highly susceptible to problems we assume only of the common man.
Take Cleveland Browns running back Demetric Felton, who reportedly had his Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat stolen on Sunday.

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As reported by FOX 5 Cleveland’s Camryn Justice, Felton noted that a vehicle followed into a parking garage before his Dodge was stolen.

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Chase Herbstreit is set to begin an incredibly busy month of June on Wednesday. The youngest son of college football and NFL analyst Kirk Herbstreit will embark on a run of college camps that includes five of the 12 teams to reach a New Year’s Six Bowl game last season.
Herbstreit, a 2025 quarterback recruit, has not yet been ranked because he simply has not played that much on the high school level. However, the position is obviously in his blood, and he is considered to be one of the rising prospects in his class.
Chase Herbstreit (Image courtesy: St.

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The NFL is investigating a Colts player after it found evidence that the player placed “hundreds” of bets, Mark Rybaltowski of the Sports Handle reports. 
According to the report, the player placed some of the bets on Indianapolis and most of them occurred during the 2022 season. A Colts official confirmed the investigation to ESPN’s Stephen Holder.
“We are aware of the NFL’s investigation and will have no further comment at this time,” an official said.

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