The New York Islanders have announced they will not be wearing rainbow warm-up jerseys or using rainbow tape for their upcoming Pride Night scheduled for Thursday night.
This makes them the latest team to forego making their players wear rainbow jerseys meant to show support for the LGBTQ community.
However, this doesn’t mean that the team will not be holding a Pride Night when the Vancouver Canucks roll (perhaps, more accurately, limp) into town on Thursday. While the players won’t be throwing on sweaters or using tape, the team will be making donations to a pair of LGBTQ charities.
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Here are the 319 NFL draft prospects invited to the Combine
Super Bowl LVII is still a few days away, and by the end of Sunday evening either the Philadelphia Eagles or the Kansas City Chiefs will be Super Bowl Champions.
But the race is already on for Super Bowl LVIII, and the 2023 NFL Draft is coming into focus.
Now that the Senior Bowl and the Shrine Bowl are both in the rear-view mirror, the next critical step toward the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City is the NFL Scouting Combine.
PHOENIX — NFL officiating was often criticized by loud and prominent voices from within and outside the league this season, but despite that critique commissioner Roger Goodell believes game officials are doing an awesome job.
“I think for us, when you look at officiating, I don’t think it’s ever been better in the league,” Goodell said Wednesday at his annual state of the league press conference.
“There are over 42,000 plays in a season. Multiple infractions could occur on any play. Take that average and extrapolate that. That’s hundreds, if not millions of potential fouls.
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines has led the charge in speaking out against against biological males competing in women’s athletics.
But despite revealing she has received countless private messages supporting her stance — many from elite athletes– the former Wildcats’ swimmer realized that is a major part of the problem.
Gaines, 23, spoke Tuesday just prior to attending the 2023 State of the Union address, where he received an invite from a Michigan congresswoman.
The massive deal would send three former All-Star guards to new homes.
The Lakers, Jazz and Timberwolves are discussing a three-team trade that would see all three squads swap former All-Star guards, according to a Wednesday afternoon report from Shams Charania and Tony Jones of The Athletic.
The trade would send Minnesota guard D’Angelo Russell to Los Angeles, Lakers guard Russell Westbrook to Utah, and Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. to the Timberwolves.
Max Holloway and Arnold Allen will headline the card, but more details have been revealed.
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UFC has nearly finalized its Fight Night card in Kansas City, Sports Illustrated has learned.
Fight Night 126, which takes place at the T-Mobile Center on Saturday, April 15, will be headlined by a featherweight main event pitting Max Holloway against Arnold Allen.
Airing on ESPN, the card also includes Edson Barboza vs Billy Quarantillo in a featherweight bout; Azamat Murzakanov vs.
The Bills safety went into cardiac arrest last month, and in wake of his medical emergency, donations poured in for the Chasing M’s Foundation toy drive.
Damar Hamlin received the NFLPA’s highest honor Wednesday when the union announced he is the recipient of this year’s Alan Page Community award.
The other four finalists included Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones, Commanders tackle Charles Leno Jr., Raiders tight end Darren Waller and Buccaneers linebacker Devin White. All five were weekly Community MVPs at some point during the season.
Kyrie Irving is now a Dallas Maverick, but reports indicate that wasn’t his top choice for potential landing spots after surprisingly requesting a trade from the Brooklyn Nets last week. Irving reportedly wanted to be a Los Angeles Laker, but Nets owner Joe Tsai saw fit that didn’t happen.
Despite the fact that Irving to the Lakers would likely have made life more difficult for the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green called Tsia’s actions petty.
“I am told that they would not trade him to the Lakers, and that is what I call billionaire petty,” Green said on his podcast.
Stay up to date with all of the latest NBA trade rumors from now up until the Feb. 9 trade deadline.
From Tom Brady’s record-setting performances to Craig Morton’s minus-6.44 points in one game, here are some of the most notable fantasy numbers in Super Bowl history.
It’s Super Bowl week! Will Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs take home another title, or will Jalen Hurts and the favored Philadelphia Eagles hoist the Lombardi Trophy? It should be one heck of a game, as we get a matchup of the two best teams in the NFL. Currently, the spread is just 1.