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Additional details about Tyler Skaggs’ untimely death have come to light. ESPN reports Eric Kay, the Angels’ director of communications, told federal agents he had supplied Skaggs with Oxycodone pills just days before the pitcher was found dead inside a Texas hotel room. A toxicology report released back in August revealed Skaggs had died from a mixture of “alcohol, Fentanyl, and […]
Ahead of its 2020 draft, the XFL informed agents that the average player will receive $55,000 during the inaugural season—about $440,000 less than the minimum NFL salary. According to an XFL memo obtained by Yahoo! Sports, league athletes will be paid $2,080 on a bi-weekly basis from Dec. 4, 2019, to May 31, 2020. With 13 pay periods during the season, the average […]
With Ben Watson getting released earlier this week and Matt LaCosse going down with a knee injury during Thursday’s game against the New York Giants, the New England Patriots are down to one tight end on their depth chart: Ryan Izzo. The Patriots need some help at the position, and owner Robert Kraft could only […]
On Wednesday, Donald Trump held a deregulation event to discuss numerous current issues. Among the subjects broached were the impending Brexit, his decision to allow the Turkish invasion of Syria, and his apparent nemesis, Joe Biden. He also jumped at the chance to fire back at one of his most vocal critics, Golden State Warriors […]
When it comes to international expansion, the NBA has been far ahead of its domestic rivals for years. Ever since David Stern took the reins as commissioner in 1984, the league has focused on eclipsing the boundaries of the United States, with a specific emphasis placed on China. Given all the potential consumers and revenue, […]
Football might be America’s favorite sport, but it’s a dangerous game filled with devastating injuries. Broncos cornerback, De’Vante Bausby, is experiencing what many can consider a very close call. Early in the second quarter of Denver’s match-up against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Bausby was knocked out of the game following a collision with his […]
California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act earlier this month, allowing athletes who play for public colleges and universities to profit off of their own likenesses without fear of losing their scholarships. If you’re looking for the wrongest possible take on this necessary shot across the bow of the NCAA‘s outmoded amateurism defense, you […]
On Sunday, images of Ellen DeGeneres sitting next to former president George W. Bush at the Dallas Cowboys–Green Bay Packers game began to make the rounds on social media. While some thought nothing of the pairing, others pointed to the irony of DeGeneres being friendly with Bush due to his policies and politics—particularly his anti-LGTBQ stance. […]
San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle D.J. Jones proposed to girlfriend Kayla Fannin, just hours before his team took on the Cleveland Browns at Levi’s Stadium on Monday night. Jones managed to briefly distract Fannin by motioning towards the scoreboard in the opposite direction. When she turned back to him, he was down on one knee and […]
People have drawn comparisons between Zion Williamson and LeBron James for quite some time now, and New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry wants it to end. Gentry explained to reporters why the Pelicans organization would prefer to see Williamson focus on becoming the best version of himself, instead of getting consumed by the idea that he has to live up to the expectations set forth […]
