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Toronto Maple Leafs alternate captain Auston Matthews has become the third Leaf ever to win the Hart Trophy. Receiving 119 first-place votes in voting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association, the 24-year-old surpassed other contenders like Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and the New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin by a landslide. “I can’t lie, it feels really good… […]
Ahead of the release of the Giannis Antetokounmpo biopic Rise, Complex has shared an exclusive scene from the forthcoming Disney+ sports drama. The clip features young Giannis and his brother Thanasis—portrayed by real-life brothers Uche and Ral Agada—sharing sneakers at basketball practice as the Antetokounmpo family is not able to afford an extra pair of shoes for the future NBA players. […]
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson, who joined the team in the 2019 NFL Draft, has died at the age of 26. His death was confirmed by the team on Wednesday, although a cause was not revealed. “We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” reads the Ravens’ statement. This story is being updated. […]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback Tom Brady agrees with Pusha-T that It’s Almost Dry is the rap album of the year. Brady posted a video of himself running in New York City earlier today to promote BRADY Run apparel, with the Ye-assisted track “Dreamin of the Past” playing the background. Push responded to the video, reiterating the “rap album of […]
Marking the first official collab between Off-White and a professional sports league, this month sees the launch of the Virgil Abloh-founded brand’s limited edition capsule collection in collaboration with Major League Baseball and New Era Cap Co. Featured as models in the accompanying campaign images from photographer Conor Cunningham are stylist Veneda Carter and her husband Weston. […]
Rob Gronkowski is retiring from the NFL for the second time. Widely considered the greatest tight end in NFL history, Gronk took to social media on Tuesday to announce his retirement. The 33-year-old, who retired after the 2018 season before reuniting with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay in 2020, walks away from football after 11 […]
Darius Lee, a star basketball player for Houston Baptist University, was fatally shot Monday morning while at a gathering in Harlem. KTRK reports Lee, 21, was one of nine people who were shot around 12:40 a.m. Monday on a footpath over the Harlem River Drive. CBS News notes that the shooting broke out as a music video was being […]
After the announcement that Toronto and Vancouver will be hosting some of the FIFA World Cup games in 2026, the stadium where the games will take place in hogtown has wasted no time in sharing their plan for expansion. A sizeable chunk of the $290 million that Toronto is spending to host the World Cup is […]
Mike Tyson has again addressed the viral footage showing him in a fight with a fellow airplane passenger. Sunday, TMZ shared footage of Tyson—who, per the ensuing report, “appeared to be” on his way to a commercial flight from Los Angeles at the time—being asked about the aforementioned incident. Specifically, Tyson was asked if he […]
FINA, the international governing body for swimming, voted Sunday to restrict the participation of trans women in elite women’s races, ESPN reports. The new policy will require transgender athletes to have completed their transition by the age of 12 in order to compete in women’s competitions. “This is not saying that people are encouraged to transition by […]
