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Knicks Owner Comes to Donald Trump’s Defense After Viral Game 3 Moment: “People Won’t Agree to This”

Game 3 of the NBA finals had to be one of the biggest games in the New York Knicks’ history. It was the first Finals game held at MSG since 1999. The crowd and ticket prices spoke to the significance of the occasion. But in a packed arena, some fans looked at one of their […] The post Knicks Owner Comes to Donald Trump’s Defense After Viral Game 3 Moment: “People Won’t Agree to This” appeared first on EssentiallySports .

Both UNC teams move up in AP Top 25 to start March

We have reached the month of March. Over the course of the next couple weeks, all of the conferences will crown their regular season and tournament champions, the NCAA Tournament fields will be announced, then narrowed down to four before the respective Final Fours in April. That being said, it’s still only March 3rd. We […]

Tag you’re it? Colts face looming Tuesday deadline with work to do on QB Daniel Jones, WR Alec Pierce contract extensions

The Indianapolis Colts have a looming decision to make, as the franchise is just hours away from the league’s mandated 4 PM EST, Tuesday deadline where any franchise or transition tag must be applied beforehand. While contract negotiations remain fluid with each priority internal free agent, the Colts still have not struck a deal with […]

The “Last Man In” free agent tournament winner!

And the winner is…Bryce Harper! Last month, with the free agency period winding down, I looked at the Phillies’ free agent signings from years past to see if they had brought in any impact players later in the offseason. From there, the idea of a user-judged tournament began. While I had some hope that Ricardo […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. ruled out for Sixers-Spurs with illness

The Sixers have a late addition to their injury report — Kelly Oubre Jr. has been ruled out with an illness for their upcoming matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. Alongside Joel Embiid and Paul George, this now puts the Sixers down three starters into a contest that isn’t just on NBC, but is a […]

How Trevor Zegras’ elite shootout ability gives the Flyers a crucial edge

The Flyers went to yet another shootout Monday night as they took on the Toronto Maple Leafs up in Canada, and Trevor Zegras – along with Dan Vladar’s stellar goaltending – was the hero. His continued success in the shootout is something that could be a sneaky important skill for the Flyers as they look to move forward and compete for the playoffs. Trevor Zegras has been one of the most electric players in the shootout over his six-year NHL career – scoring highlight reel goals after high...

Women’s Swim and Dive: Nikonova shines at Wisconsin Last Chance Meet

Northwestern sent six swimmers to compete at the Wisconsin Last Chance Meet, and Ekaterina Nikonova made the most of the opportunity to greatly improve her chances at being selected to participate in the NCAA Division I championships. The Wisconsin Last Chance Meet is an annual competition that offers Big Ten athletes one final opportunity to […]

Spring GameThread: Team Canada @ Jays

And you thought the Jays were Team Canada. This is a 1:00 Eastern start and it is on Sportsnets The Jays lineup has a bunch of the regulars: And Kevin Gausman is starting. Hazel Mae posted the Team Canada lineup: Team USA is playing the Giants at 3:00 Eastern. I don’t think that one is […]

Lightning fill hole in line-up with a familiar face

The tinted visor. The gap-tooth smiled. It’s back. On Tuesday, prior to their game against the Minnesota Wild, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they had recalled forward Conor Geekie from the Syracuse Crunch. With injuries to Gage Goncalves, Dominic James, and Nick Paul, there was a need for some help in the middle of the ice, and the Lightning are turning to one of their top prospects to fill it. The 21-year-old started the season with the Lightning, but after posting just one assi...

New York Yankees vs. Team Panama: Max Fried vs. Jorge Garcia

The World Baseball Classic is almost upon us. As the international tournament gets ready to upstage spring training, their teams will play in exhibition games against MLB teams today and tomorrow before the Classic begins later in the week. The Yankees will host Team Panama this afternoon at Steinbrenner Field. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear this […]

Aston Villa Team News vs Chelsea: John McGinn, Harvey Elliott

The next round of Premier League action takes place in midweek, over the span of three days, but it’s extremely overloaded on Wednesday night. And it is on Wednesday where we find the top game of this round, Aston Villa versus Chelsea. Both are long gone from competing in the Premier League title race, but […] The post Aston Villa Team News vs Chelsea: John McGinn, Harvey Elliott appeared first on The Sports Bank .

Slot Talk: “Games in the Premier League Are Not a Joy to Watch”

Football in the Premier League in 2025-26 has become an increasingly unpleasant, negative slog of an affair with open play goals and how much time the ball actually gets kicked about the pitch taking a significant hit while set-piece goals tick up and the pantomime routines surrounding them become increasingly time consuming acts. If you […]

What will be Hannah Hidalgo’s legacy at Notre Dame?

Hannah Hidalgo, the No. 5 high school player in the country when she arrived at Notre Dame in 2023, immediately stepped on the court for the first time and became one of the best college players in the country. The individual talent that Hidalgo possesses and then displays on the court is unquestionable. She was […]

BREAKING: Iowa State cuts gymnastics program 

In an announcement Tuesday morning, Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard announced that the Iowa State University Athletics Department will discontinue its gymnastics program.  In the same statement, Pollard stated that the department will replace the program with another sport that provides equal or additional participation opportunities for women. Tuesday’s announcement ended speculation surrounding the […]

Five Ohio State women’s players earn Big Ten honors

While 15 Big Ten teams prepare for the start of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday, the conference announced its regular-season honors. Even though Ohio State women’s basketball entered the season with unknown team expectations, individual performances contributed to a top-five finish in the Big Ten. On Tuesday, the coaches and media rewarded four of […]

Jurickson Profar being suspended, again

Jurickson Profar, the Atlanta Braves OF/DH who missed 80 games in 2025 due to a suspension for performance enhancing drugs, is facing a 162 game suspension for a second positive test, per Jeff Passan. Aside from missing the entire 2026 regular season and forfeiting his salary for 2026, Profar would also be ineligible for the […]

Parquet Plays : How the short handed Celtics maintained their offensive identity

Despite being shorthanded without Jaylen Brown and Neemias Queta, the Boston Celtics marched into Milwaukee on the night of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return and delivered a resounding statement, dismantling the Bucks in a dominant 108–81 triumph.  The manner in which this roster continues to uphold the standard of Celtics basketball, regardless of who is available on any given night, serves […]

Why the national media has not caught on to the Penguins season yet

Objectively speaking, the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be a really good hockey team. By every major piece of data that exists to evaluate hockey teams, the Penguins rate extremely well across the league through their first 59 games this season. Entering play on Tuesday their .636 points percentage is the sixth-best in the NHL […]

Dodgers on Deck: Wednesday, March 4 vs. Mexico

There is no Cactus League game for the Dodgers on Wednesday, but they still have a game on their schedule, an exhibition within the exhibition of spring training. They will host Team Mexico on Wednesday afternoon at Camelback Ranch, one of a handful of games for teams in preparation of the World Baseball Classic. Across […]

Dodgers send Jack Suwinski outright to minors

The Dodgers on Monday sent Jack Suwinski outright to the minors and off the 40-man roster after the outfielder cleared waivers. Suwinski was claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 21. He hasn’t yet played in a Cactus League game, but was getting work in on the backfields at Camelback Ranch. On Friday, […]